MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021 AMG Service Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: E-CLASS SEDAN, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021Pages: 54, PDF Size: 5.51 MB
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Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit
Apar tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr oved forper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forex am ple, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edunder the
tr unk floor .
Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ andMercedes-
AMG E63 S4MA TIC+ :th etir e-c hang eto ol kit is
in thetrunk beneat hth epar tition. 1
Jack
2 Lugwr enc h
3 Alignmen tbolt
4 Folding choc k
5 Ratche tfo rjac k Chang
ingawhe el #
Besureto also obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith AMG ceramic high-pe rfor m‐
ance composit ebr aki ng system: *
NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. #
Whe nch ang ingthewheel, avoidexe rting any
fo rc eon thebr ak ediscs.
This canlead toimpair edcom fort dur ing
br aking. Wheels
andtires 39
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Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forMe rcedes- AMGvehi‐
cle s
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* 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: Notetheoct ane number onthe
inf ormatio nlabel inthefuel filler flap (see the
ve hicle Operator's Manual).
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture enginewearthro 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
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
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) 40
Tech nica lda ta
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Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil Gasolin
eengines MB-Fre igabe orMB-
Appr oval
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71*
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- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ andMercedes-
AMG E63 S4MA TIC+: onlyuse engin eoils of
viscos ityclass SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG E53
4MA TIC+ 9.0
USqt(8.5 liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs)
Mer cedes- AMGE63
4MA TIC+ 14
.1US qt
(1 3.3 liter s)
Mer cedes- AMGE63
S 4MA TIC+ 16
.2 US qt
(1 5.3 lite rs) Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 20.8
±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g)
All models 22.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGE53
4MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g)
All other models 2.8±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 Missing
values werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC
+
All other models 72.8 in
(1 84 8mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG E53
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle length1 95in
(4953 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.3 in
(206 5mm)
Ve hicle height 57.0 in
(1 44 7mm) 42
Tech nica lda ta
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Mer
cede s-AMG E53
4MA TIC+
Whee lbase 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning radius 41.0 ft
(1 2.5 0m) All
other models
Ve hicle length1 96.2in
(498 4mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.3 in
(206 5mm)
Ve hicle height 57.5 in
(1 460 mm)
Whe elba se 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning radius 41.0 ft
(1 2.5 0m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload Mod
el Maximumroof load
All mode ls 220.5lb (100 kg) Maximum
designspee ds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG E63 S
4MA TIC+
1s tge ar 33mph(5 3km/h)
2nd gear 54mph(88 km/h)
3r dge ar 79mph(127 km/h) Mer
cedes -AMG E63 S
4MA TIC+
4t hge ar 109mp h(175 km/h)
5t hge ar 146mp h(2 36 km/h)
6t hge ar 176mp h(28 4km/h)
7t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
8t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h)
9t hge ar 186mp h(300 km/h) Te
ch nica lda ta 43
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Disp
laymes sages Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Elect ronic RearAxleDiffer -
ent ialLock Inoperat ive *T
heelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ino perativ e. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
hemo torof theelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ove rheating. #
Letth eelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page19 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causes:
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. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
DRIFT MODE Current ly
Unavailable SeeOperator' s
Manual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page21 ).
ä Malfunc tionDriveat Max.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +is malfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe
af fect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +wa rning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
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Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 ). 46
Disp lay mes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
Æ ESP
®
SPOR Tis activ ated while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page16 ).
â
DRIF TMOD Ewa rning lam p DRIF
TMOD Eis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
* &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having anacci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no tav ailable.
Ther eis an increased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal roads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and used onclosed race circui ts, noton public roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles arein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating DRIFT MODE (/page20). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 26
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 5
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 5
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ..................................................23
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 23
Se tting .................. ........................... ...... 24
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m +
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 22
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 13
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ............ ................................... 13
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 5 AMG
TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 36
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>35
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...32
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 36
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32
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> .........12
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..13
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 3
Kic kdo wn ...............................................16
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 5
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 15 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 28
Br ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 13
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 39
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 15
Manually ................................................ 15
Choc k.........................................................3 9
St or ag elocation .................................... 39
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................4 1
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 1
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 48
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