*
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, suc has
st ones 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 toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everse gear.
When loadin gyour 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 (/ page169)
and refill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e188) .Before drivin gupor
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 (/ page234).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e234), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel chock
(depending on equipment) ar ecarried in the
ve hicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e215)and thet irep ressure
(/ page223).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Driving and pa
rking 117
%
Only disconnect thev ehicle from thep ower
supply using theb atter ymain switc hinthe
fo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
R It is absolutely necessar ytodisconnect
th ev ehicle from thep ower supply
Af ters witching on thep owe rsupp ly,y ou will
need torese tthe side windo ws (/pag e58)
and thee lectric sliding door (/ page55). Switching
thep owe rsuppl yon/off Swit
ching of fthe po wersupply Batter
ymains witch
* NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar ybatter yin
ve hicles wit harear wheel driv eand auto‐
matic transmission If
th eb atter ymain switc hisremoved, the
auxiliar ybatter ycould be damaged byheavy
discharging. #
Do no tremo vetheb atter ymain switch. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop
to put thev ehicle out of use. %
No
tether emaining time befor ethe next
service due dat eand oil chang e.T he time
re cording is also dis rupted if thep ower sup‐
ply is disconnected. #
Swit chofft he ignition and wait at least
15 minutes. #
Remo vecover 1.Todot his,take hold of the
co veratt he upper edge, mo veit outwards in
th ed irection of thed rive r's door and lif titoff. #
Press and hold button 3. #
Pull plug 2out of theg round pin. #
Push plug 2asfarasp ossible in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow sothat it canno tmakec on‐
ta ct wi th theground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer saredisconnec‐
te df romt he po wersupp ly.
Switching on thep owe rsupply Batter
ymains witch #
Press plug 2ontothe ground pin until you
fe el it engag eand plug 2is in full contact
wit hthe ground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer sarereconnec‐
te dtot he po wersupply. #
Fasten co ver1.Todot his, place thec over
on from abo ve. #
Press thec over int othe neighboring switch‐
ing console on ther ight hand side. Driving and parking
121
Information on
thed irection of th etires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill on lyga in these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Overvie
wofthe tire-chang etool kit Necessar
ytire-changing tools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
% Yo
uw illfind them aximum load capacity of
th ej acks tatedont he adhesiv elabel
attached tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive The tire-chang
etool kit is located in stowage
compartment 1abo vethes tepoft he co-driv‐
er's door and in thes towa ge compartment in the
fo ot we ll on thec o-driver side. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tire-chang etool is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ec o-driver side (/ page212). Ve
hicles with rear-wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page234). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby 234
Wheels and tires
Driving on
flooded roads .................. .115
Driving on wetroads .........................1 15
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 5
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 127
No tes. ............................................... 12 6
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ............................... 100E
E10 ........................................................ .248
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) .................................................. .148
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 9
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 14 3
App lying automaticall y..................... 14 3
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 14 4
Emergency braking ........................... 14 4
No tes. ............................................... 14 2
Re leasing automaticall y................... .143
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Opening wi thbutton ...........................52
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 54
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .54
Programming thek ey ........................ .54
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .54
Electrical closing assi st
No tes. ................................................52
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 47
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .58
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 57
Obs tacle ............................................. 57
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .57
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 24 4
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 18
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 19 9Saf
etyv est. ....................................... 19 9
Wa rning lam p................................... 19 9
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .144
Manual parking brak e....................... 14 2
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .200
Informatio n....................................... 19 9
Manual emer gency cal l.................... 200
Overvie w.......................................... 19 9
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................2 00
Emer gency engine start ....................... 211
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 12 3
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .122
Engagin greverse gear ......................... 12 2
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 6
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .245
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Problems .......................................... 13 5
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ......................... .202
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 44
Engine number .................................... .245
Engine oil .............................................. 188
Ad ditiv e........................................... .251
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .188
Che cking theo il le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .187
Filling capacity ................................. 252
To pping up ........................................ 188
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50 300
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