Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC Coupe Supplement Manual page 21

The doors, the hood and the tailgate are
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closed.
The engine is running and the transmission
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and engine are at normal operating tempera‐
ture.
The steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
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position.
The vehicle is on level ground.
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The vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
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depressed (left foot) and the parking brake is
released.
The transmission is in position h.
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One of the drive programs C, B or
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I is selected ( page 12).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
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The engine speed increases.
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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.
% 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 paddle shifters. The seg‐
ments 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
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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
RACE
(50 km/h).
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal during RACE
START or if any of the activation conditions are
mes‐ no longer fulfilled. The
message appears in the multifunction display.
% After using it several times in short succes‐
sion, RACE START is unavailable until a cer‐
tain distance has been driven.
AMG adaptive sport suspension system
Function of the AMG adaptive sport suspen‐
sion system
The AMG adaptive sport suspension system is
message appears in
an air suspension system with variable damping
for improved driving comfort. The all-round level
control system ensures the best possible sus‐
pension and constant ground clearance, even
with a laden vehicle. When driving at speed, the
message
vehicle is lowered automatically to improve driv‐
ing safety and to reduce fuel consumption. You
also have the option of manually adjusting the
vehicle level.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
wheel and depends on the following factors:
the driving style, e.g. sporty
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the road condition, e.g. bumps
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Driving and parking
RACE START Canceled