
The
EDRin this vehicle isdesigned torecor d
su ch dat aas:
R Howvarious systems inyour vehicle were
oper ating
R Whe ther or notth edr iver and front
passeng erseat belts werebuc kled/f astened
R Howfar(if at all)th edr iver wa sdepr essing
th eaccelera torand/or brak epeda land
R Howfast theve hicle wastrave ling
This datacan help prov ide abe tter under stand‐
ing ofthecir cums tances inwh ich acci dents and
inju ries occur .NO TE: EDRdat ais recor ded by
yo ur vehicle onlyif anon- trivial crash situation
occur s;no dat ais recor ded bytheED Runder
nor mal driving conditions andnoper sonal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag eand acciden tloc atio n)is
re cor ded .Ho wever,ot her parties, suchas law
enf orcement ,could combine EDRdatawit hth e
typ eof personally identifying dataro utin ely
acq uired dur ing acr ash inve stigation .
Ac cess totheve hicle and/or theED Ris needed
to read dat ath at isrecor ded bytheED R,and
special equipment isrequ ired. Inaddition tothe
ve hicle manuf acturer,ot her parties that have the special
equipment, suchas law enf orcement,
can read theinf ormation byacc essi ngtheve hi‐
cle ortheED R.
ED Rdat ama ybe used incivil andcriminal mat‐
te rs as ato ol inaccident recons tructi on,acci ‐
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since theCr ash
Dat aRe trie va l(CDR) tool that isused toextract
da ta from theED Ris comm erciall yav ailable,
Mer cedes-Ben zUS A,LLC("MBUS A")expressl y
disclaims anyand allliability arising from the
ex tracti onofthis inf ormatio nby unaut horized
Mer cedes-Ben zper son nel.
MB USAwill notshar eED Rdat awit hot her swit h‐
out thecon sent oftheve hicle owner or,if th e
ve hicle isleased, without thecon sent oftheles‐
see. Excep tion sto this repr esent ation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylaw enf orcem ent;by
fe der al,stat eor loc algo vernment ;in connection
wit hor arising outoflitig ation invo lvin g MBUS A
or its subsidia ries and affiliat es; or,as requ ired
by law.
Wa rning: theED Ris acom ponen tof the
Re stra int System Module. Tamp ering with,alt er‐
ing, modifying orremo ving theED Rcom ponen tma
yre sult inamalfunction oftheRe stra int Sys‐
te m Modu leand other systems.
St atelaws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict withfe der alregulation arepr e-em pted.
This means that intheeve ntofsuch conf lict, the
fe der alregulation governs. As ofDecember
20 16 ,17 stat es have enact edlaws relatin gto
EDRs . Co
pyright Fr
ee and open sourcesof tware In
fo rm atio non lice nsefo rfr ee and open-sou rce
sof twareused inyour vehicle canbefound on
th edat acar rier inyour vehicle document wallet
and withupdat eson thefo llo wing websit e:
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Ro
cking theve hicl efree Ro
cking theve hicle free can help tofree ave hi‐
cle that has become trapped inslush orsnow .
To rock theve hicle free, movetheE- SE LECT
select orleve rupw ards and down wardspas tth e
point ofresis tance inorde rto switc hbe tween
tr ansmission positions005Band 005E(/ page11 6).
% The maximu mdesi gnspee dwhe nswi tching
be tween 005Band 005Eis6mp h(9 km/h) . Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess disp lay bu t‐
to n1.
The displ aybutt ondispla ysthecur rentl y
sel ect edgear setting 2:
R M(red): manualgearshif ting
R D(blue): automat ictrans miss ion %
Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 11
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Driving and parking

R
Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgra vel.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page405)
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin. R
Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :pr ess and hold
dis pla ybutt on1 until thero ad inbutt on
symbo l2 light sup yello w.
The ESP SPORT messageis sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus terand the00BB andÆ
wa rning lam pslight up. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holddispl ay
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup red.
The ESP OFF messag eis sho wnintheins tru‐
ment clusterand the00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight up. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:pr ess and hold displa y
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup blue.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out.
When the00E5 symbol 2issho wnwithare d!
on displa ybutt on1, ESP®
is malfunc tioning.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. 13
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Driving and parking

#
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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Driving and parking

Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting
Yo ucan selectfrom thre edif fere nt suspe nsion
se ttings :
R COMF ORT ensuresa comf ortable suspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting if
yo upr efer aco mf ortable driving style.
R SPOR Tensur esafirm ersuspension setting.
Select this suspen sionsetting when employ‐
ing aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
R SPOR TPL US ensures ave ry firm suspension
se ttin g. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R ä C(blue) :CO MF ORT
R ä S(yello w): SPOR T
R ä S+(red): SPOR TPL US The
select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e:
R AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT+ Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws Dr
iving and parking 14
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Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Boos tpr essur e
2 Engine oiltemp eratur e
3 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e2 or3 inblue. Avoid
using thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. SE
TUP inMer cedes -AMG GTvehicles (exa mp le)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt/Dyna mic/Race
2 Susp ensiontuning :
Co mfort/Spor t/Sport+
3 Exhau stsystem:
Balanced/ Powe rful
4 ESP®
:
On /Spor t/Of f
5 AMGDyn amic s:
Bas ic/Advanced /Pro/Ma ster
6 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M G-m
eter (exa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areexe rted on theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tr av el. The maximum values 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. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter 16
7

Cha
nging amed iasour ce #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toselect amedia source:swipe upwards
or down wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. Diali
ngtelephone numbersusing theon-
boar dcom 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. When
usingthephone, youmus tobse rveth e
leg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ryinwhic hyo u
ar ecur rently drivi ng.
Re quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis con nectedto themulti‐
media system.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Phone
The mos tre cent telephon ecalls (dialed,
re cei vedand missed calls)aredispla yedon the
Phone menu. #
Toselect anentr y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
If th ereis onl yone telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephon enumb eris
selec ted. #
Ifth erear emu ltip letelephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards ordown‐ wa
rdson thelef t-hand touc hco ntro lto
select thedesir edtelephon enumb er. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The telephon enumb erwill bedialed.
The follo wing displa ysma yapp ear instead ofthe
te lephon enumb ersdialed:
R Please Wait...:th eapplication isstar tin g.Ifa
Blue tooth®
connecti ontothemobile phone
is no tes tablished, themenu forau thor izing
and conn ectin gamobile phonewillbedis‐
pla yedon themultimedia system
(/ page24 0).
R Updat ing dat a...: thecall listis being upda‐
te d.
R Import ingContac ts...: con tacts arebei ng
im por tedfrom themobile phoneorast or ag e
medium.
Ac cep ting/r eject inganincom ingcall #
Swip eupw ards ordown wardson thelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol and select0061 (Acc ep t)
or 0076 (Reject ). #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter 17
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Oper
ablefunctions Yo
ucan usetheVo ice Cont rolSy stem tooper ate
th efo llo wing equipmen tdepen dingonthefe a‐
tur es:
R Telephon e
R Text mes sage s
R Navig ation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memor ycar d,Media Interface, USB
and Bluetoo th®
audio)
R Vehicle Ov
ervie wof types ofvoice comm and A
dis tinction ismade between thefo llo wing
vo ice com mand s:
R Global voice comm andscan besaid atany
time andrega rdless ofthecur rent applica ‐
tio n,e.g .th evo ice com mand sNavigat eto,
Call orText mess ageto. R
App licat ion-sp ecificvo ice comm andsar e
onl yav ailable forth eactiv eapplication.
Onc eth eVo ice Cont rolSy stem isstar tedan
aut ocue issho wn. Apar tfr om theav ailable voice
com mand sfo rth eapplication currently active,
th is also cites exam ple voice com mand sfo r
ot her appli cations whichar eno tactiv e.In this
wa y,yo uwill befamili armor equ ickl ywit hth e
av ailable voice com mand s.The listcan bescrol‐
led oritcan beopera tedby speec hor thecon ‐
tr oller/t ouchpad. No
teson thelangu agese tting Yo
ucan chang eth elanguag eof theVo ice Con‐
tr ol Sy stem viathesy stem languag ese ttings. If
th ese tsy stem languag eis no tsuppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rolSy stem, English will beselec ted.
The Voice Cont rolSy stem isavailable inEn glish,
Fr enc h,Po rtuguese andSpan ish. Using
theVo ice Contr olSy stem effectiv ely Fe
atur esofaudibl ehelp functions Yo
ure cei veinformatio nand help forth efo llo w‐
ing topics:
R Optim um oper ation: sayth ebrief instruc-
tion voice com mand .
R Cur rent app lication: onthemultifunc tion
st eer ing wheel, press the£ rock er switc h
up and sayth eHelp voice com mand .
R Continu eddia log: sayth eHelp voice com ‐
mand during avo ice dialog.
R Specif icfunct ion:sayvo ice com mand sfo r
th edesir edfunc tion,e.g. Help telephon e. No
teson howto improve speec hqu ality If
th eVo ice Cont rolSy stem does notunder stand
yo u:
R onlyop erateth eVo ice Cont rolSy stem from
th edr iver's seat.
R sayth evo ice com mand scohe rentl yand
cle arly,bu tdo notex agg erateth ewo rds. Vo
ice Cont rolSy stem 17
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