2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON AMG Owner's Manual

Disp
laymes sages Dr
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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. Displa
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Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Elect ronic RearAxleDiffer -
ent ialLock Inoperat ive *T
heelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ino perativ e. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
hemo torof theelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ove rheating. #
Letth eelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely. 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. &
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. 48
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
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®
(/ page18 ).
Æ
ES P®
SPOR 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(/page18 ).
â
DRIF Twa rning lam p DRIF
TMOD Eis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning . Disp
lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49

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 tacles arein theclose 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. 50
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 29
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 8
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 8
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................26
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 26
Se tting ......... .................................... ...... 26
Suspension ............................................ 24
AMG ceramichigh -per form ance com‐
posi tebrak esy stem .................................. 14
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 14
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 13
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 14
AMG perform ance seat
Se tting ...................................................11
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 8
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 38 Drag
Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>36
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...35
Te leme try displa y............................ .......3 7
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>35
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> .........13
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ....................14,15
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h................. 14,15
Kic kdo wn ...............................................17
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 6
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................3 1
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 16 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................3 1 Br
ak es
AMG cerami chig h-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 14
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ...................................................... 12
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2 C
Cha nging awheel
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................. 41
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 16
Manually ................................................ 16
Choc k.......................................................... 41
St or ag elocation .....................................4 1
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................4 4
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 4
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system Inde
x 51

Com
puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Cool ant(engi ne)
Filling capacity ......... ............................. 44 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................4 7
DRI FTMODE Current lyUn available
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 47
Ele ctroni cRe ar AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Cu rrent lyUn available ............................ 48
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Inop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........47 RA
CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 7
Dr ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .......3 6
DRIFT MODE
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..23
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................23
Dea ctivating ........... ............................... 23
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>22
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......18
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 4
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 14
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2
Dyna micda ta
Di spla ying ...................................... ........ 16 DY
NA MIC SELECT ................................1 4,15
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ....................14,15
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>14,15 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 43
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 13
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 13
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 13
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ................................ 12
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion........................ 13
Engine oil
Capacit y................................................ 44
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval .................4 4
Qua lity .......... .........................................44
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................3 1
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............20
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 1852
Index

Fu
nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................3 1
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 43
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 43
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Gasolin e................................................ 43
Qualit y(g asolin e)...................................4 3
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 43
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................44 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 31
Gasoli ne..................................................... 43
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 31
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 17 Glide
mode ................................................. 17 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>33 I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 29 J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .............................. .......4 1 K
Kic kdow n................................................... 17
Using .....................................................1 7 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ........ 9
Loc king differe ntial
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l M
Maxi mum speeds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............46
Men u(o n-b oard comp uter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 29
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 29
Pe rfor mance .................................... 29, 31 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...12 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 29
AMG menu ............................................ 29
Menu overview ...................................... 29
Opera ting.............................................. 29
Pe rfor mance menu.......................... 29, 31
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 43
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 7
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter In
de x 53

Oper
ator's Manua l
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................3 1
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................3 1 Q
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ...21
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................21
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 21
RA CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 32
Re ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 3
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 4
Ro ofload .................................................... 46 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 31
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 17
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........................................ 12
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 16
Sulfur content............................................ 43
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................2 4
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 26
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 26
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 26 T
Ta ilg ate
Openin gdimen sions .............................. 45
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 4
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 44
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 37 54
Index