The Vito 4×4 turns resolutely onto a narrow trail. The steep gravel path is a synch for the van that belongs to the Austrian Alpine Association. The fact that gravel and stones are gradually covered by uncontrolled growth is not a problem for the Mercedes-Benz van. For the Alpine Association’s nature lovers, who, equipped with their spades and shovels, reforest the protection forest up here on North Tyrol’s Obernberg with countless seedlings, the Vito 4×4 is the perfect all-wheel drive to take care of their important tasks: avalanche protection and stabilising the ecosystem.