Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 226

Selector wheel : engaged: briefly press
X
selector wheel :.
Selector wheel : extends.
To select: turn selector wheel : until indi-
X
cator lamp ; comes on.
Off-road indicator = appears in the multi-
function display.
Off-road level 1 is set to +30 mm above the
highway level.
Off-road program 1 switches to the AUTO
program if you drive faster than 110 km/h.
Off-road program 2
Select off-road program 2 for rough terrain,
e.g. for steep and/or uneven terrain or for
driving on rocky terrain.
i
Your vehicle has an automatically activa-
ted differential lock for the transfer case. It
controls the balance between the front and
rear axles.
The differential lock improves the vehicle's
traction. 4ETS ( page 64) controls the bal-
Y
ance between the two wheels on one axle.
You can only activate off-road program 2
when driving at speeds below 40 km/h.
Off-road driving systems
Selector wheel : engaged: briefly press
X
selector wheel :.
Selector wheel : extends.
To select: turn selector wheel : until indi-
X
cator lamp ; lights up.
Off-road indicator = appears in the multi-
function display.
Off-road level 2 is set; the vehicle is
R
raised by +60 mm compared to the high-
way level.
DSR is switched on.
R
The differential lock is closed.
R
Off-road program 2 automatically switches to
off-road program 1 if you drive faster than
45 km/h.
LOW RANGE off-road gear (vehicles
with the ON&OFFROAD package)
General notes
The LOW RANGE off-road gear assists you
when driving off-road and when fording. When
LOW RANGE is engaged, the engine's per-
formance characteristics and the gearshifting
characteristics of the automatic transmission
are adapted for this purpose.
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