MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2019 AMG Owner's Guide

Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. 0007
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. ES
P®
is deact ivat ed ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
0009 Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,it ma ybe better to
act ivat eSPO RThandling modeordeactiv ate
ESP ®
:
R When usingsnowch ains . R
Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
0009 Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action whichpr ov ides better grip.
0009 ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improv eth eve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin. R
Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtraction . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Dr
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0007
Toactiv ateSPORT handlingmode: brief ly
pr ess butt on1.
The ESP SPOR TSPOR Thandling modewarn‐
ing lam pin theins trument clusterlig hts up. 0007
Todeac tivateSPO RThandl ingmode :
br iefly pr ess button1.
The ESPSPO RTSPOR Tha ndl ing mod ewa rn‐
ing lam pin theins trument clustergoes out. 0007
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess button 1 unti l
th e00BB warning lam pin theins trument
clus terlig hts up.
The ESP OFF warning lam pin theins trument
clus terals olig hts up. 0007
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB andESP OFF warning lam psgo
out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
RA CE START isonl yav ailab lefor
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+ models.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
0009 RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e12 ).
0009 RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(→ pag e17 ). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle. Depending
ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. 0007
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R thedoor s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thesteer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ound.
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 S4MA TIC+: DRIFT
MODE isdeactiv ated. 20
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R
one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (→ pag e15 ). 0007
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
0009 Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. 0007
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
0009 Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
0009 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. 0007
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.
0009 Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. DRI
FTMOD E Fu
nctions ofDRIFT MODE
DRIFT MODE isonl yav ailab leforthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+ model.
DRI FTMOD Eenabl esintent ional unstable move‐
ment (drifting) andoverste er ing oftheve hicle. All
activ ation conditions mustbe fulf illed forth is
(ES P®
deact ivat ed, forex am ple).
0009 Onlyahigh lyqu alif ied and exper ienced
dr iver should drive in DRIF TMODE .
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(→ pag e17 ). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no t
av ailable. Individ ualwheels couldspin and
yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding and
ha ving anaccident. 0007
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal
ro ads. 0007
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and
used onclosed race circui ts, noton
pu blic roads. 0007
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Dr
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When
DRIFT MODE isactiv e,theve hicle drive
occur sonl yat there ar and 4MA TIC+ isdeac tiva‐
te d.
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely70 mph
(1 15 km/h) upto95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+
is continuou slyreact ivat ed. From aspeed of
95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+ isfully active
ag ain, ESP®
ho we ver,re mains deactivated.
Belo waspeed of95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
0009 DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e12 ).
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quiremen ts:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (→ pag e19 ).
R drive pr ogr am I(RA CE)isselect ed
(→ pag e15 ).
R thedoor s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e. R
thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
Ac tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E 0007
Pullst eer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
ins trumen tclus terdisp lays theDRIFT MODE
Confirm :Paddle UPCancel: PaddleDOWN
messag eand theDRIFT warning lam p
fl ashes . 0007
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel paddle shifter
1 .
The instrument clusterdisp lays themessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pgoes out. 0007
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE 0007
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. 22
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AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l. The
dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionof"Spor t","Spor t
Plus" or"Comf ort"
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
speed- dependentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R suspen siontuning butt on Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion tuning s(Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ andMercedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen siontuning isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC
+: I (RACE) R
The suspen siontuning iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. 24
Driving and parking

AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting 0007
Toselect theComf ortsusp ension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem COMFOR T
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. In
"Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. 0007
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension setting:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. 0007
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity . The
vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t Dr
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ri
ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
The vehicle israised tothehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Mer cedes‑AM GE63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When drivin gfa ster than
75 mph(120 km/h).
R Mer cedes‑AMG E63 4MA TIC+ and
E 63 S4MA TIC+: When driving between
50 mph(80 km/h) and75mph(120 km/h)
fo rapp roxima tely thre eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e 0007
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. 26
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d)onl y:ifyo usele ctthePerform -
ance menu, theupshif tbar will appear onthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Ifyo uswit chon theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
and select drive pr ogram A,theengine
electr onics switchfrom eight- cylinder mode
to four -cylinder mode, ifnec essar y.The mul‐
tifunc tiondispla ysho wsthe/ symbol in
th est atus area.
R Addition alno te rega rding thewa rning and
indic ator lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth e. SPORThandling modewarning
and indic ator lam p(→ pag e44 ).
R Youcan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent
in vehicles withWi descr eenCockpit:
- Tach ome ter(cla ssic display se tting)
- Date(pr ogr essiv edisp lay se tting)
- Gea rdisp lay -
Warm-up
- Trac kPa ce
- G-Me ter
- Engi nedata
- Trip com puter
- Navig ation Call
ingupdispla yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
Perf ormance 0007
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R SETUP
R G-me ter
R RACET IMER(vehic leswithout AMGTRA CK
PA CE)
R Engin edat a Ex
am ple: warm-up
1 Digital spe edome ter
2 Gear displa y
3 Engin eoil temp eratur e
4 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
5 Charg e-airpressur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat oper ating
te mp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla ysho ws Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 27

te
mp eratur e3 or4 inblue. Avoid using the
full engine powe routpu tdur ing this tim e. Ex
am ple: SETUP
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt/Dyna mic/Race
2 Exhau stsystem:
Balanced/ Powe rful
3 ESP®
status :
On /O ff/SPOR Thand ling mode
4 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M
5 Suspen sion tuning:
5 Comf ort/ Spo rt/Spor t+ Ex
am ple:G-me ter
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areex ertedon theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tra vel.The maxim umvalues appear inredin the
coordinat esy stem. 0007
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 0007
Select Yes . 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
If yo upr ess and hold thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol, thefunc tion willberese timmediat ely. Ex
am ple: engine data
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue Dis
playin gand star ting RACETIMER inthe
Pe rfor ma nce menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
Perf ormance
0009 The RACETI MERfun ction isavailable onlyin
ve hicles without AMG TRACKPACE. 28
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter