Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Off-road driving
- Important safety notes
- General information
- Checklist before driving off-road
- Checklist after driving off-road
- Driving on sand
- Ruts and gravel roads
- Driving over obstacles
Slippery road surfaces
WARNING
The outside temperature indicator is not
designed to serve as an ice-warning device
and is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the
freezin ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
Grains of sand, particles of dirt and other
abrasive materials can enter the brake system. This can lead to excessive wear
and
unpredictable braking efficiency.
After the bra ...
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Brakes
This vehicle has disc brakes.
Disc brake pads have built-in wear indicators that make a high-pitched warning
sound when the brake pads are worn and new pads are needed.
The sound can come and go o ...
Tachometer
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
Do not drive in the overrevving range, as
this could damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the ...
Power Assist Steps
The vehicle may have power assist steps. To enable or disable the power assist
steps push .
The power assist steps automatically extend from beneath the vehicle on the side
in which the door has ...






