Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Operator's Manual page 128

AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission
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Activating RACE START
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
X
and keep it depressed.
Turn the drive program selector switch
X
clockwise (
Y
cator on the switch lights up in red.
The multifunction display shows the mes-
sage RACE START RACE START Confirm: Paddle
UP UP Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle
i
If the conditions for activation are not ful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The
START Not START Not Possible Possible
the multifunction display.
To cancel: pull the left-hand steering wheel
X
paddle shifter (DOWN) (
The multifunction display shows the
START Canceled START Canceled
To confirm: pull the right-hand steering
X
wheel paddle shifter (UP) (
The RACE START Available Depress RACE START Available Depress
gas pedal gas pedal message appears in the multi-
function display.
i
If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal within a few seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The engine speed is increased.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i
If you do not release the brake pedal
within a few seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The multifunction display shows the
RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
Take your foot off the brake pedal while
X
keeping the accelerator pedal fully
depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The RACE RACE START START Active
in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 30 mph
page 124) until the RS indi-
Confirm: Paddle
DOWN.
message appears in
page 125).
Y
message.
page 125).
Y
message.
message.
Active message appears
(50 km/h). Drive program S+ is activated.
SPORT handling mode remains switched on.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation condi-
tions are no longer fulfilled. The
Not Possible Not Possible
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
i
If RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available
RACE RACE
again after the vehicle has been driven a
certain distance.
Automatic drive program
RACE RACE
Drive program C is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
comfort-oriented engine and transmission
R
settings
optimal fuel consumption resulting from
R
the transmission shifting up sooner
the vehicle pulling away more gently in
R
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully
increased sensitivity. This improves driving
R
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
the transmission shifting up sooner; This
R
results in the vehicle being driven at lower
engine speeds and the wheels being less
likely to spin
Drive programs S and S+ are characterized by
the following:
sporty engine and transmission settings
R
the transmission shifting up later and shift-
R
ing down dynamically
as a result of the later transmission
R
upshifts, the fuel consumption may be
higher
if a period of dynamic driving is followed by
R
an extended phase with a constant accel-
erator pedal position, the vehicle shifts up
RACE START RACE
or RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
START