2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN air suspension

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Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
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2 Comb inationswit ch
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
4 Display (multim ediasystem)
5 Start/ stop butt on
6 Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
7 Climat econ trol systems
8 Glovebox
9 Hazar dwa rning light s
A Stow agecom partment
B Control elem entsfo rth emultimedia system
C AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
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D ECO star t/ stop funct ion
E ActivePa rking Assist
F Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
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Ac tivates /de activatesSPOR Thandling mode →
18 G
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system (sus‐
pension tuning) →
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H Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
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I DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
J PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps
K Cont rolpanel forth emultimedia system
L Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
M Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter
N Unlocks thehood
O Elect ric pa rking brak e
P Light switch
Q Cont rolpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Hea d-up Displa y At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E 0007
Pullst eer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
ins trumen tclus terdisp lays theDRIFT MODE
Confirm :Paddle UPCancel: PaddleDOWN
messag eand theDRIFT warning lam p
fl ashes . 0007
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel paddle shifter
1 .
The instrument clusterdisp lays themessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pgoes out. 0007
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE 0007
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. AMG
adaptivespor tsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionof"Spor t","Spor t
Plus", "Comfort" or "Econ omy"
(Mer cedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+ only) Dr
iving andparking 23

The
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
speed- dependentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R suspen siontuning butt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s(Me rcedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort)
; (Eco) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph(1 40 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised again.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen siontuning isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
B (Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuningis eve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. 24
Driving and parking

AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting 0007
Toselect theComf ortsusp ension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem COMFOR T
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. In
"Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. 0007
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension setting:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. 0007
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity . The
vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t 26
Driving andparking