Controls
Driving stability control systems
Driving stability control systems
Maintain pressure on the brake during the en‐
tire brake application.
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all the standard equip‐
ment, national-market-specific equipment and
optional extras offered in the model series.
Consequently, you will find that it contains de‐
scriptions of items not available in a particular
vehicle on account of a combination of options,
for example, or the constraints applying to cer‐
tain national-market versions. This also applies
to safety-relevant functions and systems.
Dynamic Stability Control,
DSC
Principle
DSC prevents the driven wheels losing traction
when you pull away from rest or accelerate.
DSC is also able to detect unstable driving
conditions such as loss of traction at the rear
or vehicle slip over the front wheels. DSC re‐
duces engine output and applies the brakes at
individual wheels, helping, within the limits im‐
posed by the laws of physics, to keep the car
safely on course.
Country-specific regulations must be observed
when using the corresponding functions and
systems.
Anti-lock Brake System,
ABS
ABS prevents the wheels from locking when
the brakes are applied.
Adapting driving style to the prevailing
conditions
It is therefore the driver’s responsibility to
adopt a suitable driving style in every situation.
Steering control is retained even in the event
of full braking, enhancing active road safety.
Not even DSC can overcome the laws of phys‐
ics.
ABS is ready to operate each time the engine
is started.
Do not limit the additional safety afforded by
this system by taking driving risks.◀
Electronic brake force
distribution
The system regulates the braking pressure on
the rear wheels in order to stabilise the braking
behaviour.
Activating/deactivating DSC
DSC can be deactivated/activated by means of
the DSC OFF programme of Driving Dynamics
Control, see page 89.
For checking
Indicator light for DSC is flashing: DSC
is regulating the propulsion and braking
forces.
Dynamic Brake Control DBC
When the brake is pressed quickly, this system
automatically applies maximum braking power
assistance. With full braking, this keeps the
braking distance as short as possible. It also
makes full use of the advantages offered by
ABS.
Indicator light for DSC is ON: DSC has failed.
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