Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual page 193

underneath the vehicle. There is a risk of
injury.
Make sure no one is underneath the vehicle
or in the immediate vicinity of the wheel
arches when the vehicle is being lowered.
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WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
The vehicle is slightly lowered if:
you have selected comfort suspension
R
tuning and
you lock the vehicle within approximately
R
60 seconds of switching off the engine
You and people 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 lock
the vehicle.
! The vehicle is lowered by about 0.8 in
(20 mm) if:
you have selected "Comfortable tuning"
R
you switch off the engine and then
R
you lock the vehicle within approximately
R
60 seconds
When parking, position your vehicle so that
it does not make contact with the curb as
the vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could
otherwise be damaged.
Suspension tuning
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each
wheel and depends on:
your driving style, e.g. sporty
R
the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
R
your individual selection of Sport, Sport +
R
or Comfort
Driving systems
Sport mode
Mode selection button
:
Button to store, recall and display the
;
selected mode
Sport + mode indicator lamp
=
Sport mode indicator lamp
?
The firmer suspension tuning in Sport mode
ensures better contact with the road. Select
this mode when employing a sporty driving
style, e.g. on winding country roads.
Press button : once.
X
Indicator lamp ? lights up. You have
selected Sport mode.
The AMG Ride Control SPORT
appears in the multifunction display.
Sport + mode
The very firm setting of the suspension tuning
in Sport + mode ensures the best possible
contact with the road. Select this mode
primarily when driving on race circuits.
If indicator lamps = and ? are off:
Press button : twice.
X
Indicator lamps = and ? light up. You
have selected Sport + mode.
The AMG Ride Control SPORT +
appears in the multifunction display.
If indicator lamp ? lights up:
Press button : once.
X
Second indicator lamp = lights up. You
have selected Sport + mode.
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