2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE warning

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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R Model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 369
Display messages ...................................... .369
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... .411 Index
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Contents

Instrument display8
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
16 3
2 #! Turn signal lights →
94
3 Multifunction display →
167
4 R Rear fog light →
94
5 K High beam →
94
L Low beam →
93
T Standing lights →
93
6 Rear wing →
15 0
7 Rev counter →
16 3
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold →
420
9 Coolant temp erature display →
16 3
A L Distance warning →
419
B ü Seat belt not fastened →
41 8
C h Tyre pressure monitor →
423
D Ð Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunctioning →
425 E
! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
413
F ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
413
G 6 Restra int sy stem →
28
H J Brakes (red) →
413
I 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
420
J Fuel le vel display
K à AMG RIDE CONTROL →
419
L J Brakes (yell ow) →
413
M # Electrical fault →
420
N ; Engine diagnosis →
420
O ±M ESP SPORT →
413
P ! ABS malfunctioning →
413
Q å ESP®
OFF →
413 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 9

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
23
2 Safetyve sts →
318
3 Haza rdwa rning lights →
95
4 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
259
5 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
360
6 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
331
7 Starting assis tance →
329 8
Flat tyre →
319
9 Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
12 0
A Fire extinguisher →
319
B Warning triangle
C TIREFIT kit →
321
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
319 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 15

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select a menu item.
In addition, you can also call up the Owner's
Manual within a main function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on media).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes the func‐
tion and operation of theve hicle and the multi‐
media sy stem.
Fo r saf etyre asons, the Digital Owner's Manual is
deactivated while driving. The Digital Owner's Manual conta
insthefo llow‐
ing menu items:
R Search: allo wsyouto sear chprecisely for
ke ywords.
R Quick start: pr ovides you with important
information so that you can start using your
ve hicle immediately.
R Tips: pr ovides tips on how touse your vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages : provides you with fur ther informa‐
tion about the messages in the instrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks : provides you with a list of all the
bookmar ksyou ha vestored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of the Digital Owner's Manual,
such as warnings, can be made visible byhigh‐
lighting and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-Benz Guides App in all common
app stores. 16
Digital Owner's Manual

Alw
ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (/ page 359) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase ag reement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requiredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required
re pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification of electronic components, their
software or wiring could impair their function
and/or the function of other networ ked com‐
ponent parts. In particular, sy stems releva nt
to saf ety could also be af fected. As a
result, these may no longer function
proper lyand/or jeopardise the operating
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
You should ha veall workon electrical
and electronic components car ried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating pe rmit is rende red in valid.
Obser vethe "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. General no
tes19

&
WARNING Risk of accident due tocon‐
necting devices tothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo u connect equipment toa diagnostics
connection in theve hicle, it may af fect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As a result, the operating saf ety of theve hi‐
cle could be af fected. #
Only connect equipment toa diagnos‐
tics connection in theve hicle which is
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysfit th efloor mats securely and
as prescribed in order toensure that
th ere is alw ays suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. *
NO
TEBattery discharging from using
devices connected tothe diagnostics
connection Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. #
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. #
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the
batter y,e.g. bydriving a considerable
dis tance. Connecting equipment
tothe diagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, forex ample. This may lead
to theve hicle failing tomeet therequ irements of
th e next emissions inspection during the main
inspection. Qualified specialist
workshop
A qu alified specialist workshop has the neces‐
sary special skills, tools and qualifications to
cor rectly car ryout any necessary workon your
ve hicle. This particularly applies tosaf ety-re le‐
va nt wo rks.
Alw ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a qualified specialist workshop:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallations and
con versions
R workon electronic components
Mercedes‑AMG recommends a Mercedes‑Benz
service centre. Ve
hicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its service centres to
car ryout tech nical inspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf ety of theve hicle is
impr oved as a result of the inspection. 22
General no tes