Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series Operator's Manual page 59

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ESP SPORT switch
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Switching on: With the engine running,
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press ESP SPORT switch
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The ABS/ESP warning lamp
instrument cluster comes on. The message
ESP-SPORT appears in the multifunction
display.
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Switching off: With the engine running,
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press ESP SPORT switch
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The ABS/ESP warning lamp
instrument cluster goes out. The message
ESP-ON appears in the multifunction
display.
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ESP SPORT switches off automatically when
you turn off the engine. When starting the
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engine, the ESP is activated automatically.
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Switching the ESP
G Warning!
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The ESP should not be switched off during
normal driving.
Disabling of the system will result in the
following:
no restriction to engine torque
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loss of system-supported traction
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control
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"ESP OFF" is designed for driving on
closed tracks when the vehicle's natural
briefly.
1 oversteer and understeer characteristics
in the are desired and requires a highly skilled and
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experienced driver able to handle these
critical driving situations.
You could lose control of your vehicle and
cause an accident.
briefly. Please be aware of these limits when you
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in the switch off the ESP
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Do not switch off the ESP
wheel is mounted.
To improve the vehicle's traction, switch off
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the ESP in driving situations in which it
would be advantageous to have the drive
wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for
better grip such as in sand or gravel.
G Warning!
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off or on
Switch on the ESP
aforementioned circumstances do not
apply anymore. Otherwise the ESP
stabilize the vehicle when it is starting to
skid or a wheel is spinning.
When you switch off the ESP
the ESP
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the engine output is not limited, which
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allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut
into surfaces for better grip
the ETS will still apply the brakes to a
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spinning wheel
the ESP
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are braking hard
the cruise control cannot be activated
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the cruise control switch off if activated
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i When the ESP
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when a spare
more drive wheels are spinning, the ABS/
ESP
cluster does not flash. The ESP
not stabilize the vehicle.
Safety and security
Driving safety systems
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immediately if the
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will not
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,
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will not stabilize the vehicle
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continues to operate when you
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warning lamp in the instrument
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will then
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