000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. 0007
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. 0007
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. 000E
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal 0007
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. 0007
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. 000E
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away 0007
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. 0007
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. 000E
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . 0007
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. 0007
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Limit
edbraking effect on salt-tr eatedro ads:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derably orresult inbraking onlyonone
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To preve ntsaltbu ild-u p:
R Brak eocca siona llywh ile pa ying attenti onto
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Ve hicl eswithout a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology)
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 15
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The
engine isswitc hedoffaut omatically inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
if yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nth an 005E, the
engine willautomaticall yst op inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R anautomatic engine star 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 omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Ve hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whiletrav eling
at alow speed.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect
ano ther transmission position005E,theengine will
aut omaticall yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay. R
youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ eand one ofthefo llo wing condition sis
giv en.
- thedr ive pr ogr am A or; isno t
select ed
- thedr ive pr og ram A or; issele c‐
te dbut theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
- thedr ive pr og ram A or; issele c‐
te d, theve hicle movesat aspeed ofmor e
th an 15 mp h(20 km/h) andGlide mode
is no tactiv ated.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin Glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h). Dr
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R
youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R anautomatic engine star 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 omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Deactiv
atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion 0007
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
0009 Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesthedr iving charac‐
te rist ics from thest ar tof thejour neyto its com ‐
ple tion andassis tsyouin achie vingth emos t
econ omical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;.
R Obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment lights upgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation 15
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Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT
0019 Individual 0007
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on /o ff Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Engine Data.
0009 The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine 15
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0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. 0007
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E alwaysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n En
gaging reve rsege ar R 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoff: 0007
Startth eve hicle. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C. 0007
Release thebr ak epedal. 0007
Switc hth eignition off. Dr
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0009
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP 0007
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(0013 page16 5). 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. 0007
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when thetrans‐
mission position display005D issho wninthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifno transmissi onposi‐
tion displ ay005D appear s,sec ureth eve hicle
to preve ntitfrom rolling away.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low speed
andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
0009 Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D 0007
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . 0007
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. Whe
nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e 16
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Driving and parking
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eer ing wheel paddle shifter.If per mitt ed,the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto thene xt gear
up ordown depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifterbeing pulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: 0007
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manua lge arshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thecurrent gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
0009 Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton thedr iving style. 0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. 0007
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold itin pla ce.
The transmiss ionposi tion 005Bapp earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: 0007
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram
= (0013 page15 7). 0007
Select drive pr ogr am Manual
(0013 page15 8).
Me rcedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gearshif
tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
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. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 0007
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Dr
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Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
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 thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
R vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine isswitc hedoffdepending on
th edr iving situation .All oftheve hicle func‐
tions remain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e. R
thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
0009 Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
0009 Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. 16
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