%
Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R ESP®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop func‐
tion Displa
yingdynam icdata Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution
R Boos t
R Cur rent powe routpu t
R Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel ge
arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 16
Driving and parking
#
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear.
% Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear when
themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gram = isselect edwithth edr ive se tting
"Moder ate" or"Reduced". Dr
iving andparking 17
%
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" or"Comf ort" 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
Oper
ating fluids Fu
el Inf
orma tion onfuel grades forMe rcedes-
AMG vehicl es
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (see theve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual) .
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Te
ch nica lda ta 43
Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 21.1US gal
(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2US gal
(1 2.0 liter s) Qualit
yand capa cityofengine oil MB-
Freig abe orMB -Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71*
Mer cedes- AMGE63
S 4MA TIC+ 229
.5*
229 .51 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: onlyuse
engin eoils ofviscos ityclass SAE0W -40 orSA E
5W -40.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Missin gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Capacit y Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Capacit y Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+
Mer cedes- AMGE63
4MA TIC+ 14
.0 US qt
(1 3.3 lite rs)
Mer cedes- AMGE63
S 4MA TIC+ 16
.2 US qt
(1 5.3 lite rs) Re
frig er ant filling capacity Missin
gva lues werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. 44
Tech nica lda ta
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
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