Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 233

Driving systems
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On vehicles with a manual transmission, you
will also hear a horn at regular intervals if the
HOLD function is activated and you:
switch the engine off, open the driver's
R
door and take off your seat belt
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt
to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD func-
tion is deactivated.
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If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started again until the HOLD
function has been deactivated.
RACE START
Important safety notes
i
Observe the safety notes for the SPORT
handling mode (
Only activate RACE START on dedicated race
circuits.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from a standing start. The precondition for
this is a suitable high-grip road surface.
i RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Activation conditions
You can activate RACE START if:
the doors are closed
R
the engine is running and it has reached an
R
operating temperature of approximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperature in the multifunction display
stops flashing.
SPORT handling mode is activated
R
( page 85).
Y
the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
R
position
page 85).
Y
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
R
pedal is depressed (left foot)
the transmission is in position D
R
Activating RACE START
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
X
and keep it depressed.
Turn the drive program selector clockwise
X
( page 195) until the RS lamp lights up.
Y
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle DOWN
in the multifunction display.
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If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE START RACE START cancelled cancelled
in the multifunction display.
To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
X
paddle ( page 195).
Y
or
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
X
shift paddle ( page 195).
Y
The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
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If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal fully within two seconds, RACE
START is cancelled. The
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appears in the multifunction display.
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The engine speed rises to approximately
3,500 rpm.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
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If you do not release the brake pedal
within five seconds, RACE START is cancel-
led. The RACE RACE START START cancelled
appears in the multifunction display.
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
X
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
message appears
message appears
RACE START RACE START not not
Manual message
cancelled message