2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ESP

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RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R The door s,thehood andthetrunk lidare
closed. R
The engine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr ogr ams C, Bor
I isselect ed(/ page13 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
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Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
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 issetindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed 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 thedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+)
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
com prises:
R Airsuspension forgr ound clearance irre spec‐
tiv eof load R
Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high leve lse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen sionsetting butt on 20
Drivin gand parking

Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be very firm .
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards. 22
Drivin gand parking

Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
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R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
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R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page12 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page14 )
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed even afte ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hro tary act uat or3. The selec teddr ive pr o‐
gr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. Bypressing
displa ybutt on4, youcan direct lyacc ess the
dr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)(/ page13 ). 24
Driving and parking

R
G-m eter
R RACE TIMER
R Engine data Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Digit alspeedom eter
2 Gear displa y
3 Engine oiltemp eratur e 4
Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
5 Boos tpr essur e
If th eengine ortransmission areno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e3 or4 inblue. Avoid
using thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. Ex
am ple: SETUP inMer cedes -AMG vehicles
1 Drive sy stem setting (depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogra mA, CorB)
2 Exhaus tsy stem (depending ontheselect ed
dr ive pr og ram A, orC) 3
ESP®
status (On/Offor SPOR Thandling
mode)
4 Trans miss ionposit ion
5 Suspen sion tuning (depe nding on theselec‐
te ddr ive pr og ram A, CorB) G-me
ter(e xa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areex ertedon theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tra vel.The maxim umvalues appear inredin the
coordinat esy stem. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. In
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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 ticsof thene 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 ctsinf ormat ionfrom
th ena vig ation system and thedr iver assis tance
sy stem abovethecoc kpit intoth edr iver's field
of vision. Mer
cedes- AMGdispla ycont ent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Current engine speed
3 Current spe ed
4 Current lyselect edgear,ge arshif top tio ns
wit hman ualshif ting
5 Inde xpoin ts
De pen dingon theve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu.
If yo usele ctRA CET IMER,theHead-up Display
will showthelap and laptime. Ins
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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.
Please note:Use AMG TRACKPACE onlyon
closed-of fro utes out side thepublic traffic area.
Ad aptyo ur drivin gst yle to your per son alabilit ies
and theen vironmen talcon dition s.As thedr iver ,
yo uar esole lyresponsible fordr iving your vehi‐
cle. Park your vehicle safely beforeoper ating the
applic ation. Se
tting Trac kRa ce Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
TRACK PACE5
Track Race
Re cor dingatrac k #
Select Reco rdTrac k. #
Atthedesir edstar tin gpoin t,selec tSt art
Reco rd.
The trackre cor ding star ts at this point .Dur‐
ing trac kre cor ding, sect orscan besetto
de term ine interva ls. #
Tofinis htrac kre cor ding, select Stop orcross
th est ar tin gline again. #
Enterth ewe ather and thetrac kname.
Sear ching bytrac kname #
Select AllTra cks . #
Select ª Search. #
Enterthetra ck nam e.
Tr ac ks wit hth esear ched name aredis‐
pla yed. Measur
ingthetim eon thetrac k #
Sele ctTimin g.
An ove rview of near bytrac ks appear s.
The distance and dire ction tothest ar tin g
line ofthetrac kis displa yed. #
Select thedesir edtrac k.
If yo uha ve already driven on this trac k, you
can select adr iven time asare fere nce time .
Ti mek eepi ngbegi nsautomatical lywhen the
st ar tin gline hasbeen cross ed.
% When Zoomisselec ted, thetra ck displa y
can beswitc hedfrom 2Dto3D.
Di spla ying theana lysis #
Select LapTimes.
An ove rview of all thedr iven tracksappea rs. #
Select atrac k.
The follo wing datais displa yed:
R Lap and sectortimes
R Averag eand maximum permissible speed
R Driver
R Vehicle Multimedia
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Measur
ementcanbestopped earlyby
selecting Stoporby stopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Select Quar terMile.
The timemeas uremen tru ns unti la mil eha s
be en trave led orapr ev iousl yse tdis tance
(e .g. 1/4 mile,1/3 mileor 1/2 mile)has
be en reac hed.
% The poss iblevalues forse tting theend dis‐
ta nce arede term ined bythesy stem and
cann otbe freel ych osen.
Measur ementcanbestopped earlyby selecting
Stop orby stopping theve hicle.
Manual star tfo rac ce lera tio nand quarter-
mil era ce #
Select Accel erat ionorQuar terMile . #
Select Man ualstart .
Thr eeredtraf fic lights appea rone afte rth e
ot her .The react ion timemeas uremen tst ar ts
when they chang eto green atthesame time.
The react ion timeis displa yedas soon asyou
dr ive of f.Ifyo udr ive of fto oear ly,th emes‐
sag eJump start.will appear andaccelera tion or
quartermile measu rement willbe can‐
celed .
Measur ingbraking #
Select Braking . #
Select StartRecord .
Meas urement isincr ement al,insteps of
30 mph(5 0km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
99 mph(1 60 km/h) ,meas urement star ts as
soon as90 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed.
St oring and calling upmea surement values
When ameasur ementhas been completedor
canc eled, themeasur edtime canbestor ed. #
Aftera measu rement, selectSave measu re-
ment? .
The stor ed measur ementscan bedispla yedvia
th eHisto rymenu item.
Editing measuremen ts #
Select History . #
Highlight thedesir edmeasur ement. #
Select Üoption s. #
Select Weather orDelet e.
% The measur ementscan bedispla yedby cat e‐
gor y,e.g. accelera tionmeasur ements,by
appl ying afilt er . Calling
upthete leme try disp lay Multime
diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
TRACK PACE5
Telemetr y
The teleme try displa ysho wscurrent vehicle data
as adigit alvalue and asadiagr am.Uptofour
par ame ters can beselect edthat areto be
sho wninthedispla y.
Fo rex am ple:
R Engin espee d
R Whee lang le
R Spe ed
R Steer ing ang le #
Setth edesir edpar ame ters. Multimedia
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