%
RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page16 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R The door s,thehood andthetrunk lidare
closed. R
The engine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr ogr ams C, Bor
I isselect ed(/ page13 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% 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. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
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 .
% 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. #
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. Dr
iving and parking 19
A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 25
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 4
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................22
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 22
Se tting ......... .................................... ...... 22
Suspension ............................................ 20
AMG ceramic high-p erform ance com‐
posi tebrak esy stem .................................. 13
AMG high-per form ance brak esy stem .....1 3
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 12
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0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 12
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 4
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 34
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ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 33
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Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..13
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 3
Kic kdo wn ...............................................16
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 4
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 14 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Br
ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 13
AMG high-p erform anc ebr ak esy stem ....1 3
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
In stallin g/remo vingth elongitudin al
member panel....................................... 38
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................. 37
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 14
Manually ................................................ 14
Choc k.........................................................3 7
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................4 0
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 0
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 Inde
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