Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate 2021, Owner'S Manual

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AActiv ctivating RA ating RACE ST CE START ART
RReq equir uirements: ements:
R
The vehicle is switched on and the transmis-
sion and the engine are at normal operating
temperature.
R
The driver's door is closed.
R
The front wheels are in a straight-ahead posi-
tion.
R
The vehicle is on level ground.
R
The vehicle is stationary, the brake pedal is
depressed (le 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 (
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page 181).
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Rapidly depress the accelerator pedal fully.
The engine speed increases.
% If the activation conditions are not ful lled,
RACE START cannot be used. The RACE
START not possible See Owner's Man-
ual message appears in the instrument dis-
play.
#
The RACE START Release brake to start mes-
sage appears in the instrument display.
% 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 gearshi paddles. The seg-
ments in the instrument display icker rapidly.
%
If the brake pedal is not released a er a short
while, RACE START is cancelled. The RACE
START cancelled message appears in the
instrument display.
#
Take your foot o the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera-
tion. The RACE START active message
appears in the instrument 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
ful lled. The RACE START cancelled message
appears in the instrument display.
%
A er using it several times in short succes-
sion, RACE START is unavailable until a cer-
tain distance has been driven.
DRIFT MODE DRIFT MODE
FFunctions of DRIFT MODE unctions of DRIFT MODE
%
RACE START is available only for the
Mer Mercedes‑ cedes‑AMG G AMG GT 63 S T 63 S and GGT 63 S E P T 63 S E Per- er-
ffor ormance mance models or for vehicles with the
AMG D AMG DYN YNAMIC PL AMIC PLUS pack US package age.
DRIFT MODE enables intentional unstable move-
ment (dri ing) and oversteering driving condition
of the vehicle. All activation conditions must be
ful lled for this (
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page 250).
%
Only a highly quali ed and experienced driver
should drive in DRIFT MODE.
Read the safety notes and information on
ESP
®
(
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page 211).
&
W WARNING ARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident from wheels spinning
When you use DRIFT MODE, ESP
®
is not avail-
able.
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