warning MERCEDES-BENZ EQB 2023 User Guide

Util
ityvehicles have asigni/cantl yhighe rro llo ver
ra te than other types ofvehicles.
If th is type ofvehicle isno tdr iven safely, an acci-
den tcan occur ,th eve hicle canrollove rand
occupants cansu.er serious oreven fata linju-
ri es.
In aro llo vercr ash, anunbelt edper son issign i/-
can tly mor elik elyto die than aper son wearing a
seat belt.
Yo uand allvehicle occupan tsshould alwayswe ar
yo ur seat belts. NNo o
t t
es f es
for per or
per sons wit sons
withelectr h
electr onicmedical aids onic
medical aids
Mer cedes-Benz AGcanno t,despit ecar efully
de veloping vehicle systems, completely rule out
th eint eraction ofvehicle systems withelect ronic
med icalaid ssuc has cardiac pacema kers.
In addit ion,th er ear ecom ponents installed inthe
ve hicle that, rega rdless oftheoper ating status of
th eve hicle, cangener atema gne tic/elds onapar
wit hper manent magne ts.Thes e/e lds canbe
fo und, forex am ple, inthear ea around themulti- media
andsound system oralso inthear ea ofthe
seats, dependingon theve hicle equipme nt.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llo wing canoccur inisolat ed
cases ,depending ontheaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunctionin g
R Adversehealt he.ect s
Obser vetheno tesand warnings ofthemanuf ac-
tur erofthemedical aids;ifin doubt, contactthe
de vice manuf acturerand/or your doct or.If th er e
is continuin guncer tainty concer ningthepossibil-
ity ofmedical aidsmalfunctionin g,Mer cedes-
Benz AGrecommen dsusing onlyfew electr ical
ve hicle systems and/ ormain taining adist ance
fr om thecom ponents.
When chargin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery, ke ep a
dist ance ofatleast anarm's lengt hbe tween the
medical aidand thefo llo wing components:
R The powe rsuppl yeq uipment
This includes chargin gst atio nsinthefo rm ofa
wa llbo xor apublic chargin gpoin t,forex am-
ple.
R Vehicle compone ntscar rying livevo ltag e This
includes thech argin gcable andthe
ch argin gcont rolbo x,forex am ple.
Onl yha ve repair sand maint enance workinthe
ar ea ofthefo llo wing components carried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop:
R Vehicle compone ntscar rying livevo ltag e
R Transmi ssionantenn a
R Mul time diasystem and soun dsy stem
If yo uha ve anyqu eries orsugg estion s,consult a
qua li/ed specialist workshop. PrPr
oblem swit oblem
swit hy h
your v our
vehicle ehicle
If yo ushould exper ience apr oblem withyo ur vehi-
cle, particu larlyone that youbelie vema ya.ect its
saf eoper ation, weurge youto cont actanaut hor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCent erimmedi atelyto have
th epr oblem diagnosed andrecti/ed. Ifth epr ob-
lem isno tre sol vedto your satisf action, please
discuss thepr oblem again withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror,if necessar y,cont act
us atone ofthefo llo wing addresses:
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the US he
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RR
es estr tr
aint syst aint
system function ality em
function ality When
theve hicle isswitc hedon,aself -tes tis per -
fo rm ed, during whic hth e0075 restr aint system
wa rning lamplights up.Itgoes outnolater than a
few secon dsaTer theve hicle isstar ted. The com-
ponent sof there str aint system areth en func-
tional. Malfunction
ingr Malfunction
ingres estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
A
malfunction hasoccur redin there str aint sys-
te m if:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lampdoes
no tlight upwhen theve hicle isswitc hedon
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up continuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeat hdue tothere str aint
sy stem malfunc tion ing
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe
acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas
int ended inan accident. Intheeve ntofan
ac cid ent, thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr ical
sy stem mayno tbe deactiv ated asintended. Yo
uma yre ceiv ean elect ric shoc kif yo uto uc h
th edamag edcom ponents ofthehigh-v oltage
on-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Have there str aint system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop. #
ATer anacciden t,switc ho. theve hicle
immed iately. FF
unction oft unction
ofthe r he
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system inan accident em
inan accident Ho
wthere str aint system worksdepen dson the
se verity of theim pact detected and theappar ent
type ofaccident :
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activati on thre sholds forth ecom ponents of
th ere str aint system arede term ined based onthe
ev aluat ionofthesensor values measured atvari-
ous points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-e mp -
tiv ein natur e.The trigg ering/deplo ymentofthe com
pone ntsofthere str aint system musttake
place ingood timeatthestar tof thecollision.
Fa ctor swhic hcan onlybe seen andmeasur ed
aTer acollisi onhas occur redcanno tpla ya deci-
siv ero le in airbag deployment. Nordothey pro-
vide anindication ofairbag deployment.
The vehicle maybe def ormed signi/cantl ywit hout
an airbag beingdepl oyed.This isthecase ifonl y
par tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed are
a.ec tedand thera te of vehicle decel eration is
no thigh. Conversely, an airbag maybe depl oyed
ev en though theve hicle su.er sonl ymin ordef or-
matio n.Ifve ry rigid vehicle partssuc has lon gitu-
din almembe rsarehit, this ma yre sult insu1-
cientl yhigh leve ls of vehicle decel eration .
Depen dingon thede tected deplo yment situation,
th ecom ponents ofthere str aint system canbe
ac tiva tedor deplo yedindepende ntlyof eac h
ot her :
R Emer gency Tensio ning Device :fr ont alim pac t,
re ar impact, sideimpact, rollo ver
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: front al
im pact
R Knee airbag: front alim pact 4040
Occupant
safety

#
Alwayseng ageseat belttongue 2oftheseat
belt intoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor re-
spond ingseat.
% Aseat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebest leve lof
pr otection ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no teson fasteni ng theseat belt(/page41). *
N NO O
TE TE
Deplo yment ofcom ponents ofthe
re str aint system when thefront passeng er
seat isunoccupied andaseat beltis
buc kled When
thefront passeng erseat isunoccupied
and theseat belttongue oftheseat beltis
eng aged intheseat beltbuckle, com ponents
of there str aint system maydepl oyunnecessa-
ri ly on thefront passeng erside, e.g.theEmer -
ge ncy Tensio ning Device . #
Onlybuc kletheseat belts asintended. %
Obser vetheno teson stor ag ear eas
(/ page106).
Inf ormatio non installing ach ild restr aint sys-
te m and onchildr entrav eling intheve hicle
can befound inthe"Childr enintheve hicle"
secti on(/ page57) . Se
atbelt adjus Se
atbelt adjustmen tfu nct ion tmen
tfu nct ion VV
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hPR E-S h
PR E-S AFE AFE
® ®
: :
ATer afront seat belt
has been fastene d,theaut omatic seatbeltadjust- ment
mayappl ya cer tain tight ening forc e. Do not
hold theseat belttightl ywhile itis adjusti ng.
Yo ucan activ ateand deactiv ateth eseat belt
adjustmen tfunction usingthemultimedia system
(/ page44). AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingseatbeltadjus ating
seatbeltadjustmen tvia tment
via
t t
he multimedia syst he
multimedia system em
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activateor dea ctivateBelt Adjustmen t. RR
elea sing seatbelts elea
sing seatbelts #
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongue. Seat
beltw Seat
beltwar ar
ning functi onf ning
functi onfor t or
the dr he
driv iv
er and fr er
and front ont
pas seng pas
seng er er
The
00E9 seatbelt warning lampin theInstr u-
ment Displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu-
pant smus twe artheir seat belts correctl y. 4444
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ntsaf ety

The
00E9 seatbel twa rning lamplights upforsix
seconds everytime theve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor sar e
closed andthedr iver and front passeng erhave
fa stene dth eir seat belts, theseat beltwarning
goes out.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning lights
up dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mph(2 5km /h)
an dth edr iver's orfront passeng erseat beltis
no tfa stene d.
R Thedr iver or fron tpa sseng erunfast enstheir
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion . Air
bags Air
bags OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof airbag s w
of airbag s 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation location ofan airbag isident i/ed
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled,anairbag canprov ide additional
pr otection forth ere specti vevehicle occupan t.Po
tential protection prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee andlowe rleg
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: head
and ribcag e
R Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hifth eco-
dr iver airbag isenabled
If th eco-dr iver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco-dr iver seat maybe struckby theco-
dr iver airbag during anaccident.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onaseat withan ENA BLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEA THorSER IOUS INJUR Yto the
CH ILD ca nocc ur. Whe
ninst alling ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page64) .Also ,alw aysobser ve
th eno teson rear wa rd-faci ng orforw ard-f acing
ch ild restr aint system son thefront passeng er
seat (/page63). Occupant
safety
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The
statu sof thefront passeng erairbag isdis-
pla yedvia thePA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or
la mp saTer theself-t est:
R ON islit: ON
islit: thefront passeng erairbag may
deplo ydur ing anaccident.
The indicat orlam pgoes outaTer 60seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON
and OFF areno e
no tlit: t
lit: thefront passeng er
airbag maydeplo ydur ing anaccident.
R OFF islit: OFF
islit: thefront passeng erairbag isdisa-
bled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin theev ent
of an accident.
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GON indicat or lamp is
o., onlyth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp showsthestatus ofthefront passeng erair-
bag. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
ma ybe litcontin uouslyor be o..
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
and the0075 restr aint system warning lamplight
up simult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat may
no tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotinst alla
ch ild restr aint system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut
o.checkedand repair edimmediat elyat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
S S
t t
atus displa y atus
displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thesta-
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situ atio n.
AT er AT
erinst inst
alling ar all
ing arear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c ac
ing chil dr hil
dres estr tr
aint aint
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng ersea t er
sea t: :
PA SSENGE R
AI R BA GOF Fmu stbe litcontin uously. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur y
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system while th eco-dr iver airbag
is enabled
If yo usecur each ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system ontheco-dr iver seat andthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp is
o., theco-dr iver airbag candeplo yin the
ev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Alwaysensu rethat theco-dr iver airbag is
disabled. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp must belit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system onase at with an ENA -
BL ED FRONT AIRBAG; DEA THorSER I-
OUS INJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page63).
Depen dingon thech ild restr aint system andth e
st at ur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp maybe o.. Inthis case, donot
inst allthere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint system
on thefront passeng erseat.
Inst ead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onasu itab lerear seat.
ATer ATer
inst ins
tallin gaf allin
gafor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint sy aint
sys- s-
t t
em ont em
onthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat: :
depen dingon
th ech ild restr aint system andth estatur eof the
ch ild, PASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Fma ybe litcontin -
uo uslyor be o.. Alwaysobser vethefo llo wing
inf ormation. 5050
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ntsaf ety

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iving iving
NNo o
t t
es on electr es
on electr icmode ic
mode &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofchemical burnsand poi-
soning from damag edhigh-v oltagebatt ery
If th ehousing ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas
been damag ed,electr olyte and gases may
leak out. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Immedia tely rinse electrolyte spl ashes
o. withwa terand seek medical atten-
tion straight away. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexplosion from excessiv e
int ernal pressur eof thehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry
Flammable gasma yescape andignite in the
eve ntofave hicle /re. #
Stop thech argin gpr ocess immed iately
in case ofunu sual odors,smok eor bur n
mar ks. #
Leavethedang erzone immediat ely.
Sec ureth edang erzone atasu1cien t
dist ance. #
Call the/r ebr igade. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteson vehicle noise
emissi onsand theacoustic vehicle warning sys-
te m:
R The vehicle iseq uipp edwithapur elyelect ric
dr ive sy stem and develops consider ablylo we r
st at iona ry and vehicle noiseemissi onsthan
ve hicles withacombus tionengine.
It is forth is reason that theve hicle iseq uip-
ped withasoun dge ner ator ,wh ich ser vesas
an acous ticvehicle warning system (AVA S).
R The sound gener ator gener ates spe ed-d epend-
ent vehicle noiseemissi onswhen drivi ng
fo rw ardor bac king upataspeed ofup to
ar oun d25 mph(3 0km /h).
Th ishe lpsot her road user s,par ticu larly
pedest rians and cyclis ts,tohear your vehicle
be tter . R
When drivi ng atspeeds above20 mph
(20 km/h )The vehicle acous ticwarning sys-
te m graduall yswitc heso..
R Despi tethesound gener ator ,th eve hicle still
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user s.Ad apt
yo ur driving styleaccor dingly. Manua
ldis conne ctionof t Manua
ldis conne ctionof the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
eon- e
on-
boa r boa
rd elec tr d
elec trica lsy st ica
lsy stem em
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdea thand /redue to
modi/ed and/ordamagedcom ponen tsof
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m
The vehicle' shigh- voltag eon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umodify
com ponent partsintheve hicle' shigh- voltag e
on-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdamag ed
com ponent parts,youma ybe electr ocuted.In
addition, modi/edand/ordamagedcom po-
nents maycause a/r e.
In theev ent ofan accident orimpact tothe
ve hicle underbod y,com pone ntsofthehigh- Dr
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vo
ltag eelectr icalsystem maybe damag ed
alt hough thedamag eis no tvisible. #
Nevermak ean ymodi/ca tionsto the
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Donotswitc hon oruse theve hicle ifits
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem
com ponents have been modi/ed ordam-
ag ed. #
Neverto uc hdamag edcom ponents of
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m. #
ATer anaccident, donotto uc han ycom-
ponents ofthehigh-v oltageon-boar d
electr icalsystem. #
ATer anaccident, have theve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have thecom ponents ofthehigh-v oltage
on-boar delectr icalsystem checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
re placed ifnecessar y. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
Onl ydisconnect thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin thefo llo wing situations:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up intheInstr ument Display,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle isbadl ydamag ed,e.g.aTer an
acciden t,and there str aint system comp o-
nent sha ve notbee ntrigg ered.
Ope r Ope
rating t ating
the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
edis conne ctde e
dis conne ctdevice vice
Onl ydis conne ctthehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin theabo ve-mentio nedsit-
uatio ns. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Open thehood. #
Press release tab1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pullitout. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
dir ection ofthear ro w unt ilit eng ages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem is
switc hedo..
All workon thedr ive sy stem (including aTerdis-
connecting thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr ical 144144
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sy
stem manu ally) ma yonl ybe car ried out bya
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Swi
tc Swi
tching ont hing
onthe pow he
power suppl er
suppl yor t y
or the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. Dr
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R
Blind SpotAss istand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page209)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page211)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page213)
R Surround viewcamer a(/ page216)
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page218)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page223) FF
unctions ofABS unctions
ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS) regula testh e
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situations:
R Dur ingbraking, forinst ance, atmaximum full-
st op braking orifth er eis insu1c ienttiretrac-
tion, thewheels arepr ev ent edfrom locking.
R Vehicle steer abili tywhile braking isensu red.
If ABS interve nes when brak ing, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindication ofhazar dous road con-
dit ion sand canserveas are minder totake extra
car ewhi ledriving. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R ABS isacti vefrom speed sof appro x.3mp h
(5 km/h ).
R ABS maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction ifa
malfuncti onhas occur redand theye llo w0025
ABS warning lamplights upcontinuousl yaTer
th eve hicle isstar ted. FF
unction ofBAS unction
ofBAS &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e. If
yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking.
The brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. FF
unctions ofESP unctions
ofESP ® ®
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofskidding ifESP ®
is
deactiv ated
If yo udeactiv ateESP ®
,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout
ve hicle stabili zation . #
ESP ®
should onlybe deact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situations. The
Electr onicStabili tyProg ram (ESP ®
)can moni-
to rand improv edr iving stability andtraction in
th efo llo wing situations within physical limits:
R When pulling awayon wetor slip peryro ad.
R When braking . 182182
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If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ection desired
by thedr iver ,ESP ®
can stabilize theve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The drive output isadap tedaccor dingtothe
situ ation .
ESP ®
is deacti vatedifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lamplights upcontinuousl yin theinst rument
clust er.
Obser vethefo llo wing points whenESP®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability willnolong erbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction controlissti llactiv e.
% When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar estill assis -
te dby ESP ®
when braking.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes inthe
inst rument cluster,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit:
R Adaptth edr iving styleto suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather cond itions. R
Donotdeact ivat eESP ®
und eranycir cums tan-
ces .
R Onlydep ress theacceler ator pedal asfaras is
necessar y.
It ma ybe bes tto deactiv ateESP ®
in thefo llo wing
situations:
R When usingsnowch ains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthewheels result sin acutt ing
action ,whic henhan cestraction .
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamplights upcontinu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailabl edue toamalf unct ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Warning and indicat orlam ps(/ page402)
R Displa ymessa ges(/ page353)
ET ET
S/ 4ET S/
4ET S(Elect r S
(Elect roni cTr onic
Tractio nSy st actio
nSy stem) em)
ET S/ 4ET Stractio ncont rolis par tof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull awayand accel erateon a
slip peryro ad. ET
S/ 4ET Scan improve theve hicle' stractio nby
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wh eels arebr ak ed indivi dually if th ey
spin .
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istransf erredto thewheel
or wheels withtraction.
In0 uence In0
uence ofdr of
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams onESP ams
onESP ® ®
The drive prog rams enable ESP®
to adap tto dif-
fe re nt we ather and road cond itions aswellas the
dr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Dependin gon the
select eddrive pr og ram, theappr opriateESP ®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan select thedr ive
pr og rams using theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch
(/ page 155). FF
unction ofESP unction
ofESP ® ®
Cr Cr
ossw indAssist ossw
indAssist ESP
®
Cr ossw indAssist detects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hicle
in thelane:
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assistisactiv eat vehicle
speeds aboveappr ox.50 mph(8 0km /h)
wh en drivi ng straigh tah eador cornering
slightl y. Dr
iving andparking
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