MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

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sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eunex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Pay attent ion totheroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns befo recallin gup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
X Remov eyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisact ivat ed, itstore sth ecur ren t
spee dor reg ulate sth espee dof theveh icle
to theprev iously store dspee d.
Pull ingawa yand driving
X If
you want topullawa ywith Activ eDis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC: rem ove your foot
fr om thebrak epedal.
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
or X IfAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisact i-
vat ed: acceler ate brie fly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spee d
to that oftheveh icle infron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedinfron t,your vehicle acceler ates
to theset spee d.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an unid entified obstacle orisdriv ingonadif-
fer ent line from another veh icle.The vehicle
th en brak esauto matically. Beready tobrak e
at all tim es.
If th ere isno veh icle infron t,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICoper atesin thesame way
as cruise control.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
slowe r-mov ingvehicle infron t,itbrak esyour
veh icle.In this way, thedist anceyou have
selec tedis main tained.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
fast er-mov ingvehicle infron t,itinc reas esthe
driv ingspee d.Howe ver,th eveh icle ison ly
acc eler atedup tothespee dyou have store d. Select
ingthedr ive progr am
All vehi cles (excep tAMG vehicles): Active
Dis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICsuppo rts a spor ty
driv ingstyle when youhave selectedth eS or
S+ driv eprog ram(Ypage 132). Accel erat ion
behin dth eveh icle infron tor totheset spee d
is then noticeably moredynam ic.Ifyou have
selec tedth eC or Edriv ingprog ram,th eveh i-
cle acceler atesmor egen tly. This settingis
rec omm endedinstop- and- start traff ic.
AMG vehicles: ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts a spor tydriv ingstyle
when youhave selectedth eS or S+ orMdriv e
prog ram(Ypage 133). Accel erat ionbehin d
th eveh icle infron tor totheset spee dis then
no ticeably moredynam ic.When youselec tth e
C driv eprog ram,th eveh icle acceler atesmor e
gen tly. This settingis rec omm endedinstop-
and- start traff ic.
Cha nging lanes
If you want tochang eto theove rtakin glane
on mult i-laneroads ,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts you if:
R you aredrivingfast erthan 45 mph
(70 km/h)
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICismain -
tain ingthedist anceto aveh icle infron t
R you switchon theappro priatetur nsign al
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdoes not
cur ren tlydet ect adang erofcol lision
If th ese condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
acc eler ated.Ac cel erat ionwill beinterr upte dif
ch ang inglane stak estoolon gor ifth edis-
tan cebet ween yourvehicle and theveh icle in
fr on tbec ome sto osmall .
i When
youchang elane s,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICmon itorstheleft lane on
left -hand- driveveh iclesor therigh tlane on
righ t-han d-driveveh icles.
St opp ing
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetects
th at theveh icle infron tis stoppin g,itbrak es
your vehicle untilit is statio nary.
On ce your vehicle isstatio nary,itrem ains sta-
tio nar yand youdonotnee dto depr essthe
brak e.Aftera tim e,theelec tric park ingbrak e
sec ures theveh icle and relie vestheser vice
brak e.
De pen dingon thespec ified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcom eto ast ands tillat asuff i- Driv
ingsyst ems
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ntdistance behindthe vehi cleinfront. The
spe cified mini mum distance isset using the
control onthe cruisecontrol lever.
The electri cpa rking brakesecu resthe vehi cle
au toma tically if Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisacti vate dand :
R the driver' sdoo ris ope nand thedriver' s
sea tbel tis unfa stened
R the engi neisswi tched off,unless itis au to-
mati callyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on
R asy stem malfuncti onoccu rs
R the pow ersuppl yis not suffici ent
If amal functi oninthe electri cpa rking brake
occu rs,then thetransm ission may also be
shi fted intoposition 005D automa tically.
Se tting aspe ed Kee
pin mind thatitmay take abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehi clehasacce lerate dor bra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre-
ments (1km/h incremen ts):brieflypre ss
the cruisecontrol lever up0043 tothe pres-
su re poi ntfor ahig her speed, ordow n0044
for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre-
ments (10km/h incremen ts):briefly
pre ssthe cruisecontrol lever up0043 past the
pre ssu repoi ntfor ahig her speed, or
dow n0044 for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
Se tting aspe cifie dmini mum distan ce You
cansetthe specified mini mum distance
for Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICbyvary -
ing the time spanbetw eenone andtwosec-
onds .Thi sdete rmine sthe distance thatActive
Dista nceAssistDISTR ONICisto mai ntai nfrom
the vehi cleinfront, dependi ngon the road
spe ed. You canseethis distance inthe multi-
functi ondispl ay(Y page 160 ).
The specified mini mum distance canbe
cha nged whileActive DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisswi tched onoroff. Ma
kesure that youmai ntai nasu ffici ently safe
di stance fromthevehi cleinfront. Adjustthe
di stance tothe vehi cleinfront ifneces sary. Cru
isecontrol lever
X To inc reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0044.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsagrea terdistance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
X To dec reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0043.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsasho rter distance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI STRONI Cdis-
plays inthe instrumen tcl uste r Di
spla ysinthe speedo mete r Whe
nActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONICis
acti vate d,one ormore segments 0044inthe set
spe edrang elight up.
If Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICdetectsa
vehi cleinfront, segments 0044from speedof
the vehi cleinfront 0087tostore dspe ed0043 light
up .
i For
design reasons, thespeeddispl ayed
on the speedo meter maydiffer slightl yfrom 160
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the
spee dse tfor Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC.
Di spl aywh en Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisdea ctivate d 0043
Veh iclein fro nt, ifde tecte d
0044 Distance indicator, current dista nce tothe
veh iclein fro nt
0087 Spe cified mi nim um dista nce tothe vehicle
in fro nt; adjus tab le
0085 Your veh icle
X Sel ect the AssistanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfu nctio n
us ing the on-b oard comp uter(Y page 198 ).
Di spl aywh en Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisac tiv ate d 0043
Veh iclein fro nt, ifde tecte d
0044 Spe cified mi nim um dista nce tothe vehicle
in fro nt; adjus tab le
0087 Your veh icle
0085 Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
X Sel ect the AssistanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfu nctio n
us ing the on-b oard comp uter(Y page 198 ).
Yo uwi llini tia lly se ethe stor edspee dfor
ap pro xim atelyfiv ese cond swh en youacti vate
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC. De
activ atin gAc tiv eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC Cr
uise contr ollever
Th ere arese ver alwa ystodeacti vate Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONIC:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contr ollever for-
wa rds 0043.
or X Bra ke, unlessthe vehicleis sta tionar y.
Wh enyoude acti vate Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC,the Active DistanceAssist Act
ive DistanceAssist
Off Off
message appe arson the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xim atelyfiv ese cond s.
i Th
elast spee dstor edrem ains stor edunti l
yo usw itch offthe engine.
i Activ
eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis not
de acti vated ifyo ude pre ssthe accelera tor
pe dal.If yo uacc elera teto ove rtake, Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONICad jus tsthe vehi-
cle 'ssp ee dto the last spee dstor edafter
yo uha ve finishe dove rtaking .
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis au toma ti-
cal lyde acti vated if:
R youeng agethe electr icpa rki ng bra keorif
the vehicleis au toma tically se cur edwith the
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D, 005Eor005C
R youpu llthe cruise contr ollever towards you
in ord erto pullaw ay and thefront-
pa sse nge rdo or isop en
R youacti vate Activ ePa rki ng Assi st
R the vehicleis ski dding
If Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis de acti -
va ted automa tically, yo uwi llhe ar awa rning
tone .Th eAct ive DistanceAssist Off Act
ive DistanceAssist Off Dr
ivi ng system s
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gewillapp ear onthe multifu nctiondis-
pla yfor app roximatel yfive seconds.
Tips fordriving withActive Distance
Ass istDISTRONIC Gene
ralnotes
The follo wing contains descriptionsofcertain
road andtraffic conditions inwhi chyou must
be particu larlyattentive. Insuch situations,
brake ifnecessary .Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC willthen bedea ctivated.
Corne ring,going into andcomi ngout of
a ben d The
ability ofActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC todetect vehicleswhen cornering
is limi ted. Yourvehicl emay brake unexpect-
edly orlate.
Vehic lestraveling onadifferen tlin e Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect vehiclesthat arenot drivi nginthe mid-
dle oftheir lane. Thedista ncetothe vehicl ein
front willbe too short. Other
vehicleschangi nglane s Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC hasnot
detected thevehicl ecutting inyet. Thedis-
tance tothis vehicl ewil lbe too short.
Narr owvehic les Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC hasnotyet
detected thevehicl ein front onthe edge of
the road becau seofits narrow width.The dis-
tance tothe vehicl ein front willbe too short.
Obstructio nsand stationary vehicles Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC doesnot
brake forobstacl esorstationary vehicles.If,
for exampl e,the detected vehicleturns acor-
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led,Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
wil lnot brake forthem.
Cross ingvehic les Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehiclesthat arecrossing your
lane.
If you activate ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollo wing conditions, the
vehicl ecould pullawa yunintentional ly:
R at traffic lights with crossing traffic,for
exampl e
R ifthere isavehicl ein front, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
Ac tive Distance AssistDISTRONIC with
Ac tive Steerin gAss ist Gene
ralnotes Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistaidsyou inkeeping thevehicl e
in the center ofthe drivi nglane bymeans of
modera testeering interventions inaspee d
range from0-125 mph (0-200 km/h ).
It monitors lanemarkings andvehicl esinfront
of you rvehicl eby means ofcamera system0043
at the top ofthe winds hield. In
aspee drange from0-37 mph
(0 -60 km/h ),Active Steering Assistfocuses
on the vehicl ein front, taking intoaccount
lane markings, e.g.when following vehicl esin
a traffic jam.
At spee dsofmore than37mph (60km/h) ,
Active Steering Assistfocuses onclea rlane
markings (leftand right), onlyfocusi ngon the
vehicl ein front ifdetected lanemarkings are
not prese ntatspee dsofup to80 mph
(130 km/h) .
If these conditions arenot prese nt,Active
Steering Assistcannot provideassi stance.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC mustbe
active inorder forthe function tobe ava ilable.
Important safetynotes
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcanneither reducethe risk of
an accide ntifyou failtoada ptyou rdrivi ng
style ,nor overrid ethe lawsof phy sics. Itcan-
not take intoaccount road,wea ther ortraffic
conditions. ActiveDistance AssistDISTRONIC
with Active Steering Assistisonly anaid.You
are responsi bleforthe dista ncetothe vehicl e
in front, forvehicl espee d,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistdoesnotdetect roadandtraf-
fic conditions anddoes notdetect allroad
users .If you arefollo wing avehicl ewhi chis
drivi ngtoward sthe edge ofthe road ,you r
vehicl ecould come intocontact withthecurb
or other roadboundarie s.Be particu larly
awa reofother roadusers ,e.g. cycli sts,that
are directly nexttoyou rvehicl e.
Obstacl essuch astraffic pylons onthe lane or
projecting intothelane arenot detected.
An inapp ropria testeering intervention, e.g.
after intentionall ydrivi ngover alane marking,
can becorrected atany time ifyou steer
slig htly inthe oppo sitedirectio n.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcannot continuous lykeep your
vehicl ein lane. Insome cases, thesteering
intervention isnot suffi cient tobring thevehi-
cle back tothe lane. Insuch cases, youmust
steer thevehicl eyou rself toensure thatit
does notleavethe lane. Drivi
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The
support provided bythe system canbe
impaired if:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g.due toinsuffi-
cient illumination ofthe road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorheavy spray
R there isglare, e.g.from oncom ingtraff ic,
the sun orreflect ionfrom other vehicles
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshield isdirty, fogged up,damaged
or covered, forinstan cebyastick er,inthe
vicinit yof the camera
R there arenolane markings ,or several
unclear lanemarkings arepresent ,e.g.
around construction sites
R the lane marking sare worn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detect ed
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwinding
R there arehighly variable shadeconditions
on the roadway
The system isswitched topassive andnolon-
ger assists youbyperformin gsteerin ginter -
vent ions if:
R you actively changelanes
R you switch onthe turn signal
R you take your hands offthe steerin gwheel
or do not steer foraprolonged periodof
time
i Aft
eryou have finished changing lanes,
Act ive Steer ingAssist isautomatically active
once more.
Act ive Steer ingAssist cannotprovide assis-
tanc e:
R on very sharp corners
R when aloss oftire pressure oradefect ive
tire has been detect edand display ed
Observe theimportant safetynoteson Act ive
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC (Ypage 156).
The steerin ginter ventions arecarried outwith
a limited steeringmoment .The system
requires thedriver tokeep hishands onthe
steerin gwheel andtosteer himself.
If you donot steer yourself orifyou take your
hands offthe steerin gwheel foraprolonged
period oftime, thesystem willfirst alert you
with avisual warning. Asteerin gwheel symbol appears
inthe multifunct iondisplay .If you
have stillnotstart edtosteer andhave not
taken holdofthe steerin gwheel afterfivesec-
onds atthe latest, awarning tonealso sounds
to remind youtotake controlofthe vehicle.
Act ive Steer ingAssist isthen switched topas-
sive. Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
remains active.
Activating ActiveSteering Assist
X Select theActive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC withActive Steer ingAssist func-
tion using theon-board computer
(Y page 198).
The Active Steering AssistOn Active
Steering AssistOnmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Act ive Steer ingAssist isactivated.
Informa tioninthe mult ifunction display If
Act ive Steer ingAssist isactivated butnot
ready forasteerin ginter vention,steerin g
wheel symbol 0043appears ingray. Ifthe sys-
tem provides youwith support bymeans of
steerin ginter ventions, symbol 0043isshown in
green.
Deactivating ActiveSteering Assist
X Deact ivatetheActive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC withActive Steer ingAssist func-
tion using theon-board computer
(Y page 198).
The Active Steering AssistOff Active
Steering AssistOffmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Act ive Steer ingAssist isdeactivated.
When Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC is
deactivated ornot availabl e,Act ive Steer ing
Assist isdeactivated automatically.164
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HOLD
function
Gene ralnote s The
HOLD function canassistthe drive rin the
foll owi ngsitua tions:
R When pulling away,espe ciallyon steep
slop es
R When maneu veringonsteep slopes
R When waiting intraffic
The vehicl eis kept stationa rywitho utthe
drive rhavi ngtodepre ssthe brake pedal.
The braki ngeffect iscancele dand theHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepre ssthe
accele ratorpedalto pul lawa y.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicl eis only braked using the HOLD
function, thevehicl emay rollawa yin the fol-
low ing situa tions when youleavethe vehi-
cle:
R ifthere isamalfu nction inthe system or
in the voltag esup ply
R ifthe HOLD function isdea ctivated by
depre ssing theaccele ratorpedalor brake
peda l,e.g. byavehicl eoccupa nt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysdea ctivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y
before youleaveit.
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwas h
Deactiva tingtheHOLD function (Ypag e165) . Ac
tivation conditio ns You
canactiva tethe HOLD function ifall ofthe
foll owi ngconditions arefulfilled:
R the vehicl eis stationa ry.
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matica llyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop function.
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed oryou rseat belt
is fastened .
R the electric parkingbrake isrele ased .
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B,005Eor005C.
R Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea cti-
vated
Ac tivating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactiva tionconditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depressthe brake pedalfurther
until 0043app ears inthe multi function dis-
pla y.
The HOLD function isactiva ted.Youcan
rele ase thebrake pedal.
i If
depre ssing thebrake pedalthe first time
does notactiva tethe HOLD function, wait
brie flyand then tryaga in.
De activatin gthe HOLD function The
HOLD function isdea ctivated automati-
call yif:
R you depre ssthe accele ratorandthetrans-
missi onisin posi tion 005Bor005E.
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005D.
R you depre ssthe brake pedalaga inwith a
certain amountofpressu reuntil HOLD HOLD
disap-
pea rsfrom themulti function display.
R you secure thevehicl eusi ng the electric
parki ngbrake.
R you activa teActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC . Drivi
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After
atime ,the electri cpa rking brake
sec ures the vehicleand relieves theservice
bra ke.
Whe nthe HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the
trans mission isshi fted automa tically to posi-
tio n005D if:
R the driver 'ssea tbe ltis not fastene dand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop en.
R the engineissw itch edoff, unless itis au to-
ma tica lly sw itch edoff bythe ECO start/
stop functio n.
The electri cpa rking brakesec ures the vehicle
au toma tically if the HOLD functio nis acti vated
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar yand :
R asy stem malfunctio noccu rs
R the powe rsu pp lyisnot sufficie nt
If ama lfunctio nin the electri cpa rking brake
occu rs,the trans mission mayal so be shifted
into positio n005D automa tically. RAC
ESTA RT
Impo rtant safetynotes i
RAC
ESTAR Tmu stnot beused on norma l
roa ds. RAC ESTAR Tmu stonl ybe acti vated
and used on dedicate droa dcirc uits, outside
of public roa dus e.
i RAC
ESTAR Tis onl yav ailabl e for
Mer cedes‑AM Gveh icles.
RAC ESTAR Tena bles optima lacce lera tio n
from asta ndi ng start.For this,asu ita blyhi gh-
gri proa dsu rfa ce isreq uired and thevehicle
and tiresmu stbe ingoo dwo rking order. G
WA
RNING
If yo uus eRAC ESTAR T,ind ividu altire sma y
sta rtto spi nand thevehiclecou ldski d.
Dep endingonthe selecte dESP ®
mod e,
ther eis an incr eased riskof ski dding and
ha ving anacci dent. Makesure tha tno per-
sons ,ani ma lsor obsta clesar ewi thi nra nge
of the vehicle.
i Obs
ervethe safety notes ondriving safety
sy stem s(Y page 60).
Be sure to rea dthe safety notes andinfor-
ma tionon ESP ®
(Y page 65). Ac
tiv atio nco ndi tions Yo
ucan activate RAC ESTAR Tif:
R the doors areclo sed .
R the engineisrunning anditha srea che dan
op era ting temp erature ofappro xima tely
160 ‡(71 †). Thisis the casewh en the oil
temp erature gage inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay issho wninwh ite.
R the engineisrunning andtheengineand
trans mission areat opera ting temp erature .
Thi sis the casewh en the oiltemp erature
ga ge inthe multifu nctio ndispl ayissho wnin
wh ite (Ypage 202 ).
R ESP ®
is functio ningcorrectly(Y page 66)
R the drive pro gramS, S+ orRac eis sel ecte d
(Y page 133)
R the stee ring wheelis in the stra ight-a head
po sitio n
R the vehicleis sta tionar yand thebrakepedal
is de pre sse d(left foot)
R the trans mission isin po sitio n005B
Ac tiv atin gRAC ESTA RT i
Whe
nma nua lmod e(Y page 141 )is acti ve,
the trans mission automa tically shi fts upin
the RAC ESTAR Tdri ve pro gram.Thisfu nc-
tio nsu pp orts maximu macce lera tio nwi th
RAC ESTAR T.After going thro ughan acce l-
era ting proces sonce fromasta tionar ypo si-
tio n,thi sfu nctio nis au toma tically de acti va-
ted .
X Dep ressthe brakepedalwi th your left foo t
and keepit de pre sse d.
X Pu lland holdbo th stee ring wheelpa dd le
shi fters .
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel :Pad dle DOWN Can
cel :Pad dle DOWNmes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Re leas ebo th stee ring wheelpa dd leshi fters .
i If
the activatio ncond itions areno longe r
fu lfilled ,RAC ESTAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay. 16
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To can cel:pu llthe left-ha ndstee ring wheel
pa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
or
X To confi rm: pullthe right-ha ndstee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
The RACESTA RTAvailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTAvailable Depress
gas pedal. gas
pedal. message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
i If
yo udo not depre ssthe acce lerato rpe dal
wi thi nafew seco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The multifunc tiondispl aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Dep ressthe acce lerato rpe dalcomp letel y,
unti lthe engi nespe edstop sincre asing .
The RACESTA RT Releasebra keto RAC
ESTA RT Releasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tion
di spl ay.
i If
yo udo not release the brakepedal
wi thi nfiv eseco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The RACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
ap pe ars inthe multifunc tiondispl ay.
X Take your foo toff the brake, butkee pthe
acce lerato rpe dalde pre sse d.
The vehiclepu lls aw ay atma ximu macce ler-
ati on.
The RACESTA RTActive RAC
ESTA RTActive message appe ars
in the multifunc tiondispl ay.
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dwh en the vehicle
rea che sa spe edofappro xima tely30 mph
(C ana da:50 km/h ).
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dimm ediatel yif yo u
rel ease the acce lerato rpe daldu ring RACE
STAR Tor ifany ofthe activationcond itions are
no longer fulfilled. The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operat or'sMan ual sib
leSee Operat or'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appe ars inthe mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i If
RAC ESTAR Tis us ed rep eated lywithi na
sho rtpe rio dof time ,it is onl yava ilab le
ag ain afte rthe vehicleha sbe en driven a
certa indista nce. Ada
ptiv edampin gsys tem
Gen eral notes A
su spe nsion with the adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem provides imp rove ddri ving comf ortand
conti nuouslycontro lsthe calibrati onofthe
da mpe rs.The dampi ngcha racteri stic sad apt
to the current opera ting anddriving situa tion. The
dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each
wh eeland depends on:
R your driving style,e.g .spo rty
R the roadsu rfa ce cond itions
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram(Y page 132) .
Se lecti ng the Comfort orEcon omy
drive programs In
the Comfort andEcon omy drive pro grams,
the driving characteri stic sof your veh icleare
more comfortable. Sel ect one ofthes edri ve
pro grams ifyo ufav oramore comfortable dri v-
ing style.Als osel ect thes edri ve pro grams
wh en driving faston stra ight roa ds, e.g.on
stra ight stre tches ofhighw ay.
In urba ntraf ficand stop -starttraf fic, drive pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Comfort orEcon omy drive
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer settingofthe suspe nsion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro gramensu resevenbe tter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisdri ve pro -
gra mwh en emp loying aspo rtydriving style,
e.g .on windi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043asma ny
time sas nece ssaryunti lthe Spo rtdri ve
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtPlus mode The
firmer suspe nsion setti ngsinthe Spo rt
Pl us drive pro gramensu reeve nbe tter conta ct
wi th the road.Sel ect thismod ewh en emp loy-
ing aspo rtydriving style,e.g .on windi ng cou n- Dri
ving sys tems
167Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

try
roadsor, idea lly, wh en drivin gon closed
ra ce circui ts.
X Pre ssDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Spo rtPlus drive pro gramis
se lected .
Ac tiv atin gthe driv ingdyn amic sdis -
play Usi
ngthe drivin gdy nam icsdisp layin the mul-
tim ediasyste mdisp lay, yo ucan seethe drive
pro gramyouse lected aswellas additio nal
inf orm ation on the vehicle'sop era ting state.
X Swi tch onthe multimed iasyste m. Fur ther
inf orm ation can befou ndinthe DigitalOp er-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The drivin gdy nam icsdisp layap pe arsin the
mu ltimed iasyste mdisp lay.
The followi ng inform ation onthe vehicle's
op era ting status isdisp laye din the drivin g
dy nam icsdisp lay:
R Dri vepro gramselected (Ypage 132 )
R Accel erator pedalpo sitio nsho wnin%
R Bra kepedalpo sitio nsho wnin%
R Stee ringang le
R Dam ping setting selected
R G-F ORCE cros sdi sp laying longi tud inaland
la tera lacc elera tion(o nly availabl e in Spo rt
or Spo rtPlus drive pro grams) Ac
tiv eBody Contro lABC (exc ept
Me rce des -AMG vehic les)
Se ttin gthe vehic leleve l Ge
neral notes
The vehiclelevel can besetus ing the
DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 132 )or the
le vel button. These tting alwa yscorr espo nds
to the last selected functio n.
In ord erto red uce fuel cons umption and
im pro vethe drivin gdy nam ics,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spee dincr eases. In the Spo rt
and SportPlus drive pro grams, itis lowe red
by up to0.5 in(13 mm)comp ared tothe nor-
ma lveh iclelevel .In the Comfo rtand CURVE
dri ve pro grams, itis lowe red byup to0.2 in
(5 mm) comp ared tothe norm alveh iclelevel .
As the spee dis red uce d,the vehicleis raised
up tothe setveh iclehe ight.
Sel ect the norm allevel fornorm alroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordrivin gwi th sno w
cha insoron partic ular ly po or roa dsu rfa ces .
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
The vehicleis lowe red slig htl yin the follow-
ing situa tions:
R the SPO RTsusp ens ion se tting isse lected
at the norm alveh iclelevel
R the engineissw itch edoff
Pe rso nsinthe vicinity of the wheelar ch or
the underbodyma ythu sbe come trapped.
Th ere isaris kof inju ry.
Ma kesure tha tnob odyis in the vicinity of
the wheelar ch orthe underbodywh en you
sw itch offthe engine. 16
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ivi ng system sDrivi ng andparki ng