Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 206

Press the = or ; button on the steer-
X
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
Press the 9 or : button to select
X
Distance display.
Press a.
X
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
( page 166) appears in the multifunction
Y
display.
Deactivating/activating ESP
G Risk of accident
If the ä warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
R do not deactivate ESP
stances.
only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
R
necessary when pulling away.
adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
R
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicle could skid.
®
ESP cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP
laws of physics.
Further information about ESP
Start the engine.
X
Press the = or ; button on the steer-
X
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
Press 9 or : to select ESP.
X
Press a.
X
To deactivate: press a again.
X
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on.
G
Risk of accident
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running,
®
ESP is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunction. The risk that your vehicle may
start to skid then increases in certain situa-
tions.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
®
®
under any circum-
®
cannot override the
®
( page 57).
Y
Menus and submenus
To activate: press a again.
X
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Activating/deactivating the PRE-SAFE
Brake
This function is only available with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.
Press the = or ; button on the steer-
X
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
Press 9 or : to select PRE-SAFE
X
Brake.
Press a.
X
The current selection is displayed.
To activate/deactivate: press a
X
again.
®
When PRE-SAFE Brake (
vated, the multifunction display shows the
Ä symbol.
Activating/deactivating Attention
Assist
Press the = or ; button on the steer-
X
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
Press the 9 or : button to select
X
Attention Asst.
Press a.
X
The current selection is displayed.
To activate/deactivate: press a
X
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST (
activated, the À symbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
You can use the Blind Spot Asst. function
to activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist
( page 184).
Y
®
page 59) is acti-
Y
page 181) is
Y
Z
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