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Controls in detail
Driving systems
̈ Start the engine (୴ page 49).
̈ Press the damping button 1 until the
desired suspension style is set.
Vehicle level control
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to
ț increase vehicle safety
ț reduce fuel consumption
The following vehicle chassis ride heights
can be selected:
ț Normal
ț Raised
The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or
lowered according to the selected level
setting and to the vehicle speed:
ț At a speed exceeding approximately
68 mph (110 km/h) with normal level
set or exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h)
with raised level set, the ride height is
reduced automatically. The table on
the next page provides an overview of
the vehicle levels.
ț With decreasing speed, the ride height
is again raised to the normal level.
Select the raised level only when required
by current driving conditions. Otherwise
ț handling may be impaired
ț fuel consumption may increase
!
If you have selected the Comfort sus-
pension tuning (
୴ page 238), the vehi-
cle lowers slightly when you lock it
within approximately 60 seconds after
switching off the engine. When parking,
make sure that your vehicle cannot
come into contact with other objects,
such as a curb, while lowering. Your ve-
hicle could otherwise be damaged.
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The selected suspension style is stored
in memory, even after the SmartKey is
removed from the starter switch.
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These height adjustments are so small
that you may not notice any change.
Warning! G
To help avoid personal injury, keep hands
and feet away from wheel housing area, and
stay away from under the vehicle when low-
ering the vehicle chassis.