Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 203

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Driving systems
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Important safety notes
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WARNING
The vehicle is slightly lowered if you:
have selected the SPORT suspension tun-
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ing at normal level and
switch off the engine
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Persons in the vicinity of the wheel arch or the
underbody may thus become trapped. There
is a risk of injury.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the
wheel arch or the underbody when you switch
off the engine.
! When the engine is switched off, the vehi-
cle is lowered if SPORT suspension tuning
has been selected at the normal level. The
vehicle is automatically lowered by approx-
imately 10 mm. Make sure when parking
that you position your vehicle so that it
does not make contact with the kerb as the
vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could oth-
erwise be damaged.
Setting the raised level
Make sure that the engine is running or that
X
it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
Make sure that a speed of 120 km/h is not
X
exceeded.
If indicator lamp ;
X
ton :.
If the engine has been switched off by the
ECO start/stop function, it is now restar-
ted.
; is not lit: press but-
Indicator lamp ; lights up. The vehicle
height is adjusted to raised level.
Setting the normal level
Make sure that the engine is running or that
X
it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
If indicator lamp ;
; is lit: press but-
X
ton :.
Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to normal level.
The "Raised level" setting is cancelled if you:
are driving faster than approximately
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120 km/h.
drive for approximately three minutes at a
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speed over 80 km/h.
Suspension setting
General notes
The electronically controlled ABC suspension
system features improved driving dynamics
and ride comfort.
The ABC suspension system is tuned individ-
ually to each wheel and depends on:
the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
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the vehicle load
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your individual selection of the sporty or
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comfortable button
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the key from the ignition lock.

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