Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
M
Solutions
÷
The yellow ESP
®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion.
ESP
®
or traction control has intervened because there is a risk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated.
X
Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X
Accelerate more gently while the vehicle is in motion.
X
Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X
Do not deactivate ESP
®
.
In rare cases (
Y
page 75) it may be best to deactivate ESP
®
.
Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(
Y
page 73).
å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running.
ESP
®
is deactivated. ESP
®
will not stabilise the vehicle if it starts
to skid or if a wheel starts to spin.
G
WARNING
If ESP
®
is deactivated, ESP
®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
Further driving systems or driving safety systems are thus restric-
ted.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X
Reactivate ESP
®
.
In rare cases (
Y
page 75) it may be best to deactivate ESP
®
.
Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(
Y
page 73).
X
Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
If ESP
®
cannot be activated:
X
Drive on carefully.
X
Contact a qualified specialist workshop and have ESP
®
checked.
M
Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles only:
The yellow SPORT han-
dling mode warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
G
WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated, ESP
®
is unable to sta-
bilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X
Only switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the
conditions described in the "Activating/deactivating ESP
®
" sec-
tion (
Y
page 75).
298
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
On-board
computer/Displays
