Mercedes-Benz 2008 CL-Class Operator's Manual page 463

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to:
increase vehicle safety
reduce fuel consumption
The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or
lowered according to the selected level
setting and to the vehicle speed:
With increasing speed, ride height is re-
duced by up to approximately 0.4 in
(10 mm).
With decreasing speed, the ride height
is again raised to the selected vehicle
level.
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These height adjustments are so small that
you may not notice any change.
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The following vehicle level settings can be
selected when the vehicle is stationary:
Level
Normal
For driving on normal roads.
The indicator lamp is off.
Raised
For driving on rough roads or
with snow chains. The indica-
tor lamp is on.
Select the "Raised" level setting only when
required by current driving conditions.
Otherwise:
Fuel consumption may increase.
Handling may be impaired.
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The selected vehicle level setting remains
stored in memory even if the engine is turned off
and restarted.
1 Vehicle level control switch
2 Indicator lamp
Selecting a higher level
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp 2 is off:
Press switch 1.
Indicator lamp 2 comes on. The vehi-
cle is raised to a higher level.

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