2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER ECU

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 196).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 195). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. 152
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

Cru
isecont rollever 0043
Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor calls upthe
last store dspee d
0087 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor alower
spee d
0085 Todeac tivate cruise control
When youactivat ecr uise control, thest ore d
spee dis sho wninthemult ifunction displ ayfor
fiv esec onds. The spee dis then perm anently
displ ayed inthest atus indicat ortoget her with
th e00B2 symbol.
In veh icleswit hasegm entcir cle inthespee d-
ome ter, thesegm ents bet ween thecur ren tly
st ore dspee dand theen dof thesegm entcir -
cle light up.
St ori ng, maintaini ngand callin gup a
spe ed St
ori ng and maintaini ngaspe ed
X Ac cel erat eth eveh icle tothedesir edspee d.
X Briefl ypres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043
or down 0085.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
Cruis econ trol isact ivat ed. The vehicle auto -
mat icall ymain tainsth est ore dspee d.
You canstore thecur ren tspee difyou are
driv ingfast erthan 20 mph (30km/h).
i Cruis
econ trol may beunab leto main tain
th est ore dspee don uphill gradients.The
st ore dspee dis res umed whenthegrad ient
eve nsout .Cruis econ trol main tainsth e
st ore dspee don down hillgrad ientsby auto -
mat icall yapplyin gth ebrak es. St
ori ng orcalli ngup aspe ed G
WAR
NING
If you callupthest ore dspee dand itdiff ers
fr om thecur ren tspee d,theveh icle acceler -
ate sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eune xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay attentio nto theroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns bef ore calli ngup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefl ypull thecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0087.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim ecr uise control isact ivat ed, it
st ore sth ecur ren tspee dor reg ulate sth e
spee dof theveh icle totheprev iously store d
spee d.
Set tingaspe ed G
WAR
NING
Keep inmin dth at itmay takeabrie f
mom entunt ilth eveh icle has made thene c-
ess ary adjust men ts.
In cr ease ordec reas eth eset vehicle spee d
to avalue that theprev ailingroad condition s
and legal speedlimit sperm it.Other wise,
sudde nand unexpected acc eler ationor
dec eler ationof theveh icle coul dcaus ean
acc iden tand /or serious injury toyou and
ot her s.
X To
adjust theset speedin1mp hincr e-
men ts(1 km /h incr emen ts):brie flypres s
th ecr uise control leve rup 0043 tothepres -
sure pointfor ahigh erspee d,or down 0085
for alower speed.
Ev ery timeth ecr uise control leve ris
pres sedupordown ,th elast spee dstore dis
inc reas edorreduc ed.
X To
adjust theset speedin5mp hincr e-
men ts(10 km/h incr emen ts):brie fly
pres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043 past the 156
Driv
ingsyst emsDriv ingand parking

adapt
yourdrivingstyle, norove rride thelaws
of physic s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
can nottak eint oacc oun troad, weatherortraf-
fic con dition s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICison lyan aid. You arerespon sible
for thedist anceto theveh icle infron t,for
veh icle spee d,for brak ingingood timeand for
st aying inyour lane.
Do notuse ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC:
R In road andtraff iccon dition swhic hdo not
allow youtomain tainacon stant spee d,e.g .
in heav ytraff icor on wind ingroads
R on slippe ryroad surfaces .Br akin gor acc el-
erat ingcoul dcaus eth edriv ewheels tolose
tr act ion and theveh icle coul dth en skid
R In poor visibilit y,e.g .due tofog ,heav yrain
or snow
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICmay not
det ect narrow vehiclesdriv inginfron t,e.g .
mot orcycles ,or veh iclesdriv inginast agger ed
for mat ion.
In part icular ,th edet ection ofobst aclescan be
impair edif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
cov erin gth esen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf eren cebyother radar sources
R Ther eare stron gradar reflec tions,for exam -
ple inpark inggarag es
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICnolonger
det ectsa veh icle infron t,Dis tan cePilot
DI STRO NICmay unexpectedly acceler ate to
th espee dstore d.
This spee dmay:
R Be toohigh ifyou aredrivinginatur nin g
lane oran exitlane
R Be sohigh when drivingintherigh t-han d
lane that you overtake vehiclesin theleft -
han dlane
R Be sohigh intheleft lane that you pass
veh iclesdriv ingontherigh t
If th ere isach ang eof driv ers,advis eth enew
driv erofthespee dstore d. Cru
isecontr ollever Cruise
control leve r
0043 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Toset aspec ified minimum distance
0087 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor call upthe
last store dspee d
0085 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor alower
spee d
0083 Todeac tivate ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC
Activ ating Activ eDist ance Assist
DISTR ONICand storin g,ma intaini ng
and callin gup aspeed Imp
ortant safety notes
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
or theHOL Dfun ction isact ivat ed, theveh i-
cle brak esauto matically incer tain situa-
tio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICandthe
HOL Dfun ction inthefoll owin gor simi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
To act ivat eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC,
th efoll owin gcon dition smust befulf illed:
R theeng inemust bestart ed. Itmay takeup
to two minutesof driv ingbefo reActiveDis -
tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisready foruse.
R theelec tric park ingbrak emust berele ased.
R ES P®
must beact ive, butnotint erv ening.
R Ac tivePark ingAssist must notbe act ivat ed.
R thetrans miss ionmust beinposit ion005B. Driv
ingsyst ems
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Selec
tingthedrive progra m
All vehicles (exceptAMG vehicles ):Act ive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsasporty
driving stylewhen youhave selected theSor
S+ drive program (Ypage 133). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theCor Edriving program, thevehi-
cle accelerates moregently. Thissettin gis
recommen dedinstop-and- starttraffic.
AMG vehicles :Act ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsasporty driving style
when youhave selected theSor S+ orMdrive
program (Ypage 132). Acceleration behind
the vehicle infront ortothe setspeed isthen
notic eably moredynamic. Whenyouselect the
C drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake. Afteratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
Depending onthe specified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcome toastandst illat asuffi- cient
distance behindthevehicle infront .The
specified minimum distanceisset using the
cont rolonthe cruise controllever.
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automatically ifAct ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isactivated and:
R the driver's doorisopen andthedriver's
seat beltisunfastened
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If amalfunction inthe electric parking brake
occurs, thenthetransm issionmayalsobe
shifted intoposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): briefly
press thecruise controllever up0043 past the
pressure pointforahigher speed, or
down 0044for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 162).
The specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isswitched onoroff. Driving
systems
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Deact
ivating Act ive Dist ance Assi st
DIST RONIC Crui
secontro llev er
The reare severalways todeac tivat eAc tive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC:
X Brief lypre ssthecr uise contro llev erfor-
ward s0043.
or X Brak e, unl ess theveh icle isstat ion ary.
Whe nyou deac tivat eAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON IC,theAct ive DistanceAssist Act
ive DistanceAssist
Off Off
messageappe arsonthemult ifunction dis-
play forappr oximat elyfivesec onds.
i The
lastspeedstor ed rem ainsst or ed unt il
you switchoffth een gin e.
i Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisno t
deac tivat ed ifyou depr esstheacc eler ator
peda l.If you acceler ateto overt ake, Ac tive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICadj ust sth eveh i-
cl e's spe edtothelast speedstor ed after
you havefin ish ed overt aking.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisaut omati-
cal lydeac tivat ed if:
R you engage theelec tric par king bra keorif
th eveh icle isaut omatically securedwit hth e
elec tric par king bra ke
R ES P®
inte rven es oryou deac tivat eES P®
R thetrans mis sionis in pos ition 005D, 005Eor005C
R you pull thecr uise contro llev ertoward syou
in order topull away andthefron t-
pass enger dooris ope n
R you activat eAc tive Par king Assis t
R theveh icle issk iddi ng
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisdeac ti-
vat ed aut omatically, youwillhear awarn ing
to ne .The Active DistanceAssist Off Act
ive DistanceAssist Off mes
sagewill appe aron themult ifunction dis-
play forappr oximat elyfivesec onds.
Ti ps for drivin gwit hAct ive Dist ance
Assis tDIST RONIC Gen
eral not es
The follow ing co ntain sdes cript ion sof certain
ro ad and traff icco nd ition sin whic hyou mus t
be par ticul arly atte nt ive .In suc hsit uat ions,
bra keifne cessa ry.Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON ICwill then be deac tivat ed.
Cor nering, goin gint oan dcom ingout of
a bend The
abilityof Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON ICtodet ectveh icles when corneri ng
is lim ited. Your vehicle may brakeune xpec t-
edly orlate.
Ve hic les trav elin gon adi ffer ent line Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICmay not
det ectveh icles that are notdri vin gin themid -
dle oftheir lane.The distanc eto theveh icle in
fr on twill betoosho rt. Dri
ving systems
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In
aspeed rangefrom0-37 mph
(0 -60 km/h ),Active Steering Assistfocuses
on the vehicle infront, taking intoaccount
lane markings, e.g.when followingvehicle sin
a traffic jam.
At speed sof more than37mph (60km/h),
Active Steering Assistfocuses onclear lane
markings (leftandright), onlyfocusing onthe
vehicle infront ifdetected lanemarkings are
not present atspeed sof up to80 mph
(130 km/h).
If these conditions arenot present, Active
Steering Assistcannot provide assistance.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC mustbe
active inorder forthe function tobe avai lable.
Important safetynotes
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcanneither reducetherisk of
an accident ifyou failtoada ptyou rdriving
style, noroverride thelawsof phys ics.Itcan-
not take intoaccount road,weather ortraffic
conditions. ActiveDistance AssistDISTRONIC
with Active Steering Assistisonly anaid.You
are responsib lefor the distance tothe vehicle
in front, forvehicle speed,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistdoesnotdetect roadandtraf-
fic conditions anddoes notdetect allroad
users. Ifyou arefollow ingavehicle whichis
driving towards theedge ofthe road, your
vehicle couldcome intocontact withthecurb
or other roadbounda ries.Beparticul arly
awa reofother roadusers, e.g.cyclists, that
are directly nexttoyou rvehicle .
Obstacles suchasreflector postsinthe lane
or projecting outinto thelane arenot detec-
ted.
An inapp ropria testeering intervention, e.g.
after youhave intentionally drivenoveralane
marking, canbecorrected atany time ifyou
steer slightlyinthe opposi tedirection.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcannot continuously keepyour
vehicle inlane. Insome cases, thesteering
intervention isnot sufficie ntto bring thevehi-
cle back tothe lane. Insuch cases, youmust
steer thevehicle yourself toensure thatit
does notleavethe lane. The
supp ortprovide dby the system canbe
impa iredif:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorheavy spray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenolane markings, orseveral
unclea rlane markings arepresent, e.g.
arou ndconstruction sites
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
The system isswitched topassi veand nolon-
ger assi stsyou byperforming steeringinter-
ventions if:
R you actively changelane
R you switch onthe turn signal
R you take yourhands offthe steering wheel
or do not steer foraprolonge dperiod of
time
i Once
youhave finished changing lanes,
Active Steering Assistautoma ticallyreacti-
vates.
Active Steering Assistcannot provide assis-
tance:
R on very sharp corners
R when aloss oftire pressu reor adefective
tire has been detected anddispl ayed
Observe theimportant safetynotesonActive
Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypage 158).
The steering interventions arecarried outwith
a limi ted steering moment. Thesystem
requi resthe driver tokeep hishands onthe
steering wheelandtosteer himsel f.
If you donot steer yourself orifyou take your
hands offthe steering wheelforaprolonge d
period oftime, thesystem willfirst alertyou
with avisua lwarning. Asteering wheelsymbo l Drivi
ngsystems
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Acti
vation cond itions You
canactivat eth eHO LD function ifall ofthe
fol lowin gco nd ition sare fulfilled :
R theveh icleis stati onary.
R theen gin eis run ningor ifit has been auto-
mat icallyswit ched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
R thedri ver 'sdoor isclo sed oryour seatbelt
is fas tene d.
R theelec tric park ingbrak eis rel ease d.
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005B, 005Eor005C.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis deac ti-
vat ed
Acti vating theHOLD funct ion X
Mak esur eth at theact ivat ion cond ition sare
met .
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Quic klydepr essthebrak epedal further
unt il0043 appear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
The HOLD function isact ivat ed. You can
rel ease thebrak epedal .
i If
depr essing thebrak epedal thefir st time
does notact ivat eth eHO LD function ,wait
bri eflyand then try again .
Deact ivating theHOLD funct ion The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed auto mati-
call yif:
R you depr esstheacc eler atorand thetrans -
mis sion isin pos ition 005Bor005E.
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005D.
R you depr essthebrak epedal againwitha
ce rtain amou ntofpre ssur eunt ilHOL D HOL
Ddisap -
pear sfrom themult ifunction disp lay.
R you secure theveh icleusin gth eelec tric
park ingbrak e.
R you activat eAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C. i
Af
tera time, theelec tric park ingbrak e
sec ures theveh icleand reliev es theser vice
brak e.
When theHO LD function isact ivat ed, the
tr ans mis sion isshif tedauto maticallyto pos i-
ti on 005D if:
R thedri ver 'sseat beltisno tfas tene dand the
dri ver 'sdoor isopen .
R theen gin eis swit ched off,unl ess itis auto -
mat icallyswit ched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
The electric park ingbrak esec ures theveh icle
auto maticallyifth eHO LD function isact ivat ed
when theveh icleis stati onary and:
R asyst emmalf unction occur s
R thepowe rsupp lyisno tsuf ficien t
If amalf unction intheelec tric park ingbrak e
oc cur s,thetrans mis sion may alsobeshif ted
int opos ition 005Dauto matically. RACE
START
Imp ortant safety notes i
RACE
START mustno tbe used onnorm al
road s.RACE START muston lybe act ivat ed
and used ondedi catedroad circuit s,out side
of public roaduse.
i RACE
START ison lyavail able for
Mer cedes‑ AMGveh icles.
RACE START enables optimal acceler ation
fr om ast and ingstart .Fo rth is, asuit ably high-
gri proad surfaceis req uire dand theveh icle
and tires mus tbe ingoo dwor king ord er. G
WAR
NING
If you useRACE START ,ind ivid ual tires may
st art tospin andtheveh icleco uld skid.
De pen dingon thesele cted ESP®
mod e,
th ere isan increas edriskof skiddin gand
hav ing anacc iden t.Mak esur eth at no per -
son s,ani mals orobs tacles are within range
of theveh icle.
i Obs
erveth esaf etyno teson drivin gsaf ety
syst ems (Ypage 60).
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor-
mat iononESP®
(Y page 65). Driv
ingsystem s
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Acti
vation cond itions You
canactivat eRACE START if:
R thedoor sare closed.
R theen gin eis run ningand ithas reac hedan
oper ating tempe rature ofappr oximat ely
16 0‡ (71 †). This isthecas ewhen theoil
te mpe rature gage inthemult ifunction dis-
play issho wninwhit e.
R theen gin eis run ningand theen gin eand
tr ans mis sion areatoper ating tempe rature.
This isthecas ewhen theoil tempe rature
gage inthemult ifunction disp layissho wnin
whit e(Y page 205).
R ES P®
is fun ction ing correc tly (Y page 66)
R thedri ve pro gram S,S+ orRa ce issele cted
(Y page 132)
R thest eer ing whee lis in thest raig ht-ah ead
pos ition
R theveh icleis stati onary and thebrak epedal
is depr essed(lef tfoo t)
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005B
Acti vating RACE START i
When
manualmod e(Y page 142)isact ive,
th etrans mis sion automaticallyshif tsup in
th eRACE START drive pro gram .This func-
ti on supp ortsmax imum acceler ation with
RACE START .Af tergoin gth roug han acc el-
erat ingprocess once from ast ati onary posi-
ti on ,th is fun ction isauto maticallydeac tiva-
te d.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal withyour leftfoo t
and keep itdepr essed.
X Pull and hold bothsteer ing whee lpaddl e
shif ters.
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel:Pad dle DOWN Can
cel:Pad dle DOWNmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X Releas ebot hsteer ing whee lpaddl eshif ters.
i If
th eact ivat ion cond ition sare nolonger
fulf illed ,RACE START iscan celed. The
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay. X
To canc el:pull thelef t-han dsteer ing whee l
paddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
or X To conf irm: pull therig ht-hand steer ing
whee lpaddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
The RACESTA RTavailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTavailable Depress
acc ele rator acc
ele ratormes sage appear sin themult i-
fun ction disp lay.
i If
you donotdepr esstheacc eler atorpedal
wit hin afew seconds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. Themult ifunction disp laysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage .
X De pre sstheacc eler atorpedal comple tely,
unt ilth een gin espee dstops increas ing.
The RACESTA RTReleasebra keto RAC
ESTA RTReleasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appear son themult ifunc-
ti on disp lay.
i If
you donotrel ease thebrak epedal
wit hin fivesec onds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. TheRACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
X Tak eyour footoff thebrak e,but keep the
acc eler atorpedal depressed.
The vehiclepulls away atmax imum acceler -
ati on.
The RACESTA RTactive RAC
ESTA RTactive message appear s
in themult ifunction disp lay.
RACE START isdeac tivat ed when theveh icle
reac hesaspee dof appr oximat ely30mph
(Can ada: 50km/h).
RACE START isdeac tivat ed imm ediat elyifyou
rel ease theacc eler atorpedal duringRACE
ST ART orifany oftheact ivat ion cond ition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operator'sMan ual sib
leSee Operator'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appear sin themul-
ti fun ction disp lay.
i If
RACE START isused repeatedly within a
sho rtper iod oftime, itis on lyavail able
again aftertheveh iclehas been driven a
ce rtain dist ance. Ada
ptive damp ing system
Gene ralnot es A
susp ension withth eadapt ivedamp ingsys-
te m pro vides impr oveddri vin gco mf ort and
co ntinu ously control sth ecali brat ionofthe
damp ers.The damp ingcharac teris tics adapt
to thecur ren toper ating and drivin gsit uati on. 168
Driv
ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng