Mercedes-Benz SL 400, Руководство оператора

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Deactivating/activating ESP
®
(Mercedes ‑ AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 71).
You can select between the following states
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-
bilizes 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 stabilize the vehi-
cle if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel
starts to spin.
!
Avoid spinning the driven wheels for an
extended period with ESP ® deactivated.
You could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
X
To activate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button : .
The M SPORT handling mode warning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
The SPORT handling mode message
appears in the multifunction display.
X
To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button : .
The M SPORT 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 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 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 stabilizes the vehicle to a
limited degree.
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