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 startwillappear andacceler ation
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. #
Setth etime.
The setpar ame ters areeva luat edinthedia‐
gr am forth etime set. Multimedia
system 33
Mer
cede s-AMG C43
4MA TIC
Whee lbase 111.8in
(28 40mm)
Tu rning radius 39.7ft
(1 2.10 m) All
other models
Ve hicle length1 87.0 in
(4 75 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.4
in
(20 16mm)
Ve hicle height 55.2in
(1 40 1mm)
Wheelbase 111.8in
(28 40mm)
Tu rning radius 38.7ft
(1 1. 80 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.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 165lb (75 kg ) Maximum
designspee ds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG C63 S
1s tge ar 33mph(5 3km/h)
2nd gear 55mph(8 8km/h)
3r dge ar 79mph(127 km/h)
4t hge ar 109mp h(175 km/h) Mer
cedes -AMG C63 S
5t hge ar 147mp h(236 km/h)
6t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
7t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
8t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h)
9t hge ar 180mp h(290 km/h) 42
Tech nica lda ta
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START Canceled *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. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Õ Wa rning lam pfo rtr action
contr ol The
warning lam pfo rtr action controlflashes whileyouar edr ivin g.
*T hetraction controlint erve nes.
Fu nctio nof tracti oncontr ol(/ page 20). Dr
ivi ng systems 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. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page18 ). 46
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
Æ ESP
®
SPOR Tis activ ated while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page18 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
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 ........... ..................................................23
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 23
AMG adaptive spor tsusp ension sys‐
te m +
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 23
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 14
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 14
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Oper ating ............ ................................... 14
AMG perform ance seat
Se tting ...................................................11 AMG
Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 4
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 34
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>32
Ge 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> .........13
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ....................14,15
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h................. 14,15
Kic kdo wn ...............................................17
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 6
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 16 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 ........................ 14
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ...................................................... 12
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2 C
Cha nging awheel
Ra ising theve hicle ................................ 38
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................. 37
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 16
Manually ................................................ 16
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 48
Index
Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. .......4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
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 4
Õ Tract ion Con trol Inoperativ e
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 43
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Cu rrent lyUn available ............................ 43 Ele
ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Inop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........44
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 3
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) .......18
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m + ..... ................................................ 23
Dr ivin gtips
AMG ceramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 14
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................14,15
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ...................14,15
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>14,15 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 39
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 13
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 13
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 13
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ................................ 12
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion........................ 13
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 ........... ..............20
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6 Inde
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