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:
Interior lighting control
Important notes
In order to prevent the vehicle's battery from
discharging, the interior lighting functions are
automatically deactivated after some time
except for when the SmartKey is in positio ...
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
This emergency operating mode lets the vehicle be driven to a safe place in an
emergency situation. If an overheated engine condition exists, an overheat protection
mode which alternates firing gr ...
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The TPMS warning light alerts you to a significant loss in pressure of one of
the vehicle's tires. If the warning light comes on, ...






