Safety, Driving safety systems – Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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may be shown in the instrument cluster

(

Y

page 170).

i

Only use wheels with the recommended

tire sizes. Only then will ESP

®

function

properly.

Characteristics of ESP

®

ESP

®

is activated automatically when the

engine is started.
If ESP

®

intervenes, the h ESP

®

warning

lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
If ESP

®

intervenes:

X

Do not deactivate ESP

®

under any circum-

stances.

X

Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as

necessary when pulling away.

X

Adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-

ing road and weather conditions.

Deactivating/activating ESP

®

Important safety notes

i

Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-

tion (

Y

page 54).

You can select between the following states

of ESP

®

:

R

ESP

®

is activated.

R

SPORT handling mode is activated.

R

ESP

®

is deactivated.

G

WARNING

When SPORT handling mode is activated,

there is a greater risk of skidding and acci-

dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit-

uations described in the following.

G

WARNING

If you deactivate ESP

®

, ESP

®

no longer sta-

bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk

of skidding and an accident.

Only deactivate ESP

®

in the situations descri-

bed in the following.

In the following situations, it may be better to

activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate

ESP

®

:

R

when using snow chains

R

in deep snow

R

on sand or gravel

R

when driving on designated roads when the

vehicle's own oversteering and understeer-

ing characteristics are desired

Driving in SPORT handling mode or without

ESP

®

requires an extremely qualified and

experienced driver.

i

Activate ESP

®

as soon as the situations

described above no longer apply. ESP

®

will

otherwise not be able to stabilize the vehi-

cle if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel

starts to spin.

!

Avoid spinning the driven wheels for an

extended period with ESP

®

deactivated.

You could otherwise damage the drivetrain.

Deactivating/activating ESP

®

X

To activate SPORT handling mode:

briefly press button :.

The M handling mode warning lamp in

the instrument cluster lights up. The

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