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Electronic
Stabilization
Control
(ESC)
Description
ESC helps to improve road holding and vehicle
dynamics to help reduce the probability of
skidd ing and loss of veh icle control. It works
only when the eng ine is running. ESC detects
certain difficult driv ing situations, including
when the vehicle is beginning to spin (yaw)
out of cont rol and helps you to get the vehicle
back under control by select ively braking the
wheels, and/or red ucing engine powe r and
providing steering assistance to help hold the
vehicle on the driver's intended course . The in-
dicator light
min
the instrument cluster
blinks when ESC is taking action to help you
control the vehicle.
ESC has limitations.
It
is important to remem-
ber that ESC cannot overcome the laws of
physics. It will not always be able to help out
under all conditions you may come up against.
For example, ESC may not always be able to
help you master situat ions where there is a
sudden change in the coefficient of fr iction of
the road surface. When there is a section of
dry road t hat is sudden ly covered with water,
slush or snow, ESC cannot perform the same
way it would on the dry surface.
If
the vehicle
hydroplanes (rides on a cushion of wate r in-
stead of the road surface), ESC wi ll not be
able to help you steer the veh icle because con-
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y
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tact with the pavement has been interrupted
and the vehicle cannot be braked or steered .
During fast corner ing, particular ly on wind ing
roads, ESC cannot always deal as effectively
with difficult dr iving situations than at lower
speeds. When towing a trailer, ESC is not able
to help you regain control as it would if you
were not tow ing a trailer.
Always adjust your speed and driving style to
road, traffic and weather conditions . ESC can-
not override the vehicle's physical lim its, in-
crease the availab le tract ion, or keep a veh icle
on the road if road departu re is a result of
driver inattent ion. I nstead , ESC imp roves t he
possibility of keeping the vehicle under con-
trol and on the road during extreme maneu-
vers by using the driver's steering inputs to
help keep the vehicle go ing in the intended di-
rect ion. If you are traveling at a speed that
causes you to run off the road before ESC can
provide any assistance, you may not experi-
ence the benefits of ESC.
ESC includes and/or works together with the
anti-lock brake system (ABS), brake assist sys-
tem, ant i-slip regu lation (ASR), electron ic dif-
ferential lock (EDL), dynam ic steer ing* and
Electronic interax le differentia l lock* /selective
whee l to rque control*. ESC is switched on all
the time. I n certain sit uat ions when you need
less traction, you can switch off ASR by press-
ing the button
[fil
¢
page 195, fig. 178.
Be
sure to switch ASR on again when you no lon-
ger need less traction .
Anti -lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the whee ls from locki ng up
when braking. The vehicle can st ill be steered
even during hard braking . App ly steady pres-
sure to the brake pedal. Do not pump the ped-
al. A pulsing in the brake pedal indicates that
the system is helping you to brake the vehicle.
Brake assist syst em
The brake assist system can decrease braking
distance . It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer-
gency situations. You must press and hold the
brake pedal unti l the situation is over. In
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