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AMG RIDE CONTROL
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
wheel and depends on:
your driving style, e.g. sporty
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the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
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your individual selection of Sport, Sport + or
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Comfort
The suspension setting is adjusted using the
corresponding button in the centre console.
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The mode can also be set using the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch (
This is only possible if:
with the AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
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pension button on the centre console, and
with 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.
If the ignition is switched off for less than four
hours, the previously selected drive program is
activated when the engine is next started. If the
ignition is switched off for more than four hours,
Comfort mode is activated when the engine is
next started.
Sport mode
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
Sport mode ensures even better contact with
the road. Select this mode when employing a
sporty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads.
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Sport + mode
The very firm setting of the suspension setting in
Sport + mode ensures the best possible contact
with the road. Select this mode only when driv-
ing on race circuits.
If indicator lamps ; and = are off:
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If indicator lamp = lights up:
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Comfort mode
In Comfort mode, the driving characteristics of
your vehicle are more comfortable. Select this
mode if you prefer a more comfortable driving
style, but also when driving fast on straight
roads, e.g. motorways.
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Important safety notes
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It monitors the area around
your vehicle using six sensors in the front
bumper and six sensors in the rear bumper.
PARKTRONIC indicates visually and audibly the
distance between your vehicle and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not a substitute
for your attention to the immediate surround-
ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring
Driving systems
Press button : once.
Indicator lamp = lights up. You have selected
Sport mode.
The
AMG Ride Control SPORT
AMG Ride Control SPORT
appears in the multifunction display.
Press button : twice.
Indicator lamps ; and = light up. You have
selected Sport + mode.
The
AMG Ride Control SPORT +
AMG Ride Control SPORT +
appears in the multifunction display.
Press button : once.
Second indicator lamp ; lights up. You have
selected Sport + mode.
The
AMG Ride Control SPORT +
AMG Ride Control SPORT +
appears in the multifunction display.
Press button : repeatedly until indicator
lamps ; and = go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The
AMG Ride Control COMFORT
AMG Ride Control COMFORT
appears in the multifunction display.
PARKTRONIC
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