2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH ESP

RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
RA CE START isonl yav ailab leforthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGS63 and S63 4MA TIC+ mod‐
els.
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.
% RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e11 ).
% 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 e15 ). &
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. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R thedoor s,thehood andthetrunk lidare
closed.
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 one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (→ pag e12 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. 18
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#
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system (air
susp ension) Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptiv espor tsusp ension system is
onl yav ailab leforthe Me
rcedes‑ AMGS63 4MA TIC+ Coup eand
Mer cedes‑ AMGS65 Cabr ioletmod els.
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan air
suspension system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving charact eristic s.The all-round
le ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve 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 selectionofthedr ive pr og ram:
A (Comfort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+) AMG
adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem com pri‐
ses:
R airsuspension forgr ound clearance irre spec‐
tiv eof load.
R automatic leve lcon trol system.
R speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R suspen siontuning butt on Dr
ivin gand parking 19

AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting #
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. #
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. #
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 &
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. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
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. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
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 21

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. #
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
50 mph(8 0km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). R
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re 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 #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. The
AMG adaptivespor tsuspens ionsystem
(electr ohydr aulicsusp ension) Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptiv espor tsusp ension system is
onl yav ailab leforthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGS65 Coup e.
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr ohydr aulic suspension withva riable damp‐
ing forim prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round 22
Driving andparking

le
ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen siontuning isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function
de tects area sof une venness inthero ad bef ore
yo udr ive ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nction
camer a.This reduces chassis movements. The
op tion ofmanua llyadju sting theve hicle leve lis
also available. The
dam pingis tun edindividual lyforeac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof thedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport),B (Sport+)
or N (CURVE)
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system com pri‐
ses:
R ActiveBod yCo ntr olABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN R
Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationin theeve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen siontuning butt on Dr
ivin gand parking 23

#
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. #
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. #
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. Selec
tingCurvemode
In "Curve "mod e,thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle aremor ecomf ortable and thecur ve
inc linat ionfunc tion isact ivat ed. Selec tth is
mode ifyo upr efer amor eco mf ortable drivin g
st yle. #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem CURVEmes‐
sag eappear son themultifunc tiondispla y.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
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. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
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. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
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
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 26
Driving andparking

If
th eengine ortransmission areno tat oper at‐
ing temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla ysho ws
te mp eratur e3 or4 inblue. Avoid using the
full engine powe routpu tdur ing this tim e. Ex
am ple: SETUP inMer cedes -AMG vehicles
1 Drive sy stem setting (depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogra mA, CorB)
2 Exhaus tsy stem (depending ontheselect ed
dr ive pr og ram A, orC)
3 ESP®
status (On/Offor SPOR Thandling
mode)
4 Trans miss ionposit ion
5 Suspen sion tuning (depe nding on theselec‐
te ddr ive pr og ram A, CorB) Ex
am ple: G-me ter
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areex ertedon theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tra vel.The maxim umvalues appear inredin the
coordinat esy stem. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select Yes. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
If yo upr ess and hold thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol, thefunc tion willberese timmediat ely. Ex
am ple: engine data
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue Dis
playin gand star ting RACETIMER inthe
Pe rfor ma nce menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
, Performance
% The RACETI MERfun ction isavailable onlyin
ve hicles without AMG TRACKPACE. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter 29

The
follo wing functionsar epossible inRA CE‐
TIME R:
R Disp laying andstar tin g
R Stopping
R Startin gane wlap
R Displaying lapstatis tics
R Resettin g 1
Lap
2 Lap time
RA CETIMER isint ended onlyfo ruse onadesi g‐
nat edrace trac ks.Do notus eth efunc tion on
public roads. #
Toselect adispla yand star t:swipe upor
do wn onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select Start and press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Tosto p:sel ect Stop andpress thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Tostar ta ne wlap: afte rth efirs tst or ed lap,
pr ess thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select New Lap.
A max imum of32 laps maybe stor ed. Ex
am ple: RACETIMER
1 Lap
2 Elapsed time
3 Averag espeed
4 Distance covered #
Todispl aythelap statis tics:af te rat lea st
tw ostor ed laps, press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Select Lap List.
The lapstatis ticswill bedispla yed. 30
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter