Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 182)

RACE START (AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
RACE START enables optimal acceleration
from a standing start. The precondition for
this is a suitable high-grip road surface.
RACE START is intended solely for activation
on dedicated race circuits.
Conditions for activation
You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors, hood and the trunk lid are
closed.
R
the engine is running and the transmission,
all-wheel drive clutch and the engine are at
operating temperature.
R SPORT handling mode is activated
(
Y
page 68).
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.
R
drive program M is selected (
Y
page 153).
Activating RACE START
X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Pull and hold both steering wheel paddle
shifters.
X
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN Cancel: Paddle DOWN message appears
in the multifunction display.
X
Release both steering wheel paddle shift-
ers.
i If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Not Possible See Opera‐ RACE START Not Possible See Opera‐
tor's Manual tor's Manual message appears in the
multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left steering wheel pad-
dle shifter (
Y
page 154).
or
X
To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
paddle shifter (
Y
page 154).
The RACE START Available Depress RACE START Available Depress
gas pedal gas pedal message appears in the multi-
function display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal within a few seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled message.
X
Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed is increased.
The
RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within a short time, RACE START will be
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled message.
X
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The
RACE RACE START START Active Active message appears
in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches a speed of approximately 50 km/h.
Drive program S is activated. SPORT handling
mode remains activated.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation condi-
tions are no longer fulfilled. The RACE RACE START START
Not Possible Not Possible or RACE START Canceled RACE START Canceled
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
i If RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available
again after the vehicle has been driven a
certain distance.
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