AMG high-performance and ceramic
brakes
The high-performanc ebrak esystem is only
available on Mercedes-AM Gvehicles.
The AM Gbrak esystems are designed for
heav yloads .This may lead to noise when
braking .This will depend on :
RSpeed
RBraking force
REnvironmental conditions, suc has temper-
atur eand humidit y
The wear of individual component sof th e
brak esystem, suc has th ebrak epads/lining s
or brak ediscs, depend son th eindividual driv -
ing style and operating conditions.
Fo rthis reason ,it is impossible to state a
mileage that will be valid under all circum -
stances. An aggressive driving style will lead
to high wear .You can obtain further informa-
tion about this from your authorize d
Mercedes-Benz Center.
New and replace dbrak epads and disc sonly
reac htheir optimum braking effec tafter sev -
eral hundre dkilometers of driving .Compen -
sat efor this by applyin ggreate rforce to th e
brak epedal .Kee pthis in mind, and adapt
your driving and braking accordingly during
this break-in period.
Excessive heav ybraking result sin corre-
spondingly high brak ewear . Observ eth e
brak ewear warning lamp in th einstrumen t
cluste rand note any brak estatus message s
in th emultifunction display. Especially for
high performance driving ,it is important to
maintai nand hav
eth eb
rak esystem checke d
regularly.
Driving onwet roads
Hydroplaning
If water has accumulated to acertain dept h
on th eroad surface, there is adanger of
hydroplaning occurring, eve nif:
Ryou driv eat low speeds.
Rth etires hav eadequat etread depth.
Fo rthis reason ,in th eevent of heav yrain or in
condition sin whic hhydroplaning may occur ,
you mus tdriv ein th efollowin gmanner:
Rlower your speed.
Ravoi druts.
Ravoi dsudde nsteering movement s.
Rbrakecarefully.
Driving onflooded roads
!Do no tdriv ethroug hflooded areas .
Chec kth edept hof any water before driving
throug hit.Drive slowly throug h standing
water. Otherwise, water may ente rth e
vehicl einterior or th eengin ecompartment.
This can damag eth eelectronic compo -
nent sin th eengin eor th eautomatic trans -
mission .Water can also be drawn in by th e
engine's air suction nozzles and this can
caus eengin edamage.
Winter driving
GWARNIN G
If you shif tdown on aslipper yroad surfac ein
an attemp tto increas eth eengine's braking
effect, th edrive wheels could lose their grip.
There is an increased danger of skiddin gand
accidents .
Do no tshif tdown for additional engin ebrak -
ing on aslipper yroad surface.
GDANGER
If th eexhaust pipe is blocke dor adequat e
ventilation is no tpossible, poisonous gase s
suc has carbon monoxide (CO) may ente rth e
vehicle. This is th ecase, e.g. if th evehicl e
178Driving tips
Driving and parking
