Adaptive Damping System (Ads) - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

poor road surfaces. Your selection remains
stored even if you remove the SmartKey from
the ignition lock.
Start the engine.
X
If indicator lamp ; is not lit:
Press button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle is
raised by 1.0 in (25 mm) compared to the
normal level.
The Vehicle Rising
multifunction display.
i
The message disappears after ten seconds,
irrespective of the level reached. If necessary,
the vehicle is raised further.
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
R
speed above 50 mph (80 km/h)
Setting the normal vehicle level
Start the engine.
X
If indicator lamp ; is lit:
Press button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to normal level.
Suspension tuning
General notes
The Adaptive Damping System ADS PLUS auto-
matically controls the calibration of the damp-
ers.
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
R
your individual selection, i.e. sports or com-
R
fort
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
i
You can choose between the sporty and
comfortable mode. One of the two modes is
always active.
message appears in the
Driving systems
Sports tuning
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
SPORT mode ensures the best possible contact
with the road. Select this mode when employing
a sporty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
If indicator lamp;is not lit: press but-
X
ton :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If the driving
speed is higher than 75 mph (120 km/h), the
vehicle is automatically lowered by another
0.4 in (10 mm) compared to the normal level
in sport mode.
The AMG Suspension System SPORT
sage appears in the multifunction display.
All other models:
If indicator lamp ;is not lit: press but-
X
ton :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. Sports suspen-
sion tuning is selected.
The AIRMATIC SPORT
multifunction display.
All vehicles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
if the driving speed is higher than 40 mph
(70 km/h), the vehicle is automatically lowered
by 0.6 in (15 mm).
mes-
message appears in the
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