Driving and parking, Off-road driving systems – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2015 User Manual

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is interrupted. As a result, the vehicle could

roll away. There is a risk of an accident.
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake, and

on uphill or downhill gradients, also secure it

with a device such as a wheel chock.

Always wait for the gear change process from

HIGH RANGE to LOW RANGE and from

LOW RANGE to HIGH RANGE to complete.

Do not switch off the engine while changing

gear and do not shift the automatic transmis-

sion to another gear.
General notes

:

Current shift range

:

Indicator lamp

;

LOW RANGE button

Switching on the off-road gear ratio

!

Only carry out the gear selection if:

R

the engine is running.

R

the vehicle is rolling.

R

the automatic transmission is in selector

lever position N.

R

you are driving no faster than 25 mph

(40 km/h).

You could otherwise damage the transfer

case.

i

AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop func-

tion is not available in transfer case posi-

tion LOW RANGE (

Y

page 136).

X

Press LOW RANGE button ;.

When the shift procedure is complete, the

LOW RANGE

LOW RANGE

transfer case position appears

in the multifunction display.
Indicator lamp : lights up.

X

Shift the transmission to position D.

Switching off the off-road gear ratio

G

WARNING

When the transfer case is in the neutral posi-

tion, power transmission to the driven wheels

is interrupted. As a result, the vehicle could

roll away. There is a risk of an accident.
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake, and

on uphill or downhill gradients, also secure it

with a device such as a wheel chock.

!

Only carry out the gear selection if:

R

the engine is running.

R

the vehicle is rolling.

R

the automatic transmission is in selector

lever position N.

R

you are driving no faster than 43 mph

(70 km/h).

You could otherwise damage the transfer

case.

X

Press button ;.

When the shift procedure is complete, the

HIGH

HIGH RANGE

RANGE

transfer case position appears

in the multifunction display.

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