Driving off road
- Use the hill descent control~ page 257 when dr iving
down steep sections on hills .
Unpaved roads and offroad
Drive slowly on unfamiliar roads and unknown offroad sections, and
loo k ou t for unexpec ted obsta cles (e.g. potho les, rocks, t ree st umps,
etc.).
T o prevent the vehicle from bottoming and avoid damage to the
unde rbody, you should d rive st raight ac ross severe b umps in the
ground with on ly one s ide of the vehicle so that on ly two of your
w heels cross the bumps.
Drive brisk ly throug h sandy or marshy offroad sections and do not
stop, if at all possible.
Driv ing th rough water
N ote the following to avoid vehicle dam age when driving throug h
water, for example on flooded roads:
• T he wate r must not be any higher than the bottom of the ve hicle
body .
• Do not drive faste r th an wal king speed .
Driving on a slope
If yo u ever find you rsel f not able to climb a slope, do not t ry to turn
around, drive back down in
re verse . Otherw ise, you run t he risk of
t ipping over .
If the vehicle threatens to t ip over when driving across a slope, you
must immediately steer downhill in the direction of the slope.
Do not park yo ur vehicle o n steep s lopes o r gr ad es.
To red uce the risk of tipp ing over, drive on s lopes in the di rect io n of
t he downward slo pe (fa ll line) -
not crosswi se .
Driv ing on snow-covered ground
T he s tandard tires fi tted to yo ur vehi cle are not snow t ires. So yo u
should mount wheels with snow t ires in good t ime where winter road
conditions p revail. Befo re dr iv ing on unp lowed stretches o f deep snow, install tire chains
. For tech nica l reasons, t ire chains may only
be ins talle d on the re a r wheels -never on the front whee ls.
& WARNING
After driving through water , mud, slush, etc. , the brakes may be
slow to take effect because of wet brake rotors and pads.
Dry the
brake s first by braking carefully to re store the full braking effe ct.
0 Note
Vehicle components such as the engine, trans mission, s uspension or
electrical system can be severely damaged by dr iv ing through water.
(I) Tips
• Check the dept h of the water before dr iv in g through it.
• Do not stop the vehicle, dr ive in reverse or sw itch the e ngine off
when driving through water.
• K eep in m ind th at on coming vehicles m ay cre ate w aves t hat ra ise
the water level and make it too deep for your vehicle to drive through
safe ly.
• Avoid dr iving through sa lt water because it ca n cause corrosion .•
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Taking the wheel off/installing the
inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructi ons step-by-step for changing the
wheel
Fig. 258 Chan ging a
wh eel: alig nm ent pi n
i n si de the to p h ole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the vehic le
off the gro und, remove and replace the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
- Remove the topmost wheel bolt complete ly and set it
aside on a
clean surface.
- Screw the threaded end of the
alignment p in from the
tool kit hand-tight into t he empty bolt ho le~
page 348,
fig . 258.
-Then r emove the other whee l bol ts as describe d above .
- Take off the wheel leaving the a lignm ent pin in the bo lt
hole ~0-
Putting on the inflatable spare tire
-Inflate the inflatable spare tire~ page 343 and push the
wheel over t he alignment pin. -
Screw in and tighten all wheel bolts
slightly .
- Remove the alignment pin and insert and t ighten the
remaining w hee l bolt slightly like the rest .
- Turn the jack handle counter -c lockwise to lower the
vehicle u ntil the jac k is fully released .
Use t he wheel bolt wrenc h to t ighten all w hee l bolts f irmly
~ page 346. Tighten t hem crosswise, from one bolt to
the (approx imately) opposite one, to keep the wheel
cente red .
0 Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the r im could hit the brake
rotor and damage the rotor. Work carefu lly and have a second person
help yo u.
[I] Tips
• When mounting tires with unidirectional tr ead d esign ma ke sure
the tread patte rn is po inted the r ight way =>
page 348.
• The wheel bo lts shou ld be clean and easy to turn . Check for dirt
and corrosion on the mating surfaces of both the wheel and the hub .
Remove all dirt from these s urfaces before remounting the w heel. •
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unid irect ional tre ad design must be mounted
with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern intended for
use in a specific direction
When usi ng a spare tire w ith a t read pattern intended fo r use in a
specific direction, please note the following : .,.
