
&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
If yo uuse RACE STAR T,dependin gon the
ESP ®
mod esel ect ed,th er eis an incr eased
ri sk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R thedr iver's door isclosed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thefront wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead posi‐
tion .
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ou nd .
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R theDRIFT MODE isdeactiv ated. R
one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page15 0). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The
segm entsin themultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. DRI
FTMOD E Fu
nctions ofDRIFT MODE
% DRIFT MODE isavailable onlyforth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GT63 S4MA TIC+ model or
fo rve hicles withAMG DYNA MIC PLUS
pac kage .
DRI FTMODE enables intenti onaluns table move‐
ment (drifting) andoverste er ing oftheve hicle. 206
Driving andparking

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
ivin gand parking20
7

Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcam era
1 Operation alfron tand rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hasur round viewcam era
1 Operation alfron tand rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle son the
sides mustbe detected again bef oreane w
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI Cusi ng the multime diasystem
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. 21
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Driving and parking

Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview 1
Inde xpoint s
These showtheselect eddispla yor menu
con tent.
2 Left-ha ndarea foradd itional values (exa m‐
ple: speed ometer): spee dome ter/time/
dat e/tr ipcom puterFrom StartandFrom
Rese t/audi o/AMG TRACKPACE The
segm ents on thespeedome terindica te
th est atus esofthefo llo wing systems: cruise
con trol /limit er/Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C
3 Outside temp eratur e
4 Digit alspeedome ter
5 Time 6
Right-hand area foradd itional values (exa m‐
ple: tach ome ter): tach ome ter/
na vig ation/EC Odisp lay/consump tion/G-
me ter/dat e
The fuel supp lywil lbe interru pted toprotect
th eengine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ‐
ome ter(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
7 Gear displa y In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter 22
7

R
Naviga tion #
Onthecor responding menu,usethelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to scr olltotheend ofthe
lis t. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The selected men uwill bedispl ayedfull-
scr een. Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay
Dis playson themultifunc tiondispla y
ë ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page22 1)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e21 8)
00B2 Cr
uis econtr ol(/ page 175)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 177)
¬ ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e18 4)
00D4 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 3)
è ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page18 4) 00B0
Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page200)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 7)
00D6 ECO
star t/ stop funct ion(/ page14 6)
õ Mercedes- AMGGT43/53: operational
re adin essestablished
/ Mercedes- AMGGT63: four -cylinder
operation
00D9 HO
LD function (/ page17 2)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page12 1)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 193). Head-up
Displa y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y The
Head- upDis playpr oje ctsth efo llo wing into
th edr iver's field ofvision:
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning mess ages Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display.
Disp laycont ent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
3 Current speed
4 Currentl ysel ect edgear;ge arshif top tio ns for
manua lshif ting
5 Current engine speed 230
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Bear inmind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- board computer
(/ page228). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Maint
enance workwhic his no tcar ried out at
th eright time orincom pletely ca nlead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Adher eto thepr escr ibed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed maint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page27 1). Eng
inecom partment Ope
ningand clos ing the hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 27
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Maint enance andcare

#
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Opening
thehood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enanc eand care27
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