start stop button MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 User Guide

G
WARNING
After ashort time, hillstart assistwil lnol on-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isar isk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedaltot he accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayonal evelroad oron a
dow nhill gradient
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning EC
Os tart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eiss top-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautomatica llywhen the
drive rwants topul lawa ya gain. The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyou to
redu cethe fuel consumpti onand emiss ionsof
you rvehicl e.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswi tched offautomatica lly
and youexit thevehicl e,the engine is
restarted automatical ly.T he vehicl emay
begi nmoving. Thereisar isk ofaccide ntand
injury .
If you wishtoe xitthe vehicl e,alw ayst urn
off the ignitio nand secure thevehicl e
aga inst rolling awa y. Gene
ralnote s 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted
whene veryou switch onthe engine using the
SmartKey orthe Start/Stop button.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
call ybythe ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symb olisshow nint he multi function dis-
pla y.
Automatic engineswitch-off If
the vehicl eisb raked toas tandstil lwith the
transmissi onin005B or005C,t heECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automatical ly.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indica torlamp inthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsi detempera tureiswithi nthe range
that issui table forthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera -
ture
R the settempera tureforthe vehicl einterior
has been reache d
R the battery issuffi ciently charged
R the system detects thatthewinds hieldis
not fogged upwhen theair-condi tioningsys-
tem isswi tched on
R the hood isclosed
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed andthedrive r's
seat beltisf astened
All ofthe vehicl e'ssystems remainactive
when theengine isstoppe dautomatical ly.
Automatic engineswitch-off cantake placea
maximu moffour times inar ow (initi alstop,
then three subsequ entstops).
The HOLD function canbeactiva tedifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatical ly.I t
is then notnecessa ryto continue applying the
brakes duringthe automatic stopphase.When
you depre ssthe accele ratorpedal,the engine Drivi
ng
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starts
automatically andthebraking effectof
the HOLD function isdeactivated.
Automatic enginestart The
engine startsautomatically if:
R you switch offthe ECO start/st opfunction
by pressing theECO button
R you release thebrake pedalintransmission
position 005Bor005C and theHOLD function is
not active
R you depress theaccelerator pedal
R you engage reverse gear005E
R you move thetransmission outofposition
005D
R you switch todrive program S+
R you unfasten yourseatbeltoropen thedriv-
er's door
R the vehicle startstoroll
R the brake system requires this
R the temperature inthe vehicle interior devi-
ates from thesetrange
R the system detects moisture onthe wind-
shield whentheair-conditioning systemis
switched on
R the battery's condition ofcharge istoo low Shifting
thetransmission toposition 005Ddoes
not start theengine.
Deac tivating oractivating theECO
start /stop function X
To deactivate: pressECObutton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.
X To activate: pressECObutton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.
If indicator lamp0044isoff, theECO start/st op
function hasbeen deactivated manuallyoras
the result ofam alfunction. Theengine will
then notbeswitched offautomaticall ywhen
the vehicle stops. 122
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andparking

Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 152)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isam alfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isam alfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Ypage 119). Avoid excessively long
and frequent attemptstos tart theengine asthese willdrain the
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 261).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptstoj ump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isam alfunction inthe engine electron icsorinam echanical
componen tofthe engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Driving
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 243). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 265)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 265). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutton
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .After as hort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
af ew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
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NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

Merce
des-AMGSLC 43 0043
Transmi ssionposition
0044 Drive progra m
The current transmissi onposi tion anddrive
progra mappear inthe multi function display.
Eng aging parkpositi onP X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Press button 0043.
Eng aging parkpositi onPautomati-
call y Park
position 005Disau tomatical lyengag edif:
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key and remove theSmartKey
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key orusi ng the Start/Stop buttonand
open thedrive r'sdoor orfront-passenge r
door
R you open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl e
is stationa ryor when drivingatav ery low
spee dand the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B
or 005E
Under certain conditions, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts automatical lyto transmissi on
posi tion 005Difthe HOLD function orActive Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC isactiva ted.Observe
the informati onon the HOLD function (Y
pag e152) and onActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypag e148).
Eng aging reverse gearR !
Only
move theautomatic transmissi onto
005E when thevehicl eiss tationa ry.
X Depress thebrake andkeep itpresse d.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdspast the
first point ofresis tance.
The ECO start/stop functionisnot available
when reverse gearise ngag ed.Further infor-
mation onthe ECO start/stop function
(Y pag e121) .
Shiftin gton eutral N G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R opera tethe vehicl e'sequ ipme nt
Additio nally,child rencoul dsetthe vehicl ein
motion if,for exampl e,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout of
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renoranima lsunattended
in the vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw ayst ake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oa ppliesf or the Digita lVehicl eKeyifthe
"Digi talVehicl eKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede smeconnect.
X When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdsorback to
the first point ofresis tance.
If you switch the engine offwith thetransmis-
sion inposi tion 005Eor005B,t heautomatic trans-
missi onshifts to005C automatical ly.
With theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y. 126
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

With
KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai ninn eutral 005C,e.g.when havingthe
vehicl ecleaned inan automatic carwas hwith
at owing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback past thefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e125) when
the vehicl eiss tationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofam alfunction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyataq ualified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. Automatic
transmissio n
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To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isam alfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isam alfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin garenormal. Par
king
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After
atime ,the electri cparking brake
sec ures the vehiclea nd relieves theservice
bra ke.
Whe nthe HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the
trans mission isau toma ticallys hifted toposi-
tio n005D if:
R the driver 'ssea tbelti sn otfas tene dand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop en
R the engineissw itch edoff, unless itis au to-
ma tica llys witch edoff bythe ECO start/
stop functio n.
The electri cparking brakesec ures the vehicle
au toma ticallyi fthe HOLD functio nisa ctivated
wh en the vehiclei ss tatio nar yand:
R as ystem malfunctio noccu rs
R the powe rsupplyi sn otsufficie nt
If am alfu nctio nint he electri cparking brake
occu rs,the trans mission mayalsob eshifted
into positio n005D automa tically. Ada
ptiv edampin gsystem
Ge neral notes i
Merc
edes-AMG SLC4 3:the adaptive
da mpi ngsystem iscal ledA MG RIDE CON-
TR OL spo rtssuspe nsion.
As uspe nsi on with the adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem provides imp rove ddriving comf ortand
conti nuouslycontro lsthe calibra tio no fthe
da mpe rs.The dampi ngcha racteri stics adapt
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.s po rty
R the roadsurface cond itions
R the selecte ddrive pro gram( Ypa ge 124 ). Se
lecti ng the Comfort orEcon omy
driv eprog rams In
the Comfort andEcon omy drive pro grams,
the driving characteri stics ofyour veh iclea re
more comfortable. Sel ect one ofthes edrive
pro grams ifyo uf avor am ore comf ortabled riv-
ing style.A lsos elect thes edrive pro grams
wh en driving fastons traight roa ds, e.g.on
stra ight stre tche sofhighw ay.
In urba nt raf fic and stop -starttraf fic, drive pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Comfort orEcon omy drive
pro gramisselecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer settingofthe suspe nsion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro grame nsures evenbetter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisd rive pro -
gra mw hene mp loying asporty driving style,
e.g .onw indi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043asma ny
time sasn ece ssaryunti lthe Spo rtdri ve
pro gramisselecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtPlus mode The
firmer suspe nsion setti ngsinthe Spo rt
Pl us drive pro grame nsureeve nbetter conta ct
wi th the road.Sel ect thism odew hene mp loy-
ing asporty driving style,e .g.o nw indi ng cou n-
try roadsor, idea lly, wh en driving onclosed
ra ce circ uits.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Spo rtPlus drive pro gramis
sel ecte d. Dri
ving sys tems
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att
ent ion totraff iccon dition sand oper ate
th ee quipm entwhen thev ehicle isstatio n-
ary.
When telepho ning,you must observet he legal
requi rementsfor thec oun tryi nw hichy ou are
cur ren tlydriv ing.
X Swit chon them obilephon e(see them anu-
fac turer’s oper atinginstruct ions).
X Swit chon them ultimed iasyst em(see the
Dig ital Oper ator'sMan ual)
X Estab lish aBluet ooth®
con nectiont ot he
mult imed iasyst em(Ypage 222).
X Pres sthe 0059 or0065 buttononthes teer-
ing wheel toselec tthe Tel Tel
men u.
You willsee oneo fthe followin gdisplay mes-
sages inthem ultifun ction display:
R Pho neREADY Pho
neREADYorthen am eo fthe net work
prov ider:the mobi lephon ehasfoun dan et-
work andisready torec eive .
R Pho neNoService Pho
neNoService:there isno net work
availabl eorthe mobi lephon eiss ear ching
for anetwork .
Accept ingacall If
som eonecalls you when youareintheTel Tel
men u,ad isplay message appear sint he mult i-
fun ction display.
You canaccept acallatany timeregardle ssof
th em enus elec ted.
X Pres sthe 0061 buttononthes teeri ng wheel
to acc ept anincomin gcall.
Rej ectin gorendi ngacall X
Pres sthe 0076 buttononthes teeri ng wheel
to reject orend acall.
Select inganent ryinthep hone book X
Pres sthe 0059 or0065 buttononthes teer-
ing wheel toselec tthe Tel Tel
men u.
X Pres sthe 0063 ,0064 or0076 buttonto
swit chtothep hon ebook .
X Aut horize acc ess tothep hon ebook onthe
phon e. X
Pres s0064 or0063 toselec tthe nam esone
aft ertheo ther.
or X To star tr ap idscr olling: pressand hold
th e0064 or0063 buttonfor longer than one
sec ond.
The nam esinthep hon ebook aredisplaye d
quick lyon ea fter theo ther.
Rapid scroll ing stops when yourelease the
butt onorreac hthe end ofthel ist .
X If
only onetelephone num berisstored
for anam e:pres sthe 0061 or0076 button
to start dialin g.
or X If
th ere ismor ethano nenum berfora
pa rticula rnam e:pres sthe 0061 or0076
butt ontodisplay then um bers .
X Pres sthe 0063 or0064 buttontoselec tthe
num beryou want todial.
X Pres sthe 0061 or0076 buttontostart dial-
ing .
or X To exit thet ele phone book: pressthe
0076 or0038 button.
Red ialin g The
on-bo ard com pute rsave sthe last nam es
or num bers dialed inther edi almem ory.
X Pres sthe 0059 or0065 buttononthes teer-
ing wheel toselec tthe Tel Tel
men u.
X Pres sthe 0061 buttontoswit chtothe
redi almem ory.
X Pres sthe 0063 or0064 buttontoselec tthe
desir ednam eornum ber.
X Pres sthe 0061 or0076 buttontostart dial-
ing .
or X To exit ther edial mem ory:pres sthe 0076
or 0038 button. Assist
ancemenu
Intr odu ction De
pen dingo nyour vehicle'sequipm ent,int he
Dri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u,you have thef ollowin g
opt ions: Menu
sand subm enus
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SETUP
0043
Engin emode Eco Eco/Comfort Comfort/Sport Sport/
Sport + Sport
+/Manual Manual
0044 Steerin gComfort Comfort/Sport Sport
0087 ESP ®
On On/Off Off
orSPORT handling mode
Sport Sport
SETUP displaysthe following information ,
funct ionsandsettin gs:
R the digital speedometer
R the gear indicator
R the engine mode
R the steering setting
R the settin gofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
mode
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedly untilSETUP appears.
RACE TIMER Displaying
andstarting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMER isonly inten dedforuse ona
closed racecircuit. Donot use thefunct ionon
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER You
canstart theRACE TIMER whenthe
engine isrunning orifthe SmartK eyisin posi-
tion 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
RACE TIMER appears.
X To star t:press the0076 button tostart the
RACE TIMER.
Displaying theintermed iatetime X
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Interm. Time Interm.
Time.
X Press 0076toconfirm .
The intermediate timeappears forfive sec-
onds.
Star ting anew lap 0043
RACE TIMER
0044 Fastest laptime (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076toconfirm NewLap New
Lap.
It is possible tostore amaximum ofsixteen
laps. The16th lapcan only becompleted with
Finish Lap Finish
Lap.
Stopping theRACE TIMER Menus
andsubmenus
181On-boardcomputerand displays Z