inter-axle lock can lead to a pressure surge
and a noticeable jerk in the cab.
Even different tyre diameters between the
front and rear axle can lead to a pressure
surge when disengaging the inter-axle lock.
Avoid a difference of more than 3% between
the tyre diameters of the front and rear axle.
X
Turn the differential lock switch to position
g
.
The differential locks are disengaged. The dif-
ferential lock indicators in the display go out.
The
À
and
!
indicator lamps go out.
or
X
Press the lower section of the
i
switch.
The differential lock is disengaged. The indi-
cator for the differential lock in the display
goes out.
The
À
and
!
indicator lamps go out.
i
The respective differential lock is only dis-
engaged when the display shows
v
.
X
If the
£
indicator flashes, briefly change
your speed, e.g. pull away, brake or change
your direction of travel. Do not drive on.
X
If the
£
indicator does not go out when the
inter-axle locks are disengaged, stop the vehi-
cle and reverse it a short distance.
i
If the differential locks are engaged and you
drive faster than 50 km/h, the current status
of the differential locks is again shown in the
display. Disengage the differential locks or
drive at a speed below 50 km/h.
Transfer case
Engaging the off-road gear
!
Vehicles with retarder: do not exceed
50 km/h. You could otherwise damage the
retarder.
Engage the off-road gear to increase power to
the driven axles off-road.
Off-road gear is engaged when all the engage-
ment conditions are met. The display then
shows the
m
symbol.
The display goes out when the off-road gear is
disengaged and the road gear selected.
Even if all engagement conditions are met,
changing gear on vehicles with a manual trans-
mission can take up to three seconds.
If the off-road gear is selected on vehicles with
an automated manual transmission, the shift
range is automatically limited to upshifting.
If the inter-axle lock and ABS are activated when
driving off-road, it can lead to an interruption in
the tractive power in the switch positions
1
or
2
.
X
To engage off-road gear: stop the vehicle.
X
Shift into neutral.
X
Vehicles with automated manual transmis-
sion: to avoid unwanted gear changes and
interruptions in the tractive power in particu-
larly difficult driving conditions, select the
manual drive program.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
the transmission to neutral
i
.
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Operation
Driving mode
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