Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual page 69

! Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an
extended period with the ESP
off. This may cause serious damage to the
drivetrain which is not covered by the Mer-
cedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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Switching on: Press ESP
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the ABS/ESP warning lamp
instrument cluster goes out.
You are now again in normal driving mode
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with the ESP switched on.
SL 63 AMG
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Switching ESP SPORT on or off
G Warning!
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ESP SPORT should not be switched on
during normal driving.
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Switching ESP SPORT on will result in the
following:
no restriction to engine torque
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system supported traction control is lim-
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ited
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ESP SPORT is designed for driving on
closed tracks when the vehicle's natural
oversteer and understeer characteristics
are desired and requires a highly skilled and
experienced driver able to handle these
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switched
critical driving situations.
You could lose control of your vehicle and
cause an accident.
Please be aware of these limits when you
switch on ESP
switch until
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Do not switch on ESP
in the
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wheel is mounted.
To improve the vehicle's traction, switch on
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ESP SPORT in driving situations in which it
would be advantageous to have the drive
wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for
better grip such as:
when driving with snow chains
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in deep snow
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in sand or gravel
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G Warning!
Switch off ESP
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ESP immediately if the aforementioned
circumstances do not apply anymore. Oth-
erwise ESP
vehicle to a limited extent when it is starting
to skid or a wheel is spinning.
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SPORT.
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SPORT when a spare
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SPORT will only stabilize the
Safety and security
Driving safety systems
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When you switch on ESP SPORT
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the ESP stabilizes the vehicle only to a
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limited extent
the engine output is limited, but only to the
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extent that allows the drive wheels to spin
and thus cut into surfaces for better grip
the ETS will still apply the brakes to a spin-
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ning wheel
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the ESP continues to operate when you
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are braking hard
you cannot activate the cruise control or
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the Distronic system
the cruise control or the Distronic system
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switch off if activated
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When ESP SPORT is switched on and
one or more drive wheels are spinning, the
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ABS/ESP warning lamp
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instrument cluster flashes. However, the
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ESP will then stabilize the vehicle only to
a limited extent.
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