Electronic Stability Program
(ESP)
Important!
Have the ESP checked at your
authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer as
soon as possible.
If the ESP warning lamp flashes, adapt
your speed and driving to the prevailing
road conditions.
The acceptation slip regulation will
engage at all vehicle speeds, if one or
both drive wheels begin to lose traction
and spin due to excessive acceleration.
With the ABS malfunctioning, the ESP
is also switched off.
Caution!
Driving the vehicle with varied size
tires will cause the wheels to rotate at
different speeds, therefore the
electronic stability program may
activate (yellow ESP malfunction
indicator lamp in instrument cluster
comes on). For this reason, all wheels,
including the spare wheel, must have
the same tire size.
While engaged, the yellow warning lamp
in the speedometer flashes. With the
acceleration slip regulation engaged, the
brake is applied to the spinning drive
wheel until it regains sufficient traction.
If both drive wheels lose traction and
spin, the brake is applied to both drive
wheels and simultaneously, engine
torque is limited, to improve the
If the vehicle is towed with the front
axle raised (see Towing the vehicle in
Index), the engine must be shut off.
Otherwise, the electronic stability
program will immediately be engaged
and will apply the rear wheel brakes.
Notes:
vehicle's driving stability.
With the key in steering lock position 2,
the yellow ESP and EPC malfunction
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
and the yellow warning lamp in the
speedometer dial come on. They must
go out when the engine is running.
When testing the parking brake on a
brake test dynamometer, the engine
must be shut off. Otherwise, the
electronic stability program will
immediately be engaged and will apply
the rear wheel brakes.
As traction on the road surface increases,
the allowable engine torque also
increases again and the brake is no
longer applied to drive wheels.
If the ESP or EPC malfunction
In winter operation, the maximum
effectiveness of the electronic stability
program is only achieved with
Mercedes-Benz recommended M + S
radial-ply tires and/or snow chains.
indicator lamp comes on with the
engine running, a malfunction has been
detected. It is possible that now only
partial engine output is available.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1997 |
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