Suspension Tuning; Vehicle Level Control; Air Suspension Program - Mercedes-Benz 2010 GL-Class Operator's Manual

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Switching off: Press switch : again.
Indicator lamp ; goes out. The symbol
Ç disappears.

Air suspension program

The system lets you select the chassis and
suspension setup. The chassis and
suspension setup adjusts the damping
behavior and the ride height for your vehicle.
The system consists of two components. The
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
( Y page 159) and the vehicle level control
( Y page 159).
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
The Adaptive Damping System (ADS) is
controlled electronically and operates
continuously. It adjusts the damping
characteristics to the current operating and
driving conditions. The damping is adjusted
individually for each wheel. Driving safety and
tire comfort are increased.
The fine tuning of the damping is dependent
on:
your driving style
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road surface conditions
R
your personal settings
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Vehicles without enhanced off-road package
Vehicles with enhanced off-road package
The following settings are available:
AUTO (for normal driving situations)
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Indicator lamps ; and = are off.
SPORT (for sporty driving)
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Indicator lamp ; comes on.
With the ADS SPORT setting, the vehicle is
lowered approximately 0.6 in (15 mm).
COMF (for comfort driving)
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Indicator lamp = comes on.
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Start the engine.
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Press ADS switch : repeatedly until the
desired suspension tuning is reached.
The setting remains stored when you turn off
the engine.

Vehicle level control

Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to increase vehicle safety and to
reduce fuel consumption.
Driving systems
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159