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144 Driving and parking
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example, when rocking your vehicle out of a rut
("rocking free").
Always keep the engine running and in gear
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when driving on downhill gradients and slopes.
Observe the notes on driving in mountainous
terrain.
Do not drive on unknown terrain that is not
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easily visible and stay on marked routes.
Always keep the doors and windows closed
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while the vehicle is in motion.
Deactivate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC,
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cruise control and the variable limiter.
Adapt your driving style to the terrain.
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Do not use the HOLD function on steep down-
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hill or uphill gradients with slippery or loose
surfaces.
Dr Driving on sand
iving on sand
When driving on sand, also observe the following
instructions:
Switch to the Desert drive program (availabil-
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ity depending on country) (
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Shi to a lower gear.
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Drive quickly to overcome the rolling resist-
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ance; the vehicle may otherwise dig itself in.
Drive in the tracks of other vehicles if possi-
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ble. Make sure that the following prerequisites
are met:
the tyre ruts are not too deep
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the sand is rm enough
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the ground clearance is su cient
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Lower the tyre pressure in all four wheels.
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Contrary to the information on the tyre pres-
sure plate (fuel ller ap), you can lower the
tyre pressure to 120 kPa (1.2 bar/17.4 psi).
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the Supplement. You could otherwise fail to
recognise dangers.
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Once you stop driving on sand, immediately
increase the tyre pressure again.
Information on the recommended tyre pres-
sure for the vehicle's factory- tted tyres can
be found on the tyre pressure table on the
inside of the fuel ller ap (
page 148).
F F or ording
ding
AMG vehicles:
ehicles: observe the notes in
page 391).
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Also observe the following information when ford-
ing:
Drive no faster than 10 km/h.
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Observe the maximum permissible fording
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depth (
page 418).
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Before fording, shi the transfer case to the
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L L O O W RAN
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GE o -road gear (
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Switch o automatic climate control
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(
page 127).
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ehicles with st
h stationar
ationary heat
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switch the stationary heater/ventilation o
(
page 129).
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Ensure that a bow wave does not form as you
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drive.
Do not stop in the water and do not switch o
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the engine. Ensure the ECO start/stop func-
tion is switched o (
page 146).
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Dr Driving in mount
iving in mountainous t
ainous terr
errain
ain
page 156).
er/ventilation:
entilation:
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