Controls in detail
Driving systems
The last stored speed is deleted from memory The hill start assist system is inactive
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
when the engine is turned off.
Rwhen starting off on a level road or downhill
The fine tuning of the damping is dependent
on:
grades
Hill start assist system
Rwith the automatic transmission in neutral Rroad surface conditions
position N
G Warning!
The hill start assist system is not designed
to function as a parking brake and does not
prevent the vehicle from moving when
parked on an incline.
Ryour driving style
Rwith the parking brake engaged
Rif the ESP® has switched off due to a
malfunction
Ryour personal settings
Always engage the parking brake in
addition to shifting the automatic
transmission into park position P.
AIRMATIC
The AIRMATIC consists of two components.
The Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
Y page 166) and the vehicle level control
Y page 167).
On uphill grades with a gradient angle of more
than 5°, the hill start assist system maintains
the pressure in the brake system for
(
(
approximately 1 second after you have
released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can
start off smoothly without the vehicle moving
immediately after releasing the brake pedal.
1
2
3
ADS switch
Indicator lamp for SPORT setting
Indicator lamp for COMF setting
X Depress the brake pedal.
The following settings are available:
X Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position D or reverse gear R.
RAUTO (for normal driving situations)
Indicator lamps 2 and 3 are off.
X Release the brake pedal.
RSPORT (for sporty driving)
X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
Indicator lamp 2 comes on.
RCOMF (for comfort driving)
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz R-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz R350, Mercedes Benz R350 BlueTEC, Mercedes Benz V251 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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