Do not use the Offroad drive program on roads
that are snow-covered or icy, or if you have fitted
your vehicle with snow chains.
Selecting the Offroad drive program
Selecting the Offroad drive program
X
To select a drive program: turn DYNAMIC
SELECT controller
:
until indicator lamp
;
lights up.
The
Drive program "Offroad" Max.
Drive program "Offroad" Max.
speed 100 km/h
speed 100 km/h
message appears in the
multifunction display.
The vehicle is raised by 60 mm.
The vehicle is lowered to normal level again if
you:
R
drive at speeds above 60 km/h (all vehicles
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
R
drive at speeds above 70 km/h (Mercedes-
AMG vehicles)
R
drive at speeds between 65 km/h and
70 km/h for approximately 20 seconds
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
The vehicle changes from the Offroad drive pro-
gram to the Comfort drive program if you drive
faster than 110 km/h.
The
Please
Please reduce
reduce speed
speed
message appears in
the multifunction display.
Further information about "Driving off-road"
(
Y
page 176).
Offroad programs (vehicles with the
Off-Road Engineering package)
General notes
The Offroad and Offroad Plus drive programs
assist you when driving off-road. The engine’s
performance characteristics and the gearshift-
ing characteristics of the automatic transmis-
sion are adapted for this purpose. ABS, ESP
®
and 4ETS programs especially adapted to off-
road driving are activated. An accelerator pedal
curve suitable for the terrain is selected, i.e. the
accelerator pedal must be depressed further to
accelerate.
Do not use the Offroad or Offroad Plus drive
programs on roads that are snow-covered or icy,
or if you have fitted your vehicle with snow
chains.
Offroad drive program
:
DYNAMIC SELECT controller
;
Offroad drive program indicator lamp
Select the Offroad drive program for easily
negotiable offroad terrain, e.g. dirt tracks, gravel
or sandy surfaces. The engine's torque is restric-
ted to a limited degree and the drive wheels can
spin. The spinning of the wheels results in a cut-
ting action for better traction. ABS, ESP
®
and
4ETS programs especially adapted to off-road
driving are activated. A gentle accelerator pedal
curve is also selected, i.e. the accelerator pedal
must be depressed much further in order to
accelerate.
You can select the Offroad drive program at
speeds below 100 km/h. The
Drive
Drive program
program
"Offroad" Max. speed 100 km/h
"Offroad" Max. speed 100 km/h
message
appears in the multifunction display. If you drive
at speeds of more than 100 km/h and select the
Offroad drive program, the
Please reduce
Please reduce
speed
speed
message appears in the multifunction
display. The last active drive program is selected
again.
Selecting the Offroad drive program
X
To select a drive program: turn DYNAMIC
SELECT controller
:
until indicator lamp
;
lights up.
The
Drive program "Offroad" Max.
Drive program "Offroad" Max.
speed 100 km/h
speed 100 km/h
message appears in the
multifunction display.
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