If ESP® is malfunctioning, ESP® cannot carry out vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving safety systems are switched off.
ESP® on
ESP® SPORT
ESP® off
When pulling away on wet or slippery carriageways.
When braking.
Vehicles with trailer hitch: in trailer operation from speeds of 65 km/h, if the vehicle/trailer combination begins to sway from side to side.
In strong side winds when you are driving faster than 70 km/h
One or more wheels are braked.
The engine output is adapted according to the situation.
ESP® is activated every time the engine is started regardless of whether ESP® was in ESP® SPORT or deactivated before the engine was switched off.
Adapt the driving style to suit the prevailing road and weather conditions.
Do not deactivate ESP® under any circumstances.
Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as is necessary.
When you activate ESP® SPORT, there is an increased risk of skidding and having an accident.
Select ESP® SPORT when the vehicle's own oversteering and understeering characteristics are desired, e.g. on designated roads.
Driving with ESP® SPORT or with ESP® deactivated requires an extremely qualified and experienced driver.
When ESP® SPORT is activated, the ESP® OFF warning lamp and the ESP SPORT message light up continuously in the instrument cluster.
If ESP® SPORT is activated and one or more wheels start to spin, the ESP® warning lamp on the instrument cluster flashes. ESP® then only stabilises the vehicle to a limited degree.
ESP® only improves driving stability to a limited degree.
ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
The engine's torque is only restricted to a limited degree and the drive wheels can spin.
The spinning of the wheels results in a cutting action for better traction on loose surfaces.
ESP® continues to provide assistance when the brakes are firmly applied.
Vehicles with trailer hitch: stabilisation of the vehicle/trailer combination is no longer active.
Crosswind Assist is no longer active.
If you deactivate ESP®, ESP® cannot carry out vehicle stabilisation.
When ESP® is deactivated, the ESP® OFF warning lamp and the ESP OFF message light up continuously in the instrument cluster.
Driving stability will no longer be improved.
The drive wheels could spin.
ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
Vehicles with trailer hitch: stabilisation of the vehicle/trailer combination is no longer active.
Crosswind Assist is no longer active.
Even when ESP® is deactivated, you are still assisted by ESP® when braking hard.
When using snow chains.
In deep snow.
On sand or gravel.
Spinning the wheels results in a cutting action, which enhances traction.
Activate ESP® as soon as the situations described above no longer apply. ESP® will otherwise not be able to stabilise the vehicle if the vehicle starts to skid or a wheel starts to spin.
If the ESP® warning lamp lights up continuously even when ESP® is activated, ESP® is not available due to a malfunction.
Warning and indicator lamps More
Display messages
ETS/4ETS traction control is part of ESP®.
The drive wheels are braked individually if they spin.
More drive torque is transferred to the wheel or wheels with traction.