2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER wheel

If
the vehicle 'sspeed exceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront-
passe ngerseatbelts arenot fastened, awarn-
ing tone sounds. Awarning tonealsosounds
with increasing intensityfor60seconds or
until thedriver orfront passe ngerhave fas-
tened theirseatbelts.
If the driver orfront passe ngerunfasten their
seat belts duringthe journey, theseat belt
warning isactivated again. Air
bags
Introductio n The
installa tionpoint ofan airb agcan berec-
ognized bythe AIRBAG marking.
An airb agcomplements thecorrectly fastened
seat belt. Itis no substitu tefor the seat belt.
When deployed ,an airb agcan increase the
protection providedfor the respective vehicle
occupant.
Not allairb ags aredepl oyed inan accident.
The variou sairb ags work indepe ndently of
each other (Ypage 50).
However, nosystem availabletoday cancom-
pletel yelimi nate injuries andfatali ties.
It is also notpossib leto rule outarisk ofinjury
cause dby an airb agdue tothe high speed at
which theairbagmust bedepl oyed .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot sitinthe correct seatpositio n,
the airbag cannot protect asintended and
could evencause additional injurywhen
depl oyed .This poses anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardo ussitua tions, always make
sure thatallofthe vehicle 'soccupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correctly,
includi ngpregnant women
R are sitting correctly andmaintain the
greatest possibledistance tothe airbags
R follow thefollow inginstructions
Alway smake surethatthere arenoobjects
betwee nthe airbag and thevehicle 'soccu-
pants. All
vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow -
ing notes toavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdepl oys.
R Adjust theseats properl ybefore beginning
you rjourney. Alwaysmake surethatthe
seat isin an almos tupri ghtpositio n.The
center ofthe head restraint mustsupport
the head atabou teye level .
R Move thedriver's andfront-passenger seats
as far back aspossib le.The driver's seat
positio nmust allow the vehicle tobe driven
safel y.
R Only holdthesteering wheelonthe outsid e.
This allows theairbagtobe fullydepl oyed .
R Alway slea naga inst thebackrest whiledriv-
ing. Donot leanforward orlea naga inst the
door orside window .You may otherwise be
in the depl oyment areaofthe airbags.
R Alway skeep yourfeet inthe footwell in
front ofthe seat. Donot putyourfeet onthe
dashb oard,forexample .Your feetmay oth-
erwis ebe inthe depl oyment areaofthe air-
bag.
R For this reason, always secure persons less
than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuita blerestraint
systems. Uptothis heigh t,the seat belt
cannot beworn correctly.
If achil dis traveling inyour vehic le,also
obse rvethe followi ngnotes:
R Alway ssecure childrenunder twelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuit-
abl echild restraint systems.
R Secure achild tothe front-passenger seat
only when thefront-passenger frontairbag
is deactiva ted,andthen onlyinarearwa rd-
facing childrestraint system.Thefront-
passe ngerfront airbagisdeactiva tedwhen
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp islit continuously (Ypage 39).
R Alway sobserve theinstructions andsafety
notes onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica tionSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 46)and on"Ch ildre n
in the vehicle "(Y page 53)inaddi tion to
the child restraint systemmanufacture r's
installa tionandopera tinginstructions.
Objects inthe vehic leinterio rmay restrict
the airbag fromfunctio ningcorrec tly.To
avoid risksresultingfrom thespeed ofthe air-
bag asitdepl oys, vehicle occupants must
ensure thefollow ingpoints. Occ
upant safety
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Befor
ecomme ncingyour jour ney,ensu rethat:
R there arenopeo ple, ani mal sor obje cts
betw eenthevehi cleoccu pants and anair-
ba g
R there arenoobje ctsbetw eentheseat,doo r
and B-pil lar
R no acce ssories,such ascup holder s,are
atta ched tothe vehi clewithin thedeploy-
ment areaof an airba g,e.g. todoo rsor sid e
wi ndow s
R no hea vy,sha rp-ed gedorfrag ile obje ctsare
in the pocke tsof your cloth ing.Store such
obje ctsinasui tabl eplace G
WARNI
NG
If yo umodi fythe cover ofan airba gor affi x
obje ctssuch assticke rsto it,the airba g
can nolong erper form itsintend edfuncti on.
The reisan incre asedrisk ofinju ry.
Neve rmodi fythe cover ofan airba gor affi x
obje ctstoit. G
WARNI
NG
Sensor sto control theairba gs are loca ted
in the doors.Mod ificati ons orwor knot per-
forme dcorre ctlytothe doorsor doo rpa nel-
ing, aswellas damag eddoo rs,can leadto
the functi onofthe senso rsbei ng imp aired .
The airba gs mig htthere forenotfuncti on
prop erlyany more .Co nseq uently ,the air
ba gs cannot protectvehi cleoccu pants as
they aredesigne dto do. Thereisan
incre asedrisk ofinju ry.
Neve rmodi fythe doorsor parts ofthe
doo rs.Alw ayshav ewor kon the doorsor
doo rpa neli ngcarri edoutat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop .
Fro ntair bag s !
Do
not place heavyobje ctsonthe front-
pa sse nger seat.Thi scou ldcau sethe sys-
tem toidentify theseatas bei ng occu pied.
In the eventofan acci dent, therestra int
sy stems onthe front-pa ssenger sidemay be
trigg eredand haveto be rep laced. Drive
r'sairba g0043 dep loysin front ofthe
stee ring wheel.Front-pa ssenger front air
ba g0044 dep loysin front ofand above theglove
box.
Whe ndep loyed, the front airba gs offe rad di-
tiona lhea dand thora xprote ction forthe occu -
pa nts inthe driver' sand front-pa ssenger
sea ts.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
infor msyouab ou tthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g(Y page 39).
The front-pa ssenger front airba gwi llonly
dep loyif:
R the system, based onthe OCS weigh tsen-
sor readings, detectsthat thefront-
pa sse nger seatis occu pied (Ypage 46).
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp isnot lit (Y page 46)
R the restra intsystem control unitpre dicts a
hig hacci dent severity
Kn ee bag s Drive
r'sknee bag0043 dep loysund erthe stee r-
ing colu mnand front-pa ssenger knee bag0044
und erthe glovebox. Thedriver' sand front-
pa sse nger knee bags are trigg eredtoge ther
wi th the front airba gs. 44
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Res
ettingtrigg eredNEC K-PRO head
res traints Do
not inse rtyo ur fing erbetw eentheuphol s-
tery ofthe headres trai ntand theseat.Pa y
pa rticu larattenti onwhile res etting theNECK -
PR Ohea dres trai nts.
X Tilt the top ofthe NECK -PROhea dres trai nt
cus hionforw ardsin the directi onof
arr ow 0043.
X Pu sh the NECK -PROhea dres trai ntcus hion
dow nas far asitwi llgo inthe directi onof
arr ow 0044.
X Firm lypu sh the NECK -PROhea dres trai nt
cus hionba ck inthe directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lthe cushionenga ges.
X Re pea tthis proced ure forthe seco ndNECK -
PR Ohea dres trai nt.
i Re
setti ngthe NECK -PROhea dres trai nts
req uires alotof streng th.Ifyo uha ve diffi-
cul tyres etting theNECK -PROhea d
res trai nts, have this workcarr ied ou tat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. PRE
-SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccupa nt
prote ction sys tem)
PR E-SAFE ®
info rms youof certa incriti caldriv-
ing situ ations and take spre -emp tivemea sures
to pro tect thevehicleoccu pants.
PR E-SAFE ®
can take thefollowi ng mea sures
ind epe ndentl yof each othe r:
R pre -tensi oning thedriver' sand front-
pa sse nger seatbel t.
R clo sing thesidewi ndow s.
R veh icles with amemo ryfuncti on:setti nga
more favora ble sea tpos ition for the front-
pa sse nger seat. !
Ma
kesure that there arenoobje ctsinthe
foo twe llor beh indthe seats.The reisada n-
ger that theseatsand /or obje ctscou ldbe
da mag edwhen PRE-SAFE ®
is acti vate d.
Shou ldan acci dent notoccu r,the preventa tive
mea sures take nare reve rsed.Ce rtai nsetti ngs
mus tbe mad eyo urs elf.
X Ifthe seatbel tpre -tensi oning isnot
red uce d,move theseatba ckrest back
sli ghtl y.
Sea tbel tpre -tensi oning isrel eased . Auto
matic measuresafter anacc i-
den t
Imme diate lyafte ran acci dent, thefollowi ng
mea sures are implemente d,dep endi ngon the
typ eand severityof the impact:
R the hazard warning lamps areswitched on
R the eme rgency lighti ngisacti vate d
R the vehicledoo rsare unlocked
R the front sidewi ndow sare lowe red
R veh icles with amemo ryfuncti on:the electri -
cal lyad justa ble stee ring wheel israi sed
wh en the driver' sdoo ris ope ned
R the engi neisswi tched offand thefuelsu p-
pl yis cut off
R veh icles with Mer cedesme connect: auto-
mati ceme rgency call Chi
ldre nin the vehic le Impo
rtant safetynotes
If achi ldyoung erthan twelveyears old and
und er5ft (1.50 m)inhe ight istra vel ing inthe
veh icle:
R alwa yssecur ethe childinachi ldres traint
sy ste msuita ble for Merced es-Benz vehicles .
The childres traint syste mmu stbe appro pri-
ate tothe age, we ight and size ofthe child.
R be sure to observe the instructio nsand
sa fety note sin thi sse ctio nin ad ditio nto the
chi ldres traint syste mma nuf actu rer'sins tal-
la tio nins tructio ns.
R alwa ysobserve the instructio nsand safety
note son the "Occu pant cla ssificati on sys-
tem (OCS) ".(Y page 46) Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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EBD (El ectro nicBrakeforce Dis trib ution)
(Y page 63)
R ADAPT IVEBRA KE(Ypage 64) Impo
rtant safety notes
If yo ufa ilto adaptyo ur drivin gsty leor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the drivin gsa fety system scan
nei the rred uce theriskof an acc ident nor
ove rride the laws ofphysics .Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri vin g.
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein fro nt, for veh iclesp ee d,
for braking ingo od time ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur drivin gsty leto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce fromthe vehiclein
fro nt. Driv ecar efully.
The drivin gsa fety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effecti velyas possi ble wh en the reis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rtic ular atte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
min imumtire trea dde pth setc. inthe "Wheels
and tires"sec tion(Y page 267) .
In wintry drivin gcond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow
cha ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe drivin gsa fety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
eff ecti velyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteeringthe vehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrument
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgo es outwh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works fromasp ee dof abou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-surface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently . Impo
rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 57) . G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
af fecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents .
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Wh enABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding drivin gsa fety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Ob ser vethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 210 )and
di sp laymes sage swh ich maybe sho wninthe
ins trument cluster (Ypage 183 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrak eappl icatio n:depre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullfor ce.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan beanind ication
of hazar dous roa dcond itions, andfunctio nsas
a rem inderto take extra carewh ile dri vin g. BAS
(Brak eAs sist Sys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ude pre ssthe brakepedalqu ickl y,BAS
au toma tically bo osts thebraking force, thus
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce.
Impo rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 57). Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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4
mph (7km/h) .It use srada rsensor technol-
ogy toasse ssthe traffic situation.
Up toaspee dof app roxima tely155 mph
(250 km/h) ,Adap tiveBrake Assist iscapa ble
of reacti ngtomoving objects thathave
al read ybee ndetected assuch atlea stonce
over theperiodofobse rvatio n.
Up toaspee dof app roxima tely44mph
(70 km/h) ,Adap tiveBrake Assist reacts to
stationa ryobsta cles.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist demandsparti cularly
high braki ngforce, preventative passenger
protectio nmeas ures(PRE-SAFE ®
)are activa -
ted simu ltaneo usly(Y pag e53) .
X Keep thebrake pedaldep resse duntil the
emerg encybrakingsitua tionisover.
ABS preve ntsthe whe elsfrom locking.
The brake swil lwork normal lyaga inif:
R you release thebrake pedal
R there isno longe rany dange rof acoll ision
R no obsta cleisdetected infront ofyou rvehi -
cle
Adap tiveBrake Assist isthen deactivated .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist cannot alwa ysclea rly
ide ntify objects andcompl extraffic situa-
tions.
In such cases ,Adap tiveBrake Assist can:
R intervene unnecessarily
R not intervene
There isarisk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead yto brake .Termi nate
the interventio nin anon-critical drivingsit-
ua tion. G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist doesnotreact:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossi ngtraffic
R whe ncornering As
aresu lt,the Adap tiveBrake Assist may
not intervene inallcritica lconditio ns.There
is arisk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead yto brake .
Alwa ysada ptyou rspee dto sui tthe preva il-
ing road andtraffic conditio ns.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
compl icated butnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may also cau seAdap tiveBrake Assist tointer-
vene.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist isnot available due to
a mal function inthe rada rsensor system, the
brake system remai nsava ilable with fullbrake
boos tingeffect andBAS. Adaptive
brakelights
i Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57) .
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dof more than
50 km/h orifbraki ngisassi sted byBAS or
Brake Assist withCross-Traffi cAssist, the
brake lamps flash rapi dly.In this way,traffic
travel ingbehi ndyou iswa rned inan even
more noticea blemanner.
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dof more than
70 km/h toastandsti ll,the haza rdwa rning
la mps areactiva tedautomatica lly.If the
brake sare appliedaga in,the brake lamps light
up continuou sly.The haza rdwa rning lamps
swi tch offautomatica llyifyou travel faster
than 10km/h. Youcanalso swi tch offthe
haza rdwa rning lamps using the haza rdwa rn-
ing button (Ypag e99). ESP
®
(E lec tronic StabilityProgram)
Gene ralnote s i
Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57) .
ESP ®
monitors drivingstabi lityand traction,
i.e. pow ertransmis sionbetwe enthe tires and
the road surface.
If ESP ®
detects thatthevehi cleisdevi ating
from thedirection desiredbythe drive r,one or
more wheelsare brake dto stabi lizethevehi -
cle. The engine outputis also modi fiedtokeep 60
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the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 264 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 211 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 183 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
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
Th eECO start/sto pfu nctio nsw itch esthe
eng ineoffautoma tically wh en the vehicle
stop smov ing.Th eeng inestarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .if ESP ®
wa sde acti vated befor ethe engine
wa sau toma tically sw itch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57) .
Yo ucan select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
WA
RNING
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
,ESP ®
no longe rsta -
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedris k
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl yde acti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedin the followi ng.
It ma ybe best to deacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowcha ins
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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Spi
nning thewheel sres ults inacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehiclestar tsto skid orawh eel star ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iod wi th ESP ®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesou t.
Chara cteristi cswhe nES P®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star tto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability
R engi netorqu eis no longer limite dand the
dri ve wheel sare ableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyo ubra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,nor isit
acti vate difyo ubra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides suppo rtwh en youbra ke
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d,
there isagre aterris kof skid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod ein the
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor dea ctiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe cially des ignate droa dswhen the
veh icle's ownove rstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
Drivi nginSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor withou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyqu alifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
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Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situa tions
de scri bedab ove nolonge rap ply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicle
if the vehiclesta rts toski dor awh eelsta rts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheelsfor an
exte ndedpe rio dwi th ESP ®
de acti vated .Yo u
cou ldothe rwisedama gethe drivetra in.
De acti vati ng/ac tivatin gES P® X
To acti vate SPORThand ling mode :bri efly
pre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandling Mode SPO
RTHandling Modemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X To
deac tivate SPO RThand ling mode :
bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster goesou t.
X To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndispl 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 arsin the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated and one
or more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.
ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite d
de gre e. Whe
nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated :
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to a
li mite dde gre e
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly
Cha racte risticswh en ESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is de acti vated and one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instrum entcluster flashe s.In such situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longe rimp rove sdri ving stability
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longe rav ailabl e;
nor isitacti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly with
as sista nce from ESP®
R PR E-SAFE ®
is no longe rav ailabl e, nor isit
acti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly and ESP®
inte r-
vene s
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly EBD
(electro nicbrake force distrib u-
tio n)
Ge neral info rmatio n EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio nfor driving safety system s(Y page 57). G
WA
RNING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erfullbra king .Thi sincr eases
the riskof ski dding and anacci dent.
Yo usho uld ther eforeadaptyo ur driving
sty leto the differ ent handl ing characteri s- Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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