suspension MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
16
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
25
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Glovebox
7 Start/ stop butt on →
12
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems
9 Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
A Hazar dwa rning lam ps
B PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
C Stow agecom partment
D Touc hpad
E Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off
F AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
14 G
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
13
H ActivePa rking Assist
I Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
18
J AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
23
K Manual gearshif ting →
16
L DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
15
M Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel)
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
24
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
P Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
25
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Q Diagno stics con nection
R Open sth ehood At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

-
Engi neand trans mis sion manag eme nt
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
% Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R ESP®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop func‐
tion Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG C63 and C63 S. Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
(Me rcedes‑A MGC63 S)
The I (RACE) drive pr og ram ma yno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive: -
Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
sele cted depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogra mI
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R The I(R ACE)drive pr ogram hasthefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness.
- The susp ension hasapar ticula rly tight
susp ension anddam pingsy stem. Dr
iving andparking 15

%
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 STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
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. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionofthedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+)
% The setting can also besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the
same suspension setting mustbe select ed
fo rAMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
and theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, the"Com‐
fo rt"se tting isact ivat ed aut omat ically. Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspen sionSyste mCOMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. Dr
iving and parking 23

The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be very firm . Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons include two
additional control 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 displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page18 ) R
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page23)
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page14 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page16 )
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
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 ogr ams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr ogr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. By
pr essing displaybutt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr og ram = (Individual)
(/ page15 ).
Mer cedes- AMGC63 S:ifadjus table traction
con trol isactiv ated, setpo we rassi stanc ein
inc rements using stabiliz erbar actuat or3
(/ page20 ). 24
Driving and parking

Re
frig er ant filling capacity Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGC43
4MA TIC 22.2
±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g)
All other models 21.5 ±0.4 oz
(6 10 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGC43 4MA TIC 68.9in
(1 75 1mm)
All other models 68.8in
(1 74 8mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG C43
4MA TIC
Ve hicle length1 85.0in
(4699 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 79.5
in
(2020 mm)
Ve hicle height 56.3in
(1 429 mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 41

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causesare:
R The activ ation condit ionsareno tme t(/ page22).
RACE START Canceled *P
ossible causesare:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If ESP ®
cann otbe activ ated, ESP®
is malfunc tioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page18 ). Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 46
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 25
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 4
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................23
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 23
Suspension ............................................ 23
AMG ceramic high-p erform ance com‐
posi tebrak esy stem .................................. 14
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 14
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011> 13
Oper ating ......... ...................................... 14
AMG perform ance seat
Se tting ...................................................11
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 4
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 34
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32Ge
ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...31
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 33
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011>31
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........13
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ....................14,15
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h................. 14,15
Kic kdo wn ...............................................17
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 6
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 16 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Br
ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 14
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ...................................................... 12
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 2 C
Cha nging awheel
Ra ising theve hicle ................................ 38
Changing gears ....... ................................... 16
Manually ................................................ 16
Choc k.........................................................3 7
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................4 1
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 1
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system Inde
x 47

Po
we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 26 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..22
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................22
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 22
RA CETIME R(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 28
Re ar axle locking differe ntial ...................1 2
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Ro ofload .................................................... 42 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Ser
vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 26
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 17
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start.................................. ...... 12
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 16
Sulfur content............................................ 39 Suspension
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................2 3
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 23 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................4 0
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 40
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 33
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 26
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 6
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 7
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..36
St or ag elocation .................................... 36 50
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