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:
Attaching the front towing eye
The front towing point is located behind a removable cover in the lower front
bumper.
1. Rotate each of the fasteners 90 degrees counter-clockwise with a coin (or
similar).
2. To remove the co ...
Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation in the vehicle can be controlled with this
system.
Climate Control with Cooled and Heated Seats shown
A. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
B. AUTO ( ...
Dynamic stability control (DSC) (Amber)
Illuminates briefly as a bulb check when the ignition is switched on.
If the lamp flashes while driving, the DSC system is active. If the lamp illuminates
continuously while driving, there is a f ...
