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Switching SPEEDTRONIC to passive
If you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point (kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC is
switched to passive mode. The SPEEDTRONIC SPEEDTRONIC
suspended
suspended message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
You can then exceed the stored speed. SPEED-
TRONIC is activated again if you:
R drive slower than the stored speed without
kickdown
R set anew speed or
R call up the last speed stored again
The SPEEDTRONIC suspended SPEEDTRONIC suspended message in the
multifunction display disappears.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
It is not possible to deactivate variable SPEED-
TRONIC by braking.
There are several ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever forwards
B.
or X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ;in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the on-board computer to limit the
speed permanently to avalue between
160 km/h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres) and
the maximum speed (Y page 248).
Shortly before the stored speed is reached, it
appears in the multifunction display.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC remains active, even
if variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated.
You cannot exceed the stored limit speed, even if you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point (kickdown). DISTRONIC PLUS
General notes DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and auto-
matically helps you maintain the distance to the
vehicle detected in front.V ehicles are detected
with the aid of the radar sensor system.
DISTRONIC PLUS brakes automatically so that
the set speed is not exceeded.
Change into alower gear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
note of this when driving aladen vehicle. By
doing so, you will make use of the braking effect
of the engine. This relieves the load on the brake
system and preventst he brakes from overheat-
ing and wearing too quickly.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detectst hat there isarisk of
ac ollision, you will be warned visuallya nd
acoustically. Without your intervention,
DISTRONIC PLUS cannot prevent acollision. An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
the distance warning lamp will light up in the
instrumen tcluster. Brake immediately to
increase the distance to the vehicle driving in
front,ort ake evasive action, provided it is safe
to do so.
DISTRONIC PLUS operates in the range
between 0km/h and 200 km/h.
Do not use DISTRONIC PLUS while driving on
roads with steep gradients.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLUS does not react to:
R people or animals
R stationary obstacles on the road, e.g. stop-
ped or parked vehicles
R oncominga nd crossing traffic
As aresult, DISTRONIC PLUS may neither give
warnings nor interveneins uch situations.
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLUS cannot always clearly rec-
ognise other road users and complex traffic
conditions. 184
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LIM indicator lamp
=on the cruise control lever
indicates which function you have selected:
R LIM indicator lamp =
=off: DISTRONIC PLUS
is selected
R LIM indicator lamp =
=on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected
Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp =is off.
If it is off, DISTRONIC PLUS is already selec-
ted.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow B.
LIM indicator lamp =in the cruise control
lever goes out. DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following con-
ditions must be fulfilled:
R the engine must be running. It may take up to
two minutes of driving before DISTRONIC
PLUS is ready for use.
R the electric parking brake must be released.
R ESP ®
must be switched on, but not interven-
ing.
R Active Parking Assist must not be activated.
R the transmission must be in position D.
R the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from Pto Dor yours eat belt must be
fastened.
R the front-passenger door and the rear doors
must be closed.
R the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be selec-
ted with the cruise control lever (Y page 186).
Activating
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?,up:or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
X Remove yourf oot from the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i If you do not fullyr
elease the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC PLUS PLUSsuspended
suspended mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display. The set distance to aslower-moving vehicle in front willt
hen not be maintained .The position
of the accelerator pedalw illd etermine the
speed.
You can also activate DISTRONIC PLUS when
stationary .The lowest speed that can be set is
30 km/h.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?,up:or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed G
WARNING
If you call up astored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed,t he vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly .There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed.Ify ou do
not know whatt he stored speed is, store the
desire dspeed again.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?.
X Remove yourf oot from the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first time it
is activated, the current speed is stored. Oth-
erwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed to the
previously stored value.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS Pulling away and driving
X If you want to pull away with DISTRONIC
PLUS: remove yourf oot from the brake pedal.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you ?.
or X Accelerate briefly.
Yourv ehicle pulls awaya nd adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, yourv ehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
The vehicle can also pulla wayw hen it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on adiffer-
ent line from another vehicle .The vehicle then
brakes automatically. 186
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Stopping
G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment,t he battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by avehicle occupant.
There is arisk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Further information on deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 190).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detectst hat the vehicle in
front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
i After
ashort period, the vehicle is secured
by the electric parking brake, thus relieving
the service brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to astandstill at
as ufficient distance behind the vehicle in
front.T he specified minimum distance is set
using the control on the cruise control lever.
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If af ault occurs, the transmission may also shift
into position Pautomatically.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down Afor alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the
desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to
the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in
1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Ato the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1k m/h increments.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down Abeyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases in 10 km/h increments.
i If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Setting the specified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance for
DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func-
tion, you can set the minimum distance that
DISTRONIC PLUS maintains to the vehicle in
front,d ependent on vehicle speed. You can see
this distance in the multifunction display
(Y page 189).
i Make sure that you maintain the minimum
distance to the vehicle in front as required by law. Adjust the distance to the vehicle in front
if necessary. 188
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X
To increase: turn control;in direction =.
DISTRONIC PLU Sthen maintains agreater
distance between your vehicl eand the vehicle
in front.
X To decrease: turn control;in direction :.
DISTRONIC PLU Sthen maintains ashorter
distance between your vehicl eand the vehicle
in front.
DISTRONI CPLUSd isplay sinthe instru-
men tcluster Displays in the speedometer
If DISTRONIC PLU
Sdetects avehicl einf ront,
segments between the speed of the vehicl ein
front :and stored speed ;light up.
Vehicles with the Driving Assistance Plus
package: the segments likewis elight up if a
vehicl einfront is detecte dinthe fas tlan e.
i For design reasons
,the speed displayed in
the speedometer ma ydiffer slightl yfrom the
speed set for DISTRONIC PLUS. Display when DISTRONI
CPLUSisd eacti-
vated :
Vehicl einfront, if detected
; Distance indicator: current distance to the
vehicl einfront
= Specified minimu mdistance to the vehicle
in front; adjustable
? Ownvehicle
In the Assistance menu (Y page 244) of the on-
board computer, yo ucan select the assistance
graphics display.
X Select the Assistanc egraphic
Assistanc egraphic function
using the on-board compute r(Ypage 243).
Display when DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctiva-
ted :
DISTRONIC PLU Sactive (text onl yappea rs
when the cruis econtro llev er is actuated)
; Vehicl einfront, if detected
= Specified minimu mdistance to the vehicle
in front; adjustable
? Ownvehicle
In the Assistance menu (Y page 244)ofthe on-
board computer, you can select the assistance
graphics display.
X Select the Assistance graphic Assistance graphic function
using the on-board computer (Y page243). Driving systems
189Driving and parking Z

You will see the stored speed for approximately
five seconds when you activate DISTRONIC
PLUS.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever forwards
=.
or
X Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or X Briefly press the cruis econtrol lever in the
direction of arrow ;.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp :in the cruis econtrol lever lights
up.
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS ,you will
see the DISTRONI CPLUS off
DISTRONI CPLUS off messageinthe
multifunction display for approximately five sec-
onds.
i The last speed stored remain
sstored until
you switc hoff the engine.
i DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivate
difyou
depres sthe accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactivated
if: R you apply the electric parking brak eorifthe
vehicle is automatically secured with the elec- tric parking brake
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
R the transmission is in the P,Ror Nposition
R you pull the cruis econtrol lever towards you
in order to pull away and the front-passenger door or one of the rear doors is open
R the vehicle is skidding
R you activate Activ eParking Assist If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will hear
aw arnin gtone. You will see the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS off PLUS off messageinthe multifunction display
for approximately five seconds.
Tip sfor driving with DISTRONIC PLUS General notes
Pay particular attention in the followin gtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enterin gand exiting abend: the
ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detec tvehicles
when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may
brak eunexpectedly or late.
R Driving on adifferen tline: DISTRONIC PLUS
may not detec tvehicles which are not driving
in the middle of their lane. The distance to the
vehicle in fron twill be too short.
R Other vehicles changing lane: DISTRONIC
PLUS has not detected the vehicle cuttin gin
yet. The distance to this vehicle will be too
short.
R Narro wvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS has not
yet detected the vehicle in fron tonthe edge
of the carriageway because of its narrow
width. The distance to the vehicle in fron twill
be too short.
R Obstacles and stationar yvehicles:
DISTRONIC PLUS does not brak efor obsta-
cles or stationar yvehicles. If, for example, the
detected vehicle turn sacorner and reveals an
obstacle or stationar yvehicle, DISTRONIC
PLUS will not brak efor these.
R Crossin gvehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS may mis-
takenly detec tvehicles that are crossin gyour
lane. Activatin gDISTRONIC PLUS at traffic
light swith crossin gtraffic ,for example, could
cause your vehicle to pull away unintention-
ally.
In such situations ,brak eifn ecessary.
DISTRONIC PLUS is the ndeactivated. 190
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Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot canno tpro-
vid ea ssistance:
R on very sharp corners
R when towing atrailer
R ifal os soft yre pressure or adefectiv etyre has
bee ndetected and displayed
Pa ya ttention also to the important safety notes
for DISTRONIC PLU S(Ypage 184).
The steering interventions are carrie doutwith a
limite dsteering moment. The system requires
the driver to keep his hands on the steering
wheel and to stee rhimself.
If yo udon ot stee ryoursel forify outake your
hands off the steering wheel for aprolonged
perio doftime,the system will firs talert yo uwith
av isua lwarning .As teering wheel symbol
appears in the multifunction display .Ifyouhave
stil lnot started to stee rand have not taken hold
of the steering wheel afte rfive seconds at the
latest, awarning tone also sounds to remind you
to take control of the vehicle. Steering Assist
and Stop&G oPilot switch to passive mode.
DISTRONIC PLU Sremains active.
Activating Steering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot X
Press button ;.
Indicato rlamp :lights up .The DTR+: DTR+:
steering assist. on
steering assist. on message appears in
the multifunction display .Steering Assist and
Stop&G oPilot are activated. Information in the multifunctio
ndisplay If Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot are activa-
ted bu tnot ready for asteering intervention,
steering wheel symbol :appears in grey. If the
system provides yo uwiths upport by means of
steering interventions, symbol :is shown in
green.
Deactivatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Press button ;.
Indicato rlamp :goe sout.T he DTR+:
DTR+:
steering
steering assist.
assist.off
offmessage appears in
the multifunction display .Steering Assist and
Stop&G oPilot are deactivated.
Whe nDISTRONIC PLU Sisdeactivated or not
available ,Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
deactivated automatically. HOL
Dfunction
General notes The HOLD function can assis
tthe driver in the
following situations:
R when pulling away ,especially on stee pslopes
R when manoeuvring on stee pslopes
R when waiting in traffic
The vehicl eiskept stationary withou tthe driver
having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancelled and the HOLD
function is deactivated when yo udepress the
accelerato rpedal to pull away. 192
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gsystemsDriving and parking

Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When leaving th evehicle, it can still rol laway
despit ebein gbraked by th eHOLDfunction if:
R there is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th ev oltag esupply
R theH OLDf unction is deactivated by the
accelerato rpedal bein gdepressed, e.g. by
av ehicl eoccupant
R thee lectrical system in th eenginec om-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses are tam-
pered with
R theb attery is disconnected
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Before leaving th evehicle, always deactivate
th eH OLDf unction and secure th evehicle
from rollin gaway.
! When DISTRONI
CPLUSort heHOLD func-
tion is activated, th evehicl ebrakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamag etothevehicle, deactivate
DISTRONI CPLUSa nd th eHOLDf unction in
th ef ollowin gorsimilar situations:
R when towin gaway
R in ac ar wash
Deactivating th eHOLDf unction (Y page 193).
Activation conditions You can activat
ethe HOLD function if all of the
followin gconditi onsa re fulfilled:
R thev ehicl eiss tationary
R thee ngineisr unnin gorifith as been auto-
matically switched off by th eECO start/stop
function
R thed river' sdoor is closed or your seat belt is
fastened
R thee lectric parking brak eisreleased
R vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the
transmission is in position D,Ror N
R DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated Activating th
eHOLD function X
Mak esuret hatthe activation condition sare
met.
X Depress th ebrak epedal.
X Quickly depress th ebrak epedal further
until :appear sinthemultifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release th ebrak epedal.
i If depressing th
ebrak epedal th efirst time
does no tactivat ethe HOLD function ,wait
briefly and then tr yagain.
Deactivating th eHOLD function The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
R you accelerate .Onvehicles wit hautomatic
transmission :onlyw hen th etransmission is in
position Dor R.
R thet ransmission is in position Pon vehicles
wit ha utomatic transmission.
R you depress th ebrak epedal again wit hacer-
tai na moun tofpressur euntil display :dis-
appear sfromt hemultifunction display.
R you secure th evehicl eusin gthe electric park-
ing brake.
R you activat eDISTR ONICPLUS.
i Afte
ras hort period, th evehicl eiss ecured
by th eelectric parking brake, thus relieving
th es ervic ebrake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission Driving systems
193Driving and parking Z

When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position Pif:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated,
the vehicle is stationary and:
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
If am alfunction occurs ,then the transmission
may also be shifted into position Pautomati-
cally.
Vehicles with manual transmission
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
and:
R the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
The Brake immediately
Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction display.
X Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion display goes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
Ah orn will sound at regular intervals if you turn
off the engine, take off your seat belt or open the driver's door when the HOLD function is activa-ted. The horn alerts you to the fact that the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to
lock the vehicle, the toneb ecomes louder. The
vehicle cannot be locked until you have deacti-
vated the HOLD function.
i Oncey
ou have switched off the engine, you
cannot restart it until you have deactivated
the HOLD function. RACE START
Important safety notes i
RACE START must not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outside
of public road use.
i RACE START is only available in
Mercedes‑ AMG vehicles.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astandin gstart .For this, asuitably high-
grip road surface is required, along with the
tyres and vehicle being in good condition. G
WARNING
If you use RACE START, individual tyres may
get into aspin and the vehicle could skid.
Dependin gonthe selected ESP ®
mode, there
is an increased risk of skidding and having an accident .Make sure that no persons ,animals
or obstacles are within range of the vehicle.
i Observe the safety notes on driving safety
systems (Y page 66).
Be sure to read the safety notes and informa-
tion on ESP ®
(Y page 71).
Activation conditions You can activat
eRACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
71 †. This is the case when the oil tempera-
ture gauge in the multifunction display is
shown in white.
R the drive program S,S+ orRace is selected
(Y page 154)
R the steerin gwheel is in the straight-ahead
position
R the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is
depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START i
When manual mode (Y
page 163) is active,
the transmission automatically shifts up to
RACE START in the drive program. This func-
tion supports maximum acceleration with 194
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RACE START
.After goin gthroug hana cceler-
ating process once from astationary position,
this function is automatically deactivated.
X Depress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoot
and keep it depressed.
X Pull and hold bot hsteering whee lgearshift
paddle s(Ypage 163).
The RACES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
RAC ES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel :Paddle DOWN
Cancel :Paddle DOWN message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Releas eboths teering whee lgearshif tpad-
dles (Y page 163).
i If th
eactivation condition sare no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is cancelled. The RACE
RACE
START cancelled
START cancelled message appearsinthe
multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull th elefts teering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
or
X To confirm :pull th eright steering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
The RACES TART available Depress
RAC ES TART available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appear sinthemulti-
function display.
i If you do no
tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
fully within two seconds, RACE START is can-
celled. The RACE
RACESTART
START not
notpossible
possible See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual message appear sinthe
multifunction display.
X Full ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engin espee drises to approximately
3500 rpm.
The RACE
RACE START START Release
Release brake
braketo
tostart
start
message appear sinthemultifunction display.
i If you do no
trelease th ebrak epedal within
fiv es econds, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE
RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Tak eyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep the
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE START
START active
active message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicle
reaches aspee dofa pproximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal during RACE
START or if any of th eactivation condition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RAC ES TART not pos‐
RAC ES TART not pos‐
sible See Owner' sManual
sible See Owner' sManual orRAC ES TART
RAC ES TART cancelled cancelled
message appear sinthemultifunc-
tion display.
i Afte
rusin gits everal times in short succes-
sion ,RACE START will be unavailable until a
certain distanc ehas been driven. AIRMATIC
General notes AIRMATIC is an air suspension system wit
hvar-
iable damping for improve ddriving comfort .All-
roun dlevel control ensures th ebest possible
suspension and constan tground clearance,
eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When you driv efast,
th ev ehicl eislowered automatically to improve
driving safet yand to reduce fuel consumption.
There is also th eoption to manually adjust the
vehicl elevel. AIRMATIC consist soflevel setting,
level control and AD S(Adaptive Dampin gSys-
tem).
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the vehi-
cle level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission :the vehicle
level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
People's limb smay become trapped if they
are locate dunderneat hthe vehicl eor
between th evehicl ebody and th etyres when
th ev ehicl eislowering .There is adanger of
injury.
When lowering th evehicle, mak esurenoo ne
is underneat hthe vehicl eorint heimmediate
vicinity of th ewhee larches.
i If on
eoft hedoor siso pen,the vehicl eisnot
lowered. Driving systems
195Driving and parking Z

Vehicl
elevel Settin
gthe raised vehicle level It is possibl
etochoose between the "Normal"
and "Raised "vehicl elevelsb elow aspeed of
80 km/h .Select the "Normal" setting for normal
roa dsurfaces and "Raised "for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor roa dsurfaces.
Your selection remains stored eve nifyou
remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Start the engine.
If indicator lamp ;is not lit:
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up .The vehicl eis
raised by 25 mm compare dtothe normal
level.
The Vehicle
Vehicle rising risingmessage appears in the
multifunctio ndisplay.
i The message disappears afte
rten seconds,
irrespective of the level reached. If necessary,
the vehicl eisraised further.
The "Raised level "setting is cancelled if you:
R drive faster tha n120 km/h
R drive for approximatel ythre em inutes at a
speed above 80 km/h
The "Raised level "remains saved when yo uare
not driving withi nthes espeed ranges.
Settin gthe normal vehicle level
X Start the engine.
If indicator lamp ;is lit:
X Press button :.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: indica-
tor lamp ;goe sout.T he vehicl eisadjusted
to the height of the currentl yselecte ddrive
progra m(Ypage 154).
Vehicles with manual transmission: indicator
lamp ;goe sout.T he vehicl eisadjusted to the height of the currentl
yselecte ddrive pro-
gra m( Ypage 154).
Suspension settings General notes
The Adaptive Damping System automatically
controls the calibration of the dampers.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
whee land depends on:
R your driving style ,e.g.s porty
R the roa dsurface condition, e.g .bum ps
R your individual selection, i.e .sport or comfort
Your selection remains stored eve nifyou
remove the key from the ignition lock.
Sport mode In the Sand S+drive programs, the firmer sus-
pension setting ensures eve nbetter contact
with the road. Select thi smodew hene mploying
as porty driving style ,e.g.onw inding country
roads.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: select
the Sor S+ drive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
Vehicles with manua ltransmission: select the
S or S+ drive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
The vehicl eislowere dby15m mcompare dto
the norma llev el.
Comfort mode In the Eand Cdrive programs, the driving char-
acteristics of your vehicl eare more comforta-
ble. Therefore, select thi smodeify ouprefer a
more comfortabl edriving style .Select Comfort
mod ealsow hend riving fas tonstraight roads,
e.g .ons traight stretches of motorway.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: select
the Eor Cdrive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
Vehicles with manua ltransmission: select the
E or Cdrive progra mwitht he DYNAMIC
SELEC Tswitch (Y page 154).
The vehicl eisraised to the norma llev el.
Whe ndriving at speed sabove 125 km/h ,the
vehicl eisautomaticall ylowere dby15m mint he
E and Cdrive programs. Whe ndriving at speeds
belo w80k m/h,the vehicl eisraised again. 196
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