traction control MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,E SP ®
OFF andABS warning lamp sarelitwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsom alfunction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi taq ualified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eisinm otion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isar isk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalasf ar as necessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhile the vehicl eisinm otion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ng style tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61)itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61). 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sarelitwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsom alfunction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi taq ualified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 212
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

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Do not drive with tire sw hich have too little
trea ddepth.T hiss igni fic antl yreduce sthe
tra ctio nonw etroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresafter sixy ears at the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.
MOExte ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing system orwith an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito ra nd onwheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note sond rivin gw ithM OExte ndedtiresw itha
fla ttire (Ypage 254 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedthaty ou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyourv ehiclew inter-p roofed ataq ualifi ed
sp eci alistw orksh opatthe onse tofw inter.
Ob ser vethe note sint he "Cha ngi ng aw heel"
sec tion(Ypa ge 289 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below4 5‡ (+7†),sum mer
tire slos ee last ici ty and therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tire sonyourv ehi-
cle toM+S tires.Us ings umme rtires atvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isar isk ofaccide nt.
Check thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isar isk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45‡ (+7†), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lina ddition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillallow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yinw inter. These tireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 274).
X Vehic lesforCanada: restartthetire pres-
sure losswarni ngsystem (Ypage 275).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 275).
Information aboutdrivi ng with anemergency
spare wheel(Y page 294). 270
Winter
operationWheelsand tires

i
The
actual values fortires arevehicle-spe-
cific andmay deviate fromthevalues inthe
illustration.
Tr eadwear The
treadwear gradeisac omparative rating
based onthe wear rateofthe tire when tested
under controlled conditionsonaspecified U.S.
governm entcourse. Forexample, atire graded
150 would wearoneandone-half timesaswell
on the governm enttest track asatire graded
100.
The relative performan ceoftires depends
upon theactual conditionsoftheir use,how-
ever, andmay depart significant lyfrom the
norm duetovariations indriving habits, ser-
vice practic esand differenc esinroad charac-
terist icsand climate.
Tr action G
WARNIN
G
The tract iongrade assigned tothis tireis
based onstraight -aheadbraking traction
test s,and does notinclude acceleration ,
corn ering, hydroplaning, orpeak traction
charact eristics.
! Avoid
wheelspin. Thiscanlead todamage
to the drive train.
The tract iongrades –from highest tolowest –
are AA, A,Ba ndC.Those grades represent the
tire's ability tostop onwet pavement asmeas-
ured under controlled conditionsonspecified
governm enttest surfaces ofasphalt andcon-
cret e.At ire marked Cmayhave poortraction
performan ce.
The safe speed onaw et,snow covered oricy
road isalway slower thanondry road surfa-
ces.
You should payspecial attentiontoroad con-
ditions whentemperat uresarearound freezing
point.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsaminimum tread
depth of00CF in(4 mm) onallfour winter tires.
Observe thelegally required minimum tire
tread depth (Ypage 269). Winter tirescan
reduce thebraking distance onsnow-c overed
surfaces incomparison withsummer tires.The
braking distance isstill much further thanon surfaces
thatarenot icyorcovered withsnow.
Take appropriate carewhen driving.
Temp erature G
WARNIN
G
The temperat uregrade forthis tireisestab-
lished foratire that isproperly inflatedand
not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinfla-
tion, orexcessiv eloading, eitherseparately
or incombinat ion,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tirefailure.
The temperat uregrades areA(the highest), B,
and C,represent ingthe tire's resistanc etot he
generation ofheat anditsability todissipate
heat when testedunder controlled conditions
on aspecified indoorlaboratory testwheel.
Sustained hightemperat urecan cause the
material ofthe tire todegenerate andreduce
tire life, and excessiv etemperat urecan lead to
sudden tirefailure. Thegrade Ccorrespon ds
to alevel ofperforman cewhich allpassenger
car tires must meet under theFederal Motor
Vehicle SafetyStandard No.109. Grades B
and Arepresent higherlevelsofperforman ce
on the laboratory testwheel thantheminimum
required bylaw. All
about wheelsand tires
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