brakes MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owners Manual

Brake forc
edistribution
see EBD (electroni cbrake force
distribution)
Brake lamps
Adaptive ........................................... 71
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 66
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 70
BAS .................................................. 67
BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic
Assist ............................................... 67
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 376
Displa ymessage ............................ 254
Driving tip s.................................... 177
High-performance brake system .... 179
Hil lstart assist ............................... 149
HOLD function ............................... 192
Important safety notes .................. 177
Parking brake ................................ 174
Warning lamp ................................. 286
Breakdown
Where will Ifind...? ........................ 334
see Fla ttyre
see Towing away
Brightness contro l(instrument
cluste rlighting) ................................... 30
Button sonthe steering column ...... 233C
Calling up afault
see Displa ymessages
Calling up the climate contro lbar
Multimedia system ........................ 300
Calling up the climate control
menu
Multimedia system ........................ 300
Car
see Vehicle
Car was h(care) ................................. 327
Care
360° camera ................................. 330
Automati ccar wash ....................... 327
Carpets .......................................... 333
Displa y........................................... 331
Exhaus tpipe. ................................. 331
Exterior lighting ............................. 330
Gear or selector lever .................... 332 Genera
lnotes ................................ 326
High-pressure cleane r.................... 328
Interior ........................................... 331
Matt paintwork .............................. 329
Paint .............................................. 328
Plastic trim .................................... 331
Reversing camera .......................... 330
Roof lining ...................................... 333
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 332
Sea tcove r..................................... 332
Sensors ......................................... 330
Steering whee l............................... 332
Tri mp iece s.................................... 332
Washing by hand ........................... 327
Wheel s........................................... 329
Window s........................................ 329
Wipe rblade s.................................. 329
Woode ntrim .................................. 332
CD
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
CD player (on-board computer) ........ 241
Central locking
Locking/unlocking (key) .................. 81
Centre console
Lower section ............................ 35, 36
Upper section .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Dipped-bea mheadlamp s............... 124
Main-bea mheadlamp s................... 124
Turn signals (front) ......................... 125
Changin gthe medi asource ............. 240
Charge-air pressure (on-board
computer, Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) .................................................... 249
Child
Restraint system .............................. 56
Child seat
Forward-facing restraint system ...... 60
i-Size ................................................ 57
ISOFIX .............................................. 57
On the front-passenger sea t............ 59
Rearward-facing restraint system .... 60
Recommendations ........................... 64
Suitable positions ............................ 60
Top Tether ....................................... 58
Cigarette lighter ................................ 316
Cleaning
Mirror turn signal ........................... 330 6
Index

Driving on flooded roads
.................. 179
Driving safet ysystem
BA SP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic
Assis t............................................... 67
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLU S............................................... .69
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri-
bution )............................................. 75
STEER CONTROL ............................ .77
Driving safet ysystems
AB S(Anti-l ockB raking System) ...... .66
ADAPTIVE BRAK E............................. 75
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 70
Adaptive brake lights ....................... 71
BAS (Brake Assist System) .............. 67
Distance warning function ............... 69
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 71
Important safety guideline s............. 66
Overview .......................................... 66
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................. 75
Drivin gsystem
DISTRONIC PLU SwithS teering
Assist and Stop&G oPilot ............... 191
Driving Assistance Plus packag e... 221
RAC ESTAR T(Mercedes-AMG
vehicles) ........................................ 194
Drivin gsystems
360°camera .................................. 210
Active Blind Spot Assist ................. 221
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............ 223
Active Parking Assist ..................... 201
AIRMATI C...................................... 195
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pensio n.......................................... 197
ATTENTIO NASSIST ........................ 215
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 218
Cruise control ................................ 180
Displa ymessage ............................ 270
Distroni cPlus. ............................... 184
HOLD function ............................... 192
Lane Keeping Assist ...................... 219
Lane packag e................................ 217
PARKTRONIC ................................. 197
Reversing camera .......................... 206
SPEEDTRONIC ............................... 182
Traffic Sig nAssist .......................... 216 Drivin
gtips
AMG ceramic brakes ..................... 179
Aquaplaning ................................... 179
Automati ctransmission ................. 160
Brakes ........................................... 177
DISTRONIC PLU S........................... 190
Downhil lgradient ........................... 177
Driving abroa d............................... 118
Driving in winter ............................. 179
Driving on floode droads ................ 179
Driving on we troads ...................... 179
Fue l................................................ 176
Genera l.......................................... 176
Icy roa dsurfaces ........................... 179
Limite dbraking efficiency on sal-
ted roads ....................................... 178
New brake disks ............................ 178
New brake pads/linings ................ 178
Running-i ntips. .............................. 144
Snow chains .................................. 356
Subjecting brakes to aloa d. .......... 178
Symmetrical dipped beam ............. 118
The first 1500 km .......................... 144
Towing atraile r.............................. 227
Wet roa dsurface ........................... 178
DVD video
Operating (on-board computer) ..... 241
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
DYNAMI CSELECT switch
Automati ctransmission ................. 154
Climate control (THERMATIC 2-
zone) .............................................. 131
Manua ltransmission ...................... 154 E
EASY-ENTRY feature Function/note s............................. 112
EASY-EXIT feature
Function/note s............................. 112
EBD (electroni cbrake forc edistri-
bution)
Displa ymessage ............................ 256
Function/note s................................ 75
EC Od isplay
Function/note s............................. 176
On-board compute r....................... 237 Index
9

Tyre pressure monitor
Checking the tyr epressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 360
Function/note s............................. 359
Genera lnotes ................................ 359
Important safety notes .................. 359
Restarting ...................................... 360
Warning lamp ................................. 294
Warning message .......................... 360
Tyres
Changing awheel .......................... 361
Checking ........................................ 354
Directio nofrotation ...................... 361
Displa ymessage ............................ 277
Important safety notes .................. 353
Information on driving .................... 353
MOExtended tyre s......................... 355
Replacing ....................................... 361
Service life ..................................... 354
Snow chains .................................. 356
Storing ........................................... 361
Summer tyre sinwinter ................. 355
Tyre size (data ).............................. 366
Tyre trea d...................................... 354
Wheel and tyre combinations ........ 366
see Fla ttyre U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking ....................... 88
From inside the vehicl e(central
unlocking button) ............................. 87
USB devices
Connecting to the Media Inter-
face ............................................... 307 V
Vanity mirro r(in sun visor) .............. 315
Variable SPEEDTRONIC
see SPEEDTRONIC
Vehicle
Correct us e...................................... 28
Data acquisition ............................... 28
Displa ymessage ............................ 279
Electronics ..................................... 369
Equipment ....................................... 26
Implied warranty .............................. 28 Individua
lsettings .......................... 244
Leaving parked up ......................... 176
Locking (i nanemergency) ............... 88
Locking (key) ................................... 81
Lowering ........................................ 365
Operating safety .............................. 26
Parking .......................................... 172
Pulling away ................................... 148
Raising ........................................... 362
Registration ..................................... 28
Securing from rolling away ............ 362
Towing away .................................. 347
Transporting .................................. 349
Unlocking (i nanemergency) ........... 88
Unlocking (key) ................................ 81
Vehicl edata. .................................. 377
Vehicl edata
Boot load (maximum) ..................... 377
Roof load (maximum) ..................... 377
Vehicl edimensions ........................... 377
Vehicl eemergenc yloc king ................ 88
Vehicl eidentificatio nnumber
see VIN
Vehicl eidentificatio nplate .............. 370
Vehicl elevel
AIRMATI C...................................... 196
Displa ymessage ............................ 270
Vehicl etoolkit.................................. 336
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 241
See also Digital Owner' sManual... 296
VIN
Sea t............................................... 371
Type plate ...................................... 370 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 287
Brakes ........................................... 286
Distance warning signa l................. 293
ESP ®
.............................................. 287
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 289
Fue ltank ........................................ 290
Genera lnotes ................................ 285
LIM (cruise control )........................ 181
LIM (DISTRONIC PLUS) .................. 185
LIM (variabl eSPEEDTRONIC )......... 183 22
Index

These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R events
R faults
In general, this technical information docu-
mentst he state of acomponent, amodule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
R operating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
R the vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components,e .g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment,l ateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position
R malfunctions and defect sinimportant system
components,e .g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. airbag deploy-
ment,i ntervention of stability control sys-
tems
R ambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
R assist in detecting and rectifying faults and
defects
R analyse vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
R optimise vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and fault data memory.
Services include, for example:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranty events
R quality assurance
The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser- vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. You can obtain more information there, if required.
After afault has been rectified, the information
is deleted from the fault memory or is continu-
ally overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec- tion with other information (if necessary, after
consultation with an authorised expert), could
be traced to aperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage to the vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi-
cle as well. The additional functions include, for example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency. Copyright information
General notes
Information on licences for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is availabl eonthe fol-
lowing website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource Copyright information
29Introduction Z

Instrumen
tcluster i
Instrumen
tcluste rwiths peedometer
(km/h) Function Page
:
Speedometer
Speedometer segments 232
Warning and indicator lamps:
å
ESP®
OFF 287
÷
ESP® 287
·
Distanc ewarning 293
Ð
Powersteering 295
6
Restrain tsystem 40
ü
Seat belts 285
K
Main-beam headlamps 120
L
Dipped-beam head-
lamps 119
8
Reserve fuel level with
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r( right) 290
T
Sidelamps 119
R
Rear fog lamp 119
h
Tyre pressur emonitor 294 Function Page
;
#!
Turn signals 120
=
Multifunction display 234
?
Rev counter 233
Warning and indicator lamps:
!
Electric parking brake
(yellow) 290
!
ABS 287
;
Enginediagnostics 290
%
Diesel engine: preglow 147
!
Electric parking brake
(red) 290
J
Brakes(red) 286
M
SPORT handlin gmode
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles 289
?
Coolant 291
J
Brakes(yellow) 286
A
Coolan
ttem perature gauge 233
B
8
Fuellevel indicator 290
i
Information on displayin
gthe outside tem-
peratur einthemultifunction display can be
foun dunder "Outside temperature display"
(Y page 233). 32
Instrumen
tclusterAt ag lance

Important safety notes
The intervention of PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Scannot
preven tanimminent collision.
The driver is no twarned before th eintervention
of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sdoes no tintervene:
R if th evehicl eisr eversing
R when th evehicl eist owingat railer and there
is ar iskofar ear-end collision
When driving ,orwhen parking or exiting apark-
ing spac ewitha ssistanc efromA ctiveParking
Assist ,PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Swill no tapply the
brakes.
Function PRE-SAFE
®
PLU Sintervenes in certain situa-
tion sift heradar sensor system detects an
imminent head-on or rear-end collision.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Stakes th efollowin gmeasures
depending on th ehazardous situation detected:
R if th eradar sensor system detects that a
head-on collision is imminent ,the seat belts
are pre-tensioned
R if th eradar sensor system detects that arear-
en dc ollision is imminent:
- ther ear hazard warning lamp sare activa-
te da nd flas hatah igher frequency
- theb rak epressur eisincreased if th edriver
applie sthe brakes when th evehicl eiss ta-
tionary
- thes eat belt sare pre-tensioned
The PRE-SAFE ®
PLU Sbraking application is can-
celled:
R if th eaccelerato rpedal is depressed when a
gear is engaged
R if th eriskofac ollision passes or is no longer
detected
R if DISTRONI CPLUSindicates an intention to
pull away
If th ehazardous situation passes without result-
ing in an accident, th eoriginal setting sare
restored. Automati
cmeasures after an acci-
dent
Immediately after an accident, th efollowing
measures are implemented, depending on the
typ eand severity of th eimpact:
R theh azard warning lamp sare activated
R thee mergenc ylighting is activated
R thev ehicl edoor sare unlocked
R thef ront side windows are lowered
R vehicles wit hamemory function :the electri-
call yadjustable steering whee lisraised
R thee ngineiss witched off and th efuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles wit hthe Mercedes-Ben zemergency
call system: automatic emergenc ycall Children in th
evehicle Important safety notes
Acciden tstatistics sho wthatc hildren secured
in th erear seat sare safer than children secured
in th efront seats. Fo rthisr eason ,Mercedes-
Ben zstrongly advises that you fit achild
restrain tsystem on arear seat .Children are
generally bette rprotected there.
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 1.50 minh eight is travellin ginthe vehi-
cle:
R always secur ethe child in achild restraint
system suitable for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The child restraint system must be appropri-
ate to the age, weight and size of the child.
R be sure to observe the instructions and safety
notes in this section in addition to the child
restraint system manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions.
R always pay attention to the instructions and
safet ynotes on the automatic co-driver's
front airbag deactivation system (Y page 47). Children in thev
ehicle
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tivated
.There is an increase ddangerofs kid-
ding and accidents.
Drive on carefully. Hav eABS checked imme-
diately at aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
If ABS is malfunctioning ,othe rsystems, includ-
ing drivin gsafety systems, will also become
inoperative .Obser ve the information on the ABS
warning lamp (Y page 287)and displa ymes-
sage swhich ma ybeshown in the instrument
cluste r(Ypage 254).
Brakes X
If ABS intervenes: continue to depress the
brake peda lwithf orce unti lthe braking sit-
uatio niso ver.
X To make afullb rak eapplication: depress
the brake peda lwithf ullf orce.
If ABS intervenes when braking ,you will fee la
pulsing in the brake pedal.
The pulsating brake peda lcan be an indication
of hazardous roa dconditions ;thiss erve sasa
reminder to take extra car ewhile driving. BAS (Brak
eAssis t)
General notes BAS operates in emergency braking situations.
If yo udepress the brake peda lquickly, BAS
automaticall yboosts the braking force, thus
shortening the stopping distance.
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 66). G
WARNING
If BAS is malfunctioning ,the braking distance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. There is ariskofa ccident.
In an emergency braking situation, depress
the brake peda lwithf ullf orce. ABS prevents
the wheels fro mlocking. Braking X
Kee pthe brake peda ldep resse dfirml yuntil
the emergency braking situatio niso ver.
ABS prevents the wheels fro mlocking.
Th eb rakes will functio nasusual once you
release the brake pedal. BAS is deactivated. BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS
)withC ross-Traffic Assist
General notes BAS PLU
Scan help yo utominimise th eriskofa
collision with avehicl eorap edestrian and
reduce the effects of such acollision. If BAS
PLU Sdetects adangerofc ollision, yo uare
assiste dwhenb raking.
i Pa
ya ttentio ntothe important safety notes
in the "Driving safety systems" section
(Y page 66).
BAS PLU Siso nlya vailable on vehicles with the
Drivin gAssistance package.
For BAS PLU Stoassistyou when driving, the
rada rsensors ystema nd the camera system
must be operational.
With the help of asensors ystema ndacamera
system, BAS PLU Scan detect obstacles:
R tha tare in the path of your vehicl efor an
extende dperiodoft ime
R tha tcros sthe path of your vehicle
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your vehi-
cle can be detected.
BAS PLU Sdetects pedestrians using typical
characteristics such as the body contour sand
posture of aperso ns tanding upright.
If the rada rsen sorsystemort he camera system
is malfunctioning ,BAS PLU Sfunctions are
restricted or no longe ravailable. The brake sys-
tem is still availabl ewithc omplete brake boost-
ing effect and BAS.
i Observe the restrictions describe
dinthe
"Important safety notes" section
(Y page 68). Driving safet
ysystems
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At speed
sofuptoa pproximatel y70km/h,BAS
PLU Scan react to:
R stationar yobjects in the path of your vehicle,
e.g .stoppe dorp arked vehicles
R pedestrians in the path of your vehicle
R obstacle scrossing your path, which move in
the detection range of the sensors and are
detected
i If BAS PLU
Sdeman ds particularly high brak-
ing force, preventative passenge rprotection
measures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activated simulta-
neously (Y page 54).
X Kee pthe brake peda ldep resse duntilthe
emergency braking situatio niso ver.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
BAS PLU Sisdeactivated and the brakes func-
tio na susual againif:
R your elease the brake pedal
R ther eisnol ongerar iskofc ollision
R no obstacle is detecte dinfront of your vehicle
R youd epress the accelerator pedal
R youa ctivate kickdown COLLISIO
NPREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS
General notes i
Observ
ethe "Important safety notes "sec-
tio n(Ypage 66).
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sconsists
of ad istance warning functio nwithana utono-
mou sbraking functio nand Adaptive Brake
Assist.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Scan help
yo utom inimisethe ris kofa collision with the
vehicl einfront or reduce the effects of such a
collision.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
detects tha tther eisar iskofa collision, yo uwill
be warned visuall yand acoustically. If yo udonot
react to the visua land audibl ecollision warning,
autonomou sbraking can be initiated in critical
situations. If yo uapply the brake yoursel fina
critical situation, the COLLISION PREVENTION
ASSIST PLU SAdaptive Brake Assist assists you. Important safety notes In particular, the detection of obstacle
scan be
impaired in the cas eof:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R snow or heavy rain
R interference by othe rradar sources
R strong rada rreflections, for example, in multi-
storey car parks
R an arrow vehicl etravelling in front, e.g .a
motorcycle
R av ehicl etravelling in front on adifferent line
R new vehicles or afte raservice on the COLLI-
SION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Ssystem
Observ ethe important safety notes in the
"Running-i nnotes "sectio n(Ypage 144).
Following damage to the front end of the vehicle,
have the configuratio nand operatio nofthe
rada rsensor checked at aquali fied specialist
workshop .Thisa lsoa pplies to collisions at slow
speed swhere ther eisnov isible damage to the
front of the vehicle.
Activating/deactivating The COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU
Sis
automaticall yactive afte rswitching on the igni-
tion.
Yo uc an activate or deactivate COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLU Sinthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 245). Whe ndeactivated ,the dis-
tance warning functio nand the autonomous
braking functio narealso deactivated.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis
deactivated ,the æ symbo lappears in the
assistance graphics display.
Distance warning function General notes
The distance warning functio ncan hel pyou to
minimis ethe ris kofa collision with the vehicl ein
front or reduce the effects of such acollision. If
the distance warning functio ndetects tha tthere
is ar iskofa collision, yo uwillbew arned visually
and acoustically.
Important safety notes
i Observ
ethe "Important safety notes "sec-
tio nfor driving safety system s(Ypage 66). Driving safety systems
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brakin
gforc enecessary to avoid acollision. If
you apply the brakes forcefully, Adaptiv eBrake
Assist will automatically increase the braking
forc etoal evel suitable for the traffic conditions.
Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist provides brakin gassis-
tanc einh azardous situation satspeeds above
7k m/h. It uses radar sensor technology to
assess the traffic situation.
Up to aspeed of approximately 250 km/h,
Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist is capable of reacting to
movin gobjects that have already been detected
as such at least onc eover the period of obser-
vation.
Up to aspeed of approximately 70 km/h, Adap-
tive Brak eAssist react stostationary obstacles.
If Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist demands particularly
high brakin gforce, preventativ epassenger pro-
tection measures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activated
simultaneously (Y page 54).
X Keep the brake pedal depressed until the
emergency brakin gsituation is over.
ABSp revents the wheels from locking.
The brakes will work normally again if: R you release the brake pedal
R ther eisnol onger any danger of acollision
R no obstacle is detected in fron tofyour vehicle
Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist is then deactivated.
Important safet ynotes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion for driving safety systems (Y page 66).G
WARNING
Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffic situa-
tions.
In such cases, Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist can:
R interven eunnecessarily
R not intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in anon-critical driving situation. G
WARNING
Adaptiv eBrakeA ssist does not react:
R to people or animals
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering
As aresult, the Adaptiv eBrak eAssist may not
interven einall critical conditions. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake.
Due to the natur eofthe system, particularly
complicated but non-critical driving conditions
may also cause Brak eAssist to intervene.
If Adaptiv eBrak eAssist is not available due to a
malfunction in the radar sensor system, the
brake system remains available with full brake
boostin geffec tand BAS. Adaptive brake lights
The adaptive brake lights warn following traffic
in an emergency brakin gsituation:
R by flashing brake lamps
R by activating the hazard warning lamps
If you brake sharply from aspeed of more than
50 km/ horifb raking is assisted by BAS or BAS
PLUS, the brake lamp sflashr apidly.Int his way,
traffic travelling behind you is warned in an even more noticeable manner.
If you brake sharply from aspee dofm ore than
70 km/h to astandstill, the hazard warning
lamp sare activated automatically. If the brakes
are applieda gain, the brake lamp slight up con-
tinuously.T he hazard warning lamp sswitch off
automatically if you travel faster than 10 km/h. You can alsos witch off the hazard warning
lamp susing the hazard warning button
(Y page1 20). ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program)
General notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page66). Driving safety systems
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ESP
®
monitors drivin gstability and traction, i.e.
powe rtransmission between the tyres and the
roa dsurface.
If ESP ®
detects tha tthe vehicl eisdeviating from
the direction desired by the driver ,one or more
wheels ar ebraked to stabilise the vehicle. The
engine outpu tisa lsom odified to kee pthe vehi-
cle on the desired course withi nphysical limits.
ESP ®
assists the driver when pulling away on
we tors lipper yroads .ESP ®
can also stabilise
the vehicl eduringb raking.
ETS/4ETS (Electroni cTraction System) i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 66).
ETS tractio ncontro lispartofE SP®
.
Tractio ncontro lbrakes the drive wheels indi-
viduall yiftheys pin. Thi senables yo utopull
away and accelerate on slippery surfaces ,for
exampl eifthe roa dsurface is slippery on one
side .Ina ddition, mor edrive torque is transfer-
red to the whee lorwheelswitht raction.
Tractio ncontro lremains active if yo udeactivate
ESP ®
.
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 66). G
WARNING
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
is unabl eto
stabilise the vehicle. In addition, othe rdriving
safety system sareswitched off .Thisi ncrea-
ses the ris kofskidding and an accident.
Driv eonc arefully. Hav eESP®
checked at a
qualified specialis tworkshop.
When towing your vehicl eawayw itht he rear
axl eraised, observe the note sonESP®
(Y page 349).
If the å ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continuously ,ESP ®
is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP®
warning lamp lights up contin-
uously ,ESP ®
is not availabl eduetoam alfunc-
tion.
Observe the informatio nonwarning lamps
(Y page 287 )and displa ymessage swhich may
be shown in the instrument cluster
(Y page 254). Onl
yusewheels with the recommende dtyre
sizes. Onl ythenw illE SP ®
functio nproperly.
Characteristics of ESP ® General notes
If the ÷ ESP warning lamp goes ou tbefore
beginning the journey ,ESP ®
is automatically
active.
If ESP ®
intervenes ,the ÷ ESP®
warning lamp
flashe sinthe instrument cluster.
If ESP ®
intervenes:
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circum-
stances.
X When pulling away ,onlyd epress the acceler-
ato rpedal as farasisn ecessary.
X Adapt your drivin gstyle to suit the prevailing
roa dand weather conditions.
EC Os tart/sto pfunction
The ECO start/sto pfunctio nswitches the
engine off automaticall yifthe vehicl estops
moving .Whenp ulling away again, the engine
starts automatically. ESP ®
remains in its previ-
ousl yselecte dstatus. Example: if ESP®
was
deactivated befor ethe engine wa sswitched off,
ESP ®
remains deactivated when the engine is
switched on again.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®
(except
Mercedes‑ AMGvehicles) Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 66).
Yo uc an select between the following statuses
of ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated
R ESP ®
is deactivated G
WARNING
If yo udeactivate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longe rsta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Onl ydeactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
be dint he following. 72
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