| Message: | | Launch Control. In the S6 program, the driver can utilize a further SMG capability. Dynamic Stability Control must be de-activated via its console button. Then the driver holds the shift lever forward (as if for a downshift) and presses the accelerator pedal fully down. This raises the engine to 4000 rpm, ideal for launch. Ready to go, the driver simply releases the shift lever; the M5 launches with precisely balanced clutch slip and wheelspin for an optimum start. From there, SMG will upshift automatically just beforethe engine redline. Thus launch control gives essentially the same standing-start acceleration results as would an expert driver. To preclude overheating the clutch, the control system requires an interval of several minutes between Launch Control starts; and if the clutch monitoring logic does ever detect clutch overheating, the clutch engages fully rather than slipping.
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