2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV ESP

chil
drestra intsystem manufacturer'sinsta l-
la tion instru ctions .
R alwa ysobs erve theinstru ctions andsafety
notes onthe "Occu pant Class ificati onSys -
tem (OCS)"(Ypage 47) G
WARNI
NG
If chil drenare left unsu pervised inthe vehi -
cle ,they could,in pa rticu lar:
R Ope ndoo rs,there byenda ngeri ngothe r
per sons orroa dus ers
R Ge tou tand bestru ckbyoncomi ngtraffi c
R Ope rate vehicleequ ipment andbeco me
trap ped,for exa mpl e
In addition, childrencou ldset the vehi clein
motio n,for exa mpl e,ifthey :
R Re lease theparking brake.
R Ch ange thetransm ission position
R Start thevehi cle
The reisaris kof acci dent andinjury.
Neve rle ave childrenunsu pervised inthe
vehi cle.
Whe nleavi ng the vehi cle,al wa ystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehi cle.
Kee pthe SmartK eyoutof the reachofchil -
dre n. G
WARNI
NG
If per sons, particu larly chil drenare subjec-
ted topro long edexpo sure to extrem ehea t
or cold ,there isaris kof inju ry,pos sibly
eve nfata l.Neve rle ave childrenuna ttende d
in the vehi cle. G
WARNI
NG
If the childrestra intsystem issu bjecte dto
di rect sunli ght, parts may getvery hot.Chil-
dre nmay burn thems elves onthese parts,
pa rticu larly on the meta lpa rts ofthe child
restra intsystem. Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If yo uleave thevehi cle,taki ngthe childwi th
yo u, alwa ysensu rethat thechildrestra int
sy stem isnot expo sedtodirect sunli ght.
Prote ctitwi th abl anket, forexa mpl e.Ifthe
chil drestra intsystem hasbee nexpo sedto di
rect sunli ght, letit cool downbef ore secu r-
ing the childin it. Neve rle ave childrenuna t-
tende din the vehi cle.
Alw aysensu rethat allvehi cleoccu pants have
thei rsea tbel tsfas tened correctlyand aresit-
ting properly.Pa rticu larattenti onmus tbe paid
to chil dren.
Obs erve thesafety notes onthe seatbel t
(Y page 41) and thenotes oncorre ctuseof
sea tbel ts(Y page 42).
A boo ster seatmay beneces saryto ach ieve
pro per seatbel tpos itioning forchil drenover
40 lbs(18 kg)unti lthey reachahei ght whe re
a three -pointsea tbel tcan bepro perlyfas -
tened withou ta boo ster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretrac tor G
WARNI
NG
If the seatbel tis rel eased whiledri ving ,the
chil drestra intsystem willno long erbe
secu redproperly.The specialsea tbel t
retra ctorisdisab led and theinertiarea l
dra ws inapor tion ofthe seatbel t.The seat
bel tcannot beimme diatel yrefa stened .
The reisan incre asedris kof inju ry,pos sibly
eve nfata l.
Stop thevehi cleimme diatel y,pa ying atten-
tion toroa dand traffi ccondi tions.Re acti -
vate thespecialsea tbel tretra ctorand
secu rethe childrestra intsystem properly.
All sea tbel tsinthe vehi cle,excep tthe driver' s
sea tbel t,are equipped with aspe cialsea tbel t
retra ctor. Whenacti vate d,the specialsea tbel t
retra ctorensu resthat theseatbel tcannot
sla cken once thechildsea tis secu red.
Instal ling achil drestra intsystem:
X Ma kesure youobs erve thechildrestra int
sy stem manufacturer'sinsta llati on instru c-
tions .
X Pu llthe seatbel tsmoo thlyfrom thebelt
ou tlet.
X Engag esea tbel ttongu ein bel tbu ckle. 54
Chi
ldren inthe vehic leSafe ty

Activa
tingthespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Pu llthe seatbe ltou tfu lly and letthe inertia
ree lretra ctitag ain.
Whi lethe seatbe ltis retra cting ,yo usho uld
hea ra ra tche ting sound. The specialsea t
be ltretra ctorisena bled .
X Pu sh the childres trai ntsystem down sotha t
the seatbe ltis tig ht and does not loose n.
Re movi ngthe childres trai ntsystem anddeac-
tiva ting thespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Ma kesure youob ser vethe childres trai nt
sy stem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc -
tio ns.
X Pre ssthe release button ofthe seatbe lt
bu ckle andguide the seatbe lttongu eba ck
tow ards the beltsa sh guide.
The specialsea tbe ltretra ctorisde acti va-
ted . Chi
ldres train tsys tem
The useof sea tbe lts and childres trai ntsys-
tems isreq uired bylaw in:
R all50 states
R the U.S. territories
R the District ofCo lumbi a
R allCa nad ian pro vince s
If yo uins talla rea rwa rd-facing childres trai nt
sy stem onthe cente rrea rsea t,the rearsea t
ar mre stmu stbe foldedba ck asfar asitwi ll
go.
Yo ucan obtainfu rthe rinfo rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectchildres trai ntsystem fromanyauthor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCenter. G
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RNING
If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly onasu ita ble sea t,itcanno tpro -
tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen be
res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orsudd en cha nge sof directi on.
The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi bly
eve nfata l.
Ma kesure tha tyo uob ser vethe child
res trai ntsystem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
ins truc tions and thenotes onuse. Plea se
ensu re,thatthe base ofthe childres trai nt
sy stem isalwa ysres ting comp letel yon the sea
tcus hion. Nev erplace objects, e.g.cus h-
io ns, und eror behind the childres trai ntsys-
tem. Onlyus echi ldres trai ntsystem swi th
the original cove rde signe dfor them .Onl y
rep lace dama gedcove rswith gen uine cov-
ers . G
WA
RNING
If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly orisnot secured ,it can come
lo ose inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.The
chi ldres trai ntsystem couldbe thro wn
ab ou t,stri king vehicleoccu pants. Thereis
an incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi blyeve n
fata l.
Alw aysins tallchi ldres trai ntsystem spro p-
erl y,eve nif they arenot being used .Ma ke
su re tha tyo uob ser vethe childres trai ntsys-
tem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
Yo uwi llfind furthe rinfo rma tionon stow ing
ob jects, lugga georload sund er"Loa ding
gu ideline s"(Y page 251 ). G
WA
RNING
Ch ild res trai ntsystem sor thei rsec uring sys-
tems which have been dama ged orsubje c-
ted toaload inan acci dent can nolonge r
pro tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen
be res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent,
hea vybra king orsudd en cha nge sof direc-
tio n.The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,
po ssi blyeve nfata l.
Re place childres trai ntsystem swh ich have
be en dama ged orsubje cted toaload inan
acci dent as soo nas possi ble. Hav ethe
sec uring system son the childres trai ntsys-
tem checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p,before youins talla chi ldres trai ntsys-
tem again.
The securing system sof chi ldres trai ntsys-
tems are:
R the seatbe ltsy stem
R the LATC H-typ e(ISO FIX) securing ring s
R the Top Tether anch orages Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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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

Dri
vin gsa fet ysys tems Over
view ofdrivin gsa fet ysys tems
In this sec tion ,you willfindinfo rm ation about
th efo llow ing dri vin gsaf etysys tems :
R AB S(An ti-loc kBrak ing Syst em)
(Y page 60)
R BA S(Brak eAss istSyst em) (Ypage 61)
R Ac tive Brak eAs sis t(Y page 61)
R ES P®
(E lec tron icStabili tyProgr am)
(Y page 63)
R EB D(Elect ronicBrak efo rc eDist ribution )
(Y page 67)
R AD APTIV EBRA KE(Ypage 67)
R ST EERCON TROL (Ypage 67) Im
por tant safet ynot es
If you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle orifyou
are inat te nt ive ,th edri vin gsaf etysys tems can
ne ither reduce theris kof an acc iden tno r
ov err ide thelaws ofphys ics. Dr iving safety
sys tems are mer elyaids designed toass ist
dri vin g.
You arerespon sibleformain taining th edis -
ta nc eto theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed,
fo rbra king ingoo dtime, andforst ayin gin
lan e.Always adapt yourdrivin gst yle tosuit
th epre vail ing ro ad and weat hercond ition sand
main tain asaf edis tanc efrom theveh icle in
fr on t.Dr ive carefully.
The drivin gsaf etysys tems described only
wor kas effect ive lyas pos siblewhen there is
adeq uateco ntact between thetires and the
ro ad sur face.Plea sepay special atte nt ion to
th eno teson tires ,rec ommen dedminimum
ti re tread dept hs,etc. (Y page 306).
In win try dri vin gco nd ition s,always usewinter
ti res (M+ Stires )and ifne cessa ry,snow
ch ain s.On lyin this way willthedri vin gsaf ety
sys tems described inthis sec tion wor kas
ef fect ive lyas pos sible. ABS
(Anti-lock Brak ing System)
Gen eral inf orma tion AB
Sreg ulat esbra kepre ssu reinsuc haway
th at thewhee lsdo notloc kwhen youbrake. Thi
sallow syou tocontinue steer ing th eveh i-
cl e when braking .
The 0025 ABSwarn ing lamp intheinst rum ent
cl ust erligh tsup when theign ition isswit ched
on .It goe sout when theen gin eis run ning .
AB Swor ksfrom aspe edofabout 5mph
(8 km /h), regard lessof road- sur faceco nd i-
ti on s.AB Swor kson slip perysur faces, even
when youonlybra kegen tly.
Im por tant safet ynot es i
Obs
erveth e"Im portant saf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
If AB Sis malf unction ing, thewhee lsco uld
loc kwhen braking .The steer abili tyand
bra king charac teris tics would besev erely
aff ected. The reisan incr ease ddan ger of
sk iddi ngand acciden ts.
Dr ive oncar efully. HaveAB Sch ecke dimm e-
diat elyataqualif iedspecialis twor kshop .
Whe nAB Sis malf unction ing, other systems ,
in cludin gdri vin gsaf etysyst ems ,will also
bec omeinope rative .Obs erveth einfo rm ation
on theAB Swarn ing lamp (Ypage 234)and
dis play messageswhic hmay besho wninthe
in st rum entcl ust er(Y page 205).
Br ak ing X
IfABS interven es:continue todepr essthe
bra kepeda lvig orousl yunt ilth ebra king sit-
uat ion isov er.
X To ma keafu llbr ak eap plica tion: depr ess
th ebra kepeda lwit hfull forc e.
If AB Sinte rven es when braking ,you willfeel a
puls ing in thebra kepeda l.
The pulsating bra kepeda lcan beanindic ation
of haz ardous road cond ition s,and function sas
a rem inder totake extra car ewhil edri vin g.
Off -road ABS An
ABSsys tem spe cific ally suitedtooff-ro ad
te rrain isact ivat edaut omatically once theof f-
ro ad pro gram isact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
At spe eds belo w20 mph (30km/h), thefron t
whee lsloc kcyc lically during bra king .The dig-
gin g-in effect ach ieved inthepro cess red uce s 60
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety

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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vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty

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
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
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
65Safety Z

Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To act ivateSPO RThand ling mode: briefly
pre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster ligh tsup. The
SPO RThandling mode SPO
RThandling modemes sage appearsin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X To
dea ctivate SPO RThand ling mode:
bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster goe sout .
X To dea ctivate ESP ®
:pre ssbut ton0043 until
th e00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp lightsup
in theinst rum entclu ster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
X To act ivateESP ®
:bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appearsinthemult ifunction
disp lay.
Cha racte rist ics ofact ivatedSPO RThan-
dl ing mode
If SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat edand one
or mor ewhee lsstart tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp intheinst rum entclu ster flas hes .
ES P®
on lystabiliz estheveh icleto alimi ted
deg ree.
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed:
R ES P®
on lyimp rovesdrivin gst abilit yto a
limi teddeg ree.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R The engin e's torque ison lyres trict ed toa
limi teddeg ree and thedri ve whee lsmay
st art tospin . The
spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster doe sno tflas h.Insuc h
sit uat ions,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin .
The spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Off -road ESP® An
ESP®
syst emspecifica llysuit edtooff-roa d
te rrain isact ivat edaut oma tical lyon ce theof f-
roa dpro gramisact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
Of froad ESP®
inte rven es wit hadelay ifth ere
is ove rste eri ng orund ersteeri ng,th us imp rov-
in g tract ion.
ESP ®
trail er stabi lization Gen
eral inf orma tion
If your vehicle/ trailer combi nation beginsto
swer ve,ESP®
ass istsyou inthis sit uat ion.
ES P®
slo ws theveh icledown bybrak ing and
limi ting theen gin eout put untilth eveh icle/
tr ailer combi nation has stabiliz ed.
Imp ortant saf etynot es G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weat hercond ition sare poor,
tr ailer stabiliz ation will notbe able topre -
ven tth eveh icle/ trailer combi nation from 66
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety