ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

ensures
thattheseat beltcann otslacken once
the child seatissecured.
Inst alling achild restraintsystem:
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Pull theseat beltsmoot hlyout ofthe seat
belt guide.
X En gage seatbelttongue inbelt buckle.
Act ivating thespecial seatbeltretractor :
X Pull theseat beltoutfully andletthe inert ia
reel retract itagain.
While theseat beltisretr actin g,you should
hear aratc hetin gsound. Thespecial seat
belt retractor isenabled.
X Push thechild restraintsystem downsothat
the seat beltistight anddoes notloosen.
Removing thechild restraintsystem anddeac-
tivat ingthe special seatbeltretractor :
X Make sureyouobserve thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation instruc-
tion s.
X Press therelease buttonofthe seat belt
buckle androute theseat belttongue back
towards theseat beltguide.
The special seatbeltretractor isdeactiva-
ted. Child
restraintsystem
The useofseat belts andchild restraintsys-
tems isrequired bylaw in:
R all 50 stat es
R the U.S.terr itories
R the Dist rictofColumbia
R all Canadian provinces
You canobtain furtherinfor mation aboutthe
corr ectchild restraintsystem fromanyauthor-
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyon asuitable seat,itcann otpro-
tec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen be
restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orsudden changes ofdirect ion.
There isan incr eased riskofinjury, possibly
even fatal. Make
surethatyouobserve thechild
restr aintsystem manufact urer'sinstallation
inst ruct ions andthenoteson use. Please
ensure, thatthebase ofthe child restraint
system isalway srestin gcomplet elyonthe
seat cushion. Neverplaceobjects,e.g. cush-
ions, under orbehind thechild restraintsys-
tem. Onlyusechild restraintsystems with
the original coverdesigned forthem. Only
replace damaged coverswith genuine cov-
ers. G
WARN
ING
If the child restraintsystem isinst alled
incor rectlyor isnot secured, itcan come
loose inthe event ofan acciden t,heavy
braking orasudden changeindirect ion.The
child restraintsystem couldbethro wn
about, strikingvehicle occupant s.There is
an incr eased riskofinjury, possibly even
fatal.
Always installchild restraintsystems prop-
erly, even ifthey arenot being used.Make
sure thatyouobserve thechild restraintsys-
tem manufact urer'sinstallation instruct ions.
Furt herinfor mation onstowing objects,lug-
gage andloads securely canbefound under
“St owing options/stowage compart ments”
(Y page 252). G
WARN
ING
Child restraintsystems ortheir securing sys-
tems which havebeen damaged orsubjec-
ted toaload inan acciden tcan nolonger
protec tas inten ded.Thechild cannotthen
be restr ained inthe event ofan acciden t,
heavy braking orsudden changes ofdirec-
tion .There isan incr eased riskofinjury,
possibly evenfatal.
Replace childrestraintsystems whichhave
been damaged orsubject edtoaload inan
acciden tas soon aspossible. Havethe
securing systemsonthe child restraintsys-
tem check edataqualified specialist work-
shop, before youinstallachild restraintsys-
tem again. 58
Children
inthevehicleSafet y

The
securing systemofchild restraintsystems
is the seat beltsystem.
If you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front passenger seat,besure toobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinform ationondisa-
bling thefront passenger frontairbag.
All child restraintsystems mustmeet thefol-
lowing standards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Canadian MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210. 2
Confirmation thatthechild restraintsystem
correspon dstothe standards canbefound on
an instr uction labelonthe child restraintsys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installation instructions thatareincluded
with thechild restraintsystem.
Observe thewarning labelsinthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraintsystem. Child
restraintsystem onthe front-
passenger seat
General notes If
you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front -passenger seat,alway sobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresult of:
R an incorr ectlycategoriz edperson inthe
front -passenger seat
R deactivatin gthe front passenger frontair
bag unint ention ally
R the unsuitable positioningof the child
restr aintsystem, e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward- facing childrestraintsystem If
circumst ancesrequire youtosecure achild
in arearward-facing childrestraintsystem on
the front -passenger seat,alway smake sure
that thefront passenger frontairbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit cont inuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passenger frontairbag deactiva-
ted. Always
observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions .
Forward- facingchildrestraintsystem If
you secure achild inaforward-fac ingchild
restr aintsystem onthe front -passenger seat,
alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible. Fullyretrac tthe seat cushion
length. Theentir ebase ofthe child restraint
system mustalway srest onthe seat cushion
of the front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraintsystem mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thechild restraintsystem
must nottouch theroof orbe subject edtoa
load bythe head restraint. Adjust theangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraintposi-
tion according ly.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorrec tlyrouted fromthe
front -passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraintsystem. The
shoulder beltstrap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront -passenger seatbelt
guide. Ifnecessary, adjustthefront -passenger
seat according ly.
Always observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions . Pets
inthe vehicle G
WARNIN
G
If you leave animals unsupervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle, theymaypress button s
or switches, forinstan ce.
In this way, animals may:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped, forexample
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Further more,unsecured animalsmaybe
flung around insidethevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabrupt steeringor braking
maneuver, andthereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimals unattendedinthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehicle
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Alw
ayssec ureani ma lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for instance with asu ita ble pe tcar rier. Dri
ving safe tysys tems Ove
rviewof driv ingsafe tysys tems
In thi ssec tion,youwi llfind informa tionab ou t
the followi ng driving safety system s:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Syste m)
(Y page 60)
R BAS (Bra keAssist Sy stem )(Y page 61)
R Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
(Y page 61)
R Active BrakeAssi st(Y page 63)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 65)
R ESP ®
(El ectro nicStability Pro gram)
(Y page 65)
R EBD (El ectro nicBrake forceDi stri butio n)
(Y page 69)
R ADAPTI VEBRAK E(Y page 70)
R Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio n(Y page 70)
R STEER CONTR OL(Ypage 72) Impo
rtant safetynotes
If yo ufai lto adap tyo ur driving styleor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the driving safety system scan
nei ther reduce theriskof an acci dent nor
ove rride the laws ofphy sics. Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri ving .
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein front, forveh iclespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur driving styleto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce from thevehiclein
front. Drivecar efully.
The driving safety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effe ctive lyas possi ble wh en ther eis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rticu laratte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
mini mumtire trea dde pths etc.inthe "Whee ls
and tires"sec tion(Y page 296 ).
In wintry driving cond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow cha
ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
effe ctive lyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteering thevehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-su rface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60). G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
aff ecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Obs ervethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 239 )and
di spl aymes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 209 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforc e.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal. 60
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ving safe tysys temsSafe ty

Ada
ptive Bra keAssi stpro vides bra king assis-
tance inha zard oussitua tions atspe edsab ove
4 mph (7km/h ).It us es rada rsens ortech nol-
ogy toasses sthe trafficsitua tion.
Up toaspe edofappro xima tely155 mph
(25 0km/h ),Ada ptive Bra keAssi stiscap able
of rea cting tomovi ngobjects thatha ve
al rea dybeen detecte das such atleas tonce
ove rthe perio dof obser vatio n.
Up toaspe edofappro xima tely44 mph
(70 km/h ),Ada ptive Bra keAssi strea cts to
sta tionar yob sta cles.
If Ada ptive Bra keAssi stdema nds particu larly
hi gh bra king force,pre venta tivepasse nge r
pro tecti onmea sures (PRE-SAFE ®
)ar eacti va-
ted simu ltaneo usly(Y page 55).
X Kee pthe brakepedalde pre sse dunti lthe
eme rgency braking situa tionis ove r.
ABS prevents thewheelsfrom locking .
The brakes willwo rknorma lly ag ain if:
R yourel ease the brakepedal
R ther eis no longe rany dange rof acol lisi on
R no obsta cle isde tecte din front ofyour veh i-
cle
Ada ptive Bra keAssi stisthen deacti vated .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Ada ptive Bra keAssi stcanno tal wa yscle arly
id enti fyob jects andcomp lextraf ficsitua -
tio ns.
In such cas es, Ada ptive Bra keAssi stcan:
R inte rveneunne cessarily
R not intervene
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. Termi nate
the interventio nin anon-cri ticaldri ving sit-
ua tio n. G
WA
RNING
Ada ptive Bra keAssi stdo es not react:
R to peop leor ani ma ls
R to onco ming vehicles
R to cros sing traf fic
R wh en corne ring As
ares ult, the Adaptive Bra keAssi stma y
not interveneinallcriti calcond itions. There
is aris kof an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke.
Alw aysad aptyo ur spe edtosuitthe prevail-
ing roadand trafficcond itions.
Due tothe natu reofthe system ,pa rticu larly
comp licate dbu tnon-cri ticaldri ving cond itions
ma yal so cau seAda ptive Bra keAssi stto inte r-
vene .
If Ada ptive Bra keAssi stisnot availa bl e du eto
a ma lfunctio nin the rada rsens orsystem ,the
bra kesystem remains availa bl e wi th fullbra ke
bo osti ngeffe ctand BAS. Ada
ptiv ebrake lights
i Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60).
If yo ubra kesha rplyfrom aspe edofmore than
50 km/h orifbra king isas sisted byBAS or
Bra keAssi stwith Cross -Tra fficAssi st,the
bra kelamps flash rapidly. In thi swa y,traf fic
trav eling behind youis wa rned inan eve n
more noticeable ma nner.
If yo ubra kesha rplyfrom aspe edofmore than
70 km/h toasta ndsti ll, the hazard warning
la mps areacti vated automa tically. Ifthe
bra kes areap plied ag ain, the brakelamps light
up conti nuously.The hazard warning lamps
sw itch offautoma tically if yo utrav elfas ter
tha n10 km/h .Yo ucan also switch offthe
ha zard warning lamps using the hazard warn-
ing button (Ypage 111 ). ES
P®
(E lectro nicStab ility Pro gram)
Ge neral notes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60) .
ESP ®
moni torsdriving stability and traction,
i.e .po we rtrans mission betwe enthe tiresand
the roadsu rfa ce.
If ESP ®
de tects thatthe vehicleis de via ting
from thedirecti ondesired bythe driver ,one or
more wheelsarebra ked tosta bilize the vehi-
cle .The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokee p Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 321 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 293 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 239 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 209 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 133) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 132 ). 66
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

Dri
veprogr am ESP
®
mod e Cha
racte rist ics C
Comf ort
E Ec on omy ES
P®
on This
drive pro gramoff ers thebes tco mpr omise
bet ween tract ion and stabilit y.
Se lec tdri ve pro gramEor Cin dif ficult roa d
co nd ition ssuc has snow and iceoron wet
roa ds. S
Sp ort ES
P®
on This
drive pro gramoff ers thebes tco mpr omise
bet ween tract ion and stabilit y. S+
Sport Plus ES
P®
Sp ort The
vehicle's own overste eri ng and understeer-
ing charac teris tics are emp hasized. This ena-
bles amor eact ive drivin gst yle.
This drive pro gramreq uire sinc reas eddriver
int erac tion .
Se lec tth is dri ve pro gramonlywhen roadco n-
dit ion sare good,e.g. theroa dsare dryand the
rout eis cle ar. Al
ways adapt yourdrivin gst yle and drive pro gramto thepre vaili ngroa dand weat hercond ition s.
Ad dition alinf orm ation for drive pro grams (Ypage 139).
ECO star t/s top funct ion
The ECO start /stopfun ction swit ches the
en gin eoff auto maticallywhen theveh icle
st ops moving.The engin est art sauto matically
when thedri ver wan tsto pull away again.
ES P®
rem ainsin its pre viously selected status ,
e. g. ifES P®
was deac tivat ed bef ore theen gin e
was automaticallyswit ched off.
Deact ivating/a ctivating ESP ®
(excep t
Mer cedes ‑AMGveh icles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 60).
You canselectbet ween thefol lowin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed
R ES P®
is deac tivat ed G
WAR
NING
If you deac tivat eES P®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle. The reisan increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivat eES P®
in thesit uati ons
des cribed inthefol lowin g. It
may bebes tto deac tivat eES P®
in thefol -
lowin gsit uati ons:
R when usingsn ow chain s
R in deep snow
R on san dor gra vel
Sp inn ing thewhee lsres ultsin acut ting act ion
whic hpro vides bet tergri p.
i Ac
tivat eES P®
as soo nas thesit uati ons
des cribed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle
if th eveh iclest art sto skid or awhee lst art s
to spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edri ven whee lsfor an
ex tend ed per iod withES P®
deac tivat ed. You
co uld other wise damag eth edri vet rain . Driv
ingsafety system s
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Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To dea ctivate: pressbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster ligh tsup.
X To act ivate: pressbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster flas hes .In suc hsit ua-
ti on s,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y
R en gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin
R tract ion control isstill act ivat ed
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
R PRE -SAF E®
is no longer avail able, noris it
act ivat edifyou brak efir mly and ESP®
inte r-
ven es
R Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun c-
ti on isno longer avail able; noris itact ivat ed
if you brak efir mly withass istanc efrom
ES P®
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ®
(Mer cede s‑AM Gveh icles) Imp
ortant saf etynot es
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 60).
You canselectbet ween thefo llowi ngstate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed
R SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed
R ES P®
is deac tivat ed. G
WAR
NING
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed,
th ere isagre aterris kof skiddin gand acci-
den ts.
On lyact ivat eSP ORT handlingmod ein the
sit uat ionsdes cribed inthefo llowi ng. G
WAR
NING
If you deac tivat eES P®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle. The reisan incr ease dris k
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivat eES P®
in thesit uat ions
des cribed inthefo llowi ng.
In thefo llowi ngsituat ions,itmay bebet terto
act ivat eSP ORT handlingmod eor deac tivat e
ES P®
:
R when usingsn ow chain s
R in deep snow
R on san dor gra vel
R on spe ciallydes ignate droa dswhen the
veh icle's own overste eri ng and understeer-
in g ch arac teris tics are desired
Sp inning thewhee lsres ultsin acut ting act ion
whic hpro vides bet tergri p.
Dr iving inSP ORT handlingmod eor wit hout
ES P®
req uire san extreme lyqualif iedand
ex per ienceddri ver .
i Ac
tivat eES P®
as soo nas thesit uat ions
des cribed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle
if th eveh iclest art sto skid or awhee lst art s
to spin . 68
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ving safet ysys temsSaf ety

!
Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deac <0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP® X
To activate SPORThandling mode:briefly
press button 0043.
The 0074 SPORT handling modewarning
lamp inthe instrument clusterlightsup.The
SPORT Handling Mode SPORT
Handling Modemessage appearsin
the multifunction display.
X To
deactivate SPORThandling mode:
briefly pressbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORT handling modewarning
lamp inthe instrument clustergoesout.
X To deactivate ESP®
:press button 0043until
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamplights up
in the instrument cluster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthe multi-
function display.
X To activate ESP®
:briefly pressbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.The00E5 ESP®
ON ON
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
Characteristics ofactivated SPORThan-
dling mode
If SPORT handling modeisactivated andone
or more wheels starttospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampinthe instrument clusterflashes.
ESP ®
only stabilizes thevehicle toalimited
degree.
When SPORT handling modeisactivated:
R ESP ®
only improves drivingstability toa
limited degree
R traction controlisstill activated R
engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability
R engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin
R traction controlisstill activated
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
R PRE-SAF E®
is no longer available, norisit
activated ifyou brake firmlyandESP®
inter-
venes
R Act ive Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunc-
tion isno longer available; norisitactivated
if you brake firmlywithassistance from
ESP ®
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion)
General information EBD
monitors andcont rolsthebrake pressure
on the rear wheels toimprove drivingstability
while braking.
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion fordriving safetysystems (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
If EBD ismalfunctioning, therear wheels can
lock, e.g.under fullbraking. Thisincreases
the risk ofskidding andanaccident.
You should therefore adaptyour driving
style tothe different handling characteris- Driving
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tics
.Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Ob serve inform ation reg arding indicator and
wa rning lamps (Ypage 239 )as wellas disp lay
mes sage s(Y page 211 ). AD
APTIVE BRAKE
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ADAPT IVEBRAKE enhance sbra king safety and
off ers incr easedbra king comf ort.Inadditio n
to the braking functio n,ADAPT IVEBRAKE also
ha sthe HOLD functio n(Y page 166) andhill
sta rtas sist (Y page 129 ). Ac
tiv eBrake Assist with cro ss-traffi c
fun ction
Ge neral info rmatio n Activ
eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
can helpyouto minim izethe riskof acol lisi on
wi th the vehiclein fro ntor ape destri an. Activ e
Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio ncan
al so red uce theeffects ofsuch acol lisi on. If
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
ha sde tecte daris kof col lisi on, youwi llbe
wa rned visually and acoustica lly as wellas by
au toma ticbra king .
i Pa
yatte ntionto the impo rta ntsafety note s
in the "Driving safety syste ms" sectio n
(Y page 60).
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
is onl yav ailabl e in veh icles with the Driving
Assi stance Plus packag e.
For Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio nto assist youwh en drivin g,the rada rse n-
sor syste mand thecam erasyste mmu stbe
op era tional .
The rada rse nso rsy ste mand camerasyste m
he lpActiv eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
fu nctio nto detect obsta clestha tar ein the
pa th ofyour veh iclefor anexte ndedpe rio dof
tim e.
In additio n,pe destri ans inthe path ofyour
veh iclecan bedetecte d.
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
de tects pedestri ans using typicalcha racteri s- tics
such asbody conto ursand thepostu reof
a pe rso nsta ndi ng uprig ht.
i Ob
serve the restric tions descri bedin the
"I mpo rtantsafety note s"sectio n
(Y page 70).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio nwi llini tia lly bra keyour veh icleby apa r-
tia lap plica tionof the brakes ifada nge rof
col lisi on isde tecte d.There maybe acol li-
si on unlessyo ubra keyourse lf. Even after
su bs eq uent fullap plica tionof the brakes a
col lisi on cann otalwa ysbe avoide d, partic u-
la rly when appro ach ing attoo high asp ee d.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfand tryto
take evasive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
If yo upa rtia lly ap plythe brakes ,the vehicleis
bra ked with up to50% ofthe fullbra king force. G
WA
RNING
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio ncann otalwa yscle arly identi fyob jects
and comp lextra fficsitua tions.
In such cas es,Activ eBra keAssi stwith
cros s-tra fficfu nctio nmi ght:
R give an unne cessary wa rning and then
bra kethe vehicle
R nei the rgi ve awa rning nor intervene
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayspa ypa rtic ular atte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand bepre pared tobra ke, espe -
cia lly if Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
fu nctio nalerts you. Termi nate theinterven-
tio nin anon-cr itical drivin gsitua tion. G
WA
RNING
Activ eBra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio ncann otalwa yscle arly identi fype op le,
pa rtic ular ly ifthe yar emov ing.Activ eBra ke
Assi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio ncann ot 70
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int
erve neinthe secases .There isarisk of
an acc ident .
Always payparticular attent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beprepar edtobrak e,espe-
cially ifAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion alert syou.
In order tomaint ainthe appropr iatedistance
to the vehic lein fro ntand thus preventacolli-
sion ,you must apply thebrak esyourself . G
WARN
ING
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic func-
tion does notreact :
R to small people, e.g.childr en
R to animals
R to onc omin gvehic les
R when corner ing
As aresult ,Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function may notwarn youorengag e
in all crit ical situat ions.There isarisk ofan
acc ident .
Always paycaref ulatt ent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beready tobrak e.
In the even tof sno wfall orheavy rain,therec-
ogn ition canbeimpaired .
Recogn itionbythe radar sensor syst emisalso
impaired if:
R the reisdirt onthe sensors oranyt hing else
cov erin gthe sensors
R the reisint erfe rencebyoth erradar sources
R the reare strong radar reflections ,for exam -
ple inpark inggarages
R anarr owvehic leistravelin gin fro nt,e.g. a
mot orbik e
R avehic leistravelin gin fro nton adiffe rent
line
Recogn itionbythe camer asyst emisalso
impaired inthe even tof:
R dirt onthe camer aor ifthe camer ais cov -
ered
R glare onthe camer asyst em, e.g.fromthe
sun being lowinthe sky R
dark ness
R or if:
- pedest riansmove quickly,e.g. intothe
path ofthe vehic le
- the camer asyst emnolong errec ogn izes a
pedest rianasaperso ndue tospec ial
clot hing oroth erobje cts
- apedest rianiscon cealed byoth er
obje cts
- the typic aloutlin eof apedest rianisnot
dist inguish ablefromthe back groun d
Followin gdamage tothe frontend ofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigurat ionand operat ionof
the radar sensors checkedataqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Thisalso applies tocollis ions
at slow speeds wherethereisno visible dam-
age tothe frontofthe vehic le.
Followin gdamage tothe windsh ield,have the
con figurat ionand operat ionofthe camer asys-
tem chec kedataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Function X
To acti vateor deact ivate:act ivat eor
deact ivateAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function using theon-board computer
(Y page 200).
When ActiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion isdeact ivated, the 00D4 symbol
appears inthe assist ancegraphic displayof
the multif unction display.
St artin gat aspeed ofaround 4mph (7km /h),
this func tion warns youifyou rapidly approac h
a vehic lein fro nt.An intermit tentwarnin gton e
will thensound andthe00BA distancewarnin g
lamp willlight upinthe instrumen tclust er.
X Brak eimmed iatelytodefuse thesituat ion.
or
X Take evasiv eact ion prov ided itis safe todo
so.
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic function
can also brakethe vehic leautom atically under
the followin gcon dition s:
R the drive rand frontpassen gerhave their
seat belts fastened
and
R the vehic lespeed isbetwee napprox imately
4 mph (7km /h) and 124 mph (200 km/h) Driving
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