up
:
for a higher set speed or down
;
for
a lower set speed.
The set speed appears in multifunction dis-
play
?
and is shown in status indicator
=
.
i
If you press the cruise control lever
beyond the pressure point, the set speed
also changes in 1 km/h increments.
Off-road program (vehicles without
the ON&OFFROAD package)
The off-road program assists you in driving
off-road. The engine’s performance charac-
teristics and the gearshifting characteristics
of the automatic transmission are adapted for
this purpose. ABS, ESP
®
and 4ETS programs
especially adapted to off-road driving are acti-
vated. A gentle accelerator pedal curve is also
selected, i.e. the accelerator pedal must be
depressed much further in order to acceler-
ate.
Do not use the off-road program on roads that
are snow-covered or icy or if you have fitted
your vehicle with snow chains.
For information about driving off-road, see
(
Y
page 166).
X
To engage: press button
:
.
Indicator lamp
;
lights up. The
Ç
off-
road indicator appears in the multifunction
display.
X
To deactivate: press button
:
.
Indicator lamp
;
and the
Ç
off-road
indicator go out in the multifunction dis-
play.
Off-road program (vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package)
General notes
The off-road programs assist you in driving
off-road. The engine’s performance charac-
teristics and the gearshifting characteristics
of the automatic transmission are adapted for
this purpose. ABS, ESP
®
and 4ETS programs
especially adapted to off-road driving are acti-
vated. An accelerator pedal curve suitable for
the terrain is selected, i.e. the accelerator
pedal must be depressed further to acceler-
ate.
Do not use the off-road programs on roads
that are snow-covered or icy or if you have
fitted your vehicle with snow chains.
For information about driving off-road, see
(
Y
page 166).
The following program messages remain in
the multifunction display until the corre-
sponding vehicle level has been set. Up to off-
road level 2, you can hide the program mes-
sages using the
%
or
a
button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Off-road program 1
Select off-road program 1 for gentle off-road
terrain, e.g. for gravel or sand surfaces or
tracks. The engine's torque is restricted to a
limited degree and the drive wheels can spin,
i.e. the spinning of the wheels results in a
cutting action, for better traction.
You can only activate off-road program 1
when driving at speeds below 100 km/h. The
Drive program OFFROAD 1 Max. speed
100 km/h
message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
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