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Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Height whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC
+ 61
.6 in
(1 565 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG E53
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle length1 90.6in
(48 42mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 80.9
in
(2055 mm)
Ve hicle height 56.2in
(1 428 mm)
Ve hicle height whenopening/
closing thero of
Wheelbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm)
Tu rning radius 39.7ft
(1 2.10 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Maximu
mdesign speeds Missing
values werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print .
The follo wing values onlyapply tovehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -
AMG E53
4MA TIC+ Ma
xim um spee d
1s tge ar 31mp h(50 km/h)
2nd gear 52mph(8 3km/h)
3r dge ar 74mp h(119 km/h)
4t hge ar 102mp h(1 64 km/h) Te
ch nica lda ta 39
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Mer
cede s-
AMG E53
4MA TIC+ Maximum
speed
5t hge ar 137mp h(22 1km/h)
6t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h)
7t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h)
8t hge ar
9t hge ar 40
Tech nica lda ta
Page 43 of 50
Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 ).
Æ
ESP ®
SP OR Twa rning lam p ES
P®
SPO RTisact ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page16 ). 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 24
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 3
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 3
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ...................................................21
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 21
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 21
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ................ ........................................ 13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ............ ................................... 13
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 3
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 33
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>31
Gene ralinf ormatio n........................ .......3 0
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 32
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................30Au
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> .........12
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..13
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 3
Kic kdo wn ...............................................15
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 4
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 14 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 25
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epads/ brak edisc s.. 11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
Moun tingane wwheel .......................... 36
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 36
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 14
Manually ................................................ 14
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................3 8
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 8
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
Filling capacity ...................................... 38 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit 44
Index
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Deale
rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h............ ...........................................4 1
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................3 1
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......16
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ..... ........................................ ......1 8
Dr ivin gtips
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1
Dyna micda ta
Di spla ying ...................................... ........ 13
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................13
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ..........................13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 13 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 37
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 12
Au tomatic engine star t.................. ........ 12
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ...... 12
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 12
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ........ 11
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 12
Engine oil
Capacit y.......................................... ...... 38
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .......3 8
Qua lity .......... ........................................ .38
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............18
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 16
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5 ESP
®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 37
Fle xibl efue lve hicles .............................. 37
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .........................37
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>38 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 25
Gasol ine..................................................... 37
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 25
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 15
Glide mode ................................................. 15 Inde
x45
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H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 28I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 24K
Kic kdow n............... .................................... 15
Using .................. ................................... 15 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 9 M
Maximum speeds...................................... 39
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displa ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 24
Ov ervie w .......................................... ...... 24
Pe rfor mance .................................... 24,25 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...11 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 24
AMG menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.....24
Menu overview ................................ ...... 24
Oper ating ..............................................2 4
Pe rfor mance menu........................ .. 24,25
Oper atingfluids
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 37
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation ...................................... ........ 7
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 25
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 25 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CETIMER (on-boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 27
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 8
Ro ofload .................................................... 39 S
Seat beltextender .....................................1 0
Seat belts
Seat beltextende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........10
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters 46
Index