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The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated,
the vehicle is stationary and:
a system fault occurs
R
the power supply is insufficient
R
If a malfunction occurs, the transmission may
also be shifted to position j automatically.
Vehicles with manual transmission
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
and:
the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
R
driver's door is open
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
R
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
a system fault occurs
R
the power supply is insufficient
R
The
Brake immediately
Brake immediately
appear on the multifunction display.
Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
X
until the warning message on the multifunc-
tion display goes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
A horn will sound at regular intervals if you turn
off the engine, take off your seat belt or open the
driver's door when the HOLD function is activa-
ted. The horn alerts you to the fact that the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to
lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder. The
vehicle cannot be locked until you have deacti-
vated the HOLD function.
i
Once you have switched off the engine, you
cannot restart it until you have deactivated
the HOLD function.
RACE START
Important safety notes
i
RACE START must not be used on normal
roads. RACE START must only be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outside
of public road use.
i
RACE START is only available in
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from a standing start. For this, a suitably high-
message may also
grip road surface is required; the tyres and vehi-
cle must also be in good condition.
G
WARNING
If you use RACE START, individual tyres may
get into a spin and the vehicle could skid.
Depending on the selected ESP
is an increased risk of skidding and having an
accident. Make sure that no persons, animals
or obstacles are within range of the vehicle.
i
Read the safety notes on driving safety sys-
tems (
page 67).
Y
Make sure that you read the safety notes and
®
information on ESP
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
71 †. This is the case when the oil tempera-
ture gauge in the multifunction display is
shown in white.
the drive program S, S+ or Race is selected
R
(
page 141)
Y
the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
R
position
the vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is
R
depressed (left foot)
the transmission is in position D
R
Activating RACE START
i
When manual mode (
the transmission automatically shifts up to
RACE START in the drive program. This func-
tion supports maximum acceleration with
RACE START. After going through an acceler-
ating process once from a stationary position,
this function is automatically deactivated.
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
X
and keep it depressed.
Pull and hold both steering wheel gearshift
X
paddles (
page 150).
Y
The
RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
the multifunction display.
Release both steering wheel gearshift pad-
X
dles (
page 150).
Y
Driving systems
®
mode, there
(
page 72).
Y
page 150) is active,
Y
message appears in
181
Z
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