Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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display.
The vehicle automatically adjusts to highway

level when you:

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drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)

R

drive between 40 mph (64 km/h) and

50 mph (80 km/h) for approximately

20 seconds

Depending on the ADS mode selected

(

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page 212), the vehicle is lowered to high-

speed level at high speeds.

AMG adaptive sport suspension

system

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.

G

WARNING

The vehicle is lowered if:

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you have selected the Comfort or Sport

suspension tuning and

R

lock the vehicle after switching off the

engine

Persons in the vicinity of the wheel arch or the

underbody may thus become trapped. There

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

wheel arch or the underbody when you switch

off the engine.

!

The vehicle is lowered by approximately

10 mm if:

R

you have selected the Sport or Comfort

suspension tuning and

R

you switch off the engine and then

R

lock the vehicle

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.

Vehicle level

Level control adapts the vehicle level

automatically to the current operating and

driving situation. Level control ensures the

best possible suspension and constant

ground clearance, even with a laden vehicle.

This improves driving safety and fuel

consumption.
The AIRMATIC package and ACTIVE CURVE

SYSTEM are always components of AMG

adaptive suspension system (

Y

page 212).

Due to the sportier suspension settings

compared to standard vehicles, the levels and

speed thresholds for sinking and raising the

vehicle are different.
In Comfort and Sport driving modes, after

locking the vehicle it lowers to the Sport+

level. When locking the vehicle at the raised

level, the vehicle does not lower.
The settings will remain stored after you

switch off the engine. When starting the

engine, the selected setting, e.g. AMG

adaptive suspension system Comfort, is

restored.

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The vehicle level may change visibly if you

park the vehicle and the outside

temperature changes. If the temperature

drops, the vehicle level lowers; with an

increase in temperature, the vehicle level

rises.

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Driving systems

Driving

and

parking

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