Airmatic - Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 430 Operator's Manual

AIRMATIC

AIRMATIC automatically selects the opti-
mum suspension tuning and ride height for
your vehicle. AIRMATIC consists of two
components:
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
Level control system
The ADS automatically selects the opti-
mum damping for the respective driving
conditions. At the same time the suspen-
sion is set to either sporty or regular.
Suspension tuning
The suspension tuning is set according to:
Your driving style
Road surface conditions
Your choice of suspension style,
"sporty" or "regular", which you select
using the damping switch.
The following suspension styles are avail-
able:
Regular
Both indicator lamps 1 are off.
Sporty I
One indicator lamp 1 is on.
Sporty II
Both indicator lamps 1 are on.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 Indicator lamps
2 Damping switch
Start the engine.
Press the damping switch 2 until the
desired suspension style is set.
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The selected suspension style is stored
in memory, even after the SmartKey is
removed from the starter switch.
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