Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Brow of hill - Traveling uphill - Driving tips - Driving and parking - Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Owner's ManualMercedes-Benz GL-Class: Brow of hill

When driving up an uphill gradient, slightly reduce pressure on the accelerator immediately before reaching the brow of the hill. Use the vehicle's own impetus to drive over the top of the hill.

This style of driving prevents:

• the vehicle from lifting off the ground on the brow of a hill
• loss of traction
• the vehicle from traveling too quickly down the other side

    Maximum gradient-climbing capability
    For good road surface conditions, the maximum gradient-climbing capability is 100%, which corresponds to an approach/ departure angle of 45°. Note that the vehicle's gradient-climbing capability ...

    Driving downhill
    • Drive slowly. • Do not drive at an angle down steep inclines. Steer into the line of fall and drive with the front wheels aligned straight. Otherwise, the vehicle could slip sideways, tip ...

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    Operation
    Radio with CD, Radio with CD/USB Similar Radio with CD, DVD, and USB Port The vehicle may have one of these radios as its audio system. Radios with CD, DVD, and USB Radios with CD, DVD, and US ...

    The mbrace system
    The mbrace system provides different services, e.g.: • automatic and manual emergency call • Roadside Assistance call • MB Info call To adjust the volume during an mbrace call, proceed a ...

    Phonebook
    Contacts stored in the memory of a paired phone can be automatically downloaded to the vehicle’s phonebook each time the phone is connected to the system. See 138, TELEPHONE COMPATIBILITY. Cert ...