The SL - Class - Mercedes-Benz India

28 Agility | Chassis & suspensionGood contacts are essentialif you spend a lot of time on the roadWe don’t stop developing a sports car the minute we finishthe wheels or the exhaust tailpipes. The road is also partof the perfect driving experience. This is why, when developingActive Body Control ( ABC ), we factored the road intothe equation. ABC is specified as standard for the SL 500,SL 600 and SL 63 AMG models or available as an optionalextra for the SL 350.Ten sensors monitor the driving situation at all times.Hence body movements when setting off and braking areminimised, while lateral movements during cornering arereduced. In sporty mode, the response is enhanced, thesuspension configuration is tauter and the tilting anglesare reduced even further. All of which makes for betterhandling dynamics and improved safety – for examplewhen performing evasive manoeuvres at speed. Safety isalso enhanced by the Electronic Stability Program ESP ,which acts as a continuous monitoring system and isincluded as standard on board all Mercedes models. Sensorsrecord driver and vehicle behaviour and then send thegathered data to a microprocessor which, in turn, intervenesby sending specific braking pulses to the individual wheelsin critical driving situations.