Mercedes Benz G500 G55 AMG owners manual page 149

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Controls in detail Differential locks A few words about differentials and The Electronic Traction System (ETS) ad-rear wheels. When the rear differential is differential locks dresses this problem and provides for locked, power going to the rear wheels is good control and steering ability by auto-equally distributed, so that both rear When a vehicle negotiates a turn, wheels matically slowing the slipping wheel and wheels turn at the same speed and torque. on the outside of the curve must travel far-thus increasing the power to the other When the front differential is locked, all ther and rotate faster than the inside non-slipping drive wheels to get the vehicle four wheels now turn with equal power and wheels. The differential, the operation of a moving. The ESP and ETS in this vehicle torque. Please be aware that engaging the set of gears that allows the powered feature such intelligent limited-slip differ-differential locks will significantly reduce wheels in a vehicle to turn at different ential technology, ideally suited for the steering ability of the vehicle. speeds, makes this essential function pos-on-road and light off-road driving. Transfer For your safety and the safety of others sible. page145) also en- case position LOW ( and to prevent damage to the vehicle, the The drawback is that the differential also hances off-road driving capabilities differential locks must not be engaged sends most of the engine’s power to the ( page 213).when driving on paved roads. It is impor- wheel with the least load or strain on it. For More extreme off-road conditions may call tant to understand that during example, if one of a vehicle’s powered for another solution, engaging a differen-on-road/paved driving, differentials are wheels sits on a patch of snow and spins tial lock or preventing the differential from absolutely necessary for providing the es- because there is no traction, all of the en-operating altogether. As part of its stan-sential control and steering ability of the gine’s power will go to that wheel because dard equipment, this vehicle comes with vehicle. The differential locks, therefore, the power will take the path of least resis-three differential locks: front, transfer case must not be engaged when driving on tance. Meanwhile, the opposite wheel, sit-(center) and rear. Each can be engaged paved roads and should only be used to ting on dry pavement where it could get simply by pushing dashboard-mounted the extent necessary to negotiate off-road enough grip to start the vehicle moving, buttons in sequential order (center, rear, conditions which cannot be handled by the sits idle because it receives no power.page150). When the transfer front) ( systems (automatic 4-ETS, the ESP, manu- case (center) differential is locked, half of al switch position “LOW” of transfer case) the engine’s power is automatically distrib-this vehicle comes equipped with. uted to the front wheels and half to the 149

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