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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
If yo uuse RACE STAR T,dependin gon the
ESP ®
mod esel ect ed,th er eis an incr eased
ri sk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
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 thedr iver's door isclosed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thefront wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead posi‐
tion .
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ou nd .
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R theDRIFT MODE isdeactiv ated. R
one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page15 0). #
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 gearshif tpaddles .The
segm entsin themultifunc 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 STARTActivemessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
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.
% 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 isavailable onlyforth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GT63 S4MA TIC+ model or
fo rve hicles withAMG DYNA MIC PLUS
pac kage .
DRI FTMODE enables intenti onaluns table move‐
ment (drifting) andoverste er ing oftheve hicle. 206
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Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Itis possible toselect thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tP or N,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Apply Braketo Shift toDor
R *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E. Displa
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Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page16 4).
If it is no tpo ssi ble to appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page16 4).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page16 4).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 368
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 
     
        
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)isflashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis applied whileyouar edr ivin g:
R Aco nd ition forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ehas notbeen fulfilled (/page16 4).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency braki ng using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page16 4). #
Che ckthecon ditions forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uha ve attem pte dto release theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eignition switchedoff. #
Switc hon theignition .
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. 37
2
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 
     
        
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0026 Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00D9 Off *T
heHOLD functionisdeactiv ated because theve hicle isslipping oracondition foractiv ation isno tfulf illed. #
React ivat eth eHOLD function later or checkth eactiv ation conditions forth eHOLD function (/page17 2).
é
ATTENTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSISTis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 38
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Mer
cedes meconne ct Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Mercedes meconn ect
Servic esLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *T
hevehicle functionsforfa ult detection arere strict ed.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. #
Obser vetheno teson thediagnos ticsconnect ion(/ page27 ). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0053 Inoperative *A
tle as tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system oroftheSOS emer gency callsy stem is
malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 388
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps