All-Wheel Drive - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual

or
engage transmission position h again
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( page 130).
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The automatic transmission shifts up one or
more gears depending on the gear currently
engaged. Simultaneously, the shift range
restriction is deactivated and the transmis‐
sion position appears in the multifunction dis‐
play h.
Adapting the shift range to the driving situation:
3 Use the engine's braking effect.
2 Use the engine's braking effect on downhill
gradients and when driving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operating conditions.
1 Use the engine's braking effect on extremely
steep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stretches.
Using kickdown
For maximum acceleration: depress the
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accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point.
Ease off the accelerator pedal once the
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desired speed is reached.
Deactivating the park pawl manually (vehi‐
cles with front wheel drive)
% Vehicles with automatic transmission
and front wheel drive: in the event of dam‐
age to the electrics, the automatic transmis‐
sion may be locked in position j. In this
case the park pawl can be deactivated
mechanically, e.g. to tow away the vehicle
( page 304).
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Mechanical park pawl deactivation is only
possible on automatic vehicles with front
wheel drive.
Requirements:
you require the release tool from the vehicle
R
tool kit ( page 310).
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Driving and parking 131
Apply the parking brake.
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Open the bonnet (
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Attach the release tool
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sion 1 and turn in the direction of the arrow.
Insert a suitable tool, e.g. a screwdriver,
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through the hole on the release tool
into the transmission 2.
The release tool 4
The park pawl is deactivated.
Position j cannot be engaged while release
tool 4 is attached to the transmission.
Observe the notes on towing away
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( page 304) .
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% When release tool 4
mission automatically springs back to posi‐
tion j.

All-wheel drive

Notes on all-wheel drive
All-wheel drive ensures permanent drive for all
four wheels, and together with ESP
the traction of the vehicle.
The traction control of the all-wheel drive also
takes place via the brake system. Therefore, the
brake system can overheat during extreme off-
road use. In this case, ease off the accelerator
pedal or stop to allow the brake system to cool
down.
If a driven wheel spins due to insufficient trac‐
tion, observe the following notes:
when pulling away, make use of the traction
R
control integrated in ESP
accelerator pedal as far as necessary.
page 279).
4 to the transmis‐
3 and
is securely in position.
is removed, the trans‐
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it improves
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. Depress the