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& WARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident from wheels spinning
®
When you use DRIFT MODE, ESP
able.
There is an increased risk of skidding and hav-
ing an accident.
Do not use DRIFT MODE on normal
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roads.
DRIFT MODE may only be activated and
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used on closed race circuits, not on pub-
lic roads.
Make sure that no persons or obstacles
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are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
When DRIFT MODE is active, the vehicle drive
®
occurs only at the rear. ESP
and 4MATIC+ are
deactivated.
4MATIC+ will be continuously reactivated from a
speed of approximately 70 mph (115 km/h) up to
95 mph (150 km/h). From a speed of 95 mph
(150 km/h), 4MATIC+ will be fully active again,
®
but ESP
will remain deactivated. 4MATIC+ will be
continuously deactivated again below a speed of
95 mph (150 km/h) to approximately 70 mph
(115 km/h).
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DRIFT MODE is available only after the vehicle
is not avail-
has been broken in.
▌Activating and deactivating DRIFT MODE
Requirements
®
ESP
is deactivated (
R
Drive program I is selected
R
(
page 156).
/
The doors, the hood and the trunk lid/tailgate
R
are closed.
The vehicle is started and the transmission
R
and the engine are at normal operating tem-
perature.
The transmission is in manual mode – manual
R
shifting is activated (
Activating DRIFT MODE
page 180).
/
Pull steering wheel paddle shifters
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and hold for approximately half a second.
If all activation conditions are fulfilled, the
driver's display will show a message reading
DRIFT MODE Confirm: Paddle UP Cancel:
Paddle DOWN
page 163).
/
flash.
To cancel: pull steering wheel paddle shifter
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1.
The driver's display will show a message read-
ing
warning lamp will go out.
Driving and parking 217
1
and
and the â warning lamp will
DRIFT MODE Canceled
and the â
2
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