Mercedes-Benz 2016 GLC, Руководство оператора

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ESP ® remains in its previously selected sta-
tus. Example: if ESP
®
was deactivated before
the engine was switched off, ESP
®
remains
deactivated when the engine is switched on
again.
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
Important safety notes
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 67).
You can select between the following states
of ESP
®
:
R
ESP
®
is activated.
R
ESP
®
is deactivated.
G WARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®
, ESP
®
no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
Activate ESP
®
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
®
will
otherwise not be able to stabilize the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts to
spin.
!
Avoid spinning the driven wheels for an
extended period with ESP
®
deactivated.
You could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
X
To deactivate: press button : .
The å ESP
®
OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
X
To activate: press button : .
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 stabilize 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
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no lon-
ger available; nor is it activated if you brake
firmly with assistance from ESP
®
.
R
PRE-SAFE
®
is no longer available, nor is it
activated if you brake firmly and ESP
®
intervenes.
R
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is no longer available, it
is also not activated if you brake firmly and
ESP ® intervenes.
R
ESP
®
still provides support when you brake
firmly.
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Driving safety systems
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