Difficult te rrain and off-road
When driving in unfamiliar areas and offroad,
drive slowly and keep on the watch for unexpect-
ed obstacles (such as potholes, rocks, tree
stumps, etc.).
To prevent the veh icle from bottoming out and to
reduce the risk of underbody damage, you should
drive across uneven ground on only one side of
the vehicle so that only two of your wheels cross
the uneven area, instead of driving across the
center of the uneven area with all four wheels.
Drive quickly through sandy or marshy off-road
sections and do not stop , if at all possible.
Driving through water
Also read the information found in r=;, page 74.
Driving on a slope
If you are ever unable to drive up a hill, do not try
to turn around . Drive back down in
reverse in-
stead . Otherwise you run the risk of t ipping over.
If the vehicle threatens to tip over when driving
across a slope, you must immediately steer
downhill in the direction of the slope.
Do not park your vehicle on steep hills .
To reduce the risk of tipping over, drive on hills in
the direction of the downward slope (fa ll line) -
never crosswise.
Tilt angle display
Description
Applies to: vehicles with a tilt ang le display
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and the lengthwise ang le @ of the vehicle are
displayed. The accuracy depends on the driving
s ituation and is norma lly around 1
°. The side-
ways angle of your vehicle should not exceed the
yellow range in the gauge. If it reaches the red
range, there is a risk that the vehicle might tip
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Displaying the tilt angle display
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but -
ton>
Vehicle > Lift/ Offroad or Allroad*.
Showing the additional display
To change the contents shown in the right area of
the screen, se lect in the Infotainment system :
right control button>
Additional display.
Angle:
th is disp lays the current steering wheel
angle and the maximum angle that was reached
during a drive . These values are reset when the
ignition is switched off .
Position: displays the he ight, direct ion and geo-
coordinates of the current vehicle posit ion.
Off: only the air suspension disp lay remains on .
.&_ WARNING
- Do not exceed the yellow range in the
gauge. Your vehicle can tip, which increases
the risk of an accident.
- Under some circumstances , the veh icle can
tip over or ti lt sideways even if the sideways
angle is low. The angle display does not re-
place the driver's attention . To reduce the
risk of an accident, make sure the vehicle
does not tip, especially when you are driv ing
at high speeds.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec-
tronically . Power is transferred using a torque
converter.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving
mode. The transmission upshifts at a lower RPM .,.
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