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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Automatic interior lighting control
- To switch on: set the rocker switch to
center position 6.
- To switch off: set the rocker switch to the
position.
The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:
- unlock the vehic ...
Activating/deactivating
WARNING
Any accumulation of snow and ice should be
removed from the rear window before driving.
Visibility could otherwise be impaired,
endangering you and others.
The rear window defroster h ...
Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to
listen to a disc inserted in the rearcompartment
drive. To do so, at least one of
the rear-compa ...