four wheel drive MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

Shifting
the transfer case Shifting
totheLOW RANGE off-road gear Re
quirements:
R you are not driving on a pa ved or public road.
R theve hicle is stationar y.
R the transmission is in position i. #
Pull theLOW RANGE 1rock er switch.
Indicator lamp 2flashes. The shift request
st ay s active for a maximum 30 seconds. If all
re qu irements for shift operation are not fulfil‐
led within this time, the indicator lamp 2
switches off again and the shift operation
must be star ted again. #
Shift the transmission toposition i.
If shift operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE on appears inthe instrument
clus ter,an audible signal sounds and indica‐
to r lamp 2and an indica tor lamp in the
instrument clus ter light up continuously. #
Shift the transmission toposition h.
% The vehicle stay s in LOW RANGE if you park
th eve hicle in LOW RANGE, even af terthe
engine has been restar ted.
% You will not be able toswitch on LOW
RANGE if drive prog ram C orB is
switched on. The vehicle switches todrive
program A. In
the on-road position, shift toHIGH RANGE
Re quirements:
R the engine is running and you are not driving
fast erthan 50 km/h.
R the transmission is in position i. #
Pull theLOW RANGE 1rock er switch.
The shift requeststay s active for a maximum
30 seconds. If all requ irements for shift oper‐
ation ha venot been ful filled within this time,
shift operation must be star ted again. #
Shift the transmission toposition i.
If shift operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE off appears inthe instrument
clus ter,an audible signal sounds and the
indicator lamps go out. #
Shift the transmission toposition h. Fu
nction of the 4MATIC
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are driven
when needed. Toget her with ESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MATIC impr ovesth e traction of your vehicle Driving and parking
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