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Operation
Driving instructions
Tires
Check the tread depth and maintain
specified tire inflation pressure
(a placard with the recommended tire
inflation pressures is located on the
driver's door B-pillar ( page 388)).
Check tires for possible damage and
remove foreign objects.
Replace missing valve caps.
Rims
Dented or bent rims can cause tire in-
flation pressure loss and damage the
tire beads. For this reason, check and,
if necessary, change rims before driv-
ing off-road.
Vehicle tool kit
Check if the vehicle jack ( page 492)
is functional.
In all cases take the vehicle tool kit, a
strong tow rope, a shovel and a small
plank (to put under the vehicle jack on
sandy soil) with you.
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Driving in steep terrain
Slope angle
1 Overhang angle, front
2 Overhang angle, rear
1
Vehicles with air sus-
pension program
Raised level
34°
Highway
29°
Vehicles with
enhanced off-road
package*
Off-road-level 3
Off-road-level 2
Off-road-level 1
Highway
Comply with the warnings
( page 355) and rules for off-road
driving ( page 356).
Driving on embankments, slopes and
other steep inclines should only be
2
done straight up or downhill, i.e. in the
line of gravity. Maximum vehicle climb-
ing ability is a 100% grade which is
28°
equivalent to a slope angle of
23°
45 degrees. Keep in mind that the
climbing ability of the vehicle depends
on terrain conditions.
1
2
36°
30°
34°
28°
31°
25°
29°
23°
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