2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 174

Controls in detail Driving systems The setting remains stored when you turn off the engine. stay away from under the vehicle when lowering the vehicle chassis. Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride height to increase vehicle safety and to reduce fuel consumption. You can choose between raised or normal level. The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or lowered according to the selected level setting and to the vehicle speed. At a speed exceeding approximately 68 mph (110 km/h) with normal level set or exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) with raised level set, the ride height is reduced automatically. With decreasing speed, the ride height is again raised to the normal level. 1 ADS switch 2 Indicator lamps G Warning! If you have selected the Comfort suspension tuning, the vehicle lowers slightly when you lock it within approximately 60 seconds after turning off the engine. To avoid personal injury, make sure nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel housing or under the vehicle when you turn off the engine. ! When parking, make sure there is sufficient clearance under the vehicle for it to lower without making contact with the road curb for example. Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged. Vehicle level control G Warning! To help avoid personal injury, keep hands and feet away from wheel housing area, and The following settings are available: RComfort RSport RSport X X Both indicator lamps 2 are off. 1 One indicator lamp 2 is on. 2 Both indicator lamps 2 are on. Start the engine. Press ADS switch 1 repeatedly until the desired suspension tuning is reached. i These height adjustment are so small that you may not notice any change. Select the raised level only when required by current driving conditions. Otherwise, the handling may be impaired and the fuel consumption may increase. 172