Mercedes-Benz 2004 G 500 User Manual
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Controls in detail
Differential locks
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Differential locks
For more information on off-road driving,
see “Off-road driving” (
୴
page 213).
Differential locks improve the vehicle’s
tractive power off-road. Switch on differen-
tial locks:
ț
for off-road driving
ț
to turn the ABS off during off-road driv-
ing
ț
for driving through water
ț
when driving on deep snow and icy or
fouled surfaces
!
Do not engage the front axle differen-
tial lock when driving around tight cor-
ners. This restricts steering ability.
!
When driving off-road, apply only mod-
erate pressure to the accelerator pedal
if the differential locks are switched on.
When running on a (single-axle) dyna-
mometer – no matter how briefly – you
must:
ț
raise the non-driven axle
or
ț
disconnect its drive shaft
and
ț
engage the transfer differential lock
Otherwise the transfer case can be
damaged, which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Warning!
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Never drive on pavement with differential
locks engaged.
Steering control will be strongly affected
with the differential locks activated.
The ABS, BAS and ESP are switched off au-
tomatically when the transfer case differen-
tial lock is activated.