wheel MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2019 MY19 with no MMS Operator’s Manual

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Lowb eam/perime terl ights: pull ba ck
housing co ver1. #
Pullo utthes ockettow ards ther ear. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Align and inser tthe soc ket. #
Attach housing co ver1. #
High beam/daytime running lights: pull
bac khousing co ver2. #
Turn thes ocketc ounter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthes ocketa nd tur nitclock wise. #
Attach housing co ver2. #
Turn signal indicator: #
Turn soc ket 3counter-clo ckwise and
re mo veit. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Inser tsocket 3and tur nitclock wise.
Ad ditional tur nsignal light
Re quirements:
R Ad
ditional tur nsignal light (all-wheel
driv evehicles): bulb typeP21W #
Switching of fthe lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 1and remo velens 2. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Place lens 2in position and tigh tent he
scr ews 1. Re
placing rear light bulb s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) Overvie
wofrear bul btypes (Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van)
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Brak elights/tail lamps/pe rime terl ights:
P21W
2 Reversing lights: P21W
3 License plate lamp:W5W
4 Rear fogl ights: P21W
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Light and vision
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&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from thew iper ar min
th ed irection of ar row4. #
Carefull yremo vehose 5from thew iper
blade. #
Attach hose 5tothen ew wiper blade. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretainin gclips 2inthed irection
of thea rrow and swivel thew iper blade away
from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the 90
Light and vision

st
eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front-passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. The
object sinviewa reinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjudg ethe dis tance
between youa nd ther oad user driving behi nd
yo u, fore xamp le, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: pushtheo ut‐
side mir rorint op osition manually.
Ad justin gthe outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly. If
th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Befor edriving off, switc honthe powersupp ly
or thei gnition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: press and
hol db utton 2.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro rw illa udi‐
bly engag einposition. The outsid emirro ris
se tint he cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without arear windo wdefros ter:
at lo wtemperatures, them irro rh eating
switches on automatically when thee ngine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with arear windo wdefros ter: at
lo wt emperatures, them irro rh eater switches
on automatically when thee ngine is star ted.
The mir rorh eater can also be switched on
to ge ther wit hthe rear wind owdefros teru sing
th er ear windo wdefros terb utton. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror Light and vision
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Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit hrear-compartment air condition‐
ing, adjus table air vents ha vebeen integrated in
th er oof air duct. #
Adjustin gthe air flow: if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Adjustin gthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther ear &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air noz‐
zles in ther ear foot we ll on thel eft-hand side 1.
No object smaybe placed there. Passengers
mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du etothe
wa rm airflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Fu
nction of thea uxiliar yheating &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. Climate
control 99

Information abou
ttranspor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requ ires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Note sonb rakes &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. Downhill
gradients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page117).
% Cha
nget he shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page105).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y. Heavy and light loads &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. If
th eb rake sh aveb een subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediately .Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh aveb een used onl ymoderatel y,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igher speed
while paying attention tothet raffic conditions.
The brakes will grip better as aresult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This
ma yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Main tainal ongerd ista nc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrakethe vehicle firm ly af terd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances conside rably,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarge safed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel aye rofs alt:
R apply theb rake sf romt ime totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regular lymonitor and checka ll of the 108
Driving and pa rking

brakepads
byper form ing avisual inspection to
look forp ad material wear.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly recommended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed.
R Avoid tir eruts.
R Brak ecarefully.
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwa ter
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wa terh as collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel ow er edg eofthe front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page110). Driving and parking
109

Information abou
tdriving in winter &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. Ve
hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuver.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe section "No teson
sno wchains" (/ page203).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. An accumulation of sno
wand ice, particular ly
when frozen, in thea reaa round thea ir intake,
moving parts, thea xles and thew heel housing,
ma ycause thef ollowing problems:
R Obstruction of thea ir intake
R Damag etovehicle parts
R Malfunction sdue torestriction of mobility
intende dbythe design (e.g. reduced steering
mo vement)
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
Information about driving off-road &
WARNING Risk of accident if youdon ot
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo ud rive at an angle or tur nonanincline,
th ev ehicle could slip side ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alwaysd rive on inclines in thel ine of fall
(straight up or down) and do no tturn. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toacceler‐
atin gforce during off-road driving
When driving off-road on une vens urfaces,
th ef orce of thev ehicle's acceleration af fects
yo ur body from all directions.
Yo uc ould, fore xamp le, be thro wn from your
seat. #
Alwaysw ear aseat belt when driving
off- road. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto theh ands
when driving overobstac les
If yo ud rive over obs tacles or in tir eruts ,the
st eering wheel ma yfold bac kand cause inju‐
ri es totheh ands. #
Steering wheel mus talway sbeh eld
securely wit hbothh ands. #
When driving overobstac les, expect
increased steering forc es at short
notice. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. 11 0
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#
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, e.g. stones
and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving. When driving off-road and on con
stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake
sy stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission int othe neutral posi‐
tion and do no tdisengag ethe clutch. Youc ould
lose control when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle
wit hthe service brake. If your vehicle cannot
manag eanuphill incline, driv ebackd ownin
re ve rseg ear.
When loading your vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page158)
and add if necessa ry (/ pag e125).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e176).Be fore driving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page220).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e220), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel choc ka re
car ried in thev ehicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e202) and thet irep ressure
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111

Ru
les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts.
Obs tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page72).
R Before driving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page120).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e119)a nd, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 119).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp oraril ydeactivate
ASR when pulling away ( /pag e119).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly. Wa lkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get out of thev ehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road. R
Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The watermust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page95).
R The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page100).
R Switc hona ll-wheel driv e(/pag e118)and
engag eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 119).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto 1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mor ethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm) ,makes uretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywate r.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly and reduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughly befor edriving on public roads.
Obse rvet he following point safter drivin goff-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page120).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/ pag e119).
R Activat eASR (/ page 119).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particular lythe
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet. 11 2
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This increases
road adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wa terors imilar lydirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations. In thee vent of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately. ECO displa
yfunction The EC
Odispla ysummarizes thed riving charac‐
te rist ics from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits com‐
pletion and assists youina chievin gthe mos teco‐
nomical driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
R anticipat eroad and traf ficc onditions.
R obser vetheg earshif trecommendations. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay The segment's lettering lights up bright,
theo uter
edg elights up and thes egment is filled, in the
fo llowing cases:
R 1 ACCELERATION :moderat eacceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:c onsistent speed
R 3 COASTING:g entledeceleration and roll‐
ing
The segment's lettering is gray ,the outer edg eis
dar kand thes egment is em ptied, in thef ollowing
cases:
R 1 ACCELERATION:s porty acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT :fluctuations in speed
R 3 COASTING:h eavy braking
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree segments fill up comple tely at the
same time
R thee dgea round all thre es egment slights up Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edis‐
play
The bar sfill up in thef ollowing cases:
R 1Moderat eacceleration
R 2Consis tent speed
R 3Gentle deceleration and rolling
The bar semp ty in thef ollowing cases:
R 1Sporty acceleration
R 2Fluctuations in speed
R 3Heavy braking
The displa yshows additional range 4Bonus
XXX mi From Start orXXX mi From Start achieved
as aresult of your drivin gstyle in co mparison to
ad rive rw ithav erys porty driving style. The range
displ ayed does no tindicat eafixed reduction in
consum ption. Driving and parking
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