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begin a level change. You could otherwise
trap yourself or others.
G
Risk of accident
Adjust your driving style to the altered han-
dling characteristics. ESP
®
cannot reduce
the risk of an accident if you drive too fast.
ESP
®
cannot override the laws of physics.
!
When driving in very poor road conditions,
select a high vehicle level in good time.
Make sure there is always sufficient ground
clearance to prevent damage to the vehi-
cle.
Basic settings
Select the raised level for very poor road con-
ditions (
Y
page 153) or the highway level for
normal road conditions (
Y
page 154).
The vehicle is automatically lowered to high-
speed level when you:
R
drive faster than 140 km/h
R
drive at a speed between 120 km/h and
140 km/h for approximately 20 seconds
The individual vehicle levels are:
R
Raised level: 50 mm above highway level
R
Highway level: +/- 0 mm
R
High-speed level: 20 mm below highway
level
Raised level
Only select the raised level when this is appro-
priate for the road conditions. Otherwise, fuel
consumption increases and handling per-
formance is affected.
If you select the raised level at a speed above
40 km/h, the
Level selection not per-
mitted
message appears in the multi-func-
tion display.
1
Button
2
Indicator lamp
X
Start the engine.
Indicator lamp
2
is not lit:
X
Press button
1
.
Indicator lamp
2
flashes. The vehicle rises
to the raised level.
While the adjustment is taking place, a mes-
sage appears in the multi-function display,
e.g. :
Example display for vehicles with the AIRMATIC
package* and compass*
If you press the
è
,
·
,
k
or
j
button on the multi-function steering wheel,
the message will disappear.
Once the vehicle has reached the raised level,
indicator lamp
2
remains lit. A message
Controls
* optional
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