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driver able to handle these critical driving
situations.
You could lose control of your vehicle and
cause an accident.
Please be aware of these limits when you
switch off the ESP®.
Do not switch off the ESP® when a spare
wheel is mounted.
To improve the vehicle’s traction, switch off
the ESP®. This allows the drive wheels to spin
and thus cut into surfaces for better grip, for
example
Version 2
X Switching on: With the engine running,
press ESP® switch: briefly.
The ABS/ESP® warning lampd in the
Rwhen driving with snow chains
instrument cluster comes on. The message Rin deep snow
ESP-SPORT appears in the multifunction
display.
X Switching off: With the engine running,
Rin sand or gravel
G Warning!
press ESP® SPORT switch: briefly.
Switch on the ESP® immediately if the
The ABS/ESP® warning lampd in the
aforementioned circumstances do not apply
anymore. Otherwise the ESP® will not
stabilize the vehicle when it is starting to skid
or a wheel is spinning.
instrument cluster goes out. The message
ESP-ON appears in the multifunction
display.
The SPORT handling mode switches off
automatically when you turn off the engine.
When starting the engine, the ESP® is
When you switch off the ESP®,
Rthe ESP® will not stabilize the vehicle
activated automatically.
Rthe engine output is not limited, which
allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut
into surfaces for better grip
Switching the ESP® off or on
G Warning!
Rthe ETS will still apply the brakes to a
spinning wheel
The ESP® should not be switched off during
normal driving.
Rthe ESP® continues to operate when you
are braking hard
Disabling of the system will result in the
following:
Rthe cruise control or the Distronic system
cannot be activated
Rno restriction to engine torque
Rloss of system-supported traction control
Rthe cruise control or the Distronic system
switch off if activated
“ESP® OFF” is designed for driving on closed
tracks when the vehicle’s natural oversteer
and understeer characteristics are desired
and requires a highly skilled and experienced
i When the ESP® is switched off and one or
more drive wheels are spinning, the ABS/
ESP® warning lamp÷ ord8 in the
8
Depending on vehicle production date.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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