When stationary, observe the following:
R
The vehicle has been started.
R
The steering wheel in the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
If the all-wheel drive cannot be engaged when sta-
tionary:
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Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the
selector lever from
i
to
h
from
h
to
i
from
i
to
k
and back to
i
.
Engaging and disengaging the all-wheel drive
can be made easier in this way.
Observe the following when driving slowly:
R
The vehicle has been started.
R
The vehicle is not traveling faster than 6.2 mph
(10 km/h).
R
The vehicle is not being driven around a curve.
If it is not possible to engage all-wheel drive when
the vehicle is rolling:
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Vehicles with automatic transmission: briefly
move the selector lever to
i
.
Function of the LOW RANGE transmission ratio
The LOW RANGE transmission ratio enables very
slow driving in the respective gears. If you engage
LOW RANGE, the engine's performance character-
istics and the automatic transmission's shifting
characteristics are adapted accordingly. The trans-
mission ratio from the engine to the wheels is
around 40% lower than in the road position. The
drive torque is increased correspondingly.
Conditions for engaging/disengaging
The following shifting conditions must be met in
order to engage or disengage LOW RANGE:
R
All-wheel drive is engaged (
/
page 126).
R
The vehicle has been started.
R
The vehicle is stationary.
R
You depress the brake pedal.
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector lever is in position
j
or
i
.
Engaging and disengaging LOW range
%
On vehicles with DSR (Downhill Speed Regula-
tion), switch
1
is replaced with the switch for
DSR.
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To engage and disengage: Press the upper sec-
tion of switch
1
.
The
+
indicator lamp will flash on the
instrument cluster for the duration of the shift
operation .
R
When the shift operation takes place and
LOW RANGE is engaged, the
+
indica-
tor lamp will light up.
R
When the shift operation takes place and
LOW RANGE is disengaged, the
+
indi-
cator lamp will go out.
As long as the
+
indicator lamp is flashing, you
can cancel the shift operation by pressing button
1
again. If the shift operation fails, the
+
indi-
cator lamp will flash briefly three times. This
means that one of the shift conditions has not
been met.
Function of ENR (electronic level control)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehicle
lowering
When lowering the vehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs are between the
vehicle body and the tires or underneath the
vehicle.
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Make sure no one is underneath the vehi-
cle or in the immediate vicinity of the
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