Tr
actio nco ntr ol Fu
nction oftraction control
Ad jus tabletrac tio nco ntr olison lyavailab le
on theMer cedes- AMGC63 Smod el. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. 0007
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Ad
jus table traction control isused toenhanc e
per form anc eon ara ce trac kand isonly activa‐
te dwhen ESP®
is deactiv ated. Youcan adjust
th eleve lof assis tance from tracti oncontr oland ,
in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance between stabilit y
and agilit ygr aduall ywhile accelerating .
Tr act ion control suppo rts yo uon lyin me tering
th eengine output. AsESP®
is deactiv ated, ESP®
does notst abiliz eth eve hicle ifth eve hicle star ts
to skid. 0009
Deactiv atingESP®
and using adjustable trac‐
tion control requ ires ahighl yqu alif ied and
ex per ienced driver .
Ad jus table traction control ma yno tbe used
on nor mal roads. Adjus table traction control
ma yonl ybe activ ated and used ondedica‐
te dra ce circui ts, noton public roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(0013 page18 ).
Ad jus tingtrac tio nco ntr ol
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed. The 00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight upintheins trument
clus ter(0013 page20).
Yo ucan adjustth eleve lof assis tance from trac‐
tio ncontr oland ,in do ing so,adjus tth ebalance
be tween stabilit yand agilit ygradually while
acc eler ating.
Ta ke thefo llo wing parame ters int oacc ount :
R Cur rent road con dition s
R Type oftireused
R Road charact eristic s R
Tire condi tion,such astemp eratur eor we ar
R Personal driving style Dis
play butt on1 showsthecur rent tracti on
contr olleve lwit han LEDsegme ntdispla y. 0007
Toinc rease orreduce theleve lof assis tance
fr om tracti oncontr ol,tur ncontr ol2 clock‐
wise orcoun ter-cloc kwise.
Disp lay bu tton 1 and theins trument cluster
sho wthese tle ve l.
If th edispla ybutt onsho wsleve l1 wit honl y
one LEDsegme ntlitup, traction control is
deact ivat ed (OFF ).Ifleve l9 is sho wnand all
LE Dsegme ntslight up,traction control is Dr
ivin gand parking 21
Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. .......4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Coolant (engine)
Filling capacity ...................................... 39 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Dif fere ntial lock
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l
Di spl aymes sages
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........42
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 2
Dr ag Race
Se tting .......... .................................. .......3 1
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT Dr
iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......18
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 3
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 14
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................14,15
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ...................14,15
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>14,15 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 38
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 13
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 13
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 13
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ........ 12
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 13 Engine
oil
Capacit y................................................ 39
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................3 9
Qua lity .......... .........................................39
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............20
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 38
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 38
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 38
su lfu rcont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>39 Inde
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G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 25
Gasol ine..................... ................................ 38
Gear displa y(on -boar dco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 25
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 17
Glide mode ................................................. 17 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 28I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 36 K
Kic kdo wn ................................................... 17
Using .....................................................1 7 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ........ 9
Loc king differe ntial
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l M
Maxi mum speeds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............41
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Pe rfor mance .......................................... 25 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...12 O
On-boar dcom puter
AMG menu ............................................ 25
Pe rfor mance menu........................ ........ 25 Oper
ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 38
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 7
Oper ator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 25
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 25 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ...................................22
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................22
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 22
RA CETIME R(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 27 46
Index
Re
ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 3
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 9
Ro ofload .................................................... 41 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 17
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system Spor
tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 16
Sulfur content............................................ 38
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 3
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 23 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 9
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. ...... 39
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up........................................ ...... 32
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u)............................ ........ 25 Tr
ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 6
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..35
St or ag elocation .................................... 35
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 36
Re mo ving ..............................................3 6
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................3 0
Tr actio nco ntr ol
Fu nctio n/no tes ...................................... 21
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 21
Tr unk lid
Openi ngdime nsions .............................. 39 Inde
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