Operation
Driving instructions
The 4-ETS recognizes the situation and
limits the torque for the front wheels by
braking them. Simultaneously the
Driving downhill
Driving through water
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Select gear range 1 on the automatic
transmission (୴ page 121).
torque for the rear wheels is increased.
Drive downhill observing the same
rules as driving uphill (୴ page 202).
Driving across a hilltop
The special LOW RANGE – ABS setting
allows for precise and brief (cyclical)
blocking of the front wheels, permitting
them to dig into loose ground.
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Decelerate just ahead of a hilltop (do
not select gear range N), to prevent the
vehicle from speeding up too much af-
ter climbing a hill.
Remember that the front wheels when
stopped, slide across a surface, thus
loose their ability to steer the vehicle.
Use the momentum of the vehicle to
drive across the hilltop.
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20 in (50 cm)
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Before driving through water, deter-
mine its depth.
Driving in this manner prevents the ve-
hicle from jumping across the hilltop
and thus loosing its forward momen-
tum.
It should not be deeper than approxi-
mately 20 inches (50 cm).
Make sure you check the water bed.
The ground surface may not be firm
which may result in deeper waters than
expected when driving the vehicle
through it.
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Switch to LOW RANGE mode before
driving through water (୴ page 125).
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz M-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz ML350, Mercedes-Benz ML500, Mercedes-Benz W163 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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