2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class Review
It's funny how an automaker can be ahead of the curve one moment and playing catch-up the next. Mercedes-Benz helped make luxury SUVs mainstream when it debuted the midsize M-Class for the 1998 model year, but when it comes to small luxury crossovers, the German automaker is a latecomer with the new 2010 GLK350. It seems the time was well-spent, though, as the crossover offers the luxury, comfort and technology expected of models in this class.
Some other manufacturers are also playing catch-up, as the segment gains two other new models this calendar year with the debut of the 2009 Audi Q5 and 2010 Volvo XC60. The GLK350 has one of the lower base prices in this segment, but the total rises quickly when you add some options. My well-equipped all-wheel-drive test model, for example, had an as-tested price of about $50,000.
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Lap evaluation
This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
Press or
on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
Press the button repeatedly
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Transmission position and drive
program display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
1. Transmission position display
2. Drive program display
The arrows in the transmission position
d ...
Detecting a parking space
1 Detected parking space on the left
2 Parking symbol
3 Detected parking space on the right
Parking Guidance is automatically activated
when you drive forwards. The system is
operational at s ...