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RACE START
Important safety notes
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RACE START must not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outside
of public road use.
RACE START enables optimal acceleration from
a standing start. For this, a suitably high-grip
road surface is required and the vehicle and tires
must be in good working order.
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WARNING
If you use RACE START, individual tires may
start to spin and the vehicle could skid.
Depending on the selected ESP
®
mode, there
is an increased risk of skidding and having an
accident. Make sure that no persons, animals
or obstacles are within range of the vehicle.
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Observe the safety notes on driving safety
systems (Y page 58).
Be sure to read the safety notes and informa-
tion on ESP
®
(Y page 62).
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Observe the specific service requirements
for racetrack mode operation (Y page 241).
Activation conditions
You can activate RACE START under the follow-
ing conditions:
R
the doors are closed
R
the engine is running and the engine and
transmission are at operating temperature.
This is the case when the oil temperature dis-
play in the multifunction display is shown in
white (Y page 170).
R
ESP
®
is functioning correctly (Y page 62)
R
the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position
R
the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is
depressed sufficiently (left foot)
R
the transmission is in position h
R
drive program S, S+ or RACE is selected
(Y page 116).
Activating RACE START (AMG GT S)
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When manual mode (Y page 123) is active,
the transmission automatically shifts up in
the RACE START drive program. This function
supports maximum acceleration with RACE
START. After going through an accelerating
process once from a stationary position, this
function is automatically deactivated.
X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X
Pull and hold both steering wheel paddle shift-
ers.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UPRACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWNCancel: Paddle DOWN message appears in
the multifunction display.
X
Release both steering wheel paddle shifters.
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If the activation conditions are no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACERACE
START Not Possible See Operator'sSTART Not Possible See Operator's
ManualManual message appears on the multifunc-
tion display.
X
To cancel: pull the left-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter (Y page 121).
or
X
To confirm: pull the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (Y page 121).
The RACERACE STARTSTART AvailableAvailable DepressDepress gasgas
pedal.pedal. message appears on the multifunc-
tion display.
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If you do not depress the accelerator pedal
within a few seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The RACE START CanceledRACE START Canceled message
appears on the multifunction display.
X
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed is increased.
The RACERACE STARTSTART ReleaseRelease brakebrake toto startstart
message appears in the multifunction display.
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If you do not release the brake pedal within
a short time, RACE START will be canceled.
The RACE START CanceledRACE START Canceled message
appears on the multifunction display.
X
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACERACE STARTSTART ActiveActive message appears in
the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 30 mph (Can-
ada: 50 km/h).
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Driving systems
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