
Symbols
........................................................ 3 At
agl ance ....................................................4
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 7
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 7
Oper ating safety.............................................7
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................8
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................9
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 9 Seat
belts.................................................... 10
Re duced protect ion ...... ................................ 10 Seats
............................................................ 11
Ad jus ting theAMG Perfor mance seat........... 11 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................... 12
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ .......... 12
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................... 14 Au
tomatic transmiss ion.................... ............ 16
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 8 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................... ...............28
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 28
Calling updispla yson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 28
Displa yingandstar tin gRA CET IMERin
th ePe rfor mance menu................................. 29
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................3 1 Multimedia
system .................................... 33
AMG TRACKPACE ........................................ 33 Br
eak down assistance .............................. 38
Flat tire.........................................................3 8 Wheel
sand tires ...... .................................. 39
Ov ervie wof thetir e-c hang eto ol kit .............. 39
Changing awheel ......................................... 39 Te
ch nical data............................................. 41
Oper ating fluids ............................................ 41
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 42 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 44
Dis play messa ges... ...................................... 44
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 45 Inde
x........................................................... 46 2
Contents

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
16
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 →
14
D ECO star t/ stop funct ion
E ActivePa rking Assist
F Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
18
Ac tivates /de activatesSPOR Thandling mode →
18 G
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system (sus‐
pension tuning) →
23
H Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
16
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

000A
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. 0007
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. 0007
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or 0007
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Alw aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rk
R Service andmaintena nce work
R Repair work
R Modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s 8
Gener alno tes

The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ eand theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal andtheve hicle
st ar ts to mo veon age ntle downh ill gr ad ient
at aspe edbelow 3mp h(5 km/h).
R youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l.
R anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleOpe rationa lSwi tch
the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl aymessa ge
also appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo u
do notswitc hof fth eignition ,th eignition is
aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rone minut e. Mer
cede s-AMG E63 4MA TIC+ andMercede s-
AMG E63 S4MA TIC+
The engine isau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R youha ve select eddrive pr ogr am A.
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l. R
anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) Dr
ivin gand parking 13

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

R
The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Thecharge
le ve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
0009 Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Glidemode
can also beactiv ated ifyo uha ve select ed
th e"Eco" setting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Mer cedes -AMG E53 4MA TIC+ :When Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,gl ide mode
is no tav ailable. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
on
R SPO RThandling modeon
R ESP ®
of f Char
acteristics when ESP®
is activ ated
ESP ®
monit orsand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(7 0km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te d, rega rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin SPOR T
handling modeorwa sdeactiv ated bef oreth e
engine wasswitc hedoff.
ESP ®
is int erve ning ifth eES P®
00E5 warning
lam pflashes intheins trument cluster:
R Donotde acti vate ESP ®
. 18
Driving and parking

R
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
Cha racter istics ofact ivat ed SPOR Tha ndl ing
mod e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding dueto inc or‐
re ct applica tion ofSPOR Tha ndli ngmod e
Whe nyo uact ivat eSP OR Than dlingmod e,
th er eis an incr eased risk ofskidding and
ha ving anaccident. 0007
Onlyactiv ateSPOR Thandling modein
th ecir cums tances descr ibed asfollo ws . Sel
ect SPOR Tha ndl ing mod ewh en theve hicle's
ow nov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eris‐
tic sar edesir ed,forex am ple when drivin gon
spec iallydesig natedroads.
On lyahigh lyqu alif ied and exper ienced driver
should drive in SPOR Thandling modeorwit h
ES P®
deactiv ated. If
SPOR Thandling modeisactiv ated and one or
mor ewheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rn‐
ing lam pin theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
If SPOR Thandling modeisactiv ated:
R ESP®
onl yim prov es driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
Cha racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated 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. ES
P®
is deact ivat ed ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
0009 Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,it ma ybe better to
act ivat eSPO RThandling modeordeactiv ate
ESP ®
:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
0009 Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action whichpr ov ides better grip. Dr
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