Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Supplement Manual page 22

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Driving and parking
Activating RACE START
You can activate RACE START under the follow‐
ing conditions:
The doors, the hood and the trunk lid are
R
closed.
The engine is running and the transmission
R
and engine are at operating temperature.
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
Mercedes‑AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+: DRIFT
R
MODE is deactivated.
One of the drive programs S, S+ or RACE is
R
selected ( page 13).
→
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 on the multifunction dis‐
play.
The RACE START Release brake to start
#
sage appears in the multifunction display.
% 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.
%
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
#
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
(50 km/h).
RACE
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal during RACE
START or if any of the activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled. The
mes‐
message appears on the multifunction display.
% After using it several times in short succes‐
sion, RACE START is unavailable until a cer‐
tain distance has been driven.
DRIFT MODE
Function of DRIFT MODE
DRIFT MODE is only available for the
Mercedes‑AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+ model.
message appears on
DRIFT MODE enables intentional unstable move‐
ment (drifting) and oversteering of the vehicle.
All activation conditions must be fulfilled for this
(ESP ®
% Only a highly qualified and experienced
message
driver should use DRIFT MODE.
Be sure to read the safety notes and infor‐
mation on ESP
RACE START Canceled
deactivated, for example).
®
( page 17).
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