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To deactivate ESP
: press and hold button
#
1
until the å and ¤ warning lamps
appear in the instrument cluster.
To activate ESP
®
: briefly press button 1.
#
The å, Æ and ¤ warning lamps go
out.
Observe the information on warning lamps and
display messages which may be shown in the
instrument cluster.
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 tires and vehi‐
cle must also be in good condition.
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RACE START is only available after the vehi‐
cle has been broken in (
page 11).
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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 16).
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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.
Driving and parking
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.
#
The engine speed increases.
%
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.
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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 gearshift paddles. The
segments in the multifunction display flicker
rapidly.
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If the brake pedal is not released after a
short while, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Canceled
message appears in
the multifunction display.
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