enabling race start feature
10-22-2013, 12:55 PM
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enabling race start feature
I have a 2012 CLS63 without the performance package. Does anyone know where to enable the Race Start feature with STAR?
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10-22-2013, 02:38 PM
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Read the manual or search the digital manual (keyword race start). It is in there. You do not enable the race start with STAR.
Press and hold the brakes with your left foot.
You must be in sport mode.
Wheels must be straight.
Using the center knob, rotate clockwise till you get to RS.
Hit the up paddle.
Press the accelerator fully. Car will rev to 4K rpm and hold it there.
Release the brakes and hang on. It is a rush
Press and hold the brakes with your left foot.
You must be in sport mode.
Wheels must be straight.
Using the center knob, rotate clockwise till you get to RS.
Hit the up paddle.
Press the accelerator fully. Car will rev to 4K rpm and hold it there.
Release the brakes and hang on. It is a rush
10-22-2013, 03:28 PM
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Read the manual or search the digital manual (keyword race start). It is in there. You do not enable the race start with STAR.
Press and hold the brakes with your left foot.
You must be in sport mode.
Wheels must be straight.
Using the center knob, rotate clockwise till you get to RS.
Hit the up paddle.
Press the accelerator fully. Car will rev to 4K rpm and hold it there.
Release the brakes and hang on. It is a rush
Press and hold the brakes with your left foot.
You must be in sport mode.
Wheels must be straight.
Using the center knob, rotate clockwise till you get to RS.
Hit the up paddle.
Press the accelerator fully. Car will rev to 4K rpm and hold it there.
Release the brakes and hang on. It is a rush
Thanks for the response...however, the procedure you noted does not allow me to get into RS mode. The furthest I can get with the knob is manual mode
10-23-2013, 03:26 AM
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procedur in simple:
Oil temp should be white (above 80C)
1- Traction (ESP) in sport mode
2- Left foot on the brake (press hard & do not press it twice to engage HOLD otion
3- Rotate the knob till RS
4- Confirm by pressing UP shift/ Right Shift on steering wheel
5- give it Full acceleration till it revs to 4000RPM and revving
6- release the brake and enjoy.
Oil temp should be white (above 80C)
1- Traction (ESP) in sport mode
2- Left foot on the brake (press hard & do not press it twice to engage HOLD otion
3- Rotate the knob till RS
4- Confirm by pressing UP shift/ Right Shift on steering wheel
5- give it Full acceleration till it revs to 4000RPM and revving
6- release the brake and enjoy.
10-23-2013, 02:10 PM
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I have never tried this
guess I need to fookin' cowboy up
guess I need to fookin' cowboy up
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10-23-2013, 10:55 PM
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Not sure what I am doing wrong here. I've followed the steps listed above but the car won't let me select RS on the knob.
just to double confirm...non-PP 63's have the RS feature?
just to double confirm...non-PP 63's have the RS feature?
10-23-2013, 11:25 PM
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All AMG's with MCT have RS feature
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10-28-2013, 08:55 AM
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I finally had a chance to try the Race Start function on my car this weekend... What a rush!! The AWD and traction control hooked up all that power without ANY wheel spin at all. The power was expected, but the most startling thing was the very short distance it took the car to get to speed. I was on a private concrete drive that is about 1/8 mile long. The car screamed through 1st and 2nd gear and reached 70-80MPH in about 1/3 that distance... I sweat this car would get to 50MPH in the distance of an average intersection. It's just on-tap!
Anyway, I tried another couple of launches under a power-brake start and the results were similar. Maybe it's my imagination, but I think it hooked up even harder when I launched from the power-brake?? Does anyone know how the pro-drivers from R&T or C&D get their test drive times? Also, is power-braking "bad" for the tranny? It seemed like the Race Start function disengaged the tranny until you let of the brake, while the power braking seemed like the tranny was fully engaged, but the brakes kept the car from moving...
Can't wait to get this thing onto a track.
Anyway, I tried another couple of launches under a power-brake start and the results were similar. Maybe it's my imagination, but I think it hooked up even harder when I launched from the power-brake?? Does anyone know how the pro-drivers from R&T or C&D get their test drive times? Also, is power-braking "bad" for the tranny? It seemed like the Race Start function disengaged the tranny until you let of the brake, while the power braking seemed like the tranny was fully engaged, but the brakes kept the car from moving...
Can't wait to get this thing onto a track.
10-28-2013, 09:52 AM
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Even with the 2WD, traction control does a very good job of hooking up with minimal wheelspin. I think however that slight power braking with ESP on sport will lead to a slightly better time but it takes practice. I think I remember reading a magazine stating they got a few tenths better doing it manually versus race start.
It is just a pity that it takes so many steps to activate launch control and it stops after 4 or 5 seconds. Not drag strip friendly.
I had another thread on this and would like to know if the 4WD model allows power braking past 2K rpm. After some feedback from AMG germany, it seems that they have put this feature (the car will reduce rpm and bog down if you go past 2K rpm) to save the wet clutch.
Now, I would think you probably do not need to do much power braking since you have 4wd and you can mash the pedal without the issue of breaking the tires to the point of burning out. I would assume it would similar to the Audi RS where the car will just launch forward when you floor the throttle.
It is just a pity that it takes so many steps to activate launch control and it stops after 4 or 5 seconds. Not drag strip friendly.
I had another thread on this and would like to know if the 4WD model allows power braking past 2K rpm. After some feedback from AMG germany, it seems that they have put this feature (the car will reduce rpm and bog down if you go past 2K rpm) to save the wet clutch.
Now, I would think you probably do not need to do much power braking since you have 4wd and you can mash the pedal without the issue of breaking the tires to the point of burning out. I would assume it would similar to the Audi RS where the car will just launch forward when you floor the throttle.
