Airmatic - Mercedes-Benz S 430 Operator's Manual

Lane changing
Distronic has not yet detected the vehicle
changing lanes. There will be insufficient
distance to the lane-changing vehicle.
Narrow vehicles
Because of their narrow profile, the vehi-
cles traveling near the outer edge of the
lane have not yet been detected by Dis-
tronic. There will be insufficient distance to
the vehicles ahead.
Controls in detail
Driving systems

Airmatic

Airmatic automatically selects the opti-
mum suspension tuning and ride height for
your vehicle. Airmatic consists of two com-
ponents:
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
Level control system
The ADS automatically selects the opti-
mum damping for the respective driving
conditions. At the same time the suspen-
sion is set to either sporty or regular.
Suspension tuning
The suspension tuning is set according to:
Your driving style
Road surface conditions
Your choice of suspension style,
"Comfort", "Sports 1" or "Sports 2",
which you select using the damping
button.
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