2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS ESP

0044 Neut
ral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to
0044 while dri ving .The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion cou ldothe rwise be
da ma ged.
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakepedalwi llal lo w
yo uto mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .
to push itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n0044 if
the vehicleis in da nge rof ski dding ,
e.g .on icy roads.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sge ar automa tically. All
for wa rdgearsar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh en itis in
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear
shi fting behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the acce lera tor pedal
R the roadspe ed
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri ving influences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts Ki
ck dow n Use
kickd ownfor maxim um accelera tion.
X Dep ressthe accelera tor pedalbe yond the
pre ssu repoint.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts toalowe r
ge ar dependi ng on the enginespeed.
X Eas eoff the accelera tor pedalonce the
de sired speedisrea che d.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts back up. Dri
veprog rams
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG
ve hic les) Dri
veprog ramC(C omfo rt)
Driv epro gramCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl ess theaccel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R low fuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shifting upsoo ner.
The vehicleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the suspe nsion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setti ngs.
R the stee ring exhibits comf ortable stee ring
cha racteri stics.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
i Sel
ect thisdri ve pro gramfor diffi cul troa d
cond itions, e.g. snow andiceorwe troa d
su rfa ces .
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Driv epro gramSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s. Au
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R
the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Dri vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th adap tive
da mpi ngsyste m).
R the susp ens ion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s(ve hicle swi th Activ eBod yCo ntrol ).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
emp hasizes thevehicle'sow nove r-
ste ering and understee ringcha racteri stics.
Thi sena bles amor eacti vedrivin gsty le.Thi s
dri ve pro gramreq uires incr easeddri ver
inte ractio n.Fur therinf orm ation abou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
i Onl
yse lect thi sdri ve pro gramifthe road
cond itions arego od ,e.g .the roadis dry and
the routeaheadis cle arly vis ible.
Dri veprog ramI(I ndi vidual )
In dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion
R the steering
R the contro lthre sholdsof ESP ®
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l. Veh
icle swi th adapti vedampi ngsys tem:
driv eprog ramE(E co no my)
Dri vepro gramEis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the susp ens ion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setting s.
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Veh icle swi th Activ eBody Contro l:
CU RVE driveprog ram
The CURVE drive pro gramischa racter izedby
the followi ng:
R incr easeddri vin gcomf ortonbends .
R the vehicletil ts acti velyinto thebend. Fur-
the rinf orm ation onthe curvetilting functio n
(Y page 170 ).
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R comf ortable su sp ens ion se tting .
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shiftin gup
soo ner. Thisres ults inthe vehiclebe ing
dri ven atlowe reng inespee ds and the
wh eelsbe ing less likel yto spin.
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es 14
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kine
ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Me rce des -AMG vehic les RAC
Edriv eprog ram
i The
RAC Edri ve pro gramma ynot beused
on norm alroa ds. RAC Emu stonl ybe acti va-
ted and used on dedicate dra ce circui ts, not
on public roa ds.
The RAC Edri ve pro gramischa racteri zedby
the followi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits driving characteri stics
su ita ble for the racetra ck.
R allveh iclesy stem sar eset formaximu m
spo rtine ss.
R the gearshi ftreco mme ndationgives you
info rma tionfor slow lywa rmi ngup the drive
as sem bliesand foradop ting afu el-eff icient
dri ving style(Y page 142) .Yo ucan follow
the gearshi ftreco mme ndations atalltime s
and shiftge ar acco rdingl yus ing the stee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter s.On the basis of the
ge arshi ftreco mme ndation,using the stee r-
ing wheelpa dd leshi fter s,yo ucan optimi ze
the drive trainand engineopera ting mod eat
any time .
R ifyo uha ve selecte dage ar ma nua lly, thi s
wi llbe mainta inedunti lthe vehiclespe ed
incr eases ordecrea sesdramatica lly.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availabl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e.
R ESP ®
sw itch estoSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrument cluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandli ngMode SPO
RTHandli ngModemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Obs ervethe
imp orta ntsafety note sfor the SPOR Tha n-
dl ing mod e(Y page 68).
R ESP ®
onl yimp rovesdriving stability to a
li mite dde gre e.The engine'storq ueisonl y res
tric ted toalimite dde gre eand thedrive
wh eelscan spin.Fur ther informa tionab ou t
ESP ®
(Y page 68) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Driv epro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly spo rtydriv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Driv epro gramSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Dri veprog ramC(C omfo rt)
Driv epro gramCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclede liver scomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
forw ardand revers ege ars, unl ess theacce l-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha simp roveddriving stability,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces . Au
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R
optimal fuelconsumpt ionresulting fromthe
automatic transmissionshifting upsooner.
The vehicle isdriven inthe low engine speed
range andthewheels areless likely tospin.
R gliding modeisavaila ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisavaila ble.
R ESP ®
provides theoptimum compromise
between tractionand stability. Furtherinfor-
mation aboutESP®
(Y page 66).
Drive programI(Individual)
In drive program Ithe following properties of
the drive program canbeselected:
R the drive (engine management )
R the transm issionmanagement
R ESP ®
R the suspension
Infor mation aboutconfiguring driveprogram I
with themultimedia systemcanbefound in
the Digital Operator's Manual.
i To
permanent lyselect thegears indrive
program Iusing thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters, selecttheM(manual) settingfor
the transm ission. Manua
lgearshift ing
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm ission
must beinposition 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed.
To use manual shifting, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically. Temp
orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
The temporary settingisactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration, duringoverrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use thelever toswitch thetransm ission
position.
or X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): usetheDYNAMI CSEL ECT button to
change thedrive program.
X Mercedes-AMG vehicles:usethe
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller tochange the
drive program.
Perma nentsetting All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) 142
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X
To acti vate :shi ftthe selecto rle ver to005B.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
X To deac tivate: pressbutton 0043.
Merc edes-AMG vehic les X
To acti vate :shi ftthe selecto rle ver to005B.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
X To deac tivate: pressbutton 0043.
or X Ifpo sitio nD (auto matic trans mission) is
sel ecte dfor the trans mission indri ve pro -
gra mI:shi ftto drive pro gramIwi th the
DYNAM ICSELEC Tcontro ller.
Shi ftin gge ars Al
lve hic les(e xc ept Merc edes-AMG vehi-
cl es ) X
To shi ftup: pullstee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fter 0044.
The automa tictrans mission shifts uptothe
next gear.
If the maximu mengi nespe edinthe cur-
rentl yenga gedgearis rea che dand youcon-
tinu eto acce lerate ,the automa tictrans mis- si
on automa tically shi fts upinord erto pre -
vent enginedama ge.
X To shi ftdow n:pullstee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fter 0043.
The automa tictrans mission shifts down to
the next gear.
Auto matic down shifting occurswh en coa st-
ing .
If the engi newereto exce edthe maximu m
engi nespe edwhen shifting down, theauto-
ma tic trans mission pro tects against engi ne
da ma gebynot shifting down.
Merc edes-AMG vehic les
! If
ma nua lgea rshifting ispe rma nentl yacti -
vate d,the automa tictrans mission does not
shi ftup automa tically eve nwh en the engi ne
li miti ngspe edfor the current gearis
rea che d.Whe nthe engi nelimiti ngspe edis
rea che d,the fuelsu pp lyis cut topre vent
the engi nefrom overrevving. Alwaysma ke
su re tha tthe engi nespe eddoes not reach
the red areaof the tach ometer.Thereisoth-
erw ise aris kof engi nedama ge. X
To shi ftup: pullstee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fter 0044.
The automa tictrans mission shifts uptothe
next gear.
X To shi ftdow n:pullstee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fter 0043.
The automa tictrans mission shifts down to
the next gear.
Auto matic down shifting occurswh en coa st-
ing .
If the engi newereto exce edthe maximu m
engi nespe edwhen shifting down, theauto-
ma tic trans mission pro tects against engi ne
da ma gebynot shifting down. Au
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Shift
recommendat ion All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown
in the multifunct iondisplay ofthe instru-
ment cluster.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown
in the multifunct iondisplay ofthe instru-
ment cluster.
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
If
manual gearshifting ispermanent lyacti-
vated, theautomatic transmissiondoesnot shift
upautomatically evenwhen theengine
limiting speedforthe current gearis
reached. Whentheengine limiting speedis
reached, thefuel supply iscut toprevent
the engine fromoverrevving. Alwaysmake
sure thattheengine speeddoesnotreach
the red area ofthe tachomet er.There isoth-
erwise arisk ofengine damage. 0043
Gear indicator
0044 Upshift indicator
Before theengine speedreaches thered area,
an upshift indicator willbeshown inthe multi-
funct iondisplay .
X When theUP UP
message appearsinthe multi-
funct iondisplay ,pull onthe right-han d
steering wheelpaddle shifter.
Kickdow n X
For maximum acceleration, depressthe
accelerator pedalbeyond thepressure
point.
The automatic transmissionshiftstoalower
gear depending onthe engine speed.
X Shift back uponce thedesired speedis
reached.
During kickdown, youcannot shiftgears using
the steering wheelpaddle shifters.
If you apply fullthrot tle,the automatic trans-
mission shiftsuptothe next gear when the
maximum enginespeedisreached. Thispre-
vent sthe engine fromoverrevving.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:kickdown isonly
possible inthe temporary setting. 144
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ictransmissionDriving andparking

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
WA
RNING
Mob ile comm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromtra fficcond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lof the
veh icle. The reisaris kof an acc ident. As
adri ver ,us emob ile comm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl ywh en the vehicleis at a
sta nds till.
As aveh icleoccu pant, usemob ile comm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yin the designa ted
ar ea ,e.g .the rearpa sse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive. 15
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ivi ng tipsDrivi ng andparki ng

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 196).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 195). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. 152
Driving
tipsDriving andparking