Mercedes-Benz CLA 2020 Operator's Manual page 189

The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
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ing brake.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
transmission position j and/or by the electric
parking brake:
The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
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door is opened.
The vehicle is switched off.
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There is a malfunction in the system or the
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power supply is insufficient.
Start-off assist
Function of start-off assist
Start-off assist enables optimal vehicle accelera‐
tion from a standstill. For this, a suitably high-
grip road surface is required, the tires and vehi‐
cle must also be in good condition.
Do not activate start-off assist on public roads.
Be sure to observe the safety notes and informa‐
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tion on ESP ( page 161).
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Activating the start-off assist
& WARNING Risk of skidding and having
an accident from wheels spinning
When you use start-off assist, individual
wheels could spin and you could lose control
of the vehicle.
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If ESP is deactivated, there is a risk of skid‐
ding and accident!
Make sure that no persons or obstacles
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are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
Deactivating ESP ® ( page 163).
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Move the steering wheel to the straight-
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ahead position.
Depress the brake pedal firmly with your left
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foot and keep it depressed.
Engage the h drive position (
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Select the sportiest available drive program
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B or C( page 140).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
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Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
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accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion.
Switch on ESP ®
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dure is complete. ESP
able to stabilize the vehicle if the vehicle
starts to skid or a wheel starts to spin.
Canceling start-off assist
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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Reactivate the ESP
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Function of adaptive damping adjustment
Suspension with adaptive damping adjustment
continuously adjusts the characteristics of the
suspension dampers to the current operating
and driving conditions.
page 144).
The damping is set individually for each wheel
and is affected by the following factors:
The road surface conditions
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Vehicle load
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The drive program selected
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Driving and parking 187
once the acceleration proce‐
® will otherwise not be
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