Technical data

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The new S-Class is fitted with the latest-generation, enhanced AIRMATIC suspension system as standard. The innovative MAGIC BODY CONTROL – a technological
milestone, premiered in the new S-Class – is available as an alternative.
Chassis & suspension.
Crosswind Assist improves handling by actively influencing the wheel forces.AIRMATIC air suspension ensures comfort and agility through its ability to
raise and lower the suspension settings as required.
AIRMATIC (standard). Working in combination with a step-
less damping control system, this air suspension system
ensures superlative road roar and tyre vibration character-
istics and driving dynamics. The damping is adjusted on
each wheel to the actual driving situation and can be set
to be comfortable or sporty, as desired.
Crosswind Assist (standard). In strong, gusting crosswinds,
the vehicle is in danger of being thrust off course. The
Crosswind Assist system can recognise this and help the
driver to stay on course. Using the ESP®’s sensor system,
the brakes can be actuated automatically to correct the
vehicle’s direction. These braking interventions are performed
on the wheels on the side of the vehicle exposed to the
wind. The resulting yaw response around the vertical axis
counters the crosswind disturbance. The track offset
experienced by the vehicle is considerably reduced as
a result. Crosswind Assist therefore increases the driver’s
feeling of safety and, in particular, helps to prevent
inappropriate reactions to sudden gusts of wind.
MAGIC BODY CONTROL (option). This suspension system
provides unparalleled comfort, as it adjusts for undulations
and unevenness in the road before the car passes over them.
This is made possible by the combination of the active
springing of the suspension system with the ROAD SURFACE
SCAN function. With the aid of a stereo camera the condi-
tion of the road surface ahead is captured in detail. From
the data gleaned the system calculates in a split second
the correct strategy for adjusting in advance the damping
of each wheel so as to deal in the best possible way with
the unevenness ahead.