Mercedes-Benz GLA 180, Руководство пользователя

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Activating/deactivating ESP
®
(except
Mercedes ‑ AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 68).
You can select between the following ESP
®
sta-
tuses:
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.
The spinning of the wheels results in a cut for
better traction on loose surfaces.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in the follow-
ing situations:
R
when snow chains are used
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
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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(
Y
page 227) .
ESP
®
deactivated:
The å ESP
®
OFF warning lamp on the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ESP
® activated:
The å ESP
®
OFF warning lamp on the instru-
ment 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 situations,
ESP
®
will not stabilise the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP ® :
R
ESP
®
no longer improves driving stability
R
engine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheels may start to spin
R
traction control is still activated
R
Active Brake Assist is not available; it is not
activated even if you brake firmly with assis-
tance from ESP
®
R PRE-SAFE
®
is not available; it is not activated
even if you brake firmly with assistance from
ESP ®
R
STEER CONTROL is no longer active
R
ESP ® still provides support when you brake
firmly
Deactivating/activating ESP
®
(Mercedes ‑ AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 68).
You can select between the following ESP ® sta-
tuses:
R
ESP ® is activated
R
SPORT handling mode is activated
R
ESP
®
is deactivated
ESP
®
is activated every time the engine is star-
ted, regardless of whether ESP ® was deactiva-
ted before the engine was switched off.
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.
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