Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual page 222

Drive program ;:
The suspension setting is comfortable.
R
The vehicle is set to low level -1.
R
The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
R
are travelling at higher speeds.
Drive program C:
The suspension setting is firmer.
R
The vehicle is set to low level -1.
R
The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
R
are travelling at higher speeds.
Drive program B:
The suspension setting is even firmer.
R
The vehicle is set to low level -1.
R
The vehicle is not lowered any further if you
R
are travelling at higher speeds.
Individual suspension settings can be called up in
drive program = ( page 165).
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▌Setting the vehicle level
& WARNING Risk of accident because vehi-
cle level is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can drift outwards, for example,
when steering or cornering.
Choose a vehicle level which is suited to
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the driving style and the road surface
conditions.
& WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi-
cle lowering
When lowering the vehicle, other people could
become trapped if their limbs are between the
vehicle body and the tyres 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.
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& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to the vehicle lowering
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL or level
control system: when you unload luggage or
leave the vehicle, the vehicle first rises slightly
and then returns to the set level shortly after-
wards.
You or anyone else in the vicinity of the wheel
arches or the underbody could thus become
trapped.
The vehicle can also be lowered after being
locked.
When leaving the vehicle, make sure that
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nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel
arches or the underbody.
* NOTE Damage due to vehicle lowering
Parts of the body could be damaged when the
vehicle is lowered.
Make sure that there are no obstacles
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such as kerbs underneath or in the