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Service for recovering a stolen vehicle
If your vehicle has been stolen: Notify the police. The police will issue a numbered incident report. This number will be forwarded to the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center together ...

4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are permanently driven. Together with ESP®, it improves the traction of your vehicle whenever a drive wheel spins due to insufficient grip. WARNING If a ...

Conditions for activation
RACE START can be activated when:  - the doors are closed.  - the engine is running and it has reached an operating temperature of approximately 176  °F (80 °C). This is the case ...