Mercedes-Benz 2011 SLS AMG - Manual (Page 295)

Activating RACE START
X Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the program mode selector dial
clockwise (
Y page 267) until the RS lamp
on the dial comes on.
The message
RACE START Confirm:
Paddle UP Cancel: Paddle DOWN
appears in the multifunction display.
i When the activation conditions are not
fulfilled anymore, RACE START is canceled.
The message
RACE START Canceled
appears in the multifunction display.
X To cancel: Pull left steering wheel gearshift
control (
Y page 267).
or
X To confirm: Pull right steering wheel
gearshift control (
Y page 267).
The message RACE START Available
Depress gas pedal. appears in the
multifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal within a few seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The message
RACE START Not
Possible See Operator’s Manual
appears in the multifunction display.
X Depress the accelerator pedal fully.
The engine speed increases.
The message
RACE START Release
brake to start appears in the
multifunction display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within a few seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The message
RACE START
Canceled appears in the multifunction
display.
X Take your foot off the brake pedal while
keeping the accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum
acceleration.
The message
RACE START Active appears
in the multifunction display.
RACE START deactivates at a vehicle speed
of approximately 30 mph
(Canada: 50 km/h). The transmission
switches to program mode
S+. ESC SPORT
remains switched on.
RACE START is canceled immediately if you
release the accelerator pedal while RACE
START is active or when the activation
conditions are not fulfilled anymore. The
message
RACE START Not Possible See
Operator’s Manual appears in the
multifunction display.
i If RACE START is used repeatedly in a
short period of time, it is only available
again after having driven the vehicle a
certain distance.
Hill-start assist system
On uphill grades, the hill-start assist system
maintains the pressure in the brake system
for approximately 1 second after you have
released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can
start off smoothly without the vehicle moving
immediately after releasing the brake pedal.
G Warning!
The hill-start assist system is not designed to
function as a parking brake. It does not
prevent the vehicle from moving when parked
on an incline.
Always engage the electronic parking brake
in addition to shifting the transmission into
park position
P.
X Depress the brake pedal.
X Shift the transmission into drive position
D or reverse gear R.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
The hill-start assist system is inactive
R when starting off on a level road or downhill
grades
R
with the transmission in neutral position N
R with the electronic parking brake engaged
R
if the ESC has switched off due to a
malfunction
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