air suspension MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Selec
tingtheCURVE setting
In the CURVE driveprogram, thecurve tilting
funct ionisactivated. Thevehicle tiltsbyup to
2.65 degrees intobends. Thetiltfunct ionand
the comfort suspension tuningincrease driving
comfort incorner s.CURVE isavaila bleinthe
speed rangebetween 9mph (15km/h) and
112 mph (180km/h). Selectthismode on
winding roadsinparticular. Outsidethisspeed
range, theCURVE driveprogram isthe same
as the Comfort driveprogram.
The curve tilting functionmonitor sthe road in
front ofyour vehicle bymeans ofacamera
attached atthe top ofthe windshield. This
funct ionisautomatically activeifyou select
the CURVE driveprogram. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup to112 mph
(180 km/h).
X Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheCURVE drive
program isselected.
The system isdeactivated ifyou select adiffer-
ent drive program.
The system maybeimpaired ormay notfunc-
tion if:
R you aredriving moreslowly than9mph
(15 km/h) orfaster than112mph
(180 km/h).
R the vehicle isfully laden.
R you drive withveryhigh lateral acceleration.
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating state. X
Switch onthe multimedia system.Further
information canbefound inthe Digital Oper-
ator's Manual.
X Press button 0043.
The driving dynamics displayappears inthe
multimedia systemdisplay.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 168)
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crossdisplay inglongitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport
or Sport Plusdrive programs) Active
BodyControl (ABC)
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Setting thevehicle level General
notes
The vehicle levelcanbeset using the
DYNAMIC SELECTcont roller (Ypage 133)or
the on-board computer (Ypage 171). Theset-
ting alwa yscorresponds tothe last selected
funct ion.
In order toreduce fuelconsumpt ionand
improve thedriving dynamics, thevehicle is
lowered asits speed increases. Inthe Sport
and Sport Plusdrive programs itis lowered by
up to0.5 in(13 mm), andinthe Comfort drive
program byup to0.2 in(5 mm) compared to
the normal vehicle level.Asthe speed is
reduced, thevehicle israised uptothe set
vehicle height.
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, theComfort
drive program isactivated. Forfurther informa-
tion about startin gthe engine, see
(Y page 127).
Select thenormal levelfornormal roadsurfa-
ces and theraised levelfordriving withsnow
chains oron particularly poorroadsurfaces. 170
Driving
systemsDriving andparking