2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV warning

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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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
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If
it is absol utely necessary tocarry achild on
the front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve
the information onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica -
tion System (OCS)"(Ypage 47).There youwill
also findinformation ondisa bling thefront
passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. LATC
H-type (ISOFI X)chil dseat
sec uring system G
WARNING
For LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint sys-
tems inwhich thechild issecured usingthe
safety beltintegrated inthe child restraint
system, themaximum permissibleweig htof
the child andchild restraint systemtogether
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),the
LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint system
with integrated safetybeltnolonger offers
sufficie ntprotection. TheLATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) child seatsecuring systemmaybeover-
load ed,and thechild maynotberestrained
in an accident, forexample .This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),
use only aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systeminwhich thechild isalso
secured withthevehicle seatbelt. Also
secure thechild restraint systemwiththe
Top Tether belt,ifavai lable. Regu
larlycheck thatthepermissi blegross
weig htofthe child together withthechild
restraint systemisstill maintained .
Alway scomply withthemanufacture r'sinstal-
lation andopera tinginstructions forthe child
restraint systemused.
Before everytrip,make surethattheLATCH-
type (ISOFIX) childrestraint systemisengaged
correctly inboth LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings
! When
installi ngthe child restraint system,
make surethattheseat beltforthe middl e
seat does notgettrapped .The seat belt
could otherwise bedama ged. X
Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemonboth LATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) securing rings0043.
ISOFIX isastandardi zedsecuring systemfor
specia llydesig nedchild restraint systemson
the rear seats. LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings fortwo LATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemsareinstalle don the left and
right ofthe rear seats.
Non-LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childseats mayalso
be used andcanbeinstalle dusing thevehi-
cle's seatbeltsystem. Installthechild seat
according tothe manufacture r'sinstructions. Top
Tether
Introductio n Top
Tether provide san addi tional connection
betwee nthe child restraint systemsecured
with aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)systemandthe
vehicle .This helps reduce therisk ofinjury
even further. Ifthe child restraint systemis
equi pped withaTop Tether belt,thisshoul d
alw ays beused . 56
Chil
dren inthe vehic leSafety

G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild renaresubjec-
ted toprolo nged exposu reto extreme heat
or cold, there isarisk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.Never leavechild renunattended
in the 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.
Protect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe
child restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto
dire ctsunli ght,letitcool downbefore secur-
ing the child init. Never leavechild renunat-
tended inthe vehicl e.
Chil d-proof locksfor the rear doors You
secure eachdoorindivi duallywith the
child -proof locksonthe rear doors. Adoor
secure dwith achild -proof lockcannot be
opened frominsidethe vehicl e.When thevehi-
cle isunlocked ,the door canbeopened from
the outsi de.
X To activate: pressthechild -proof locklever
up inthe direction ofarrow 0043.
X Make surethatthechild -proof locksare
working properly.
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 tionis
only possi bleusing the switches inthe driv-
er's door. Ifindica torlamp 0044isoff, opera -
tion ispossi bleusing the switches inthe
rear compartment. 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 be
flung aroundinsid ethe vehicl ein the event
of an accide ntor abru ptsteering orbraki ng
maneu ver,and thereby injurevehicleoccu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leaveanima lsunattended inthe vehi-
cle.
Alwa yssecure animalsprope rlywhen driv-
ing, forinstance withasui table petcarrie r. Pets
inthe vehi cle
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the
stop ping dista nce onoff-roa dterr ain. Thi s
li mi ts ste ering cap ability . 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
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60) . G
WA
RNING
If BAS isma lfunctio ning,the braking dis-
tance inan eme rgency braking situa tionis
incr eased. The reisaris kof an acc ident.
In an eme rgency braking situa tion,de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullfor ce. ABS prevents
the wheelsfro mlocking .
Braki ng X
Kee pthe brakepedalfir ml yde pre sse dunti l
the eme rgency braking situa tionis ove r.
ABS prevents thewheelsfro mlocking .
The brakes willfu nctio nas usua lonce you
rel ease the brakepedal.BAS isde acti vated . Ac
tiv eBrake Assist
Ge neral info rmatio n i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
Activ eBra keAssi stcons ists of adi sta nce
wa rning functio nwi th an autono mousbra king
fu nctio nand asitua tion-de pende ntbra ke
bo osti ngeffect.
Activ eBra keAssi stcan helpyouto minim ize
the riskof acol lisi on with the vehicletra vel ing
in fro ntor red uce theeffects ofsuch acol li-
si on.
If Activ eBra keAssi stdetects thatthe reisa
ris kof col lisi on, youwi llbe warned visually
and acoustica lly. Ifyo udo not reactto the vis- ua
lcol lisi on warning orthe warning tone ,
au tono mousbra king canbeinitia ted incri tica l
si tua tions. Ifyo uap plythe brakeyourse lfin a
cri tica lsi tua tion,Activ eBra keAssi stsupp orts
yo uwi th asitua tion-de pende ntbra keboosti ng
eff ect.
Impo rtant safety notes Dete
ctionof hazar dous situa tions can bepar-
ticu larly impaire dif:
R Th ere isdirt on the senso rsor any thing else
cove ringthe senso rs
R Th ere issno wor heavyra in
R Th ere isinte rferenc eby othe rra da rsou rces
R Th ere arestro ngrada rref lectio ns,forexa m-
pl e in pa rki ng garage s
R Anar row vehicleis tra vel ing infro nt, e.g.a
moto rbike
R Aveh icleis tra vel ing infro nton adi ffe rent
li ne
R Yo uar edri vin ganew vehicleor servi cing on
the Activ eBra keAssi stsyste mhasjus t
be en car riedou t
Ob serve the impo rta ntsafety note sin the
"Br eaking -innote s"sectio n(Y page 124) .
Fol lowi ng dama getothe frontend ofthe vehi-
cle ,ha ve the confi guratio nand opera tionof
the rada rse nso rche cked ataqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.Th isalso appliesto col lisi ons
at low sp ee ds where novisible da ma getothe
fro ntofthe vehicleis ap parent.
Ac tiv atin g/dea ctivati ng Activ
eBra keAssi stisacti veafter eve ryigni-
tio ncy cle .
Yo ucan activate or deacti vate Activ eBra ke
Assi st(Y page 197 )in the on-b oard com-
pu ter. Whendeacti vated ,the dista nce warning
fu nctio nand theautono mousbra king functio n
ar ealso deacti vated .
If Activ eBra keAssi stisde acti vated ,the 00D4
sy mbo lap pe arsin the assista nce graphicdis-
pl ay .
If yo uha ve acti vated DSR, ActiveBra keAssi st
is de acti vated .For furthe rinf orm ation onDSR,
se e(Y page 169 ). Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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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
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Situat
ion-dependent brakingassis-
tance General
informat ion
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system,
Act ive Brake Assist candetect obstacles that
are inthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten ded
period oftime.
If Act ive Brake Assist detectsa risk ofcollision
with thevehicle infront ,it calculates thebrake
pressure necessary toavoid acollision. Ifyou
apply thebrakes forcefully, <0056004C0057005800440057004C005200510010004700480053004800510047
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ent braking assistance adaptstothe situation
and automatically increasesthebrake pres-
sure toadegree appropriate tothe traffic sit-
uation.
Situation- dependent brakingassistance pro-
vides braking assistance inhazardous situa-
tions atspeeds above4mph (7km/h). Ituses
radar sensor technology toassess thetraffic
situation.
Situation- dependent brakingassistance is
capable ofreacting tomoving objectsthat
have already beendetect edassuch atleast
once overtheperiod ofobservation, upto
vehicle speeds ofaround 155mph
(250 km/h).
Situation- dependent brakingassistance can
also detect stationary objects,up tovehicle
speeds ofaround 44mph (70km/h).
X Keep thebrake pedaldepressed untilthe
emergency brakingsituation isover.
ABS prevent sthe wheels fromlocking.
The brakes willwork normally againif:
R you release thebrake pedal
R there isno longer anydanger ofacollision
R no obstacle isdetect edinfront ofyour vehi-
cle
Situation- dependent brakingassistance isthen
deactivated.
Import antsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion fordriving safetysystems (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
Act ive Brake Assist doesnotreact:
R to persons, bicycles, motorcyclesorani-
mals
R to approaching vehicles
R to cross traffic
R on bends
As aresult, Active Brake Assist cannot inter-
vene inall critical situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Always paycareful attentiontothe traffic
situation andbeprepared tobrake. G
WARNING
Adaptive BrakeAssist cannot alwaysclearly
identify objectsand complex trafficsitua-
tions.
In such cases, Adaptive BrakeAssist might:
R interv eneunnecessarily
R not interv ene
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always paycareful attentiontothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. Terminate
the interv ention inanon- critical drivingsit-
uation.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, complex but
non- critical drivingcondition smay alsocause
Act ive Brake Assist tointerv ene.
Even ifAct ive Brake Assist isnot availa bledue
to amalfunction inthe radar sensor system,
the brake system isstill availa blewith full
brake boosting effectandBAS. ESP
®
(Ele ctronic Stability Program)
General notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ESP ®
monitor sdriving stability andtract ion,
i.e. power transm issionbetween thetires and
the road surface.
If ESP ®
detect sthat thevehicle isdeviating
from thedirection desiredbythe driver, oneor
more wheels arebraked tostabilize thevehi- Driving
safetysystems
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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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