Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 66

Driving safety systems
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Traction control remains active if you deacti-
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vate ESP .
Deactivating/activating ESP
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WARNING
If you deactivate ESP
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
bed in the following.
X
To switch off: press button :.
The å ESP
instrument cluster lights up.
X
To switch on: press button :.
The å ESP
instrument cluster goes out.
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ESP is activated automatically when the
engine is started.
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If ESP is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ ESP
the instrument cluster flashes. In such situa-
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tions, ESP will not stabilise the vehicle.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
lowing situations:
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
R
If you deactivate ESP
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ESP no longer improves driving stability.
R
traction control is still activated.
R
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, ESP no longer sta-
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in the situations descri-
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OFF warning lamp in the
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OFF warning lamp in the
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warning lamp in
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in the fol-
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:
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ESP still provides support when you
R
brake.
engine torque is not limited and the drive
R
wheels are able to spin. The spinning of the
wheels results in a cutting action for better
traction.
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ESP trailer stabilisation
G
WARNING
If road and weather conditions are poor,
trailer stabilisation will not be able to prevent
the vehicle/trailer combination from swerv-
ing. Trailers with a high centre of gravity can
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tip over before ESP
a risk of an accident.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
lurch, you can only stabilise the vehicle/
trailer combination by depressing the brake
firmly.
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In this situation, ESP
detect if the vehicle/trailer combination
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begins to lurch. ESP
by braking and limiting the engine output until
the vehicle/trailer combination has stabi-
lised.
Trailer stabilisation is active above speeds of
about 65 km/h.
Trailer stabilisation does not work if ESP
deactivated or disabled because of a mal-
function.
EBD (electronic brake force distribu-
tion)
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( Y page 61).
G
WARNING
If EBD has malfunctioned, the rear wheels can
still lock, e.g. under full braking. This increa-
ses the risk of skidding and an accident.
can detect this. There is
assists you and can
slows the vehicle down
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is