Off-road program
Slippery off-road program
You can select the Slippery off-road program
for snow or rain.
The Slippery off-road program has the following
characteristics:
R
The steering, drive, transmission and suspen-
sion are adapted for comfort.
R
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL: the
vehicle is adjusted to normal level.
R
The ECO start/stop function is available
(
Y
page 140).
ESP
®
and 4ETS programs especially adapted to
slippery surfaces are also activated for maxi-
mum stability.
For more information on driving with snow
chains, see (
Y
page 351).
Off-road off-road program
You can select the Off-road off-road program
for driving on easily negotiable terrain, e.g. dirt
roads, gravel and sand.
The Off-road program has the following char-
acteristics:
R
The steering, drive and suspension are adap-
ted for comfort
R
The transmission is adapted for off-road driv-
ing
R
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL: the
vehicle is raised by 0.6 in (15 mm) compared
with the normal level
The Off-road program assists you when driving
in easily negotiable off-road terrain. The
engine’s performance characteristics and the
gearshifting characteristics of the automatic
transmission are adapted for this purpose. ABS,
ESP
®
and 4ETS programs especially adapted to
off-road driving are also activated.
Rocking free off-road program
The Rocking free off-road program is available
only in vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL.
You can select the Rocking free off-road pro-
gram to free the vehicle from especially difficult
off-road terrain at low speeds.
The Rocking free off-road program has the fol-
lowing characteristics:
R
The steering, drive and suspension are adap-
ted for comfort
R
The transmission is adapted for off-road driv-
ing
R
The vehicle is raised by 2.0 in (50 mm) com-
pared with the normal level
ABS, ESP
®
and 4ETS programs especially adap-
ted to off-road driving are also activated.
The Rocking free off-road program can be
selected up to a speed of 12 mph (20 km/h).
If you are driving in the Rocking free off-road
program at speeds above 12 mph (20 km/h):
R
the vehicle switches to the off-road program
Off-road
R
the vehicle is lowered by 1.4 in (35 mm)
Notes on driving off-road (
Y
page 165).
Gradient off-road program
You can use the Gradient off-road program to
overcome steep terrain.
The Gradient off-road program has the follow-
ing characteristics:
R
The steering, drive and suspension are adap-
ted for comfort
R
The transmission is adapted for off-road driv-
ing
R
Manual gearshifting is activated
(
Y
page 152)
R
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL: the
vehicle is raised by 0.6 in (15 mm) compared
with the normal level
R
DSR is activated (
Y
page 180)
ABS, ESP
®
and 4ETS programs especially adap-
ted to gradients are also activated.
Trailer off-road program
Select the Trailer off-road program when tow-
ing a trailer.
The Trailer off-road program has the following
characteristics:
R
The steering, drive and suspension are adap-
ted for comfort
R
The transmission is adapted for off-road driv-
ing
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