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 70).
You can select between the following statuses
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 follow-
ing situations:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
i
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
®
X
To deactivate: press button
:
.
The
å
ESP
®
OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
X
To activate: press button
:
.
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 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 are able to spin
The spinning of the wheels results in a cutting
action for better traction on loose surfaces.
R
Traction control is still activated
R
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no longer
available; nor is it activated if you brake firmly
with assistance from ESP
®
R
PRE-SAFE
®
is no longer available; it is also not
activated if you brake firmly with assistance
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
Off-road ESP
®
(vehicles with Off-Road
Engineering package)
An ESP
®
system specifically suited to off-road
terrain is activated automatically once an off-
road program is activated.
R
Vehicles without the Off-Road Engineering
package (
Y
page 254)
R
Vehicles with the Off-Road Engineering pack-
age (
Y
page 254)
Off-road ESP
®
intervenes with a delay if there is
oversteering or understeering, thus improving
traction.
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation
General notes
ESP
®
trailer stabilisation is not available in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, ESP
®
assists you in this situation. ESP
®
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