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
When pulling away, only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary.
X
Ease off the accelerator pedal 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 76) it may be best to deactivate ESP
®
.
Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(
Y
page 76).
å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running.
ESP
®
is deactivated.
G
WARNING
If ESP
®
is switched off, ESP
®
is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
Further driving systems or driving safety systems are thus restric-
ted, e.g. Active Blind Spot Assist. The system does not perform
braking actions.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X
Reactivate ESP
®
.
In rare cases (
Y
page 76) it may be best to deactivate ESP
®
.
Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(
Y
page 76).
X
Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
If ESP
®
cannot be activated:
X
Drive on carefully.
X
Have ESP
®
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
M
AMG vehicles 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 switched on, ESP
®
is unable to
stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X
Only switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the
conditions described in the "Activating/deactivating SPORT
handling mode" section (
Y
page 77).
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
On-board
computer
and
displays
