ESP inoperative MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE 2015 C197 Owner's Manual

Ensure that:
R To pT ethe rh ook 0087is hooke dinto Top
Tethe ranchorage 0044as shown.
R To pT ethe rb elt 0085 is not twisted.
When To pTethe rh ook 0087is connected ,the
child restraint syste mcan be secured.
X Install the child restraint system.
X Tension To pTethe rb elt 0085.C om plyw ith
the manufacturer's installatio ninstruc-
tions when doing so.
Th ec hild restraint syste mwithT op Tether
belt 0085hasb eenr emoved:
X Slide cover 0043onto To pTethe ra nchor-
age 0044. Driving safety systems
Overvie
wofdrivingsafety systems
In thi ssection, yo uwillf in di nformation about
the following driving safety systems:
R ABS ( Anti-lock Braking System)
R BAS ( Brake Assist Sys tem)
R ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability Program)
R EBD ( Electronic Brake force Distribution)
R ADAPTIVE BRAKE Important safety notes
If yo ufailtoa dapt your driving style or
become distracted ,the driving safety sys-
tems can neithe rreduce the risk of accident
nor override the laws of physics .Driving
safety systems ar emerel yaidsd esig nedto
assist driving. Yo uareresponsibl efor the dis-
tance to the vehicl einfront, for vehicl espeed
and for braking in good time. Alway sadapt
your driving style to suit the prevailing road
and weather conditions and maintain asafe
distance fro mthe vehicl einfront. Drive care-
fully.
Th ed riving safety systems describe donly
work as effectivel yaspossibl ew hent here is
adequate contact between the tires and the roa
dsurface. Please pa yspecial attentio nto
the note sontires,recommended minimum
tir et rea ddepths, etc. (Y page 250).
i In wintry driving conditions
,alway suse
winter tires (M+S tires )and if necessary,
sno wchains .Onlyint hisw aywill the driv-
ing safety systems describe dinthiss ection
work as effectivel yaspossible. ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 54).
ABS regulate sbrake pressure in such away
tha tthe wheels do not lock when yo ubrake.
This allows yo utocontinue steering the vehi-
cle when braking. G
WARNING
If ABS is faulty, the wheels could lock when
braking .The steerability and braking charac-
teristics ma ybeseverel yimpaired. Addition-
ally ,fur the rdriving safety systems ar edeac-
tivated. There is an increase ddangerofs kid-
ding and accidents.
Drive on carefully. Have ABS checked imme-
diately at aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
When ABS is malfunctioning ,other systems,
including driving safety systems, will also
become inoperative. Observe the information on the ABS warning lamp (Y page 192)and
displa ymessage swhich ma ybeshown in the
instrument cluste r(Ypage 165).
ABS works fro maspeed of about
5m ph(8 km/h) upwards ,regardles sofroad-
surface conditions .ABS works on slippery
surfaces ,evenify ouonlybrake gently.
The 0025 warning lamp in the instrument
cluste rlight supw hent he ignition is switched
on. It goes ou twhent he engine is running. 54
Driving safet
ysystemsSafety

X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG AMGmenu.
X Press the 0063button repeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or
X Vehicles without AMG Performance
Media: press the AMG button on the center
console. 0043
Drive program (C/S/S+/M)
0044 ESP ®
mode (ON ON/SPORTSPORT handling handling mode
mode/
OFF
OFF)
0087 AMG adaptive sport suspension system
setting (COMFORT COMFORT/SPORT SPORT/SPORT +
SPORT +)
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
You can use the RACETIME
Rtostore lap
times.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 0063button repeatedly until the
RACETIME Risshown.
i If the RACETIME
Risselected, the 0059
and 0065 button sare inoperative. 0043
Digital speedometer
0044 RACETIMER
0087 Lap You can start the RACETIME
Rwhen the
engine is runnin gorifkey position 2is
selected with the Start/Stop button.
X To start: start the RACETIME Rwith0076.
Displaying the intermediate time X
Press the 0059or0065 button to select
Interm. Time Interm. Time.
X Press 0076to confirm.
The intermediate time is displaye dfor five
seconds.
Starting anew lap
It is possible to store amaximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press 0076to confirm New Lap
New Lap. 0043
RACETIMER
0044 Fastest lap time (best lap)
0087 Lap
Stopping the RACETIMER
X Press the 0038button on the steering
wheel. X
Press 0076to confirm Yes
Yes. Menus and submenus
161On-board computer and displays Z

Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00E5
ESC Inoperative ESC Inoperative
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are unavailable due to amalfunc-
tion. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning lamps light up in the
instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 00E5
ESC Currently ESC Currently
Unavailable See Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Operator's Manual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are temporarily unavailable. The
self-diagnosis function might not be complete, for example. The
brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning
lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Carefullyd riveashort distance making slight steering move-
mentsatas peed above 12 mph (2 0km/ h)until th edisplay
message disappears. Front Passenger Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled Airbag Enabled
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled durin
gthe journey, eve nthough:
R ac hild, asmal ladult or an objec tweighing less than th esys-
tem's weigh tthreshold is locate donthefront-passenger seat
R thef ront-pa ssenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional
weigh tontheseat.
G WARNING
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may be triggered unintentionally.
Ther eisani ncreased ris kofinjury.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply th eparking brake.
X Switch th eignition off.
X Open th efront-pa ssenger door.
X Remove th echild and th echild restraint system from th efront-
passenger seat. 170
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00B6
Gas Cap Loose Gas Cap Loose The fuel system pressur
eistoolow. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed
correctl yorthefue lsystem is leaking.
X Chec kthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed.
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed:
X Clos ethe fuel filler cap.
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 009E
Replac
eAir Filter
Replac eAir Filter The air filte
risdirty and mus tbereplaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Driving systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Cruise Control
Cruise Control
Inoperative Inoperative Cruis
econtro lisdefective.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise Control
Cruise Control
---m
ph
---m ph Ac
onditi on foractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen fulfilled.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w20m ph(30 km/ h),for
example.
X Activat eESP®
(Y page 56).
X If condition spermit ,drive faster than 20 mph (3 0km/ h)and
store th espeed.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Y page 138).180
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays