Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Manual page 21

% 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‐
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mation on ESP ( page 16).
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& WARNING Risk of skidding and having
an accident from wheels spinning
When you use RACE START, individual wheels
could spin and you could lose control of the
vehicle.
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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 doors, the hood and the trunk lid are
R
closed.
The engine is running and the transmission
R
and engine are at normal operating tempera‐
ture.
The steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
R
position.
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 13).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
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The engine speed increases.
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If the activation conditions are not fulfilled,
RACE START cannot be activated. The
START Not Possible See Operator'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.
Driving and parking
% In this phase you can adjust RACE START
depending on the road conditions: you can
vary the engine speed by pulling on one of
the steering wheel paddle shifters. The seg‐
ments in the multifunction display flicker
rapidly.
% If the brake pedal is not released after a
short while, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Canceled
the multifunction display.
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
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accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion. The RACE START Active
appears in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle rea‐
ches a speed of approximately 31 mph
RACE
(50 km/h).
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal during RACE
START or if any of the activation conditions are
mes‐
no longer fulfilled. The RACE START Canceled
message appears in the multifunction display.
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