Driving safety systems
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X
To activate: press button
1
.
The
v
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
SL 63 AMG
Activating/deactivating ESP
®
Sport
ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
It may be best to activate ESP
®
Sport in the
following situations:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
Otherwise, you should only use ESP
®
Sport
on designated race circuits.
G
Risk of accident
Deactivate ESP
®
Sport and activate ESP
®
as soon as the situations described above
no longer apply. ESP
®
Sport will otherwise
only be able to stabilise the vehicle to a
limited degree if the vehicle starts to skid
or a wheel starts to spin.
If you activate ESP
®
Sport:
R
ESP
®
only improves driving stability to a
limited degree.
R
engine torque is only restricted to a limited
degree and the drive wheels are able to
spin. The spinning wheels produce a cut-
ting effect for better traction.
R
traction control is still activated.
R
ESP
®
still provides support when you brake
firmly.
i
If ESP
®
Sport is activated and one or more
wheels start to spin, the
v
warning lamp
in the instrument cluster flashes. ESP
®
only
stabilises the vehicle to a limited degree.
1
Activating/deactivating ESP
®
Sport
X
To activate: briefly press button
1
.
The
v
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. The message
ESP Sport
appears in the multi-function display.
X
To deactivate: briefly press button
1
.
The
v
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out. The message
ESP On
appears in the multi-function display.
To deactivate/activate ESP
®
ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
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
Risk of accident
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.
Safety
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