Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 70)

Deactivating/activating ESP ® (except
AMG vehicles)
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 ®
You can deactivate or activate ESP ® via the
on-board computer (
Y
page 210).
ESP ® deactivated:
The å ESP ® OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
ESP
® activated:
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.
Deactivating/activating ESP ® (AMG
vehicles)
Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Y
page 63).
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
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