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Vehicles with manual transmission
•► Shift to either first gear or reverse gear R.•► Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the ignition lock and remove it. The immobilizer is activated.•► Apply the parking brake f ...

Opening the hood
WARNING   Do not pull the release lever while the vehicle is in motion. Otherwise, the hood could be forced open by passing air flow. This could cause the hood to come loose and injure ...

Exterior & Styling
Particularly from the rear, the GL's appearance looks a bit like Mercedes' original M-Class — so much so that a passenger walked up to an older M thinking it was the GL. The GL550's 21-inch wheels ...