%
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. #
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. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbuttons The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons include two
additional control element son thesteer ing
wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page13 2)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page14 8)
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page10 9)
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion(/ page10 8)
R Manu alge arshif ting(/ page11 8)
R Rear wing (/page14 7)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page15 2)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr ogr ams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr ogr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. By
pr essing displaybutt on4, youcan direct ly 14
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#
Toretract: press and holddispl aybutt on1.
The rear wing willextend orretract.
Dis play butt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R rear wing retract ed (blue)
R rear wing extende d(red)
R rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w)
The differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster.
Ad jus tingthe fixe dre ar wing
Re quirement s
A soc ketwr enc hand are leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock areto hand.
% Vehicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package
ar eeq uipped withafixe dre ar wing .The
posit ionofthis rear wing isno tadjus table.
The rear wing improve sth ere ar axle output and,
th er efor e, theve hicle's driving stabilit y.Yo ucan
mo vethere ar wing intoan incline dand aflat
posit ion. When
youmo vethere ar wing intoth einclin ed
position ,th ere ar axle output and theair resis t‐
ance increase. #
Unscr ew bolts 1withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
int oan inclined position, ordown wardsint oa
fl at posit ion. #
Equip bolt s1 withare leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock and tighten them.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . AMG
adaptivespor tsuspe nsion system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo 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 ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+)
% The setting can also besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the
same suspension settin gmus tbe select ed
fo rAMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
and theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, the"Com‐
fo rt"se tting isact ivat ed aut omat ically. 14
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Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Fr
ont and rear vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthefront cam eraand rear vie w
camer a
The front camer aand rear vie wcam erasuppo rt
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cand help youto
avo idobs tacle swhe nmane uvering.
Whe nau tomatic operation ofthere ar vie wcam ‐
er ais act ivat ed inthemultimedia system, the
imag efrom there ar vie wcam erais sho wnauto‐
mat icall yne xt to thePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa ywhen reve rsege ar iseng aged . The
fron tcam eravie wcan becalle dup usin g
butt on1 orusin gth esof tkey sin themultime‐
dia system.
% Youcan also switchbetween thefront cam‐
er aand rear vie wcam eravie ws usin gth e
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons (/page14 6). 15
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Driving and parking
%
Ifth ere ar vie wcam erais act ive and you
shif tfr om reve rsege ar to thedr ive position ,
th evie waut omaticall yswitc hesfrom the
re ar vie wcam erato thefront camer a.
The front camer aand rear vie wcam eraar eon ly
an aid. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att en‐
tio nto thesur round ings.The responsibili tyfor
saf emaneuv ering and parking remains withyo u.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno per sons, animals or
objec tsetc., inthemaneuv ering area while
maneuv ering and parking .
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Yo ucan switchbetween various views inthe
multime diasystem, notjus tbe tween thefront
camer aand rear vie wcam era. 1
Front camer a,wide-ang levie w
2 Front camer a,standar dvie w
3 Rear vie wcam era, standar dvie w
4 Rear vie wcam era, wide- anglevie w
Dyn amic guide linesin thecamer aimag esho w
th epat hth eve hicle willtake wit hth esteer ing
wheel inits cur rent positio n.Thi shel psyouto
or ient yourself and toavoid obstacles when
mane uvering. 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1 in (0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tanc eof appr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l. Dr
ivin gand parking15
3
all
ylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill bewarned by
means ofavibr ation inthesteer ing wheel.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assistde tects lane mar kings .
R Afront whe elpa sse sov er thelane marking s.
Whe ther awa rning isissued andwhen this
occ ursalso depen dson theselect edsensit ivity
se tting (sta nda rdoradap tive).
Lane Keeping Assistcan neither reduce therisk
of an accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin g
st yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan not
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions .Lane Keeping Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inyour lane .
Lan eKe eping Assistis available inthespeed
ra ng ebe twee n40 mph(60 km/h) and120mp h
(200 km/h). Sy
stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge. R
Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Sensi tivity ofLane Keeping Assist
Wi th theSt andar dor Adaptivese tting ,yo ucan
inf luen cewhen thewa rning vibra tionofLane
Ke eping Assistta ke splace.
In both theSt andar dand Adaptivese tting s,no
wa rning vibration occursin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, such as
AB S,BA Sor ESP ®
.
In theAd aptivese tting ,th er ewill also beno
wa rning vibration inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle isacceler ated orbrak ed consid‐
er ably .
R Yousteer activ ely, e.g. swerve toavo idan
obs tacle orchang elane quickl y.
R Youcut thecor ner onashar pbend. Dr
iving andparking 15
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&
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti media system:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall 0076
Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. 16
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter
Yo
uma yacc ept/reject thecall using the0061
or 0076 buttononthesteer ing wheel. 17
4
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter
R
Ifyo uuse thevo ice con trol system inan
emer gency your voice can chang eand your
te lephon ecall, e.g.anemer gency call,can
th er eb ybe unnec essarilydela yed.
R Famili arize yourself withth evo ice con trol
sy stem func tionsbef orest ar tin gth ejour ney.
R Com plywit hth eloading guidelines
(/ page80). Oper
ation Ov
ervie wof oper ation oftheVo ice Contr ol
Sy stem onthemu ltifunct ionsteer ing wheel The
Voice Cont rolSy stem isoper ational approx‐
imat elyth irty seco ndsafte rth eignition is
switc hedon. 1
Press thero ck er switc hup: £ star ts the
Vo ice Cont rolSy stem
2 Press thecon trol kn ob: 0063 switchesthe
sound offor on (ends theVo ice Cont rolSy s‐
te m)
Tu rn thecon trol kn ob up/do wn:increases/
decr eases thevo lume 3
Press thero ck er switc hup: 0061 makes/
accep tsacall
Pr ess thero ck er switc hdo wn: 0076 rejects /
end sa cal l(e nds theVo ice Cont rolSy stem) Conducting
adialog withth eVo ice Contr ol
Sy stem #
Tostar tor continue adialo g:on themulti‐
func tion steer ing wheel, press the£
ro ck er switc hup.
Yo ucan saya vo ice com mand afte ran
acou stic sign al. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:sa yth eCorrect ion
vo ice com mand . #
Toselect anentr yfrom theselecti onlist:
sa yth eline number orthecon tents. #
Tobrows eth eselecti onlist:sa yth eNext
or Back voice com mand . #
Tointerru pt thedia log: sayth ePause voice
com mand . #
Tocancel thedia log: sayth eCancel voice
com mand . 17
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Voice Cont rolSy stem