2009 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 69

Safety and security Driving safety systems ! Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an extended period with the ESP® switched off. This may cause serious damage to the drivetrain which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. X Switching on: Press ESP® switch 1 until the ABS/ESP® warning lamp v in the instrument cluster goes out. You are now again in normal driving mode with the ESP® switched on. experienced 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 on ESP® SPORT. Do not switch on ESP® SPORT when a spare wheel is mounted. To improve the vehicle's traction, switch on ESP® SPORT in driving situations in which it would be advantageous to have the drive wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip such as: Rwhen Rin Rin When you switch on ESP® SPORT Rthe ESP® stabilizes the vehicle only to a limited extent extent that allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip Rthe engine output is limited, but only to the Rthe Rthe ETS will still apply the brakes to a spinning wheel ESP® continues to operate when you are braking hard cannot activate the cruise control or the Distronic system cruise control or the Distronic system switch off if activated SL 63 AMG Switching ESP® SPORT on or off Ryou Rthe G Warning! ESP® SPORT should not be switched on during normal driving. Switching ESP® SPORT on will result in the following: Rno restriction to engine torque Rsystem supported traction control is limited ESP® SPORT is designed for driving on closed tracks when the vehicle's natural oversteer and understeer characteristics are desired and requires a highly skilled and driving with snow chains deep snow sand or gravel G Warning! Switch off ESP® SPORT and switch on the ESP® immediately if the aforementioned circumstances do not apply anymore. Otherwise ESP® SPORT will only stabilize the vehicle to a limited extent when it is starting to skid or a wheel is spinning. i When ESP® SPORT is switched on and one or more drive wheels are spinning, the ABS/ESP® warning lamp v in the instrument cluster flashes. However, the ESP® will then stabilize the vehicle only to a limited extent. Z 67