R
The condition of charge of the battery is su -
cient.
R
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
®
):
R
ESP
®
ON
R
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:
R
When pulling away on wet or slippery road.
R
When braking.
R
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.
R
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:
R
One or more wheels are braked.
R
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:
R
Adapt the driving style to suit the prevailing
road and weather conditions.
R
Do not deactivate ESP
®
under any circumstan-
ces.
R
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.
#
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
Содержание AMG GL
Страница 6: ...Le hand drive vehicles 4 4 At a glance Cockpit ...
Страница 46: ......