Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 59

Safety
Driving safety systems
To activate: press button 1.
X
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
SL 63 AMG
Activating/deactivating ESP
ESP ® is activated automatically when the
engine is running.
®
It may be best to activate ESP
following situations:
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
R
Otherwise, you should only use ESP
on designated race circuits.
G Risk of accident
®
Deactivate ESP Sport and activate ESP
as soon as the situations described above
®
no longer apply. ESP Sport will otherwise
only be able to stabilise the vehicle to a
limited degree if the vehicle starts to skid
or a wheel starts to spin.
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If you activate ESP
®
R ESP only improves driving stability to a
limited degree.
engine torque is only restricted to a limited
R
degree and the drive wheels are able to
spin. The spinning wheels produce a cut-
® Sport
ting effect for better traction.
traction control is still activated.
R
ESP ® still provides support when you brake
R
Sport in the
firmly.
i
®
If ESP Sport is activated and one or more
wheels start to spin, the
in the instrument cluster flashes. ESP
stabilises the vehicle to a limited degree.
®
Sport
®
1 Activating/deactivating ESP
®
Sport:
X
X
To deactivate/activate ESP
ESP
engine is running.
v warning lamp
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
only
lowing situations:
R
R
R
G Risk of accident
Activate ESP
described above no longer apply. ESP
otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehi-
cle if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel
starts to spin.
®
Sport
To activate: briefly press button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up. The message ESP Sport
appears in the multi-function display.
To deactivate: briefly press button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out. The message ESP On
appears in the multi-function display.
®
® is activated automatically when the
when using snow chains
in deep snow
on sand or gravel
®
as soon as the situations
®
in the fol-
®
will