Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 348)

Deactivating/activating ESP ®
G WARNING
Under no circumstances should you
deactivate ESP
® when the ÷ ESP ®
warning lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes. Proceed as follows:
R when driving off, apply as little throttle as
possible.
R while driving, ease up on the accelerator
pedal.
R adapt your speed to suit the prevailing road
and weather conditions.
Failure to observe these guidelines could
cause the vehicle to skid. ESP
® cannot
prevent accidents resulting from excessive
speed.
For further information about ESP ® , see
(
Y
page 67).
X Start the engine.
X Press = or ; on the steering wheel
to select the Assistance 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 comes on.
G WARNING
When the å ESP ® OFF warning lamp is lit,
ESP ® is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP ® warning lamp and the
å ESP ® OFF warning lamp remain lit,
ESP ® is not available due to a malfunction.
When ESP ® is deactivated or not operational,
vehicle stability in standard driving
maneuvers is reduced.
Adapt your speed and driving to the prevailing
road conditions and to the non-operating
status of the ESP
® .
X To activate: press a again.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
PRE-SAFE ® Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press 9 or : to select PRE-SAFE
Brake .
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press a
again.
When PRE-SAFE ® Brake (
Y
page 69) is
activated, the multifunction display shows
the Ä symbol as long as the HOLD
function is not activated (
Y
page 306).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
X Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X
Press the 9 or : button to select
Attention Assist .
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press a
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST (
Y
page 319) is
activated, the À symbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Active Blind
Spot Assist
You can use the Blind Spot Assist
function to activate or deactivate Active Blind
Spot Assist (
Y
page 325).
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