If the vehicle is stuck
ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
It takes experience and a fine touch to “rock” a vehicle back and forth to get it going when it is stuck.
If you go about it the wrong way, you'll dig the vehicle in even deeper and need someone to tow you
free.
If the vehicle won't budge
ꢀ Carefully dig out all four wheels and make sure that no other parts of the vehicle are stuck in the
sand.
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Select Reverse (R) gear.
Carefully accelerate and try to back up in your own track.
If this doesn't help, try placing brushwood, floor mats, or burlap sackcloth directly in front of the tires to
improve grip and traction ⇒ꢀ
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Rocking the vehicle free
Don't spin the wheels. It's unlikely to help you get going and all but certain to dig you in even deeper if
you do it too much ⇒ꢀ
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Switch off Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)
Turn the steering wheel so that it points straight ahead.
Shift into Reverse (R) and accelerate just to the point where the wheels first start to spin.
Immediately engage first gear and accelerate again until the wheels just begin to spin.
Repeat this process to get the vehicle to rock back and forth and then hopefully develop enough
forward momentum to get going again.
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Once the vehicle is free, switch ASR back on
WARNING
Make sure there are no people or animals in front of or behind the vehicle, especially when it
is stuck and you are trying to rock it loose.
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Stones, brush, pieces of wood, and other objects under the wheels can be thrown at great
velocity when they spin. This can cause serious or even fatal injuries.
If the stuck vehicle suddenly regains traction, it will lurch forward and can run over
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anybody who is standing too close to it in the front or in the back.
After driving off-road
ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
After an off-road drive, you always need to check the vehicle's underbody for damage and may need
to clean the radiator grille ⇒ꢀ
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Checklist
Checklist: Perform after every off-road drive ⇒ꢀ
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Switch on ASR again
Clean the turn signal lights, the headlights and taillights, the license plate, and all windows.
If required, remove the towing eye(s) and snow chains.
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