Package, Driving off-road, Driving and parking – Mercedes-Benz 2013 M Class User Manual

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To increase or decrease in 1 mph

increments (Canada: 1 km/h

increments): briefly press the cruise

control lever up : for a higher set speed
or down ; for a lower set speed.
The set speed appears in the multifunction
display with the à DSR symbol. It is also
displayed in status indicator =.

When DSR is activated, you can change the
set speed to a value between 1 mph and
11 mph (Canada: between 2 km/h and
18 km/h).

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The DSR set speed is always changed in

1 mph increments (Canada: 1 km/h
increments). This is regardless of whether
you press the cruise control lever to or
beyond the pressure point.

Off-road program (vehicles without the

ON&OFFROAD package)

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Off-road program button

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Off-road program indicator lamp

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To switch on: press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. The Ç off-
road indicator appears in the multifunction
display.

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To switch off: press button :.
Indicator lamp ; and the Ç off-road
indicator go out in the multifunction
display.

The off-road program assists you in driving
off-road. The engine’s performance
characteristics and the gearshifting

characteristics of the automatic transmission
are adapted for this purpose. ABS, ESP

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and

4ETS programs especially adapted to off-road
driving are activated. A gentle accelerator
pedal curve is also selected, i.e. the
accelerator pedal must be depressed much
further in order to accelerate.
Do not use the off-road program on roads that
are snow-covered or icy or if you have
mounted snow chains on your vehicle.
For information about driving off-road, see
(

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page 187).

Off-road programs (vehicles with the

ON&OFFROAD package)

General notes
The off-road programs assist you in driving
off-road. The engine’s performance
characteristics and the gearshifting
characteristics of the automatic transmission
are adapted for this purpose. ABS, ESP

®

and

4ETS programs especially adapted to off-road
driving are activated. An accelerator pedal
curve suitable for the terrain is selected, i.e.
the accelerator pedal must be depressed
further to accelerate.
Do not use the off-road programs on roads
that are snow-covered or icy or if you have
mounted snow chains on your vehicle.
For information on driving off-road, see
(

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page 187).

The following program messages are shown
in the multifunction display until the
applicable vehicle level is set. Up to off-road
level 2, you can hide the program messages
using the % or the a button on the
multifunction steering wheel.

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