ground clearance MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Donotdr ive on unkno wnterrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t‐
ance, other wise theve hicle maydig itself in.
R Drive in thetra cksof other vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand isfirm enough
- The ground clearance issuf ficie nt R
Lowe rth etir epr essur ein all four wheel s.
Con traryto theinf ormation onthetir epr es‐
sur eplat e(fuel filler flap), youcan lowe rth e
tir epr es su re to120kP a(1 .2 bar/1 7.4 psi ).
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
% Once youstop driving onsand, immediat ely
incr ease thetir epr essur eag ain.
Yo ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo r
th eve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on the
fo llo wing labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don
th eB‑pillar ofyour vehicle (/page39 1).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthe
fuel filler flap (/ page38 7).
Fo rding
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Drive at no mor eth an 6mp h(1 0 km/h) .
R Obse rveth emaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e42 4). R
Beforefo rd ing, shiftth etra nsf ercase tothe
LO WRAN GEoff-r oad gear (/ page14 9).
R Swi tchof fau tomatic climatecontr ol
(/ page 126).
R Ensur eth at abo wwav edoes notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page14 0).
Dr ivi ng inmount ainousterrain
Also observeth efo llo wing informatio nwhen
dr ivin gin moun tainous terrain:
R Obse rveth eva lues oftheappr oach/depar‐
tur eang leand ofthemaximum gradient
(/ page42 4).
R Engage thedif fere ntia llo ck sif necessar y
(/ page15 1).
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar on uphill gradien tsand
on long,steep downhill gradients. 13
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Driving and parking

Ve
hicl edimens ions G
550
Ve hicle length1 91.6 in
(486 6mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 86.
1in
(2 18 7mm)
Ve hicle height 77.5 in
(1 969 mm)
Whe elba se 113.8 in
(2890 mm)
Tu rning radius 44.6ft
(1 3.6 m)
Minimum ground clearance 9.5in
(2 41 mm) We
ight sand loads No
tethat items ofoptio nal equipme ntinc rease
th ecurb weight andreduce thepa yload. Ve
hicl edata forof f-r oad drivin g Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior if:
R youexc eed themaximum permissible
fo rd ing dep thwhen drivin gth ro ugh stand‐
ing water
R abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive. Itapplies toslo wdriving thro ugh stand‐
ing water. Dr
iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces tiretra c‐
tion .The permissible ford ing dep thisthen cor re‐
sponding lylowe r.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page13 6). Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
G 55 02 7.6 in (70 cm) Appr
oach/depar tureang le
The speci fied values aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive. 42
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