R
Displ aymessa ges( → pag e418)
ETS/4ET S(Elect ronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface. ETS/4ET
Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction. Influence of driv
eprograms on ESP ®
The driv eprogram senabl eESP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road condition saswell as
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
select thed rive programs using theD YNAMIC
SELECT switc h(→pag e147).
ESP ®
ch aracteristics per driv eprogram Driv
eprogram
ESP®
mode Characteristics
S (Sport)
ESP®
Sport This driv
eprogram continues tooffers tability
but wit hasporty setup whic hallows thee nthu‐
siastic driver amorea ctiv edriving style.
Onl yselect driv eprogram Sin good road condi‐
tions ,for example on dr yroads and clear
st re tche sofr oad.
C (Com fort)
E (Economy) ESP
®
Comfort Thes
edrive programs pr ovide thei deal balance
between traction and stabilit y.
Select driv eprogram C,CV orE,ind ifficult road
conditions, suc hasinsnowori ce, or when the
ro ad is wetfromr ain. 16 6
Driving and pa rking
#
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly. #
Vehicles with tyr epressur elossw arning
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warn‐
ing sy stem (→ page392). #
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→ page388).
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e385) Collapsible spar
ewheel Note
sont he collapsible spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel
and thew heel tobe replaced ma ydiffe r.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel ma yseve rely impair thed riving char‐
acteristics. To
preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverfit mo rethan on eemer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that dif fers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size brie fly. #
Do no tswitcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size replaced
at then eares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The ne wwheel mus thave the
cor rect dimensions. The collapsible spa
rewheel is an emer gency
whee lwhich is only suitable foru se foral imited
period of time and in arestricted manner in the
eve nt of aflat tyr e(e.g. until then eares twork‐
shop).
The tyr eside walls ar efolded when in transport
mode. Befor euse, thec ollapsible spar ewheel has
tobe inflated wit hthe accompanying com‐
pressor.
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he collapsibl espare
wheel oncef itted. Correct thep ressur easn ec‐
essar y.
The maximum permissible speed wit hacollapsi‐
ble spar ewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do no tfit sn ow ch ains wit hthe collapsibl espare
wheel.
Re place thec ollapsible spar ewheel af ters ix
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur elossw arn‐
ing sy stem: ifac ollapsible spar ewheel is
fi tted ,the tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem
cann otfunction reliabl y.Onl yrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thec ollapsible spar ewheel
has been replaced wit hanewwheel.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ifac ollapsible spar ewheel is fitted
th et yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem cann ot
function reliably .Onlyr estart thes ystem
again when thec ollapsible spar ewheel has
been replaced wit hanewwheel. 402
Wheels and tyres
