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Belo
waspe edof95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
% DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page12 ).
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (/ page20).
R Drive pr ogr am I(RA CE)isselect ed
(/ page15 ).
R The door s,thehood andthetrunk lidare
closed.
R The engine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The transmiss ionisin manual mode–man‐
ual shif ting isactiv ated (/ page16 ). Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E #
Pullst eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
multifu nctiondisplay sho wsthemessag e
DRIFT MODE Confirm :Paddle UPCancel:
Paddle DOWNandtheâ warning lam p
fl ashes . #
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wstheDRIFT
MODE Canceled messageand theâ
wa rning lam pgoes out. #
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theâ warning
lam plight sup.
Deactiv ating DRIFT MODE #
Pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
â warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R Manual shiftingis deact ivat ed –th ege arbo x
is in posit ion005B.
R The I (RACE) drive pr og ram isswitc hed
of f.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. Dr
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%
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
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings (Mercedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort)
; (Eco) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph(1 40 km/h), theve hicle israised again.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
B (Spor tPlus) R
The suspen sionsetting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings (Mercedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ andMercedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC
+: I (RACE) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. 26
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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
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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 GE63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When drivin gfa ster than
75 mph(120 km/h).
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When driving between
50 mph(80 km/h) and75mph(120 km/h)
fo rapp roxima tely thre eminut es.
R Mer cedes‑AMG E53 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. 28
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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
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d)onl y:ifyo usele ctthePerform -
ance menu, theupshif tbar ,th etra nsmiss ion
se t-up M(manual) andthecur rent gear will
appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
R Ifyo uswit chon theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
and select drive pr ogr am A, theengine
electr onics willswitc hfrom eight- cylinder
mode tofour -cylinder mode, ifnec essar y.
The multifunct iondispla ywill showthe/
symbol inthest atus area.
R Addition alno te rega rding theindicat orand
wa rning lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth eES P®
ON ,ES P®
OFF 00BB and
ES P®
SPOR TÆ indicat orand warning
lam ps(/ page49).
R Youcan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent
in vehicles withaWi descr eenCockpit:
- Tach ome ter(cla ssic display se tting) -
Date(pr ogr essiv edisp lay se tting)
- Gea rdisp lay
- Warm-up
- Trac kPa ce
- G-me ter
- Engi nedata
- Trip com puter
- Navig ation Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoperat einf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegrat edintheve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract edfrom the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter.
% The on-boar dcom puterdispla yswill appear
on themultifunc tiondispla y. 30
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter