0007
Toactiv ateSPORT handlingmode: brief ly
pr ess butt on1.
The ESP SPOR TSPOR Thandling modewarn‐
ing lam pin theins trument clusterlig hts up. 0007
Todeac tivateSPO RThandl ingmode :
br iefly pr ess button1.
The ESPSPO RTSPOR Tha ndl ing mod ewa rn‐
ing lam pin theins trument clustergoes out. 0007
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess button 1 unti l
th e00BB warning lam pin theins trument
clus terlig hts up.
The ESP OFF warning lam pin theins trument
clus terals olig hts up. 0007
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB andESP OFF warning lam psgo
out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
RA CE START isonl yav ailab lefor
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+ models.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
0009 RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e12 ).
0009 RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(→ pag e17 ). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle. Depending
ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. 0007
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
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 thesteer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ound.
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 S4MA TIC+: DRIFT
MODE isdeactiv ated. 20
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
No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d)onl y:ifyo usele ctthePerform -
ance menu, theupshif tbar will appear onthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Ifyo uswit chon theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
and select drive pr ogram A,theengine
electr onics switchfrom eight- cylinder mode
to four -cylinder mode, ifnec essar y.The mul‐
tifunc tiondispla ysho wsthe/ symbol in
th est atus area.
R Addition alno te rega rding thewa rning and
indic ator lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth e. SPORThandling modewarning
and indic ator lam p(→ pag e44 ).
R Youcan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent
in vehicles withWi descr eenCockpit:
- Tach ome ter(cla ssic display se tting)
- Date(pr ogr essiv edisp lay se tting)
- Gea rdisp lay -
Warm-up
- Trac kPa ce
- G-Me ter
- Engi nedata
- Trip com puter
- Navig ation Call
ingupdispla yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
Perf ormance 0007
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R SETUP
R G-me ter
R RACET IMER(vehic leswithout AMGTRA CK
PA CE)
R Engin edat a Ex
am ple: warm-up
1 Digital spe edome ter
2 Gear displa y
3 Engin eoil temp eratur e
4 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
5 Charg e-airpressur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat oper ating
te mp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla ysho ws Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 27
Re
ser ve
Fu el ........................................................ 41
Ro ofload .................................................... 42 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 )...... .......................................... 27
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 16
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
SPORT handlingmode
Fu nctio n/no tes ...................................... 17
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............................................ 40
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 3
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 25
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 25
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 25 T
Ta ilg ate
Openin gdimen sions .............................. 42
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ........................................................ 41
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. .......4 1 Te
leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 34
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 27
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 7
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 8
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..37
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 38
Re mo ving ..............................................3 8
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 27
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................3 2 Inde
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