Mercedes-Benz CLS Owner's Manual page 218

AIR BODY CONTROL includes the following com‐
ponents and functions:
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
Manually selectable high-level setting for
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greater ground clearance
ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping System with
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constant damping force adjustment)
DYNAMIC SELECT switch and level button
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Suspension setting and vehicle level per
drive program
Drive program A:
The suspension setting is comfortable.
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The vehicle is set to the normal level.
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When driving at speeds of approximately
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125 km/h or above, the vehicle is lowered.
When driving at speeds below approximately
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80 km/h, the vehicle is raised again.
Drive program ;:
The suspension setting is comfortable.
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The vehicle is set to low level -1.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are travelling at higher speeds.
Drive program C:
The suspension setting is firmer.
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The vehicle is set to low level -1.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are travelling at higher speeds.
Drive program B:
The suspension setting is even firmer.
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The vehicle is set to low level -1.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are travelling at higher speeds.
Individual suspension settings can be called up
in drive program = ( page 160).
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Driving and parking 215
Setting the vehicle level
& WARNING Risk of accident because
vehicle level is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can drift outwards, for example,
when steering or cornering.
Choose a vehicle level which is suited
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to the driving style and the road surface
conditions.
& WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lowering
When lowering the vehicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between the vehicle body and the tyres or
underneath the vehicle.
Make sure no one is underneath the
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vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of
the wheel arches when the vehicle is
being lowered.