Styling
Riding lower than a crossover but looking sleeker than a minivan, the R-Class might best be described as a large wagon. It's nearly as long as Mercedes' flagship S-Class full-size sedan, but wider and taller.
The front of the R-Class has been significantly updated for 2011. It features a new grille, new headlights and new bumper styling. Taken as a whole, the changes give the R-Class a stronger, more substantial look. It's a big improvement, and it works well with the rest of the exterior design, which carries over mostly unchanged.
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Vehicles without extended Off-Road Proengineering package
Basic setting
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or
lowered depends on the basic setting
selected.
Select:
• Raised level, for driving on normal
off-road
terrain
• Highway/high-speed ...
Switching the ZONE function on/off
•► To switch on: press the
button.
The indicator lamp above the button
lights up.
Dual-zone automatic climate control: the
temperature setting for the driver's side is
not adopt ...
Front-end structure: crumple zone on four levels
Compared to the previous model series, the Mercedes engineers have further
enlarged the deformation zones substantially in the front and rear sections of
the new CLS, as well as improving the ener ...