TRANSMISSION: 4-WHEEL DRIVE
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Driving - 193
Electronic stability control
(ESC) and traction control when
driving off-road
(vehicles equipped with ESC)
When driving on soft ground (sand,
mud, deep snow), we recommend that
you deactivate the ESC function by
pressing and holding the "ESC" button.
In this case, only individual wheel
braking remains active.
This function applies the brake to any
wheelthatisslipping,allowingtheen
gine torque to be transferred to the
wheels where there is the most grip.
Thisisparticularlyusefulwhencross
ing a bridge.
All the ESCfunctionswillbeautomati
cally reactivated when the vehicle
speed exceeds approximately 31 mph
(50km/h),(62mph(100km/h) in
"OFF-ROAD"mode)orafterrestarting
the engine or pressing the "ESC"but
ton again 🡺195.
Note:thetractioncontrolsystemisre
activated only after the engine is
restarted or by pressing the "ESC"but
ton.
Operating faults
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunc
tion, the system automatically switches
to "2-wheel drive" operation, the
, warning lights and the
"Check4wheeldrive"messageap
pear on the instrument panel.
Driveassoonaspossibleatamoder
ate speed to an approved dealer.