2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN suspension

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
16
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Start/ stop butt on →
12
7 Calls upthemain functions
8 Climat econ trol systems
9 Glovebox
A Hazar dwa rning light s
B Stow agecom partment
C Touc hpad
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
E AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
14
F ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
13
G ActivePa rking Assist H
ESP®
→
18
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
24
J Manual gearshif ting →
16
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
14
L PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
M Control pane lfo rmulti media system
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
29
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
Q Oper ating group:
On- boar dcom puter
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Diagno stics con nection
S Open sth ehood
T Elect ric pa rking brak e At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) issele c‐
te dwhen indicat orlam p2 lights up. Inf
ormat ionontheAMG ceramichigh -per‐
fo rm ance comp osit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
% Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG E53 4MA TIC+ . Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension: 14
Driving and parking

%
Afterdr ifting andbeforecontinuing thejour‐
ne y,ch eckth ewheels andtires fordama ge.
In par ticula r,ch eckth etir etread depthand
tir econ tact surface overth eent ire widt hof
th etir es (see theve hicle Operator's Manual). AMG
adaptivespor tsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
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 groun dcle aranc e, eve
nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
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"
(Mer cedes‑A MGE53 4MA TIC+ only) 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 24
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 27

Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page18 ) R
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension sys‐
te m(/ page 24)
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page14 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page16 )
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr og ram app earsin disp lay butt on4. By
pr essing display butt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)
(/ page15 ). Dr
ivin g and parking 29

Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g)
All other models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±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 Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC
+
All other models 72.8 in
(1 84 8mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG E53
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle length1 94.6 in
(49 42 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.3 in
(206 5mm)
Ve hicle height 57.0 in
(1 44 7mm) 46
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page21 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causes:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
DRI FTMOD ECurre ntly
Un availabl eSee Oper ator's
Man ual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page23).
ä Malfun ction Drive 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. 48
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having anacci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no tav ailable. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal roads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and used onclosed race circui ts, noton public roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle sare intheclose vicinit yof your vehicle. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating DRIFT MODE (/page22). Dr
iving systems 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 51