2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

Remo
vingthe child res train tsyst em and deac -
ti vat ing thes pec ialseat beltretrac tor:
X Mak esurey ou obs ervethe child res train t
syst emman ufacturer'sins tal lation instruc-
ti on s.
X Pre ssther elease buttono fthe seat belt
buc kle,hold theb elt tong ue and guide it
bac ktow ards theb elt loop .
The spec ialseat beltretrac torisd eac tiva-
te d. Child
restrain tsystem
The useofseat beltsand child res train tsys-
te ms isreq uire dbylaw in:
R all 50 state s
R theU .S.t errito ries
R theD istri ct of Colum bia
R all Canad ianprovinces
You canobtain further inform ation about the
co rrec tc hild res train tsyst em from any auth or-
iz ed Mer cedes- BenzCenter. G
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NING
If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo na suitable seat,itc anno tp ro-
te ct as intended. Thechild can notthe nb e
res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nchang es ofdire ction .
The reisan increas edrisko finjury, possibly
eve nfatal.
Mak esuret haty ou obs ervethe child
res train tsyst em man ufacturer'sins tal lation
ins truct ionsand then otes on use. Pleas e
en sur e,that theb ase ofthec hild res train t
syst emisalways resting comple tely on the
seat cushion .Never plac eobjec ts,e .g.c ush-
ion s,und eror behi ndthec hild res train tsys-
te m. Onlyuse child res train tsyst ems with
th eo rigin alco ver desi gned for them. Only
rep lace damag edcover sw ithg enuine cov-
ers . G
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NING
If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo risn otsec ured ,itc an come
loos eint he eve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingoras udde nchang eind irection .The ch
ild res train tsyst em could bethrow n
about ,strik ing vehicleo ccup ant s.The reis
an increas edrisko finjury, possiblyeven
fat al.
Alw ays installchild res train tsyst ems prop-
erl y,eve nifthe ya renotb ein gu sed. Make
sur ethaty ou obs ervethe child res train tsys-
te mm anufac turer'sins tal lation instruct ions.
Fur ther inform ation onstowin gobjec ts,lug-
gage andloads securel ycan be foun dunder
“S towin goption s/stowage compar tments”
(Y page 226). G
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NING
Child restrain tsyst ems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhaveb een damag edorsubj ec-
te dt oal oad inan acc iden tcan no longer
pro tect as intended. Thechild can notthe n
be res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,
heav ybrak ing orsudde nchang es ofdire c-
ti on .The re isan increas edrisko finjury,
pos siblyevenf atal.
Replac echild res train tsyst ems whichhave
been damag edorsubj ectedt oal oad inan
acc iden tass oona spossible. Havethe
sec urin gsyst ems onthec hild res train tsys-
te mc hecked ataq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p,bef ore you installac hild res train tsys-
te ma gain .
The securin gsyst em ofchild res train tsyst ems
is thes eat belt system.
i If
you installac hild res train tsyst em on
th ef ront pass enger seat ,bes uret oo bserv e
th ei nstruct ionsand safetyn otes on the
"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem( OCS )"
(Y page 46).The reyou willalso findinfor-
mat ionondisab lingt he fron tp ass enger
fr on ta irbag.
All child res train tsyst ems mustmeetthe fol-
lowin gstand ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thec hild res train tsyst em
co rrespo ndstot he stand ards canbefoun don
an instruct ion label onthec hild res train tsys- Child
reninthev ehicle
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tem.
Thisconfi rma tionc an also be fou ndin
the installatio ninstru ctio nstha tare incl uded
wi th the childres traint syste m.
Ob serve the warning labe lsin the vehiclei nte -
rio ra nd onthe childres traint syste m. Ch
ildr estrain tsystem onthe front-
pass engers eat
Ge neral notes If
yo ui nstal lac hild res traint syste mo nthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysobserve the
ins tructio nsand safety note sonthe "Occu -
pa nt Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) .
Yo uc an thu savoid the risks tha tcouldarise
as aresulto f:
R an inco rrectly cate gorized perso nint he
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat
R de acti vating thefrontpasse nge rfront air
ba gu nintenti onally
R the unsuitab lepo sitio ning ofthe child
res traint syste m, e.g.too closetothe dash-
bo ard
Rea rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
cir cum stances require yout os ecureac hild
in ar earw ard-fa cing childres traint syste mo n
the front-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysma kesure
tha tthe frontpasse nge rfront airb ag isde acti -
va ted .Onlyi fthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp islitc onti nuously(Y page 39),
is the frontpasse nge rfront airb ag deacti va-
ted .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns.
Fo rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
yo us ecureac hild inaf orwa rd-f acing child
res traint syste mo nthe front-pa ssenge rseat,
al wa ysmov ethe front-pa ssenge rseata sfar
ba ck aspossi ble. The entirebase ofthe child
res traint syste mm usta lway sr esto nt he seat
cus hion ofthe front-pa ssenge rseat.The back-
res tofthe childres traint syste mm ustlie as
fla ta sp ossibl ea gainst the backre stof the
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat.The childres traint sys-
tem mustnot touchthe rooforb es ubjected
to aloa db ythe head res traint. Adju stthe
ang leof the seat backre stand thehead res
traint positio na ccord ingly.A lway sm ake
su re tha tthe sho ulde rb elts tra pisc orr ectl y
rou ted fromt hefront-pa ssenge rseatb elt
gu idet ot he sho ulde rb eltg uide on the child
res traint syste m. Thes houlde rb elts tra pm ust
be rou ted forwa rdand down fromt hefront-
pa sse nge rseatb eltg uide .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns. Pe
ts inthe vehic le G
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If yo ul eave ani ma lsuns uperv ised oruns e-
cur edinthe vehicle, the ym aypre ssbuttons
or sw itch es,for ins tance .
In thi sw ay,a nima lsma y:
R acti vate veh iclee quipm ent and become
tra pped,for exa mpl e
R sw itch syste ms onoroff and thereb y
end angerothe rroa du sers
Fur thermo re,uns ecu red anima lsma ybe
flu ng arou nd insidet he veh iclei nt he eve nt
of an acc ident orabrupt ste ering orbra king
ma neu ver,and the reb yinju reveh icleo ccu -
pa nts. There isar isko faccident and injury.
Nev erleav ea nima lsuna ttend edinthe vehi-
cle .
Alw ayss ecurea nima lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for ins tance with as uita blep etcar rier. Dri
ving safety systems Ov
erv iewo fdriv ings afety systems
In thi ss ectio n,youw illf indi nform ation abou t
the followi ng drivin gs afety syste ms:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Sys tem)
(Y page 57)
R BAS (Bra keAss istS ys tem) (Ypage 57)
R Activ eBrake Assi st(Y page 58)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 60)
R ESP ®
(Ele ctroni cSta bility Pro gram)
(Y page 60) 56
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R
EBD (Ele ctro nicBrakeforce Dis trib ution)
(Y page 63)
R ADAPT IVEBRA KE(Ypage 64) Impo
rtant safety notes
If yo uf ailt oa dapt your drivin gs tyle or ifyo u
ar ei na ttenti ve,the drivin gs afety system scan
nei the rred uce therisko fana ccident nor
ove rride the laws ofphysics .D riving safety
sy stem saremer elya idsd esigne dt oa ssist
dri vin g.
Yo ua reres ponsi blef or ma inta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclei nf ront, for veh icles peed,
for braking ingo od time ,and for staying in
la ne. Alwaysa dapt your drivin gs tyle to suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inas afed ista nce fromt heveh iclei n
fro nt. Driv ecarefu lly.
The drivin gs afety system sdescri bedo nly
wo rkas effecti velya sp ossibl ew hent here is
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsurface. Payp artic ular atte ntiontot he
info rma tionr egarding tire s,reco mme nded
min imumtiretrea ddepthse tc. inthe "Wheels
and tires"sec tion(Ypa ge 268) .
In wintry drivin gc ond itions, alwa ysusew inter
tire s(M+ Stires)and ifnece ssary,s now
cha ins.Onlyi nt hisw aywillthe drivin gs afety
sy stem sdescri bedint hiss ectio nw orka s
eff ecti velya sp ossibl e. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbrake pre ssu reinsuch aw ay
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youb rake.
Thi sallow syou toconti nuesteeringthe veh i-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrument
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgo es outw hent he eng ineisrunning .
ABS works fromas peed ofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-surface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,even
wh en youo nlyb rake gently . Impo
rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Ypa ge 57) . G
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If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uldb esevere ly
af fecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents .
Driv eoncarefu lly. Hav eABS che cked imme-
di ate lyat aq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Wh enABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsystem s,
incl uding drivin gs afety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Observe the informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 211 )and
di sp laym essage sw hich ma ybeshown inthe
ins trument cluster (Ypage 184 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvigoro uslyunti lthe bra king sit-
ua tio niso ver.
X To make afullb rak eappl icatio n:depre ss
the brakepedalw ithf ullf or ce.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,you willfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan be anind ication
of hazar dous roa dcond itions, andfunctio nsas
ar em inderto take extra carew hile dri vin g. BAS
(Brak eAssistS ystem)
Ge neral info rmatio n BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ud epress the brakepedalquickl y,BAS
au toma ticallyb oosts the braking force, thus
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce.
Impo rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Ypage 57). Dr
ivi ng safet ys ystems
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WARNING
If BAS ismalfu nctioning, thebraki ngdis-
tance inan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionis
increas ed.There isar isk ofan accide nt.
In an emerge ncybraki ngsitua tion, depre ss
the brake pedalwith full force. ABSprevents
the whee lsfrom locking.
Braking X
Keep thebrake pedalfirmly depre sseduntil
the emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionisover.
ABS prevents thewhee lsfrom locking.
The brakes willfunction asusu alonce you
rele ase thebrake pedal.BAS isdea ctivated. Ac
tive Brake Assist
Gene ralinfo rmation i
Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
Active BrakeAssist consists ofad ista nce
war ning function withanautonomous braking
function andAdapti veBrake Assist.
Active BrakeAssist canhelp youtominimi ze
the risk ofac ollision with thevehicl einf ront
or redu cethe effects ofsuch acollision.
If Active BrakeAssist detects thatthere isa
risk ofcolli sion, youwillbew arned visually
and acou stical ly.I fy ou do not react tothe vis-
ua lcolli sion warning orthe warning tone,
au tonomous brakingcan beinitia tedincritical
situa tions. Ifyou applythe brake yourself ina
critical situation, Adapti veBrake Assist ofthe
Active BrakeAssist system supports you.
Important safetynotes In
particu lar,the detection ofobstacl escan be
impa iredif:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranythi ngelse
covering thesensors
R there issnow orhea vyrain
R there isinterference byother radarsource s
R there arestrong radarreflectio ns,forexam-
ple inparki nggara ges
R an arrow vehicleist raveli nginfront, e.g.a
motorbike R
av ehicl eist raveli nginfront onadiffer ent
line
R you aredrivi nganew vehicl eorservici ngon
the Active BrakeAssist system hasjust
been carrie dout
Observe theimporta ntsafety notesinthe
"Brea king-in notes"section (Ypag e117).
Follo wing dama getothe front endofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigu rationandopera tionof
the rada rsensor checked ataq ualified spe-
cial istworksho p.This alsoa ppliest oc ollisions
at slow speedswhere thereisno visib ledam-
age tothe front ofthe vehicl e.
Ac tivating /deactivating Active
BrakeAssist isau tomatical lyactive
after switching onthe ignitio n.
You canactiva teor dea ctivate ActiveBrake
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e176) .When deactivated, thedista nce
war ning function andtheautonomous braking
function arealsod eactivated.
If Active BrakeAssist isdea ctivated, the00D4
symb olapp ears inthe assi stance graphicdis-
pla y.
Di stance warningfunctio n Gene
ralinfo rmation
The dista ncewarni ngfunction canhelp youto
minimi zethe risk ofafront-end collision with a
vehicl eahea dorredu cethe effects ofsuch a
colli sion. Ifthe dista ncewarni ngfunction
detects thatthere isar isk ofac ollision, you
wil lbew arne dvisuallya nd acou stical ly.
Important safetynotes
i Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion fordrivi ngsafety systems (Ypag e57). G
WARNING
The dista ncewarni ngfunction doesnot
react:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering 58
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The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevail-
ing road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
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The distance warningfunctioncann ot
alway sclearly identify objectsand complex
traff icsituations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation anddonot rely solely onthe dis-
tanc ewarning function.
Function Start ingatas peed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .
An inter mittentwarning tonew illthen sound,
and the00BA distance warninglampwilllight
up inthe instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarn-
ing.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obsta-
cles thatareinthe path ofyour vehicle foran
exten dedperiod oftime.
Up toas peed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchas
stopped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance
warning signalinac ritic alsituation, Active
Brake Assist canassist withtheautonomous
braking function.
If the autonomous brakingfunctionrequires a
particularly highbraking force,prevent ative
passenger protectionmeasures (PRE-SAFE®
)
are activated simultaneously.
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-6 5mph(7-105 km/ h)for moving
objects
R 4-3 1mph(7-50k m/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-1 24mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-3 1mph(7-50k m/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cula rly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsoc aus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
If the autonomous brakingfunction requiresa
parti cularlyhigh braki ngforce, preventa tive
pas senger protection measures(PRE-SAFE ®
)
are activa tedsimu ltaneo usly(Ypag e53).
Adaptive BrakeAssist Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
With thehelp ofAdapti veBrake Assist, thedis-
tance warning signalcan detect obstaclesthat
are inthe path ofyou rvehicl efor an extended
peri odoftime.
If Adapti veBrake Assist detects arisk ofcolli -
sion with thevehicl einf ront, itcalcu latesthe
braki ngforce necessa ryto avoi dac ollision. If
you applythe brakes forcefully,A dapti ve
Brake Assist willautomatica llyincreas ethe
braki ngforce toaleve lsuitabl efor the traffic
conditio ns.
Adapti veBrake Assist providesbraki ngassi s-
tance inhaza rdoussitua tions atspee dsabo ve Driv
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ph(7km/h) .Itu sesr ada rsensor technol-
ogy toasse ssthe traffic situation.
Up toas pee dofapp roxima tely155 mph
(250 km/h) ,Adap tive Brake Assist iscapa ble
of reacti ngtomoving objects thathave
al read ybeend etected assuch atlea stonce
over theperiodofobse rvatio n.
Up toas pee dofapp roxima tely44mph
(70 km/h) ,Adap tive Brake Assist reacts to
stationa ryobsta cles.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist demandsparti cularly
high braki ngforce, preventative passenger
protectio nmeasures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activa -
ted simu ltaneo usly(Ypag e53).
X Keep thebrake pedaldep resse duntil the
emerg encybrakingsitua tionisover.
ABS preve ntsthe whe elsfrom locking.
The brake swillw ork normal lyaga inif:
R you release thebrake pedal
R there isno longe rany dange rofac ollision
R no obsta cleisdetected infront ofyou rvehi -
cle
Adap tiveBrake Assist isthen deactivated .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist cannot alwa ysclea rly
ide ntify objects andcompl extraffic situa-
tions.
In such cases ,Adap tive Brake Assist can:
R intervene unnecessarily
R not intervene
There isar isk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead ytob rake .Termi nate
the interventio nina non-critical drivingsit-
ua tion. G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist doesnotreact:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossi ngtraffic
R whe ncornering As
aresu lt,the Adap tiveBrake Assist may
not intervene inallc ritica lconditio ns.There
is ar isk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead ytob rake .
Alwa ysada ptyou rspee dtos uitt he preva il-
ing road andtraffic conditio ns.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
compl icated butnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may also cau seAdap tiveBrake Assist tointer-
vene.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist isnot available due to
am alfunction inthe rada rsensor system, the
brake system remai nsava ilable with fullbrake
boos tingeffect andBAS. Adaptive
brakelights
i Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dofm ore than
50 km/h orifbraki ngisassi sted byBAS or
Brake Assist withCross-Traffi cAssist, the
brake lamps flash rapi dly.Int his way,traffic
travel ingbehi ndyou iswa rned inan even
more noticea blemanner.
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dofm ore than
70 km/h toas tandsti ll,the haza rdwa rning
la mps areactiva tedautomatica lly.Ift he
brake sareapp lieda gain, the brake lamps light
up continuou sly.The haza rdwa rning lamps
swi tch offautomatica llyifyou travel faster
than 10km/h. Youcanalso swi tch offthe
haza rdwa rning lamps using the haza rdwa rn-
ing button (Ypag e99). ESP
®
(E lec tronic StabilityProgram)
Gene ralnote s i
Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
ESP ®
monitors drivingstabi lityand traction,
i.e. pow ertransmis sionbetwe enthe tires and
the road surface.
If ESP ®
detects thatthevehi cleisdevi ating
from thedirection desiredbythe drive r,one or
more wheelsare brake dtos tabi lize thevehi -
cle. The engine outputisa lsom odified tokeep 60
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the
vehicleo nthe desired course withi np hysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetorslipper yroads.E SP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicled uringb raking .
ETS (Electro nicT rac tionS ystem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lisp arto fESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisenables yout op ulla wa ya nd acc el-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eifthe
roa dsurface isslip pe ry on one side .Ina ddi-
tio n,mor edrive torq ueistra nsfe rredtothe
wh eelo rw heelsw itht ractio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youd eacti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
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If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehicles tabilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedr isko fskidd ing orofan acc ident.
Exerc isec autio nw henc onti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP®
che cked ataq ualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclew itht he rea raxle
ra ised ,observe the note sonE SP®
(Y page 265 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,t he nE SP®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arel itconti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl ed uetoam alfu nctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 212 )and disp laym essage sw hich
ma ybeshown inthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 184 ).
i Onl
yusewheelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onlyt henw illE SP ®
functio nprop-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for eb eginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica llya ctive.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sint he instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl ydepress the accelera tor pedalasf ar as
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gs tyle to suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
EC Os tart/ stopfuncti on
The ECO start/sto pfunctio nswitch esthe
eng ineoffautoma ticallyw hent he veh icle
stop smoving .The engin estarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .ifE SP ®
wa sd eacti vated befor ethe eng ine
wa sa utoma ticallys witch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gESP®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57) .
Yo uc an select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
WA
RNING
If yo ud eacti vate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longe rsta-
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedr isk
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl ydeacti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedint he followi ng.
It ma ybeb esttod eacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowchains
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
ivi ng safet ys ystems
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Spi
nning thewheel sresults inac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nasthe situ ations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehicles tartsto skid oraw heelstar ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspinning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iodw ithE SP®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesout.
Chara cteristi cswhe nESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star ttos pin, the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdriving stability
R engi netorqu eisn olon ger limite dand the
dri ve wheel sareableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyou bra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,n or isit
acti vate difyou bra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lprovid es suppo rtwh en youb rake
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d,
there isag reate rrisko fskid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Thandling mod eint he
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Thandling mod eordeactiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe ciallyd esignate droads when the
veh icle's owno verstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
Drivi nginSPOR Thandling mod eorwithou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyq ualifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
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