2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER Owners Manual

R
The jack must be placed on a firm ,fl at and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use a lar ge,
fl at, load-bearing, non-slip unde rlay.
R The foot ofthe jack must be positioned verti‐
cally under the jack support point. Ru
les of conduct when theve hicle is raised:
R Never place your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Never lie under theve hicle.
R Do not start the engine and do not release
th e electric parking brake.
R Do not open or close any doors or theta il‐
gate. #
Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
bolts on the wheel you wish tochange by
about one full turn. Do not unscr ewthe bolts
comple tely. The jack support point is in
the cent rebetween
th e front and rear wheel ar ches (ar row). Before positioning
the jac k,you must remo ve
th e co verfo rth e jack support point. #
Toremo ve:pull the co ver down until the lugs
are released from the holder. #
Foldthe co veraw ay in a forw ard direction. #
Tofit: fold the co verto wa rdsth e body. #
Pull the co ver down and push it in until the
lugs engage. 358
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WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of the jack
If yo u do not position the jack cor rectly at
th e appropriate jacking point of theve hicle,
th e jack could tip with theve hicle raised. #
Only position the jack at the appropri‐
ate jacking point of theve hicle. The
base of the jack must be positioned
ve rtically under the jacking point of the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damage from the jack If
yo u do not position the jack cor rectly at
th e appropriate jack support point of the
ve hicle, the jack could tip over with theve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jack is designed exclusively for
jacking up theve hicle at the jack sup‐
port points. #
Take thera tchet out of the tyre-change tool
kit and place it on the he xagon nut of the
jack so that the letters "AUF" are visible. #
Position jack 2at jack support point 1. #
Turn crank 3clockwise until jack 2sits
compl etely on jack support point 1and the
base of the jack lies evenly on the ground. #
Turn crank 3until the tyre is raised a maxi‐
mum of 3 cm from the ground. #
Loosen and remo vethe wheel (/ page 359). Re
moving a wheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page 357).
Ve hicles with AMG cera mic high-perform‐
ance composite braking sy stem:
* NO
TEDama getothe ceramic-brake disc
when changing a wheel Mercedes
-AMG vehicles with cera mic-
brake discs: during remo val and reposition‐
ing of the wheel, the wheel rim can strike the
ceramic-brake disk and damage it. #
Take particular care. #
Ask ano ther person for assi stance or
use a second centring pin. When
changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
le ve l of com fort when braking. Wheels and tyres
359

*
NO
TEDama getothre ading from dirt on
wheel bolts #
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on
a dirty sur face. #
Unscr ew the uppermost wheel bolt com‐
ple tely. #
Screw centring pin 1into theth re ad
ins tead of the wheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maining wheel bolts fully. #
Remo vethe wheel. #
Fitthe new wheel (/ page 360). Fi
tting a new wheel Re
quirements:
R The wheel is remo ved (/ page 359). &
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause the wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As a result, you could lose a wheel while driv‐
ing. #
Never oil or grease theth re ads. #
Intheeve nt of dama getotheth re ads,
con tact a qualified specialist workshop
immediatel y. #
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do not continue driving. #
Obser vethe information on thech oice of
tyres (/ page 352). Fo
r tyres with a specified direction of rotation,
an ar row on the side wall of the tyre indicates
th e cor rect di rection of rotation. Obse rvethe
direction of rotation when fitting. #
Slide the wheel tobe mounted onto the cen‐
tring pin and push it on. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If yo u tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is raised, the jack could tip. #
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is on the ground. #
Be sure toobser vethe instructions and
saf ety no tes on "Changing a wheel"
(/ page 352). #
For saf etyre asons, on lyuse wheel bolts
which ha vebeen appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz and forth e wheel in question. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated until they are
fi nger-tight. 360
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#
Unscr ew the cent ring pin. #
Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Ifth e collapsible emer gency spa rewheel has
been fitted, infla tethe collapsible emer gency
spa rewheel (/ page 363). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/ page 361). Lo
weri ngtheve hicle af ter a wheel change Re
quirements:
R The new wheel has been fitted
(/ page 360).
* NO
TEDama getothe emer gency spa re
wheel when lo wering theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without pr eviously
inflating the emer gency collapsible spa re
wheel can damage its rim. #
Inflate the emer gency collapsible spa re
wheel using the tyre inflation compres‐
sor before lo wering theve hicle. #
Tolowe r the vehicle: turnthe crank of the
jack anti-clo ckwise until theve hicle is once
again standing firm lyon the ground. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 180 Nm. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. #
Makesure the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vethe
ve hicle. Consult a qualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethe tightening tor‐
qu ech ecked immediately. #
Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun‐
te d wheel and adjust according ly. #
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (/ page 348).
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 345) Wheels and tyres
361

Collapsible spa
rewheel Note
s onthe collapsible spa rewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel
and the wheel tobe replaced may dif fer.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel may se verely impair the driving char‐
acteristics.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapt your driving style according lyand
drive carefull y. #
Neverfit more than one emer gency
spa rewheel or spare wheel that dif fers
in size. #
Only use an emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size brie fly. #
Do not switch off ESP ®
. #
Have the emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work‐ shop. The new wheel must ha
vethe
cor rect dimensions. The collapsible spa
rewheel is only available in
cer tain countries.
The collapsible spare wheel is an emer gency
wheel which is only suitable for use for a limi ted
period of time and in a restricted manner in the
eve nt of a flat tyre (e.g. until the nearest work‐
shop).
The tyre side walls are folded when in transpo rt
mode. Before use, the collapsible spare wheel
has tobe inflated with the accompanying com‐
pressor.
Check the tyre pressure of the collapsible spare
wheel once fitted. Co rrect the pressure as nec‐
essar y.
The maximum permissible speed with a collapsi‐
ble spare wheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do not fit snow chains with the collapsible spare
wheel.
Re place the collapsible spare wheel af ter six
ye ars at the latest, rega rdless of wear. %
Ve
hicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: if a collapsible spare wheel is fitted
th e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem cann ot
function reliably. Only restart the sy stem
again when the collapsible spare wheel has
been replaced with a new wheel.
Ve hicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: for a few minutes af ter a collapsible
spare wheel is fitted, the sy stem may still
display the tyre pressure of there mo ved
wheel.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 345)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 346) Re
moving the collapsible spare wheel The collapsible spare wheel is secured in
the col‐
lapsible spare wheel bag in the load compart‐
ment. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 352). #
Open the load compartment. 362
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#
Detach thefast ening stra ps. #
Unhook there taining spring hooks of thefa s‐
te ning stra ps from the brac kets. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel bag
to ge ther with the collapsible spare wheel. #
Open the collapsible spare wheel bag and
re mo vethe collapsible spare wheel. Inflating
the collapsible spa rewheel Re
quirements:
R Mount the collapsible spare wheel as descri‐
bed. (/ page 360)
R Remo vethe tyre inflation compressor from
th estow age space under the load compart‐
ment floor. (/ page 327)
* NO
TEDama getothe collapsible spare
wheel when lo wering theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without pr eviously
inflating the collapsible spare wheel can
damage its rim. #
Inflate the collapsible spare wheel using
th e tyre inflation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverheating due tothe tyre infla‐
tion compressor running too long #
Do not runth e tyre inflation compres‐
sor for longer than ten minu tes without
inter ruption. #
Pull connec tor4 and the hose out of the
housing. #
Unscr ew the cap from theva lve on the col‐
lapsible spare wheel. #
Screw union nut 1ofthe hose onto the
va lve.
Make sure on and off switch 3ofthe tyre
inflation compressor is set to0. #
Insert plug 4into the cigar ette lighter
soc ket (/ page 95) in your vehicle. #
Switch on the po wer supp ly . #
Press on and off switch 3onthe tyre infla‐
tion compressor toI.
The tyre inflation compressor is switched on.
The tyre is inflated. The tyre pressure is
shown on manome ter2. #
Pump the tyre tothe specified tyre pressure.
The specified tyre pressure is printed on the
ye llow label of the collapsible spare wheel. #
When the specified tyre pressure has been
re ached, press on and off swit ch3 onthe
tyre inflation compressor to0. #
Ifth e tyre pressure is higher than the speci‐
fi ed pressure, press pressure release valve Wheels and tyres
363

button
5until the cor rect tyre pressure has
been reached. 364
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Note
s ontech nical data
The tech nical da tawa s de term ined in accord‐
ance with EU Directives. The data stated on ly
applies tovehicles with standard equipment. Yo u
can obtain fur ther information from a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Only for ce rtain countries: you can find vehi‐
cle-specific vehicle data in the EC-Certificate of
Conformity (CERTIFIC ATE OF CONFORMITY).
These documents are deli vered with your vehi‐
cle. On-board electronics
Note
s on tampering with the engine elec‐
tronics *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh improper
main tenance Improper maintenance may cause
vehicle
components towe ar more quickly and the
ve hicle's operating permit may be in valida‐
te d. #
Alw ays ha vewo rkon the engine elec‐
tronics and related components car ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop. Ve
hicle identification plate, VIN and engine
number
Ve hicle identification plate Example:
vehicle identification plate
1 Vehicle identification plate
2 Vehicle manufacturer
3 EUgeneral operating pe rmit number (only
fo r cer tain countries)
4 VIN (vehicle identification number)
5 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
(kg)
6 Perm issible front axle load (kg)
7 Perm issible rear axle load (kg)
8 Paint code
% The data shown in the illustration is example
data. Te
ch nical da ta365