Mercedes-Benz 2004 E 55 AMG - Manual (Page 231)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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 sporty 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,
“sporty I”, “sporty II” or “comfortable”,
which you select using the damping
button.
The following suspension styles are
available:
ț Comfortable
Both indicator lamps 2 are off.
ț Sporty I
One indicator lamp 2 is on.
ț Sporty II
Both indicator lamps 2 are on.
1 Damping button
2 Indicator lamps
̈ Start the engine.
̈ Press the damping button 1 until the
desired suspension style is set.
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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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In the sporty suspension style the vehi-
cle is lowered up to 0.6 in (15 mm).