Symbols
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Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 7
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 7
Oper ating safety.............................................7
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................8
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................8
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 9 Occup
antsafety.... .... ................................. 10
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ivin gand parking .................................... 11
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ .......... 11
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................... 13
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... ............14
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 6 Fu
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stru men tDi spl ayand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... .............................................. 26
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 26
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter................2 6
Callin gup displ ayson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 28
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................3 0 MBUX
multimedia system ......................... 32
AMG TRACKPACE ........................................ 32 Br
eak down assistance .............................. 38
Flat tire.........................................................3 8 Wheel
sand tires ...... .................................. 39
Ov ervie wof thetir e-c hang eto ol kit .............. 39
Changing awheel ......................................... 39 Te
ch nical data............................................. 41
Oper ating fluids ............................................ 41
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 43 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 45
Displa ymessag es.........................................4 5
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 46 Inde
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Contents
1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
15
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
26
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Start/ stop butt on →
11
7 Calls upMB UX mult imed iasystem applica‐
tion s
8 Climat econ trol systems
9 Glovebox
A Hazar dwa rning light system
B Stow agecom partment
C Touc hpad
D Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off
E AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
13 F
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12
G ActivePa rking Assist
H ESP®
→
16
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system + →
22
J Manual gearshif ting →
15
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
L PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
M Control pane lfo rth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
25
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
Q Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
26
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5
#
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis wa
ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐ re
ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Alw aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑A MGrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual 8
General notes
Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h) .
R allo w theengine toreac hamax imum engine
spee dof 4,5 00 rpm (4,500 rpm) onlybr ief ly.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
tai ndist anc eis bein gdr iven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofthesteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles 1or2.
R The idlespee dis inc reased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page12 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. Dr
iving andparking 11
No
teson theloc king differe ntial Af
tera br eaking-i nper iod of2000 miles
(3000 km)theoil on theloc king differe ntia l
sho uld be chang edinaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thisoilchang epr olon gstheser vice life of
th eloc king differe ntia l.
Be sure toobser vetheinf ormation sticke r
re ga rding thebr eaking- inno teson thewind‐
shield. Oper
ation oftheECO star t/s topfunc tion The
engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whendriving at
speeds below15 mp h(20 km/h). The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddle.
R anaut omat iceng inestar tis requ ired bythe
ve hicle.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
In addition, theVehicle ReadytoDrive Switch
the Ignit ionOffBefor eEx iting messag eappear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) 12
Driving and parking
-
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The four agilit yfun ction sBas ic,
Ad vanced ,Pr oand Master areaut omati‐
cally select eddepending onthedr ive pr o‐
gr am.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,all-wheel
dr ive and stabiliz ationfun ction sar eadap‐
te dto theselect eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agility function
Pr ois select edindrive pr og ram I
RA CE. The Masterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R The I(RA CE)drive pr ogr am has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforth era ce trac k. -
Allvehicle systems arese tfo rmaximu m
spor tiness.
- The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup
lat er.
- The susp ension exhibits particular lyfirm
spr inging anddam ping settings.
- Glid emode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tysoun dch aract eristic ofthe
ex haus tsy stem isactiv ated.
% Youcan callupvehicle charact eristic svia
th ePe rfor mance menuintheon- boar dcom‐
put er(/ page28).
% Youcan adjustth eagility functionsof AMG
Dynamic susing theAMG steer ing-wheel but‐
to ns.
Yo ucan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle char‐
act eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion Au
tomatic trans mis sion Ro
cking theve hicl efree Ro
cking theve hicle free can help tofree ave hi‐
cle that has become trapped inslush orsnow .
To rock theve hicle free, movetheDIRE CT
SE LECT leve rupw ards and down wardspas tth e
point ofresis tance inorde rto switc hbe tween
tr ansmission positions005Band 005E.
% The maximum designspeedwhenswitching
be tween 005Band 005Eis6mp h(9 km/h) . 14
Driving and parking
Manual
gearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel ge
arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. Dr
iving andparking 15
Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ® SPOR
Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal asfaras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics ofESP ®
SPOR T &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. When
ESP®
SPOR Tis activ ated, the00BB and
Æ warning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Sel ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ove rste er ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyimpr oves driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddeg reeand thedr ive wheels canspin. Dr
iving andparking 17