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Driving and parking
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A A ctiv
ctivating/deactiv
ating/deactivating ESP
ating ESP
(Electr
(Electronic St
Pr Progr
ogram)
am)
Multimedia system:
Vehicle
k Assistance
4
5
Activate O or deactivate ª the function.
#
ESP
®
is deactivated if the ESP
®
OFF warning lamp
å lights up continuously on the instrument
cluster.
Observe the information on warning lamps and
display messages that may be shown on the
instrument cluster.
T T r r action contr
action control ol
F F unction of tr
unction of traction contr
action control ol
A A djust
djustable tr
able traction contr
action control is onl
ol is only av
y available on
t t he Mer
he Mercedes-
cedes-AMG C 63 S model.
AMG C 63 S model.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP
deactivated
If you deactivate ESP
®
, ESP
®
cannot carry out
vehicle stabilization.
onic Stability
ability
®
ESP
should only be deactivated in the
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following situations.
Adjustable traction control is used to enhance
ESP
5
performance on a race track and is only activated
®
when ESP
is deactivated. You can adjust the
level of assistance from traction control and, in
doing so, adjust the balance between stability and
agility gradually while accelerating.
Traction control supports you only in metering the
engine output. As ESP
not stabilize the vehicle if the vehicle starts to
skid.
%
Deactivating ESP
tion control requires a highly quali ed and
experienced driver.
Adjustable traction control may not be used
ailable on
on normal roads. Adjustable traction control
may only be activated and used on dedicated
race circuits, not on public roads.
®
is
Be sure to observe the safety notes and infor-
®
mation on ESP
A A djus
djusting tr
R R eq equir uirements:
R
You can adjust the level of assistance from trac-
tion control and, in doing so, adjust the balance
between stability and agility gradually while accel-
erating.
Take the following parameters into account:
®
®
is deactivated, ESP
does
R
R
®
and using adjustable trac-
R
R
R
(
page 13).
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ting traction contr
action control ol
ements:
®
ESP
is deactivated. The å and ¤
warning lamps light up in the instrument clus-
ter (
page 15).
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Current road conditions
Type of tire used
Road characteristics
Tire condition, such as temperature or wear
Personal driving style
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