MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth etra1c signs arehar dto detect, e.g.due
to dir t,sno wor insu1cien tlightin g,or
because they areco vered.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out- of-dat e.
R Ifsign sar eambigu ous,e.g.ro ad sign sin road-
wo rksor inadjace ntlane s.
R Ifyo utur nshar plywhen passingtra1c signs
outside thecamer a's/eld ofvision.
Se Se
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Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cand ECO
Assi stmust beacti vatedfo rth eaut omatic
adop tionofspeed limits. Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic SignAssist
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingaut ating
automatic adop omatic
adoptionof tion
of
speed limits(onl speed
limits(onlyv y
vehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist ance ance
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ac k ac
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Select LimitAdoption. #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
The speed limitsdetected byTra1c Sign
Assis tar eaut omati callyadop tedby Active
Dist ance AssistDIS TRONI C.
% Ifone ofthefo llo wing systems isactiv ated,
th ede tected speed canbemanuall yadop ted
as thespeed limit:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther informatio nabout ActiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C:(/ page222) . Disp
la Disp
laying det ying
detect ect
ed ed
tr tr
a1c a1c
signs int signs
inthe medi adis- he
medi adis-
pla y pla
y #
Select Display inCentr alDisplay . #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
Se Se
tting t tting
the type ofw he
type ofwar ar
ning ning
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Select Visual& Audibl e, Visua lor Off.
Se Se
tting t tting
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
thr hr
eshold eshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic hawa rn-
ing isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. TT
r r
a1c a1c
Light Inf Light
Infor or
mation ser mation
service vice
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident orinjur y
due todist raction ,incor rect or missin g
dat a
The tra1c lightinformation displayis an aid
and canno tre place theobser vation ofthe
actual drivi ng situ atio n. Dr
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#
Keep theactual tra1c situation con-
st antl yin vie wwhen approaching atraf-
fi c light andwhen chang inglane s. #
Avoid looking attheInstr ument Display
and Head-up Displayfo ra long time. The
Instr ument Displayand Head-up Display(if
av ailabl e)sho wthetra1c lighticonandremainin g
time 1unti lth ene xt green phase asacountdo wn. Ex
am ple repr esent ation intheInstr ument Display
The displa yis hidden about/veseconds before
th etra1c lights chang eto green. %
The displa yalso goes outinthefo llo wing
cases :
R When turning o.beforeth eint ersection
int oacr oss orside street
R When turning beforeth eint ersection
% The direction arro ws aredispl ayeddepending
on thefo llo wing functions:
R Atur nsignal isse t
R Alane isrecommen dedduring activ e
rou teguida nce
If neit her functio nis ac tive, there mainin g
time untilth ene xt green phase forth elane
str aight ahead isdispla yed.
% Use ofthetra1c lightinformation service
re qu ires there gula rtr ans missionof vehicle
posit ionsand drivi ng directi ons toMer cedes-
Benz. Thedatais imm ediately anon ymizedby
Mer cedes-Be nzand forw arded tothepr ov ider
of thetra1c lightinformation service. The
ve hicle positionsand drivi ng directi ons are
dele tedaTer ave ry shor ttime (afew sec-
onds) andareno tper manen tly sa ved. If
yo udo notwa nttotransm itth eve hicle
posit ionsand drivi ng directi ons, youha ve the
fo llo wing options:
R Youdeactiv ateth eser vice inthe
Mer cedesme portal.
R Youha ve theser vice deactiv ated atan
aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
R Youdeactiv ateth eser vice intheAssis-
tance menuinthemultimedia system
(/ page241).
% This tra1c lightinformation service isonl y
av ailabl ein cer tain cities andregions .
The functio nis sup portedunder thefo llo wing con-
ditions:
R The vehicle iseq uipp edwithamult imedi asy s-
te m featur ingnavig atio nand acommun ication
modul ewit han activ ated, integratedSIM card.
R Youha ve auser accoun tfo rth eMer cedes me
Po rtal.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth euser
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The navig ation ser vice sop tion isavailabl e,
subscr ibedtoand activ ated intheMer cedes
me Portal.
R The tra1c light dat aser vice belon gstothe
scope ofthena vig ation services.
The current vehicle positionand thedir ection of
tr av el aretransmitt edvia thecommunication
module andaligned withth edat afrom thetra1c
light dataser vice prov ider .The prov ider gather s
dat afrom tra1c lights whichtransmit their chang -
ing phases. Whentheve hicle approaches aninter-
secti onwithne tworke dtra1c lights, datais trans-
mitt edtotheve hicle.
A se ttur nsign alleT orright and lane recommen -
dation sdur ing activ ero uteguidance areta ke n
int oaccount forth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand is
no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle funct ions,systems
or com pone nts. Ple ase note that thedispla yed
dat ais no tav ailabl ein all tra1c areas and maybe
inco rrect.
Cer tain light signal systems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent tra1c situa- tion.
Thiscanlea dto asudde nch ang ein the
count down displa y.
The informa tion intheInstr ument Displayis
sho wnaTer selecting thedispla ycont ents inthe
Assi stance men u.Ifano ther menu isselect ed,the
tr a1 cligh tco un tdow nis no tdis pla yed.
Also obser vethefo llo wing information:
R select aspeed adaptedto thetra1c, sur-
ro undings andweather cond itions
R obser veactual tra1c signs
R obser veappli cable tra1c rules and regula -
tions
Pleas eobs erve theno teson drivi ng systems and
yo ur responsi bility.Yo ucould other wise failto rec-
ogn izedang ers.
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ther eis no tra1c light dat aav ailabl e.
R The time remainin gunti lth ene xt green phase
is less than tensec onds . R
Eme rgency vehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinity oftheint ersection.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interrupted.
R The tra1c lightsystems arelocat edinacon-
str uction sitear ea orareunder going mainte-
nance.
R The light signal system ismalfunctionin g.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the he
tr tr
a1c a1c
lightinf light
infor or
mation displa mation
displayon y
on
or or
o. o.
Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Switc hTraffi cLight Information onD or
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Blind
Spo Blind
SpotAss is t
Ass istand A t
and Acti v cti
ve Blind Spo e
Blind SpotAss is t
Ass istwith t
wit h
e e
xit w xit
war ar
ning ning
FF
unction ofBlind Spo unction
ofBlind SpotAssi s t
Assi stand A t
and Activ ctiv
eBlind e
Blind
Spo Spo
tAssi s t
Assi stwit t
wit he h
exit w xit
war ar
ning ning
Blind SpotAssi stand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stuse
tw olat eral, rear-facing radar sensor sto monit or
th ear ea up to130 T(40 m)behind and10T
(3 m) next to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely8 mp h(1 2km /h)an dth is vehicle subse-
qu entl yent ersth emonit oring rang edir ectl yne xt
to your vehicle, thewa rning lampin theoutside
mir rorlights upred.
Pe rm anen tst atus displayintheinst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gra y): system isac tiva tedbut inoper a-
tiv e
R ¸ (gre en): system isactiv ated and oper a-
tional
If ave hicle isde tected close toyour vehicle and
yo uswitc hon thetur nsignal indicat orinthecor -
re spond ingdirecti on, adoubl ewa rning tone
sou nds and there dwa rning lampin theoutside mir
ror0as hes. Ifth etur nsignal indicat orremains
switc hedon,allother detected vehicles areind i-
cat ed onlyby the0ash ingofthere dwa rning
lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident despiteBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind SpotAssist doesnotre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertaking youat agr eatl y
di.er entspeed.
Blind SpotAssist cannotwa rndriver sin this
situation. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation andmaint ainasaf edist ance at
th eside oftheve hicle. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page209) .
Exit w Exit
war ar
nin g nin
g
The exitwa rning isan additional functionofBlind
Spo tAssist andcanwarnvehicle occupan tsabout appr
oaching vehicles whenleavingth eve hicle
when station ary. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent despiteex it
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her reacts tostat iona ry
objects nortoper sons orroad user s
appr oaching youat agr eatl ydi.er ingspeed.
The exitwa rning canno twa rndriver sin these
situations. #
Alwayspa ypar ticu larattent ion tothe
tr a1 csitu ation whe nop ening th edoor s
and makesur eth er eis su1cien tclear -
ance. If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this is
indicat edintheoutside mirror.Ifave hicle occu-
pant opensth edoor ontheside withth ewa rning,
a wa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning lampin
th eoutside mirrorst ar ts to 0ash.
Thi saddi tion alfunc tion ison lyavailabl ewhen
Bli nd SpotAss istisac tive. Whe nth eex itwa rning
is activ ated, itcan warnvehicle occupan tsforup
to thre eminut esaTer switchingtheve hicle o.. 242242
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The
exitwa rning isno long eravailabl eonce the
wa rning lampin theoutside mirror0as hes thre e
times .
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota substi-
tut efo rth eatt ention ofvehicle occupan ts.The
re sponsi bilityforopening andclosing thedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi-
cle occupan ts.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Bli nd Spo tAssis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stma y
be limit edinthefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular :
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. duetofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicy cles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lane s
R ifve hicles areno tdr ivi ng inthemiddle oftheir
lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lanebor
ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis su1cien t
dist ance totheside forot her tra1c orobs tacles.
Wa rnings maybe interru pted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o-
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssist isno toper ational whenreve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Bli nd SpotAss istand theex itwa rning areno t
oper ational whenatrailer iscoupled totheve hi-
cle and theelectr icalconnection hasbeen cor-
re ctl yes tablished.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situations:
R when thesensor sar eco veredby adjace nt
ve hicles innar row par king spaces
R when peopleappr oachth eve hicle
R intheev ent ofstationar yor slo wly moving
object s
F F
uncti onofbr uncti
onofbrak ak
eapplication (A e
application (Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo t e
Blin dSpo t
Assis Assis
t) t)
If Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-cor rect- ing
brak eapplicat ioniscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollision.
The cour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionisavaila-
ble inthespeed rang ebe tween approximat ely
20 mph(3 0km /h)an d12 5mp h(2 00 km/h). &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof accide nt despite br ak e
ap plicat ion of ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
A cour se-correctin gbr ak eapplicat ioncann ot
alw ayspr ev ent acollision. #
Alwaysst eer ,br ak eor acceler ateyo ur-
self, especia lly if Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi st
wa rnsyo uor mak esacour se-cor rectin g
br ak eapplicat ion. #
Alwaysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. Dr
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If
acour se-correctin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,
th ere dwa rning lamp0as hes intheoutside mirror
and awa rning tone sou nds. Inadd ition,dis pla y
1 indic ating thedang erofaside collision
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
In rare cases, thesy stem maymak ean inappr o-
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pted atanytime ifyo usteer slightl y
in theopposit edir ection oracceler ate.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBlind Spot
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogn izethedan-
ge rs (/ pag e242). Eit
her acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ion
appr opriateto thedr iving situation, ornone atall,
ma yoccur inthefo llo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacles, e.g.cr ash barrier s, are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving stylewit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acceler atesign i/ca ntly.
R Adr iving safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
R Aloss oftirepr ess ureor amal functioning tire
is de tected.
R Youar edr iving withatrailer andtheelectr ical
connection tothetrailer hitchhas been cor-
re ctl yes tablished.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/ deactiv ating/
deactiv atingBlindSpo ating
BlindSpo tAssis t
Assist or t
or
A A
ctiv ctiv
eBlin dSpo e
Blin dSpo tAssist t
Assist
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activateor dea ctivateBlind SpotAssist. or #
Activateor dea ctivateAct .Blind SpotAssist . AA
ctiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist FF
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist monitorsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifun ction
camer a(/ page209). Itser vesto protect you
ag ains tuni ntent ionallylea vingyo ur lane. Youwill
be warned byvibr atio npuls esinthesteer ing
wheel andguided byacour se-co rrecting brak e
application backint oyo ur lane.
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist isavailabl ein the
speed rang ebe tween 37mph(60 km/h) and
124 mph(2 00 km/h).
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist canneither reduce the
ri sk ofan acciden tif yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving
sty lenor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcanno t
ta ke intoaccount road, weather ortra1c cond i-
tio ns. ActiveLane Keeping Assist isonl yan aid.
Yo uar ere sponsi bleformaint aining asaf edis-
ta nce totheve hicle infront ,fo rve hicle speed, for
br aking ingood timeandforst ay ing inlane. 244244
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The
statu sof ActiveLane Keeping Assist isdis-
pla yedin theon-boar dcom puter:
R 00B0 (gre en): ActiveLane Keeping Assist is
activ eand oper ating.
R 00B0 (gra y): ActiveLane Keeping Assist is
activ ebut notoper ating.
R ·: ActiveLane Keeping Assist isdeactiv a-
te dor ther eis amalfunction. If
alane-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,dis-
pla y1 appear sin theInstr ument Display.
The system doesno tapp lythebr ak eif yo uacti-
va te thetur nsignal indicat or. V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
ifth e
sy stem detects anobs tacle, suchas ano ther vehi-
cle intheadjacent lane,itwill appl yth ebr ak e
re ga rdless ofthetur nsignal indicat or.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr atio nsinthesteer ing wheel
in thefo llo wing circumst ances:
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist detects alane
mar king .
R Afront wheel drives ove rth is lane marking.
Conditions f Conditions
for acour or
acour se-cor r se-cor
recting br ecting
brak ak
eapplica - e
applica -
tion (v tion
(vehicles wit ehicles
without Dr hout
Driving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
Lane markings weredetected on both sides ofthe
lane. Thefront wheel drives ove ra continuous
lane marking.
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interrupted atany
time ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit edir ec-
tion.
Conditions f Conditions
for acour or
acour se-cor r se-cor
recting br ecting
brak ak
eapplica- e
applica-
tion (v tion
(vehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
R Acontinuous lanemarking wasde tected and
dr iven over wit hth efront wheel.
R Alane marking andanappr oaching vehicle, an
ov ertaking vehicle orvehicles drivi ng par allel to
your vehicle weredetected intheadjacent
lane. Thefront wheel drives ove rth elane
mar king.
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interrupted atany
time ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit edir ec-
tion.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
No lane-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur sin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Youclear lyand activ elyst eer ,br ak eor accel-
er ate.
R Ifadr ivi ng safetysy stem interve nes, suchas
ESP ®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving stylewit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler -
ation .
R When ESP®
is deacti vated.
R When driving withatrailer ,th eelectr icalcon-
nection tothetrailer hasbeen correctl yes tab-
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R
Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected and displa yed.
If yo udeactiv ateth eAc tiveLane Keeping Assist
wa rning and thelane markings canno tbe clear ly
de tected, itis possible that no lane -correctin g
br ak eapplicat iontake splace (/page246) .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfu nct ion
par ticu larlyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ient
illumination oftheroad, highlyva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings, orseveral
unclear lanemarkings arepr esent forone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane markings arewo rn,dar kor cov-
er ed. 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 oneanother or mer ge.
R Ifth eroad 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:
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Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Activateor dea ctivateth 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 withan all-
ro und leve lcontr olsystem, whic halso ensur es
th ebest possible suspension andconst antground
clear ance, even withaladen vehicle. When drivi ng
at speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omaticall yto
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sum
ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjusti ngtheve hicle leve l.
AIRMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing functions
and com ponents:
R All-r ound airsuspension
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 V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS: US:
also AdaptiveDam p-
ing System withcons tant adju stment ofdam p-
ing charact eristics forim prove ddr iving com-
fo rt
Sus pensi on se Sus
pensi on setting and v tti
ng and veh icle lev eh
icle level pe rdr el
pe rdr iv iv
e pr e
pro- 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
ive pr og ram £ (Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles
onl y):
R The suspen sionsetting isvery 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 ive pr og ram C:
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l.
Dr ive prog ram B:
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
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. Dr
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dr ive pr og ram = (/page191) .
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(-15 mm) Appr
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(-25 mm) If
th eentr y/exitleve lfunction isactiv ated, the
ve hicle islowe redto theSpor t+ leve lto facilit ate
ent ering /exitin gth eve hicle. When drivi ng at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mph(3 0km /h)or
ab ove ,th eentr y/exitleve lis deactiv ated and the
ve hicle israised (/page252). Oper Oper
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orbicy cler cle
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If transpor teq uipment, forex am ple atrailer or
bicy clerack ,is att ached tothetrailer hitchand
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished:
R Indrive prog ram F andG, theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
R Inallot her drive pr og rams, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve lir re spect ive of speed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
AIR MATIC mayno tbe availabl eor have onl ylimi-
te dav ailabi lityin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protection hasbeen activated
due tofreq uen tle ve lch ang eswithin ashor t
time .The 00C4 warning lampappear sin the
multif unctiondispla y.
ATe rth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailabl ewit hout restr iction . 24
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