Mercedes-Benz C-Class Convertible 2021 Operator's Manual page 185

ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping System with
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constant damping force adjustment)
DYNAMIC SELECT switch and level button
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Available suspension settings
A (Comfort)
The suspension setting is comfortable.
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The vehicle is set to the normal level.
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When driving at speeds above 77 mph
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(125 km/h) the vehicle is lowered.
When driving at speeds below 50 mph
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(80 km/h), the vehicle is raised again.
; (Economy)
The suspension setting is comfortable.
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The vehicle is set to the low level.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are traveling at higher speeds.
C (Sport)
The suspension setting is firmer.
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The vehicle is set to the low level.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are traveling at higher speeds.
B (Sport Plus)
The suspension setting is even firmer.
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The vehicle is set to the low level.
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The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
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are traveling at higher speeds.
% Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack: if
transport equipment, such as a trailer or a
bicycle rack, is attached to the trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor‐
rectly established, the vehicle remains at
normal level irrespective of speed or the
drive program selected.
Setting the vehicle level
& WARNING Risk of accident because
vehicle level is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can drift outwards, for example,
when steering or cornering.
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Choose a vehicle level which is suited
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to the driving style and the road surface
conditions.
& WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lowering
When lowering the vehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs are between
the vehicle body and the tires or underneath
the vehicle.
Make sure no one is underneath the
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vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of
the wheel arches when the vehicle is
being lowered.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
due to the vehicle lowering
Vehicles with AIRMATIC or level control:
when you unload luggage or leave the vehi‐
cle, the vehicle first rises slightly and then
returns to the set level shortly afterwards.