Off-road driving systems
Transfer case
General notes
The vehicle has permanent all-wheel drive. The
front and rear axles are constantly driven.
Further information on driving off-road
(
Y
page 119).
Shift ranges
HIGH
RANGE
Position for all normal on-
road driving conditions.
LOW RANGE Low-range position for driving
off-road.
Also for use on steep uphill or
downhill gradients, especially
when towing a trailer.
The vehicle travels around
half the speed of on-road driv-
ing range HIGH RANGE. The
tractive power is correspond-
ingly higher.
Shifting the transfer case
General notes
:
Current shift range
:
Indicator lamp
;
LOW RANGE button
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you do not wait for the transfer case gear
change process to complete, the transfer
case could remain in the neutral position. The
power transmission to the driven wheels is
then interrupted. There is a danger of the
vehicle rolling away unintentionally. There is a
risk of an accident.
Wait until the transfer case shift process is
completed.
Do not switch off the engine while changing gear
and do not shift the automatic transmission to
another gear.
Always wait for the gear change process from
HIGH RANGE to LOW RANGE and from LOW
RANGE to HIGH RANGE to complete. Do not
switch off the engine while changing gear and do
not shift the automatic transmission to another
gear.
Activating the off-road gear ratio
!
Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
R
the engine is running
R
the vehicle is rolling
R
the automatic transmission is in selector
lever position
i
R
you are not driving faster than 40 km/h
You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
X
Make sure the ECO start/stop function is
switched off (
Y
page 98).
X
Press LOW RANGE button
;
.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the
LOW RANGE
LOW RANGE
transfer case position
is shown in the multifunction display.
Indicator lamp
:
lights up.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to position
D.
Deactivating the off-road gear ratio
!
Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
R
the engine is running
R
the vehicle is rolling
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Off-road driving systems
Driving
and
parking
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