Mercedes-Benz 2015 M-Class Operator's Manual page 216

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the vehicle is only lowered when the doors are
closed. Lowering is interrupted if a door is
opened, and it continues once the door has
been closed.
Basic settings (excluding AMG vehicles)
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or
lowered depends on the basic setting selec-
ted. Select raised level for off-road driving or
highway/high-speed level for normal roads.
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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raised level: +2.3 in (+60 mm)
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Basic settings for AMG vehicles
The extent to which the vehicle is raised or
lowered depends on the AMG adaptive sport
suspension setting selected. Select the
raised level for off-road driving or highway/
high-speed level for normal roads.
The raised level corresponds to a vehicle level
raised by 50 mm when compared with high-
way level in comfort mode.
Raised level
Only select raised level if this is appropriate
for the road conditions. Otherwise, fuel con-
sumption may increase and handling may be
affected.
Start the engine.
X
If indicator lamp ; is not lit:
Press button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; flashes. The vehicle rises
to raised level.
During the adjustment, the
message, for example, appears in the multi-
function display.
If you press the % or a button on the
multifunction steering wheel, the message
will disappear.
Once the vehicle has reached raised level,
indicator lamp ; remains lit. The
Rising Rising message disappears from the multi-
function display.
If you try to select raised level at a speed
above 40 mph (64 km/h), the
Slowly Slowly message appears in the multifunction
display.
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.
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