ESP light on at 85 kmh

Asked by Guru36XFW Jul 16, 2020 at 04:58 AM about the 2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have had this for a while now on my MB w164 280cdi. When accelerating to
around 80 the ESP light comes on and the car decelerates automatically as
the ESP kicks in. This happens especially when going around even a slight
bend on. No error ESP codes on OBDII, no ABS fault code, alignment ok,
tires ok. Steering angle sensor new. Wheel speed sensors read ok - all 4
same speed. Now would could it be?

1 Answer

I guess there are multiple possibilities that would cause the ESP to engage. I now finally found the cause for my problem. Everything works just find. ESP/ABS lights are off. Steering angle sensor was replaced a while ago. Then I read about different tires sizes, which made me check my tire sizes. Lo and behold my front tires are 225 and my rear tires 235. The tire shop had put on wrong-sized tires. A road test showed that starting at about 80 the front wheels turn faster by about 2 to 4 kmh, which will then engage the ESP thinking there is an imbalance. AWD needs the same speed on all wheels, except in curves but it is programmed for that and then you have the Yaw-sensor which will see whether you are too fast. So problem is solved.

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