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*
NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. #
Whe nch ang ingthewheel, avoidexe rting any
fo rc eon thebr ak ediscs.
This canlead toimpair edcom fort dur ing
br aking. Ins
talling/r emoving thelongit udinal mem ‐
ber panel
To protect theve hicle body,th eve hicle hascov‐
er sins talled next to thejac ksuppor tpoint son
th elongitudin almember panels. #
Foldcover1 upw ards. Whee
lsand tires 39
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Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids .
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
If th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap .This mayre duce engineper form ‐
anc eand increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withalowe rRO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel canbefound:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http :/ /www .mbusa. com 40
Tech nica lda ta
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Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Coupe/co
nvertibl eT otal capac ity
All mode ls 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Of
whic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Co
upe/c onvertible MB-Freig abe orMB -
App rova l
Mer cedes- AMGS65 229.5
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 229.
5,229. 51 Onl
yuse SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40 engineoils.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Capa
city Coupe/con
vertible Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGS65 11.1 US qt
(1 0.5 liter s)
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 9.5
USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Coupe
/con vertible Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGS65 16.1US qt(15.2 l)
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 14
.4 US qt(13.6 l) Re
frig er ant filling capacityandPAGoil Coupe
/convertibl eR efriger ant
All model s2 3.3±0.4 oz
(660 ±10 g) Coupe/con
vertible PAGoil
All model s3 .9±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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Heig
htwhe nopen ed Coupe
/convertibl e
1 1
Heigh t
when
opened
Coupe 69.1in
(1 75 5mm)
Con vertible 65.5in
(1 663 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Coupe
/con vertible
Ve hicle length1 98.9in
(505 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding exte‐
ri or mir rors 83.0
in
(2 10 8mm)
Ve hicle height 56.2in
(1 428 mm)
Wheelbase 115.9 in
(29 45 mm) Co
upe/c onvertible
Tu rning radius (Mercedes-
AMG S65 Coupe) 38.
1ft
(1 1. 60 m)
Tu rning radius (Mercedes-
AMG S63 4MA TIC+ Coupe) 39.
0ft
(1 1. 90 m)
Tu rning radius (convertible) 39.0ft
(1 1. 90 m) We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Coupe/con
vertible
Maximum roof load
(all models) 0
lb (0 kg) Maximum
speeds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e. 42
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Maximum
speeds Mer
cede s-AMG S65
(Co upe &con vertible)
Fir stgear 41mp h(66 km/h)
2nd gear 63mph(1 02 km/h)
3r dge ar 94mph(1 52 km/h)
4t hge ar 133mp h(214 km/h)
5t hge ar 182mp h(293 km/h)
6t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
7t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h) Mer
cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+
(Coupe &con vertible)
Fir stgear 41mp h(69 km/h)
2nd gear 66mph(1 06 km/h)
3r dge ar 98mph(1 58 km/h) Mer
cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+
(Coupe &con vertible)
4t hge ar 137mp h(22 1km/h)
5t hge ar 183mp h(2 94 km/h)
6t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
7t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
8t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
9t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h) Te
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Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START Canceled *P
ossible causesare:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
RACE STARTNot Poss ible
See Oper ator'sMan ual *P
ossible causesare:
R The condit ionsforactiv ation areno tme t(→ pag e18 ). Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
. SPOR
Thandling modeisactiv ated while theengine isrunning .
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated, ES P®
onl yst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit edextent. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
SPOR Thandling mode
wa rning lam p &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding dueto inc orrect applica tion ofSPOR Tha ndli ngmod e
Whe nyo uact ivat eSP OR Than dlingmod e,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Onlyactiv ateSPOR Thandling modeinthecir cums tances descr ibed asfollo ws . #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating SPOR Thandling mode(→pag e15 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
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A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 28
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
te m ........... .............................................21,25
Sel ecting Curvemode ........................... 26
Select ingthesuspension setting ..... 21,25
Se tting ............................................ .2 1,26
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 19
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m (M erce des ‑AMG S65 )
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 22
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 12
AMG high-per form ance brak esy stem .....1 2
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 12
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ............ ................................... 12
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 35 Drag
Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>33
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...32
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 34
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..12
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 2
Kic kdo wn ...............................................15
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 3
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 13 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 28 Br
ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 12
AMG high-p erform anc ebr ak esy stem ....1 2
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
In stallin g/remo vingth elongitudin al
member panel....................................... 39
Changing gears ....... ................................... 13
Manually ................................................ 13
Choc k.........................................................3 8
St or ag elocation .................................... 38
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................4 1
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 1
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 46
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