Vehicle data for off-road driving
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Vehicle data for off-road driving
Approach/departure angle
Fording depth
! The depth of water must not exceed the
value specified in the table. Note that the
possible fording depth is less in flowing water.
The table shows approach and departure
angles : and ; when the vehicle is loaded and
ready to drive.
For vehicles with steel springs, loaded and ready
to drive means: a full tank, all fluids topped up
and the driver is in the vehicle.
The table shows fording depth : when the
vehicle is loaded and ready to drive.
On vehicles with the AIRMATIC package or the
Off-Road Engineering package, loads up to the
Loaded and ready to drive means: a full tank, all
maximum permissible load have no influence on
fluids topped up and the driver is in the vehicle.
approach and departure angles.
On vehicles with the AIRMATIC package or the
All vehicles (except vehicles with AMG body-
Off-Road Engineering package, loads up to the
styling)
maximum permissible load have no influence on
fording capability.
:
;
Missing values were not available at the time of
going to print.
Steel-sprung vehi-
26°
26°
cles
Fording
depth
Vehicles with the
Technical data
AIRMATIC package
Steel-sprung vehicles
50 cm
Normal level
23°
24°
Vehicles with the AIRMATIC
package
Raised level
29°
28°
Raised level
50 cm
Vehicles with the
Off-Road Engineer-
Vehicles with the Off-Road
ing package
Engineering package
Normal level
23°
24°
Off-road level 1
50 cm
Off-road level 1
26°
26°
Off-road level 2
50 cm
Off-road level 2
29°
28°
Off-road level 3
60 cm
Off-road level 3
30°
29°
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Mercedes-AMG
Raised level
50 cm
vehicles
Further information about off-road fording
( Y page 172).