2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Remo
vingth ech ild res train tsyst emand deac -
ti vat ing thespec ialseat beltretrac tor:
X Mak esur eyou observeth ech ild res train t
syst emman ufacturer'sins tallation instruc-
ti on s.
X Pre sstherel ease buttonof theseat belt
buc kle,hold thebelt tong ue and guide it
bac kto wards thebelt loop.
The spec ialseat beltretrac toris deac tiva-
te d. Child
restrain tsys tem
The useofseat beltsand child res train tsys-
te ms isreq uire dby law in:
R all 50 state s
R theU. S. territori es
R theDi stric tof Colum bia
R all Canad ianprovinces
You canobtain further inform ation about the
co rrec tch ild res train tsyst emfrom any auth or-
iz ed Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. G
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NING
If th ech ild res train tsyst emisins talled
inc orrectly on asuit able seat,it can notpro -
te ct as intended. Thechild can notth en be
res train ed intheeve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nch ang esofdire ction .
The reisan increas edriskof injury, possibly
eve nfat al.
Mak esur eth at you observeth ech ild
res train tsyst emman ufacturer'sins tallation
ins truct ionsand theno teson use. Pleas e
en sur e,that thebase ofthech ild res train t
syst emisalways resting comple tely on the
seat cushion .Nev erplac eobj ects,e. g. cus h-
ion s,und eror behi ndthech ild res train tsys-
te m. Onlyuse child res train tsyst ems with
th eori gin alco ver desi gned for them. Only
rep lace damag edcover swit hgen uine cov-
ers . G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res train tsyst emisins talled
inc orrectly or isno tsec ured ,it can come
loos ein theeve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorasudde nch ang ein dire ction .The ch
ild res train tsyst emcould bethrow n
about ,st rik ing vehicleoc cup ants.The reis
an increas edriskof injury, possiblyeve n
fat al.
Alw ays installch ild res train tsyst ems prop-
erl y,eve nif th ey are notbein gused .Mak e
sur eth at you observeth ech ild res train tsys-
te m man ufacturer'sins tallation instruct ions.
Fur ther inform ation onstowin gobj ects,lug-
gage andloads securel ycan befoun dund er
“S towin gopt ions/stowage compar tments”
(Y page 225). G
WAR
NING
Child restrain tsyst ems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhav ebeen damag edorsubj ec-
te dto aload inan acc iden tcan nolonger
pro tect as intended. Thechild can notth en
be res train ed intheeve ntofan acc iden t,
heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang esofdire c-
ti on .The reisan increas edriskof injury,
pos siblyeve nfat al.
Replac ech ild res train tsyst ems whichhav e
been damag edorsubj ectedto aload inan
acc iden tas soo nas pos sible.Hav eth e
sec urin gsyst ems onthech ild res train tsys-
te m checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p,bef ore you installa ch ild res train tsys-
te m again .
The securin gsyst emofchild res train tsyst ems
is theseat beltsystem.
i If
you installa ch ild res train tsyst emon
th efron tpass enger seat ,be sur eto obs erve
th eins truct ionsand safetyno teson the
"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem (OCS )"
(Y page 46).The reyou willalso findinf or-
mat ionondisab lingth efron tpass enger
fr on tair bag.
All child res train tsyst ems mustmee tth efol -
lowin gst and ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icleSaf etySt and ards
21 3and 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icleSaf etySt and ards
21 3and 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thech ild res train tsyst em
co rrespo ndsto thest and ards canbefoun don
an instruct ion label onthech ild res train tsys- Child
renintheveh icle
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tem.
Thisconfi rmationcan also be fou ndin
the installatio nins tructio nstha tar eincl uded
wi th the childres traint syste m.
Ob serve the warning labe lsin the vehicleinte -
rio rand onthe childres traint syste m. Ch
ild res train tsys tem onthe front-
pass engerse at
Ge neral notes If
yo uins talla chi ldres traint syste mon the
fro nt-pa ssenge rse at, alwa ysobserve the
ins tructio nsand safety note son the "Occu -
pa nt Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) "(Y page 46) .
Yo ucan thusav oid the risks tha tcou ldarise
as ares ultof:
R an inco rrectly cate gorized perso nin the
fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
R de acti vating thefrontpasse nge rfro ntair
ba guni ntenti onally
R the unsuitab lepo sitio ning ofthe child
res traint syste m, e.g.too closetothe dash-
bo ard
Rea rwa rd-fac ingch ild res train tsys tem If
cir cum stances require youto secur eachi ld
in area rward-fa cing childres traint syste mon
the front-pa ssenge rse at, alwa ysma kesure
tha tthe frontpasse nge rfro ntairba gis de acti -
va ted .Onl yif the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp islit conti nuously(Y page 39),
is the frontpasse nge rfro ntairba gde acti va-
ted .
Alw aysob serve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio nand opera ting
ins tructio ns.
Fo rwa rd-fac ingch ild res train tsys tem If
yo use cur eachi ldinafor wa rd-f acing child
res traint syste mon the front-pa ssenge rse at,
al wa ysmov ethe front-pa ssenge rse at as far
ba ck aspossi ble. The entirebase ofthe child
res traint syste mmu stalwa ysres ton the seat
cus hion ofthe front-pa ssenge rse at. The back-
res tof the childres traint syste mmu stlie as
fla tas possi ble ag ainst the backre stof the
fro nt-pa ssenge rse at. The childres traint sys-
tem mustnot touchthe roofor be subje cted
to aload bythe head res traint. Adju stthe
ang leof the seat backre stand thehead res
traint positio nacc ordingly.Alw aysma ke
su re tha tthe shoulde rbe ltstra pis corr ectly
rou ted fromthe front-pa ssenge rse at belt
gu ide to the shoulde rbe ltgu ide on the child
res traint syste m. Thesho ulde rbe ltstra pmu st
be rou ted forwa rdand down fromthe front-
pa sse nge rse at beltgu ide.
Alw aysob serve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio nand opera ting
ins tructio ns. Pe
ts inthe vehic le G
WA
RNING
If yo uleav eani ma lsuns uperv ised oruns e-
cur edinthe vehicle, the yma ypre ssbuttons
or sw itch es,for instance .
In thi swa y,ani ma lsma y:
R acti vate veh icleeq uipme ntand become
tra pped,for exa mpl e
R sw itch syste ms onoroff and thereb y
end angerothe rroa dus ers
Fur thermo re,uns ecu red anima lsma ybe
flu ng arou nd inside the vehiclein the event
of an acc ident orabrupt ste ering orbra king
ma neu ver,and thereb yinju reveh icleoccu -
pa nts. There isaris kof acc ident and injury.
Nev erleav eani ma lsuna ttend edinthe vehi-
cle .
Alw aysse cur eani ma lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for instance with asu ita ble pe tcar rier. Dri
ving safety systems Ov
erv iew of driv ingsaf ety systems
In thi sse ctio n,youwi llfin dinf orm ation abou t
the followi ng drivin gsa fety syste ms:
R ABS (Anti -lock Braki ng Syste m)
(Y page 57)
R BAS (Bra keAssist Sy ste m) (Ypage 57)
R Activ eBra keAssi st(Y page 58)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 60)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Pro gram)
(Y page 60) 56
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R
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
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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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WARNING
If BAS ismalfu nctioning, thebraki ngdis-
tance inan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionis
increas ed.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
In an emerge ncybraki ngsitua tion, depre ss
the brake pedalwith fullforce. ABSprevents
the whee lsfrom locking.
Braking X
Keep thebrake pedalfirmly depresseduntil
the emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionisover.
ABS prevents thewhee lsfrom locking.
The brakes willfunction asusu alonce you
rele ase thebrake pedal.BAS isdea ctivated. Ac
tive Brake Assist
Gene ralinfo rmation i
Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
Active BrakeAssist consists ofadista nce
war ning function withanautonomous braking
function andAdapti veBrake Assist.
Active BrakeAssist canhelp youtominimi ze
the risk ofacolli sion with thevehicl ein front
or redu cethe effects ofsuch acolli sion.
If Active BrakeAssist detects thatthere isa
risk ofcolli sion, youwillbe war ned visually
and acou stical ly.If you donot react tothe vis-
ua lcolli sion warning orthe warning tone,
au tonomous brakingcan beinitia tedincritical
situa tions. Ifyou applythe brake yourself ina
critical situation, Adapti veBrake Assist ofthe
Active BrakeAssist system supports you.
Important safetynotes In
particu lar,the detection ofobstacl escan be
impa iredif:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranythi ngelse
covering thesensors
R there issnow orhea vyrain
R there isinterference byother radarsource s
R there arestrong radarreflectio ns,forexam-
ple inparki nggara ges
R anarrow vehicleis traveli nginfront, e.g.a
motorbike R
avehicl eis traveli nginfront onadiffer ent
line
R you aredrivi nganew vehicl eor servici ngon
the Active BrakeAssist system hasjust
been carrie dout
Observe theimporta ntsafety notesinthe
"Brea king-in notes"section (Ypag e117).
Follo wing dama getothe front endofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigu rationandopera tionof
the rada rsensor checked ataqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.This alsoapp liesto colli sions
at slow speedswhere thereisno visib ledam-
age tothe front ofthe vehicl e.
Ac tivating /deactivating Active
BrakeAssist isau tomatical lyactive
after switching onthe ignitio n.
You canactiva teor dea ctivate ActiveBrake
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e175) .When deactivated, thedista nce
war ning function andtheautonomous braking
function arealsodea ctivated.
If Active BrakeAssist isdea ctivated, the00D4
symb olapp ears inthe assi stance graphicdis-
pla y.
Di stance warningfunctio n Gene
ralinfo rmation
The dista ncewarni ngfunction canhelp youto
minimi zethe risk ofafront-end collision with a
vehicl eahea dor redu cethe effects ofsuch a
colli sion. Ifthe dista ncewarni ngfunction
detects thatthere isarisk ofacolli sion, you
wil lbe warne dvisu allyand acou stical ly.
Important safetynotes
i Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion fordrivi ngsafety systems (Ypag e57). G
WARNING
The dista ncewarni ngfunction doesnot
react:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering 58
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The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevail-
ing road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann ot
alway sclearly identify objectsand complex
traff icsituations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation anddonot rely solely onthe dis-
tanc ewarning 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 the00BA distance warninglampwilllight
up inthe 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 awarn-
ing.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obsta-
cles thatareinthe path ofyour vehicle foran
exten dedperiod oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchas
stopped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance
warning signalinacritic alsituation, Active
Brake Assist canassist withtheautonomous
braking function.
If the autonomous brakingfunctionrequires a
particularly highbraking force,prevent ative
passenger protectionmeasures (PRE-SAFE®
)
are activated simultaneously.
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.
If the autonomous brakingfunction requiresa
parti cularlyhigh braki ngforce, preventa tive
pas senger protection measures(PRE-SAFE ®
)
are activa tedsimu ltaneo usly(Y pag e53).
Adaptive BrakeAssist Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
With thehelp ofAdapti veBrake Assist, thedis-
tance warning signalcan detect obstaclesthat
are inthe path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended
peri odoftime.
If Adapti veBrake Assist detects arisk ofcolli -
sion with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe
braki ngforce necessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. If
you applythe brakes forcefully,Adapti ve
Brake Assist willau tomatica llyincreas ethe
braki ngforce toaleve lsui tabl efor the traffic
conditio ns.
Adapti veBrake Assist providesbraki ngassi s-
tance inhaza rdoussitua tions atspee dsabo ve Driv
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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
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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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