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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®
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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(/page16 ).
â
DRIF TMOD Ewa rning lam p DRIF
TMOD Eis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
* &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having anacci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no tav ailable.
Ther eis an increased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal roads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and used onclosed race circui ts, noton public roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles arein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating DRIFT MODE (/page20). 48
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 26
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 5
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 5
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................23
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 23
Se tting ......... .................................... ...... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m +
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 22
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 13
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ...... ......................................... 13
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 5 AMG
TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 36
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>35
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...32
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 36
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32
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 5
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 15 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 28
Br ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 13
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 39
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 15
Manually ................................................ 15
Choc k.........................................................3 9
St or ag elocation .................................... 39
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................4 2
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 2
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 Inde
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Comf
ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
Capacity ................................................ 42 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h............... ........................................4 6
DRI FTMODE Current lyUn available
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 46
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Cu rrent lyUn available ............................ 45
Ele ctro nic Rear AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Inop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........45 RA
CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................4 5
Dr ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .......3 5
DRIFT MODE
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ...21
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................21
Dea ctivating ............. ..............................21
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>20
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 + ..... ................................................ 22
Dr ivin gtips
AMG ceramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem .................. ...... 13
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................13
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ......................... 13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>13 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 41
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................................................ 42
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................4 2
Qua lity .......... .........................................42
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............19
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 16
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 6
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8 50
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