Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual page 179

Vehicle level
Setting the raised vehicle level
It is possible to choose between the "Normal"
and "Raised" vehicle levels below a speed of
50 mph (80 km/h). Select the "Normal" set-
ting for normal road surfaces and "Raised" for
driving with snow chains or on particularly
poor road surfaces. Your selection remains
stored even if you remove the SmartKey from
the ignition lock.
Start the engine.
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If indicator lamp ; is not lit:
Press button :.
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Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle is
raised by 0.6 in (15 mm) compared to the
normal level.
Vehicle Rising
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the multifunction display.
The message disappears after ten sec-
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onds, irrespective of the level reached. If
necessary, the vehicle is raised further.
The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:
drive faster than 75 mph (120 km/h).
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drive for approximately three minutes at a
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speed over 50 mph (80 km/h).
The "Raised level" remains active when you
are not driving within these speed ranges.
Setting the normal vehicle level
Start the engine.
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If indicator lamp ; is lit:
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Suspension settings
In the Digital Operator's Manual you can find
information about:
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AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-
tem
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each
wheel and depends on:
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message appears in
The suspension setting is adjusted using the
corresponding button in the center console.
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Each time you start the engine with the igni-
tion key or the Start/Stop button, Comfort
mode is activated. For further information
about starting the engine, see (
Driving systems
Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to the height of the currently
selected drive program (
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General notes
Sports tuning
Comfort tuning
your driving style, e.g. sporty
the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
your individual selection of Sport, Sport +
or Comfort
The mode can also be set using the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (
This is only possible if:
using the AMG adaptive sport suspen-
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sion system button on the center con-
sole, and
using the DYNAMIC SELECT switch, the
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same mode is selected for the chassis.
This is the case, for example, when both
are set to Comfort mode.
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