[HSCDUDE]

Hey Guys:
I was just wondering if anyone has actually taken their GLA offroad (not including snow covered roads). I have a cottage at the beach and usually we use our Range Rover to drive on the sand, but I was curious if my GLA would make it off of the tarmac. Any feedback would be great
Thanks!

 

[Xtheunknown]

Hey Guys:
I was just wondering if anyone has actually taken their GLA offroad (not including snow covered roads). I have a cottage at the beach and usually we use our Range Rover to drive on the sand, but I was curious if my GLA would make it off of the tarmac. Any feedback would be great
Thanks!

That's a really good question. Once it gets warmer and all the snow is gone, I'll try some mild off-roading.

 

[4-matic]

Have a look at these:

 

[bikerbob]

Guess I won't be going offroad in the lower GLA 45, at least not wet grass!

 

[Boris_Balkan]

They tried to climb with SUMMER compound tires. That's like riding on black ice.

I have driven my GLA off-road, up through the mountains, rocky trails, etc. I drove all winter, even did snow off-roading trying to park at an event. My GLA sat with all the big diesel 4x4's at the top of the hill.

TIRES are everything. Clearance is next.

I didn't do 'rock-crawling' or anything like that, but the 4matic AWD system really does a fantastic job and with the CORRECT tires, it is really fun to take off road.

 

[jlipinski3]

They tried to climb with SUMMER compound tires. That's like riding on black ice.

I have driven my GLA off-road, up through the mountains, rocky trails, etc. I drove all winter, even did snow off-roading trying to park at an event. My GLA sat with all the big diesel 4x4's at the top of the hill.

TIRES are everything. Clearance is next.

I didn't do 'rock-crawling' or anything like that, but the 4matic AWD system really does a fantastic job and with the CORRECT tires, it is really fun to take off road.

I hear you about the tires.

Getting out of deep snow from a standstill is always a battle.

In the manual it says not to use the off road mode in the snow. What's been your experience w it? Does the off road mode even offer an advantage, in any terrain, or are you better off just turning off ESP?

 

[TwoAlpha]

I hear you about the tires.

Getting out of deep snow from a standstill is always a battle.

In the manual it says not to use the off road mode in the snow. What's been your experience w it? Does the off road mode even offer an advantage, in any terrain, or are you better off just turning off ESP?

I ran with ESP off in the snow this past winter. Honestly I forgot the offroad button was even there so I can't offer feedback on what that did.

ESP off has the added benefit of loooooooong power slides into the parking lot every morning too