Assistance menu
Introduction
In the
DriveAssist.
menu you can:
R
show the distance display
R
activate/deactivate ESP
®
R
activate/deactivate PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
R
activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
R
activate/deactivate Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist
R
activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist or
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Showing the distance display
This function is only available with
DISTRONIC PLUS.
X
Press the
=
or
;
button on the
steering wheel to select the
DriveAssist
menu.
X
Press the
9
or
:
button to select
Distance Display
.
X
Press
a
.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
(
Y
page 183) appears in the multifunction
display.
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
G
WARNING
Never switch off the ESP when you see the
ESP warning lamp
ä
flashing in the
instrument cluster. In this case proceed as
follows:
R
When driving off, apply as little throttle as
possible.
R
While driving, ease up on the accelerator
pedal.
R
Adapt your speed and driving style to the
prevailing road conditions.
Failure to observe these guidelines could
cause the vehicle to skid. The ESP cannot
prevent accidents resulting from excessive
speed.
Activating/deactivating ESP
®
on AMG
vehicles (
Y
page 67).
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 the
9
or
:
button to select
ESP
.
X
Press the
a
button.
X
To deactivate: press
a
again.
The
å
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on.
G
WARNING
When the
å
ESP OFF warning lamp lights
up, ESP is switched off.
When the
ä
ESP warning lamp and the
å
ESP OFF warning lamp are on
continuously, ESP is not operational due to a
malfunction.
When ESP is switched off or not operational,
the vehicle's stability during standard driving
maneuvers is reduced.
Adapt your driving style to suit the prevailing
road conditions/weather conditions and to
the non-operating status of ESP.
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Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays
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