Mercedes-Benz 2006 E 350 Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Narrow vehicles
Because of their narrow profile, the vehi-
cles traveling near the outer edges of the
lane have not yet been detected by Dis-
tronic. There will be insufficient distance to
the vehicles ahead.
Airmatic DC (Dual Control)*
Airmatic automatically selects the opti-
mum suspension tuning and ride height for
your vehicle. The Airmatic consists of two
components:
ț Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
ț Vehicle level control
The ADS automatically selects the opti-
mum damping for the respective driving
conditions. At the same time the suspen-
sion is set to either Sport 1, Sport 2 or
Comfort.
Suspension tuning
The suspension tuning is set according to:
ț Your driving style
ț Road surface conditions
ț Your choice of suspension style,
Sport 1, Sport 2 or Comfort, which you
select using the damping button 1
(
page 260).
The following suspension styles are
available:
ț Comfort
Both indicator lamps 2
(
page 260) are off.
ț Sport 1
One indicator lamp 2
(
page 260) is on.
ț Sport 2
Both indicator lamps 2
(
page 260) are on.