Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 74

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72 Driving safety systems Offroad 4ETS (Electronic Traction Sys- ® tem) Characteristics of ESP AnETSsystemspecifically suited to off-roadGeneral information terrain is activated automatically once an off-If the ÷ESPwarninglampgoesoutbefore ®is automatically road program is activated: beginning the journey, ESP active. RVehicles without the Offroad Engineering ® ® package (Y page 237) If ESP intervenes,the÷ESP warninglamp flashes in the instrument cluster. SafetyRVehicleswiththeOff-RoadEngineeringpack-® age (Y page 237) If ESPintervenes: X ® Important safety notes Donotdeactivate ESP under any circum- stances. GWARNING XOnlydepresstheaccelerator pedal as far as necessary when pulling away. ® ® XAdaptyourdriving style to suit the prevailing If ESPis malfunctioning, ESP is unable to stabilize the vehicle. Additionally, further driv-road and weather conditions. ing safety systems are deactivated. ThisECOstart/stopfunction increasestheriskofskiddingandanaccident.The ECO start/stop function switches the ® Drive on carefully. Have ESP checked at aengineoffautomaticallywhenthevehiclestops qualified specialist workshop. moving. The engine starts automatically when ® Vehicles with 4MATIC: only operate thethe driver wants to pull away again. ESP ! remainsinitspreviouslyselectedstatus.Exam- vehicle for a maximum of ten seconds on aple: if ESP® was deactivated before the engine brake test dynamometer. Switch off the igni- ®remainsdeactivated tion. wasswitched off, ESP ®mayoth- whentheengineisswitched on again. Application of the brakes by ESP erwise destroy the brake system. ® Deactivating/activating ESP !Vehicleswith4MATIC:functionorperform- ancetestsmayonlybecarriedoutona2-axleImportant safety notes dynamometer.BeforeyouoperatethevehicleiObservethe"Importantsafetynotes"sec- onsuchadynamometer,pleaseconsulta Ypage66). qualified workshop. You could otherwisetion ( damagethedrive train or the brake system.Youcanselect between the following states of ® ®is only deactivated if the å warningESP : ESP R ® lamp is lit continuously. ESP isactivated. If the ÷warninglampandtheåwarning R ® ESP isdeactivated. ®is not available lamp are lit continuously, ESP GWARNING due to a malfunction. Observe the information on warning lampsIf you deactivate ESP®, ESP® no longer sta- (Y page 321) and display messages which maybilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk be shown in the instrument cluster of skidding and an accident. (Y page 281). ® Onlyusewheelswiththerecommendedtire OnlydeactivateESP inthesituationsdescri- i bedin the following. ®function properly. sizes. Only then will ESP ® It may be best to deactivate ESP in the follow- ing situations: Rwhenusingsnowchains Rindeepsnow Ronsandorgravel

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