Airmatic, Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 30 mph
(Canada: 50 km/h). Drive program

S+ is

activated. SPORT handling mode remains
activated.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation
conditions are no longer fulfilled. The

RACE

START Not Possible See Operator's

Manual

message appears in the multifunction

display.

i

If RACE START is used repeatedly within

a short period of time, it is only available
again after the vehicle has been driven a
certain distance.

AIRMATIC

Vehicle level

Important safety notes
Your vehicle regulates its height
automatically. All-round level control ensures
the best possible suspension and constant
ground clearance, even with a laden vehicle.
When you drive fast, the vehicle is lowered
automatically to improve driving safety and to
reduce fuel consumption.
The following vehicle levels are possible:

R

normal

R

raised: the vehicle is raised by about
0.80 in (20 mm) when compared with the
normal level

R

lowered: the vehicle is lowered by about
0.40 in (10 mm) when compared with the
normal level

The "Normal" and "Raised" vehicle levels can
be set manually.
The "Lowered” vehicle level is set
automatically:

R

at speeds above 70 mph (113 km/h)

R

if you have selected "Sports tuning"
(

Y

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Setting the vehicle level

G

WARNING

To help avoid personal injury, keep hands and
feet away from wheel housing area, and stay
away from under the vehicle when lowering
the vehicle chassis.

Select the "Normal" setting for normal road
surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.

Setting raised level

X

Start the engine.

If indicator lamp ; is not lit:

X

Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle
height is adjusted to raised level.
The

Vehicle Rising

message appears in

the display.

The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:

R

drive at speeds above 75 mph (120 km/h)

R

drive for about three minutes at speeds
above 50 mph (80 km/h).

The "Raised level" remains active when you
are not driving within these speed ranges.

Setting the normal level

X

Start the engine.

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Z

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