Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 187)

Driving systems
185
the DSR will use the programmed default
speed (
Y page 165).
Off-road driving program (Vehicles
without enhanced off-road package)
The off-road driving program is designed to
assist the driver when driving off-road in
terrain and crossing water. The off-road
driving program adjusts the engine power and
shifting of the automatic transmission to be
more suitable for the off-road use of the
vehicle. In addition, the ABS, ESP
® , and 4-ETS
designed for off-road use are automatically
activated.
In the following situations you should switch
to the off-road driving program:
R during off-road driving
R when crossing water ( Y page 306)
R when towing up or down on steep gradients
1 Switch for off-road driving program
2 Indicator lamp
Switching off-road driving program on
X Press switch 1 .
Indicator lamp 2 comes on. The symbol
y appears in the lower multifunction
display.
Switching off-road driving program off
X Press switch 1 again.
Indicator lamp 2 goes out. The symbol
y disappears.
Air suspension program
The system consists of two components. The
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
(
Y page 185) and the vehicle level control
( Y page 186).
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
The fine tuning of the damping is dependent
on:
R road surface conditions
R your driving style
R your personal ADS settings
R your personal vehicle level settings
Controls in detail
Z