The
I (RACE) drive pr ogr am mayno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted thefo l‐
lo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The four agilit yfun ction sBas ic,
Ad vanced ,Pr oand Master areaut omati‐
cally select eddepending onthedr ive pr o‐
gr am.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,all-wheel
dr ive and stabiliz ationfun ction sar eadap‐
te dto theselect eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agility function
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I RA
CE. The Masterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R The I(RA CE)drive pr ogr am has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness.
- The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup
lat er.
- The chassis hasapar ticular lytig ht sus‐
pe nsi on and damp ing system.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tysoun dch aract eristic ofthe
ex haus tsy stem isactiv ated.
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th ePe rfor mance menuintheon- boar dcom‐
put er(/ page24 4). Yo
ucan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle char‐
act eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion Select
ingthedr ive pr og ram Dr
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Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGGT53 4MA TIC+: The
ch arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Whe nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. 16
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