Drivi ng and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2015 User Manual
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vated. SPORT handling mode remains activa-
ted.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation condi-
tions are no longer fulfilled. The
RACE
RACE START
START
Not Possible See Operator's Manual
Not Possible See Operator's Manual
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
i
If RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available
again after the vehicle has been driven a
certain distance.
AIRMATIC
Vehicle level
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
When the vehicle is being lowered, people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between the vehicle body and the wheels or
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.
G
WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
The vehicle is slightly lowered if:
R
you have selected comfort suspension tun-
ing and
R
you lock the vehicle within approximately
60 seconds of switching off the engine
You and people in the vicinity of the wheel
arch or the underbody may thus become trap-
ped. 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 15 mm if:
R
you have selected "Comfort tuning"
R
you switch off the engine and then
R
you lock the vehicle within approximately
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.
If you unlock the vehicle within 60 seconds of
having switched the engine off, the vehicle is
lowered slightly when Comfort suspension
mode is selected.
Setting the vehicle level
Select the "Normal" setting for normal road
surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Setting raised level
X
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp : is not lit:
X
Press button ;.
Indicator lamp : lights up. The vehicle
height is adjusted to raised level.
The
Vehicle Rising
Vehicle Rising
message appears in
the display.
The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:
R
drive at a speed over approximately 75 mph
(120 km/h)
R
drive for approximately three minutes at a
speed over 50 mph (80 km/h)
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