Befor
ethe engi nespe edrea ches thered area,
an upshi ftindi cator willbe show nin the multi-
functi ondispl ay.
X Shift torecom mende dgea r0043 whe nmes-
sag e0044 isshow nin the multifunction dis-
pl ay .
Ki ckdo wn X
For maxi mum acceleration, dep ress the
acce lerator pedalbey ond thepressu re
poi nt.
The automa tictransm ission shifts toalow er
gea rdep endi ngon the engi nespe ed.
X Shift back up once thedesiredspe edis
rea ched . Duri
ngkickdo wn,youcannot shiftgea rsusi ng
the stee ring wheelpa ddl eshi fters.
If yo uap plyful lthrottle ,the automa tictrans-
mis sionshi fts uptothe next gearwhe nthe
maxi mum enginespe edisrea ched .Thi spre -
vents theengi nefrom overrevvi ng.
Merc edes-AMG vehicle s: itis only possible
to use kickdo wnintempo rarymanu aldri ve
prog ramM.Whe nmanu aldri ve prog ramMis
per mane ntlyactivate d,kickdo wnisnot possi-
bl e. Prob
lems with the transmis sion Prob
lem Pos
siblecaus es/c on sequen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utio ns The
transm ission has
prob lemsshi fting gear. The
transm ission islos ing oil.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. The
acce leration ability
is dete riorati ng.
The transm ission no
long ershi fts into allof
the gears.
Re vers egea rcan no
long erbe enga ged. The
transm ission isin eme rgency mode.
X Stop thevehi cle.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005D.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Wa itat lea stten seco ndsbefore resta rting theengi ne.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005B.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. Refue
ling Impo
rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis hig hly flammab le.Risk offire and
expl osion byimp rope rhand ling offue l. You
mustavo idfire ,ope nfla mes, smoki ng
and crea ting sparks. Switch offthe ignition
bef ore refu eling and ,if pre sent, switch off
the auxiliary hea ting. 142
Refue
lingDri vin gand parking
For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Bea
rin mind thatvehicles trave ling infront
or inthe oppositedir ectio ncrea tewa ves.
Thi smay causethe maxi mum permiss ible
wa ter dep thto be excee ded.
Fai lure to obs erve these notes mayresultin
da mag eto the engi ne,electrica lsy stems
and transmi ssion.
If yo uhav eto drive on stretche sof roa don
whi chwater has collected ,ple ase bearin mind
that:
R in the case ofstand ingwater, thewater
lev elmay beno higher than theloweredg e
of the vehi clebod y
R youshou lddri ve no faster than walking pace Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face
in an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's brak-
ing effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei r
gri p.The reisan increa seddanger ofskid -
ding andaccidents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter
the vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi -
cle beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk
of fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary heat-
ing runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand
are aaro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .
To ensu rean adequ ate supplyoffresh air, ope
nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
sur face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ing
and braking mane uvers.Do not use cruise
control orActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ce
and isthere foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly
in woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
diti ons whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 308).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 307 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 307 ). Off-ro
addrivi ng
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo udri ve on asteep inclineatan angl eor
turn whendri ving onanincli ne,the vehi cle
cou ldslipsid eways, tip and rollov er. The reis
a risk ofan acci dent.
Alw aysdri ve on asteep inclineinthe line of
fal l(stra ightup ordow n)and donot turn the
vehi cle. Dri
vin gtips
153Drivin gand parking Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Sto
pVeh icleShi ft Sto
pVeh icleShi ft
to PLea veEngine to
PLea veEngine
Run ning Run
ning The
auto matictrans mis sion hasoverheated.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
The auto matictrans mis sion isavail able again whenthedisp lay
mes sage goesout .
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Wait untilth eauto matictrans mis sion hascooled down andthe
disp laymes sage hasdisap peared. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐ Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐
ted Driveonwith ted
Driveonwith
Car e Car
e Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles: thetrans mis sion oilhas overheated.
Man ualdrive pro gram0063 and thete mpo rarily act ive man ualdrive
pro gramare nolonger avail able. Theengin epowe rout put is
red uce d.
X Allow theveh icleto cool down . 4ma
tic Currently 4ma
tic Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable 4M
ATIC has overheated.The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Dr ive on.
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor equic kly.
Whe nth edisp laymes sage goesout ,4M ATIC isavail able again
and theveh icleis dri ven byallfou rwhee ls. 4ma
tic Inoperative 4ma
tic Inoperative 4M
ATIC ismalf unction ing .The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0065 The
tailgat eis open
G WAR
NING
Whe nth een gin eis run ning,exhaust gasescan enterth eveh icle
int erior ifth etai lgat eis open .
The reisaris kof pois oning .
X Clos eth etai lgat e. 228
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Radio
typeapprov alfor the tire pres -
sure monitor Co
untry Radio
typeapprov alnumb er USA FCC
ID:MRXMW 2433A
FCC ICID:MR XGG4 Thisdev ice
comp lies with part15 ofthe
FCC rules and with license
exem ptRSS stand ardsof Indu s-
try Canad a.Ope rationissu bject
to the followi ng condi tions.(1)
Thi sdev icemay notcause
ha rmfu linter ference, and(2)
Thi sdev icemus tacce ptany
inter ference rece ived,incl uding
inter ference that may cause
und esired operation. Lepre sent
ap pa rei lest confor med'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap pa rei lsrad ioexem ptsde
li cence. L'exploitati onest
au thori seeauxdeu xcondi tions
su iva ntes. (1).L'a ppare ilne doit
pa spro duire debro uillag e, et
(2) L'autisateu rde l'app are il
doi tacce ptertoutbro uillag e
rad ioelectri quesu bi,meme sile
bro uillag eest suscep tibled'e n
comp romettrelefoncti onne-
ment. WARNING :Ch ang esor
mod ificati ons notexpr essively
ap pro ved bythe party respons i-
bl e for comp liance couldvoi d
the users authori tyto ope rate
the equipment. Theterm "IC:"
bef ore theradiocerti fication
numb eronly signifi esCanad a
techni calspe cificati ons were
met.
FCC ID:MR XMC34MA4 This
dev icecomp lies with part15 of
the FCC rules and with license
exem ptRSS stand ardsof Indu s-
try Canad a.Ope rationissu bject
to the followi ng condi tions.(1)
Thi sdev icemay notcause
ha rmfu linter ference, and(2)
Thi sdev icemus tacce ptany
inter ference rece ived,incl uding
inter ference that may cause
und esired operation. Lepre sent
ap pa rei lest confor med'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap pa rei lsrad ioexem ptsde Co
untry Radio
typeapprov alnumb er li
cense .L'e xploitati onest
au thori seeauxdeu xcondi tions
su iva ntes. (1).L'a ppare ilne doit
pa spro duire debro uillag e, et
(2) L'autisatue rde l'app are il
doi tacce ptertoutbro uillag e
rad ioelectri quesu bi,meme sile
bro uillag eest suscep tibled'e n
comp romettrelefoncti onne-
ment. WARNING :Ch ang esor
mod ificati ons notexpr essively
ap pro ved bythe party respons i-
bl e for comp liance couldvoi d
the users authori tyto ope rate
the equipment. Theterm "IC:"
bef ore theradiocerti fication
numb eronly signifi esCanad a
techni calspe cificati ons were
met. Ca
nad a IC:
2546A-MW 2433A
IC:2 546A-G G4Thisdev icecom-
pl ieswi th part15 ofthe FCC
rul es and with license exempt
RSS stand ardsof Indu stry Can-
ad a.Ope rationissu bject tothe
fol lowi ng condi tions.(1) This
dev icemay notcauseharmfu l
inter ference, and(2)Thisdev ice
mus tacce ptany inter ference
rece ived,incl uding inter ference
that may causeund esired oper-
ati on. Lepre sent apparei lest
confor med'indu strieCa nad a
ap plica bles auxap parei lsrad io
exem ptsdelicense .L'e xploita-
tion estauthori seeauxdeu x
condi tions suiva ntes. (1).L'a p-
pa rei lne doitpa spro duire de
bro uillag e, et (2) L'autisateu rde
l'a pp are ildoi tacce ptertout
bro uillag erad ioelectri quesu bi,
meme sile bro uillag eest sus-
cep tibled'e ncomp romettrele
foncti onnem ent.WAR NING :
Ch ang esormod ificati ons not
expr essivelyap pro ved bythe
pa rty respons ible for comp li-
ance couldvoi dthe users
au thori tyto ope rate theequip-
ment. Theterm "IC:"bef ore the
rad iocerti fication numb eronly
sig nifi esCanad atechni calspe c-
ifi cati ons weremet. 31
6 Tire
press ureWheelsand tires
Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Risk offire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxili aryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city Models
with4MATIC 14.8
USgal
(56 .0l) Al
lot her models 13.2
USgal
(50.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) All
other models Approx.
1.6 USgal
(6.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increase dwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 336
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data