2016 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT S dynamic plus

DYNAMIC SELECT controller
General information
Selectth edrive program usin gth eDYNAMI C
SELECT controller .
Available drive programs:
C ComfortComfort-oriented, optimum -
econom yengin eand trans -
missio nsetting s
SSpor tSporty engin eand transmis -
sio nsetting s
S+SportPlusEspecially sport yengin eand
transmissio nsetting s
RaceMaximum sportiness and
engineand transmissio n
setting ssuitable fo rth e
racetrac k
IIndividualIndividual setting s
Dependingon th edrive program selecte dth e
followin gvehicle characteristics will change:
Rth edrive (engin emanagement)
Rth etransmissio nmanagemen t
RESP®(Ypage 55)
Rthesuspensio n (Ypage 138)
Rtheposition of th eexhaus tfla p
(Ypage 106)
Rth eavailabilit yof th eEC Ostart/sto pfunction
(Ypage 105)
Rth eavailabilit yof glidin gmode
(Ypage 112)
Further information fo rautomatic drive program
characteristics (
Ypage 113).
Additionally, in drive program Iyou can config-
ure th erespective vehicle characteristics usin g
th emultimedia system. You can fin dinforma-
tion about this in th eDigital Operator's Manual.
Each time you start th eengin ewit hth eSmart -
Key or th eStart/Sto pbutton, drive program Cis
activated. Fo rfurther information about startin g
th eengine, see (
Ypage 103).
Selecting th edrive program
XTur nDYNAMI CSELECT controller :until th e
desire ddrive program is selected.
The selecte ddrive program appears in th e
multifunction display. Afte rfiv eseconds th e
display goe sout and th estatus icon of th e
selecte ddrive program appears .
The drive program indicator on DYNAMI C
SELECT controller :lights up in red .
In addition ,th ecurren tdrive program setting s
are displaye din th emultimedia system dis -
play.
Additiona lsettings
:Manual mode (Ypage 115)
;ECOstart/sto pfunction (Ypage 105)
=Position of th eexhaus tflap (Ypage 106)
?Suspensio n (Ypage 138)
AESP®(Ypage 55 )
Whe nyou press buttons :-A thecorre-
spondin gsetting is selected. The DYNAMI C
SELECT controller setting is overwritten.
These setting swill also be maintained fo rman -
ual mode and ES P
®if you switch to drive pro -
108DYNAMIC SELECT controller
Driving and parking

XPress M button:.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. The letter M
appears in the multifunction display. Manual
mode Mis activated.
Further information on manual mode M
(
Ypage 115).
In addition to manual mode M, you can also
activate temporary manual drive program
(
Ypage 114).
M ManualPermanent manual gear-
shifting
Each time you start the engine using the Smart-
Key or the Start/Stop button, drive program Cis
activated. For further information about starting
the engine, see (
Ypage 103).
Steering wheel paddle shifters
Using steering wheel paddle shifters :and ;
you can:
Ractivate the temporary manual drive program
and change gear yourself in automatic drive
programs (
Ypage 114)
Rchange gear yourself in manual mode M
(Ypage 115)
Ractivate RACE START (Ypage 138)
Automatic drive program
Drive program C (Comfort)
Drive program Cis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rthe vehicle delivers comfortable, economical
handling characteristics.
Rthe vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
Rthe vehicle having improved driving stability,
for example on slippery road surfaces.
Roptimal fuel consumption resulting from the
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicle is driven in the low engine speed
range and the wheels are less likely to spin.
Rgliding mode is available.
Rthe ECO start/stop function is available.
Drive program S (Sport)
Drive program Sis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rthe vehicle exhibits sporty driving character-
istics.
Rthe automatic transmission shifting up later.
the fuel consumption possibly being higher as
a result of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
Rthe suspension exhibits stiff springing and
damping settings.
Rgliding mode is not available.
Rthe ECO start/stop function is not available.
Rif a period of dynamic driving is followed by an
extended phase with a constant accelerator
pedal position, the vehicle shifts up to a
higher gear. This optimizes fuel consumption.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)
Drive program S+is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
Rthe vehicle exhibits particularly sporty driving
characteristics.
Rthe automatic transmission shifting up later.
the fuel consumption possibly being higher as
a result of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
Rthe suspension exhibits particularly hard
springing and damping settings.
AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission113
Driving and parking
Z

XIf you want to pull away with DISTRONIC
PLUS:remove your foot from the brake pedal.
XBriefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you:.
or
XAccelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to the set speed.
iThe vehicle can also pull away when it is
facing an unidentified obstacle or is driving on
a different line from another vehicle. The vehi-
cle then brakes automatically. There is a risk
of an accident. Be ready to brake at all times.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC PLUS
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in
front has slowed down, it brakes your vehicle. In
this way, the distance you have selected is main-
tained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerated up to
the speed you have stored.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports a sporty driving style
when you have selected the Sor S+ drive pro-
gram (see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
Acceleration behind the vehicle in front or to the set speed is then noticeably more dynamic.
When you select the Cdrive program, th e v
ehi-
cle accelerates more gently. This setting is rec-
ommended in stop-and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you change to the passing lane, DISTRONIC
PLUS supports you when:
Ryou are driving faster than 45 mph (70 km/h)
Ryou switch on th eappropriat etur nsignal
RDISTRONI CPLU Sdoes no tdetec t adanger of
collision
If these condition sare fulfilled ,your vehicl eis
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted if
changin glanes takes to olon gor if th edistanc e
between your vehicl eand th evehicl ein fron t
become sto osmall.
iWhe nyou chang elanes, DISTRONI CPLU S
monitors th elef tlan eon left-hand-drive vehi- cle
sor th eright lan eon right-hand-driv evehi-
cles.
Stopping
GWARNIN G
Whe nleavin gth evehicle, eve nif it is braked
only by DISTRONI CPLUS, it could rol laway if:
Rthere is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th evoltag esupply.
RDISTRONI CPLU Shas been deactivated
wit hth ecruise control lever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside th evehicle.
Rth eelectrica lsystem in th eengin ecom-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses hav e
been tampered with.
Rth ebattery is disconnected.
Rth eaccelerato rpedal has been depressed,
e.g. by avehicl eoccupant .
There is aris kof an accident.
If you wish to exit th evehicle, always tur noff
DISTRONI CPLU Sand secure th evehicl e
against rollin gaway.
Fo rfurther information on deactivatin g
DISTRONI CPLU S (
Ypage 133).
If DISTRONI CPLU Sdetects that th evehicl ein
fron tis stopping ,it brakes your vehicl euntil it is
stationary.
Once your vehicl eis stationary, it remain ssta-
tionary and you do no tneed to depress th e
brake.
iAfte r atime, th eelectric parkin gbrak e
secures th evehicl eand relieves th eservic e
brake.
iDependin gon th especified minimum dis-
tance ,your vehicl ewill come to astandstill at
a sufficien tdistanc ebehi nd th
eve
hicl ein
front. The specified minimum distanc eis set
usin gth econtrol on th ecruise control lever.
The electric parkin gbrak esecures th evehicl e
automatically if DISTRONI CPLU Sis activated
when th evehicl eis stationary and :
Rthedriver's seat belt is no tfastene dand th e
driver's doo ris open .
Rtheengin eis switched off ,unless it is auto-
matically switched off by th eECO start/sto p
function .
132Driving systems
Driving and parking