Vehicle level
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride height to improve driving safety and reduce fuel consumption.
Depending on the vehicle height that has been set, the vehicle automatically adjusts its height dependent on the current speed. As speed increases, the vehicle is lowered by up to 0.6 in (15 mm). As the speed is reduced, the vehicle is raised up to the set vehicle height.
WARNING
The vehicle is lowered when the engine is
switched off. Therefore, make sure that
nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel housing
or under the vehicle when you switch off the
engine. Otherwise, limbs could become
trapped.
The vehicle is lowered when the engine is switched off. Make sure when parking that you position your vehicle so that it does not make contact with the curb as the vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could otherwise be damaged.
For AMG vehicles: when the engine is switched off, the vehicle is lowered by approx. 0.4 in (10 mm).
Setting the vehicle level
Select the "Normal" setting for normal road surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
WARNING
To help avoid personal injury, keep hands and
feet away from wheel housing area, and stay
away from under the vehicle when lowering
the vehicle chassis.
Your selection remains stored even if you remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Setting raised level
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp 2 is not lit:
Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2 lights up. The vehicle height is adjusted to raised level.
Setting the normal level
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp 2 is lit:
Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2 goes out. The vehicle is adjusted to normal level.
See also:
Automatic drive program
Drive program E (drive program C on AMG
vehicles) is characterized by the following:
• the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depre ...
Selecting the ideal shift range
- Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter and hold it in position.
The automatic transmission shifts to the
gear which allows optimum acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the aut ...
Opening the hood
WARNING
Do not pull the release lever while the vehicle
is in motion. Otherwise, the hood could be
forced open by passing air flow.
This could cause the hood to come loose and
injure you and ...