General information
Read this section carefully before driving your vehicle off-road. Practice by driving over more gentle off-road terrain first.
Familiarize yourself with the characteristics of your vehicle and the gear shift operation before driving through difficult terrain.
The following driving systems are specially adapted to off-road driving:
• off-road drive program (for vehicles
without Off-Road Pro engineering package)
• LOW RANGE off-road gear
• off-road ABS
• off-road 4ETS
• off-road ESP®()
• hill start assist
• differential locks
• DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Observe the following notes:
• Stop your vehicle and, if necessary,
select
the off-road drive program or
the LOW RANGE off-road gear before driving off-road.
• Select a vehicle level suitable for the
offroad
terrain. Make sure there is always
sufficient ground clearance to prevent
damage to the vehicle.
• Activate the differential locks.
• Check that items of luggage and loads are
stowed safely and are well secured.
• Always keep the engine running and in gear
when driving on a downhill gradient.
Activate DSR.
• Always keep the doors, tailgate, windows
and sliding sunroof closed while driving.
• Adapt your speed to the terrain. The
rougher, steeper or more ruts on the
terrain, the slower your speed should be.
• Drive slowly and at an even speed through
the water. Ensure that a bow wave does not
form as you drive.
• Drive with extreme care on unknown offroad
routes where visibility is poor. For
safety reasons, get out of the vehicle first
and survey the off-road route.
• Look out for obstacles such as rocks,
holes,
tree stumps and furrows.
• Check the depth of water before fording
rivers and streams.
• When fording, do not stop and do not
switch off the engine.
• On sand, drive quickly to overcome the
rolling resistance. Otherwise, the vehicle
could dig itself into the sand.
• Do not jump with the vehicle as this will
interrupt the vehicle's propulsion.
• Always keep the engine running and in gear
when driving on a slope.
• Do not shift the automatic transmission to
transmission position N.
See also:
Important safety notes
WARNING
Hybrid vehicles: be sure to read the "HYBRID"
supplement. Otherwise, you could fail to
recognize dangers.
WARNING
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• the trunk lid
• the fuel filler flap
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