2011 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 62

60 Driving safety systems driver able to handle these critical driving situations. You could lose control of your vehicle and cause an accident. Please be aware of these limits when you switch off the ESP®. Do not switch off the ESP® when a spare wheel is mounted. Version 2 X Safety and security Switching on: With the engine running, press ESP® switch : briefly. The ABS/ESP® warning lamp d in the instrument cluster comes on. The message ESP-SPORT appears in the multifunction display. X Switching off: With the engine running, press ESP® SPORT switch : briefly. The ABS/ESP® warning lamp d in the instrument cluster goes out. The message ESP-ON appears in the multifunction display. The SPORT handling mode switches off automatically when you turn off the engine. When starting the engine, the ESP® is activated automatically. Switching the ESP® off or on To improve the vehicle's traction, switch off the ESP®. This allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip, for example Rwhen Rin Rin driving with snow chains deep snow sand or gravel G Warning! Switch on the ESP® immediately if the aforementioned circumstances do not apply anymore. Otherwise the ESP® will not stabilize the vehicle when it is starting to skid or a wheel is spinning. When you switch off the ESP®, Rthe Rthe ESP® will not stabilize the vehicle G Warning! engine output is not limited, which allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip ETS will still apply the brakes to a spinning wheel ESP® continues to operate when you are braking hard cruise control or the Distronic system cannot be activated cruise control or the Distronic system switch off if activated The ESP® should not be switched off during normal driving. Disabling of the system will result in the following: Rno Rthe Rthe Rthe Rthe restriction to engine torque of system-supported traction control Rloss "ESP® OFF" is designed for driving on closed tracks when the vehicle's natural oversteer and understeer characteristics are desired and requires a highly skilled and experienced i When the ESP® is switched off and one or more drive wheels are spinning, the ABS/ ESP® warning lamp ÷ or d8 in the 8 Depending on vehicle production date.