Deactivating/activating ESP
®
(AMG
vehicles)
Important safety notes
You can select between the following sta-
tuses of ESP
®
:
R
ESP
®
is activated
R
SPORT handling mode is activated
R
ESP
®
is deactivated
G
WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated,
there is a greater risk of skidding and acci-
dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit-
uations described in the following.
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.
In the following situations, it may be better to
activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate
ESP
®
:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
R
on specially designated roads when the
vehicle's own oversteering and understeer-
ing characteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handling mode or without
ESP
®
requires an extremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i
Activate ESP
®
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
®
will
otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehi-
cle if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel
starts to spin.
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
X
To activate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button
:
.
The
M
handling mode warning lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up. The
SPORT handling mode
SPORT handling mode
message appears
in the multifunction display.
X
To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button
:
.
The
M
handling mode warning lamp in
the instrument cluster goes out.
X
To deactivate ESP
®
: press button
:
until
the
å
ESP
®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrument cluster.
The
÷
OFF
OFF
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
To activate ESP
®
: briefly press button
:
.
The
å
ESP
®
OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out. The
÷
ESP
®
ON
ON
message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
Characteristics of activated SPORT han-
dling mode
If SPORT handling mode is activated and one
or more wheels start to spin, the
÷
ESP
®
warning lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes. ESP
®
only stabilises the vehicle to a
limited degree.
When SPORT handling mode is activated:
R
ESP
®
only improves driving stability to a
limited degree
R
traction control is still activated
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