Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 269)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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 ( ୴ page 338)
ț when towing up or down on steep
gradients
The switch is located on the lower part of
the center console.
1 Switch for off-road driving program
2 Indicator lamp
Switching Off-road driving program on
̈ Press switch 1 ( ୴ page 268).
Indicator lamp 2 comes on. The
symbol y appears in the lower
multifunction display.
Switching Off-road driving program off
̈ Press switch 1 again.
Indicator lamp 2 goes out. The
symbol y disappears.
i In the ML 63 AMG, the off-road driving
program is switched on and off via the control
system (
୴ page 159).