2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE check engine light

R
steering angle
R engine speed
R engine oil/tyre temp erature
Based on the analysis you can check and opti‐
mise driving characteristics for any position on
th e trac k.
Exporting trac ksorraces (USB) #
Select All tracks.
An ove rview of all stored trac ksand races
appea rs. #
Highlight desired trac ksorraces. #
Select ÜOptions. #
Select Export.
The selected trac ksorraces can be expor ted
to a USB storage device connected tothe
ve hicle.
Editing trac ksand recordings #
Select All tracks. #
Highlight the desired trac k.#
Select Üoptions. #
Select Rename orDelete. or #
Select a trac k. #
Highlight the desired recording. #
Select Üoptions. #
Select Weather orDelete. Setting Drag
Race Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
TRACK PACE 5
Drag Race
Measuring acceleration #
Select Acceleration.
Measurement begins when theve hicle accel‐
erates. Measurement is incremental, in steps
of 50 km/h up toa maximum of 300 km/h
or up tothe set maximum speed.
Measurement can be stopped early by
selecting Stoporby stopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mile race #
Select Quarter Mile.
The time measurement runs until a mile has
been tr avelled or a pr eviously set dis tance (e.g. 1/4 mile, 1/3 mile or 1/2 mile) has
been
reached.
% The possible values for setting the end dis‐
ta nce are de term ined bythe sy stem and
cann otbe freely chosen.
Measurement can be stopped early byselecting
Stop orby stopping theve hicle.
Manual start for accele ration and quarter-
mile race #
Select Acceleration orQuarter Mile . #
Select Manual start .
Three red traf fic lights appear one af terthe
ot her. The reaction time measurement starts
when they change togreen at the same time.
The reaction time is displa yed as soon as you
drive off. If you drive off too ear ly,th e mes‐
sage Jump start. will appear and acceleration
or quarter mile measu rement will be cancel‐
led.
Measuring braking #
Select Braking . 210
Multimedia sy stem

#
Push handle 1ofthe bonn etcatch up wards
and lift the bonn etby appr oximately 40 cm. #
Toclose: lowe rth e bonn etand let it fall from
a height of appr oximately 20 cm. #
Ifth e bonn etcan still be lif ted slightl y,open
th e bonn etagain and close it with a little
more forc e until it engages cor rectly. Engine oil
Che
cking the engine oil le vel using the oil
dip stick &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
ra diator and parts of theex haust sy stem. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch co mponent parts described in
th efo llowing. The
waiting time before checking the oil le vel
when the engine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture is two minutes. #
Park theve hicle on a le vel sur face. #
Pull oil dipstick 1out and wipe off. 304
Maintenance and care

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NO
TEDamaging the battery thro ugh
ove rvoltage When using a battery
charge r without a maxi‐
mum charging voltage, the battery or the
ve hicle electronics may be damaged. #
Only use battery charge rs with a maxi‐
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga s igniting
A battery generates hydrogen gas during the
ch arging process. If there is a short circuit or
spar ksstart toform ,th ere is a danger of the
hy drogen gas igniting. #
Make sure that the positive term inal of
th e connected battery does not come
into conta ct withvehicle parts. #
Never place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y. #
When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,yo u must obse rveth e descri‐
bed order forth e battery clamps. #
When giving starting assis tance, al ways
make sure that you on lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals with identical polarity. #
During starting assis tance, you must
obse rveth e described order for con‐
necting and disconnecting the jump
lead. #
Do not connect or disconnect the bat‐
te ry cla mp s while the engine is running. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch arging process and starting assis tance
During thech arging process and starting
assis tance, the battery may release an explo‐
sive gas mixture. #
Avoid fire , naked flames, creating
spar ksand smoking. #
Make sure that there is suf ficient venti‐
lation du ring thech arging process and
during starting assis tance. #
Do not lean over a batter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from a fro‐
zen battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era‐
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assis tance or battery charg‐
ing, bat tery gas may be released. #
Alw aysth aw a frozen bat tery out first
before charging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. If
th e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
clus ter do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has fro‐
zen. In this case you may neither jump-s tart the
ve hicle nor charge the batter y.
The service life of a battery that has been
th awe d may be dramatically shor tened. The
st arting characteristics may be impaired, espe‐
cially at low temp eratures.
It is recommended that you ha veathaw ed bat‐
te ry checked at a qualified specialist workshop. 328
Breakdown assis tance

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
De tection of a restra int sy stem fault:
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6does not light up when the ignition is switched on.
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6lights up continuously or repeatedly during a journe y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stwith cross-traf fic function, Evasi veSteering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE ®
PLUS are temp orarily una vailable or only partially available.
Ve hicles without the Driving Assistance pa ckage: Active Brake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions are outside the sy stem limits . #
Drive on.
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the sy stem limits, the sy stem will become available again. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions
and restart the engine.
6
Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty (/ page 28). &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in there stra int sy stem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components may be triggered unintentionally or may
not deploy as intended during an accident. This may af fect the seat belt tensioner or airbag, forex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. 382
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Selecting a POI ....................................
216
Selecting from the map ....................... 220
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .216
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................21
Digital Owner's Manual .............................16
Digital speedome ter ................................ 171
Digital TV
see TV
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Display Care ..................................................... 316
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .198
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 167
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 16 6
Display message .................................... .369
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) ........... 369 No
tes .................................................. 369
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ................................... 387
ç - - - km/h ................................... 386
È - - - km/h ................................... 387
#12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 390
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 382
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 380
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .386
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........386
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 386
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ....411
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........410 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... .410
4 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 394
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................3 96
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 397
ÀAT TENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 385
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 384
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 41 0
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............397
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 388
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 383
ÁChange key bat teries .................. 403
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ 375
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .383 434
Index

Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 396
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .371
K Please check direction of tr avel ...... 381
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 380
RACE START cancelled ........................ 388
RACE START not possible See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 389
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 375
Ð Rear axle steering cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 404
ÐRe ar axlesteering Malfunction
Vi sit workshop .....................................4 04
Re ar spoiler control sy stem inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 405
Re ar spoiler inoperative Limit XXX
mp h..................................................... 404 hRe
ctify tyre pressure ................... 399
Re duce speed ...................................... 401
!Re lease parking brake .................373
Á Replace key ................................ .402
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 392
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 382
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................3 96
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........396
#See Owner's Manual ................... 389
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 388
Spoilers extended Caution, reduced
ground clearance ................................ 406
ÙSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 407
ÙSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......407 St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................395
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 389
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................3 90
çsuspended .................................. 386
bSwitch off lights .......................... 409
bSwitch on headla mps.................. 409
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 396
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 390
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .407
Tr action Control inoperative See
Owner's Manual .................................. 403
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 384
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 384
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 384 436
Index

Emer
gency engine start ......................... 335
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 56
Locking a door ....................................... 62
Un locking a door .................................. .62
Emer gency release
Ta ilgate .................................................. 65
Emotion Start
St arting theve hicle ............................. 108
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 13
Engine number .................................... 359
St arting (k ey) .......................................1 08
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ 108
St arting assis tance .............................. 329
Engine bonn et
Opening/closing ................................. 302
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 11 6
Engine electronics Notes .................................................. 359
Engine number ........................................3 59Engine oil
................................................. 305
Ad ditives .............................................3 63
Capacity .............................................. 364
Che cking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ............................................... 304
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 305
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .364
Quality ................................................. 364
Te mp erature (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ............................. 16 8
To pping up ...........................................3 05
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 6
On theto uchpad .................................. 197
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 264
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................ .135
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .134
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 13 2
SPORT handling mode ......................... 13 2St
atus display (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ............................. 16 8
EU general operating permit number ....359
Exterior lighting Care ..................................................... 314
Exterior lighting see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .203 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................1 94
Calling up ............................................ .194
Del eting .............................................. .195
Moving ................................................. 19 5
Overview ..............................................1 94
Re naming ............................................ 194 Index
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