Mercedes-Benz SL 2015 Owner's Manual page 177

Driving systems
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Activation conditions
You can activate RACE START if:
the doors are closed
R
the engine is running and the engine and
R
transmission are at operating temperature.
This is the case when the oil temperature
gauge in the multifunction display is shown in
white ( page 213).
Y
®
ESP is functioning correctly (
R
the drive program S, S+ or Race is selected
R
( page 140)
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
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Activating RACE START
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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.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
X
Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle DOWN
the multifunction display.
Release both steering wheel gearshift pad-
X
dles.
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If the activation conditions are no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is cancelled. The
START not possible See Owner's Man‐ START not possible See Owner's Man‐
ual ual message appears in the multifunction
display.
To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
X
paddle ( page 147).
Y
or
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel shift
X
paddle ( page 147).
Y
The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator accelerator
function display.
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If you do not depress the accelerator pedal
within a few seconds, RACE START is cancel-
page 67)
Y
page 147) is active,
Y
message appears in
message appears in the multi-
led. The
appears in the multifunction display.
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The engine speed increases.
The RACE RACE START
message appears in the multifunction display.
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If the brake pedal is not released after a
short while, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE RACE START START cancelled
the multifunction display.
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
X
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE START
the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 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
no longer fulfilled. The
sible See Owner's Manual sible See Owner's Manual
cancelled cancelled
tion display.
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After using it several times in short succes-
sion, RACE START will be unavailable until a
certain distance has been driven.
Adaptive Damping System
General notes
Suspension with the adaptive adjustable damp-
ing provides improved driving comfort and con-
tinuously controls the calibration of the damp-
ers. The damping characteristics adapt to the
RACE RACE
current operating and driving situation.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
your driving style, e.g. sporty
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the road surface conditions
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the selected drive program (
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RACE START cancelled RACE START cancelled
START Release Release brake brake to to start
cancelled message appears in
START active active message appears in
RACE START not pos‐ RACE START not pos‐
or
message appears in the multifunc-
Y
message
start
RACE START RACE START
page 139).