ESP just went crazy

[Guest bossbthk]

hi all,

as u all know its raining cats and dogs today... its soaking wet everywhere.

i sort of lost traction while going over a hump when entering a carpark. then the ESP sort of went crazy. i didnt have any traction in the carpark, the "!" indicator keep coming on... this hasnt happen b4. any suggestion ?? is it normal as the car fighting to find traction due to wet grounds ???

thanks

regards,

[Guest jtang]

Check your tyres...are they worn out? If they are, that explains why there's no traction on wet slippery surface like in car parks. Change them asap!

[Guest bossbthk]

new rubber ... into its 8000 km mileage... should not be this bad ....

[Guest jtang]

Try going over the same hump & other humps to check again.

[Guest chiaster]

sometimes, carpark surfaces can be quite irritating (ie. slippery when wet) and your ESP activates even if your tyres are good... mind sharing with us where this carpark is? i don't think you should be experiencing this too often though...

[Guest apple088]

My ESP came on while entering the car park (over hump also and making a hard left).

First time I see it turn on and at the rear view mirror saw the wet tire trails.

Quite cool on how it handled the car.

Subsequently check my toto ticket WON $30 and collected it ... but ...

When I pick up my car saw a Ticket on it. cost me $30 .....

Haiz ....

[Guest Toddy]

it could be also as simple as a faulty break switch. that happens on my A class.

[Guest bossbthk]

apple088 wrote:

My ESP came on while entering the car park (over hump also and making a hard left).

First time I see it turn on and at the rear view mirror saw the wet tire trails.

Quite cool on how it handled the car.

Subsequently check my toto ticket WON $30 and collected it ... but ...

When I pick up my car saw a Ticket on it. cost me $30 .....

Haiz ....

AHAHAHAH my fren ...!!! my condolence ... opportunity will come again ... there is a saying "small money no go, big money no come ... "

[Guest bossbthk]

@toddy

No idea ...!!! its those hump when u need to stop at the ERP type carpark ... then i push the pedal .. .there was no reaction for the car to pull off ... then the ESP kick in ... when i go into the carpark ... yeap ... streaks of wet trails like apple088 mention ... was doing only like 10-20km/h ... push the pedal slightly ... ESp went blinking and crazy ... i feel the car skid abit ... was able to catch it while turning ... (first tot ... shit ... did i just break the on board computer) ...

lunch time ... drove out ... the carpark was partially dry ... did a test ... ESP didnt come on ...

then way out on the road ... purposely tried to do "car launch" at the lights ... the car had its traction ... so i guess ... its just the wet surface + the tires not handling well in the carpark ...

so mates ... be-careful with your Merc-chilli in the wets ... =)

[Guest vincemerz]

merc esp is very good and sensitive so HDB multi storey caroark is super smooth so will be slippery when rain and the car keep esp esp esp.

so dont worry, just a characteristic of MA SAI LI

[Guest chiaster]

those guys that did the recent MBDE will know!!! right, fellas!!! :thumb:

[Guest boon]

Wow, just realize this happens to others too! I've had several ESP activations at the same location in my carpark liao, driving slow. I actually fedback to the mcst but he said no one else had that problem...

[Guest bossbthk]

boon wrote:

Wow, just realize this happens to others too! I've had several ESP activations at the same location in my carpark liao, driving slow. I actually fedback to the mcst but he said no one else had that problem...

WAH !! ...

lol ...u pray one day rain very heavy ... then u bring him on board ... make him speechless

[Guest boon]

bossbthk wrote:

WAH !! ...

lol ...u pray one day rain very heavy ... then u bring him on board ... make him speechless

To be honest, when that happens, it scares the heck out of me cos it feels like the car is going to go 180 or 360 for those brief second/s. Another time was at MBS carpark!

Frankly, I've never had this experience with other vehicles...maybe cos it rwd?! I dunno...