Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 238)

: Red guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 10 in (0.25 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel
= End of parking space
X
Back up carefully until you have reached
the final position.
Red guide line : is then at end of parking
space =. The vehicle is almost parallel in
the parking space.
"Coupling up a trailer" function
!
The following distance specifications
refer to trailer tow hitches with ball cou-
pling that have been approved for this vehi-
cle by Mercedes-Benz. Distances may dif-
fer if you use other ball couplings. In this
case, take into account that actual distan-
ces will not match the following distance
specifications. Otherwise you could dam-
age the trailer and vehicle.
: Vehicle center point on the yellow guide
line at a distance of approximately 3 ft
(1.0 m) from the rear of the vehicle
; Trailer drawbar
= Ball coupling
This function is only available on vehicles with
a trailer tow hitch.
X
Set the height of trailer drawbar ; so that
it is slightly higher than ball coupling =.
X Position the vehicle centrally in front of
trailer drawbar ;.
: Ball coupling
; Red guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 10 in (0.25 m) from the ball cou-
pling
= Trailer drawbar marker assistant
? Trailer drawbar
A Symbol for the "Coupling up a trailer"
function
X
Use the COMAND controller to select sym-
bol A, see the separate operating instruc-
tions for COMAND.
The "Coupling up a trailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
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Driving systems
Driv
ing
and
parking