Mercedes-Benz CLS 2015 Operator's Manual page 196

Driving systems
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The "Lowered" vehicle level is set automati-
cally:
at speeds above 70 mph (113 km/h)
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if you have selected "Sports tuning"
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( page 194)
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Setting the vehicle level
Select the "Normal" setting 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.
Setting raised level
Start the engine.
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If indicator lamp ; is not lit:
Press the : button.
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Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle
height is adjusted to raised level.
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the display.
The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:
drive at a speed over approximately 75 mph
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(120 km/h)
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 level
Start the engine.
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If indicator lamp ; is lit:
Press button : .
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Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to normal level.
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
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, i.e. sports or com-
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fort
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Sports tuning
The firmer 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.
Press button :.
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Indicator lamp ; lights up. Sports suspen-
sion tuning is selected.
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the multifunction display.
Comfort tuning
In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of your vehicle are more comfortable. There-
fore, select this mode if you favor a more
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