Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Operator's Manual page 220

218 Driving and parking
% If the brake pedal is not released after a short
while, RACE START will be canceled. The
RACE START Canceled message appears in
the driver's display.
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
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accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle will pull away at maximum acceler-
ation. The RACE START Active message
appears in the driver's display.
RACE START will be deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during RACE
START or if any of the activation conditions are no
longer fulfilled. The RACE START Canceled
sage appears in the driver's display.
% After using it several times in quick succes-
sion, RACE START will be unavailable until a
certain distance has been driven.
DRIFT MODE
▌Functions of DRIFT MODE
DRIFT MODE allows you to intentionally make the
vehicle unstable and induce oversteer (drifting).
All activation conditions must be fulfilled for this
( page 218).
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Only a highly skilled and experienced driver
should drive in DRIFT MODE.
Read the safety notes and information on
ESP ® ( page 174).
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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-
mes-
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
deactivated.
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DRIFT MODE is available only after the vehicle
has been broken in.
▌Activating and deactivating DRIFT MODE
Requirements
®
ESP is deactivated (
R
® is not avail-
Drive program I is selected
R
( page 151).
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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 (
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and 4MATIC+ are
page 176).
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page 157).
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