Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Differential locks

Rear axle differential lock

̈

Press switch

2.

The yellow engagement indicator
lamp

4 comes on first, followed by the

red function indicator lamp

5.

The rear axle differential lock is
switched on.

Front differential lock

̈

Press switch

3.

The yellow engagement indicator
lamp

4 comes on first, followed by the

red function indicator lamp

5.

The front differential lock is switched
on.

Switching differential locks off

There are two different methods to
disengage differential locks:

ț

You can switch the differential locks off
in reverse order (

3, 2, 1).

ț

To switch off all differential locks at the
same time:

̈

Press switch

1.

The yellow engagement indicator
lamps

4 go out first. The red

function indicator lamps

5 go out

when the switching process has
been carried out in the differential.

To activate the ESP

®

, BAS, and ABS

systems, drive again for 3 seconds using a
constant driving style.

All messages in the multifunction display
disappear. The ESP

®

warning lamp

v

and the

- indicator lamp in the

instrument cluster go out.

i

If the red function indicator lamps

5 do not

go out when the differential locks are disen-
gaged, bring vehicle to a stop and then continue
driving. Changing the vehicle load can help to
disengage locks.

Warning!

G

Always remember to disengage the differen-

tial locks when returning to drive on paved

roads, see “A few words about differentials

and differential locks” (

page 174).

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