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Driving and parking
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is deactivated, the å and ¤
When ESP
warning lamps light up continuously.
Deactivating ESP
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has the following effects:
Driving stability will no longer be improved.
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The driven wheels could spin.
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ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
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Crosswind Assist is no longer active.
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Even when ESP
is deactivated, you are still
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assisted by ESP
when braking hard.
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It may be best to activate ESP
SPORT or deacti-
®
vate ESP
in the following situations:
When using snow chains.
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In deep snow.
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On sand or gravel.
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Spinning the wheels results in a cutting
action, which enhances traction.
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®
Activate ESP
as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
otherwise not be able to stabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts to
spin.
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If the ESP
warning lamp ÷ lights up continu-
®
ously, ESP
is not available due to a malfunction.
Observe the display messages, warning lamps and
indicator lamps that are shown.
Indicator and warning lamps
R
Display messages
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ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction System)
ETS/4ETS traction control is part of ESP
ETS/4ETS can improve the vehicle's traction by
intervening in the following ways:
The driven wheels are braked individually if
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they spin.
More drive torque is transferred to the wheel
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or wheels with traction.
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Setting ESP
with the steering-wheel button
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You can also set ESP
tem (
page 11).
/
®
will
®
.
To set ESP
#
ton
symbol.
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If the display button does not show the sym-
bol, then it is hidden. How functions are dis-
played and the order in which they are dis-
played can be set in the multimedia system
(
/
The lane color of the å button symbol indi-
®
via the multimedia sys-
cates the current setting:
å (blue): ESP
R
å (yellow): ESP
R
å (red): ESP
R
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: press upper or lower display but-
1
repeatedly until it displays the å
page 7).
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ON
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SPORT
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OFF
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