Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

Vehicle level control with Airmatic

Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to:

increase vehicle safety

reduce fuel consumption

The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or
lowered according to the selected level
setting and to the vehicle speed:

With increasing speed, ride height is re-
duced by up to approximately 0.8 in
(20 mm).

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:

Fuel consumption may increase.

Handling may be impaired.

1 Vehicle level control switch
2 Indicator lamp

Start the engine.

Briefly press switch

1 to change from

one level setting to the other.

The message:

“Vehicle Rising”

appears in the multifunction display
when changing from normal level to
raised level.

The indicator lamp

2 is then lit. The

display switches off when the vehicle is
raised.

Warning!

To help avoid personal injury, keep hands

and feet away from wheel housing area, and

stay away from under the vehicle when low-

ering the vehicle chassis.

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.

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