&
WARNING Risk of skidding and having
an accident from wheels spinning
If you use RACE START, depending on the
ESP
®
mode selected, there is an increased
risk of skidding and having an accident.
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Make sure that no persons or obstacles
are in the close vicinity of your vehicle.
Activating RACE START
Requirements:
R
the driver's door is closed.
R
the engine is running and the transmission
and engine are at normal operating tempera‐
ture.
R
the front wheel is in the straight-ahead posi‐
tion.
R
the vehicle is on level ground.
R
the vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
depressed (left foot) and the parking brake is
released.
R
the transmission is in position
h
.
R
the DRIFT MODE is deactivated.
R
one of the drive programs
C
,
B
or
I
is selected (
/
page 150).
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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 gearshift paddles. The
segments 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 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.
DRIFT MODE
Functions of DRIFT MODE
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DRIFT MODE is available only for the
Mercedes‑AMG GT 63 S model or
for vehicles with AMG DYNAMIC PLUS
package.
DRIFT MODE enables intentional unstable move‐
ment (drifting) and oversteering of the vehicle.
206 Driving and parking
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