2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER stop start

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
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RNING
If yo uop era temob ile comm unicati onequip-
ment when drivin g,youma ybe distra cted
fro mthe trafficsitua tion.Yo ucou ldalso
lo se contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof
an acc ident. Onl
yop era tethiseq uipme ntwh en the vehi-
cle issta tionar y.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive.
Do not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs. Dr
ivi ng tips
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econ
omical driving. Ahigher levelindicat esa
more economical driving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecomplet elyfilled atthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomic aldriving styleforthe select edsett ings
and prevailing conditions .The ECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicat ethe actual
fuel consumption .The additionally achieved
range displayed underBonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicat eafixed consumption reduction.
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors, such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electricalconsumers
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econ omical driving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Ach ieving ahigher valueinthe categor ies
"Acc eleration" and"Constan t":
R observe thegearshift recommendat ions.
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recom mended.
On long journ eysatacon stant speed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journ eytoits complet ion.
Therefor e,there aremore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourn ey.On
longer journeys,there arefewer changes .For
more marked changes ,perform amanual rest
(Y page 194).
Furt herinfor mation onthe ECO display
(Y page 193). Br
aking
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARN
ING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attem pttoincr ease theengine' sbrak-
ing effec t,the drive wheels couldlosetheir grip.
There isan incr eased danger ofskid-
ding andacciden ts.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Downhill gradients !
On
long, steep gradient s,you must reduce
the load onthe brakes. Touse engine brak-
ing, shift toalower gearingood time. This
helps youtoavoid overheat ingthe brakes
and wearing themoutexces sively.
When making useofthe engine braking
effec t,itis possible thatadrive wheel may
not turn forsome time,e.g.inthe case of
suddenly changingor slippery roadsurface
con ditions .This could cause damage tothe
drive train.This type ofdamage isnot cov-
ered bythe Mercedes- Benzwarrant y.
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients.This isespecially
import antifthe vehicle isladen.
This also applies ifyou have activat edcruise
con trol orAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARN
ING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedal
while driving, thebraking systemcanover-
heat. Thisincreases thestoppin gdistanc e
and caneven cause thebraking systemto
fail. There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootr est.
Never depress thebrake pedalandthe
accelerat orpedal atthe same time.
! Depress
ingthe brake pedalconstant ly
results inexces siveandpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subject edtoaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately, but
drive onfor ashort while. Thisallows theair-
flow tocool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking,there maybeadelayed reac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first Driving
tips
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ate
sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eunex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Pay attent ion totheroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns befo recallin gup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
X Remov eyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisact ivat ed, itstore sth ecur ren t
spee dor reg ulate sth espee dof theveh icle
to theprev iously store dspee d.
Pull ingawa yand driving
X If
you want topullawa ywith Activ eDis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC: rem ove your foot
fr om thebrak epedal.
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
or X IfAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisact i-
vat ed: acceler ate brie fly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spee d
to that oftheveh icle infron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedinfron t,your vehicle acceler ates
to theset spee d.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an unid entified obstacle orisdriv ingonadif-
fer ent line from another veh icle.The vehicle
th en brak esauto matically. Beready tobrak e
at all tim es.
If th ere isno veh icle infron t,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICoper atesin thesame way
as cruise control.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
slowe r-mov ingvehicle infron t,itbrak esyour
veh icle.In this way, thedist anceyou have
selec tedis main tained.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
fast er-mov ingvehicle infron t,itinc reas esthe
driv ingspee d.Howe ver,th eveh icle ison ly
acc eler atedup tothespee dyou have store d. Select
ingthedr ive progr am
All vehi cles (excep tAMG vehicles): Active
Dis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICsuppo rts a spor ty
driv ingstyle when youhave selectedth eS or
S+ driv eprog ram(Ypage 132). Accel erat ion
behin dth eveh icle infron tor totheset spee d
is then noticeably moredynam ic.Ifyou have
selec tedth eC or Edriv ingprog ram,th eveh i-
cle acceler atesmor egen tly. This settingis
rec omm endedinstop- and- start traff ic.
AMG vehicles: ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts a spor tydriv ingstyle
when youhave selectedth eS or S+ orMdriv e
prog ram(Ypage 133). Accel erat ionbehin d
th eveh icle infron tor totheset spee dis then
no ticeably moredynam ic.When youselec tth e
C driv eprog ram,th eveh icle acceler atesmor e
gen tly. This settingis rec omm endedinstop-
and- start traff ic.
Cha nging lanes
If you want tochang eto theove rtakin glane
on mult i-laneroads ,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts you if:
R you aredrivingfast erthan 45 mph
(70 km/h)
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICismain -
tain ingthedist anceto aveh icle infron t
R you switchon theappro priatetur nsign al
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdoes not
cur ren tlydet ect adang erofcol lision
If th ese condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
acc eler ated.Ac cel erat ionwill beinterr upte dif
ch ang inglane stak estoolon gor ifth edis-
tan cebet ween yourvehicle and theveh icle in
fr on tbec ome sto osmall .
i When
youchang elane s,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICmon itorstheleft lane on
left -hand- driveveh iclesor therigh tlane on
righ t-han d-driveveh icles.
St opp ing
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetects
th at theveh icle infron tis stoppin g,itbrak es
your vehicle untilit is statio nary.
On ce your vehicle isstatio nary,itrem ains sta-
tio nar yand youdonotnee dto depr essthe
brak e.Aftera tim e,theelec tric park ingbrak e
sec ures theveh icle and relie vestheser vice
brak e.
De pen dingon thespec ified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcom eto ast ands tillat asuff i- Driv
ingsyst ems
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ntdistance behindthe vehi cleinfront. The
spe cified mini mum distance isset using the
control onthe cruisecontrol lever.
The electri cpa rking brakesecu resthe vehi cle
au toma tically if Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisacti vate dand :
R the driver' sdoo ris ope nand thedriver' s
sea tbel tis unfa stened
R the engi neisswi tched off,unless itis au to-
mati callyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on
R asy stem malfuncti onoccu rs
R the pow ersuppl yis not suffici ent
If amal functi oninthe electri cpa rking brake
occu rs,then thetransm ission may also be
shi fted intoposition 005D automa tically.
Se tting aspe ed Kee
pin mind thatitmay take abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehi clehasacce lerate dor bra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre-
ments (1km/h incremen ts):brieflypre ss
the cruisecontrol lever up0043 tothe pres-
su re poi ntfor ahig her speed, ordow n0044
for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre-
ments (10km/h incremen ts):briefly
pre ssthe cruisecontrol lever up0043 past the
pre ssu repoi ntfor ahig her speed, or
dow n0044 for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
Se tting aspe cifie dmini mum distan ce You
cansetthe specified mini mum distance
for Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICbyvary -
ing the time spanbetw eenone andtwosec-
onds .Thi sdete rmine sthe distance thatActive
Dista nceAssistDISTR ONICisto mai ntai nfrom
the vehi cleinfront, dependi ngon the road
spe ed. You canseethis distance inthe multi-
functi ondispl ay(Y page 160 ).
The specified mini mum distance canbe
cha nged whileActive DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisswi tched onoroff. Ma
kesure that youmai ntai nasu ffici ently safe
di stance fromthevehi cleinfront. Adjustthe
di stance tothe vehi cleinfront ifneces sary. Cru
isecontrol lever
X To inc reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0044.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsagrea terdistance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
X To dec reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0043.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsasho rter distance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI STRONI Cdis-
plays inthe instrumen tcl uste r Di
spla ysinthe speedo mete r Whe
nActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONICis
acti vate d,one ormore segments 0044inthe set
spe edrang elight up.
If Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICdetectsa
vehi cleinfront, segments 0044from speedof
the vehi cleinfront 0087tostore dspe ed0043 light
up .
i For
design reasons, thespeeddispl ayed
on the speedo meter maydiffer slightl yfrom 160
Dri
vin gsys temsDrivin gand parking

HOLD
function
Gene ralnote s The
HOLD function canassistthe drive rin the
foll owi ngsitua tions:
R When pulling away,espe ciallyon steep
slop es
R When maneu veringonsteep slopes
R When waiting intraffic
The vehicl eis kept stationa rywitho utthe
drive rhavi ngtodepre ssthe brake pedal.
The braki ngeffect iscancele dand theHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepre ssthe
accele ratorpedalto pul lawa y.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicl eis only braked using the HOLD
function, thevehicl emay rollawa yin the fol-
low ing situa tions when youleavethe vehi-
cle:
R ifthere isamalfu nction inthe system or
in the voltag esup ply
R ifthe HOLD function isdea ctivated by
depre ssing theaccele ratorpedalor brake
peda l,e.g. byavehicl eoccupa nt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysdea ctivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y
before youleaveit.
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwas h
Deactiva tingtheHOLD function (Ypag e165) . Ac
tivation conditio ns You
canactiva tethe HOLD function ifall ofthe
foll owi ngconditions arefulfilled:
R the vehicl eis stationa ry.
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matica llyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop function.
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed oryou rseat belt
is fastened .
R the electric parkingbrake isrele ased .
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B,005Eor005C.
R Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea cti-
vated
Ac tivating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactiva tionconditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depressthe brake pedalfurther
until 0043app ears inthe multi function dis-
pla y.
The HOLD function isactiva ted.Youcan
rele ase thebrake pedal.
i If
depre ssing thebrake pedalthe first time
does notactiva tethe HOLD function, wait
brie flyand then tryaga in.
De activatin gthe HOLD function The
HOLD function isdea ctivated automati-
call yif:
R you depre ssthe accele ratorandthetrans-
missi onisin posi tion 005Bor005E.
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005D.
R you depre ssthe brake pedalaga inwith a
certain amountofpressu reuntil HOLD HOLD
disap-
pea rsfrom themulti function display.
R you secure thevehicl eusi ng the electric
parki ngbrake.
R you activa teActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC . Drivi
ngsystems
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After
atime ,the electri cpa rking brake
sec ures the vehicleand relieves theservice
bra ke.
Whe nthe HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the
trans mission isshi fted automa tically to posi-
tio n005D if:
R the driver 'ssea tbe ltis not fastene dand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop en.
R the engineissw itch edoff, unless itis au to-
ma tica lly sw itch edoff bythe ECO start/
stop functio n.
The electri cpa rking brakesec ures the vehicle
au toma tically if the HOLD functio nis acti vated
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar yand :
R asy stem malfunctio noccu rs
R the powe rsu pp lyisnot sufficie nt
If ama lfunctio nin the electri cpa rking brake
occu rs,the trans mission mayal so be shifted
into positio n005D automa tically. RAC
ESTA RT
Impo rtant safetynotes i
RAC
ESTAR Tmu stnot beused on norma l
roa ds. RAC ESTAR Tmu stonl ybe acti vated
and used on dedicate droa dcirc uits, outside
of public roa dus e.
i RAC
ESTAR Tis onl yav ailabl e for
Mer cedes‑AM Gveh icles.
RAC ESTAR Tena bles optima lacce lera tio n
from asta ndi ng start.For this,asu ita blyhi gh-
gri proa dsu rfa ce isreq uired and thevehicle
and tiresmu stbe ingoo dwo rking order. G
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If yo uus eRAC ESTAR T,ind ividu altire sma y
sta rtto spi nand thevehiclecou ldski d.
Dep endingonthe selecte dESP ®
mod e,
ther eis an incr eased riskof ski dding and
ha ving anacci dent. Makesure tha tno per-
sons ,ani ma lsor obsta clesar ewi thi nra nge
of the vehicle.
i Obs
ervethe safety notes ondriving safety
sy stem s(Y page 60).
Be sure to rea dthe safety notes andinfor-
ma tionon ESP ®
(Y page 65). Ac
tiv atio nco ndi tions Yo
ucan activate RAC ESTAR Tif:
R the doors areclo sed .
R the engineisrunning anditha srea che dan
op era ting temp erature ofappro xima tely
160 ‡(71 †). Thisis the casewh en the oil
temp erature gage inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay issho wninwh ite.
R the engineisrunning andtheengineand
trans mission areat opera ting temp erature .
Thi sis the casewh en the oiltemp erature
ga ge inthe multifu nctio ndispl ayissho wnin
wh ite (Ypage 202 ).
R ESP ®
is functio ningcorrectly(Y page 66)
R the drive pro gramS, S+ orRac eis sel ecte d
(Y page 133)
R the stee ring wheelis in the stra ight-a head
po sitio n
R the vehicleis sta tionar yand thebrakepedal
is de pre sse d(left foot)
R the trans mission isin po sitio n005B
Ac tiv atin gRAC ESTA RT i
Whe
nma nua lmod e(Y page 141 )is acti ve,
the trans mission automa tically shi fts upin
the RAC ESTAR Tdri ve pro gram.Thisfu nc-
tio nsu pp orts maximu macce lera tio nwi th
RAC ESTAR T.After going thro ughan acce l-
era ting proces sonce fromasta tionar ypo si-
tio n,thi sfu nctio nis au toma tically de acti va-
ted .
X Dep ressthe brakepedalwi th your left foo t
and keepit de pre sse d.
X Pu lland holdbo th stee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fters .
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel :Pad dle DOWN Can
cel :Pad dle DOWNmes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Re leas ebo th stee ring wheelpa dd leshi fters .
i If
the activatio ncond itions areno longe r
fu lfilled ,RAC ESTAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay. 16
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X
To can cel:pu llthe left-ha ndstee ring wheel
pa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
or
X To confi rm: pullthe right-ha ndstee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
The RACESTA RTAvailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTAvailable Depress
gas pedal. gas
pedal. message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
i If
yo udo not depre ssthe acce lerato rpe dal
wi thi nafew seco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The multifunc tiondispl aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Dep ressthe acce lerato rpe dalcomp letel y,
unti lthe engi nespe edstop sincre asing .
The RACESTA RT Releasebra keto RAC
ESTA RT Releasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tion
di spl ay.
i If
yo udo not release the brakepedal
wi thi nfiv eseco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The RACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
ap pe ars inthe multifunc tiondispl ay.
X Take your foo toff the brake, butkee pthe
acce lerato rpe dalde pre sse d.
The vehiclepu lls aw ay atma ximu macce ler-
ati on.
The RACESTA RTActive RAC
ESTA RTActive message appe ars
in the multifunc tiondispl ay.
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dwh en the vehicle
rea che sa spe edofappro xima tely30 mph
(C ana da:50 km/h ).
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dimm ediatel yif yo u
rel ease the acce lerato rpe daldu ring RACE
STAR Tor ifany ofthe activationcond itions are
no longer fulfilled. The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operat or'sMan ual sib
leSee Operat or'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appe ars inthe mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i If
RAC ESTAR Tis us ed rep eated lywithi na
sho rtpe rio dof time ,it is onl yava ilab le
ag ain afte rthe vehicleha sbe en driven a
certa indista nce. Ada
ptiv edampin gsys tem
Gen eral notes A
su spe nsion with the adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem provides imp rove ddri ving comf ortand
conti nuouslycontro lsthe calibrati onofthe
da mpe rs.The dampi ngcha racteri stic sad apt
to the current opera ting anddriving situa tion. The
dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each
wh eeland depends on:
R your driving style,e.g .spo rty
R the roadsu rfa ce cond itions
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram(Y page 132) .
Se lecti ng the Comfort orEcon omy
drive programs In
the Comfort andEcon omy drive pro grams,
the driving characteri stic sof your veh icleare
more comfortable. Sel ect one ofthes edri ve
pro grams ifyo ufav oramore comfortable dri v-
ing style.Als osel ect thes edri ve pro grams
wh en driving faston stra ight roa ds, e.g.on
stra ight stre tches ofhighw ay.
In urba ntraf ficand stop -starttraf fic, drive pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Comfort orEcon omy drive
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer settingofthe suspe nsion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro gramensu resevenbe tter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisdri ve pro -
gra mwh en emp loying aspo rtydriving style,
e.g .on windi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043asma ny
time sas nece ssaryunti lthe Spo rtdri ve
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtPlus mode The
firmer suspe nsion setti ngsinthe Spo rt
Pl us drive pro gramensu reeve nbe tter conta ct
wi th the road.Sel ect thismod ewh en emp loy-
ing aspo rtydriving style,e.g .on windi ng cou n- Dri
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Setting
raisedlevel X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Make surethataspeed of75 mph
(120 km/h) isnot exceeded.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
isnot lit:press but-
ton 0043.
If the engine hasbeen switched offbythe
ECO start/ stopfunct ion,itis now restarted.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.The vehicle is
raised by1.2 in(31 mm).
Setting thenormal level
X Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Thevehicle is
adjusted tonormal level
The "Raised level" settingis canceled ifyou:
R are driving fasterthanapproximately
75 mph (120km/h).
R drive forapproximately threeminutes ata
speed over50mph (80km/h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion.
Suspension tuning General
notes
The electro- hydraulicallycontrolled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comfort .You canalso choose
between asporty, aparticularly sporty,acom-
fortable andacomfort ablemode withcurve
tilting function(CURVE). The
suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individual lyand depends on:
R the road surface condition ,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, theComfort
drive program isactivated. Furtherinformation
about startin gthe engine (Ypage 127).
Selec tingComfort mode In
the Comfort driveprogram, thedriving
characterist icsofyour vehicle aremore com-
fortable. Selectthismode ifyou favor amore
comfort abledriving style.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheComfort drive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport mode
The firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thismode ifyou
favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport Plusmode
The firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
the Sport Plusdrive program ensureseven
better contactwith theroad. Select thismode
if you favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport Plus
drive program isselected. Driving
systems
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