If you deactivate ESP®, ESP® cannot carry out vehicle stabilisation.
When pulling away on wet or slippery carriageways.
When braking.
One or more wheels are braked.
The engine output is adapted according to the situation.
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Driving stability will no longer be improved.
The drive wheels could spin.
ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
When ESP® is deactivated, you are still assisted by ESP® when braking.
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Adapt your driving style to suit the current road and weather conditions.
Do not deactivate ESP®.
Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as is necessary when pulling away.
When using snow chains.
In deep snow.
On sand or gravel.
Spinning the wheels results in a cutting action, which enhances traction.
If the ESP® warning lamp lights up continuously, ESP® is not available due to a malfunction.
ETS/4ETS traction control is part of ESP® and makes it possible to pull away and accelerate on a slippery carriageway.
The drive wheels are braked individually if they spin.
More drive torque is transferred to the wheel or wheels with traction.
The drive programs enable ESP® to adapt to different weather and road conditions as well as the driver's preferred driving style. Depending on the selected drive program, the appropriate ESP® mode will be activated. You can select the drive programs using the DYNAMIC SELECT switch More.