Holding the vehicle stationary on uphill
gradients
GWARNING
If the clutch overheats, the electronic man-
agement system is automatically deactivated. This interrupts the power transmission. The
vehiclem ay,for example, roll backwards on
gradients. There is arisk of an accident.
Never hold the vehicles tationary on uphill
gradients by depressing the accelerator.
The clutch may overheat if you hold the vehicle
stationary on uphill gradients by depressing the
accelerator pedal. If the clutch overheats, a
warning tone sounds.
All vehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): theStop Vehicle Shift to 'P'
Leave Engine Runningdisplay message
appears in the multifunction display .You will
only be abl etocontinue you rjourney once the
clutch has cooledd ownand the display mes-
sage in the multifunction display has disap-
peared.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: theTrans. Oil
Overheated Drive on with Caredisplay
message appears in the multifunction display.
Do not hold the vehicles tationary on uphill gra-
dients by depressing the accelerator pedal.
Instead, only ever hold the vehicles tationary on
uphill gradients by:
Rdepressing the brake pedal
Ractivating the HOLD function
Rengaging the electric parking brake
Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximu macceleration.
XDepress the accelerator pedalb eyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to alower
geard epending on the engine speed.
XEase off the accelerator pedalo nce the
desired speedisr eached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: it is only possible to
use kickdown in the automatic drive program
and the temporary manua ldrive program M.
When manua ldrive program Mis permanently
activated, kickdown is not possible. For further information on kickdown in manual
drive program
M(
Ypag e138).
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting back and forth between transmission
positions hand kcan help to free up the
vehicleifitg ets stuck in mud or snow. The vehi-
cle's engine management system limits the
speedtoam aximumof5m ph (9 km/h) when
shifting back and forth. To shift repeatedly
between transmission positions hand k,
move the DIRECT SELECT leverupa nd down
pastt he point of resistance.
Drive programs
Al lv ehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
Drive program C(Comfort)
Drive program Cis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rthe vehicled elivers comfortable, economical
handling characteristics.
Rthe vehiclep ulls awaymore gently in forward
and reverse gears, unless the accelerator
pedalisd epressed fully.
Rthe vehicleh as improved driving stability,f or
exampl eonslippery road surfaces.
Roptimalf uel consumption resulting from the
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicleisd riveninthe low engine speed
range and the wheels are less likelytos pin.
Drive programS(Sport)
Drive program Sis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rsporty engine settings.
Rthe automatic transmission shifts up later.
The fuel consumption possibly being higher
as aresult of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
134Automatic transmission
Driving and parking
Conditions for activation
You can activateRACE START if:
Rthed oors, hood and th etrunk lid are closed.
Rthee ngineisr unningand th etransmission,
all-wheel driv eclutch and th eenginea re at
operatin gtem perature.
Rthes teering wheel is in th estraight-ahead
position.
Rth ev ehicle is stationar yand th ebrak epedal is
depressed (leftf oot).
Rthet ransmission is in position h.
Rdriveprogram S,S+ orRACE is selected
(Ypage 129)
Activating RACE START
XDepres sthe brak epedal withy our left foot
and keep it depressed.
XPull and hold boths teering wheel paddle shift-
ers.
XThe RACES TART Confirm: Paddle UPCancel:P addle DOWNmessage appearsi n
th em ultifunction display.
XRelease boths teering wheel paddle shifters.
iIf th eactivation conditionsa re no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACE
START Not Possible See Operator'sManualmessage appearsinthemultifunction
display.
XTo cancel: pull theleft steering wheel paddle
shifte r(Ypage 136).
or
XTo confirm: pull therigh tsteering wheel pad-
dle shifte r(Ypage 136).
The RACESTARTAvailableDepressgaspedalmessage appearsint hemultifunction
display.
iIf you do no tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
within afew seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The multifunction display shows the
RACES TART Canceled
message.
XFully depress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engines peedisincreased.
The RACE
STARTReleasebraketostartmessage appearsint hemultifunction display.
iIf you do no trelease th ebrak epedal within
as hort time, RACE START will be canceled. The multifunction display shows the
RACE
START Canceledmessage.
XTakeyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep the
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE
STARTActivemessage appearsi n
th em ultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivate dwhen th evehicle
reaches aspeedofa pproximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivate dimmediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal durin gRACE
START or if any of th eactivation conditionsa re
no longer fulfilled. The RACESTART Not Pos‐
sible See Operator'sM anualorRACESTART Canceledmessage appearsint hemul-
tifunctio ndisplay.
iIf RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available again
after th evehicle has been driven acertain
distance.
AMG adaptiv esport suspension sys-
tem
General notes
The electronicall ycontrolled damping system
work scontinuously. This improve sdriving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g .sporty
Rther oad surface condition,e .g.b umps
Ryour individua lselectio nofSport orComfort
The suspension settin gisadjusted usingt he
correspondingb uttonint hecente rconsole.
iThe mod ecan also be set usingt heAMG
DYNAMIC SELECT controller (Ypage 129).
Eac htimey ou start th eenginew iththeSmart-
Key or th eStart/Sto pbutton, Comfort modeis
activated. For further informatio nabout starting
th ee ngine, see (
Ypage 125).
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Driving and parking
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