2011 Mercedes G-Class Owner's Manual - Page 129

Automatic transmission Shift ranges H HIGH Position for all normal on-road driving conditions. LOW Low-range position for driving offroad. Also for use on steep uphill or downhill gradients, especially when towing a trailer. transfer of power between the engine and the drive axle. The vehicle is then freely movable, even if a gear has been selected, and could unintentionally be set into motion - particularly on up - or downhill grades. This could lead to an accident and cause injury to yourself and others. Please observe related messages appearing in the multifunction display. 127 L ! When the transfer case is in the off-road driving position LOW range, the automatic transmission does not shift up, even when the engine has reached the overrevving limit. There is then a risk of engine damage. Make sure that you do not exceed the maximum permissible engine speed. The vehicle travels around half the speed of on-road driving range HIGH. The drive power is correspondingly higher. N Neutral Neutral position. No power is transmitted to the drive wheels. : Current shift range ; Current transfer case position Current shift range : and transfer case position ; are shown in the instrument cluster multifunction display. The switch for the transfer case is on the lower section of the center console. Shifting the transfer case General notes G Warning! Always wait until the procedure of shifting from HIGH to LOW - and from LOW to HIGH - has been entirely completed. During this procedure do not turn off the engine or shift the automatic transmission into another gear. If you do not wait until the shifting procedure has been entirely completed then it might not be correctly performed. The transfer case might be in neutral, thus interrupting the Transfer case switch From HIGH to LOW ! Only carry out the gear selection if: Rthe Rthe engine is running. vehicle is rolling. Z Driving and parking