2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 340
2011 Mercedes S-Class Manual
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338 X Driving systems If indicator lamp ; is lit: press button :. Indicator lamp ; goes out. You have selected the suspension for a comfortable driving style. The AIRMATIC COMFORT message appears in the multifunction display. 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. Driving and parking Your selection remains stored even if you remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock. Active Body Control (ABC) Vehicle level Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride height to improve driving safety and reduce fuel consumption. Depending on the vehicle height that has been set, the vehicle automatically adjusts its height, depending on the current speed. As the speed is increased, the vehicle is lowered up to 0.6 in (15 mm). As the speed is reduced, the vehicle is raised up to the set vehicle height. Setting raised level X Start the engine. If indicator lamp ; is not lit: X G Warning The vehicle is lowered when the engine is switched off. Therefore, make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel housing or under the vehicle when you switch off the engine. Otherwise, limbs could become trapped. Press button :. Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle height is adjusted to raised level. Setting the normal level X Start the engine. If indicator lamp ; is lit: X ! The vehicle is lowered when the engine is switched off. Make sure when parking that you position your vehicle so that it does not make contact with the curb as the vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could otherwise be damaged. i AMG vehicles: the vehicle is lowered by about 0.4 in (10 mm) when the engine is switched off. Setting the vehicle level Select the "Normal" setting for normal road surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow chains or on particularly poor road surfaces. Press button :. Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is adjusted to normal level. Suspension tuning The electronically controlled ABC suspension system works continuously. This improves driving safety and comfort. The ABC suspension system is tuned individually to each wheel and depends on: Ryour Rthe driving style, e.g. sporty road surface condition, e.g. bumps
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