2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE parking brake

005A
To remove the SmartKey
0047 Power supply for some consumers, such
as the windshield wipers
0048 Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive position
0049 To start the engine
i The SmartKey can be turned in the igni-
tion lock even if it is not the correc tSmart-
Key for the vehicle. The ignition is not
switched on. The engine cannot be started. Starting the engine
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open the doors, thus endangerin gother
people or road users.
R get out and disrupt traffic.
R operate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake.
R shiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
R Start the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine runnin ginenclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation. i
Do not depress the accelerator pedal
when starting the engine.
Starting procedure with the Start/Stop
button i
The Start/Stop button can be used to
start the vehicle without inserting the
SmartKey into the ignition lock. You merely
need to carry the SmartKey on your person.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Press the Start/Stop button once
(Y page 119).
The engine starts.
Starting procedure with the SmartKey If the Start/Stop button is inoperative, you
can also start the vehicle using the SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 3in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 119) and release it as
soon as the engine is running. Pulling away
AMG SPEEDSHIF TDCT 7-speed sports
transmission G
WARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There is ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alway sfirmly depress the brake pedal and do
not simultaneously accelerate.
i It is only possible to shift the transmission
from position Pto the desired position, if:
R the engine is runnin gand
R you depress the brake pedal
Only then is the parking lock released. If the
brake pedal is not depressed, the E-SELECT 120
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lever can still be moved but the parking lock
remain sengaged.
X Depress the brak epedal and keep it
depressed.
X Use the E-SELECT lever to shift the trans-
missio ntoposition Dor R.
X Release the brak epedal.
X Carefully depres sthe accelerator pedal.
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
released (Y page 133).
i The vehicle lock
scentrally onc eyou have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down. The automatic door lock can
also be deactivated (Roadster only).
Hill start assist Hill start assist will aid you when pulling away
on ahill. It holds the vehicle for ashor ttime
after you have removed your foot fro mthe
brak epedal. This gives you enough tim eto
mov eyour foot fro mthe brak epedal to the
accelerator pedal and depres sitbeforethe
vehicle begin storoll. G
WARNING
After ashor ttime, hill star tassist will no lon-
ger brak eyour vehicle and it could roll away.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly mov eyour foot fro mthe
brak epedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
X Take your foot off the brak epedal.
i Onc
eyou have taken your foot off the
brak epedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X Pull away.
Hill start assist is not active if: R you are pulling away on alevel road or on a
downhill gradient.
R the transmission is in position N.R
the vehicle is secured with the electric
parking brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports
transmission Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engag etransmission position Dor R,
the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There is ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
always firmly depres sthe brak epedal and do
not simultaneously accelerate. E-SELECT selector lever
Overview of transmission positions 005D
Park position with parking lock
005E Revers egear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
! If the engine speed is too high or if the
vehicle is rolling, do not shift the transmis- sion directly from Dto R,f rom Rto Dor
directly to P.
Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion. At low speeds in trans-
missio nposition Dor R,p ark position Pis
otherwise engaged automatically. AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission
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The transmission could be damaged.
i The E-SELECT lever alway
sreturn stoits
original position.
The curren ttransmission position P,R, Nor
D appears in the transmission position dis-
play in the multifunction display.
If you wish to select atransmission position or
to disengage park position P,the engine must
be running.
Engaging parkp osition P
X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Press the Pbutton in the center console.
i Park position Pis disengaged if you:
R depress the brake pedal and
R push the E-SELECT lever forwards or
back to the first point of resistance
The transmission shifts to neutral N.
To shift directly from Pto R:
X Depress the brake pedal and push the
E-SELECT lever forwards past the first
point of resistance.
To shift directly from Pto D:
X Depress the brake pedal and push the
E-SELECT lever back past the first
point of resistance.
Engaging parkp ositionPautomatically
Park position is engaged automatically in the following circumstances:
R if you switch off the engine using the Start/
Stop button and open the driver's or front- passenger door.
R if you remove the SmartKey from the igni-
tion lock.
R if you open the door while traveling at low
speed in transmission position Dor R. Shifting to neutral N
X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push the E-SELECT lever forwards or back
to the first point of resistance.
i If you move the E-SELECT lever to
N
before switchin goff the engine, the trans-
mission remains in Nfor approximately
30 minutes. If you open the driver's or
front-passenger door during this period,
the transmission automatically shifts to P.
The transmission remains in Nif:
R the SmartKey is in the ignition lock and
R you use the E ‑SELECT lever to shift the
transmission to Nbefore switchin gthe
engine off
This still applies if you open the driver's or
front-passenger door.
Further information is available in the "Car
wash" section (Y page 223).
Engaging reverse gear R X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push the E-SELECT lever forward past the
first point of resistance.
Shifting to transmission position D
X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push the E-SELECT lever back past the first
point of resistance. 122
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ransmissionDriving and parking

Transmission position and driv
epro-
gram display
Display in transmission position sP,R
and N 0043
Transmission position: currentl yselect ed
transmission positio nisd isplayed in
inverted colors
0044 Driv eprogram (C/S/S+/M)
In additio ntodrive program 0044being shown
in the multifunctio ndisplay ,the currently
selecte ddrive progra misindicated in red on
the drive progra mselecto rswitch.
Display when in transmission position D 0043
Transmission position
0044 Gear
0087 Driv eprogram (C/S/S+)
If yo uhaver estricted the shift range ,the
transmission positio nand the selected shift
range ,e.g.D 3, ar eshown at position 0043.Display when in transmission position D
and manua ldriv ep rogram M 0043
Gear
0044 Driv eprogram Transmission positions
0045 Park position
Do not shift the transmission into
position
Punles sthe vehicl eissta-
tionary. The parking lock should
not be used as abrake when park-
ing .Alway sapply the electronic
parking brake in additio ntothe
parking lock in order to secur ethe
vehicle.
In the event of amalfunctio nofthe
vehicle's electronics ,the transmis-
sion ma yloc kinp osition P.
Hav ethe vehicl eelectronics
checked at aquali fied specialist
workshop ,e.g.ana uthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center, immedi-
ately. 0046 Revers
egear
Onl yshift the transmission to R
when the vehicl eisstationary. AM
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0044 Neutral
No powe
ristransmitted fro mthe
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes will allo wyou
to mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g .to
push it.
Do not shift the transmission to N
whil edriving. Th etransmission
could otherwis ebedamaged.
If ESP ®
is deactivated or faulty:
onl yshift the transmission to posi-
tion Nif the vehicl eisindangerof
skidding ,e.g.oni cy roads. 003A Drive
Th
et ransmission shifts into drive
programs (C/S/S+) automatically.
All forward gear sareavailable. Changin
ggear
Th et ransmission shifts into individual gears
automatically. This is determine dby:
R drive position D
R the selected drive progra m(C/S/ S+ )
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
R the roa dspeed
R as hift range restriction, if selected
Th es hift points primarily depend on:
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
Little throttle :early upshifts; high throttle:
late upshifts
R the drivin gdynamics
Ad ynamic drivin gstyle with high longitudi-
nal and latera lacceleratio ndelays the shift
points to highe rengine speeds. Driving tips
Double-clutc hfunction When shifting down, the double-clutch func-
tio
nisa ctive regardles softhe currently
selected drive program. Th edouble- clutch functio
nreduce sthe load change reactio non
the drive axle. Th esound generated by the
double-clutch functio nand its characteristics
depend on the drive progra mselect ed.
Kickdown i
Kickdown is not availabl
einmanualdrive
program M.
Use kickdow nfor maximum acceleration.
X In the automatic drive programs, depress
the accelerator peda lbeyond the pressure
point.
Depending on the selected drive program,
the transmission shifts to the lowest gear
permissibl etogiveo ptima lacceleration. Drive program selector
With the drive progra mselect or switch ,you
can choose fro marange of different trans-
mission configurations or select the RACE
STAR Tdrive mode. Drive pro-
gram Characteristic
C
Controlled
Efficiency Comfort-oriented
,opti-
mum-economy engine
and transmission settings S
Sport Sporty engine and trans-
mission settings
S+
SportPlus Extremel
ysporty engine
and transmission settings 124
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GS PEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed spor ts transmissionDriving andparking

Activating RACE START
X
Depress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn th edrivep rogram selector switch
clockwise (Y page 124) until the RSindi-
cator on th eswitch lights up in red.
The multifunction display shows th emes-
sage RACES TART
RAC ES TART Confirm: Paddle
Confirm: Paddle
UP
UP Cancel :Paddle DOWN
Cancel :Paddle DOWN.
i If th
econditi onsfor activation are no tful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACE
RACE
START
START Not
NotPossible
Possible message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X To cancel: pull theleft-han dsteering wheel
paddle shifte r(DO WN )(Ypage 125).
The multifunction display shows the RACE
RACE
START Canceled
START Canceled message.
X To confirm: pull theright-hand steering
whee lpaddle shifte r(UP) (Y page 125).
The RACES TART Available Depress
RAC ES TART Available Depress
gas pedal
gas pedal message appear sinthemulti-
function display.
i If you do no
tdepress th eaccelerator
pedal within afew seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the RACES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled message.
X Full ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engin espee disi ncreased.
The RACES TART Releas ebrake to
RAC ES TART Releas ebrake to
start
start message appear sinthemultifunc-
tion display.
i If you do no
trelease th ebrak epedal
within afew seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The multifunction display shows the
RAC ES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled message.
X Tak eyour foo toff th ebrak epedal while
keepin gthe accelerato rpedal fully
depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The RACE RACE START
START Active
Active message appears
in th emultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicle
reaches aspee dofa pproximately 30 mph (50 km/h). Drive program
S+is activated.
SPORT handlin gmoder emain sswitched on.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release th eaccelerato rpedal during
RACE START or if any of th eactivation condi-
tion sare no longer fulfilled .The RACE RACE START
START
Not Possible
Not Possible orRAC ES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled
message appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play.
i If RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available
again after th evehicl ehas been driven a
certain distance. Automati
cdrive program
Drive program Cis characterized by th efol-
lowing:
R comfort-oriented engin eand transmission
settings
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
th et ransmission shifting up sooner
R thev ehicl epullin gaway mor egentl yin
forward and revers egears, unless the
accelerato rpedal is depressed fully
R increased sensitivity. This improve sdriving
stabilit yonslippery road surfaces, for
example
R thet ransmission shifting up sooner; This
result sinthevehicl ebeingd riven at lower
engin espeeds and th ewheels bein gless
likely to spin
Drive programs Sand S+are characterized by
th ef ollowing:
R sport yenginea nd transmission settings
R thet ransmission shifting up later and shift-
ing down dynamically
R as aresult of th elater transmission
upshifts, th efuel consumption may be
higher
R ifap eriod of dynamic driving is followed by
an extended phas ewithac onstant accel-
erator pedal position ,the vehicl eshifts up 126
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Problems with fuel and the fuel tank
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle. G
Risk of explosion or fire
The fuel line or the fuel tank is defective.
X Set the Start/Stop button to key position 0immediately.
X Do not restart the engine under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The fuel filler flap can-
not be opened. The fuel filler flap is not unlocked.
or
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
X Unlock the vehicle (Y page 68).
or X Unlock the vehicle using the mechanical key (Y page 70).The fuel filler flap is unlocked, but the opening mechanism is jam-
med.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is arisk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi- cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields. G
WARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi- cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
R release the parking brake.
R shift the automatic transmission out of the
parking position P.
R start the engine. In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is
arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
! If the engine speed is too high or if the
vehicle is rolling, do not shift the transmis-
sion directly from Dto R,f rom Rto Dor
directly to P.
Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion. At low speeds in trans-
mission position Dor R,p ark position Pis
otherwise engaged automatically.
The transmission could be damaged.
! Always secure the vehicle correctly
against rolling away.O therwise, the vehicle
or its drivetrain could be damaged. Parking
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To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
R the electric parking brake must be applied.
R the transmission must be in position P.
R the SmartKey must be in position 0in the
ignition lock and then removed from the
ignition lock, or the Start/Stop button must be pressed.
R on uphill or downhill gradients, the front
wheels must be turned towards the curb.
R the empty vehicle must be secured at the
fronta xle with awheel chock or similar, for
example, on uphill or downhill gradients.
R aladen vehicle must also be secured at the
rear axle with awheel chock or similar, for
example, on uphill or downhill gradients. Switching off the engine
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When the engine is switched off, the trans-
mission shifts into neutral position N.The
vehicle may roll away.T here isarisk of an
accident.
After switchin goff the engine, alway sswitch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
! Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion .Atlow speeds in trans-
mission position Dor R,p ark position Pis
otherwise engaged automatically. This can damage the transmission.
i Observe the display messages in the
instrument cluster (Y page 162).
AMG SPEEDSHIF TDCT 7-speed sports
transmission X
Shift the transmission to Pwith the button
in the center console. Using the Start/Stop button
X Press the Start/Stop button (Y page 119).
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster go out.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
i The engine can be turned off while the
vehicle is in motion by pressing and holding the Start/Stop button for about three sec-
onds.
i If you switch the engine off with the trans-
mission in position Ror D,t he transmission
automatically shifts to N.
If you move the E-SELECT lever to Nbefore
switchin goff the engine, the transmission
remains in Nfor approximately 30 minutes.
If you open the driver's or front-passenger
door during this period, the transmission
automatically shifts to P.
Using the SmartKey ! Do not remove the SmartKey while the
vehicle is in motion .Otherwise, at low
speeds, parking lock Pwill be activated
automatically.
Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion .Atlow speeds, trans-
mission position Pis engaged automati-
cally.
This could cause damage to the transmis-
sion and the parking lock.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the igni-
tion lock and remove it.
The parking lock is activated.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
i If you move the E-SELECT lever to
N
before switchin goff the engine, the trans-
mission remains in Nfor approximately
30 minutes. If you open the driver's or
front-passenger door during this period,
the transmission automatically shifts to P.132
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