2011 Mercedes G-Class Owner's Manual - Page 132

130 Automatic transmission locks, vehicle steerability is severely restricted. For your own safety, the safety of others, and in order to avoid damage to the vehicle, the differential locks must not be engaged when driving on a firm road surface. Keep in mind that when driving on firm road surfaces, the unimpeded function of the differential is necessary and must never be locked on firm road surfaces. Vehicle steerability may otherwise be lost and you may no longer be able to steer the vehicle. For this reason, the differential locks must be engaged exclusively during off-road driving, and only when activating the other driving systems (4ETS, ESP® and off-road gear LOW) is no longer sufficient. The switches are located on the center console. Driving and parking : ; = ? A Function indicator lamps (red) Differential lock for the front axle Differential lock for the transfer case Differential lock for the rear axle Activation indicator lamps (yellow) Activating the differential lock General notes G Warning! Never drive on firm road surfaces with differential locks engaged. Never drive on narrow bends with front-axle differential locks engaged. With differential locks engaged, the vehicle's ability to steer is severely restricted and the danger of accidents is therefore higher. Do not engage or disengage differential locks while driving on a bend. The vehicle may otherwise make a jerking movement. You could thus lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident. If you select a differential lock, ABS, 4ETS, ESP® and BAS will be deactivated. ! Only activate the differential locks when: Ryou are driving at walking pace. Rthe driven wheels are not spinning. Ryou are not driving on a firm road surface. i You can only engage the differential locks when the transfer case is in off-road gear LOW(Y page 126). i You can activate the differential locks in the following order =, ?, ;. Differential lock for the transfer case To engage: switch the transfer case to offroad gear LOW(Y page 126). X Press switch =. The yellow activation indicator lamp under switch = lights up when the transfer case is in off-road gear LOW. The å warning lamp in the instrument panel lights up. The red function indicator lamp above switch = lights up when the differential is locked. In the multifunction display you see the: X Activate the differential locks: Roff-road Rto deactivate ABS, 4ETS, ESP® and BAS while off-road Rwhen fording Ron snow-covered, icy or dirty road surfaces For further information on driving off-road, see (Y page 142).