1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
12
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
4 Display (multim ediasystem)
5 Start/ stop butt on
6 Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
7 Climat econ trol systems
8 Glovebox
9 Hazar dwa rning light s
A Stow agecom partment
B Control elem entsfo rth emultimedia system
C AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
11
D ECO star t/ stop funct ion
E ActivePa rking Assist
F Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
14
Ac tivates /de activatesSPOR Thandling mode →
14 G
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system (sus‐
pension tuning) →
16
H Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
12
I DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
J PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps
K Cont rolpanel forth emultimedia system
L Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
M Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter
N Unlocks thehood
O Elect ric pa rking brak e
P Light switch
Q Cont rolpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Hea d-up Displa y At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5
R
Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Driver assis tancesystems
R Availabilit yof glide mode
0009 Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting
R ESP® Displ
aying dyna micdata Multime
diasystem:
Vehicle eDYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution R
Boos t
R Cur rent powe routpu t
R Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 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.
000E 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. 0007
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 12
Driving and parking
0009
ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improv eth eve 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 withtraction . AMG
adaptive spor tsusp ension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prov ed driving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant grou nd clea rance,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanually
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv idually foreac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty R
thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionof"Spor t","Spor t
Plus", "Comfort" or "Econ omy"
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol
R speed- dependentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R suspen siontuning butt on 16
Driving and parking
Av
ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort)
; (Eco) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph(1 40 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised again.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen siontuning isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
B (Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuningis eve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
ivin gand parking 17
AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting 0007
Toselect theComf ortsusp ension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem COMFOR T
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. In
"Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. 0007
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension setting:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. 0007
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity . The
vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t 18
Driving and parking
Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 17
.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 1.
8 ga l(7 .0 liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Model
MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 229.
71 The
follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Capa
city Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 9.0
USqt(8.5 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Capacity
Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 14
.7 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs) Re
frig er ant filling capacity Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s R
Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment 32
Tech nica lda ta
A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 20
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
te m ........... ...................................................18
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 18
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 16
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem .............. .......................................... 11
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 11
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 11
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 28
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>26
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..25
Te leme try displa y............................ .......2 7
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................25
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........10
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........10
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..11
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h....................... 11
Kic kdo wn ...............................................13
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 2
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 12 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epads/ brak e
disc s...................................................... 10
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 C
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 12
Manually ................................................ 12
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................3 2
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 2
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Coolant (engine)
Filling capacity ...................................... 32 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................2 6
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT Inde
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Menu
(on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 20
Pe rfor mance .......................................... 20 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...10 O
On-boar dcom puter
AMG menu ............................................ 20
Pe rfor mance menu................................ 20
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 31
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation ........ ............................. .........6
Oper ator's Manua l
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 6 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 7 R
RA CETIMER (on-boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 2
Ro ofload .................................................... 33 S
Seat beltextender ....................................... 9
Seat belts
Seat beltextende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .........9
Se lecti ng age ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 20
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters Shif
ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 13
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 7
SPORT handlingmode
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 4
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 ................ 12
Sulfur content............................................ 31
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................1 6
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 18
Suspension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 18 Inde
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