Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
Page 463

462
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to:
ț
increase vehicle safety
ț
reduce fuel consumption
The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or
lowered according to the selected level
setting and to the vehicle speed:
ț
With increasing speed, ride height is re-
duced by up to approximately 0.4 in
(10 mm).
ț
With decreasing speed, the ride height
is again raised to the selected vehicle
level.
The following vehicle level settings can be
selected when the vehicle is stationary:
Select the “Raised” level setting only when
required by current driving conditions.
Otherwise:
ț
Fuel consumption may increase.
ț
Handling may be impaired.
1 Vehicle level control switch
2 Indicator lamp
Selecting a higher level
̈
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp
2 is off:
̈
Press switch
1.
Indicator lamp
2 comes on. The vehi-
cle is raised to a higher level.
i
These height adjustments are so small that
you may not notice any change.
Level
Normal
For driving on normal roads.
The indicator lamp is off.
Raised
For driving on rough roads or
with snow chains. The indica-
tor lamp is on.
i
The selected vehicle level setting remains
stored in memory even if the engine is turned off
and restarted.