
If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page303)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partmen ton the
ri ght- hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe d
in thedir ect ion oftra vel(/ page304 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page302).
Opening &
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. #
Turn clips 2 oncover1 count er-cloc kwise
a qu arter-tur n. #
Pullco ver1 upw ards inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 30
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R
ABS, ESP®
and cruise contr olop erati on
ar ere strict ed.
Thi scan jeop ardize road safety. #
Onlyuse tiretypes that have been
appr ovedfo rth emaximum permissible
speed setand theve hicle. No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Rot atin gth efront and rear wheels can
se verely im pa irth edr iving charact eristic s.
The wheel brak es orsuspe nsion com ponents
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder R
Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is is no t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3000 to6000 miles(500 0to 10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page328). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace. R
Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Pr
epar ingtheve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailable.
If yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools.
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. 328
Wheelsand tires

Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. 330
Wheels andtires

R
Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ear eno restrictions whenpos itioning the
ant enn aon theoutside oftheve hicle forsome
wa vebands.
R Terres trial Trunk edRadio (TETRA)
R 70cm freq uency band
R 2G/3G/ 4G Ra
dio ope ratin gper mits forve hicl eco mp o‐
nent s
Manuf acturer informat ionabout wireless vehicle
com ponent scan befound usingth eke yphr ase
"R adio operating per mits"intheDigit alOper a‐
to r's Manua lin theve hicle, ontheInt erne tand
in theapp. Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) Te
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Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
is made upoftheve hicle weight ,all vehicle
occupants, thefuel andtheload. Themaximum
gr oss axle weight rating isthemaximum weight
th at can becar ried on one axle (front orrear
axle ). Ne
verexc eed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle
we ight rating forth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront oftheright- hand front seat 1
Imprint ed VIN (vehicle identification number )
2 Floor covering Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankc ase
3 VIN (vehicle identification number) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield 338
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If
yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grade
Obse rveth eno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page15 7). Thisma yre duce
engin eoutput andincrease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N.
* NO
TEPrema tureengi newearthro ugh
unle aded regular gasoline Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform anc e
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as 34
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soon
aspossible withunleade dpr e‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y)
No teson add itivesingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse
br and -name fuels withaddit ives.
In som eco unt ries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,mix thefuel withth e
cle ani ng additiv ere comme ndedbyMer cedes-
Benz .Obser vetheno tesand mixing ratio sind i‐
cat edon theta nk .
Ta nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 21.1ga l(8 0.0 liter s) Model
Ofwhi chreser ve
All mod els3 .1ga l(1 2. 0liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Te
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Mer
cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
Missing values werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print . Model
MB-Freig abe or
MB -Appr oval
Mer cedes -AMG GT43
4‑door Coupe4MA TIC+
Mer cedes -AMG GT53
4‑door Coupe4MA TIC+ 229.5
1,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1*
All other models 229.5*
229. 51 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s). To
achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Mer cedes- AMGGT63 4‑door Coupe4MATIC
+, GT 63 S4‑door Coupe4MATIC+: useengin e
oils onlyof viscos ityclass SAE0W -40 orSA E
5W -40.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Missin gva lues werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print . Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGGT43
4‑door Coupe4MA TIC+
Mer cedes -AMG GT53
4‑door Coupe4MA TIC+ 9.0
USqt
(8.5 liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt
(9.0 liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. 34
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