Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class: ESP® trailer stabilization

Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class / Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class Owner's Manual / Safety / Driving safety systems / ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) / ESP® trailer stabilization

If your vehicle with trailer (vehicle/trailer combination) begins to lurch, you can only stabilize the vehicle/trailer combination by depressing the brake firmly.

In this situation, ESP® assists you and can detect if the vehicle/trailer combination begins to lurch. ESP® slows the vehicle down by braking and limiting the engine output until the vehicle/trailer combination has stabilized.

Trailer stabilization is active from a speed of approximately 40 mph(65 km/h).

WARNING

The system will not be able to assist when the trailer jackknifes

if the ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction
on wet or icy roads
on roads with slippery surface
in sand or gravel

Trailers with a high center of gravity may tip over before the system recognizes swaying of the trailer.

Trailer stabilization does not work if ESP® is deactivated or disabled because of a malfunction.

Deactivating/activating ESP®

Observe the "Important safety notes" section (). WARNING ESP® should not be deactivated during normal driving other than in the circumstances described below. Disabling the syst ...

EBD (electronic brake force distribution)

Observe the "Important safety notes" section (). EBD monitors and controls the brake pressure on the rear wheels to improve driving stability while braking. WARNING If EBD has m ...