Symbols
........................................................ 3 At
agl ance ....................................................4
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 6
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 6
Oper ating safety.............................................6
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................7
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................8
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 8 Occup
antsafety.... .... ................................... 9
Seat belts .................... .................... ............... 9
Airbags ........................................................... 9 Dr
iving andparking ................................... 10
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ .......... 10
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................... 12
Au tomatic transmiss ion................................14
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 5 Fu
nctio nof theAMG steer ing-wheel but‐
to ns <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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stru men tDi spl ayand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... .............................................. 24
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 24
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter................2 4
Callin gup displ ayson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 25
Displa yingandstar tin gRA CET IMERin
th ePe rfor mance menu................................. 27
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................2 8 MBUX
multimedia system ......................... 30
AMG TRACKPACE ........................................ 30 Wh
eels andtires ........................................ 36
Ov ervie wof thetir e-c hang eto ol kit .............. 36
Changing awheel ......................................... 36
Ins talling/ remo ving plastic hub caps ............ 37 Te
ch nical data............................................ 38
Oper ating fluids ............................................ 38
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 40 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 42
Displa ymessag es.........................................4 2
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 43 Inde
x........................................................... 46 2
Contents
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
&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s Gener
alno tes 7
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
Oper
ation oftheECO star t/s topfunc tion The
engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youdepr essthebr ak epedal whendriving at
speeds below15 mp h(20 km/h).
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R Youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter.
R Anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y. If
th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) Ope
ratin gthe AMGPe rfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) issele c‐
te dwhen indicat orlam p2 lights up. Dr
iving andparking 11
Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
(Me rcedes‑A MGGLC63 S4MA TIC+)
The I (RACE) drive pr og ram ma yno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive -
Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R 4MA TIC+ all-wheel drive
R The I(R ACE)drive pr og ram has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness. -
The susp ension hasapar ticula rly tight
susp ension anddam pingsy stem.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated.
% 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 Dr
ivin gand parking 13
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 paddle
shifters,select theM (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. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 14
Driving and parking
#
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup 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 Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. R
Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT Dr
iving and parking 15