VW Touareg II 2 owners manual page 456

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¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Off-road mode is a special driving program that adjusts the vehicle's performance for off-road driving situations ⇒ . This setting affects the following systems and features: x ESC, ASR, EDL, and ABS. x Hill Descent Assist. The speeds at which the automatic transmission shifts gears are affected. Switching off ASR and ESC on some models On all models, you can switch off Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) by pushing the m button in the lower front center console (see ⇒ Braking and parking). On some models, you can also use this button to switch off the entire Electronic Stability Control (ESC) when the vehicle is in Off-road mode. Press and hold button Status Up to 3 seconds ASR switched off. 3 to 10 seconds ESC switched off. If you switch from Off-road mode back to On-road mode, ESC is automatically switched back on again if it was off. However, ASR remains disabled. WARNING Never drive on paved roads in Off-road mode. This can cause dangerous driving situations, accidents, and severe personal injuries. x This mode is designed solely for off-road driving. If used on paved roads, the ESC, ASR, EDL, and ABS systems can affect vehicle handling and make it unstable. x Always make sure to switch ofOfff -road mode as soon as you are back on a paved road. Driving in rough terrain ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Driving tips x Drive no faster than a crawl over rocky sections. x Drive around obstacles such as rocks wherever possible. If this is not possible: x Carefully advance until one front wheel ions the rock and then slowly drive over it ⇒ . NOTICE x If you are facing a large rock or tree stump or other large obstacle, do not attempt to drie v straight over it or to climb over it with just 2 wheels. A rock or other obstacle that is too high for your vehicle to clear will damage and may disable the vehicle if you try to drive over it. You could be stranded far away from help. Never let large obstacles pass under the vehicle. If there is no way around them and they are too large to drive over, back up and find another route. x Even obstacles that are lower than your vehicle's ground clearance can com iento contact with the underbody and damage or disable your vehicle. Such obstacles are especially dangerous when the ground around them is soft or there is a dip right in front of or behind

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