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Ap pli es to vehi cles: wit h Ada pti ve Air Sus pension - Sport
Sport
Chassis
Controls
Four different driving modes can be set by the driver.
The aut omat ic contro l processes are speed - and time -dependent .
For example, it is not possib le to raise the suspension to the lift
mode above certa in speeds.
When a speed of about 75 mph (120 km/hl is exceeded for more than
30 seconds, the vehicle is automatica lly lowered approximately 0.2
inc h (5 mm) to a level suitab le for highway speeds, except in the
standard mode.
Le v e l a dju stm e nt
lift
standard
automatic
dynamic
a utom a ti c
Gr o und c lea ra n ce
about 4.9 inches (125 mm)
abou t 3.9 inches (100 mml
about 3.9 inches (100 mm)
abou t 3.9 inches (100 mm)
Select the automatic mode if you pref er a sporty suspension
setting. Sporty damping characteristics are se lected in this mode.
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Lowering : When a speed of about 75 mph (120 km/h) is exceeded
for more than 30 seconds, the vehicle is automatically
lowered by
about 0.2 inch (5 mml.
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Raising: The vehic le is automa t ically raised again if the speed
falls be low about 44 mph (70 km/h) for a period of 120 seconds. The
vehicle is raised immediately when speed fa ll s below about 22 mph
(35 km/h).
d yn a mi c
Select the dynamic mode if you prefer a firm suspe nsion sett in g and
damping characterist ics.
Controls and equip-
ment
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Loweri ng: When a speed of about 75 mph (120 km/h) is exceeded
for more than 30 seconds, the vehicle is automatica lly lowered by an
additional 0.2 in (5 mml.
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Raising: The vehicle is automatically
raised again if the speed
fa lls below about 44 mph (70 km/hl for a period of 120 seconds . The
veh ic le is raised immediately when speed fal ls below about 22 mph
(35 km/h) .
standard
Select the standard mode if you want a comfortab le suspension
sett ing. In t he standard mode t here is no lowering of the suspen -
sion . Even at high speeds, the veh icle stays at the same level.
Comfo rtab le but firm damping characteristics are selected in t his
mode .
lift
Select the lift mod e when you have to travel over poor sections of
road (e.g. trai ls). In the lift mode, the vehicle is raised by 1 inch (25
mml compared to norma l level and the setting goes to sporty
damping characteristics.
The lift mode can be activated only at speeds be low 50 mp h (80
km/h). When a speed of about 62 mph (100 km/h) is exceeded, the
system automat ical ly leaves lif t mode and the mode set previously
(standard , automatic , dynamic) is activated again . •
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