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4 4 Drive system & chassis Safety ComfortChassis and suspension4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive provides impressive traction as well as enhanced driving stability. The AGILITY CONTROL suspension with selective damping systemreally comes into its own on the road, offering a high level of comfort as well as impressive agility.4MATIC all-wheel drive (optional). As 4MATIC is alwaysactive, it responds almost instantaneously in poorweather conditions such as rain, black ice or snow.4MATIC is assisted by the Electronic Stability ProgramESP and the electronic traction system 4ETS. The latterenables controlled braking of spinning wheels and, as aconsequence, increases the drive torque at the wheelsoffering good traction, allowing plenty of power to beplanted on the road when moving off and when accelerating,especially on poor road surfaces. 4MATICmakes conventional differential locks superfluous: theautomatic braking pulses make it easier to move off onslippery ground as well as enhancing stability duringcritical manoeuvres. A further advantage of the systemis the fact that it is hardly any heavier than the rearwheel-driveversion on account of the compact design,intelligent choice of materials and high level of efficiency.4MATIC is only available in conjunction with the7G-TRONIC PLUS automatic transmission (C 250 CDI4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY and C 300 CDI 4MATICBlueEFFICIENCY with 7G-TRONIC).The electronic traction system 4ETS automatically sends the drive torque to the wheels offering sufficient grip