Off-road driving program – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

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Release the cruise control lever.

The vehicle speed decreases in incre-
ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).

Each time the set speed is changed,

DSR

will appear in the multifunction dis-

play and the newly set speed is shown.

Off-road driving program

The off-road driving program is designed to
assist the driver when driving off-road in
terrain and crossing water. The off-road
driving program adjusts the engine power
and shifting of the automatic transmission
to be more suitable for the off-road use of
the vehicle. In addition, the ABS, ESP

®

, and

4-ETS designed for off-road use are
automatically activated.

In the following situations you should
switch to the off-road driving program:

ț

during off-road driving

ț

when crossing water (

page 324)

ț

when towing up or down on steep
gradients

The switch is located on the upper part of
the center console.

1 Switch for off-road driving program
2 Indicator lamp

i

The new speed is set and the vehicle will

accelerate or decelerate. Keep in mind that it
may take a brief moment until the vehicle has
reached the new set speed.

i

The set speed is canceled when DSR is

switched off. If DSR is switched on again, DSR
will use the programmed default speed
(

page 178).

i

In the ML 63 AMG, the off-road driving

program is switched on and off via the control
system (

page 159).

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