Mercedes-Benz 2015 M-Class Operator's Manual page 210

Driving systems
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The individual vehicle levels differ from high-
way level as follows:
highway level: +/–0 in (+/–0 mm)
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high-speed level: –0.6 in (–15 mm)
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off-road level 1: + 1.2 in (+ 30 mm)
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off-road level 2: + 2.3 in (+ 60 mm)
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off-road level 3: + 3.6 in (+ 90 mm)
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Highway/high-speed level
! Make sure that there is enough ground
clearance when the vehicle is being low-
ered. It could otherwise hit the ground,
damaging the underbody.
Selector wheel
:
To raise the level
;
Indicator lamps
=
To lower the level
?
Start the engine.
X
Selector wheel :
X
selector wheel :.
Selector wheel : extends.
If one or more indicator lamps = are on:
Turn selector wheel : counter-clock-
X
wise ? until all indicator lamps = that are
lit start to flash.
The vehicle is lowered to highway level. As
soon as the next lowest level is reached,
the indicator lamp stops flashing and goes
out.
: engaged: briefly press
During the adjustment, the
sage, for example, appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
If you press the % or a button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message
will disappear. Once highway level has been
reached, all indicator lamps = go out.
The vehicle automatically selects highway
level if you are driving at a speed above
70 mph (115 km/h) or if you drive at a speed
between 62 mph (100 km/h) and 70 mph
(115 km/h) for approximately 20 seconds.
The vehicle is lowered to high-speed level if
you are traveling at higher speeds.
Off-road levels
General notes
Only select off-road level 3 for driving off-
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road in particularly rough terrain.
Adjust your driving style to the altered han-
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dling characteristics.
Do not drive at speeds above 12 mph
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(20 km/h).
Lowering Lowering mes-