2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE warning

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WARNING
If you leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they couldset itin motion by,forexampl e:
R rele ase theparki ngbrake.
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout ofthe
parki ngposi tion P.
R start theengine.
In add ition, theymayopera tevehicl eequ ip-
ment andbecome trapped.There isarisk of
an accide ntand injury .
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.Never
lea vechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehicl e. G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild renaresubjected
to prolo nged exposu reto extreme heator
cold, there isarisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven
fatal .Never leavechild renunattended inthe
vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.Pro-
tect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe child
restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto dire ct
sunli ght,letitcool downbefore securingthe
child init. Never leavechild renunattended in
the vehicl e.
Alwa ysensure thatallvehicl eoccupa ntshave
their seatbeltsfastened correctly andaresitting
prope rly.Particu larattention mustbepaidto
child ren.
Observe thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y pag e42) and thenotes oncorrect useofseat
bel ts(Y pag e43).
A booster seatmaybenecessa ryto achie ve
prope rseat beltposi tioning forchild renover
40 lbs (18 kg)until theyreach aheig htwhere athree-poi
ntseat beltcan beprope rlyfastened
witho utabooster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretractor G
WARNING
If the seat beltis rele ased whiledrivi ng,the
child restrai ntsystem willno longer be
secure dprope rly.The speci alseat beltretrac-
tor isdisa bledand theinertia realdraw sin a
portion ofthe seat belt.The seat beltcannot
be immed iatelyrefastene d.There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven fatal.
Stop thevehicl eimmed iately,pay ing atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions. Reactivate
the speci alseat beltretractor andsecure the
child restrai ntsystem properly.
All seat beltsinthe vehicl e,except thedrive r's
seat belt,are equipped with aspeci alseat belt
retractor. Whenactivated,thespeci alseat belt
retractor ensuresthat theseat beltcannot
sla cken once thechild seatissecure d.
Install ingachild restrai ntsystem:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly fromthebeltout-
let.
X Engage seatbelttongue inbel tbuckle .
Activating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Pul lthe seat beltout fullyand letthe inertia
reel retract itaga in.
Whil ethe seat beltis retracting, youshou ld
hear aratcheting sound.The speci alseat belt
retractor isenabl ed.
X Push thechild restrai ntsystem downso that
the seat beltis tight anddoes notloos en.
Remo vingthechild restrai ntsystem anddeac-
tivating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Press therelease button ofthe seat belt
buckle andguide the seat belttongue back
toward sthe beltsash guide.
The speci alseat beltretractor isdea ctivated. Chi
ldren inthe vehi cle
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G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.Pro-
tect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe child
restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto dire ct
sunli ght,letitcool downbefore securingthe
child init. Never leavechild renunattended in
the vehicl e.
Chil d-proof locksfor the rear doors You
secure eachdoorindivi duallywith thechild -
proof locksonthe rear doors. Adoor secure d
with achild -proof lockcannot beopened from
insid ethe vehicl e.When thevehicl eis unlocked ,
the door canbeopened fromtheoutsi de.
X To activate: pressthechild -proof locklever
up inthe direction ofarrow 0043.
X Make surethatthechild -proof locksarework-
ing prope rly.
X To deactiv ate:press thechild -proof lock
leve rdow nin the direction ofarrow 0044. Override
featureforthe rear side win-
dows X
To activate/ deactivate:press button 0043.
If indica torlamp 0044islit, opera tionofthe rear
side windo wsisdisa bled.Opera tionisonly
possi bleusing the switches inthe drive r's
door. Ifindica torlamp 0044isoff, opera tionis
possi bleusing the switches inthe rear com-
partment. Pets
inthe vehi cle G
WARNING
If you leaveanima lsunsu pervi sedorunse-
cured inthe vehicl e,they maypress buttons
or swi tches, forinstance.
In this way,anima lsmay :
R activa tevehicl eequ ipme ntand become
trappe d,for exampl e
R swi tch systems onoroff and thereby
endange rother roadusers
Furthermore ,unsecu redanima lsmay beflung
arou ndinsid ethe vehicl ein the event ofan
accide ntor abru ptsteering orbraki ngmaneu -
ver, and thereby injurevehicleoccupa nts.
There isarisk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leaveanima lsunattended inthe vehi-
cle.
Alwa yssecure animalsprope rlywhen driving,
for instance withasui table petcarrie r. 60
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Dri
vin gsa fet ysys tems Over
view ofdrivin gsa fet ysys tems
In this sec tion ,you willfindinfo rm ation about
th efo llow ing dri vin gsaf etysys tems :
R AB S(An ti-loc kBrak ing Syst em)
(Y page 61)
R BA S(Brak eAss istSyst em) (Ypage 61)
R Ac tive Brak eAs sis t(Y page 62)
R ES P®
(E lec tron icStabili tyProgr am)
(Y page 64)
R EB D(Elect ronicBrak efo rc eDist ribution )
(Y page 67)
R AD APTIV EBRA KE(Ypage 68)
R ST EERCON TROL (Ypage 68) Im
por tant safet ynot es
If you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle orifyou are
in at te nt ive ,th edri vin gsaf etysys tems can nei-
th er red uce theris kof an acc iden tno rov err ide
th elaws ofphys ics. Dr iving safetysys tems are
mer elyaids designed toass istdrivin g.
You arerespon sibleformain tainingth edis tanc e
to theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed, for
bra king ingoo dtime, andforst ayin gin lan e.
Al ways adapt yourdrivin gst yle tosuit thepre -
vail ing ro ad and weat hercond ition sand main -
ta in asaf edis tanc efrom theveh icle in fron t.
Dr ive carefully.
The drivin gsaf etysys tems described onlywor k
as effect ive lyas pos siblewhen there isade-
quat eco ntact between thetires and thero ad
sur face.Plea sepay special atte nt ion tothe
no teson tires ,rec ommen dedminimum tire
tr ead dept hs,etc. (Y page 291).
In win try dri vin gco nd ition s,always usewinter
ti res (M+ Stires )and ifnece ssary,snow chains.
Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety system s
de scri bedin thi ssecti onworkas effe ctive lyas
po ssi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Brakin gSys tem)
Gen eral informati on ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsu ch awa ytha t
the wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke. This
al lo ws youto conti nuestee ringthevehiclewh en
bra king . The
0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engi neisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ard less ofroa d-su rface cond itions.
ABS works onslip pe rysurfa ces, evenwh en you
onl ybra kegentl y.
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
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If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and brak-
ing characteri stic swo uld be sev erelyaff ec-
ted .The reisan incre ased danger ofski dding
and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperati ve. Obs erve theinforma tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 222 )and dis-
pl ay mes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 194 ).
Brakin g X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforce .
If ABS intervene swh en bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan beanind ication
of ha zard ousroa dcond itions, andfunc tions asa
rem inderto take extra carewh ile dri ving . BAS
(Brak eAs sist Sys tem)
Gen eral informati on BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ude pre ssthe brakepedalqu ickl y,BAS
au toma tically bo osts thebraking force ,thu s
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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Imp
ortant safety notes i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61). G
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If BA Sis malf unction ing ,th ebrak ingdist ance
in an eme rgencybrak ingsituati onis
inc reas ed.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
In an eme rgencybrak ingsituati on,depr ess
th ebrak epedal withfull force.AB Spre ven ts
th ewhee lsfrom lockin g.
Br ak ing X
Kee pth ebrak epedal firmly depr essedunt il
th eeme rgencybrak ingsituati onisove r.
AB Spre ven tsthewhee lsfrom lockin g.
The brak eswill function asusual once you
rele ase thebrak epedal .BA Sis deac tivat ed. Acti
veBrak eAssis t
Gener alinfo rmation i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61).
Ac tive Brake Assist consist sof adist ancewarn -
ing function withan auto nomous brakingfunc-
ti on and asit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting
eff ect.
Ac tive Brake Assist can help youtomin imiz eth e
ris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh icletravel ingin
fr on tor red uce theeff ects of suc haco llisi on.
If Ac tive Brake Assist detects that there isaris k
of collisi on,you willbewarn edvisually and
aco ustical ly.Ifyou donotreac tto thevis ual
co llisi onwarn ingorthewarn ingtone ,auto no-
mous brakingcan beinitiate din critical situa-
ti on s.Ifyou apply thebrak eyours elfinacr itical
sit uati on,Ac tive Brake Assist suppo rts you with
a sit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting effect.
Imp ortant safety notes De
tection ofhaz ardo ussituati onscan bepar-
ti cular lyimpa iredif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf ere nceby other radar sources R
Ther eare stron gradar reflec tion s,for exam-
ple inpark inggara ges
R Anar row vehicleis travel inginfron t,e.g. a
mot orcycle
R Aveh icleis travel inginfron ton adif fer entlin e
R You aredrivingane wveh icleor ser vicing on
th eAc tive Brake Assist systemhas justbeen
car riedout
Obs erveth eimpo rtant safetyno tesin the
"Br eak ing-in notes" sec tion (Ypage 122).
Fo llowin gdamag eto thefron ten dof theveh icle,
have theco nfigur ation and oper ation ofthe
radar sensor checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop. Thisalso applie sto collisi onsat low
spee dswher eno visible damag eto thefron tof
th eveh icleis appar ent.
Acti vating/d eactivating Ac
tive Brake Assist isact ive aftereve ryign ition
cyc le.
You canactivat eor deac tivat eAc tive Brake
As sist (Ypage 187)intheon -board comput er.
When deactivat ed, thedist ancewarn ingfunc-
ti on and theauto nomous brakingfunction are
also deac tivat ed.
If Ac tive Brake Assist isdeac tivat ed, the00D4
symb olappear sin theassi stanc egrap hicdis-
play.
Dist ance warning funct ion Gene
ralinf orm ation
The distancewarn ingfunction can help youto
min imiz eth eris kof afron t-en dco llisi onwitha
veh icleahead orred uce theeff ects of suc ha
co llisi on.If th edist ancewarn ingfunction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llisi on,you will
be warn edvisually andacoustical ly.
Imp ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on for driv ingsafetysyst ems (Ypage 61). G
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The distancewarn ingfunction does notreac t:
R to peop leor ani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng 62
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The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevailing
road andtrafficcondit ions. G
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The distance warningfunctioncann otalway s
clearly identify objectsand complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation anddonot rely solely onthe distance
warning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .An
inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound, and
the 00BA distance warninglampwilllight upin
the instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarning.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obstacles
that areinthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten -
ded period oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchasstop-
ped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance warn-
ing signal inacritic alsituation, Active Brake
Assist canassist thedriver withtheautonomous
braking function.
The autonomous brakingfunction:
R gives thedriver moretimetoreact tocritic al
driving situations
R can help thedriver toavoid anaccident or
R can reduce theeffect sof an accident
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/ h)for moving objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
Situation -depende ntbraking assis-
tance Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e61) .
With thehelp ofthe rada rsensor system,Active
Brake Assist candetect obstaclesthatareinthe
path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended periodof
time.
If Active BrakeAssist detects arisk ofcolli sion
with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe brake
press urenecessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. Ifyou
app lythe brakes forcefully,situa tion-depe ndent
braki ngassi stance adapts tothe situa tionand
au tomatica llyincreas esthe brake pressuretoa
degre eapp ropri atetothe traffic situation.
Situa tion-depe ndentbrakingassi stance pro-
vide sbraki ngassi stance inhaza rdoussitua tions
at spee dsabo ve4mph (7km/h) .It use srada r
sensor technolog yto asse ssthe traffic situa-
tion. Driv
ingsafety systems
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Driv
eon car efully. Hav eESP ®
che cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Veh icle swi tho ut4MA TIC:wh en tow ingyour
veh iclewi th the frontaxl era ised ,it is imp orta nt
tha tyo uob ser vethe note son ESP ®
(Y page 286) .
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,ESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp arelit conti nuously,ESP ®
is not
av ailabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob ser vethe informa tionon warning lamps
(Y page 223 )and disp laymes sage swh ich may
be sho wninthe instrument cluster
(Y page 194 ).
Onl yus ewh eelswith the reco mme ndedtire
si zes. Onlythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro perly.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes outbe for e
be ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au toma tically
acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp
fla she sin the instrument cluster .
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions.
EC Ostart/ stopfun ction
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nsw itch esthe
eng ineoffautoma tically wh en the vehiclestop s
mov ing.The enginestarts automa tically wh en
the driver wants topullaw ay again. ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslysel ecte dsta tus .Ex am-
ple :if ESP ®
wa sde acti vated befor ethe engine
wa ssw itch edoff,ESP ®
rem ains deacti vated
wh en the engineissw itch edon again. De
activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
(e xc ept
Me rce des‑ AMGve hic les) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 61) .
Yo ucan select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated .
R ESP ®
is de acti vated . G
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If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
,ESP ®
no longe rsta -
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incr eased risk
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl yde acti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions descri -
be din the followi ng.
The spinni ngofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractio non loose surfa ces .
It ma ybe bestto deacti vate ESP ®
in the follow-
ing situa tions:
R wh en using snow chains
R in de ep snow
R on sand orgra vel
i Activ
ateESP ®
as soo nas the situa tions
de scri bedab ove nolonge rap ply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicleif
the vehiclesta rts toski dor awh eelsta rts to
sp in.
! Avoi
dsp inni ngthe driven wheelsfor an
exte ndedpe rio dwi th ESP ®
de acti vated .Yo u
cou ldothe rwise da ma gethe drivetr ain.
De activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
Yo ucan deacti vate or acti vate ESP ®
via the on-
bo ardcomp uter(Y page 187 ).
ES P®
dea ctivate d:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ES P®
ac tiv ate d:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goes out. Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated
If ES P®
is deac tivate dand oneor mor ewheels
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn inglamp inthe
ins trumen tclus terflash es.Insuc hsit uatio ns,
ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivate ESP®
:
R ES P®
no longer impr ovesdriv ingstabilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limit edand the
driv ewheels areable tospin .
R Trac tioncon trol isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tiveBr ake Assist isno lon ger availabl e;no r
is itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with assis -
tan cefrom ESP®
.
R STE ERCONT ROLisno longer active.
R ES P®
still prov ides suppo rtwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ®
(Mer cedes ‑AMGvehi cles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obse
rveth e"Imp ortant safe tyno tes" sec -
tio n(Y page 61).
You canselec tbet ween thefoll owin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed.
R SPO RThan dlingmode isact ivat ed.
R ES P®
is deac tivate d. G
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When SPORThan dlingmode isact ivat ed,
th ere isagre aterrisk ofskiddin gand acci-
den ts.
On lyact ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode inthesit -
uatio nsdesc ribedin thefoll owin g. G
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If you deac tivate ESP®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle.Ther eis an increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivate ESP®
in thesit uatio nsdesc ri-
bed inthefoll owin g. In
thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,it may bebet terto
act ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode ordeac tivate
ES P®
:
R when usingsn ow chains
R in deep snow
R on san dor grav el
R on spec iallydesig natedroads whentheveh i-
cle 'sown oversteeri ngand unde rsteeri ng
ch arac terist ics are desir ed
Dr ivin gin SPO RThan dlingmode orwith out
ES P®
requi resanext rem elyqualifi edand expe-
rien ced driver.
i Ac
tivate ESP®
as soon asthesit uatio ns
desc ribedabov eno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle if
th eveh icle start sto skid or awheel start sto
spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edriv enwheels foran
ext end edperi odwith ESP®
deac tivate d.You
coul dot her wise damage thedriv etrain .
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ® X
To act ivateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:brie fly
pres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus terlight sup. The
SPO RThandlingmode SPO
RThandlingmodemes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction display.
X To
dea ctiv ateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:
brie flypres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus tergoes out. 66
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X
To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights upin
the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tiondis-
pl ay .
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate dand one or
more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rn-
ing lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite dde gre e.
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d:
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to alimi-
ted degre e.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R The engine's torqueisonl yres tricte dto a
li mite dde gre eand thedrive wh eelsma ysta rt
to spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly .
Cha racte risticswh enESP®
is deac tivated
If ESP ®
is de acti vate dand one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster does not flash. Insuch situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability.
R Engi netorq ueisno longer limite dand the
dri ve wheelsare ableto spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longer availab le;nor
is itacti vate difyo ubra kefirmly with assis-
tance fromESP®
.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly . ES
P®
trail erstab ilizati on Gen
eral informa tion
If yo ur veh icle/tra iler comb inationbe gins to
sw erve ,ESP ®
as sists youin thi ssi tua tion.ESP ®
sl ow sthe vehicledo wn bybra king andlimiti ng
the engi neoutpu tunti lthe vehicle/tra iler com-
bi nati onhassta bilized .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weath ercond itions arepoor,
trai lersta bilizati onwillnot beableto pre vent
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationfrom swerv-
ing .Tra ilers with ahigh cente rof gra vity can
tip ove rbe fore ESP®
can detect this.The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysad aptyo ur dri ving styleto the prevail-
ing roadand weath ercond itions.
If yo ur veh iclewi th trai ler(ve hicle /tra iler com-
bi nati on) begins tolurch, youcan onlysta bilize
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationby depre ssing
the brakefirmly .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati onisacti veabove speeds
of abou t65 km/h .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati ondoes not workifESP ®
is de acti vate dor disa bled becau seofamal func -
tio n. EBD
(electro nicbrake forcedis trib u-
tio n)
Gen eral informati on EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erful lbra king .Thi sincre ases the
ris kof ski dding and anacci dent. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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