Adaptive Damping System; Air Body Control; Activating The Hold Function; Deactivating The Hold Function - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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The transmission is in position h, k or i.

Activating the HOLD function

Depress the brake pedal and after a short
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time depress further until the ë display
appears in the multifunction display.
Release the brake pedal.
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Deactivating the HOLD function

Depress the accelerator pedal to pull away.
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or
Depress the brake pedal until the ë dis‐
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play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
play.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
the transmission position j or by the electric
parking brake:
When the seat belt is unfastened and the
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driver's door is opened.
When the engine is switched off.
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When there is a malfunction in the system or
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if the power supply is insufficient.

Adaptive Damping System

The suspension with adaptive damping adjust‐
ment has the following features:
Variable damping characteristics
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Continuous damper tuning
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The damping characteristics adapt to the current
operating and driving situation.
The damping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is affected by the following factors:
Your driving style, e.g. sporty
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The road surface conditions
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The drive program selected
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Vehicle load
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Driving and parking 169
The drive program can be adjusted using the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch.

AIR BODY CONTROL

AIR BODY CONTROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL comprises:
Air suspension with variable spring rate
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Automatic level control system
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Speed-dependent lowering to reduce fuel
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consumption
Manual level adjustment
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ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping System with
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constant damping force adjustment)
DYNAMIC SELECT switch and level button
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