ground clearance MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2021 Owners Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: GLC, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2021Pages: 462, PDF Size: 6.46 MB
Page 153 of 462
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 Selec tth eF drive pr ogr am.
R Select ahigher vehicle leve l.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto overcome thero lling resis t‐
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitself in.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother 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
Fo rding Also
obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:selec t
th ehighes tpossible vehicle leve l
( / pag e208 )
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e360 ).
R Switc hof faut omatic climatecon trol
(/ page13 7).
R Ensur eth at abo wwa ve does notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page15 3).
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
(/ page360).
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.
R ActivateDSR before driving downhill, ifnec ‐
essar y(/ page18 8).
Che cklistaf te rdr ivin gof f-r oad
Dr iving off-r oa dplace sgr ea terdema ndsonyour
ve hicle than drivin gon norm alroads. Chec kth e
ent ire ve hicle fordama geand fore ign bodies
ev erytime afte rdr iving off-r oad .Fo reign bodies
in thewheels ordrivet ra in can lead toimbalan‐
ces and ther efor evibr ations.
R Ifth eF orG drive pr og ram issele c‐
te d: select another drive pr ogr am.
R Deact ivat eDS R.
R Lowe rth eve hicle leve lag ain toaleve lsuit a‐
ble tothero ad con dition s,e.g .to thenor mal
le ve l.
R Appl yth ebr ak es todryth em afte rfo rd ing.
R Chec kth at theser vice brak eis wo rking nor‐
mall yaf te ra long downhil lst re tch. Dr
iving and parking 15
1