Mercedes-Benz AMG GL, Supplement Manual

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The condition of charge of the battery is su -
cient.
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You are no longer depressing the accelerator
or brake pedal.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the con-
ditions is no longer met.
Dr Driving and dr iving and driving safe iving safety syst ty systems ems
FFunction of ESP unction of ESP ® ® (Mer (Mercedes- cedes-AMG v AMG vehicles) ehicles)
You can select between the following modes of
the Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®
):
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ESP ® ON
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ESP
®
SPORT
R ESP
®
OFF
Char Charact acter erisistics when ESP tics when ESP
® ®
is activ is activat ated ed
ESP
®
monitors and improves driving stability and
traction, particularly in the following situations:
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When pulling away on wet or slippery road.
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When braking.
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VVehicles wit ehicles with tr h trailer hitc ailer hitch: h: in trailer operation
from speeds of 40 mph (65 km/h), if the vehi-
cle/trailer combination begins to sway from
side to side.
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When there is a strong crosswind and a driving
speed of approximately 47 mph (75 km/h) to
125 mph (200 km/h).
ESP
®
can stabilize the vehicle by intervening in
the following ways:
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One or more wheels are braked.
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The engine output is adapted according to the
situation.
ESP
®
is activated every time the vehicle is started
regardless of whether ESP
®
was in ESP
®
SPORT
or deactivated before the vehicle was switched
o .
If the
÷ ESP
®
warning lamp ashes in the
instrument cluster, one or several wheels has
reached its grip limit:
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Adapt the driving style to suit the prevailing
road and weather conditions.
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Do not deactivate ESP
®
under any circumstan-
ces.
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Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary.
Char Charact acter erisistics of ESP tics of ESP
® ®
SPORT SPORT
&
W WARNING ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ® SPORT
is used incorrectly
When you activate ESP
®
SPORT, there is an
increased risk of skidding and having an acci-
dent.
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Activate ESP
®
SPORT only in the circum-
stances described below.
When ESP ® SPORT is activated, the å and
Æ warning lamps light up continuously in the
instrument cluster.
Select ESP
®
SPORT when the vehicle's own over-
steering and understeering characteristics are
desired, e.g. on cordoned-o roads.
Driving with ESP
®
SPORT or with ESP
®
deactiva-
ted requires an extremely quali ed and experi-
enced driver.
12 12 Driving and parking