Safety, Driving safety systems – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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for example if the road surface is slippery on

one side. In addition, more drive torque is

transferred to the wheel or wheels with

traction.
Traction control remains active, even if you

deactivate ESP

®

.

Important safety notes

i

Observe the "Important safety notes"

section (

Y

page 62).

G

WARNING

If ESP

®

is malfunctioning, ESP

®

is unable to

stabilize the vehicle. Additionally, further

driving safety systems are deactivated. This

increases the risk of skidding and an accident.
Drive on carefully. Have ESP

®

checked at a

qualified specialist workshop.

!

When testing the electric parking brake

on a braking dynamometer, switch off the

ignition. Application of the brakes by

ESP

®

may otherwise destroy the brake

system.

Vehicles without 4MATIC: observe the notes

on ESP

®

(

Y

page 295) when towing the

vehicle with a raised rear axle.
ESP

®

is deactivated if the å warning lamp

in the instrument cluster lights up

continuously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the å

warning lamp are lit continuously, ESP

®

is not

available due to a malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps

(

Y

page 238) and display messages which

may be shown in the instrument cluster

(

Y

page 209).

i

Only use wheels with the recommended

tire sizes. Only then will ESP

®

function

properly.

Characteristics of ESP

General information
ESP

®

is activated automatically when the

engine is started.
If ESP

®

intervenes, the ÷ ESP

®

warning

lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
If ESP

®

intervenes:

X

Do not deactivate ESP

®

under any

circumstances.

X

Only depress the accelerator pedal as far

as necessary when pulling away.

X

Adapt your driving style to suit the

prevailing road and weather conditions.

Vehicles with the ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/stop function switches the

engine off automatically when the vehicle

stops moving. The engine starts

automatically when the driver wants to pull

away again. ESP

®

remains in its previously

selected status. Example: if ESP

®

was

deactivated before the engine was switched

off, ESP

®

remains deactivated when the

engine is switched on again.

Deactivating/activating ESP

®

(except

AMG vehicles)

Important safety notes

i

Observe the "Important safety notes"

section (

Y

page 62).

You can select between the following

statuses of ESP:

R

ESP

®

is activated.

R

ESP

®

is deactivated.

G

WARNING

If you deactivate ESP

®

, ESP

®

no longer

stabilizes the vehicle. There is an increased

risk of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP

®

in the situations

described in the following.

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