2003 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 211

Controls in detail Driving systems Comfort-/Sport setting The AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) consists of two components: Adaptive-Damping-System (ADS) Suspension style The ADS automatically selects the optimum damping for the respective driving conditions. At the same time the suspension style is set to either sporty or regular. The suspension tuning is set according to: your driving style road surface conditions your choice of suspension style, "sporty I", "sporty II" or "regular", which you select using the damping switch. The selected suspension style is stored in memory, even after the key is removed from the starter switch. i In the sporty suspension style the vehicle is lowered 0.6 in (15 mm). 1 Damping button 2 Indicator lamps Start the engine. 211