Driv ing and pa rk ing, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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Crossing vehicles

DISTRONIC PLUS may mistakenly detect

vehicles that are crossing your lane. Activat-

ing DISTRONIC PLUS at traffic lights with

crossing traffic, for example, could cause

your vehicle to pull away unintentionally.

Dynamic handling package with

sports mode

General notes

The most important part of the dynamic han-

dling package with sports mode is the adjust-

able damping system. This automatically con-

trols and adapts the suspension to the

respective driving situation.
The calibration of the suspension depends

on:

R

your driving style

R

the road surface conditions

R

your individual selection; see the following

description

The dynamic handling package with sports

mode also includes steering wheel paddle

shifters (

Y

page 144) with a manual drive pro-

gram (

Y

page 146).

Example: position of dynamic handling package

with sports mode button

X

Start the engine.

Sports tuning

The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in

sports mode ensures even better contact

with the road. Select this mode when employ-

ing a sporty driving style, e.g. on winding

country roads.
Your selection remains stored until you

switch off the engine.

X

Press button ;.

Indicator lamp : lights up. Sports suspen-

sion tuning is selected. Depending on the

engine output, the accelerator pedal is

more responsive. On vehicles with auto-

matic transmission, drive program S is

selected.

Comfort tuning

In comfort mode, the driving characteristics

of your vehicle are more comfortable. There-

fore, select this mode if you favor a more

comfortable driving style. Select comfort

mode also when driving fast on straight roads,

e.g. on straight stretches of freeway.

X

Press button ;.

Indicator lamp : goes out. Comfortable

suspension tuning is selected. On vehicles

with automatic transmission, drive pro-

gram E is selected.

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