Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 142

the vehicle is at rest and the brake pedal is
R
depressed (left foot)
the gear selector lever is in position D.
R
Activating RACE START
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot,
X
keep it depressed.
Turn the program selector switch clock-
X
wise ( page 101), until the RS lamp lights
Y
up.
The left-hand multi-function display shows
the RACE START Cancel Paddle DOWN
message and the right-hand display shows
the RACE START Confirm Paddle UP
message.
To cancel: pull the left paddle
X
( page 102).
Y
or
To confirm: pull the right paddle
X
( page 102).
Y
The left-hand multi-function display shows
the RACE START message and the right-
hand display shows the Depress accel
pedal message.
* optional
Depress the accelerator pedal fully.
X
The engine speed rises to approximately
4,000 rpm.
The left-hand multi-function display shows
the RACE START message and the right-
hand multi-function display shows the
Release brake to start message.
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
X
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The left-hand multi-function display shows
the RACE START message and the right-
hand multi-function display shows the
active message.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 50 km/h.
Drive program S+ is activated. ESP
remains activated.
i
If RACE START is used repeatedly in a
short period of time, it is only available
again after having driven the vehicle a cer-
tain distance.
Active Body Control* (ABC)
Vehicle level
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to reduce petrol consumption and
improve driving safety.
Depending on the vehicle height that has
been set, the vehicle automatically adjusts its
height according to the current speed. The
vehicle is lowered as the speed increases. As
the speed is reduced, the vehicle is raised up
to the set vehicle height.
G Risk of injury
SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG:
The vehicle is lowered from the normal level
when the engine is switched off. Make sure,
therefore, that nobody is in the vicinity of
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Sport
the wheel housing or under the vehicle
when you switch off the engine. Otherwise,
limbs could become trapped.
!
SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG:
The vehicle is lowered from the normal level
when the engine is switched off. Make sure
when parking that you position your vehicle
so that it does not make contact with the
kerb as it descends. Otherwise, the vehicle
could be damaged.
Controls
Driving systems
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