Recent cars have an increasing number of functionnalities and even though they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Benz GL Class, depending on its functionnalities, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will show you the different methods to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Mercedes Benz GL Class with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class with key?

So we start our article which is designed to show you how to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Benz GL Class:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Benz GL Class that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to browse our article on orange lights on Mercedes Benz GL Class to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Benz GL Class starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Mercedes Benz GL Class,

How to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Benz GL Class with key or will describe you how to do it for a Mercedes Benz GL Class equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still pretty much similar, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous section to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the guidelines to follow to start your Mercedes Benz GL Class with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Mercedes Benz GL Class is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Benz GL Class

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Benz GL Class

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How do I start a Mercedes Benz GL Class without a key?

And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Mercedes Benz GL Class is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Benz GL Class).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Mercedes Benz GL Class.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Benz GL Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz GL Class category.