Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Руководство пользователя

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Characteristics of ESP
®
General notes
If the
÷ ESP warning lamp goes out before
beginning the journey, ESP ® is automatically
active.
If ESP
®
intervenes, the ÷ ESP
®
warning
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
If ESP
®
intervenes:
X
Do not deactivate ESP
®
under any circum-
stances.
X
When pulling away, only depress the accel-
erator pedal as far as is necessary.
X
Adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicle stops
moving. When pulling away again, the engine
starts automatically. ESP
®
remains in its pre-
viously selected status. 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 74).
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-
bilises 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 stabilise the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts to
spin.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
You can deactivate or activate ESP
®
via the
on-board computer.
X
To deactivate: (
Y
page 307).
The å ESP ® OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
X
To activate: (
Y
page 307).
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 does not flash. In such
situations, ESP
®
will not stabilise the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP
®
:
R
ESP
®
no longer improves driving stability
R
the driven wheels can 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
PRE-SAFE ® is no longer available; nor is it
activated if you brake firmly with assis-
tance from ESP
®
R
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is no longer available; it
is also not activated if you brake firmly with
assistance from ESP
®
R
ESP
®
still provides support when you brake
firmly.
Driving safety systems
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Saf
ety
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