Normal level
Setting the vehicle to normal level
X
Start the engine.
X
Press selector wheel
:
.
Selector wheel
:
extends.
X
To lower the vehicle: turn selector wheel
:
anti-clockwise
?
.
The vehicle is lowered.
If one or more indicator lamps
=
are on:
X
Turn selector wheel
:
anti-clockwise
?
until all indicator lamps
=
that are lit start to
flash.
The vehicle is lowered to normal level. As
soon as the next lowest level is reached, the
indicator lamp stops flashing and goes out.
Offroad levels
General notes
Only select an offroad level if this is appropriate
for road conditions. Otherwise, fuel consump-
tion may increase and handling performance
may be affected.
You can select the following:
R
Offroad level 1 at speeds up to 100 km/h
R
Offroad level 2 at speeds up to 65 km/h
R
Offroad level 3 at speeds up to 20 km/h
If you select an offroad level when driving at too
high a speed, the
Please reduce speed
Please reduce speed
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Offroad level 3 is only suitable for driving on
extremely difficult off-road terrain under partic-
ularly rough conditions.
R
Adjust your driving style to the altered han-
dling characteristics.
R
Do not drive faster than 20 km/h.
Indicator lamps
=
for the desired offroad level
flash:
R
the lower indicator lamp flashes, offroad
level 1 is selected
R
the lower and centre indicator lamps flash,
offroad level 2 is selected
R
all three indicator lamps flash, offroad level 3
is selected
The vehicle is being adjusted to the offroad level
selected. As soon as an offroad level is reached,
the corresponding indicator lamp stops flashing
and lights up constantly.
Raising the vehicle
Setting the vehicle level using the selector
wheel
X
To raise the vehicle: turn selector wheel
:
clockwise
;
.
The vehicle is raised to offroad level 1 by
30 mm compared to the normal level.
During the adjustment, the
Vehicle rising
Vehicle rising
message, for example, appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
If you press the
%
or
a
button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message will
disappear.
i
Up to offroad level 2, you can hide the mes-
sages using the
%
or
a
button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
While the adjustment from offroad level 2 to off-
road level 3 is taking place, you will see a mes-
sage such as the following in the multifunction
display:
Vehicle rising Max. speed
Vehicle rising Max. speed
20 km/h
20 km/h
.
The
Max.
Max. speed
speed 20
20 km/h
km/h
message draws your
attention to the maximum speed permitted for
offroad level 3.
If you drive above 20 km/h at offroad level 3,
you will see the following message shown in red
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