MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2019 AMG User Guide

Mer
cedes‑AMG recomme ndsaMer cede s‑Benz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles Limit
edWa rranty
000E NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s. This
damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. 0007
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. Gener
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Re
duce dpr otection
The AMG sportseat andtheAMG Perfor mance
seat aredesigned forth est andar dth re e-point
seat belt. Ifyo uins talla dif fere nt mu ltipo int sea t
be lt, e.g .spo rtor racing seatbel ts, there stra int
sy stem cann otprov ide theint ended leve lof pro‐
te ction.
Depe nding onthetype ofseat, ther ema ybe
opening sin theseat backres t.These opening s
ha ve no func tion. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
due tomodif iedseat beltsystems
If yo ufe ed seat belts thro ugh theopening in
th eseat backres t,th eseat backres tma ybe
damag edorma yeve nbr ea kin theeve ntof
an acci dent. 0007
Only useth est andar dth re e-point seat
belt. 0007
Nevermodify theseat beltsystem. 10
Seatbel ts

Ad
jus tingthe AMGPe rfor ma nce seat
To adjus tth econ tour oftheseat andfor
im prov ed lateral suppor t,yo ucan adjustth e
fr ont seatsindivi dually.
On thefront passeng erseat, youcan adjuston ly
th eseat sidebolsters of theseat backres t. 0007
Toadjus tth eseat sidebolsters of the
seat cushion:press butt on1 (nar rowe r)or
2 (wider). 0007
Toadjus tth eseat sidebolsters of the
seat backres t:press butt on3 (nar rower)
or 4 (wider). Seats
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Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h).
R Onlybr ief lyallo wtheengine toreac hamax i‐
mum enginespee dof 4,5 00 rpm
(4,50 0rp m) .
R Mer cede s-AMG E53 4MA TIC+ :Dr ive th e
ve hicle indrive pr ogr am A or;.
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes‑AMG E63 S4MA TIC+: Drive th e
ve hicle indrive pr ogra mA.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle . R
Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson theloc king differe ntial Af
tera br eaking-i nper iod of2000 miles
(3000 km)theoil on theloc king differe ntia l
sho uld be chang edinaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thisoilchang epr olon gstheser vice life of
th eloc king differe ntia l. Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion Mer
cedes -AMG E53 4MA TIC+
The engine isswi tched offau tomatical lyin drive
pr ogr ams A and; ifall vehicle conditions
fo ran automatic engine stop areme tin thefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whendriving at
speeds below15 mp h(20 km/h).
The needle oftheta ch ome terpoints tozer oin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. 12
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The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ eand theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal andtheve hicle
st ar ts to mo veon age ntle downh ill gr ad ient
at aspe edbelow 3mp h(5 km/h).
R youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l.
R anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleOpe rationa lSwi tch
the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl aymessa ge
also appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo u
do notswitc hof fth eignition ,th eignition is
aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rone minut e. Mer
cede s-AMG E63 4MA TIC+ andMercede s-
AMG E63 S4MA TIC+
The engine isau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R youha ve select eddrive pr ogr am A.
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l. R
anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) Dr
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Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem 0007
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (po werful) issele c‐
te dwhen the2 indicat orlam pslights up. Ti
ps forthe AMGce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce
com posit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
0009 Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch This
chap terdes cribes the function ofthe
DY NA MIC SELECT switchfo rthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+ model. Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R ; (Eco): particula rly ec on omi caldrivin g
st yle
R = (Indiv idual): indiv idual settings
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydriving
st yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr ogr am select ed,the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R Sus pen sion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion 14
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R
Driver assist anc esy stems
R Availabilit yof glide mode
0009 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 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting
R ESP® Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch This
chap terdes cribes the function ofthe
DY NA MIC SELECT switchfo rthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+ models.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R = (Individ ual):individual settings
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle R
C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R Mer cede s-AMG E63 S4MA TIC+ :I
(RA CE):ex treme lysp orty drivi ng
0009 Drive pr ogr am I mayno tbe used on nor‐
ma lro ads. Drive pr og ram I mayonl ybe
activ ated and used ondedi catedrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
0009 Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting the
dr ive pr og ram A when incity traf fic or
st op-and-go traf fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R ESP®
R Sus pen sion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion R
Driver assis tance systems
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R 4MA TIC+
0009 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 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R ESP ®
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting Displ
aying dyna micdata Multime
diasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution
R Boos t Dr
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R
Cur rent powe routpu t
R Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
000E NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. 0007
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. 16
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If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 0009
Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn 0007
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
0009 Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn.
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in.
R The engin espeed corresponds totheidle
speed.
R The J symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am ; isselect ed.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr og ram =. Dr
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R
The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Thecharge
le ve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
0009 Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Glidemode
can also beactiv ated ifyo uha ve select ed
th e"Eco" setting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Mer cedes -AMG E53 4MA TIC+ :When Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,gl ide mode
is no tav ailable. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
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. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
on
R SPO RThandling modeon
R ESP ®
of f Char
acteristics when ESP®
is activ ated
ESP ®
monit orsand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(7 0km/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 d, rega rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin SPOR T
handling modeorwa sdeactiv ated bef oreth e
engine wasswitc hedoff.
ESP ®
is int erve ning ifth eES P®
00E5 warning
lam pflashes intheins trument cluster:
R Donotde acti vate ESP ®
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