2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER Owners Manual

Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ù Po we rst eering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The po wer-assis tedsteering or thesteering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.430
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V) A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 11 0
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 109
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .136
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................2 74
Setting (Blue tooth®
) ............................ 272
Setting up (business telephony) .......... 272
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .266
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 62 Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 304
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .167
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 14 0
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 147
Calling up a speed .............................. .148
Displ ays in the instrument display .......1 50
Fu nction ............................................... 147
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 48
Re quirements: .................................... .148
Selecting ............................................. 14 8
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 14 8
St oring a speed ................................... 14 8
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 14 8
Switching on/activating ...................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 47
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist Ad
aptive brake lights ..............................14 2
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 100
Switching on/off ................................. 101
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 65
Ad ditional value range
Setting display content ........................ 172
Ad diti ves.................................................. 369
Engine oil ............................................ 369
Fu el ..................................................... 369
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 306
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305 Index
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Ad
justing the bass, mid- range and
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 305
Ad justing the mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 305
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305
Ad justing the sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 306
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 305
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 304
Ae rodynamics profile .............................. 15 6
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 15 6
Re tracting/extending .......................... 15 6
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS Air inlet
see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air vents ....................................................1 11
Ad justing (front) ................................... 111
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode .............................111
Air-water duct .......................................... 314
Ke eping free ........................................3 14
Airbag ........................................................ .35
Ac tivation .............................................. 28
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....35
Ins tallation locations ............................ .35
Knee airbag ........................................... 35
Overview ............................................... 35
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Pr otection ..............................................36
Re duced pr otection ...............................37
Side impact airbag ................................ 35
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 35 Alarm
see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 02
AMG DRIVE UNIT ......................................... 15 5
St eering-wheel buttons ........................ 15 5
AMG ceramic high-per form ance com‐
posi tebrake sy stem ................................ 11 7
AMG DRIVE UNIT see AMG Performance steering wheel
AMG Performance adju stable exhaust
sy stem ...................................................... 11 9
Fu nction ............................................... 11 9
Operating ............................................. 11 9
AMG per form ance seat
Setting ................................................... 83
AMG Performance steering wheel .........155 432
Index

AMG RIDE CONTROL
Selecting the suspension setting ......... 15 8
Suspension .......................................... 157
AMG spo rtbuc ket seat
Setting ................................................... 83
AMG TRA CKPACE
Configuring .......................................... 217
Drag Race ............................................ 216
Gene ral information ............................ .214
Te lemetry display ................................ .217
Tr ack Race ........................................... 215
Android Auto ............................................ 262
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 262
Ending ................................................. 263
Information .......................................... 262
Overview ............................................. 262
Sound settings .................................... 263
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................2 63
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 59
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains Anti-theft ala
rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 65
Immobiliser ............................................ 75
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 260
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 261
Ending .................................................. 261
No tes ................................................... 261
Overview ............................................. 260
Sound settings .....................................2 61
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................2 63
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console ............................ .94
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 174ASS
YST PLUS ........................................... 307
Battery disconnection pe riods .............3 08
Displ aying the service due date ........... 307
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 307
Re gular maintenance work .................. 307
Special service requirements .............. 307
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .75
Deactivating the alarm ........................... 76
Fu nction ................................................ 75
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 77
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion .................................................. 77,78
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ............................................. 76,77
To w- aw ay protection function ................76
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 163, 16 4
Fu nction .............................................. 16 3
Setting ................................................. 16 4
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 63
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 283
Co pyrights ...........................................2 80 Index
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Information ..........................................
279
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 280
Media sear ch....................................... 286
Overview ............................................. 282
Pa use and playback function .............. .283
Selecting a track ................................. 283
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 283
Switching on media mode ...................2 80
Tr ack list .............................................. 283
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic child seat recognition .............51
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ........................... 99
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 11 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 11 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 39, 40
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .107
Au tomatic transmission
Double-clutch function ........................ 12 3
Drive program display .......................... 12 0
Drive programs .................................... 11 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 11 9
E-SELECT selector le ver ....................... 121
Engaging drive position ....................... 12 3
Engaging neutral .................................. 12 2
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 12 2
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .122
Kickdown ............................................. 12 5
Manual gear changing .......................... 124
Oil temp erature (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ............................. 174
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .124
Tr ansmission position display .............. 121
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 121Axle load
Perm issible .......................................... 365 B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .137
Battery Key ........................................................ 63
Battery see Bat tery (vehicle)
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................... 336
Charging .............................................. 335
No tes ................................................... 331
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .333
Re placing ............................................ 336
St arting assis tance .............................. 335
Belt see Seat belt
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 16 6
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .167
Fu nction .............................................. 16 6
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 66434
Index

Blue
tooth ®
............................................... 206
Information .......................................... 205
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 272
Switching on/off ................................. 206
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 273
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 291
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 292
Information .......................................... 289
Overview .............................................2 90
Sear ching for a track ........................... 292
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 291
Selecting a media pla yer ..................... 292
Boost pressure (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ................................ .174
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 370Brake
forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 14 0
Brakes ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 13 6
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 14 0
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .142
AMG ceramic high-per form ance
composite brake sy stem ......................1 17
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 137
Driving tips ........................................... 11 5
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 14 0
HOLD function .................................... .151
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. .115
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 11 4
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 14
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 14
To w- starting ........................................ .341
To wing away ........................................ 338 Tr
ansporting theve hicle ......................3 39
Wheel change ...................................... 356
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Breakdown assistance call see Mercedes me connect
Bu rm ester ®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 306
Ad justing the sound optimisation ........ 306
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 305
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .305
Calling up the sound menu .................. 305
Information .......................................... 305
Selecting the sound profile .................. 306
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 04
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 305
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 305
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 304
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .304
Calling up the sound menu .................. 304
Information .......................................... 304 Index
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Switching
the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .305
Business telephony
Setting up an Internet connection ...... .272
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................1 70C
Call list Making a call ....................................... 256
Overview ............................................. 256
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 305
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 304
Calls ..........................................................2 52
Ac cepting ............................................ 252
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 253
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .253
Declining ............................................. 252
Ending a call ........................................ 252
Incoming call during an existing call .... 253
Making ................................................ 252 Vi
ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ......................2 65
Camera see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ........................................3 14
Care .......................................................... 321
Air-water duct ...................................... 314
Car wash ..............................................3 14
Carpet ................................................ .321
Deco rative foil ...................................... 318
Displ ay................................................. 321
Exterior lighting ................................... 320
High-pressure cleaner .......................... 315
Matt finish ........................................... 317
Pa int wo rk ............................................. 317
Plastic trim .......................................... 321
Re alwo od/trim elements .................... 321
Re versing camera ................................ 320
Ro of lining ...........................................3 21
Seat belt .............................................. 321 Seat co
ver ........................................... 321
Sensors ............................................... 320
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 320
Wa shing byhand ..................................3 16
Wheels/rims ....................................... 320
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 320
Wi per blades .......................................3 20
Carpet (Care) ............................................ 321
Changing gears ........................................ 124
Manually ..............................................1 24
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................... 98
Charging Battery (vehicle) .................................. 335
Child saf ety lock
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ............................................... 209
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .50
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 50
Au tomatic recognition ........................... 51
Basic instructions .................................. 44
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 57436
Index

Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 56
No tes on risks and dangers ...................44
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 47
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 54
Secu ring on the front passenger seat ....59
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............44
Basic instructions .................................. 44
Chock ...................................................... .356
St orage location ..................................3 56
Cho ck
see Chock
CI+ module ..............................................3 03
Calling up a menu ................................ 303
CI+ module (TV) Inserting a Smart Card ........................ 303
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................. 95
Cleaning see Ca re Climate control
Activating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .109
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) ............... 11 0
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 11 0
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 111
Air di stribution settings ........................ 11 0
Air-reci rculation mode .......................... 111
Au tomatic control ................................ 11 0
Climate style function .......................... 11 0
Demi sting windo ws.............................. 111
Fr ont air vents ...................................... 111
No te .................................................... 109
Setting the climate style ......................1 10
Switching on/off ................................. 109
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............109
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 73
Climate style
Fu nction ............................................... 11 0
Setting ................................................. 11 0Cockpit
........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collapsible spare wheel .......................... 362
Inflating ............................................... 363
No tes .................................................. 362
Re moving ............................................ 362
COMAND Online see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 208
Combination switch .................................. 99
Compass .................................................. 24 3
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 274
Overview ..............................................2 74
Connectivity Setting up a hotspot via business tel‐
ephony ................................................ 205 Index
437