Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Towing and tow-starting
- Important safety notes
- Installing/removing the towing eye
- Towing a vehicle with both axles onthe ground
- Transporting the vehicle
- Notes for 4MATIC vehicles
- Recovering a vehicle that has becomestuck
- Tow-starting (emergency enginestarting)
Jump-starting
WARNING
Failure to follow these directions will cause damage to the electronic
components, and can lead
to a battery explosion and severe injury or death.
Never lean over batteries wh ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
If you tow the vehicle, you must use a rigid
towing bar if:
• the engine is not running.
• there is a brake system
malfunction.
• there is a malfunction in the power
...
See also:
Activating/deactivating the distancewarning function
This function is only available with
DISTRONIC.
► Press
on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
► Press the
button to select the
Distance warning function ...
Using the TIREFIT kit
You can use the TIREFIT kit to seal small
punctures, particularly those in the tire tread.
You can use TIREFIT at outside temperatures
down to -4 °F (-20 °C).
WARNING
TIREFIT is a ...
4WD shift switch
► Shift the 4WD shift switch to either the
AUTO, 4H or 4L position, depending on
driving conditions.
► With the switch set to the AUTO position,
distribution of torque to the front ...
