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234 Driving and parking
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RACE START may not be used on normal road
operation. RACE START must only be activa-
ted and used on dedicated race circuits, not
on public roads.
Read the safety notes and information on
®
ESP
(
page 192).
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident from wheels spinning
If you use RACE START, depending on the
®
ESP
mode selected, there is an increased
risk of skidding and having an accident.
Make sure that no persons or obstacles
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are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
A A ctiv
ctivating RA
ating RACE ST
CE START
ART
R R eq equir uirements:
ements:
The vehicle is switched on and the transmis-
R
sion and the engine are at normal operating
temperature.
The driver's door is closed.
R
The front wheels are in a straight-ahead posi-
R
tion.
The vehicle is on level ground.
R
The vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
R
depressed (le foot) and the parking brake is
released.
The transmission is in position h.
R
One of the drive programs C, B or
R
I is selected (
page 170).
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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 ful lled,
RACE START cannot be used. The
START not possible See Owner's Manual
message appears in the driver's display.
The
RACE START Release brake to start
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sage appears in the driver's display.
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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 gearshi paddles. The seg-
ments in the driver's display icker rapidly.
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If the brake pedal is not released a er a short
while, RACE START is cancelled. The
START cancelled
driver's display.
Take your foot o 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 driver's display.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal during RACE START
or if any of the activation conditions are no longer
ful lled. The
RACE START cancelled
appears in the driver's display.
RACE
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A er using it several times in short succes-
sion, RACE START is unavailable until a cer-
tain distance has been driven.
mes-
RACE
message appears in the
message
message
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