2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 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
WA
RNING
Mob ile comm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromtra fficcond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lof the
veh icle. The reisaris kof an acc ident. As
adri ver ,us emob ile comm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl ywh en the vehicleis at a
sta nds till.
As aveh icleoccu pant, usemob ile comm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yin the designa ted
ar ea ,e.g .the rearpa sse nge rcomp artment.
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. 15
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ivi ng tipsDrivi ng andparki ng

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
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 electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 196).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 195). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. 152
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tipsDriving andparking

Selec
tingthedrive progra m
All vehicles (exceptAMG vehicles ):Act ive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsasporty
driving stylewhen youhave selected theSor
S+ drive program (Ypage 133). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theCor Edriving program, thevehi-
cle accelerates moregently. Thissettin gis
recommen dedinstop-and- starttraffic.
AMG vehicles :Act ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsasporty driving style
when youhave selected theSor S+ orMdrive
program (Ypage 132). Acceleration behind
the vehicle infront ortothe setspeed isthen
notic eably moredynamic. Whenyouselect the
C drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake. Afteratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
Depending onthe specified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcome toastandst illat asuffi- cient
distance behindthevehicle infront .The
specified minimum distanceisset using the
cont rolonthe cruise controllever.
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automatically ifAct ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isactivated and:
R the driver's doorisopen andthedriver's
seat beltisunfastened
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If amalfunction inthe electric parking brake
occurs, thenthetransm issionmayalsobe
shifted intoposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): briefly
press thecruise controllever up0043 past the
pressure pointforahigher speed, or
down 0044for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 162).
The specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isswitched onoroff. Driving
systems
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Acti
vation cond itions You
canactivat eRACE START if:
R thedoor sare closed.
R theen gin eis run ningand ithas reac hedan
oper ating tempe rature ofappr oximat ely
16 0‡ (71 †). This isthecas ewhen theoil
te mpe rature gage inthemult ifunction dis-
play issho wninwhit e.
R theen gin eis run ningand theen gin eand
tr ans mis sion areatoper ating tempe rature.
This isthecas ewhen theoil tempe rature
gage inthemult ifunction disp layissho wnin
whit e(Y page 205).
R ES P®
is fun ction ing correc tly (Y page 66)
R thedri ve pro gram S,S+ orRa ce issele cted
(Y page 132)
R thest eer ing whee lis in thest raig ht-ah ead
pos ition
R theveh icleis stati onary and thebrak epedal
is depr essed(lef tfoo t)
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005B
Acti vating RACE START i
When
manualmod e(Y page 142)isact ive,
th etrans mis sion automaticallyshif tsup in
th eRACE START drive pro gram .This func-
ti on supp ortsmax imum acceler ation with
RACE START .Af tergoin gth roug han acc el-
erat ingprocess once from ast ati onary posi-
ti on ,th is fun ction isauto maticallydeac tiva-
te d.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal withyour leftfoo t
and keep itdepr essed.
X Pull and hold bothsteer ing whee lpaddl e
shif ters.
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel:Pad dle DOWN Can
cel:Pad dle DOWNmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X Releas ebot hsteer ing whee lpaddl eshif ters.
i If
th eact ivat ion cond ition sare nolonger
fulf illed ,RACE START iscan celed. The
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay. X
To canc el:pull thelef t-han dsteer ing whee l
paddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
or X To conf irm: pull therig ht-hand steer ing
whee lpaddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
The RACESTA RTavailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTavailable Depress
acc ele rator acc
ele ratormes sage appear sin themult i-
fun ction disp lay.
i If
you donotdepr esstheacc eler atorpedal
wit hin afew seconds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. Themult ifunction disp laysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage .
X De pre sstheacc eler atorpedal comple tely,
unt ilth een gin espee dstops increas ing.
The RACESTA RTReleasebra keto RAC
ESTA RTReleasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appear son themult ifunc-
ti on disp lay.
i If
you donotrel ease thebrak epedal
wit hin fivesec onds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. TheRACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
X Tak eyour footoff thebrak e,but keep the
acc eler atorpedal depressed.
The vehiclepulls away atmax imum acceler -
ati on.
The RACESTA RTactive RAC
ESTA RTactive message appear s
in themult ifunction disp lay.
RACE START isdeac tivat ed when theveh icle
reac hesaspee dof appr oximat ely30mph
(Can ada: 50km/h).
RACE START isdeac tivat ed imm ediat elyifyou
rel ease theacc eler atorpedal duringRACE
ST ART orifany oftheact ivat ion cond ition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operator'sMan ual sib
leSee Operator'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appear sin themul-
ti fun ction disp lay.
i If
RACE START isused repeatedly within a
sho rtper iod oftime, itis on lyavail able
again aftertheveh iclehas been driven a
ce rtain dist ance. Ada
ptive damp ing system
Gene ralnot es A
susp ension withth eadapt ivedamp ingsys-
te m pro vides impr oveddri vin gco mf ort and
co ntinu ously control sth ecali brat ionofthe
damp ers.The damp ingcharac teris tics adapt
to thecur ren toper ating and drivin gsit uati on. 168
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ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng

The
damping istuned individually toeach
wheel anddepends on:
R your driving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface conditions
R the selected driveprogram (Ypage 133).
Selecting theComfort orEcono my
dr ive program s In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
more comfor table.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfor tabledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode The
firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode The
firmer suspension settings inthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun- try
roads or,ideally ,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected.
Activating thedriving dynam icsdis-
play Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
inform ationonthe vehicle's operating state.
X Switch onthe multimedia system.Further
inform ationcanbefound inthe Digital Oper-
ator's Manual.
X Press button 0043.
The driving dynamics displayappears inthe
multimedia systemdisplay.
The following informationonthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 133)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steer ingangle
R Damping settingselected
R G-FORCE crossdisplay inglongitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavailabl ein Sport
or Sport Plusdrive programs) Driving
systems
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Acti
veBod yCont rolABC (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Set ting theveh icle level Gene
ralnot es
The vehiclelev elcan beset usin gth e
DY NA MIC SELECT but ton(Y page 133)or the
lev elbut ton. The setting always correspo nds
to thelast selected fun ction .
In ord erto red uce fuel consumpt ionand
impr ovethedri vin gdyn amic s,theveh icleis
lower edasits spee dinc reas es.IntheSp ort
and Sport Plusdri ve pro gram s,itis lower ed
by up to0.5in (13 mm)co mp ared totheno r-
mal vehicle level.In theComf ortand CURV E
driv eprog rams,itis lower edbyup to0.2in
(5 mm) compared totheno rm alveh icle level.
As thespee dis reduc ed,theveh icle israise d
up totheset vehicle heigh t.
Sel ect theno rm alleve lfor norm alroad surfa-
ces and theraise dleve lfor driv ingwith snow
ch ains oron part icular lypoor roadsurfaces .
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
The vehicle islower edsligh tlyinthefoll ow-
ing situatio ns:
R theSPO RTsuspe nsion settingis selec ted
at theno rm alveh icle level
R theeng ineisswit ched off
Pers onsin thevic init yof thewheel archor
th eunde rbodymay thus bec ome trapped.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Mak esure that nobody isin thevic init yof
th ewheel archor theunde rbodywhen you
swit choff theeng ine. Set
tingra ised level X
Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Mak esure that aspee dof 75 mph
(12 0km /h) isno texc eeded .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
isnot lit:pres sbut-
to n0043.
If th eeng inehas been switched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction ,it is no wres tarted.
In dicat orlamp 0044light sup. The vehicle is
raise dby 1.2in (31 mm).
Set tingth enor mallevel
X Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
islit:pres sbutt on0043.
In dicat orlamp 0044goes out.The vehicle is
adjus tedto norm alleve l
The "Raised level"set tingis can celed ifyou:
R are drivingfast erthan appro ximately
75 mph (120km/ h).
R drive forapproximat elythree minut esata
speed over50mph (80km/ h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion .
Suspension tuning General
notes
The elect ro-hydraulically controlled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comf ort.You canalso choose
between asport y,apartic ularly sporty,acom-
fort able andacomf ortable modewithcurve
tilt ing func tion (CURVE). 170
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systemsDriving andparking

The
suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individually anddepends 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 ,the Comfort
drive program isactivated. Furtherinformation
about startingthe engine (Ypage 127).
Selecting Comfortmode In
the Comfort driveprogram, thedriving
charact eristics ofyour vehicle aremore com-
fort able. Select thismode ifyou favor amore
comfor tabledriving style.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheComfort drive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thismode ifyou
favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport Plusdrive program ensureseven
better contactwith theroad. Select thismode
if you favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport Plus
drive program isselected. Selecting
theCURVE setting
In the CURVE driveprogram, thecurve tilting
funct ionisactivated. Thevehicle tiltsbyup to
2.65 degrees intobends. Thetiltfunct ionand
the comfor tsuspension tuningincrease driving
comfor tin corn ers.CURVE isavailab lein the
speed rangebetween 9mph (15km/ h)and
112 mph (180 km/h).Sel ect this mod eon
wi ndi ng roa dsinpa rticu lar. Ou tsid ethis speed
rang e,the CURVE drive pro gramisthe same
as the Comfort drive pro gram.
The curv etil ting functi onmoni torstheroadin
front ofyour veh icleby mea nsofacame ra
atta ched atthe top ofthe windsh ield .Thi s
functi onisau toma tically acti veifyo usel ect
the CURVE drive pro gram.The system is
ope rationa lat spe eds ofup to112 mph
(180 km/h ).
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELECT button 0043asmany
time sas neces sary unti lthe CURVE drive
pro gramissel ected .
The system isdea ctiva tedifyo usel ect adi ffer -
ent drive pro gram.
The system maybeimp aired ormay notfunc-
tion if:
R youare driving more slowlythan 9mph
(15 km/h )or fas ter than 112mph
(180 km/h ).
R the vehicleis ful lyladen.
R youdri ve with very highlatera lacce lerati on.
Ac tivati ngthe drivi ngdynami csdis -
play Usi
ngthe driving dynami csdispl ayinthe mul-
time diasy stem displ ay,yo ucan seethedrive
pro gramyousel ected aswellas additiona l
info rma tion onthe vehicle's ope ratingstate . Dri
ving sys tems
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X
Swi tch onthe multime diasy stem. Further
info rma tion canbefou ndinthe Digi talOpe r-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The driving dynami csdispl ayappea rsinthe
mul time diasy stem displ ay.
The followi ng info rma tion onthe vehicle's
ope ratingstatu sis displ ayed inthe driving
dy nami csdispl ay:
R Drive programsel ected (Ypage 133 )
R Accel erator ped alpos ition sho wnin%
R Brake pedalpos ition sho wnin%
R Steer ingang le
R Activi tyof the ABC spring stru ts
R Veh iclelevel displ ay(Y page 170)
R Leve lsetti ngsanimati on
R G-FO RCEcross displ aying longitu dinal and
la tera lacce lerati on(onl yava ilab lein Spo rt
or Spo rtPlu sdri ve pro grams) Ac
tive Body Control (ABC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Se tting thevehic leleve l Gen
eral notes
The vehiclelevel can beset using the
DYNAM ICSELECT controller(Y page 132) or
the on-bo ardcomp uter(Y page 172 ).The set-
ting alwa yscorre sponds tothe last sel ected
functi on.
In ord erto red uce fuelconsu mptionand
imp rove thedriving dynami cs,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spe edincre ases. Inthe Spo rt
and SportPlu sdri ve pro grams itis lowe red by
up to0.5 in(13 mm),and inthe Comfort drive
pro gramby up to0.2 in(5 mm )comp aredto
the norma lveh iclelevel .As the speedis
red uce d,the vehicleis rai sed uptothe set
veh iclehei ght.
Each timeyoustar tthe engi newith the Smar t-
Key orthe Start/Sto pbu tton, theComfort
dri ve pro gramisacti vate d.For further informa -
tion abou tstar ting theengi ne,see
(Y page 127).
Sel ect the norma lle vel fornorma lroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordriving with snow
cha insoron particu larly poo rroa dsu rfa ces. Impo
rtant safetynotes
The vehicleis slightl ylo we red when the engi ne
is swi tched off. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe vehicleis bei ng lowe red ,peo ple
cou ldbeco metrap ped ifthei rlimbs are
betw eenthevehiclebod yand thewheel sor
und erne aththe vehicle. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Ma kesure no one isund erne aththe vehicle
or inthe imm ediate vicinity ofthe wheel
arch eswhen the vehicleis bei ng lowe red .
Se tting raisedleve l X
Ma kesure that theengi neisrunni ngorthat
it ha sbee nswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on.
X Ma kesure that aspe edof75 mph
(120 km/h )is not excee ded.
X Ifsymb ol0044 0044
isno tsho wn:pre ss0059
or 0065 onthe stee ring wheel tosel ect the
Driv eAssist Driv
eAssistmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Vehi clelevel Vehi
clelevel.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The followi ng mes sage appea rs:0043 Vehi ‐ Vehi
‐
cle levelPres s'OK' toRais e cle
levelPres s'OK' toRais e.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
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