Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 - Manual (Page 403)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
The Airmatic button with the indicator
lamp is located on the control panel on the
right-hand side of the instrument cluster.
1 Vehicle level control switch
2 Indicator lamp
̈ Start the engine.
̈ Briefly press switch 1 to change from
one level setting to the other.
The message:
Vehicle rising
appears in the multifunction display
when changing from normal level to
raised level.
The indicator lamp 2 is then lit. The
display switches off when the vehicle is
raised.
̈ Press switch 1 again to lower the ve-
hicle. The indicator lamp 2 is off.
Suspension tuning
The Adaptive Damping System (ADS) auto-
matically tunes shock absorbers and
springs.
The program mode selector switch (S/C)
(
୴ page 374) is used to adjust the suspen-
sion tuning:
In addition, suspension characteristics in
both driving programs (S/C) depend on:
ț your driving style
ț road surface conditions
ț the vehicle loading
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.
i The selected vehicle level setting remains
stored in memory even if the engine is turned off
and restarted except when you
ț exceed a speed of 75 mph (120 km/h)
or
ț maintain a speed of between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 75 mph (120 km/h) for more
than 3 minutes
The vehicle then lowers to regular level.
Driving program Suspension tuning
C Comfort Comfortable
(default setting)
S Standard Standard
for dynamic driving