Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 184)

For safety reasons, the vehicle can only be
lowered with all doors and the tailgate closed.
Lowering is interrupted if a door or the tailgate
is opened and will continue after the door is
closed again.
! When driving on extremely rough terrain,
select a high vehicle level in good time.
Make sure that there is always sufficient
ground clearance to prevent damage to the
vehicle.
! Remove the key from the ignition before
raising one or more wheels with the
appropriate equipment.
For information about driving off-road, see
(
Y
page 162).
Basic settings
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or
lowered depends on the basic setting
selected. Select raised level for off-road
driving or highway/high-speed level for
normal roads.
The individual vehicle levels differ from
highway level as follows:
R +/-0 in (+/-0 mm) at the highway level
R –0.6 in (–15 mm) at the high-speed level
R +2.3 in (+ 60 mm) at the raised level
Raised level
Only select raised level when this is
appropriate for the road conditions.
Otherwise, fuel consumption may increase
and handling may be affected.
X
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp ; is not lit:
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; flashes. The vehicle rises
to raised level.
While the adjustment is taking place, a
message appears in the multifunction
display, e.g.:
If you press the % or a button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message
will disappear.
Once the vehicle has reached raised level,
indicator lamp ; remains lit. The Vehicle
Rising message disappears from the
multifunction display.
If you attempt to select the raised level at a
speed of over 40 mph (64 km/h), the Drive
More Slowly message appears in the
multifunction display.
Highway/high-speed level
! Make sure that there is enough ground
clearance when the vehicle is being
lowered. It could otherwise hit the ground,
damaging the underbody.
X Start the engine.
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