Mercedes-Benz 2013 S-CLASS, Owner'S Manual

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X
To activate:(
Y
page 312).
The å ESP ® OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out.
Characteristics when ESP
®
is deactivated
If ESP
®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ ESP ® warning lamp in
the instrument cluster flashes. In such situa-
tions, ESP ® will not stabilise the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP
®
:
R ESP
®
no longer improves driving stability.
R
engine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheels are able to spin.
The spinning of the wheels results in a cut-
ting action for better traction on loose sur-
faces.
R
traction control is still activated.
R
ESP ® still provides support when you
brake.
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation
General notes
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation is not available in
AMG vehicles.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, ESP
®
assists you in this situation.
ESP ® slows the vehicle down by braking and
limiting the engine output until the vehicle/
trailer combination has stabilised.
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If road and weather conditions are poor,
trailer stabilisation will not be able to prevent
the vehicle/trailer combination from swerv-
ing. Trailers with a high centre of gravity can
tip over before ESP
®
can detect this. There is
a risk of an accident.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, you can only stabilise the vehicle/
trailer combination by depressing the brake
firmly.
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation is active above
speeds of about 65 km/h.
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation does not work if
ESP
®
is deactivated or disabled because of a
malfunction.
Crosswind Assist
General notes
Vehicles with MAGIC BODY CONTROL: infor-
mation on stabilising the vehicle in the event
of crosswind (
Y
page 240).
Strong crosswind gusts can impair the road-
holding of your vehicle when driving straight
ahead. The crosswind driving assistance
function integrated in ESP
®
noticeably
reduces these impairments.
Depending on the direction and intensity of
the side wind, ESP
®
is activated automati-
cally.
ESP intervenes with stabilising braking to
assist you in keeping the vehicle in the lane.
Crosswind driving assistance is active at vehi-
cle speeds above 80 km/h when driving
straight ahead or cornering gently.
Important safety notes
Crosswind driving assistance does not work
if ESP
®
is deactivated or disabled because of
a malfunction.
EBD (electronic brake force distribu-
tion)
General notes
EBD monitors and controls the brake pres-
sure on the rear wheels to improve driving
stability while braking.
Important safety notes
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 78).
Driving safety systems
85
Safe
ty
Z