Adaptive Damping System (Ads); Vehicle Level Control - Mercedes-Benz 2008 M-Class Operator's Manual

Adaptive Damping System (ADS)*

The fine tuning of the damping and suspen-
sion is dependent on:
your driving style
road surface conditions
your personal ADS settings
your personal vehicle level settings
The ADS switch is located on the upper
part of the center console.
1 ADS switch
2 Indicator lamp for SPORT setting
3 Indicator lamp for COMF setting
The following settings are available:
AUTO (for normal driving situations)
Indicator lamps 2 and 3 are off.
SPORT (for sporty driving)
Indicator lamp 2 comes on.
With the ADS SPORT setting, the vehi-
cle is lowered approximately 0.6 in
(15 mm).
ML 63 AMG:
The vehicle is lowered approximately
0.3 in (8 mm).
COMF (for comfort driving)
Indicator lamp 3 comes on.
ML 63 AMG:
The vehicle is raised approximately
0.28 in (7 mm).
Start the engine ( page 39).
Press ADS switch 1 repeatedly until
the desired suspension tuning is
reached.
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The setting is stored when you turn off the
engine.
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Driving systems

Vehicle level control*

The vehicle level control automatically
regulates the ride height to
reduce fuel consumption
improve driving stability by lowering
the center of gravity
The vehicle automatically regulates its ride
height based on the set vehicle height and
the current speed:
As your driving speed increases, the ve-
hicle is lowered by increments until it
reaches high-speed level.
Vehicles with ADS*:
If you are driving with the ADS set-
ting COMF or AUTO, the vehicle is
raised back to highway level as your
driving speed decreases.
You can select the high-speed level
via the ADS setting SPORT. In ADS
Sport, the vehicle is lowered direct-
ly to high-speed level as your driv-
ing speed increases.
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