Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 210

the transmission is in position D
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drive program S, S+ or RACE is selected
R
( page 167)
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Activating RACE START
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
X
and keep it depressed.
Pull and hold both steering wheel gearshift
X
paddles.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
X
Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle DOWN
in the multifunction display.
Release both steering wheel gearshift pad-
X
dles.
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If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE START not possible See Own‐ RACE START not possible See Own‐
er's Manual er's Manual message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
X
paddle ( page 177).
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or
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
X
shift paddle ( page 177).
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The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
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pedal within a few seconds, RACE START is
cancelled. The multifunction display shows
the RACE START cancelled RACE START cancelled
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The engine speed increases.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
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If the brake pedal is not released after a
short while, RACE START is cancelled. The
multifunction display shows the
START cancelled START cancelled
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
X
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
message appears
message.
RACE RACE
message.
The RACE RACE START START active active
in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation condi-
tions are no longer fulfilled. The
not possible not possible or RACE START cancelled RACE START cancelled
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
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After using it several times in short suc-
cession, RACE START will be unavailable
until a certain distance has been driven.
AMG RIDE CONTROL
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each
wheel and depends on:
your driving style, e.g. sporty
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the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
R
your individual selection of "Sport" or
R
"Comfort"
The suspension setting is adjusted using the
corresponding button in the centre console.
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The mode can also be set using the AMG
DYNAMIC SELECT controller (
If the ignition is switched off for less than four
hours, the previously selected drive program
is activated when the engine is next started. If
the ignition is switched off for more than four
hours, Comfort mode is activated when the
engine is next started.
Driving systems
message appears
RACE START RACE START
page 167).
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