Mercedes-Benz E 180, Owner'S Manual

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On vehicles with a manual transmission, you
will see a warning message in the multifunc-
tion display in such cases:
Brake immediately
X
Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
until the warning message in the multifunc-
tion display goes out. This deactivates the
HOLD function.
On vehicles with a manual transmission, you
will also hear a horn at regular intervals if the
HOLD function is activated and you:
R
switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt
to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD func-
tion is deactivated.
i If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started again until the HOLD
function has been deactivated.
RACE START
Important safety notes
i Observe the safety notes for the SPORT
handling mode (
Y
page 79).
Only activate RACE START on dedicated race
circuits.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from a standing start. The precondition for
this is a suitable high-grip road surface.
i RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Activation conditions
You can activate RACE START if:
R
the doors are closed.
R
the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperature in the multifunction display
stops flashing.
R
SPORT handling mode is activated
(
Y
page 79).
R
the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position
R
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
pedal is depressed (left foot).
R
the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START
X Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the drive program selector clockwise
(
Y
page 190) until the RS lamp lights up.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
message appears
in the multifunction display.
i If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE START cancelled
message appears
in the multifunction display.
X
To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
paddle (
Y
page 191).
or
X
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
shift paddle (
Y
page 191).
The
RACE START available Depress
accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal fully within two seconds, RACE
START is cancelled. The
RACE START not
possible See Owner's Manual message
appears in the multifunction display.
X
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed rises to approximately
3,500 rpm.
The
RACE START Release brake to
start
message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within five seconds, RACE START is cancel-
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