Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit
Apar tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr oved forper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit isin awe llin thestow ‐
ag espac eunde rth etrunk floor . 1
Folding choc k
2 Ratche t
3 Socket
4 Lugwr enc h
5 Towing eye
6 Jackingsuppor t
7 Jack
8 Alignment bolt Se
tting upthefo lding chock Chan
gingawheel #
Besureto also obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith AMG ceramic high-pe rfor m‐
ance composit ebr aki ng system: Wheels
andtires 37
Heig
htwhe nopen ed Coupe
/convertibl e
1 1
Heigh t
when
opened
Coupe 69.1in
(1 75 5mm)
Con vertible 65.5in
(1 663 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Coupe
/con vertible
Ve hicle length1 98.9in
(505 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.0
in
(2 10 8mm)
Ve hicle height 56.2in
(1 428 mm)
Wheelbase 115.9 in
(29 45 mm) Co
upe/c onvertible
Tu rning radius (Mercedes-
AMG S65 Coupe) 38.
1ft
(1 1. 60 m)
Tu rning radius (Mercedes-
AMG S63 4MA TIC+ Coupe) 39.
0ft
(1 1. 90 m)
Tu rning radius (convertible) 39.0ft
(1 1. 90 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Coupe/Con
vertible
Maximum roof load
(all models) 0
lb (0 kg) Te
ch nica lda ta 41
Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page19 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causes:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
. SPOR Thandling mode
wa rning lam p SPO
RThandling modeisactiv ated while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding dueto inc orrect applica tion ofSPOR Tha ndli ngmod e
Whe nyo uact ivat eSP OR Than dlingmod e,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Onlyactiv ateSPOR Thandling modeinthecir cums tances descr ibed asfollo ws . #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating SPOR Thandling mode(/page16 ).
00BB ES P®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If ESP ®
cann otbe activ ated, ESP®
is malfunc tioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 ). Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 25
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 4
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................22
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 22
Se tting ......... .................................... ...... 22
Suspension ............................................ 20
AMG ceramic high-p erform ance com‐
posi tebrak esy stem .................................. 13
AMG high-per form ance brak esy stem .....1 3
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 12
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 12
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 4
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 34
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32Ge
ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...31
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 33
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>31
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..13
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 3
Kic kdo wn ...............................................16
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 4
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 14 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Br
ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 13
AMG high-p erform anc ebr ak esy stem ....1 3
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
In stallin g/remo vingth elongitudin al
member panel....................................... 38
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................. 37
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 14
Manually ................................................ 14
Choc k.........................................................3 7
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................4 0
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 0
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 Inde
x45
Comf
ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
Filling capacity ...................................... 40 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 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 2
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT Dr
iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......16
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 0
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 13
AMG high-p erform anc ebr ak esy stem ....1 3
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1
Dyna micda ta
Di spla ying ...................................... ........ 14
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................13
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ......................... 13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>13 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 39
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 12
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 12
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 12
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 12 Emo
tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ................................ 11
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion........................ 12
Engine oil
Capacit y................................................ 40
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................4 0
Qua lity .......... .........................................40
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............18
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 16
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 39
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 3946
Index
RA
CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 28
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Ro ofload .................................................... 41 S
Seat beltextender .....................................1 0
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Sea tbel tex tende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........10
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 26
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 15
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8 SPORT
handlingmode
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6
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.................................. .......1 1
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 14
Sulfur content............................................ 39
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......2 0
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 22
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 22
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 22 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 40
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 33
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 26
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 7
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..36
St or ag elocation .................................... 36
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 37
Re mo ving ...............................................37
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit 48
Index