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Before driving off-road, check the wheels and

replace them if necessary.

Checklist after driving off-road

If you detect damage to the vehicle after

driving off-road, have the vehicle checked

immediately at a qualified specialist work-

shop.

Driving over rough terrain places greater

demands on your vehicle than driving on normal

roads. After driving off-road, check the vehicle.

This allows you to detect damage promptly and

reduce the risk of an accident to yourself and

other road users.

If the Offroad or Offroad Plus drive program

is selected: select the Individual, Sport,

Comfort or Slippery drive program

(

Y page 147).

Deactivate the LOW RANGE off-road gear

(

Y page 221).

Deactivate DSR (Y page 218).

Lower the vehicle level again to a level suita-

ble to the road conditions, e.g. to the normal

level.

Clean the headlamps and rear lights and

check for damage.

Clean the front and rear license plates.

Clean the wheels and tires with a water jet

and remove any foreign objects.

Clean the wheels, wheel housings and the

vehicle underside with a water jet; check for

any foreign objects and damage.

Check whether twigs or other parts of plants

have become trapped. These increase the risk

of fire and can damage fuel pipes, brake

hoses or the rubber bellows of the axle joints

and propeller shafts.

After the trip, examine without fail the entire

undercarriage, wheels, tires, brakes, body-

wor

k stru

cture, steering, chassis and exhaust

system for damage.

After driving for extended periods across

sand, mud, gravel, water or in similarly dirty

conditions, have the brake discs, wheels,

brake pads/linings and axle joints checked

and cleaned.

If you detect strong vibrations after off-road

travel, check for foreign objects in the wheels

and drive train and remove them if necessary.

Foreign objects can disturb the balance and

cause vibrations.

Driving on sand

Observe the following rules when driving on

sand:

Select the Offroad drive program (vehicles

without Off-Road Engineering package)

(

Y page 219).

Select the Offroad drive program (vehicles

with Off-Road Engineering package)

(

Y page 220).

Select a higher vehicle level.

Avoid high engine speeds.

Use the left-hand steering wheel paddle

shifter to shift to a lower gear appropriate to

the terrain.

Drive quickly to overcome the rolling resist-

ance. Otherwise the vehicle's wheels could

become stuck in loose ground.

Drive in the tracks of other vehicles if possi-

ble. Make sure that:

the tire ruts are not too deep.

the sand is sufficiently firm.

the ground clearance of the vehicle is suf-

ficient.

Tire ruts and gravel roads

Check that the ruts are not too deep and

that your vehicle has sufficient clearance.

Otherwise, your vehicle could be damaged or

bottom out and get stuck.

Observe the following rules when driving along

ruts in off-road terrain or on roads with loose

gravel:

Select the Offroad drive program (vehicles

without Off-Road Engineering package)

(

Y page 219).

Select the Offroad drive program (vehicles

with Off-Road Engineering package)

(

Y page 220).

Select a higher vehicle level.

Avoid high engine speeds.

Shift to a lower gear using the left-hand steer-

ing wheel paddle shifter.

Drive slowly.

Where ruts are too deep, drive with the

wheels of one side on the center grassy area,

if possible.

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Driving tips

Driving and parking

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