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Digital operator's manual Damage to the vehicle resulting from the disre- gard of the instructions is not covered by the Printed Operator's Manual Mercedes-Benz Limited warranty. Maintenance Booklet The standard equipment and product description Supplementary manuals relating to specific of your vehicle may vary and depends on the fol-...
Contents Symbols ............3 Maintenance and care ........20 Notes on the care of tailpipes ......20 At a glance ............4 Cockpit ............4 Wheels and tires ........... 21 Changing a wheel .......... 21 General notes ..........7 Operator's Manual .......... 7 Technical data ..........
Symbols In this Operator's Manual, you will find the follow- Observe notes on material damage. ing symbols: These symbols indicate useful instructions or & WARNING Danger due to failure to further information that could be helpful to observe the warning notices you.
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At a glance – Cockpit → → Steering wheel paddle shifters AMG performance exhaust system Combination switch Active Parking Assist → Instrument display LOW RANGE off-road gear → DIRECT SELECT lever ® Activates/deactivates ESP → Media display AMG RIDE CONTROL Start/stop button →...
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At a glance – Cockpit Diagnostics connection Switch panel for: Opens the hood Active Lane Keeping Assist Electric parking brake Parking Assist PARKTRONIC Light switch...
Should you have any questions concerning equip- ual and the Digital Operator's Manual in the vehi- ment and operation, please consult an authorized cle. Mercedes-Benz Center. This Supplement and the Digital Operator's Man- The Operator's Manual, Operating Instructions, ual in the vehicle describe the following models,...
Driving and parking ö AMG Performance exhaust system AMG Performance exhaust system Driving page 9) ▌Function of the AMG Performance exhaust sys- Function of the AMG steering-wheel buttons d Manual gearshifting ( page 11) g AMG DYNAMICS ( page 9) You can choose between the following sound characteristics for the AMG Performance exhaust ç...
Driving and parking ▌Operating the AMG Performance exhaust sys- Information on the AMG high performance brake DYNAMIC SELECT switch system Function of the DYNAMIC SELECT switch The AMG high performance brake system is (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) designed for heavy loads. This may lead to noise Function of the on-road drive programs when braking.
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Driving and parking Drive program A is always automatically See the vehicle Operator's Manual for further Manual gear shifting information on the function and operation of active after the engine is restarted. the differential locks. Configuring drive program I Function of the off-road programs Depending on the drive program selected, the fol- If the differential locks for the transfer case are Multimedia system:...
Driving and parking paddle shifters, select the M (Manual) setting To shift up: pull steering wheel paddle shifter Automatic transmission for the transmission. Manual shifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) To shift down: pull steering wheel paddle Shifting up and down shifter 1. * NOTE Damage to the engine due to shift- ing up too late The automatic transmission does not shift up...
Driving and parking Glide mode is characterised by the following: ® can stabilize the vehicle by intervening in Driving and driving safety systems the following ways: The combustion engine is disconnected from ® Function of ESP (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) the drivetrain and the vehicle continues to roll. The brakes are applied to one or more specific You can select between the following modes of wheels.
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Driving and parking ® ® Characteristics of ESP SPORT SPORT also has the following characteris- ® should only be deactivated in the tics: following situations. & WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ® SPORT ® improves driving stability only to a limi- is used incorrectly ®...
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Driving and parking Spinning the wheels improves traction. ® ® : briefly press button 1. Adjusting ESP (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) To activate ESP The å, Æ and ¤ warning lamps go ® Activate ESP as soon as the situations out. ® described above no longer apply.
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Driving and parking AMG RIDE CONTROL comprises the following Drive program ë: ▌AMG RIDE CONTROL, selecting the suspension components: setting The suspension and steering settings are steel suspension firmer and optimized for driving on sand. three damper settings: COMFORT, SPORT and Drive program F: SPORT+ The suspension and steering settings are com-...
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Driving and parking The driving characteristics of your vehicle are ë Sand comfortable. F Trail SPORT damper setting: press button G Rock repeatedly until indicator lamp lights up. If you drive faster than 20 mph (35 km/h), the AMG Suspension System SPORT mes- 360°...
Instrument display and on-board computer Warm-up Notes on the instrument display and on-board computer G-meter Additional notes regarding your Mercedes-AMG Engine data vehicle: Trip computer If one of the following drive programs has Navigation been selected, the engine electronics switches from 8-cylinder mode to 4-cylinder mode if necessary: Calling up displays in the Performance menu o (Slippery)
Instrument display and on-board computer show temperature in blue. Avoid using the full engine power output during this time. G-meter (example) Engine data (example) Current power output While the vehicle is in motion, the G-meter shows Current torque the forces that are exerted on the vehicle occu- SETUP (example) pants both laterally and in the direction of travel.
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Instrument display and on-board computer Starting a new lap Select Start and press the left-hand Touch To display the lap statistics: after at least two Control. stored laps, press the left-hand Touch Control. Displaying lap statistics Select Lap List To stop: select Stop and press the left-hand Resetting...
Observe the following notes in order to prevent damage to the vehicle: Clean the tailpipes with a cleaning agent rec- ommended for Mercedes-Benz, especially in the winter and after washing the vehicle. Do not use acidic cleaning agents.
Wheels and tires Changing a wheel Be sure to also observe the notes on changing a wheel in the Operator's Manual of your vehi- cle. Vehicles with AMG Driver's Package: & WARNING Risk of accident caused by non-approved tire types If you use tire types that have not been adap- ted to changes made to the factory speed limit, this can have the following consequen-...
Technical data Operating fluids Gasoline with more than 3% methanol by * NOTE Premature engine wear through volume, e.g. M15, M30, M85, M100 unleaded regular gasoline Fuel Gasoline with additives containing metal Impairment of the longevity and performance ▌Information on fuel quality for Mercedes-AMG of the engine.
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Technical data ▌Tank content and fuel reserve (Mercedes-AMG Engine oil quality and filling capacity (Mercedes- The specified filling capacity refers to an oil AMG vehicles) change with the oil filter. vehicles) Fuel tank filling capacity Engine oil specification Coolant filling capacity (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) Model Total capacity Model...
Technical data Range of movement Vehicle data Mercedes-AMG G 63 Mercedes-AMG G 63 Vehicle dimensions (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) Turning circle 44.3 ft The heights and lengths specified may vary as a Distance to top edge 76.1 in (13.5 m) result of the following factors: (1934 mm) Minimum ground clearance 9.3 in...
Technical data Vehicle data for off-road driving (Mercedes-AMG The specified value indicates the maximum per- Angle of approach/departure vehicles) missible fording depth for vehicles that are ready The specified values are maximum values for vehi- to drive. It applies to slow driving through stand- cles that are in ready-to-drive loading condition.
Technical data Maximum gradient climbing ability Maximum permissible speed (Mercedes-AMG Trailer hitch The vehicle's gradient climbing ability depends on vehicles) General information on the trailer hitch the weight distribution in the vehicle, the terrain In practice, the maximum permissible speeds may (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) conditions and the road surface conditions.
Technical data Permissible towing capacity, braked (at a mini- Trailer drawbar load mum start-off gradeability of 12%) Model Maximum drawbar Model Towing capa- load city, braked Mercedes-AMG G 63 520.3 lbs (236 kg) Mercedes-AMG G 63 6503 lbs The actual tongue weight may not be higher than (2950 kg) the specified value.
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps Display messages Driving and driving safety systems Display messages Possible causes/consequences and Solutions ä * AMG RIDE CONTROL is malfunctioning. The vehicle's handling characteristics may be affected. No faster than 50 mph (80 km/h). Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Malfunction Drive at Max.
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Display messages and warning/indicator lamps Warning/indicator lamp Possible causes/consequences and Solutions å * The yellow ESP ® OFF warning lamps are lit while the vehicle is running. ® is deactivated. Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also be inoperative. ¤...
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Display messages and warning/indicator lamps Warning/indicator lamp Possible causes/consequences and Solutions Observe the notes on activating ESP ® SPORT( page 12).