XReplacedente dor damaged wheels. Als o
chec kth espar ewheel.
XRims: dentedor ben trim scan result in aloss
of tire pressur eand damag eth etire bead.
Before driving off-road, chec kth ewheels and
replace them if necessary.
Checklist after driving off-road
!If you detec tdamag eto th evehicl eafter
driving off-road, hav eth evehicl echecke d
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Drivin gove rroug hterrain places greate r
demand son your vehicl ethan driving on normal
roads. Afte rdriving off-road, chec kth evehicle.
This allows you to detec tdamag epromptly and
reduce th eris kof an acciden tto yourself and
other road users.
XShift th etransfer cas eto th eon-road position
HIG HRANGE (Ypage 149).
XDisengage th edifferential locks
(Ypage 153).
XClean th eheadlamps and rear lights and
chec kfor damage.
XClean th efron tand rear license plates.
XClean th ewheels and tires wit h awater je t
and remove any foreign objects .
XClean thewheels, whee lhousing sand th e
vehicl eunderside wit h awater jet; chec kfor
any foreign objects and damage.
XChec kwhether twigs or other part sof plants
hav ebecome trapped .These increas eth eris k
of fir eand can damag efuel pipes ,brak e
hoses or th erubber bellows of th eaxl ejoint s
and propelle rshafts .
XAfterth etrip, examin ewithout fail th eentire
undercarriage, wheels, tires ,brakes, body-
wor kstructure, steering ,chassi sand exhaust
system for damage.
XAfte rdriving in sand, mud, gravel, water or
similar dirt yconditions, hav eth efollowin g
checke dand cleaned:
Rbrak edisc s
Rwheels
Rbrak epads
Raxl ejoint s
XIf you notice stron gvibration safter off-road
driving ,chec kfor foreign objects in th e
wheels and driv etrain and ,if necessary, remove them. Foreign objects can disturb th
e
balance and caus evibrations.
XCarr yout abrak etest .
Driving on sand
Observ eth efollowin grule swhen driving on
sand:
RShift th etransfer cas eto th eoff-road driving
position LOW RANGE (Ypage 149).
RAvoid high engin espeeds.
RShift th eautomatic transmission to alow
gear .
RDrive quickly to overcome th erollin gresist -
ance. Otherwise th evehicle's wheels could
become stuck in loos eground .
RDrive in th etrack sof other vehicles if possi-
ble. When doin gso, mak esur ethat:
-th etire rut sare no tto odeep
-th esan dis sufficientl yfir m
-your vehicl ehas sufficien tground clear-
anc e
Tire ruts and gravel roads
!Chec kthat th erut sare no tto odeep and
that your vehicl ehas sufficien tclearance .
Otherwise, your vehicl ecould be damaged or
botto mout and get stuck .
Observ eth efollowin grule swhen driving alon g
rut sin off-road terrain or on road swit hloos e
gravel:
RShift th etransfer cas eto th eoff-road driving
position LOW RANGE (Ypage 149).
RAvoid high engin espeeds.
RObserv eth esafet ynote s (Ypage 129) and
th egeneral note s (Ypage 130) on off-road
driving .
RShift th eautomatic transmission to alow
gear .
RDrive slowly.
RWher erut sare to odeep ,driv ewit hth e
wheels of on eside on th ecenter grassy area,
if possible.
Driving over obstacles
!Obstacles could damag eth efloor of th e
vehicl eor component sof th echassis. As k
passenger sfor guidance when driving ove r
larg eobstacles. The passenger should always
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