Deactivating/activating ESP (SLC 43 ®
AMG )Important safet yn otes
i Observ et he "Important safet yn otes "s ec -
tion ( Y
page 54).
You can selec tb etween th ef ol lowin gs tate so f
ES P ®
:R
ES P ®
is activated.R
SPORT handlin gm od eisa ctivated.R
ES P ®
is deactivated.
G WARNING
Whe nS PO RT handlin gm od eisa ctivated,
there is ag re ater ris kofs ki dding and acci-
dents .
Only activat eS PO RT handlin gm od eint he sit -
uation sd escribed in th ef ol lowing.
G WARNING
If you deactivat eE SP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes th ev ehicle. There is an increase dr is k
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivat eE SP ®
in th es ituation sd escri-
bed in th ef ol lowing.
In th ef ol lowin gs ituations, it may be bette rt o
activat eS PO RT handlin gm od eord eactivat e
ES P ®
:R
when usin gs no wc ha in sR
in dee ps no wR
on san dorg ra ve lR
on specially designated roads when th ev ehi-
cle's own oversteering and understeering
characteristics are desire d
Spinning th ew heels result sinac utting action
whic hp rovides bette rg ri p.
Driving in SPORT handlin gm od eorw ithout
ES P ®
require sane xtremel yq ualified and expe-
rienced driver .
i Activat eE SP ®
as soo nast he situation s
described abov enol onger apply .E SP ®
will
otherwise no tbea ble to stabilize th ev ehicle if
th ev ehicle start stos ki doraw hee ls ta rt st o
spin. ! Avoid spinnin gt he driven wheels fo ra n
extended period wit hE SP ®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damage th ed rivetrain .
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
X
To activate SPORT handling mode: briefly
press butto n C .
The t SPORT handlin gm od ew arnin g
lamp in th ei nstrument cluster lights up. The
SPORT handling mod e
messag ea ppears in
th em ultifunction display. X
To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press butto n C .
The t SPORT handlin gm od ew arnin g
lamp in th ei nstrument cluster goe so ut .X
To deactivate ESP ®
: press butto n C until
th e
R
Engine torque is no longe rl im ite da nd the
drive wheels ar ea bl etos pi n.R
ESP ®
still provides support when yo ub rake
firmly.
Characteristics when ESP ®
is deactivatedIf ESP ®
is deactivated and one or mor ew heel s
start to spin, the
Locking/unlockin gc entrallyYou can start ,l oc koru nlock th ev ehicle using
KEYLESS-GO .Todot hi s, you onl yn ee dc arry the
SmartKey with you. You can combine th ef unc-
tions of KEYLESS-GO with those of ac onven-
tional SmartKey. Unloc kt he vehicle by using
KEYLESS-GO ,f or instance, and loc kitu sin gt he
7 button on th eS ma rtKey.
The driver' sd oor and th ed oor at whic ht he han-
dle is used, must bot hbec losed. The SmartKey
must be outside th ev ehicle .W hen locking or
unlocking with KEYLESS-GO ,t he distance
between th ek ey and th ec orresponding door
handle must not be greater than 3ft(1m ).
Ac heck whic hp eriodicall ye stablishe sar adio
connectio nb etween th ev ehicle and th eS ma rt-
Key determine sw hether av alid SmartKey is in
th ev ehicle .T his occurs, for example:R
when starting th ee ngineR
while driving R
when th ee xternal door handles are touched
X
To unlock th ev ehicle: touch th ei nner sur-
fac eoft he door handle.X
To lock th ev ehicle: touch sensor surface C
or D .
Mak es ure that you do not touch th ei nner
surface of th ed oor handle.X
Convenience closing feature: touch
recesse ds ensor surface D for an extended
period.
Further informatio nont he convenience clos-
ing feature ( Y
page 74).
Deactivating and activating
If you do not intend to use aS ma rtKey for an
extended perio doft ime, you can deactivate the
KEYLESS-GO function of th ek ey. The SmartKey
will then use ver yl ittle power ,t he reb yc onserv- ing battery power .F or th ep urposes of activa-
tion/deactivation, th ev ehicle must not be
nearby. X
To deactivate: pres st he 7 button on the
SmartKey twic einr apid succession.
The battery check lamp ( Y
page 66 )oft he
SmartKey flashes twic eb riefly and light su p
once, then KEYLESS-GO is deactivated. X
To activate: pres sa ny button on th eS ma rt-
Key.
or X
Inser tt he SmartKey int ot he ignitio nl ock.
KEYLESS-GO and all of its associate df eatures
are available again.
Changing th es ettings of th el ocking
system You can change th es ettings of th el ockin gs ys-
tem .T his mean so nl yt he driver' sd oor ,t he lock-
able stowage compartments in th ev ehicle inte-
rior and th ef uel filler flap are unlocked when the
vehicle is unlocked. This is useful if you fre-
quently travel alone. X
To change th es etting: pres sa nd hold down
the 6 and 7 buttons simultaneously
for about six second su ntil th eb attery indica-
to rl amp ( Y
page 66 )f lashes twice.
If th es ettin goft he lockin gs ystem is changed
within th es ignal range of th ev ehicle ,p ressing
the 7 or 6 button: R
locks or R
unlock st he vehicle
The SmartKey now function sasf ollows:X
To unlock: pres st he 6 button once.X
To unlock centrally: pres st he 6 button
twice. X
To lock centrally: pres st he 7 button.
The KEYLESS-GO function is changed as fol-
lows: X
To unlock th ed ri ver's door: touch th ei nner
surface of th ed oor handle on th ed river's
door. X
To unlock centrally: touch th ei nner surface
of th ed river or front-passenger door handle. X
To lock centrally: touch th eo uter sensor
surface on one of th ed oor handles.64
SmartKey
Opening and closing