2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS suspension

Suspension
tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-A MGvehicles) ............... 205
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................1 22
Swi tchin gon media mode
Via the devi celist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011> 322
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 321
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 330
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 260
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 262
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 198
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 199
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 199
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205Engine
oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 192
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 302
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 302
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 303
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 245
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 304
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 282
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 280
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 284
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 316
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 270). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 292)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 292). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller General
informat ion
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNAMIC
SELE CTcont roller. Available
driveprogra ms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort-
oriented, opti-
mum-econ omyengine and
transmission settings S
Sport Sporty
engine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Depending
onthe drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacterist icswill change:
R the drive (engine management)
R the transmission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steering 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTcontrolle rDrivingandparking

Selec
tingthedrive progra m X
Turn DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller 0043as
many times asnecessary untilthedesired
drive program isselected.
The symbol ofthe selected driveprogram is
shown inthe multifunct iondisplay .
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
The drive program indicator onDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller 0043lights upinred.
Additional information fordrive programs
(Y page 139). Additional
settings 0043
ECO start/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
0044 ESP ®
(Y page 65)
0087 Suspension (Ypage 173)
0085 Permanent activationofmanual gearshift-
ing (Ypage 142)
When youpress buttons 0043-0085 the corre-
sponding settingis selected. TheDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller settingis overwritten .These
settingswill also bemaintained ifyou
switch todrive program RACE,S+,Sor Cwith
the DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
If you switch todrive program I,all stored
characterist icswill beaccepted. Thisisalso
the case ifyou have previously pressedbut-
tons 0043-0085. Automat
ictransmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway sud-
denly. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake
pedal anddonot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmissionswitches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapply ingthe
parking brake. Selec
torlever
Overview oftransmission positions All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
! If
the engine speedistoo high orthe vehi-
cle isin motion, donot shift theautomatic
transm issiondirectly from005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to005D.
Do not open thedriver's doorwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion. Atlow speeds intransm is-
sion position 005Bor005E, otherwise parkposi-
tion 005Disengaged automatically.
The transm issioncouldbedamaged. Automat
ictransmission
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R
optimal fuelconsumpt ionresulting fromthe
automatic transmissionshifting upsooner.
The vehicle isdriven inthe low engine speed
range andthewheels areless likely tospin.
R gliding modeisavaila ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisavaila ble.
R ESP ®
provides theoptimum compromise
between tractionand stability. Furtherinfor-
mation aboutESP®
(Y page 66).
Drive programI(Individual)
In drive program Ithe following properties of
the drive program canbeselected:
R the drive (engine management )
R the transm issionmanagement
R ESP ®
R the suspension
Infor mation aboutconfiguring driveprogram I
with themultimedia systemcanbefound in
the Digital Operator's Manual.
i To
permanent lyselect thegears indrive
program Iusing thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters, selecttheM(manual) settingfor
the transm ission. Manua
lgearshift ing
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm ission
must beinposition 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed.
To use manual shifting, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically. Temp
orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
The temporary settingisactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration, duringoverrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use thelever toswitch thetransm ission
position.
or X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): usetheDYNAMI CSEL ECT button to
change thedrive program.
X Mercedes-AMG vehicles:usethe
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller tochange the
drive program.
Perma nentsetting All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) 142
Automa
tictransmissionDriving andparking

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
Driving
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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Setting
thenormal level X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifsymbol 0044 0044
isshown: press0059
or 0065 onthe steering wheeltoselect the
DriveAssist DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Vehicle level Vehicle
level.
X Press the0076 button.
The following messageappears:0043Vehi‐ Vehi‐
cle level Press'OK'toLower cle
level Press'OK'toLower.
X Press the0076 button.
Icon 0044isfaded out.Thevehicle isadjusted
to normal level
The "Raised level" settingis canceled ifyou:
R are driving fasterthanapproximately
75 mph (120 km/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 aparticularly sportyoracomfort able
tuning.
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
Your selection remainssavedevenifyou
remove thekey from theignition lock. Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, thecomfort able
settin gis activated. Forfurther information
about startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 127).
Selec tingsports tuning The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
sports modeensures evenbetter contactwith
the road. Select thismode ifyou favor afirmer
suspension setting.
X Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
isnot lit:press but-
ton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.Sports suspen-
sion tuning isselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Selec tingcomfort tuning In
comfort mode,thedriving characterist icsof
your vehicle aremore comfort able.Select this
mode ifyou favor amore comfort abledriving
style. Driving
systems
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