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Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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AIRMATIC

Vehicle level

Important safety notes
Your vehicle regulates its height

automatically. All-round level control ensures

the best possible suspension and constant

ground clearance, even with a laden vehicle.

When you drive fast, the vehicle is lowered

automatically to improve driving safety and to

reduce fuel consumption.
The following vehicle levels are possible:

R

Normal

R

raised: the vehicle is raised by about

1.20 in (30 mm) when compared with the

normal level

R

lowered: the vehicle is lowered by about

0.40 in (10 mm) when compared with the

normal level

The "Normal" and "Raised" vehicle levels can

be set manually.
The "Lowered" vehicle level is set

automatically at speeds over 60 mph

(100 km/h).
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.

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WARNING

To help avoid personal injury, keep hands and

feet away from wheel housing area, and stay

away from under the vehicle when lowering

the vehicle chassis.

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

message appears in

the display.

The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:

R

drive at speeds above 75 mph (120 km/h)

R

drive for about three minutes at speeds

above 50 mph (80 km/h).

The "Raised level" remains active when you

are not driving within these speed ranges.
Setting the normal level

X

Start the engine.

If indicator lamp ; is lit:

X

Press button :.

Indicator lamp ; goes out. The vehicle is

adjusted to normal level.

Suspension tuning

General notes
The Adaptive Damping System (ADS)

automatically controls the calibration of the

dampers and springs.

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