
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

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. 40
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41

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. 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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

Deale
rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h............... ........................................4 0
Dr ag Race
Se tting ................ ............................ .......3 0
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 .............................................................. 36
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.......................................... ...... 37
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval .......... .......3 7
Qua lity .......... ........................................ .37
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 4
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 4 ESP
®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 36
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 36
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Gasolin e................................................ 36
Qualit y(g asolin e)...................................3 6
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 36
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>37 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 24
Gasoli ne..................................................... 36
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 24
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 15
Glide mode ................................................. 15 44
Index

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
Index