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All
acti vatio ncond itions mustbe fulf illed forth is
(ES P®
deact ivat ed, forex am ple).
% Onlyahigh lyqu alif ied and exper ienced
dr iver should drive in DRIF TMODE .
Re ad thesaf etyno tesand information on
ESP ®
(/ page16 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no t
av ailable.
Ther eis an increased risk ofskidding and
ha ving anaccident. #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal
ro ads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and
used onclosed race circui ts, noton
pu blic roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. When
DRIFT MODE isactiv e,theve hicle drive
occur sonl yat there ar and 4MA TIC+ isdeac tiva‐
te d.
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely70 mph
(1 15 km/h) upto95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+
is continuou slyreact ivat ed. From aspeed of
95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+ isfully active
ag ain, ESP®
ho we ver,re mains deactivated.
Belo waspeed of95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
% DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in.
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (/ page17 1).
R Drive pr ogr am I issel ect ed
(/ page 150).
R The door s,thehood andthetrunk lid/t ail‐
ga te areclo sed.
R The engineisrunning andthetransmission
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e. R
The transmission isin manual mode–man‐
ual shif ting isactiv ated (/ page15 5).
Ac tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E #
Pullst eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
multifu nctiondisplay sho wsthemessag e
DRIFT MODE Confirm :Paddle UPCancel:
Paddle DOWNandthewa rning lam pâ
fl ashes . Dr
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#
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wsthemessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheâ warning
lam pgoes out. #
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wsthemessag e
DRIFT MODE Active and theâ warning
lam plight sup.
Deactiv ating DRIFT MODE #
Pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The messa geDRI FTMODE Activeand the
â warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R Manual shiftingis deact ivat ed –th ege arbo x
is in posit ion005B.
R The drive pr og ram I isswitc hedoff.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff. R
Automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle.
% Afterdr ifting andbeforecontinuing thejour‐
ne y,ch eckth ewheels andtires fordama ge.
In par ticula r,ch eckth etir etread depthand
tir econ tact surface overth eent ire widt hof
th etir es (see theve hicle Operator's Manual). Re
ar wing Fu
nction ofthere ar wing
The rear wing improve sth eve hicle's driving sta‐
bilit yand automat icallyre tracts andextends
wh ile th eve hicle isin mo tion. Depending onthe
ve hicle speed, itadop tsdif fere nt positio ns and
th us adap tstheve hicle's aerodynamics tothe
dr iving condition s.
Ve hicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package are
eq uipped withafixe dre ar wing (/page20 9).
De pen dingon whic hdr ive pr ogram hasbeen
selec ted, there ar wing automat icallyex tends at
a spe edgrea terth an 44 mph(7 0km/h). Dependi
ngon thedr ive pr og ram, there ar wing
aut omat icallyre tracts below asp ee dof approx ‐
imat ely50 mph(80 km/h).
Yo ucan retract and extend there ar wing man‐
uall yfo rclea ning (/page208) .
Ext endin gand retracti ngthe rear wing for
clean ing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nyo uex tend and retract there ar
wing manually
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. #
Ensur eth at ther eis no one inthe
sw eep ofthere ar wing when you
ex tend there ar wing . #
Ifsom eonedoes become trapped when
th ere ar wing isex tende d,press thedis‐
pla yswitc hag ain immediat ely. 208
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NO
TEDama getothere ar wing during
wa shing atan aut omatic carwash If
th ere ar wing isex tende d,itma ybe dam‐
ag ed ifth eve hicle iswa shed atan aut omatic
car wash. #
Extend there ar wing manuallyon ly
wh en washing theve hicle byhand. #
Beforeent ering anaut omatic carwash,
ensur eth at there ar wing isretract ed. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The tailgat eis clos ed. #
Toextend: press displa yswitc h1. #
Toretract: press and holddispl ayswitc h1.
The rear wing extends orretracts .
Dis play butt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R Rear wing retract ed(blue)
R Rear wing extende din differ ent position s
(r ed) R
Rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w)
The differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster.
Ad jus tingthe fixe dre ar wing
Re quirement s:
R Ther eis asoc ketwr enc hav ailable forth e
re ar wing 'sbolt s.
R Ther eis are leasable, medium-stre ngt hbo lt
lo ck tohand.
% Vehicles withth eAMG Aerodynamics pack‐
ag ear eeq uipped withafixe dre ar wing .The
posit ionofthis rear wing isno tadjus table.
The rear wing improve sth ere ar axle output and,
th er efor e, theve hicle's driving stabilit y.Yo ucan
mo vethere ar wing intoan incline dand aflat
posit ion.
When youmo vethere ar wing intoth einclin ed
position ,th ere ar axle output and theair resis t‐
ance increase. Dr
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#
Unscr ew bolts 1withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
int oan inclined position, ordown wardsint oa
fl at posit ion. #
App lyasolubl e,medi um-stre ngt hbo ltad he‐
si ve tobolts 1and tight enthem.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
When youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcam erais sho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e ve
hicle willtake wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le.
This helps youto orient yourself and toavoid
obs tacle swhe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page21 5).
The guide line sin themedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl aye donl yapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror. Ve
hicl eswithout Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic) 21
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Bumper
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)) Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m. Dr
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stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page16 6).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras. The cam eras coverth e
immed iateve hicle surround ings.The system
assis tsyouwhen youar epar kingor atexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcam eraar e
alw aysav ailable whendrivin gfo rw ards up toa
speed ofappr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen
bac king up.
The surround viewcam erais on lyan aid and
ma ysho wadis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho w
th em incor rectly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no t
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ‐
ing s.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page21 5).
Vi ew sof thesur round viewcamer a
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a 21
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Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above The
color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis operatio nal
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tanc eof appr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green. Dr
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The
guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l‐
lo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: Sy
stem limit s
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The door sar eopen .
R The outs idemirrors arefo lded in.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page16 6).
% Donotus eth esur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle. Fo
rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page28 1).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 2). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. 21
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