#
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, e.g. stones
and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving. When driving off-road and on con
stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake
sy stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission int othe neutral posi‐
tion and do no tdisengag ethe clutch. Youc ould
lose control when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle
wit hthe service brake. If your vehicle cannot
manag eanuphill incline, driv ebackd ownin
re ve rseg ear.
When loading your vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page166)
and ad difnecessa ry (/ pag e126).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e267). Befor edriving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page312).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e312), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel choc ka re
car ried in thev ehicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e294)and thet irep ressure
(/ page301). 11 2
Driving and pa rking
Gene
rald rivin gtips .......................... 106
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 0
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 109
Pa rking brak e................................... 109
We troad sur faces ............................ 109
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 121
No tes. ............................................... 121
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ................................. 95E
E10 ....................................................... .326
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) .................................................. .140
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 4
Re setting. ......................................... 171
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 5
App lying automaticall y..................... 13 5
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 13 6
Emer gency braking ........................... 137
No tes. ............................................... 13 5
Re leasing automaticall y................... .136
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 47
Opening wit hbutton ........................... 48
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 49
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .49
Prog ramming thek ey ........................ .49
Re setting. ........................................... 50
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .50
Electrical closing assist Notes. ................................................. 47
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 43
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .53
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 53
Fu nctio n............................................. 53
Obs tacle ............................................. 53
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .53
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 322 Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 16
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 278
Saf etyv est. ....................................... 278
Wa rning lam p................................... 278
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .137
Manual parking brak e....................... 13 5
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .279
Informatio n....................................... 278
Manual emer gency cal l..................... 279
Overvie w.......................................... 278
Emer gency engine start ..................... .290
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 105
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 30
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 8
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .117
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ .................. 11 7
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 0
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .323
Jump -star ting .................................... 281
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 3
Problems .......................................... 12 8
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 105
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 05
Engine data Showing .......................................... .205
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................3 22
Engine number ..................................... 323
Engine oil .............................................. 267
Ad ditiv e........................................... .329
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .267
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ 266
Fillin gcapacity ................................. 330
To pping up ........................................ 267
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 24
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............122
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 2
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 24
Manually inflating air bello ws........... 12 5 Index
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