Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 8
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 28
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 129 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 135
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........135
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 47
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 149
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 153
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 154
Pa rking .......................................................1 56
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 65
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 23 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................224
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 24
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 25
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 225
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 227
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 227
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 28 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 229
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 229
Head-up Display... ...................................... 237 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 240
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 40
Oper ation....... ................................... .........240
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...242
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 242 Multimedia
system .................................. 248
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 248
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 257
AMG TRACKPACE ...................................... 267
Fit &Heal thy.................................... ...........2 71
Na vig ation .......................................... ........273
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 98
Online andInterne tfunctions ......................319
Media ......................................................... 325
Ra dio .......................................................... 338
Sound .........................................................3 42
Re ar touc hsc reen ....................................... 345 Maint
enance andcare............................. 350
AS SYST PLUS service interva ldispla y........ 350
En gine compartment .................................. 351
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 57 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 366
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 366
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 366
Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 372
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 377
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................382 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................386
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 86
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 386
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 387
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 388
Loading theve hicle .................................... 393
Ti re labeling ................................................ 398
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 403
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 406 Cont
ents 3
tim
esirre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem inter‐
ve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable
shade condition s,or due torain, sno w,fogor
hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthevicin‐
ity ofthemultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer a
is fogg ed up, damag edorobscur ed.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,or
beca useth ey areco vered.
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or outof date.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes. Di
spla yingEC OAs sis t On-bo
ardcom puter:
, Assistance #
Select ECO Assist. AM
GPe rfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) Ope
ratin gthe AMGPe rfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onindic ates thecur rently
sel ect edsou ndcharact eristic 2:
R Buttonsy mbo l(b lue) :ba lanced
R Butt onsymbo l(r ed ):po we rful 14
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Driving and parking
When
switchinggearsin theI (RACE) driving
pr ogr am, manual shifting isaut omaticall yactiv a‐
te d.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 15
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Driving and parking
%
Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn.
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in.
R The engin espeed corresponds totheidle
speed.
R The J symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGGT53 4MA TIC+: The
ch arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Whe
nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traffic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible for
maint ainingasaf edis tance from theve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Dr
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Count
ryRadio equipme ntappr oval
number
Tu rkey Notre qu ired
Uni ted
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:NZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(→ pag e24 ). Electr
icpar king brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunct ion(app lying
aut omat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enunat tende din theve hi‐
cle, they ma ybe ableto setth eve hicle in
mo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
electr icpar king brak eis appli edifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. 16
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Driving and parking
Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
ting s.
Standby Mode
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Fu
nction ofthera dar senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea infront of,
behind ornext to theve hicle (depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.Ke ep these
par tsfree ofdir t,ice and slush (→pag e362).
The sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am ple
by cycle rack s, ove rhang ingloads, sticke rs,fo il
or foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .In the
eve ntofdama getothebum persor radiat orgrill,
or follo wing acollis ionimpact ingthebum persor
ra diat orgrill, have thefunc tion ofthera dar sen‐
sor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driver assis tance system mayno long er
wo rkproper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→ pag e206)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(→ pag e16 6)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(→ page 177)
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
(→ pag e19 5)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e17 0)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(→ pag e220)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(→ pag e21 5)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (→ pag e16 6)
R HillSt artAs sis t
R DRI FTMOD E(→ pag e19 1)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakefo rc eDis tribution)
(→ pag e17 0) Dr
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R
ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(→ pag e16 7)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(→ pag e18 0)
R HOLD functio n(→ page 189)
R STEER CONTR OL(→ page 170)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(→ pag e18 3)
R ActivePa rking Assist(→ pag e209 )
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(→ pag e20 0)
R Rear vie wcam era(→ pag e20 4)
R RACE STAR T(→ page 190)
R Cruise contr ol(→ pag e17 5)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( → pag e21 8)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(→ pag e21 6) Fu
nction ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing. R
Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limita tions
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. 16
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Driving and parking
ET
S/4ET Scan impr ovetheve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :pr ess and hold
dis pla ybutt on1 until thero ad inbutt on
symbo l2 light sup yello w.
The ESP SPOR Tmessag eis sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus terand the00BB and
ESP SPOR Twa rning lam pslight up. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holddispl ay
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup red.
The ESPOFF messag eis sho wnintheins tru‐
ment clusterand the00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight up. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:pr ess and hold displa y
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup blue.
The 00BB andESP OFF orESP SPOR Twa rn‐
ing lam psintheins trument clustergo out.
When the00E5 symbol 2issho wnwithare d!
on displa ybutt on1, ESP®
is malfunc tioning.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between 50mph(8 0km/h) and Dr
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