Clean the turn signals, headlight system, the number plate and all windows.
If necessary, remove the towing eye and the snow chains.
Check the tyres, struts and axles for damage and remove dirt, stones and other foreign
bodies from the tyre tread.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and remove all items that are jammed in the brake system,
on the wheels, in the running gear, in the exhaust system and in the engine, such as
branches, leaves or pieces of wood . If you see any damage or leaks, take your vehicle to a
qualified workshop.
Clean heavy soiling from the radiator grille and the vehicle underbody Vehicle care.
Check the engine compartment to see if any dirt is affecting the engine operation In the
engine compartment.
Switch off OFF-ROAD mode Selecting a driving profile (4MOTION Action Control).
Switch on TCS again Brake support systems.
If your vehicle gets stuck
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings
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Introduction
Rocking out a vehicle requires a great deal of training and feeling for the vehicle.
If you make a mistake when rocking the vehicle, it can sink deeper and you will need assistance to
get out of the mud.
When you cannot proceed ...
• Carefully dig out all the wheels and check that no other parts of the vehicle are stuck in the
sand.
• Engage reverse gear.
• Reverse over your own tracks, accelerating gently.
If this does not help, place brushwood, floor mats or sacking directly in front of the wheels to
increase grip
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.
Rocking the vehicle
Never allow the wheels to spin for long periods as this will cause the vehicle to sink deeper
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.
• Switch off TCS
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Brake support systems
.
• Position the steering wheel so that it is facing straight ahead.
• Reverse until the point where the wheels just start to spin.
• Quickly select first gear and drive forwards until the wheels start to spin again.
• Repeat driving back and forth until you have enough momentum to free yourself.
• Switch the TCS on after the rocking procedure is completed
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Brake support systems
.
• Use the
Off-road
driving profile.
After off-road driving
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings
⇒
Introduction
Checklist
Never drive through a ditch if the entry/exit angle is too steep for the vehicle and the ditch
is too deep. The vehicle could slide away, tip over or roll.
WARNING
If you drive into the ditch at a right angle, the front wheels will fall in. The underbody of
your vehicle could get stuck and damaged which means that the vehicle could break
down. It is then almost impossible to get out of the ditch despite having all-wheel drive.
NOTICE
Nobody may stand either in front or behind the vehicle, particularly if you are attempting
to free a stuck vehicle.
• Spinning wheels can propel stones, brushwood, pieces of wood or other objects that
are in front or behind the wheels at enormous speed and cause potentially fatal injury.
• People standing in front of or behind the vehicle could be run over if the stuck vehicle
starts to move suddenly.
WARNING
