vehicle's speed is not adapted to the road
conditions. There is a risk of an accident.
Always adapt your speed and driving style to
the vehicle's driving characteristics and to the
prevailing road and weather conditions.
!
When driving on extremely rough terrain,
select a high vehicle level in good time. Make
sure there is always sufficient ground clear-
ance. You will otherwise damage the vehicle.
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SUVs overturn considerably more often than
other vehicle types.
If this vehicle is not driven in a safe manner, it
can lead to an accident, to the vehicle over-
turning as well as serious or even fatal inju-
ries.
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In the event of an accident with the vehicle
overturning, passengers who are not wearing
their seat belt are considerably more likely to
die than passengers wearing their seat belt.
You and all vehicle occupants should always
wear your seat belts.
Basic settings
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or low-
ered depends on the basic setting selected.
Select:
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the Comfort or Sport drive program for driv-
ing on normal roads
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the Offroad drive program for driving on eas-
ily negotiable off-road terrain
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the Offroad Plus drive program for off-road
driving
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Offroad level 1 for driving on easily negotiable
off-road terrain
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Offroad level 2 for driving on normal off-road
terrain
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Offroad level 3 for freeing the vehicle from
especially difficult off-road terrain at low
speeds
The individual vehicle levels differ from the nor-
mal level as follows:
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–15 mm in the Sport drive program
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+/–0 mm in the Comfort drive program
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+ 30 mm in the Offroad drive program
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+ 60 mm in the Offroad Plus drive program
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+ 30 mm in offroad level 1
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+ 60 mm in offroad level 2
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+ 90 mm in offroad level 3
Setting the vehicle level
!
Make sure there is enough ground clear-
ance when the vehicle is being lowered. It
could otherwise hit the ground, damaging the
underbody.
Setting the vehicle level using the selector
wheel
X
Start the engine.
X
Press selector wheel
:
.
Selector wheel
:
extends.
X
To raise the vehicle: turn selector wheel
:
clockwise
;
.
The vehicle is raised.
X
To lower the vehicle: turn selector wheel
:
anti-clockwise
?
.
The vehicle is lowered.
During the adjustment, the
Lowering
Lowering
or
Vehi‐
Vehi‐
cle
cle rising
rising
message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
If you press the
%
or
a
button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message will
disappear. Once normal level has been reached,
all indicator lamps
=
go out.
The vehicle automatically selects normal level if
you:
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drive at speeds above 115 km/h or
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drive at speeds between 100 km/h and
115 km/h for approximately 20 seconds
The vehicle is lowered to low level if you are
travelling at higher speeds.
Driving systems
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Drivi
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and
parking
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