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G-Meter
The G-Meter shows you the forces that are exer-
ted on the driver during the journey, both later-
allya nd in the direction of travel.
The maximu mvalues are indicated in red in the
guideline system.
X Press òon the steering wheeltoo pen the
menu list.
X Press :or9 on the steering wheelto
select the AMG
AMGmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the G-
Meter appears.
The maximu mvalues of the G-Meter are
saved.
X To reset the G-Meter: pressaagain.
X Using :or9 select Yes Yeson the steer-
ing wheel.
X Press ato confirm.
The maximu mvalues of the G-Meter are
deleted.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the G-Meter willbea utomati-
callyr eset. SETUP :
Drive Comfort
Comfort/ Sport
Sport/Sport +Sport +/ Race
Race
; Chassis Comfort
Comfort/Sport Sport/Sport +Sport +
= Transmission D
D/MM
? Exhaust system Comfort
Comfort/Sport +
Sport +
A ESP ®
On
On/Off Off or SPORT handling mode
Sport
Sport
SETUP displayst he following information and
functions:
R the gear indicator
R the digital speedometer
R the drive system setting
R the suspension mode
R the transmission position
R the exhaust flap position
R the ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) status
X Use ò on the steering wheeltoc all up the
list of menus.
X Press :or9 on the steering wheelto
select the AMG
AMGmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until SETUP
is displayed. 250
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RACETIMER
Displaying and startin
gthe RACETIMER :
Lap
; RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for us eona
closed race circuit. Do not us ethe function on
public roads.
Yo uc an star tthe RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to cal lupthe
list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMG
AMG menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button repeatedly
unti lthe RACETIMER is shown.
X To start: press the abutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Startin ganewlap :
Lap
; RACETIMER
= Quickest la ptime X
Press the :or9 button to select New New
Lap Lap.
X Press ato confirm.
Am aximum of 32 laps may be stored.
Stoppin gthe RACETIMER X
Press :or9 to select Stop
Stop.
X Press ato confirm.
Continuin gthe RACETIMER X
Press :or9 to select Continue
Continue .
X Press ato confirm.
Resetting the RACETIMER Menus and submenus
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X
Press :or9 to select Stop Stop.
The RACETIME Risstopped.
X Press :or9 to select Reset Reset.
X Press ato confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Lap evaluation :
Lap
; Lap time
= Average lap speed
? Lap length
This function is only availabl eifyou have stored
at least two laps and have stopped the RACE-
TIMER.
X Use ò on the steerin gwheel to call up the
list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMG AMGmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select Lap
Lap
List
List.
X Press ato confirm.
The lap statistics are displayed.
X Press the 9or: button to select adif-
ferent lap evaluation.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing sym-
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Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !÷
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) are temporarily unavailable.
Other driving and driving safety systems may also be faulty.
In addition, the ÷and! warning lamps light up in the instru-
ment cluster.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected. The braking distance may increase in an emergency braking situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X Drive on carefully.
Carefull ydrive on asuitable stretch of road, making slight steering
movement sataspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above
are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message: X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. !÷
inoperative inoperative See SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er's Manual
er's Manual ABS and ESP
®
are faulty.
Other driving and driving safety systems may also be faulty.
In addition, the J,÷and! warning lamps may light up in
the instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected. The braking distance may increase in an emergency braking situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 254
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ÷
inoperative inoperative
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual ESP
®
is faulty.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ysystems may also be faulty.
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above.
The braking distanc emay thus increas einanemergenc ybraking sit-
uation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ÷
currently unavaila‐ currently unavaila‐
ble ble
See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ESP
®
is temporarily unavailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ysystems may also be faulty.
The ÷ warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
The self-diagnosis function ,for example, may no tbecomplete.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The wheels could therefor eloc kify ou brake
hard, for example.
The braking distanc emay thus increas einanemergenc ybraking sit-
uation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Carefully drive on asuitable stretch of road, making slight steering
movement sataspeed abov e20km/h.
If th edisplay message disappears, th efunction smentioned above
are available again.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message:
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ¨
Sto
pv ehicl eVehi‐
Sto pv ehicl eVehi‐
cle too low cle too low You hav
epulled away while th evehicl elevel is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sthe vehicl etotheselected level after ashort period.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway. AIRMATIC is faulty.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Do no tdrive at speeds abov e80km/h.
X Mak eonlys light steering movements. Otherwise ,the fron twings or
th et yres could be damaged if th esteering movement is to ogreat.
X Liste nfor scraping sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely, payin gattention to roa dand
traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicl elevel.
Dependin gonthemalfunction ,itmay be possibl etoraisethe vehi-
cle.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¨
Malfunction Malfunction The AIRMATIC function is restricted. The vehicle's handlin
gcharac-
teristics may be affected.
X Do no tdrive at speeds abov e80km/h.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Lane
Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Lane
Active Lane
Keepin gAssist cur‐
Keepin gAssist cur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisd eactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
R there hav ebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period
R thel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Lan eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistiso perational
again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Clean th ewindscreen. Lane Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
inoperative
inoperative or
Active
Active Lane
Lane Keeping
Keeping
Assist inoperative
Assist inoperative Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisf aulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Blind
Active Blind
Spo tA ssist cur‐
Spo tA ssist cur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R ther adar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature range
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec-
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Blind Spot Assis torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisoperational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Restart th eengine. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
not available when not available when
towing atrailer
towing atrailer
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual
or Active Blind Active Blind
Spo tA ssist not
Spo tA ssist not
available whe ntow‐
available whe ntow‐
ing atraile rSee
ing atraile rSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisdeactivated while tow-
ing atrailer.
You hav eestablished th eelectrical connection between th etrailer and
your vehicle.
X Press aon thesteering whee ltoc onfir mthedisplay message. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
inoperative
inoperative or
Active Blind Spot Active Blind Spot
Assist inoperative Assist inoperative Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Par
kA ssist cancel‐
Par kA ssist cancel‐
led
led The driver's door is open.
X Repeat th eparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hthe
driver's door closed. You touched th
emultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active.
X Whil esteering intervention is active ,makes uren otto touch the
multifunction steering wheel. The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assis tagain later (Y page 201). Par
kA ssist inoper‐
Par kA ssist inoper‐
ative
ative PARKTRONI
Cismalfunctioning or faulty.
X Follow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swith
PARKTRONIC" section (Y page 201).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 272
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions DISTRONIC PLU
Scur‐
DISTRONIC PLU Scur‐
rently unavailable
rently unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual DISTRONI
CPLUSist emporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec-
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Restart th eengine. DISTRONIC DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUSinop‐
inop‐
erative
erative DISTRONI
CPLUSisf aulty.
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
R BA SP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic Assist
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilot
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC PLU
Ssus‐
DISTRONIC PLU Ssus‐
pended
pended You hav
edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONICPLUSisno
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
---m
ph
---m ph An activation condition for DISTRONI
CPLUSisn otfulfilled.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 184). DISTRONIC PLU
Sand
DISTRONIC PLU Sand
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐ SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
ative ative DISTRONI
CPLUSa nd SPEEDTRONI Care faulty. Awarning tone also
sounds.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare therefor ealso unavailable.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 274
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assist
.currently
assist .currently
unavailable unavailable See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual Steering Assis
tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
R there are no lan emarking sfor alon gore xtende dperiod
R thel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare operative again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Clean th ewindscreen. DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assistant inopera‐ assistant inopera‐
tive tive Steering Assis
tand Stop&Go Pilo tare faulty.
However, th eDISTR ONICPLUSfunction sare still available.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise contro
land
Cruise contro land
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
ative ative SPEEDTRONI
Cand cruise control are malfunctioning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐
SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐
ded ded Whe
nyou depress th eaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe pressur epoint
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONI Cisswitched to passive mode.
The speed limitation is no tactive.
X Drive slower than th estoreds peed without kickdown.
or X Se tan ewspeed.
or X Call up th elast speed store dagain.
Whe nthe display message disappears, th espeed limitation is active. SPEEDTRONIC Limit
SPEEDTRONIC Limit
---m
ph
---m ph SPEEDTRONI
Ccanno tbea ctivated, as th eactivation condition shave
no ta ll been met.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor SPEEDTRONI C(Ypage 182). Display
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Check tyre(s)
Check tyre(s) The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pos ethe followin grisks:
R thet yres may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed
increase
R thet yres may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatly
impair tyr etraction
R thed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tyr e(Ypage 337).
X Chec kthe tyrep ressur e(Ypage 359).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure. Warnin
gtyred efect
Warnin gtyred efect The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
G WARNING
If you drive wit haflat tyre, there is ariskoft hefollowin ghazards:
R af lat tyr eaffects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicle
R you could lose control of th evehicle
R continued drivin gwithaf lat tyr ewill caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 172).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tyr e(Ypage 337). Tyre
Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble No signals can be received from th
etyrep ressur esensor sdue to
stron gRFi nterference. The tyr epressur emonitor is temporarily mal-
functioning.
X Drive on.
The tyr epressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
caus ehas been rectified. 278
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