ET
S/4ET Scan impr ovetheve 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 :br ief lypress but‐
to n1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. #
Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pr ess
but ton1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holdbu tton
1 unti lth e00BB andESP OFF warning
lam psappear intheins trument cluster. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB andESP OFF warning lam psgo
out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant grou nd clea rance,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at 18
Driving and parking
Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be very firm .
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards. Dr
ivin gand parking 21
Yo
uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle israised tothehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Mer cedes‑AM GE53 4MA TIC+: When driv‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h). R
Mer cedes‑AMG E53 4MA TIC+: When driv‐
ing between 50mph(80 km/h) and62mph
(1 00 km/ h)forapp roxima tely thre eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. 22
Driving andparking
Cha
nging awheel #
Besureto also obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith AMG Driver's Packag e: &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
non-a pprove dtir etypes
If yo uuse tiretyp esthat have notbe en adap‐
te dto chang esmade tothefa ct or yspe ed
li mit, this can have thefo llo wing consequen‐
ces:
R The tires do notex hibit there qu ired qual‐
ity charact eristic sand areno tsuit able for
high speeds orthere leva nt drivi ng
dy nam ics.
R The tires wearune venlyand could,th er e‐
fo re ,af fect thero adw orthines sof the
ve hicle.
R ABS ,ESP ®
and cruise controloper ation
ar ere strict ed.
Thi scan jeop ardize road safety. #
Onlyuse tiretypes that have been
appr ovedfo rth emaximum road spee d
se tand theve hicle. Wheels
andtires 35
Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC
+ 68.5
in
(1 74 0mm) 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 56.3in
(1 430 mm)
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. Ro
ofload Mer
cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+
Maxim umroof load 165lb (75 kg ) Maximum
designspeeds Missi
ngvalues werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print .
The follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles 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) 38
Tech nica lda ta
A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 23
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
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
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 13
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 32
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>30
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..29
Te leme try displa y............................ .......3 1
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................29
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> .........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 4
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 14 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 4
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epa ds/b rake discs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
Moun tingane wwheel .......................... 35
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 35
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 14
Manually ................................................ 14
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................3 7
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 7
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 ....................................... 37 D
Dash board
see Cockpit Inde
x43
H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 27 I
Ins trum ent displa y
AM Gdispl ays ......................................... 23 K
Kic kdo wn ......... .......................................... 15
Using ............ ......................................... 15 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 9 M
Maximum speeds...................................... 38
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displa ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23
Pe rfor mance .................................... 23, 24 N
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... ...11 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 23
AMG menu ............................................ 23
Menu overview ................................ ...... 23
Opera ting.............................................. 23
Pe rfor mance menu........................ .. 23, 24
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 36
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 )...................................2 4
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 4 Q
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CETIMER (on-boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 7
Ro ofload .................................................... 38 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 )................................................ 24
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters Inde
x45
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............................................ 36
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 7
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. ...... 37
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up........................................ .......3 1
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u)............................ ........ 24
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 4
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
TIREFIT kit.................................................. 34
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 34
Ti re s
Mounting ....................................... ........ 35
Re mo ving ..............................................3 5
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 24 To
uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... .........................2 3
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................2 9
Tr unk lid
Openi ngdime nsions .............................. 37 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 specialistwo rkshop .................. 8
St artin g(Em otion Start) .........................1 1
Ve hicl edata
Maximu mspee ds...... ............................ 38
Ro ofload ............................................... 38
Tu rning radius ........................................ 37
Ve hicle height ........................................3 7
Ve hicle length........................................3 7
Ve hicle width......................................... 37
Wheelbase ............................................. 37
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ............................. 37 46
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