R
Torque dist ribution
R Boos t
R Cur rent powe routpu t
R Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (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. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. 14
Driving and parking
If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. %
Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R The charge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Whe nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Dr
ivin gand parking 15
speed,
theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually foreac h
whee land isinf lue nced 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 "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus", "Comfort" or "Econ omy"
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high leve lse 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 sionsetting butt on Dr
ivin gand parking 19
Oper
ating fluids Fu
el Inf
orma tion onfuel grades forMe rcedes-
AMG vehicl es
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* 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 chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
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 specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (see theve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual) .
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular 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 andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Te
ch nica lda ta 37
Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 17
.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 1.
8 ga l(7 .0 liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach case
;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Capa city Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 9.0
USqt(8.5 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Capacity
Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs) Re
frig er ant filling capacity Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 20.8
±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment 38
Tech nica lda ta
Shif
ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 15
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start.................................. .......1 1
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 14
Sulfur content............................................ 37
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ..... ..............................................1 8
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 21
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 21
Suspension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 21 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 8
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. ...... 38
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up........................................ ...... 32
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u)............................ ........ 25
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
TIREFIT kit.................................................. 35
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 35
Ti re s
Mounting ....................................... ........ 36
Re mo ving ..............................................3 6
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25 To
uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... .........................2 4
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................3 0
Tr unk lid
Openi ngdime nsions .............................. 38 V
Ve hicl e
Cor rect use <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>9
Eq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>7
Limi tedWa rrant y.....................................9
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .................. 8
St artin g(Em otion Start) .........................1 1
Ve hicl edata
Maximu mspee ds...... ............................ 39
Ro ofload ............................................... 39
Tu rning circle .........................................3 8
Ve hicle height ........................................3 8
Ve hicle length........................................3 8
Ve hicle width......................................... 38
Wheelbase ............................................. 38
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ............................. 38 Inde
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