2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS AMG Owner's Manual

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vethe"No teson oper ating fluids" section
in "Tec hn ical data"intheve hicle Operator's
Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
If th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap. This mayre duce engineper form ‐
anc eand increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withalowe rRO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel canbefound :
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http :/ /www .mbusa. com Te
ch nica lda ta 39

Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Coupe/co
nvertibl eT otal capac ity
All mode ls 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Of
whic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Co
upe/c onvertible Engineoilspecif ica‐
tions
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 229
.5*
229 .51 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s). To
achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Onl yuse SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40 engineoils.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Capa city Coupe/con
vertible Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 9.5
USqt(9.0 liter s) Coolant
capacity Coupe
/con vertible Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGS65 16.1US qt(15.2 l)
Mer cedes- AMGS63
4MA TIC+ 14
.4 US qt(13.6 l) Re
frig er ant filling capacityandPAGoil Coupe
/convertibl eR efriger ant
All model s2 3.3±0.4 oz
(660 ±10 g) Coupe/con
vertible PAGoil
All model s3 .9±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment 40
Tech nica lda ta

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
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