Mercedes-Benz E 350, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1
Damping button
2
Indicator lamps
왘
Start the engine.
왘
Press the damping button
1
until the
desired suspension style is set.
Vehicle level control
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to
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increase vehicle safety
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reduce fuel consumption
The following vehicle chassis ride heights
can be selected:
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Normal
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Raised
The vehicle chassis ride height is raised or
lowered according to the selected level
setting and to the vehicle speed:
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At a speed exceeding approximately
68 mph (110 km/h) with normal level
set or exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h)
with raised level set, the ride height is
reduced automatically. The table on
the next page provides an overview of
the vehicle levels.
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With decreasing speed, the ride height
is again raised to the normal level.
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If you have selected the Comfort sus-
pension tuning, the vehicle lowers
slightly when you lock it within approx-
imately 60 seconds after switching off
the engine. When parking, make sure
that your vehicle cannot come into con-
tact with other objects, such as a curb,
while lowering. Your vehicle could oth-
erwise be damaged.
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The selected suspension style is stored
in memory, even after the SmartKey is
removed from the starter switch.