Mercedes-Benz E-CLASS 2009 Manual page 65

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Driving safety systems
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You should always adapt your driving style to
suit prevailing road and weather conditions.
To activate: press button :.
X
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
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Activating/deactivating ESP
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ESP is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
It may be best to activate ESP
following situations:
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
R
Otherwise, you should only use ESP
on designated race circuits.
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Risk of accident
Deactivate ESP ®
soon as the situations described above no
longer apply. Otherwise, ESP
be able to stabilise the vehicle to a limited
degree if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel
starts to spin.
If you activate ESP
ESP ® only improves driving stability to a
R
limited degree.
engine torque is only restricted to a limited
R
degree and the drive wheels are able to
spin. The spinning wheels produce a cut-
ting effect for better traction.
traction control is still activated.
R
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R ESP still provides support when you brake
firmly.
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If ESP Sport is activated and one or more
wheels start to spin, the ä warning lamp
in the instrument cluster flashes. ESP
stabilises the vehicle to a limited degree.
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Sport
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Sport in the
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Sport
Sport and activate ESP ®
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Sport will only
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Sport:
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Version: 2.11.8.1
To activate: briefly press the : button.
X
The ì warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. The message ESP-SPORT
appears in the multi-function display.
To deactivate: briefly press the : button.
X
The ì warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out. The message ESP-ON
appears in the multi-function display.
Activating/deactivating ESP
®
ESP is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
as
It may be best to deactivate ESP
lowing situations:
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
R
G Risk of accident
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Activate ESP as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts
to spin.
If you deactivate ESP
®
ESP no longer improves driving stability.
R
engine torque is no longer limited and the
R
drive wheels are able to spin. The spinning
wheels produce a cutting effect for better
traction.
only
traction control is still activated.
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in the fol-
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will
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