Mercedes-Benz

Switching differential lock off/on

Applies differential lock

Requirements:

You are not driving on a paved or public road.
you are driving at walking pace.
the driven wheels are not spinning.

You can engage the differential locks in the following order:

. Then press the respective buttons. Only engage the differential lock

and

for the front and rear axle if required.

If all conditions have been fulfilled, the activation indicator lamps light up. As soon as the differential locks are active, the function indicator lamps light up.

The message Differential lock active ABS and ESP not available and the warning and indicator lamps on the instrument cluster appear.

If one or more requirements have not been fulfilled, the message Switch-on conditions Differential lock not fulfilled appears.

The gear change must be restarted.

Disengaging the differential locks

Press the buttons in the following order

To simultaneously disengage all differential locks: press button

To disengage the differential locks for the rear and front axles: press button

The differential locks are only disengaged when the function indicator lamps are gone out again .

If you park the vehicle with the differential locks engaged, they will be deactivated automatically when the vehicle is started again. In some cases, you have to drive a few metres before the differential locks are properly disengaged. Therefore, check if the function indicator lamps have gone out when you restart the vehicle .

Observe any information which may be displayed in the instrument cluster:

Warning and indicator lamps
Display messages