temp
erature.Avoi ddri vin gat fulleng ineout-
pu tdu rin gthi stim e.
SE TUP 0043
Drivesyste mCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0044 Chassis Com fort Com
fort/S port Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Transmi ssion D D/M M
0085 ESP ®
On On/
Off Off
orSPO RThandl ing mod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SETU Pdisp lays the followi ng inform ation and
fu nctio ns:
R the digital spee do mete r
R the gear ind icator
R the drive syste msetting
R the susp ens ion mod e
R the transmi ssion positio n
R the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram)sta tus
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steering
wh eelto select the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ss0063 repeated lyunti lSETU Pap pe ars.
RAC ETIM ER Di
spl aying and starti ngRAC ETIM ER 0043
Lap
0044 RAC ETIM ER
The RAC ETIM ERisonl yinte ndedfor useon a
clo sedra ce circui t.Do not usethe functio non
pu blic roa ds. Yo
ucan startthe RAC ETIM ERwhen the engine
is running orifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthe steering wheelto
se lect the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 button repeated lyunti lthe
RAC ETIM ERappe ars.
X To start: pressthe 0076 button tosta rtthe
RAC ETIM ER.
Di spl aying the interme diatetime X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button toselect
Int erm.Tim e Int
erm.Tim e.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
Th einte rme diate timeap pe arsfor fivese c-
ond s.
Starti ngane wlap 0043
RAC ETIM ER
0044 Fastestla p tim e(b es tla p)
0087 Lap
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rmNew Lap New
Lap.
i It
is po ssi bleto stor eama xim um ofsixtee n
la ps .Th e16th lapcan onlybe comp leted with
Fin ish Lap Fin
ish Lap.
Sto ppin gthe RAC ETIM ER Me
nus and submen us
191On -bo ard computer anddisplay s Z
X
Press the0038 button onthe steerin gwheel.
X Confirm Yes Yes
with 0076.
The RACE TIMER interrupts timing ifyou stop the
vehicle andturn theSmart Keytoposition 0047in
the ignition lock.Ifyou turn theSmart Keyto
position 0049and then press 0076Start Start
tocon-
firm, timing iscont inued.
Resetting thecurr entlap
X Stop theRACE TIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Reset Lap Reset
Lap.
X Press 0076toreset thelaptime to"0".
Deleting alllaps If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds .All laps are
deleted.
You cann otdelete individual storedlaps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps, thecurren tlap does not
have tobe reset.
X Reset thecurren tlap.
X Press 0076toconf irmReset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer ? Reset
Race-Timer ?appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
andpress
the 0076 button toconf irm.
All laps aredeleted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIME Roverall evaluation
0044 Total timedriven 0087
Average speed
0085 Dist ance covered
0083 Maximum speed
This funct ionisshown ifyou have stored atleast
one lapand stopped theRACETIME R.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steerin g
wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
overall evaluation appears.
Lap statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed during lap
This funct ionisonly availabl eif you have stored
at least twolaps andhave stopped theRACE-
TIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steerin g
wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedly untilalap evaluation
appears.
Each lapappears inaseparate submenu. The
fastest lapisindicated byflashing symbol0043.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect adif-
ferent lapevaluation. 192
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s
Engine
Disp
laymes sages Possi
blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00BD
Che ck Che
ckCoo lant Coo
lantLev el Lev
el
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
coolant levelis toolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficie ntcoo lant inthe
eng inecoo ling system. You couldot her wise damag eth eeng ine.
X Add coolant ,obse rving thewarn ingnotesbefo redoin gso
(Y page 263).
If you have toaddcoolan tfr equ ently:
X Con tacta qualifi edspec ialist workshop andhave theeng inecoo ling
syst emcheck ed. 00AC The
fanmot orismalf unctionin g.
X At coo lant temper aturesbelow 248‡( 120 †),drive tothe neare st
qua lified speci alist worksh op.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmoun-
tainou sterrai nand stop-and -gotraffic. 00AC
Coolan tToo Hot Coolan
tToo Hot
Stop Vehicl eTurn Stop
Vehicl eTurn
Engine Off Engine
Off The
coola ntistoo hot.
A wa rning tonealso sou nds.
G WARNING
Do not drive whenyou rengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancausesome
flu ids whichmay have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch
fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalso cau seseri ous burns which
can occur justbyopeni ngthe hood .
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Pul lover andstop thevehi clesafe lyand switch offthe engine, pay-
ing attention toroad andtraffic conditio ns.
X Secure thevehi cleaga inst rolling away (Y pag e142) .
X Wai tuntil theengine hascoole ddow n.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked,
e.g. bysnow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thedisp laymessa gegoes outand
the coola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡(120 †).Otherw ise,the
engine couldbe dama ged.
X Pay attention tothe coola nttempera turedisplay.
If the temperature increase sagain :
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksh opimmed iately .
Under normal operatingconditio nsand with thespeci fiedcoola nt
leve l,the coola nttempera turemay riseto248 ‡(120 †). Di
splay messag es
207On-b oard comput erand displays Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
ePress.Sen ‐ Tir
ePress.Sen ‐
sor (s) Missing sor
(s) Missing US
Aon ly:
The reisno sign alfrom thetire pre ssur esen sor ofon eor sev eral tires .
The pressur eof theaff ectedtire does notappear inthemult ifunction
disp lay.
X Hav eth efault ytire pre ssur esen sor replace dat aqualif iedspe cial-
ist wor kshop . Tir
ePre ssure Moni‐ Tir
ePre ssure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No tor
Inoperative No
Whe elSensors Whe
elSensors US
Aon ly:
The whee lsmoun teddo nothav easuit able tire pre ssur esen sor.The
ti re pre ssur emon itor isdeac tivat ed.
X Moun twhee lswit hsuit able tire pre ssur esen sors.
The tire pre ssur emon itor isact ivat edauto maticallyaft erdri vin gfor
a few minutes. Tir
e Tir
ePre ss. Pre
ss. Monitor Mon
itor
Ino perative Ino
perative US
Aon ly:
The tire pre ssur emon itor isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Veh
icle Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Dep
ressBra ke to Dep
ressBra ke to
Sta rtEngine Sta
rtEngine You
haveatt emp tedto start theen gin ewit hth etrans mis sion inpos i-
ti on 005C without depressing thebrak epedal .
X De pre ssthebrak epedal . ToTo
Des elect Des
electP P
or or
N, N,
Dep ressBra keand Dep
ressBra keand
Sta rtEngine Sta
rtEngine You
attemp tedto shi ftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Eor005B without
st art ing theen gin e.
X Start theen gin e.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
i It
is pos sibleto shi ftthetrans mis sion from position 005Dtothe
des iredpos ition onlyifyou depr essthebrak epedal .On lythen can
th epark inglockbe deac tivat ed. Ifyou donotdepr essthebrak e
pedal ,th eDI RECT SELECT levercan still be mov edbut thepark ing
loc krem ainsen gage d.
i At
trans mis sion fluidte mpe ratures below00F84 ‡(00F82 0†), you can
shi ftout ofpos ition 005Dintoano ther trans mis sion position only
when theen gin eis run ning. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Shi ftfrom'P' Shi
ftfrom'P' You
attemp tedto shi ftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005E, 005Cor005B
wit hout depressing thebrak epedal .
X De pre ssthebrak epedal . Disp
laymes sage s
215On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrument cluster Gene
ralnote s
Some systemscarry outaself-d iagnosis whenthe igniti onisswi tched on.There fore,some indica tor
and warning lampsmay light up orflas htempora rily.This beha viorisnon-critical.
These indicatorand warning lampsonly indica teamal function ifthey light up orflas hafter starting
the engine orwhi lstdrivi ng. Safety
Seat belts Warning
/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
After engine start,thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts upfor sixseconds.
The seatbel twa rning lampreminds thedrive rand front passenger tofasten their
sea tbel ts.
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44). 00E9
0051
After starting theengine, thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts up. Inadd ition, a
wa rning tonesound sfor uptosix seconds.
The drive r'ssea tbel tis not fastened .
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44).
The warning tonecease s. 00E9
0051
The redseatbel twa rning lamplig hts upafter theengine starts,assoon asthe
drive r'sorthe front-passe ngerdoor isclose d.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbel t.
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44) .
The warning lampgoes out.
There areobjects onthe front-passe ngerseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passe ngerseatand stow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lampgoes out. 00E9
0051
The redseatbel twa rning lampflas hes and anintermittent audib lewa rning
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbel t.The vehicl eis bei ng
drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44).
The warning lampgoes outand theintermittent warning tonecease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passe ngerseat.The vehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph (25km/h ).
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passe ngerseatand stow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lampgoes outand theintermittent warning tonecease s. 220
Warning
andindicator lamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Safety
systems Warning/
indicator
lamp 00510051
Signal type
Possible causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly), 004D(Canada only):thered brake system warning lampislit
while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
The brake boosting effectismalfunction ingand thebraking characterist icsmay be
affected.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tiontoroad
and traffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 142).
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly), 004D(Canada only):thered brake system warning lampislit
while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
There isnot enough brakefluidinthe brake fluidreservoir.
G WARNING
The braking effectmaybeimpaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tiontoroad
and traffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 142).
X Do not add brake fluid.Adding morewillnotcorrect themalfunction .
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . War
ning andindicator lampsin the instrum entcluster
221On-board computerand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem) isdea ctivated duetoamalfu nction. Therefore,
BAS (Brake Assist), ActiveBrakeAssist, ESP®
(Electronic StabilityProgra m),the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ilable . 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R the on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ataspee d
abo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available aga inwhen thewarni nglamp goes
out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 222
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ngtone
als osound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS,Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,the HOLD
function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 0025
00E500BB
0027004D 0051
0027(USA only),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andtheyellow
ABS, ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning. Therefore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, EBD,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
223On-boardcomput erand displays Z