2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV light

restrai
ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat.
You canfind more informatio non OCS under
"Prob lemswiththeOccupa ntCla ssifi cation
System" (Ypag e51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforwa rd-facing child
restrai ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat
and youposition thefront-passenge rseat
too close tothe dash board,inthe event of
an accide nt,the child could :
R come intocontact withthevehicl e'sinte-
rior ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for exampl e
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
is off
This poses anincrease drisk ofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alwa ysmove thefront-passenge rseat asfar
back aspossi bleand fullyretract theseat
cushi onlength. Alwaysmake surethatthe
shou lderbeltstrap iscorrectly routedfrom
the vehicl ebelt sash guide tothe shou lder
belt guide on the child restrai ntsystem. The
shou lderbeltstrap mustberouted forwards
and downw ardsfrom thevehicl ebelt sash
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adju stthe vehicl ebelt
sash guide and thefront-passenge rseat
accordi ngly.Alwaysobserve thechild
restrai ntsystem manufacturer's installation
instructions.
If OCS determine sthat:
R The front-passenge rseat isunoccup ied,the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
lig hts upafter theself-test andremai nslit.
This indica testhat thefront-passenge rfront
air bag isdea ctivated.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
child ofup totwelve months old,inastand-
ard child restrai ntsystem, thePASSENGER
AIR BAG OFFindica torlamp lights upafter
the self-test andremai nslit. This indica tes
that thefront-passenge rfront airbag is
dea ctivated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve -month-old
child ,in astandard childrestrai ntsystem,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor lamp
cangoout after theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.The resul tof the class ification is
depe ndent on,among otherfactors, the
child restrai ntsystem andthechild 'sstat-
ure. Itis recommended thatyouinstall the
child restrai ntsystem onasui table rear
seat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
person ofsmal lerstature (e.g.ateenage ror
smal ladu lt),the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indica torlamp either lights upand remai ns
lit after theself-test depending onthe resul t
of the class ification or,alterna tively,goes
out.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp isoff, move thefront-passenge rseat
as far back aspossi ble.Alternativel y,a
person ofsmal lerstature cansiton arear
seat.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp islit, aperson ofsmal lerstature
shou ldnot use thefront-passenge rseat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbyan
adu ltor aperson ofcorrespond ingstature,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp goesoutafter theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.
If child renaretraveli nginthe vehicl e,be sure
to observe thenotes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle" (Ypag e53) .
When theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)ismalfu nctioning, thered 0075 restrai nt
system warninglamp onthe instrument clus-
ter and thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica -
tor lamp light up simu ltaneou sly.The front-
pass enger frontairbag isdea ctivated inthis
case anddoes notdepl oyduri nganaccide nt.
Have theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)checked andrepa iredimmed iatelyat a
qua lified specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benz
recommends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter forthis purp ose.
If the front-passenge rseat, theseat cover or
the seat cushi onare dama ged,have thenec-
essa ryrepa irwork carrie dout ataqua lified
specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouuseanauthorized Mercede s-
Benz Center forthis purp ose.
For safety reasons,Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly useseat accessori esthat
have been approved byMercede s-Benz. Occ
upant safety
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Dep
loym ent ofthe driver 'sairba gdo es not
mea ntha tthe front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba g
de ploy sas well. The Occu pant Clas sific ati on
Sys tem (OCS) cate gorize sthe occu pant on the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.Dep endingontha t
res ult, the front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis
ei the rena bled ordeacti vated .
Se lf-ch eckof the Occupant Class ifica -
tio nSys tem (OCS ) G
DA
NGE R
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamps do
not both light updurin gthe self-tes t,the
sy stem isma lfunctio ning.The front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gmig htbe trig gered
uni ntenti onally or mig htnot betrig gered at
al lin the eventofan acc ident with high
de cel era tion.Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof
inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
In thi scas ethe front-pa ssenge rsea tma y
not beused .Do not installa chi ldres traint
sy stem onthe front-pa ssenge rsea t.Hav e
the Occu pant Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS)
che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit af ter the self-tes t,the front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gis de acti vated .It wi ll
not bedeploy ed inthe eventofan acc ident.
In thi scas e,the front-pa ssenge rfro ntair
ba gcanno tpe rfo rm itsinte ndedpro tecti ve
fu nctio n,e.g .wh en ape rso nis sea ted inthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.
Tha tpe rso ncou ld,for exa mpl e,come into
conta ctwith the vehicle's inte rior,esp ecially
if the perso nis sitting tooclosetothe dash-
bo ard. Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof inju ry
or eve nfa tal inju ry.
Wh enthe front-pa ssenge rsea tis occu pied ,
al wa ysens uretha t:
R the classificati on ofthe perso nin the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea tis corr ectand the
fro nt-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis ena bled or de
acti vated inacc ordance with the per-
son inthe front-pa ssenge rsea t
R the perso nis sea ted properly with acor-
rectl yfa sten edsea tbelt
R the front-pa ssenge rsea tha sbe en mov ed
as farba ck aspossi ble
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit wh en itsho uld not, the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea tmu stnot beused .Do
not installa chi ldres traint system onthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.Hav ethe Occu pant
Cl as sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) checked and
rep aired imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
Ob jects betwe enthe seatsu rfa ce and the
chi ldres traint system couldaffect OCS
op era tion.Thi scou ldres ultin the front-
pa sse nge rai rba gnot functio ningasinte n-
de ddu rin gan acc ident. Thispo ses an
incr eased riskof inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
Do not place anyobjects betwe enthe seat
su rfa ce and thechildres traint system .The
enti rebase ofthe childres traint system
mu stalwa ysres ton the seatcus hion ofthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.The backres tof the
for wa rd-f acing childres traint system must,
as faras possi ble, be res ting onthe back-
res tof the front-pa ssenge rsea t.Alw ays
comp lywith the childres traint system man-
uf actu rer'sins tallatio nins tructio ns.
After theself-tes t,the PASSEN GERAIRBAG
OFF orthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator
la mp disp lays the status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba g(Y page 48).Ifthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis ena bled ,the
PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp lights
up for 60sec ond sand thengo es out.
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off ,onl ythe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba g.The PASSEN GERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp maybe lit conti nu-
ou sly or be off.
For mor einfo rma tionab ou tthe OCS,see
"P rob lems with the Occu pant Clas sific ati on
Sys tem" (Ypage 51). 50
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty

Problems
withtheOccupant ClassificationSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenotes on"System self-test"(Y page 50). Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunction ing.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.It
is recommen dedthat youinstall thechild restraint systemona
suitable rearseat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury. Do
not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro- Occ
upantsafety
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tecti
oninan acc ident. Thereisan incr eased
ris kof inju ry.
Hav ethe vehicletow edtoaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opinord erto have ade ploy ed
ai rba grep laced .
It is im po rta ntfor your safety andthatof your
pa sse nge rto have deploy ed airba gs rep laced
and tohave any malfunctio ningairba gs
rep aired .Thi swi llhe lpto ma kesure the air
ba gs conti nuetoperfo rm theirpro tecti vefunc-
tio nfor the vehicleoccu pants inthe eventofa
cra sh. G
WA
RNING
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesthatha ve
de ploy ed pyrote chni callyareno longe r
op era tional and areuna ble to perfo rm their
inte ndedpro tecti vefunctio n.Thi spo sesan
incr easedris kof inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
Hav epy rote chni callytrig gered Emer gency
Te nsi oni ng Devi cesreplaced immed iatel yat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
If Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesaretrig gered
or airba gs arede ploy ed ,yo uwi llhe ar aba ng,
and somepo wd erma yal so be released. The
0075 restraint syste mwa rning lamp lights up.
Onl yin rare cas eswillthe bang affect your
he aring .The powd ertha tis rel easedge nera lly
do es not cons tituteahe alth hazar d,bu tit ma y
cau sesho rt-ter mbre athing diffi cul tiesin pe o-
pl e wi th asthma orothe rres pira tory problems .
Pro vided itis sa fe to do so, yousho uld leav e
the vehicleim med iatel yor open the windo win
ord erto pre vent breathing diffi cul ties.
Air bags and pyrote chni cEmer gency Tensi on-
ing Devi ces(ETDs) conta inpe rchl oratema te-
ria l,wh ich mayreq uire speci alha ndl ing and
reg ardfor the envi ronm ent.National guide-
li nes mustbe observe ddu rin gdisp osa l.In Ca l-
ifo rni a,seeww w.d tsc.ca.go v/
Hazard ousWa ste/Perc hlorate /inde x.cfm. Me
tho dof ope ratio n Dur
ing the first sta geofacol lisi on, the
res traint syste mcontr oluni teva luate sim po r-
tant physica lda ta relating toveh iclede cel era -
tio nor acc elera tion,such as:
R du ratio n
R direc tion
R inte nsity
Bas edon the evaluati on ofthisda ta, the
res traint syste mcontr oluni ttrig gers the Emer -
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Devi cesdurin gahe ad-on or
rea r-end collisi on.
An Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cecan onlybe
trig gered ,if:
R the igniti onissw itch edon
R the comp onents ofthe restraint syste mare
op era tional .Yo ucan findfu rthe rinf orm ation
und er"Res tra int syste mwa rning lamp"
(Y page 40)
R the seat beltbu ckle tonguehaseng aged in
the beltbu ckle ofthe respectiv efro ntseat
The Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesinthe rear
pa sse nge rcomp artment aretrig gered inde-
pe nde ntly ofthe lock sta tus ofthe seat belts.
If the restraint syste mcontr oluni tde tects a
mor ese ver eacc ident, furthe rcomp onents of
the restraint syste mareacti vated independ -
entl yof each othe rin cer tainfro ntal collisi on
si tua tions:
R Fron tai rba gs aswellas driver 'sand front-
pa sse nge rknee bags
R Wi ndo wcur tainairba g,ifthe syste mdeter-
mi nes thatde ploy ment canofferadditio nal
pro tecti ontotha tpro vided bythe seat belt
Dep endingonthe perso nin the front-
pa sse nge rse at, the front-pa ssenge rfro ntair
ba gis eithe rena bled ordisa bled .Th efro nt-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gcan bedeploy ed inan
acc ident onlyif the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp isoff .Ob serve the inform ation
on the PASSEN GERAIRBAG indicator lamps
(Y page 40).
Yo ur veh icleha stwo -sta gefrontairba gs.
The activatio nthre sholdof the Emer gency
Te nsi oni ng Devi cesand theairba gs isde ter-
mi ned byeva luati ng the rate ofveh iclede cel -
era tionor acc elera tionwh ich occu rsat vario us
po ints inthe vehicle. Thispro ces sis pre -emp -
tive innatu re.Dep loym ent should take place
in go od tim eat the startof the collisi on. 52
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty

The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
53Safety Z

Dist
ance war ning funct ion Gen
eral inf orma tion
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction can helpyou to
min imizetheris kof afron t-en dco llis ion witha
veh icle ahea dor red uce theef fect sof suc ha
co llis ion .If th edis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llis ion ,you
will bewarn edvisually andacoustically.
Im por tant safet ynot es
i Obs
erveth e"Im portant saf etyno tes" sec -
ti on fordri vin gsaf etysys tems (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction doe sno t
rea ct:
R to peo pleorani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction may notgiv e
warn ings inall critic al sit uat ions.The reisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and berea dytobra ke.
Al ways adapt yourspeedtosuit thepre vail -
in g ro ad and traff icco nd ition s. G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction cannot
always clear lyiden tify obj ects and compl ex
tr aff icsit uat ions.
In suc hcas es, thedis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
may:
R giv ean unn ecess ary warn ing
R no tgiv eawarn ing
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and donotrel ysol ely onthedis -
ta nc ewarn ing fun ction .
Fun ction
St art ing at aspe edofappr oximat ely4mph
(7 km/ h),the dista nce warning functio nwa rns
yo uif yo ura pidlyap pro ach aveh iclein fro nt.
An inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou nd, and
the00BA dista nce warning lamp willlight
up inthe instrument cluste r.
X Bra keimmed iatel yin ord erto incr ease the
di sta nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
or X Take eva sive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe syste mto disp laya wa rn-
ing .
Wi th the helpof the rada rse nso rsy ste m, the
di sta nce warning functio ncan detect obsta -
cle stha tar ein the path ofyour veh iclefor an
exte ndedpe rio dof tim e.
Up toasp ee dof appro xim ately44 mph
(70 km/h ),the dista nce warning functio ncan
al so rea ctto sta tionar yob sta cles,su ch as
stop pedor parked vehicles .
Au ton omo usbrak ingfun ction If
the driver does not reactto the dista nce
wa rning signa lin acri tica lsi tua tion,Activ e
Bra keAssi stcan assist the driver with the
au tono mousbra king functio n.
The autono mousbra king functio n:
R gives thedriver mor etim eto rea ctto critica l
dri vin gsitua tions
R can helpthe driver toavoid an acc ident or
R can reduce theeffects ofan acc ident
Veh icle swi tho utActiv eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Veh icle swi th Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe autono mousbra king func-
tio nto inte rvene. 62
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

cle
.The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokeep
the vehi cleonthe desiredcou rse within physi-
cal limits. ESP®
ass ists thedriver whe npu lling
aw ay on wetor slippe ryroa ds. ESP ®
can also
stab ilize the vehi cleduring braking.
ETS/ 4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys tem) i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ETS tracti oncontrol ispa rtof ESP ®
.On vehi -
cle swi th 4MATIC ,4ETS ispa rtof ESP ®
.
Tra ction control brakes thedrive whe elsindi -
vid ually if they spin.Thi sena bles youto pull
aw ay and acce lerate onslippe rysurface s,for
exa mpl eif the roadsu rface isslippe ryon one
sid e.In addition, more drive torqu eis transf er-
red tothe whe elor whe elswi th tracti on.
Tra ction control remainsacti ve,evenif yo u
dea ctiva teESP ®
.
Off-ro ad4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys -
tem) A
4ETS system specificallysu ited tooff-ro ad
terra inisacti vate dau toma tically once theoff-
roa dpro gramisacti vate d(Y page 170 ).
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNI
NG
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
is una ble to
stab ilize the vehi cle.Addi tiona lly, furth er
dri ving safety systems aredeactiva ted.This
incre asesthe riskof skid ding and anacci -
dent.
Drive oncare fully.Have ESP®
checke dat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Vehi cles without 4MATIC:whe ntowi ngyour
vehi clewith the front axlerai sed ,it is imp or-
tant thatyouobs erve thenotes onESP ®
(Y page 300 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continu ously ,ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted.
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp are lit continu ously ,ESP ®
is not
ava ilab ledu eto amal functi on. Obs
erve theinforma tion onwarning lamps
(Y page 236) anddispl aymess ages whi ch
may besho wninthe instru ment cluster
(Y page 205).
Only usewhe elswi th the recom mendedtire
size s.Only thenwillESP ®
functi onpro perly.
Charac teristicsof ESP® Gen
eral informatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goesou t
bef ore beginning thejour ney,ESP ®
is au to-
mati callyacti ve.
If ESP ®
interv enes,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instru ment cluster.
If ESP ®
interv enes:
X Do not deactiva teESP ®
und erany circu m-
stance s.
X Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
X Ada ptyour driving styleto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weathe rcondi tions.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion
The ECO start/stop functionswi tches the
engi neoff automa tically whe nthe vehi cle
stop smovi ng.The enginestar tsautoma tically
whe nthe driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rema insinits pre viouslysel ected status.
Exa mple :if ESP ®
wa sdea ctiva tedbefore the
engi newasswi tched off,ESP ®
rema insdea cti-
vate dwhe nthe engi neisswi tched onagain.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes‑AMG vehicle s) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect betw eenthefollow ing state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d.
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no long ersta-
bi lizes thevehi cle.The reisan incre asedris k
of skid ding and anacci dent. 64
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Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
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004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
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