Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 67

Driving safety systems
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course within physical limits. ESP
the driver when pulling away on wet or slip-
pery roads. ESP
cle during braking.
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If ESP intervenes, the ÷ ESP
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
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If the ÷ warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes, proceed as follows:
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only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
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necessary when pulling away.
adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
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ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicle could go into a skid.
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ESP cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP
laws of physics.
! Only operate the vehicle for a maximum
of ten seconds on a brake dynamometer.
Switch off the ignition.
Application of the brakes by ESP
erwise destroy the brake system.
! Function or performance tests may only
be performed on a 2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish to operate the vehicle on such a
dynamometer, please consult a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre beforehand. You could
otherwise damage the drive train or the
brake system.
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Only use wheels with the recommended
tyre sizes. Only then will ESP
properly.
4ETS (Electronic Traction System)
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( page 61).
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Traction control is part of ESP
Traction control brakes the drive wheels indi-
vidually if they spin. This enables you to pull
away and accelerate on slippery surfaces, for
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assists
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can also stabilise the vehi-
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warning
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under any circum-
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cannot override the
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may oth-
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function
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example if the road surface is slippery on one
side. In addition, more drive torque is trans-
ferred to the wheel or wheels with traction.
Traction control remains active if you deacti-
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vate ESP .
In appropriate driving situations, activate
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the off-road program (
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WARNING
Traction control cannot reduce the risk of an
accident if you drive too fast. Traction control
cannot override the laws of physics.
Off-road 4ETS (Electronic Traction Sys-
tem)
A 4ETS system specifically suited to off-road
terrain is activated automatically once the off-
road drive program (
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Deactivating/activating ESP
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( page 61).
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ESP is activated automatically when the
engine is started.
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Vehicles with ECO start/stop function:
the ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically when the vehicle
comes to a stop. The engine starts auto-
matically when the driver wants to pull
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away again. ESP remains in its previously
selected status. Example: if ESP
deactivated before the engine was
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switched off, ESP
when the engine is switched on again.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
lowing situations:
when using snow chains
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in deep snow
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on sand or gravel
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Activate ESP as soon as the situations
described above no longer apply. ESP
otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehicle
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was
remains deactivated
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in the fol-
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will