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Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2005 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

Vehicle level control

Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to

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reduce fuel consumption

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increase vehicle safety

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

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With increasing speed, ride height is re-
duced by up to approximately 0.95 in
(24 mm).

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With decreasing speed, the ride height
is again raised to the selected vehicle
level.

Select the level 1 and 2 settings only when
required by current driving conditions.
Otherwise

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Fuel consumption may increase

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Handling may be impaired

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These height adjustments are so small
that you may not notice any change.

Warning!

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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.