Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual page 249

246 Driving and parking
Do not activate the start-off assist on public
roads.
Be sure to observe the safety notes and informa‐
tion on ESP ® .
Activating the start-off assist
& WARNING Risk of skidding and having
an accident from wheels spinning
When you use start-off assist, individual
wheels could spin and you could lose control
of the vehicle.
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If ESP is deactivated, there is a risk of skid‐
ding and accident!
Make sure that no persons or obstacles
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are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
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Deactivating ESP ( page 219).
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Move the steering wheel to the straight-
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ahead position.
Depress the brake pedal firmly with your left
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foot and keep it depressed.
Engage the h drive position (
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Select the sportiest available drive program
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B or C(
Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
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Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
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accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion.
Switch on ESP
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dure is complete. ESP
able to stabilise the vehicle if the vehicle
starts to skid or a wheel starts to spin.
Cancelling the start-off assist
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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Reactivate the ESP
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DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL function
DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL continuously adjusts
the characteristics of the suspension dampers to
the current operating and driving conditions.
The damping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is affected by the following factors:
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The road surface conditions
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once the acceleration proce‐
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will otherwise not be
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Vehicle load
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The drive program selected
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The driving style
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The drive program can be adjusted using the
DYNAMIC SELECT switch.
AIRMATIC
AIR BODY CONTROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL is an air suspension system
with variable damping for improved driving com‐
fort and improved driving dynamics. The all-
round level control system ensures the best pos‐
sible suspension and constant ground clearance,
even with a laden vehicle. When driving at
speed, the vehicle is lowered automatically to
improve driving safety and to reduce fuel con‐
sumption. You also have the option of manually
adjusting the vehicle level.
AIR BODY CONTROL comprises:
Adaptive Damping System with variable
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damping force adjustment
Speed-dependent lowering
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