Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 199)

Assistance menu
Introduction
In the DriveAssist menu, you have the
following options:
R Displaying the assistance graphic
(
Y
page 197)
R Activating/deactivating
ESP ® (
Y
page 197)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ® Brake
(
Y
page 198)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (
Y
page 198)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (
Y
page 198)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(
Y
page 198)
Displaying the assistance graphic
X Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press 9 or : to select Assistance
Graphic .
X Press the a button.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic (
Y
page 163).
The assistance graphic can display the status
of and information from other driving systems
or driving safety systems.
The assistance graphic shows:
R the é symbol when ATTENTION ASSIST
(
Y
page 176) is deactivated.
R the lane markings as bright lines when Lane
Keeping Assist (
Y
page 178) or Active Lane
Keeping Assist (
Y
page 183) is activated.
R the æ symbol when PRE-SAFE ® Brake
(
Y
page 67) is deactivated.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
i Observe the "Important safety notes"
section in the description of ESP
(
Y
page 64).
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.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ® in the
following situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Activating/deactivating ESP ® on AMG
vehicles (
Y
page 66).
For further information about ESP ® , see
(
Y
page 64).
X Start the engine.
X Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
ESP .
X Press the a button.
X
To deactivate: press a again.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
X
To activate: press a again.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
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