Race Start; Conditons For Race Start Activation; Activating Race Start - Mercedes-Benz GLA Operator's Manual

The electric parking brake automatically
secures the vehicle if the HOLD function is
activated and:
the driver's door is open and the driver's
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seat belt is unfastened.
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
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matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
a system malfunction occurs.
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the power supply is not sufficient.
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On steep uphill or downhill inclines or if there
is a malfunction, the transmission may also
automatically be shifted into position P.

RACE START

Important safety notes
RACE START enables optimal acceleration
from a standing start. The precondition for
this is a suitable high-grip road surface.
RACE START is intended solely for activation
on dedicated race circuits.
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RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Conditions for activation
You can activate RACE START if:
the doors, hood and the tailgate are closed.
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the engine is running and the transmission,
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all-wheel drive clutch and the engine are at
operating temperature.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
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the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
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position.
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
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pedal is depressed (left foot).
the transmission is in position D.
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drive program M is selected (
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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 shift pad-
X
dles.
The
X
Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle DOWN
in the multifunction display.
Release both steering wheel shift paddles.
X
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If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Not Possible See Opera‐ RACE START Not Possible See Opera‐
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multifunction display.
To cancel: pull the left steering wheel pad-
X
dle shifter (
or
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
X
paddle shifter (
The
gas pedal gas pedal
function display.
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If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal within a few seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
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The engine speed is increased.
The
start start
tion display.
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If you do not release the brake pedal
within a short time, RACE START will be
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
X
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The
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in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 30 mph
(Canada: 50 km/h). Drive program S is acti-
Driving systems
RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
message appears
message appears in the
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RACE START Available Depress RACE START Available Depress
message appears in the multi-
RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
message appears in the multifunc-
RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
RACE RACE START START Active Active
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message.
message.
message appears
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