1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
14
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
4 Media display
5 Climat econt rolsy stems
6 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
7 Control pane lfo rth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
8 Haza rdwa rning lam ps
9 Glovebox
A Stow agecom partment
B Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
C AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
11
D ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
11
E ActivePa rking Assist
F Touc hpad G
ESP®
→
15
H AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
19
I Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
14
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
12
K Start/ stop butt on →
10
L Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m (ste er ing wheel)
M AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
22
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
O Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
P Diagno stics con nection
Q Unlocks thehood
R Elect ric pa rking brak e
S Light switch At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5
Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h) .
R allo w theengine toreac hamax imum engine
spee dof 4,5 00 rpm (4,500 rpm) onlybr ief ly.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofthesteer ing
wheel paddle shifters 1 or2.
R The idlespeed isincr eased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page11 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. 10
Driving and parking
On/Spor
t/Off
5 AMG Dynamics:
Basic/A dvanced/Pr o/Master
6 Trans miss ionposit ion
D/ M G-m
eter (exa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areexe rted on theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tr av el. The maximum values appear inredin the
coordinat esy stem. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select . #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. En
gin edat a(e xa mp le)
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue
Wh encur rent powe r1 orcur rent torq ue 2
ac hieve sth emaximum value, thedigit alvalue is
br ief lystatio nary.The bardispla ywill cont inue. Displa
yingandstar ting RACETIMER inthe
Pe rfor ma nce menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Performance
The follo wing functionsar epossible inRA CE‐
TIME R:
R Selec tingand star tin gdispla ys
R Stopping
R Startin gane wlap
R Displaying lapstatis tics
R Resettin g Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 27
1
Lap
2 Lap time
RA CETIMER isint ended onlyfo ruse ondesi gna‐
te dra ce trac ks.Do notus eth efunc tion onpub‐
lic roads. #
Toselect adispla yand star t:swipe upor
do wn onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select Start and press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Tosto p:sel ect Stop andpress thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Tostar ta ne wlap: afte rth efirs tst or ed lap,
pr ess thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select New Lap.
A max imum of32 laps maybe stor ed. Ex
am ple: RACETIMER
1 Lap
2 Elapsed time
3 Averag espeed
4 Distance covered #
Todispl aythelap statis tics:af te rat lea st
tw ostor ed laps, press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Select Lap List.
The lapstatis ticswill bedispla yed. #
Displa yth est atis ticsfo rth ene xt lap byswip‐
ing upordown onthelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol.
The fastes tlap isindicat edbyflashin gsym‐
bol 1. #
Torese t:stop RACETIMER andpress the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select Reset andpress thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol.
All laps willbedele ted. Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsth efo llo wing into
th edr iver's field ofvision:
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning mess ages 28
Instrumen tDisp lay and on-boar dcom puter
AMG
TRAC KPA CE Gener
alinf orma tion Wi
th AMG TRAC KPA CE, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic son race trac ks can beana lyzed and opti‐
mize d.Youcan drive pr ev iousl yst or ed race
tr ac ks (e.g. Hockenhei mring )or newtrac ks can
be recor ded andstor ed. The driven lap times are
st or ed forev erytra ck.The secan beana lyzed
and compar edtoother laptimes toachie vethe
bes tpossible race results. Addition ally,acc eler a‐
tio nand brakin gpr oce durescan bemeas ured
and stor ed. Se
tting Trac kRa ce Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Track Race
Re cor dingane wtrac k #
Sel
ect New track. #
Select 00D0 Start Reco rd.atthedesir ed
st ar tin gpoin t.
The trackre cor ding star ts at this point .
Dur ing trac kre cor ding, sect orscan besetto
divide upthetrac k. #
Sel
ect Set Sector . #
Select 00DB StopRecord ingtoend trac k
re cor ding orcross thest ar tin gline again. #
Con firm thepr om ptwit h00FA. #
Sele ctthewe ather .
% The temp eratur eis de term ined automat i‐
call y. #
Afterending, select00FA tosave thetrac k. #
Enteranam e. #
Press 0076 toconf irm.
The trac kis save dunder thename entered.
Sear ching bytrac kname #
ª Select Alltrac ks. #
Enterthetra ck nam e.
Tr ac ks wit hth esear ched name aredis‐
pla yed.
Measur ingtimeon asa ve dtrac k #
Sel
ect Alltracks . #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select u. #
Select Start Race ifyo uar ealr eady stood at
th est ar tin gline .
or #
Select Navi gateto forna vig ation tothest ar t‐
ing line.
Ti mek eepi ngbegi nsautomatical lywhen the
st ar tin gline hasbeen cross ed.
% When ¨isselec ted, thetra ck displa ycan
be switc hedfrom 2DtoAR. #
Select Stop
Race toend timek eeping. #
Conf irm thepr om ptwit h0076. #
Sele ctthewe ather . 30
MBUXmult imed iasystem
#
Select Export .
The select edtrac kcan beexpor tedto aUS B
st or ag ede vice conn ectedtotheve hicle.
Editing trac ks and recor dings #
Select Trac
ks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to...orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragmode. #
Optional: seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Select Ac
cel erat ion. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) uptoamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
or #
Select 00D0Start.
A countdo wnisactiv ated. When thecount ‐
do wn has runou t,th emeasur ementstar ts.
Af terpul ling away,th ere act ion timeis dis‐
pla yed. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps of
30 mph(50 km/h) uptoamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
Mea surement canbestopped earlyby selecting
Stop orstopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Z Drag mode #
Select Quar
termile. #
Option al:seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
or #
Selec t00D0 Start.
Ti ming runs unti lth eta rget dis tance ora
ma ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby
selecting Stoporstopping theve hicle. MBUX
multimedia system 33
Com
puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Cool ant(engi ne)
Filling capacity ...................................... 39 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
Electr onicRear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Cu rrent lyUn available ............................ 43
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
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äMa lfunction Drive at Ma x.50
mp h.......................................................4 2
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........42
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 2
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................3 3 Dr
ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......15
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......1 9
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 12
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................12
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ......................... 12
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E1 0 .............................................................. 38
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 11
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 11
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 11
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ .......1 0 Engine
ECOstar t/ stop funct ion........................ 11
Engine oil
Capacit y................................................ 39
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................3 9
Qua lity .......... .........................................39
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............18
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 38
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 38
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu
nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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RA CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 27
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 9
Ro ofload .................................................... 40 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ................................. 9
Selecting age ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Specialis two rkshop .................................... 7 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.................................. ...... 10
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 14
Sulfur content............................................ 38
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......1 9
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 22 T
Ta ilg ate
Openin gdimen sions .............................. 40
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 9 Re
ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 39
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 34
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 25
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 5
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 6
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 36
Re mo ving ..............................................3 6
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 25
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... .........................2 4
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................3 0 V
Ve hicl e
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