- Always accelerate with special care on
even, smooth surfaces such as those that
are wet or covered with ice and snow.
The drive wheels can spin even with
these assistance systems that cannot al-
ways help to reduce the risk of loss of ve-
hicle control.
(0 Tips
- ABS and ASR on ly work correctly when
all four wheels are equipped w ith ident i-
cal t ires. Different tire sizes can lead to a
reduct ion in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems
described are working .
- If the indicator light D] or m!S (USA
models);tiJ (Canada models) appears,
the re may be a malfunct ion
c:> page 19,
~ page 19.
Sedan : Switching on/off
ESC turns on automatically when you start
the engine .
Fig. 174 Vers ion A: lower cente r consol e, 1', OFF bu t-
to n
Fig. 175 Version B: upper cente r console,~ OFF but-
to n
Intelligen t technolog y 18 7
Turning off ASR
In some sit uatio ns, it may be useful to switch
ASR
off to all ow the wheels to spin . For exam-
ple:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is st uck
- Driving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Driving with snow chains
Quickly press the
I~ O F F I button c:> fig . 174 or
c:>
fig . 175. The fil indica tor light turn s on and
t he message
Tract ion control (ASR): Off.
War ning! Restrict ed stability
appears in the
display .
It is only possible to turn
off the ASR up to
30 mph (SO km/h) f or vehicles wi t h front
wheel drive . At about 45 mph (70 km/h) it au-
tomat ically turns on again .
It is possible to
turn
off the ASR at any speed fo r vehicles with
all wheel drive .
Turning off ESC
Press and hold the I;; OFFI button for three
seconds. The
fl ESC indicator light turns on
and the message
Stabil ization control (ESC):
off . Warni ng! Restr icted stability
appears in
the display. ASR is also switched
off when ESC
is switched off.
Switching on
Press the j;; O FFI button again . The fi indica-
tor light t urns on and the message
Stabiliza-
t ion control (ESC): On
appears in the disp lay.
_&. WARNING
- Drive whee ls can spin and you can lose
contro l of the vehicle more easily when
ASR and ESC are switched off, especially
when the road is sli ppery .
- Switch ASR/ESC
off only when your driv-
ing skills, traffic and weather conditions
permit.
@ Tips
You cannot switch ASR and ESC off when
adaptive cruise control* is working .
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