Mercedes-Benz Mercedec-AMG GT R Owner's Manual page 149

146 Driving and parking
The HOLD function is deactivated in the follow‐
ing situations:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa‐
R
ted.
The transmission is shifted to position j.
R
The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
R
ing brake.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
transmission position j and/or by the electric
parking brake:
The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
R
door is opened.
The vehicle is switched off.
R
There is a malfunction in the system or the
R
power supply is insufficient.
RACE START
Function of RACE START
RACE START enables optimal vehicle accelera‐
tion from a standstill. For this, a suitably high-
grip road surface is required, the tyres and vehi‐
cle must also be in good condition.
% RACE START is only available after the vehi‐
cle has been run in ( page 106).
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% RACE START may not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated race circuits, not on
public roads.
Be sure to read the safety notes and infor‐
mation on ESP ® ( page 133).
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& WARNING Risk of skidding and having
an accident from wheels spinning
If you use RACE START, depending on the
®
ESP mode selected, there is an increased
risk of skidding and having an accident.
Make sure that no persons or obstacles
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are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
Activating RACE START
Requirements:
the driver's door is closed.
R
the engine is running and the transmission
R
and engine are at normal operating tempera‐
ture.
the front wheel is in the straight-ahead posi‐
R
tion.
the vehicle is on level ground.
R
the vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
R
depressed (left foot) and the parking brake is
released.
the transmission is in position h.
R
one of the drive programs C, B or
R
I is selected ( page 117).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
#
The engine speed increases.
% If the activation conditions are not fulfilled,
RACE START cannot be activated. The
START not possible See Owner's Manual
message appears in the multifunction dis‐
play.
The RACE START Release brake to start
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sage appears in the multifunction display.
RACE
mes‐