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 ®
→
17
Ac tivates /de activatesSPOR Thandling mode →
17 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
Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem 0007
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (po werful) issele c‐
te dwhen the2 indicat orlam pslights up. Ti
ps forthe AMGce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce
com posit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
0009 Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R ; (Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle
R = (Indiv idual): indiv idual settings R
A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydriving
st yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr ogr am select ed,the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R Sus pen sion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Driver assis tance systems
R Availabilit yof glide mode 14
Driving and parking
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. 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. 16
Driving and parking
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.
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 . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Dr
iving and parking 19
When
DRIFT MODE isactiv e,theve hicle drive
occur sonl yat there ar and 4MA TIC+ isdeac tiva‐
te d.
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely70 mph
(1 15 km/h) upto95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+
is continuou slyreact ivat ed. From aspeed of
95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+ isfully active
ag ain, ESP®
ho we ver,re mains deactivated.
Belo waspeed of95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
0009 DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e12 ).
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quiremen ts:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (→ pag e19 ).
R drive pr ogr am I(RA CE)isselect ed
(→ pag e15 ).
R thedoor s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e. R
thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
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. 22
Driving andparking
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 Dr
iving and parking 25
ri
ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
The vehicle israised tothehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Mer cedes‑AM GE63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When drivin gfa ster than
75 mph(120 km/h).
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When driving between
50 mph(80 km/h) and75mph(120 km/h)
fo rapp roxima tely thre eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. 26
Driving andparking
0007
Display thest atis ticsof thene xt lap byswip‐
ing upordown onthelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol.
The fastes tlap isindicat edbyflashin gsym‐
bol 1. 0007
Torese t:stop RACETIMER andpress the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol. 0007
Select Reset andpress thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol.
All laps willbedele ted. Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsint oth edr iver's
fi eld ofvision:
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning mess ages Mer
cedes- AMGdisplaycont ent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Current engine speed
3 Current spe ed
4 Current lyselect edgear,ge arshif top tio ns
wit hman ualshif ting
5 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
Depe nding ontheve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu.
If yo usele ctRA CET IMER,theHead-up Display
will showthelap and laptime. In
vehicles withAMG TRACKPACE, youcan dis‐
pla yfur ther con tent depe ndi ng on these tting,
e.g. :
R speed andgear ind icat or
R lap and sectortimes
R accele ratio nand braki ng
R grap hictrac klayo uts
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated.
Sy stem limita tions
The visib ilityisinf luenc edbythefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Seat position
R The posit ioningof thedispla yimag e
R Light conditions
R Wetro ads
R Objectson thedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses 30
Instrumen tDisp lay and on-boar dcom puter