ground clearance MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2014 W218 Owner's Manual

The
AMG Ride Control SPORT + message
appears in the multifunction display.
Comfort mode
When comfor tmode is selected, the driving
characteristics of your vehicle are more
comfortable. Select this mode if you prefer a
comfort-oriented driving style. Select
comfor tmode also when driving fast on
straight roads, e.g. on straight stretches of
highway.
X Press button 001Arepeatedly until indicator
lamps 0024and 0021go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Ride Control COMFORT message appears in the multifunction
display.
Storing and calling up settings
Once the suspension tuning and drive
program have been selected, you can store
and call up your settings using AMG
button 0010.
X To store: press AMG button 0010until you
hear atone.
X To call up: press AMG button 0010.
The stored suspension tuning and drive
program are selected.
X To display: briefly press AMG button 0010.
Your selection appears in the multifunction
display.
Vehicle level Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When the vehicle is being lowered, people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between the vehicle body and the wheels or
underneath the vehicle. There is arisk of
injury.
Make sure no one is underneath the vehicle
or in the immediate vicinit yofthe wheel
arches when the vehicle is being lowered. The vehicle lowers when you press the button
for selecting the suspension tuning or the
AMG button
.The vehicle also lowers if it is
stationary.
! If Sport or Sport +suspension tuning has
been selected, th evehicle's ground
clearance decreases. Mak esure that no
object sbecome trapped or that th evehicle
does no tbecome damaged, for example,
on the curb.
i The vehicle level may change visibly at the
rear axle if you park the vehicle and the
outside temperature changes .Ifthe
temperature drops, the vehicle level
lowers; with an increase in temperature,
the vehicle level rises.
Changing the rear axle ride height
This function is only available for the CLS 63
AMG 4MATIC.
The vehicle level at the rear axle depends on
the selected suspension tuning and the
vehicle speed.
The vehicle level at the rear axle changes
during the journey depending on the selected
suspension tuning:
R Comfort: +0.4 in (+10 mm)
R Sport +and Sport: -0.6in( -15 mm)
When switching from Comfort to Sport or
Sport +, the rear axle lowers by approximately
1.0 in (25 mm). When switching from Sport
or Sport +toComfort, the rear axle raises by
approximately 1.0 in (25 mm). This level
change also takes place when the vehicle is
stationary.
If you drive faster than 105 mph (170 km/h),
the rear axle ride height is set to amedium
level. Thi sincreases driving safety and
reduces airr esistance. If you then drive at
speeds below 93 mph (150 km/h), the rear
axle ride height is readjusted to the selected
suspension tuning. 192
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