
Inf
orma tion oncollision detection ona
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,collision detection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc ha rged ,th e
function forde tecting acoll ision on apa rked ve
hicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated tofacil i‐
ta te thene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyaSm artK ey
R Animpa ct occu rsat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyloss willbe
min imis eddur ing ex tende dpe riods ofnon- oper‐
ation.
St andb ymode isch aract erised bythefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in themedia display.
R The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R The ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system) isno tav ail‐
able.
R The interior motionsen sor and tow- aw ay
alar mfun ction sar eno tav ailable.
R The function forde tecting collisions ona
pa rked vehicle isno tav ailable. Dr
ivin gand parking16
5

If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenie nce, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liably star tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themedia display.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode (park‐
ing theve hicl efo ran extended period)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Stand byMod e. #
Select Yes. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areonl y
aids. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio n
to thesur round ingsand donotre lie ve youof
yo ur responsibili typer tainin gto road traf fic law.
The driver isalw aysre sponsible formaint aining
a saf edis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. Payatt ention tothetra ffic con dition sat
all tim esand interve ne when nece ssary.Be
aw areof thelimit ations rega rding thesaf euse of
th ese systems.
Dr iving systems canneither reduce therisk of
accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle nor
ove rride thelaws ofphysics. Theycan notalw ays ta
ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as Some
driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asaswellas radar orultr asonic sensors
to monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to
th eve hicle. 16
6
Driving and parking

Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
th eElect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
):
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improve sdr iving stabilit yand
tracti on,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor 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 esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
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 cor don edoffro ads.
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® Dr
ivin gand parking16
9

R
The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ewhe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
func tion itcould, inthefo llo wing situat ions,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theaccelera torpeda lor brak e
peda l,e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away bef oreyo ulea veit. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened. R
The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal, andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. R
The transmission isshif tedto position 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. Dr
iving and parking 17
3

If
AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐
tio nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
Ins trument Displaywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall y
when theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre mains stor ed.
Sy stem limit s
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(2 00 km/h) speedra ng e.
Pa rticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions,AT TEN‐
TION ASSISTonl yfunct ionsinare strict ed man‐
ner and warnings maybe dela yedor notocc ur:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes. R
Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth eSt eer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve.
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ent lyIn activ edr iving situations.
The ATTENTION ASSISTdr ow siness oraler tness
assessment isrese tand restar tedwhen continu‐
ing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak). Se
tting ATTENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Atten tion Assist
Se tting options #
Select Standard, Sensitive orOff.
Sugg esting are st area #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicin ity. #
Select thesugg estedre st area.
Yo uar eguided totheselect edrest area. Spe
edcont rolcr uise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour Dr
ivin gand parking 17
5

fo
ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mp h
(20 km/ h)up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 166).
Di spla yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
R h (gra y): cruise contro lis selec tedbut
no tye tacti vated.
R h (green): cruise control isactiv e.
A stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis‐
pla y.
% The segment sbe tween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout. Ch
ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. 17
6
Driving and parking

R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen sionsetting butt on
Susp ension setting and vehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr amso, AandC:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable (o
and A).
R The suspension setting isfirm er(C).
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) orabove ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr ogr ams B andI:
R The suspen sionsetting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds. %
When theengine isstar tedag ain, theCOM‐
FO RT settin gis activ ated aut omatically .
Selec tingthesusp ension setting
Yo ucan selectfrom thre edif fere nt suspe nsion
se ttings :
R COMF ORT ensuresa comf ortable suspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting if
yo upr efer aco mf ortable driving style.
R SPOR Tensur esafirm ersuspension setting.
Select this suspen sionsetting when employ‐
ing aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
R SPOR TPL US ensures ave ry firm suspension
se ttin g. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R ä C(blue) :CO MF ORT
R ä S(yello w): SPOR T
R ä S+(red): SPOR TPL US
The select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e. Dr
iving andparking 203

Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbuttons The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing thedispla yswitc hes2repeat edly.
Dis play switc h2 showsthecur rentl ysel ect ed
func tions.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page16 9)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system +
(/ page202) R
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page15 0)
R Manu alge arshif ting(/ page15 5)
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 150)
R Rear wing (/page20 8)
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion(see theve hicle
Oper ator's Manual)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
switc hes2, youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla yswitc h2 remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hcontr olknob 3.The drive pr ogr am sele c‐
te dappear sin displa yswitc h4. Press displa y
switc h4 togo directl yto thedr ive pr og ram
= (/ pag e15 0). RA
CE START Inf
orma tionon RACE START
% RACE STAR Tis available onlyforth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GT63 S4MA TIC+ model or
fo rve hicles withAMG DYNA MIC PLUS
pac kage.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
% Use RACE STAR Tonly afte rth eve hicle has
been brok en in.
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Re ad thesaf etyno tesand information on
ESP ®
(/ page16 9). Dr
iving and parking 205