
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. 0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. 16
Driving and parking

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. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 0009
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 0007
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
0009 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 Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am ; isselect ed.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr og ram =. Dr
iving andparking 17

Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E 0007
Pullst eer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
ins trumen tclus terdisp lays theDRIFT MODE
Confirm :Paddle UPCancel: PaddleDOWN
messag eand theDRIFT warning lam p
fl ashes . 0007
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel paddle shifter
1 .
The instrument clusterdisp lays themessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pgoes out. 0007
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE 0007
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. AMG
adaptivespor tsuspension 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 prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac 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"
(Mer cedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+ only) Dr
iving andparking 23

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 ea tergr ound clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R suspen siontuning butt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s(Me rcedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+) 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. 24
Driving and parking

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forMe rcedes- AMGvehi‐
cle s
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. 0007
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: 0007
Donotswit chon theignition . 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (see theve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual) .
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. 000E
NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: 0007
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. 0007
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. 0007
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Te
ch nica lda ta 41

Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng ine MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61, 229.7 1
All other models 229.5,229. 51 Mer
cede s-AMG E53 4MA TIC+ ,Mer cede s-
AMG E63 S4MA TIC+ andMercede s-AMG
E 63 S4MA TIC+ :only useengine oilsof viscos‐
ity class SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40. The
follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Re plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
Mer cede s-AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 9.
0US qt(8.5liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Capacity
Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs)
Mer cedes- AMGE63
4MA TIC+ 14
.1US qt(13.3 l)
Mer cedes- AMGE63
S 4MA TIC+ 16
.2 US qt
(1 5.3 lite rs) Re
frig er ant filling capacity Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g)
All other models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) 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 42
Tech nica lda ta

RA
CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 29
Re ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 2
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 2
Ro ofload .................................................... 43 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 )...... .......................................... 28
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 SPORT
handlingmode
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 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............................................ 41
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 3
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 26
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 26
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 26 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 2
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 42
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 35
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 28
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 9
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..38
St or ag elocation .................................... 38
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 39
Re mo ving ..............................................3 9
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit Inde
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