No. There is no way to completely shut off ESP unless you put the car in "dyno" mode. This also completely turns off ABS, so it's not recommended unless you're actually going to dyno the car.
No. There is no way to completely shut off ESP unless you put the car in "dyno" mode. This also completely turns off ABS, so it's not recommended unless you're actually going to dyno the car.
Does anyone know if they recently change the control of this?
It had worked for me in the past. Everything was shut off.
Now, the traction control can still be shut off, but the active handling part stays on. And I noticed the ESP warning light never comes on like it used to.
It has worked the same on every modern MB I've owned, E430, W210 E55, SLK55, and 2006 W211 E55. Turning ESP off it still is never completely off. It will allow some wheel spin, but it definitely still kicks in if things really start to get out of hand. I have noticed that not all cars have the same "threshold" at which ESP starts to intervene. My E430 was really sensitive (non AMG car?), and it took very little for the triangle to start flashing and power to be cut.
It has worked the same on every modern MB I've owned, E430, W210 E55, SLK55, and 2006 W211 E55. Turning ESP off it still is never completely off. It will allow some wheel spin, but it definitely still kicks in if things really start to get out of hand. I have noticed that not all cars have the same "threshold" at which ESP starts to intervene. My E430 was really sensitive (non AMG car?), and it took very little for the triangle to start flashing and power to be cut.
before the ESP triangle light used to light up in dyno mode... now it doesnt.
Maybe have a dealer scan it for codes. When the triangle is "off", ESP is on normal. It should be pretty easy to get it to light up. When the triangle is lit, ("on"), ESP is as "off" as you can make it without switching to dyno mode or pulling a fuse. This is what the owner's manual has to say about ESP.
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