ESP
®
trailer stabilisation If your trailer begin
stolurch, you can only
stabilise th evehicle/trailer combinatio nby
depressing th ebrak efirmly.
In this situation, ESP ®
assists you and can
detect when th etrailer begin stolurch.
ESP ®
slows th evehicle down by braking and
limiting th eengineo utput until th evehicle/
trailer combinatio nhas stabilised.
Traile rstabilisation is active above speeds of
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If road and weather condition sare poor,
trailer stabilisation will no tbeable to prevent
th et railer from swervin gand will thus be
unabl etoreducethe risk of an accident. Trail-
ers with ahigh centr eofgravity can tip over
before ESP ®
can detect this.
Traile rstabilisation does no twork if ESP ®
is
deactivate dordisable dbecause of amal-
function.
ETS (Electronic Traction Support) Tractio
ncontrol is part of ESP ®
.
Tractio ncontrol brakes th edrivew heels indi-
vidually if they spin .This enables you to pull
away and accelerate on slippery surfaces ,for
example, if th eroad surface is slippery on one
side.
Tractio ncontrol remains active when you
deactivate ESP ®
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Tractio ncontrol canno treduc ethe risk of an
acciden tifyou driv etoo fast .Tractio ncontrol
canno toverride th elaws of physics.
Activating/deactivatin gESP® ESP
®
is activated automatically when the
engin eisrunning. It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in th efol-
lowin gsituations:
R when usin gsnowc hains
R in deep snow
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Activate ESP ®
as soon as th esituations
describe dabov enol onger apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise no tbeable to stabilise th evehicle
if th evehicle start stoskidoraw heel starts
to spin.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdriving stability.
R engin etorque is no tlimited and th edrive
wheels are able to spin .The spinning
wheels produce acuttin geffect for better
traction.
R traction control is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provide ssupport when you
brake.
i If ESP ®
is deactivate dand on eorm ore
wheels start to spin ,the 00C6 warning lamp
in th einstrumen tcluste rflashes. In such
situations ,ESP ®
will no tstabilise th evehi-
cle. X
To deactivate: pressbutton 0046.
The 00C7 warning lamp in th einstrument
cluste rlight sup. Driving safety systems
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00C6
The yellowE SP®
warning lamp
flashes while the
vehicle is in
motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or traction control has intervened because there is arisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or Distronic Plus* is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while you are driving.
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55) 00C7
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning
lamp is lit while
the engine is
running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are deactivated. ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55)
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions. 00C6
00C7
The yellow ESP
®
and ESP ®
OFF
warning lamps
are lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS,B AS PLUS* ,PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*, the
HOLD function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are unavailable due to amalfunction.
ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel
starts to spin.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0081
The red SRS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the restraint system. The airbags or belt
tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event
of an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Troubleshooting
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