seawitch4

Has anyone drove on sand w/o the off road package. If so do you turn off anti skid & how does the ML handle.

frtdog

Actually I did not touch anything on the off road package. I have the airmatic suspension so I just raised it up a notch and it worked just fine. Of course try to stay on the harder sand because even the best of 4x4 can get stuck. Now this was on a beach so if you plan to drive on inland sand dunes some else needs to relate their experiences.
Have fun!!

DUTCH

Depending on the sand, you might also want to air down the tires.

iankayem

As Dutch says, on any sand, tyre pressure is more important than anything else.


Even a 2WD with low pressure (12psi), will outperform any 4WD at 40psi.
Having said that, you will be asking for trouble if you deflate your 20" rim tyres down to 12psi. Just hit one rock and you are up for a new rim.


Rule of thumb minimum for 16" alloy rims with tubeless tyres is 15psi.
With my 20" rims, I would not go down to 20psi unless it was clean coastal sand with no rocks at all. Any hard ground and I would limit it to 25psi.


If you are driving on the beach, the hard wet sand is easy going and no changes are necessary. (Make sure you wash off the salt afterwards.)


For softer sand, Off road 1 setting on the Airmatic control with max height is the best option.

helipilotml550

Does Awesome on the beach.