[jacquesm]

I've detailed this in older comments, in a nutshell the first time was on a wet bridge where the car mistook the return of the bridge supports for an imminent crash causing the car to go into a spin (and on a narrow bridge that could have ended really badly, especially because of those supports). I had the car checked out and it was declared healthy, and that it must have been something spurious. A short while later it did it again, this time in a corner where an advertising sign was placed such that oncoming traffic could read it, again the car braked violently resulting causing some loss of control so it swerved into the oncoming lane. Fortunately no traffic there. I sold it right after and won't be buying another MB, ever. They've really lost the plot if they believe that this sort of thing is acceptable in a production vehicle for their regular clientele.