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  • 06/2022
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Engaging/disengaging all-wheel drive
NOTE Risk of damage to the transfer case

The transfer case may be damaged if you depress the accelerator pedal while engaging or disengaging the all-wheel drive.

Do not depress the accelerator pedal while the indicator lamp in the all-wheel drive switch is flashing.
To engage/disengage:
Press the upper section of switch .

The indicator lamp in the switch flashes while the all-wheel drive is engaged or disengaged.

The and warning lamps light up in the instrument cluster. ESP® and ASR are deactivated for the duration of the shift operation. Once the engaging/disengaging process has been completed, the and warning lamps in the instrument cluster go out and ESP® and ASR are reactivated.

As long as the indicator lamp in the switch is flashing, you can cancel the shift operation by pressing switch again. If the shift operation fails, the indicator lamp in the switch briefly flashes three times. One of the shift conditions was not met.

If the indicator lamp in the switch lights up, all-wheel drive is engaged.

If the LOW RANGE transmission ratio is engaged, the all-wheel drive cannot be disengaged.

Conditions for engaging/disengaging

You can engage and deactivate the all-wheel drive when stationary or while driving slowly.

When stationary, observe the following:
  • The vehicle has been started.

  • The steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.

If the all-wheel drive cannot be engaged when stationary:

Vehicles with manual transmission:
Depress the clutch pedal.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the selector lever from to from to from to and back to .

Engaging and disengaging the all-wheel drive can be made easier in this way.

Observe the following when driving slowly:
  • The vehicle has been started.

  • The vehicle is not travelling faster than 10 km/h.

  • The vehicle is not being driven around a bend.

If it is not possible to engage all-wheel drive when the vehicle is rolling:

Vehicles with manual transmission:
Depress the clutch pedal.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Briefly move the selector lever to .

If you engage the all-wheel drive, the variable limiter deactivates automatically. The corresponding display message is not shown. You must activate the variable limiter again after disengaging the all-wheel drive if necessary More.