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The doors, the hood and the tailgate are
closed.
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The engine is running and the transmission
and engine are at normal operating tempera‐
ture.
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The steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position.
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The vehicle is on level ground.
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The vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
depressed (left foot) and the parking brake is
released.
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The transmission is in position h.
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One of the drive programs C, B or
I is selected (/ page 12).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
The engine speed increases.
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If the activation conditions are not fulfilled,
RACE START cannot be activated. The RACE
START Not Possible See Operator's Manual
message appears in the multifunction dis‐
play.
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The RACE START Release brake to start mes‐
sage appears in the multifunction display.
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In this phase you can adjust RACE START
depending on the road conditions: you can
vary the engine speed by pulling on one of
the steering wheel paddle shifters. The seg‐
ments in the multifunction display flicker
rapidly.
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If the brake pedal is not released after a
short while, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Canceled message appears in
the multifunction display.
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Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion. The RACE START Active message
appears in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle rea‐
ches a speed of approximately 31 mph
(50 km/h).
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal during RACE
START or if any of the activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled. The RACE START Canceled
message appears in the multifunction display.
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After using it several times in short succes‐
sion, RACE START is unavailable until a cer‐
tain distance has been driven.
AMG adaptive sport suspension system
Function of the AMG adaptive sport suspen‐
sion system
The AMG adaptive sport suspension system is
an air suspension system with variable damping
for improved driving comfort. The all-round level
control system ensures the best possible sus‐
pension and constant ground clearance, even
with a laden vehicle. When driving at speed, the
vehicle is lowered automatically to improve driv‐
ing safety and to reduce fuel consumption. You
also have the option of manually adjusting the
vehicle level.
The damping is adjusted individually to each
wheel and depends on the following factors:
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the driving style, e.g. sporty
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the road condition, e.g. bumps
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