Dri vin g and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2015 User Manual

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comfortable driving style. Select comfort

mode also when driving fast on straight roads,

e.g. on straight stretches of highway.

X

Press button :.

Indicator lamp = lights up. Comfort tuning

is selected.
The

AIRMATIC COMFORT

AIRMATIC COMFORT

message appears

in the multifunction display.

AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-

tem

Important safety notes

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WARNING

When the vehicle is being lowered, people

could become trapped if their limbs are

between the vehicle body and the wheels or

underneath the vehicle. There is a risk of

injury.
Make sure no one is underneath the vehicle or

in the immediate vicinity of the wheel arches

when the vehicle is being lowered.

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WARNING

Vehicles with level control:
The vehicle is slightly lowered if:

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you have selected comfort suspension tun-

ing and

R

you lock the vehicle within approximately

60 seconds of switching off the engine

You and people in the vicinity of the wheel

arch or the underbody may thus become trap-

ped. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the

wheel arch or the underbody when you lock

the vehicle.

!

The vehicle is lowered by about 0.8 in

(20 mm) if:

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you have selected "Comfortable tuning"

R

you switch off the engine and then

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you lock the vehicle within approximately

60 seconds

When parking, position your vehicle so that

it does not make contact with the curb as

the vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could

otherwise be damaged.

Suspension tuning

General notes
The electronically controlled damping system

works continuously. This improves driving

safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each

wheel and depends on:

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your driving style, e.g. sporty

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the road surface condition, e.g. bumps

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your individual selection of Sport, Sport +

or Comfort

Sport mode

:

Mode selection button

;

Button to store, recall and display the

selected mode

=

Sport + mode indicator lamp

?

Sport mode indicator lamp

The firmer suspension tuning in Sport mode

ensures better contact with the road. Select

this mode when employing a sporty driving

style, e.g. on winding country roads.

X

Press button :.

Indicator lamp ? lights up. You have selec-

ted Sport mode.
The

AMG

AMG Suspension

Suspension System

System SPORT

SPORT

mes-

sage appears in the multifunction display.

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