2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 347

Driving systems X 345 Rthe Rthe vehicle speed is above 75 mph (120 km/h) vehicle speed stays between 50 mph (80 km/h) and 75 mph (120 km/h) for approximately 3 minutes. Indicator lamp ; in vehicle level control switch : goes out. G Warning! When you turn off the engine, the entire vehicle is lowered. You should therefore make sure that no one is near the wheel housing or under the vehicle when you turn off the engine. Otherwise, parts of the individuals body could be trapped. If you do not drive in this speed range, the selected vehicle level setting remains stored in memory even if the SmartKey is removed from the starter switch. Selecting normal level Start the engine. When indicator lamp ; is on: X X ! When you turn off the engine, the entire vehicle is lowered. When parking, position your vehicle in such a way that it will not scrape against a curb, for example, when it is lowered. Your vehicle could otherwise be damaged. i S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG only: When you turn off the engine, the entire vehicle is lowered by 0.4 in (10 mm). Setting the vehicle level G Warning! To help avoid personal injury, keep hands and feet away from wheel housing area, and stay away from under the vehicle when lowering the vehicle chassis. Briefly press vehicle level control switch :. Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle adjusts from raised level to normal level. ABC The ABC system is an active, computercontrolled system that adjusts the suspension hydraulically at all four wheels in response to various driving situations. It selects the optimum suspension tuning and ride height for your vehicle automatically. Z Controls in detail Briefly press vehicle level control switch :. Indicator lamp ; comes on. The vehicle adjusts from normal level to raised level. The message: Vehicle Rising appears in the multifunction display when adjusting from normal level to raised level. The message disappears when the vehicle is raised. Indicator lamp ; is then lit. When the vehicle is in raised level, pressing vehicle level control switch : will return the vehicle to normal level. The vehicle is lowered to the normal level automatically when Vehicle level control Your vehicle adjusts its ride height automatically to increase vehicle safety and to reduce fuel consumption. The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or lowered according to the selected level setting and to the vehicle speed. With increasing speed, the ride height is reduced by up to approximately 0.6 in (15 mm). With decreasing speed, the ride height is again raised to the selected vehicle level. These height adjustments are so small that you may not notice any change.