Amg Adaptive Sport Suspension System - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

Driving systems
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Level control button
:
Level control indicator lamp
;
Start the engine.
X
If indicator lamp ; is lit:
Press button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; flashes. The vehicle is
adjusting to highway/high-speed level.
During the adjustment, the
message, for example, appears in the
multifunction display.
If you press the % or a button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message
will disappear.
Once highway level has been reached,
indicator lamp ; goes out. The
message disappears from the multifunction
display.
The vehicle automatically adjusts to highway
level when you:
drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h) or
R
drive between 40 mph (64 km/h) and
R
50 mph (80 km/h) for approximately
20 seconds
Depending on the ADS mode selected
( page 209), the vehicle is lowered to high-
Y
speed level at high speeds.
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system
Rear axle level control
The vehicle automatically sets the vehicle
level at the rear axle. Rear axle level control
ensures the best possible suspension and
that the ground clearance remains constant
even when the vehicle is loaded. This
improves driving safety and fuel
consumption.
Suspension tuning
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each
Lowering
wheel and depends on:
your driving style, e.g. sporty
R
the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
R
your individual selection of Sport, Sport +
R
or Comfort
If you select Sport or Sport + mode and
restart the engine, the suspension setting
Lowering
reverts to Comfort mode.