Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h).
R Onlybr ief lyallo wtheengine toreac hamax i‐
mum enginespee dof 4,5 00 rpm
(4,50 0rp m) .
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn). R
Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start The
Emo tion Startfuncti onisonl yav ailab le
fo rthe Mercedes‑ AMGC63 and C63 Smod ‐
els. 0007
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofsteer ing
wheel paddle shifters 1 or2.
R The idlespeed isincr eased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(0013 page13 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. 12
Driving and parking
