R
Select ahig her vehicle leve l.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto overcome thero lling resis t‐
ance, other wise theve hicle maydig itself in.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand isfirm enough
- The ground clearance issuf ficie nt
Fo rding
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0 km/h).
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Switc hof faut omatic climatecont rol
( / pag e14 6).
R Ensu rethat abo wwav edoes notfo rm asyou
dr ive. R
Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page16 3).
Dr ivin gin mou ntain ouste rra in
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
dr ivin gin moun tainous terrain:
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar on uphill gradien tsand
on long,steep downhill gradients.
R ActivateDSR before driving downhill, ifnec ‐
essar y(/ page19 9).
Che cklistaf te rdr ivin gof f-r oad
Dr iving off-r oa dplace sgr ea terdema ndsonyour
ve hicle than drivin gon norm alroads. Chec kth e
ent ire ve hicle fordama geand fore ign bodies
eve rytim eaf te rdr iving off-r oad .Fo reign bodies
in thewheels ordrivet ra in can lead toimbalan‐
ces and ther efor evibr ations.
R Ifth eF orG drive pr og ram issele c‐
te d: select another drive pr og ram. R
Deactiv ateDSR.
R Lowe rth eve hicle leve lag ain toaleve lsuit a‐
ble tothero ad con dition s,e.g .to thenor mal
le ve l.
R Appl yth ebr ak es todryth em afte rfo rd ing.
R Chec kth at theser vice brak eis wo rking nor‐
mall yaf te ra long downhil lst re tch.
R Clea nth efo llo wing compone ntseve rytim e
af te rdr iving off-r oad :
- License platenum ber
- Hea dlamps andtaillam ps
- Tire s, wheels andwheel arch es
- Und erbody
R Afterdr iving thro ugh sand,mud, wateror
gr av el, have thefo llo wing compone nts
ch eckedand cleaned:
- Brak ediscs andbrak epads
- Tire sand wheels
- Axle joints Dr
iving andparking 16
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