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one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (→ pag e15 ). 0007
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
0009 Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. 0007
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
0009 Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. DRI
FTMOD E Fu
nctions ofDRIFT MODE
DRIFT MODE isonl yav ailab leforthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+ model.
DRI FTMOD Eenabl esintent ional unstable move‐
ment (drifting) andoverste er ing oftheve hicle. All
activ ation conditions mustbe fulf illed forth is
(ES P®
deact ivat ed, forex am ple).
0009 Onlyahigh lyqu alif ied and exper ienced
dr iver should drive in DRIF TMODE .
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(→ pag e17 ). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no t
av ailable. Individ ualwheels couldspin and
yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding and
ha ving anaccident. 0007
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal
ro ads. 0007
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and
used onclosed race circui ts, noton
pu blic roads. 0007
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Dr
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