Mercedes-benz E-Cabriolet 2015 User Manual download pdf (Page 80)

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.

ECO start/stop function

The ECO start/stop function switches the

engine off automatically when the vehicle

stops moving. The engine starts automati-

cally when the driver wants to pull away again.

ESP

®

remains in its previously selected sta-

tus. Example: if ESP

®

was deactivated before

the engine was switched off, ESP

®

remains

deactivated when the engine is switched on

again.

Deactivating/activating ESP

®

Important safety notes

You can select between the following states

of ESP

®

:

R

ESP

®

is activated.

R

ESP

®

is deactivated.

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.

It may be best to deactivate ESP

®

in the fol-

lowing situations:

R

when using snow chains

R

in deep snow

R

on sand or gravel

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 deactivate: (Y page 235).

The å ESP

®

OFF warning lamp in the

instrument cluster lights up.

X

To activate: (Y page 235).

The å ESP

®

OFF warning lamp in the

instrument cluster goes out.

Characteristics when ESP

®

is deactivated

If ESP

®

is deactivated and one or more wheels

start to spin, the ÷ ESP

®

warning lamp in

the instrument cluster flashes. In such situa-

tions, ESP

®

will not stabilize the vehicle.

If you deactivate ESP

®

:

R

ESP

®

no longer improves driving stability.

R

engine torque is no longer limited and the

drive wheels are able to spin.

The spinning of the wheels results in a cut-

ting action for better traction on loose sur-

faces.

R

traction control is still activated.

R

ESP

®

still provides support when you

brake.

EBD (electronic brake force distribu-

tion)

General information

EBD monitors and controls the brake pres-

sure on the rear wheels to improve driving

stability while braking.

Important safety notes

i

Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-

tion for driving safety systems (Y page 71).

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Driving safety systems

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