suspension MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2022 Owners Manual

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003E003D Turn sign allights →
133
2 0075 Restr aint system →
458
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
469
00E5 ESP®
→
469
4 005E Rear foglam p →
133
5 0057 Highbeam →
133
0058 Lowbea m →
132
0060 Parking lamps →
132
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
460
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
263
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
464
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
464
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
464
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
460
B L Distance warning →
467
C 0025 ABS →
469 D
Ù Powe rst eer ing →
459
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
471
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
460
G Fuelleve l →
263
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
464
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
464
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
458
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
460
L ä Suspension (red) →
467
ä Suspension (yello w) →
467 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
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re
pair scar ried out ataqu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tor injurydue
to incor rect modi/cations onelect ronic
com pone ntpar ts
Mo di/cation ofelec tronic compone nts,their
soTw areor wir ing could impair their function
and/or thefunction ofother networke dcom-
ponent partsor saf ety-re leva nt systems .
This canenda nger theoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec-
tr onic component partsor their soT-
wa re. #
Youshould have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics" section in
"T ec hnical data". &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial son hotpar tsof theex haus tsy s-
te m
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite if th ey come intocont actwith
ho tpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When drivi ng on unpa vedro ads oro.-
ro ad, regula rly ch eckth eve hicle under-
side. #
Remo vetrapp edplants orother 0amma-
ble mat erial, inpar ticu lar. #
Ifth er eis damag e,consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetodriv-
ing toofast anddu eto impacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yor suspen sioncompo-
nen ts In
thefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle become sgr ounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofast ove ran
obst acle, e.g.acurb, speed bumpor pot-
hole
R Ahea vyobject strikes theunderbody or
suspension components
In situations suchas these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension component s,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo-
nent sdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpect edly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan accident, mayno lon-
ge rabsorb there sult ing forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,0am-
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass ortwig s
can colle ctbetween theunderbody andthe 2626
Gener
alno tes

R
Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g. lanes
br anc ho., cross one another or mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
if
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty
or coveredin sno wand anobst acle isde tec-
te din your lane, nolane-cor rectin gbr ak e
applicat iontake splace.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deacti v atin
g/deacti vatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keepi ng eepi
ng
Assis t Assis
t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction . Se Se
tting A tting
Activ ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneKeeping Assist
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingt ating
the hap he
hap ticw tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Select Warning.
Ac tivateor dea ctivateth efunction . AIRMAAIRMA
TIC TIC
FF
unction ofAIRMA unction
ofAIRMA TIC TIC
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. AIRM
ATIC isan air suspe nsion system withva ria-
ble dam pingfo rim prov ed driving comfortand
ve hicle dynami cs.The all-round leve lcontrol sys-
te m ensur esthebest possible suspension and
const antground clearance, even withaladen
ve hicle. When drivi ng atspeed, theve hicle islow-
er ed aut omaticall yto improve driving safetyand to
reduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AIRMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing functions
and components:
R Airsuspension withaut omatic leve lcontr ol
R Speed-dependent lowe ring
R Manua lly sel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan beadjus-
te dusing aleve lbutt on
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
const antadjustment ofdam ping charact eris-
tics)
Su spen sionse Su
spen sionsetting and v tti
ng and vehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram A and;:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again. Dr
iving andparking
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Dr
ive pr og ram C:
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l.
Dr ive pr og ram B:
R The suspension settin gis eve n/r mer .
R The vehicle islowe redto Spo rt+leve l.
Dr ive pr og ram F (vehicles without O.-road
pac kage ):
R The suspe nsion settin g is suit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(45 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised.
Dr ive pr og ram F (vehicles withO.-r oadpack-
ag e):
R The suspen sionsetting issuit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1. R
When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
71 mph(115 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
47 mph(7 5km /h),th eve hicle israised.
Dr ive prog ram G (vehicles withO.-r oadpack-
ag e):
R The suspen sionsetting issuit able fordi1cult
o.- road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(45 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised.
Individual suspension settings canbecalled upin
dr ive pr og ram = (/page173) . Di.er Di.er
ences ences
be be
tw tw
een een
di.er di.er
ent ent
v v
ehicle lev ehicle
levels com- els
com-
par par
edt ed
to t o
the nor he
nor mal lev mal
level el
VV
ehicle ehicle
le v le
vel el
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with- h-
out out
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag e ag
e V V
ehicles with ehicles
with
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag e ag
e
Car wash Approx.
+3.5 in
(+90 mm) Appr
ox.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+3 Una
vailable Approx.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+2 Una
vailable Approx.+2.4 in
(+60 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+1 +2.4
in
(+60 mm) Appr
ox.+1.2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor tA pprox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm) Appr
ox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm)
Spor t+A pprox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) Appr
ox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) If
th eentr y/exitleve lfunction isactiv ated, the
ve hicle islowe redto theSpor t+ leve lto facilit ate 228228
Dr
iving and parking

E-
A E-
ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
FF
uncti onofE-A uncti
onofE-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
E- AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLisan electrohydr auli c
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon-
tr ol system ensur esthebest possible suspension
and const antground clearance, even withaladen
ve hicle. When drivi ng atspeed, theve hicle islow-
er ed aut omaticall yto improve driving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspension set-
ting isadjust eddepending onthero ad sur face,
ve hicle loadandthedr ive pr og ram select ed.
The ROAD SURF ACESC AN function detects areas
of une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive ove r
th em bymeans ofamultif unctioncamer a.This
re duces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadjus tedindivi duallyto eac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road cond ition, e.g.bum ps
R Drive pr og ram E-
AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLiscom prised ofthefo l-
lo wing functions andcomponents:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
RO AD SURF ACESC AN
R Cur veinclination functionCURVE
R Recovery mode
R Indivi dualwheel control
R Airsuspension withaut omatic leve lcontr ol
R Speed-dependent lowe ring toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption
R Manual leve ladjustment
R ADS PLUS: AdaptiveDam pingSy stem with
cons tant adju stment ofdam ping charact eris-
tics
R DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itchan dleve lbutt on
Suspension se Suspension
setting andv tting
andvehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram C
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rtleve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated. R
The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram B
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rt+leve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram A
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram N
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red. 234234
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iving andparking

R
When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram ;
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram F
R The suspension settin gis suit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated. R
When thenecessar yconditions areme t,
re co very mode andindiv idual wheel control
can beactiv ated.
R Vehicles without O.-roadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely50 mph(8 0km /h)th eve hicle is
lo we red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
R Vehicles withO.-r oadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely71 mph (115 km/h), theve hicle is
lo we red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely47 mph(7 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
Dr ive pr og ram G
R The suspension settin gis suit able fordi1cult
o.- road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1. R
When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Recovery mode orindiv idual wheel controlcan
be activ ated.
Dr ive pr og ram =
R Youcan callupindividual suspension settings
her e.
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Drive pr og ram A, ;, N,=, C
and B: theve hicle remains atnor mal leve l
ir re specti veofspeed.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Drive pr og ram F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h). Dr
iving andpa rking
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*
N N
O O
TE TE
Risk ofdam agedue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down When
free drivi ng mode isactiv ated, theve hi-
cle movesup and down. Vehicle partsma ybe
damag edifth eunderbody bottoms out. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tgr ound
clear ance when rock ing free mode is
activ ated. Re
covery mode isafun ction ofthesuspension
whic hcan assist thedr iver on loose surfaces (e.g.
sand, snow)when freein gave hicle whichhas
become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock sin slo w,vertical motions
when reco very mode hasbeen activated. This
te mp orarily puts thewheels undergreat erload,
whic hmeans they have incr eased traction andthe
ve hicle isfreed.
Yo ucan activ atefree driving mode viaO.- road
Assis t(/ page240) . F F
unct ionofind ividual wheel contr unct
ionofind ividual wheel control ol
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
The vehicle canbelowe redwhen theindivid-
ual wheel controlfunction hasbeen activated.
Body partscould become trapped ifth ey are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund ertheve hi-
cle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when individual wheelcon-
tr ol isactiv ated. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk ofdamag edue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down The
vehicle canbelowe redor raised onone
or mor ewheels whentheindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Vehicle
par tscould bedamag eddue tocont actwith
obje cts. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle hassu1cie nt
ro om tomo vewhen theindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Individual
wheelcontrolisafunction ofthesus-
pension, whichcan beused tosetth eve hicle
le ve lfo reac hwheel individuall y.This canhel pto
im prove alignme ntofthebody when driving o.-
ro ad.
Yo ucan activ ateindividual wheelcontrolvia O.-
ro ad Assis t(/ page240) .
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe v he
vehicle lev ehicle
level (v el
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hE- A h
E- ACTIVE CTIVE
BOD BOD
YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL) OL)
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tbecause vehi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. Dr
iving and parking
237 237

Ac
tivePa rking Assist willbecanceled inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor theta ilg atewhile driv-
ing.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th eex terior lightin gis malfunct ioning,Ac tive
Pa rking Assist isno tav ailabl e.
Obj ects locatedabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhang sor loadi ngramp sof truc ks,or thebor -
der sof par king spaces ,ar eno tde tected dur ing
measur ementof thepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oac cou ntwh en calcu lati ng
th epar king procedur e.Insome circumst ances,
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayth er efor eguide youint o
th epar king space incorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toobjects
locat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjects aboveorbelo wthede tec-
tion rang e, thefo llo wing situations mayar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assist mayst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objects.
Ther eis adang erofcollision! #
Inthese situations, donotuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extr
eme weather cond itions, suchas sno wor
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar king space being
measur edinacc urately. Pa rking space sth at are
par tiallyoccupied bytraile rdr aw bar smight notbe
identi/ edassuc hor be measur edincor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assist onleve l,high-g rip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assist inthefo llo wing
situations:
R Inextreme weather cond itions suchas ice,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. R
When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphil lor downhil lgr adien tsof mor e
th an appr oximat ely15%.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R When atrailer orbicy clerack isatt ached.
R Directl yaTer atir ech ang eor when sparetir es
ar eins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment, e.g.aTer
bo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayalso displa ypar king
space sth at areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking space swher epar king isprohibit ed.
R Parking space son unsuit ablesurfaces. Dr
iving and parking
253 253

br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etypes andsizes that have notbee n
app rove d Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec- te
d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result
in thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. Wheels
andtires
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FF
illing capac ityf illing
capac ityfor r or
refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
All models 24.0±0.4 oz
(680 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
GLE 4504MATIC
GLE 5804MATIC 4.9
±0.4 oz
(140 ±10 g)
All other model s4 .6±0.4 oz
(130 ±10 g) VV
ehic ledat a ehic
ledat a VV
ehic ledime nsions ehic
ledime nsions The
heigh tsspec i/edma yva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load R
Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment Height
whenopened Height
whenopened 11
Height Height
when when
opened* opened*
2 2
Head- Head-
r r
oom* oom*
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withst h
steel eel
suspension suspension
87.2
in
(2217 mm)
- 87.4 in
(2219 mm) 78.1
in
(1986 mm)
- 78.3 in
(1988 mm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC TIC
84.8
in
(2153 mm)
- 89.1 in
(2263 mm) 75.6
in
(1922 mm)
- 80.0 in
(2032 mm) *When
there ar-en dlowe ring isac tivated, theva l-
ues arecor respond inglylowe r.
V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 93.9in
(4924 mm)
Ve hicle length, AM GStyling 194.1in
(4930 mm) Te
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