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44 Drive system & chassis Safety Comfort AMG
Chassis & suspension
4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive provides impressive traction as well as enhanced directional and driving stability. The chassis and the AIRMATIC air suspension really
come into their own on the road, offering a high level of comfort yet also impressive agility.
4MATIC (optional). The 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system
is always active and thus responds almost instantaneously
in poor weather conditions such as rain, black ice or snow.
4MATIC is assisted by the Electronic Stability Program
ESP® and the electronic traction system 4ETS. The
latter enables controlled braking of spinning wheels
and, as a consequence, increases the drive torque at
the wheels offering good traction, making it easier to
The electronic traction system 4ETS automatically sends the drive torque to the wheels offering sufficient traction
move off and accelerate dynamically, especially on
poor road surfaces. 4MATIC makes conventional differential
locks superfluous: the automatic braking pulses
make it easier to move off on slippery ground as well
as enhancing stability during critical manoeuvres. A
further advantage of the system is the fact that it is
hardly any heavier than the rear-wheel-drive version
on account of the compact design, intelligent choice
of materials and high level of efficiency. This four-wheeldrive
system is fitted on the CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC
BlueEFFICIENCY and CLS 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY
models.