Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 156

begin a level change. You could otherwise
trap yourself or others.
G Risk of accident
Adjust your driving style to the altered han-
®
dling characteristics. ESP cannot reduce
the risk of an accident if you drive too fast.
®
ESP cannot override the laws of physics.
!
When driving in very poor road conditions,
select a high vehicle level in good time.
Make sure there is always sufficient ground
clearance to prevent damage to the vehi-
cle.
Basic settings
Select the raised level for very poor road con-
ditions ( page 153) or the highway level for
Y
normal road conditions ( page 154).
Y
The vehicle is automatically lowered to high-
speed level when you:
drive faster than 140 km/h
R
drive at a speed between 120 km/h and
R
140 km/h for approximately 20 seconds
* optional
The individual vehicle levels are:
Raised level: 50 mm above highway level
R
Highway level: +/- 0 mm
R
High-speed level: 20 mm below highway
R
level
Raised level
Only select the raised level when this is appro-
priate for the road conditions. Otherwise, fuel
consumption increases and handling per-
formance is affected.
If you select the raised level at a speed above
40 km/h, the Level selection not per-
mitted message appears in the multi-func-
tion display.
Button
1
Indicator lamp
2
Driving systems
Start the engine.
X
Indicator lamp 2 is not lit:
Press button 1.
X
Indicator lamp 2 flashes. The vehicle rises
to the raised level.
While the adjustment is taking place, a mes-
sage appears in the multi-function display,
e.g. :
Example display for vehicles with the AIRMATIC
package* and compass*
If you press the è, ·, k
button on the multi-function steering wheel,
the message will disappear.
Once the vehicle has reached the raised level,
indicator lamp 2 remains lit. A message
Controls
or j
Z
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