course within physical limits. ESP
®
assists
the driver when pulling away on wet or slip-
pery roads. ESP
®
can also stabilise the vehi-
cle during braking.
If ESP
®
intervenes, the
÷
ESP
®
warning
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
G
WARNING
If the
÷
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
R
do not deactivate ESP
®
under any circum-
stances.
R
only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pulling away.
R
adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicle could go into a skid.
ESP
®
cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP
®
cannot override the
laws of physics.
!
Only operate the vehicle for a maximum
of ten seconds on a brake dynamometer.
Switch off the ignition.
Application of the brakes by ESP
®
may oth-
erwise destroy the brake system.
!
Function or performance tests may only
be performed on a 2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish to operate the vehicle on such a
dynamometer, please consult a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre beforehand. You could
otherwise damage the drive train or the
brake system.
i
Only use wheels with the recommended
tyre sizes. Only then will ESP
®
function
properly.
4ETS (Electronic Traction System)
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 61).
Traction control is part of ESP
®
.
Traction control brakes the drive wheels indi-
vidually if they spin. This enables you to pull
away and accelerate on slippery surfaces, for
example if the road surface is slippery on one
side. In addition, more drive torque is trans-
ferred to the wheel or wheels with traction.
Traction control remains active if you deacti-
vate ESP
®
.
X
In appropriate driving situations, activate
the off-road program (
Y
page 222).
G
WARNING
Traction control cannot reduce the risk of an
accident if you drive too fast. Traction control
cannot override the laws of physics.
Off-road 4ETS (Electronic Traction Sys-
tem)
A 4ETS system specifically suited to off-road
terrain is activated automatically once the off-
road drive program (
Y
page 222) is activated.
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 61).
ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engine is started.
i
Vehicles with ECO start/stop function:
the ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically when the vehicle
comes to a stop. The engine starts auto-
matically when the driver wants to pull
away again. ESP
®
remains in its previously
selected status. Example: if ESP
®
was
deactivated before the engine was
switched off, ESP
®
remains deactivated
when the engine is switched on again.
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
G
WARNING
Activate ESP
®
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
®
will
otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehicle
64
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