Differential locks:switching on, Switching differential locks on and off, Ed on – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Differential locks
Switching differential locks on and off
The switches are located on the upper part
of the center console.
1 Transfer case (center) differential lock
2 Rear axle differential lock
3 Front differential lock
4 Engagement indicator lamps (yellow)
5 Function indicator lamps (red)
Switching differential locks on
Transfer case differential lock
̈
Press switch
1.
The yellow engagement indicator
lamp
4 for the transfer case
differential lock comes on.
The ESP
®
warning lamp
v comes
on.
When the differential lock engagement
operation has been completed, the red
function indicator lamp
5 comes on.
The message
ABS not available
differential locked
appears in the
multifunction display.
The ESP
®
warning lamp
v and
the
- indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster come on.
Once the transfer case differential lock
is switched on, you can now, if needed,
ț
switch on rear axle differential
lock
2
or
ț
switch on rear axle differential
lock
2 and front differential
lock
3.
i
The differential locks can only be switched
on in the sequence
1, 2, 3.
!
To avoid damage to the transfer case and
differential locks:
ț
Engage differential locks only at low speed
(walking speed, not more than 5 mph
[8 km/h]).
ț
Do not engage differential locks if the driving
wheels are spinning due to lack of traction.
ț
Do not engage differential locks on paved
roads.