Mercedes-Benz E 350 BlueEFFICIENCY Cabriolet, Operator'S Manual

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Deactivating/activating ESP
®
G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®
, ESP
®
no longer
stabilizes the vehicle. There is an increased
risk of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®
in the situations
described in the following.
For further information about ESP
®
, see
(
Y
page 66).
X
Start the engine.
X
Press
=
or
;
on the steering wheel
to select the
DriveAssist
menu.
X
Press
9
or
:
to select
ESP
.
X
Press the
a
button.
The current selection is displayed.
X
To activate/deactivate: press the
a
button again.
ESP
®
is deactivated if the
å
warning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If the
ä
warning lamp and the
å
warning lamp are lit continuously, ESP
®
is not
available due to a malfunction.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in the
following situations:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Y
page 259).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Y
page 229).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X
Press
=
or
;
on the steering wheel
to select the
DriveAssist
menu.
X
Press the
9
or
:
button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake
.
X
Press the
a
button.
The current selection is displayed.
X
To activate/deactivate: press the
a
button again.
When PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is activated, the
multifunction display shows the
Ä
symbol
as long as the HOLD function is not activated
(
Y
page 189).
Vehicles with Parking Guidance: if
PARKTRONIC is activated and you are driving
at a speed under 22 mph (35km/h) the
j
symbol for Parking Guidance is displayed
instead of the
Ä
symbol (
Y
page 194)
If the
PRE-SAFE Brake: Sensors
Deactivated
message appears, the radar
sensor system is deactivated.
X
Switch on the radar sensor system
(
Y
page 226).
For more information on PRE-SAFE
®
Brake,
see (
Y
page 67).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
X
Press
=
or
;
on the steering wheel
to select the
DriveAssist
menu.
X
Press
9
or
:
to select
Attention
Assist
.
X
Press the
a
button.
The current selection is displayed.
X
To activate/deactivate: press the
a
button again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is activated, the
À
symbol appears in the multifunction
display when the ignition is on.
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Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays