Mercedes-Benz GLC Owner's Manual page 89

Driving safety systems
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Deactivating/activating ESP
Important safety notes
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( page 78).
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You can select between the following sta-
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tuses of ESP :
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ESP is activated
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ESP is deactivated
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WARNING
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If you deactivate ESP
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
bed in the following.
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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when driving off-road (vehicles without off-
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road program)
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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
if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts to
spin.
Deactivating/activating ESP
To deactivate: press button :.
X
The å ESP
instrument cluster lights up.
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, ESP no longer sta-
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in the situations descri-
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in the fol-
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OFF warning lamp in the
To activate: press button :.
X
The å ESP
instrument cluster goes out.
Characteristics when ESP
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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
If you deactivate ESP
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ESP no longer improves driving stability
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engine torque is no longer limited and the
R
drive wheels are able to spin
The spinning of the wheels results in a cut-
ting action for better traction on loose sur-
faces.
Traction control is still activated
R
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no lon-
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ger available; nor is it activated if you brake
firmly with assistance from ESP
PRE-SAFE
R
not activated if you brake firmly with assis-
tance from ESP
PRE-SAFE
R
is also not activated if you brake firmly with
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will
assistance from ESP
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ESP still provides support when you brake
R
firmly
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ESP trailer stabilisation
General notes
If your vehicle/trailer combination begins to
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lurch, ESP
slows the vehicle down by braking and limit-
ing the engine output until the vehicle/trailer
combination has stabilised.
Important safety notes
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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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OFF warning lamp in the
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is deactivated
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warning lamp in
will not stabilise the vehicle.
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:
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is no longer available; it is also
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Brake is no longer available; it
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assists you in this situation. ESP
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