Functions of ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am)
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is mal‐
functioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP®is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP
®,ESP®canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization.
#ESP®shouldo nly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations.
ESP®monitor sand impr oves driving stabilitya nd
traction,p articularly inthef ollowing situations:
RWhen pullin gawayonw etor slippe ryroads.
RWhen braking.
RIn stro ng sidewinds when youa redrivin g
fast erthan 50 mph(80 km/h).
ESP
®can stabilizet hevehicle byinter vening in
th ef ollowing ways:
ROne or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
RThe engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP
®is deactivated if theE SP®OFF å warn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
RDriving stabilityw ill no longe rbeimprove d.
RCrosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
RThe driv ewheels could spin.
RETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% Even when ESP
®is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®when braking.
ESP
®is inter vening if theE SP®÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
RDo no tdeacti vate ESP®.
ROnly depress thea ccelera torp edalasf ar as
is necessar y.
RAdapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP
®inthef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
RWhen using sno wchains
RIn deep snow
ROn sand or gr avel
% Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP
®÷ warning lam plightsupc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP®is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Observ eanyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
RWa rning and indicator lamps (→pag e396)
RDispla ymessages
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9
Six marks1 showw herethe bar indicators
(ar row )are integrated int othe tir etread. They
ar ev isible onceat read dep thof appr oximately
á in (1.6 mm) has been reached.
Note sons nowc hains
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct mounting of sno wchains
If yo uh ave mounted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et ires.
#Ne verm ount sno wchains on thef ront
wheels.
#Onl ym ount sno wchains on ther ear
wheel sinpairs.
*NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains
If sno wchains ar emoun tedtos teel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged.
#Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains.
RSno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information abou tthis from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
RFo rs afet yr easons, onl yuse snow ch ainsthat
ha ve been specifically appr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualitys tandard.
RIf snow ch ains aremoun ted, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h).
RVe hicles with Parking Pilo t:Do no tuse
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC if sno wchains
ar em oun ted.
RVe hicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROL:If snow
ch ains ha vebeen mounted youm ustd rive at
ar aised vehicle le vel.
% Youc an deactivat eESP
®topull away
(→pag e152). This allo wsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e.
Tire pressure
Note sont irep ressure
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
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Wheels and tires
