Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 123)

Drive
program
Characteristic
Driving mode
RS RACE
START
Optimal vehicle
acceleration from a
standstill
X Turn drive program selector switch : until
the desired drive program is shown in the
multifunction display.
i RS cannot be selected during normal
driving. For further information on RACE
START, see (
Y
page 121).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
In transmission position D, you can use the
steering wheel paddle shifters to restrict or
derestrict the transmission shift range. One
of the automatic drive programs, C, S or S+,
must be selected in order to do so.
In manual drive program M, you need to
change gear yourself using the steering wheel
paddle shifters. At low engine speeds, the
transmission shifts down automatically.
i GT model: in manual drive program M,
the transmission shift and response times
are significantly shorter with sportier and
more aggressive gear changes.
: Left steering wheel paddle shifter
(DOWN): shift down/restrict shift range
; Right steering wheel paddle shifter (UP):
shift up/derestrict shift range
RACE START
RACE START enables optimal acceleration
from a standing start under suitable high-grip
road surface conditions.
RACE START is intended solely for activation
on dedicated race circuits.
Conditions for activation
You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and the engine and
transmission are at operating temperature
(
Y
page 157)
R SPORT handling mode is switched on
(
Y
page 56)
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 set to D
Activating RACE START
X Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X
Turn the drive program selector switch
clockwise (
Y
page 120) until the RS
indicator on the switch lights up in red.
The multifunction display shows the
message RACE STARTConfirm: Paddle RACE STARTConfirm: Paddle
UPCancel: Paddle DOWN UPCancel: Paddle DOWN .
i If the conditions for activation are not
fulfilled, RACE START is canceled. The
RACE START Not Possible RACE START Not Possible message
appears in the multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left-hand steering wheel
paddle shifter (DOWN) (
Y
page 121).
The multifunction display shows the RACE RACE
START Canceled START Canceled message.
X To confirm: pull the right-hand steering
wheel paddle shifter (UP) (
Y
page 121).
The RACE START Available Depress RACE START Available Depress
gas pedal gas pedal message appears in the
multifunction display.
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