2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ESP

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0048 00AA Intermittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Movethe 00C5 switchtot he cor responding
position.
The 00C5 symbol will appearont he instru‐
ment clus terw hen ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched on.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, the
on-boar dcomputer will sho wthe 00C5 sym‐
bol on theAssistance Graphic menu. #
Towipe wit hwasher fluid: push the00C5
switc hbeyond its cur rent position as farasit
willgot owards 0047or004A and hol ditthere. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothew indshield or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th ew iper ar monthe windshield or rear
wind owisfolded bac kbefor eaw iper blade
has been ins talled, thew indo wmaybe dam‐
aged bythef orce of thei mp act. #
Neverfold thew iper ar monthe wind‐
shield or rear wind owbac kuntil awiper
blade has been ins talled. Keep hold of
th ew iper ar mwhen replacing awiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getohood or windshield
wiper swhen opening theh ood If
th ew indshield wiper shaveb een folded
bac kfromt he windshield when theh ood is
opened, thew indshield wiper sorthe hood
ma ybed amaged. #
Ensur ethat thew indshield wiper shave
no tb eenf olded bac kfromt he wind‐
shield. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. #
Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mas
fa rasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade from thew iper arm
in thed irection of ar row4. 86
Light and vision

cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93

Information on brakes
&
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Downhillg
radients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page106).
% Chang
ethe shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page98).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This ma
yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerab ly,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regularly monitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look form aterial wear on thep ads.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly re commended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when everthe wheels are
re mo ved.
Chec kthe brakepads in thef ollowing cases:
R Ateve ryservice according tothem ainte‐
nanc einter val
R Befor elong journe ys
R Ateve rytirec hange
R Regular visual inspection fory our owns afety 100
Driving and pa rking

go
tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake
sy stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everseg ear.
When loading your vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e179). Befor edriving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page201).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrench, awooden
underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow ro pe, a
fo lding spade and awheel choc k( depending
on equipment) ar ecarried in thev ehicle
(/ page201).
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e204) and thet irep ressure
(/ page209).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive over obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page166).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away ( / pag e111).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .Itm ayoftenbe
necessa ryto driv eatw alkingpace.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get out of thev ehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughl ybefor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Driving and pa
rking 103

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
Driving and pa rking

Manual parking brake
Applying or
releasing thep arking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: depress parking
brak epedal 2firm ly.
The red0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(only Can‐
ada) indicator lam pinthe instrument clus ter
light supift he engine is running .Ifthevehicle
is in motion, awarning tone sounds. #
Torelease thep arking brake: depressthe
brak epedal and keep it depressed. #
Pull release handle 1.
The parkin gbrake isreleased abruptl y.The
red 0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(onl yCanada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument clus terg oes
out.
Pe rforming emer gency braking with thep ark‐
in gb rake If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo uc an use thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Pull release handle 1and slowl ydepress
parkin gbrake pedal 2. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Connect thes tarter batter ytoatrick le
ch arge rv iaaj ump-s tart connection
(/ page 191).
or #
Disconnect all batteries (/ page194).
Pa rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan si xweeks #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop and
seek advice.
The vehicle can otherwise suf ferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Note
sond riving sy stems and your responsi‐
bility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eonly
aids. These cann otreplace your attention tothe
sur rounding sand do no trelease youf romy our
re sponsibility under road traf ficl aw .The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good time and
fo rs tayi ng in lane. Alw aysp ayattention tothe Driving and pa
rking 109

traf
fica nd inter vene if necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, thed riving
sy stems can neither reduce ther isk of accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. The road and
we ather condition saswell asthet raffic situation
canno talway sbet aken in toaccount. In
fo rm ation on vehicl esensor sand cameras Some driving and driving saf
etys ystems use
camera sand radar or ultrasonic sensor stomoni‐
to rt he area in front of, behind or next tothev ehi‐
cle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Ultrasonic sensors
3 Rear vie wcamera
% Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sareintegrated on thes ide of
th er ear bumper sand/or behin dthe
Mercedes star in ther adiator grill. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re stricted de tection per form anc eofv ehi‐
cle sensor sand cameras
If th ea reaa round vehicle sensor sorcameras
is co vered, damaged or dirty ,certain driving
and saf etys yst ems cann otfunction cor rectly.
The reisar isk of an accident. #
Keep thea reaa round vehicle sensor sor
cameras clear of an yobstructions and
clean. #
Have damag etothe bumper ,radiator
grille or stone chipping in thea reaof th
ef ront and rear wind owsrepaired at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ke
ep thea reas of thec amera sand sensor sfree
of dirt, ice and slush (/ page184). The sensors
and cameras and their de tection area smustn ot
be co vered. Do no tattac hadditional license plate
holders, advertisin gmedia, sticke rs,foils or stone
pr otection foils in thed etection rang eoft he sen‐
sor sand cameras. Ensur ethat no pr otru ding load
ex tends int othe de tection area.
In thee vent of damage, or following aseve re
impact ,have thef unction of thes ensor schec ked
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ha vedamage
or stone chips in thea reaoft he cameras
re paired at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind information abou tthe
fo llowing driving sy stems and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms:
R ABS ( Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
(/ page111 )
R BAS(Bra ke Assist System) (/ page111 )
R ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability Program)
(/ page111 )
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(/ page113 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e113 )
R Cruis econt rol(/pa ge115)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 116)
R Hill star ta ssis t(/pag e120)
R HOLD function (/ page121 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (/ page 122)
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ pag e123)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(/pag e125)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e127)
R Blind Spo tAssis t(/pag e129)
R Lane Keeping Assis t(/pag e129) 11 0
Driving and pa rking

Fu
nction of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) AB
Sc ontrols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
If AB Sinter venes, youw illfeel pulsations in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atical lyboosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nction of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) ESP
®
can, within ph ysical limits, monitor and
impr oved riving stabilit yand traction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R When driving and pullinga wayonw etor slip‐
pe ry road sur faces
R Whe nbraking
If th ev ehicle is deviating from thed irection
desired bythed rive r,ESP ®
can stabiliz ethe vehi‐
cle byper form ing thef ollowing actions:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebraked
R The engin eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. If
the 00E5 warning lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter,one or mor ewheels ha vereached
th eir traction limit:
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
unde rany circum‐
st ances
R Only depress thea ccelerator pedal as faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away
If the 00E5 warning lam plight supc ontinuousl y,
ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvet he information on warning lamps and
displa ymessages (/ page260).
If the 00BB warning lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te risp ermanently lit, ESP ®
is deactivated.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deac‐
tivated:
R Vehicle stabilizatio nisdelayeda nd is signifi‐
cantly reduced in thel owe rspeed range
R The driv ewheelsm aystar ttos pin
R Traction control is still active
% If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
will still support
yo uw hen braking. Swit
ching ESP ®
of foronv iatheo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles withou tsteering wheel
but tons) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting action,
whic henhances traction.
Ad justing setting susing theo n-boar dcomputer is
onl yavailable on vehicles without the00BB but‐
to nont he center console. Driving and parking
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