Mercedes-Benz SL 2015 Owner's Manual page 178

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Selecting the Comfort or Economy drive
programs
In the Comfort and Economy drive programs,
the driving characteristics of your vehicle are
more comfortable. Select one of these drive
programs if you prefer a more comfortable driv-
ing style. Also select these drive programs when
driving fast on straight roads, e.g. on straight
stretches of motorway.
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button : repeat-
X
edly until the Comfort or Economy drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport mode
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
the Sport drive program ensures even better
contact with the road. Select this drive program
when employing a sporty driving style, e.g. on
winding country roads.
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button : as many
X
times as necessary until the Sport drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport Plus mode
The firmer suspension settings in the Sport
Plus drive program ensures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode when employing
a sporty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads or, ideally, when driving on closed race
circuits.
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button : as many
X
times as necessary until the Sport Plus drive
program is selected.
Activating the driving dynamics display
Using the driving dynamics display in the multi-
media system display, you can see the drive
program you selected as well as additional infor-
mation on the vehicle's operating state.
Switch on the multimedia system. You can
X
find further information in the separate
COMAND Online operating instructions.
Press button : .
X
The driving dynamics display appears in the
multimedia system display.
The following information on the vehicle's oper-
ating status is displayed in the driving dynamics
display:
Drive program selected (
R
Accelerator pedal position shown in %
R
Brake pedal position shown in %
R
Steering angle
R
Damping setting selected
R
G-FORCE cross displaying longitudinal and
R
lateral acceleration (only available in Sport or
Sport Plus drive programs)
Active Body Control ABC (except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Setting the vehicle level
General notes
The vehicle level can be set using the DYNAMIC
SELECT button (
page 139) or the level button.
Y
The setting always corresponds to the last
selected function.
In order to reduce fuel consumption and
improve the driving dynamics, the vehicle is low-
ered as its speed increases. In the Sport and
Sport Plus drive programs, it is lowered by up to
Driving systems
page 139)
Y
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