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Safety and Security
Driving safety systems
Electronic traction system
The electronic traction system is a compo-
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nent of ESP
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The electronic traction system improves
the vehicle's ability to utilize available trac-
tion, especially under slippery road condi-
tions by applying the brakes to a spinning
wheel.
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When you switch off the ESP
, the elec-
tronic traction system is still enabled.
Warning!
If you are driving too fast, the electronic
traction system cannot reduce the risk of an
accident.
The electronic traction system cannot pre-
vent the natural laws of physics from acting
on the vehicle.
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Switching off the ESP
Warning!
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The ESP
should not be switched off during
normal driving other than in the circum-
stances described below. Disabling of the
system will reduce vehicle stability in
standard driving maneuvers.
To improve the vehicle's traction, turn off
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the ESP
in driving situations where it
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would be advantageous to have the drive
wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for
better grip such as:
when driving off with snow chains
in deep snow
in sand or gravel
Warning!
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Switch on the ESP
immediately if the
aforementioned circumstances do not apply
anymore. Otherwise the ESP
lize the vehicle when it is starting to skid or
a wheel is spinning.
When you switch off the ESP
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the ESP
does not stabilize the vehicle
the engine output is not limited, which
allows the drive wheels to spin and
thus cut into surfaces for better grip
the electronic traction system will still
apply the brakes to a spinning wheel
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the ESP
continues to operate when
you are braking
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When the ESP
is switched off and one or
more drive wheels are spinning, the ABS/ESP
warning lamp v in the instrument cluster
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flashes. However, the ESP
stabilize the vehicle.
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will not stabi-
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