traction control MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause 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®
,ESP ®
OFF andABS warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
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 laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle 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 warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
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 laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps
211On-boardcomput erand displays Z

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Do not drive with tire swh ich have too little
trea dde pth .Thi ssigni ficantl yred uce sthe
tra ctio non wetroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresaf ter six ye arsat the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing system orwith an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito rand onwheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note son drivin gwi th MOExte ndedtire swi th a
fla ttire (Ypage 253 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyo ur veh iclewi nter-p roofed ataqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opatthe onse tof winter.
Ob ser vethe note sin the "Cha ngi ng awh eel"
sec tion(Y page 288 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below 45 ‡(+7 †),su mme r
tire slo se elas tici tyand therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tireson your veh i-
cle toM+S tires.Us ing su mmer tiresatvery
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 isarisk 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 isarisk 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 lin add ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillall ow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yin winter. Thesetireshave 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 273).
X Vehic lesforCanada: restartthetire pres-
sure losswarni ngsystem (Ypage 274).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 274).
Information aboutdrivi ngwith anemergency
spare wheel(Y page 293). Winter
operation
269Wheelsand tires Z

i
The
actual values fortires arevehicle-spe-
cific andmay deviate fromthevalues inthe
illustration.
Tr eadwear The
treadwear gradeisacomparative 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,Band C.Those grades represent the
tire's ability tostop onwet pavement asmeas-
ured under controlled conditionsonspecified
governm enttest surfaces ofasphalt andcon-
cret e.Atire marked Cmay have poortraction
performan ce.
The safe speed onawet, 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 268). 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 eto the
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. 282
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