2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Cornering, going into and coming out of a
bend
The ability of Distance Pilot DISTRONIC to
detect vehicles when cornering is limited. Your
vehicle may brake unexpectedly or late.
Vehicles traveling on a different line
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC may not detect vehi-
cles which are not driving in the middle of their
lane. The distance to the vehicle in front will be
too short.
Other vehicles changing lanes
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not detected the
vehicle cutting in yet. The distance to this vehi-
cle will be too short.
Narrow vehicles
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not yet detected
the vehicle in front on the edge of the road
because of its narrow width. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short.
Obstructions and stationary vehicles
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC does not brake for
obstacles or stationary vehicles. If, for example,
the detected vehicle turns a corner and an
obstacle or stationary vehicle is then revealed,
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC will not brake for
them.
Crossing vehicles
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Distance Pilot DISTRONIC may mistakenly
detect vehicles that are crossing your lane. Acti-
vating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC at, for exam-
ple, a traffic light with crossing traffic, could
cause your vehicle to pull away at the wrong
time.
HOLD
General notes
The HOLD function can assist the driver in the
following situations:
Rwhen pulling away, especially on steep slopes
Rwhen maneuvering on steep slopes
Rwhen waiting in traffic
The vehicle is kept stationary without the driver having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is canceled and the HOLD
function deactivated when you depress the
accelerator pedal to pull away.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If the vehicle is only braked using the HOLD
function, the vehicle may roll away in the fol-
lowing situations when you leave the vehicle:
Rif there is a malfunction in the system or in the voltage supply
Rif the HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. by a vehicle occupant
Rif the electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with or the battery is disconnected
There is a risk of an accident.
Always deactivate the HOLD function and
secure the vehicle against rolling away before
you leave it.
!When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC or the
HOLD function is activated, the vehicle
brakes automatically in certain situations. To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and the HOLD
function in the following or similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
Deactivate the HOLD function (
Ypage 145).
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if all of the
following conditions are fulfilled:
Rthe vehicle is stationary.
Rthe engine is running or if it has been auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function.
Rthe driver's door is closed or your seat belt is
fastened.
Rthe electric parking brake is released.
Rthe transmission is in position h,kori.
Activating the HOLD function
XMake sure that the activation conditions are
met.
XDepress the brake pedal.
XQuickly depress the brake pedal further until
HOLD: appears in the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
iIf depressing the brake pedal the first time
does not activate the HOLD function, wait
briefly and then try again.
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Deactivating theHOL Dfunction
The HOLD function is deactivated if:
Ryou depress th eaccelerator and th etrans -
missio nis in position hork
Ryou shift th etransmissio nto position j
Ryou apply th ebrake sagain wit h acertain
amount of pressure until th eHOL Ddisplay dis -
appears from th emultifunction display
Ryou secure th evehicle usin gth eelectric park-
in g brake
iAfte r atime, th eelectric parking brake
secure sth evehicle and relieves th eservic e
brake .
The electric parking brake secure sth evehicle
automatically if th eHOLD function is activated
when th evehicle is stationary and :
Rthedriver's seat belt is no tfastene dand th e
driver's doo ris ope n
Rtheengin eis switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched of fby th eEC Ostart/sto p
function
Ra syste mmalfunction occur s
Rthepowe rsupply is no tsufficien t
If th eelectric parking brake is no toperational, a
hor nwill soun dat regular intervals. The HOLD
function mus tthen be deactivated.
If amalfunction occurs, th etransmissio nmay
also be shifted to position jautomatically.
The Brake Immediately
messag emay also
appear in th emultifunction display.
XImmediately depress th ebrake firmly until th e
warnin gmessag ein th emultifunction display
goe sout .
The HOLD function is deactivated. If you turn of f
th eengine, take of fyour seat belt or ope nth e
driver's doo rwhen th eHOLD function is activa-
ted, ahor nwill soun dat regular intervals. The
soundin gof th ehor nalerts you to th efac tthat
th eHOLD function is still activated. If you
attempt to loc kth evehicle, th etone becomes
louder. The vehicle canno tbe locke duntil you
hav edeactivated th eHOLD function .
iAfterswitchin gof fth eengine, it can only be
started again once you hav edeactivated th e
HOLD function .
RACE START
Important safet ynotes
iRAC ESTART mus tno tbe used on normal
roads. RAC ESTART mus tonly be activated
and used on dedicated road circuits, outsid e
of publi croad use.
RAC ESTART enable soptimal acceleration from
a standin gstart .Fo rthis, asuitably high-grip
road surfac eis require dand th evehicle and tires
mus tbe in goo dworking order .
GWARNING
If you use RAC ESTART ,individual tires may
start to spi nand th evehicle could skid.
Dependin gon th eselecte dES P
®mode, there
is an increase dris kof skidding and havin gan
accident. Mak esur ethat no persons, animals
or obstacles are within range of th evehicle.
iObserv eth esafet ynote son drivin gsafet y
systems (Ypage 58).
Be sur eto rea dth esafet ynote sand informa-
tion on ES P
®(Ypage 62).
iObserveth especific servic erequirements
fo rracetrac kmode operation (Ypage 240).
Activation conditions
You can activateRAC ESTART under th efollow -
in g conditions:
Rth edoors are close d
Rtheengin eis running and th eengin eand
transmissio nare at operatin gtemperature .
Thi sis th ecas ewhen th eoil temperature dis -
play in th emultifunction display is shown in
whit e (
Ypage 170).
RESP®is functionin gcorrectl y (Ypage 62 )
Rthesteerin gwhee lis in th estraight-ahead
position
Rth evehicle is stationary and th ebrake peda lis
depressed sufficientl y(lef tfoot )
Rthetransmissio nis in position h
Rdrive program S,S+ orRAC Eis selecte d
(Ypage 116).
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Activating RACE START (AMGGTS)
iWhen manual mod e (Ypage 123) is active ,
th etransmission automatically shifts up in
th eRACE START drive program .This function
support smaximum acceleration wit hRACE
START .Afte rgoin gthroug han accelerating
process once from astationary position ,this
function is automatically deactivated.
XDepress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoo t
and keep it depressed.
XPull and hold bot hsteering whee lpaddl eshift-
ers .
The RACESTART Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel :Paddle DOW Nmessage appear sin
th emultifunction display.
XReleas ebot hsteering whee lpaddl eshifters.
iIf th eactivation condition sare no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACE
START Not Possible See Operator' sManualmessage appearson th emultifunc-
tion display.
XTo cancel: pull theleft-han dsteering whee l
paddl eshifte r (Ypage 121).
or
XTo confirm: pull theright-hand steering
whee lpaddl eshifte r (Ypage 121).
The RACESTARTAvailableDepres sgaspedal.message appear son th emultifunc-
tion display.
iIf you do no tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
within afew seconds, RACE START is can -
celed. The RACESTART Canceled
message
appear son th emultifunction display.
XFull ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal .
The engin espee dis increased.
The RACE
STARTReleas ebraketostartmessage appear sin th emultifunction display.
iIf you do no trelease th ebrak epedal within
a short time, RACE START will be canceled.
The RACESTART Canceled
message
appear son th emultifunction display.
XTak eyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep th e
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum acceler -
ation .
The RACE
STARTActivemessage appear sin
th emultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicl e
reaches aspee dof approximately 30 mph (Can -
ada: 50 km/h). RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release th
eaccelerato rpedal during RACE
START or if any of th eactivation condition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RACESTART Not Pos ‐
sible See Operator' sManualor RAC ESTART Canceledmessage appear sin th emul-
tifunction display.
iIf RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available again
after th evehicl ehas been driven acertain
distance.
Activating RACE START (AMG GTC)
iWhen manual mod e (Ypage 123) is active ,
th etransmission automatically shifts up in
th eRACE START drive program .This function
support smaximum acceleration wit hRACE
START .Afte rgoin gthroug han accelerating
process once from astationary position ,this
function is automatically deactivated.
XDepress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoo t
and keep it depressed.
XFull ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal .
The engin espee dis increased.
The RACE
STARTReleas ebraketostartmessage appear sin th emultifunction display.
XTo adjust RACE START :pull th eleft-han dor
right-hand steering whee lpaddl eshifter.
Rleft-han dpaddl eshifter: to reduce engin e
spee d
Rright-hand paddl eshifter: to increas e
engin espee d
The engin espee dis adjusted.
The segments in th emultifunction display
flicke rrapidly.
iIf you do no trelease th ebrak epedal within
a short time, RACE START will be canceled.
The RACESTART Canceled
message
appear son th emultifunction display.
XTak eyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep th e
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum acceler -
ation .
The RACE
STARTActivemessage appear sin
th emultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicl e
reaches aspee dof approximately 30 mph (Can -
ada: 50 km/h).
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal during RACE
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START or if any of the activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled. TheRACE START Not Pos‐
sible See Operator's ManualorRACESTART Canceledmessage appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
iIf RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available again
after the vehicle has been driven a certain
distance.
AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-
tem
General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g. sporty
Rthe road surface condition, e.g. bumps
Ryour individual selection of Sport, Sport+ or
Comfort
Each time you start the engine with the Smart-
Key or the Start/Stop button, Comfort mode is
activated. Further information about starting
the engine (
Ypage 111).
Adjusting the suspension settings
:Adjusts AMG adaptive sport suspension sys-
tem
;Right indicator lamp
=Left indicator lamp
The suspension setting is adjusted using but-
ton :on the center console.
iThe suspension setting can also be adjusted
using the DYNAMIC SELECT controller
(
Ypage 116).
Setting "Sport" mode
XPress button :repeatedly until left indicator
lamp =lights up.
You have selected Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension System SPORT
mes-
sage appears on the multifunction display.
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
Sport mode ensures even better contact with
the road. Select this mode when employing a
sporty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads.
Setting "Sport +" mode
XPress button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps ;and =light up.
You have selected Sport + mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORT +mes-
sage appears on the multifunction display.
The very firm setting of the suspension setting in
Sport + mode ensures the best possible contact
with the road. Select this mode only when driv-
ing on race circuits.
Setting "Comfort" mode
XPress button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps ;and =go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemCOMFORTmes-
sage appears on the multifunction display.
In Comfort mode, the driving characteristics of
your vehicle are more comfortable. Select this
mode if you prefer a more comfortable driving
style, but also when driving at speed on straight
roads, e. g. highways.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking aid with ultrasound. It monitors the area around your vehicle using six sensors in the
front bumper and four sensors in the rear
bumper. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC shows you
the distance between your vehicle and a detec-
ted obstacle visually and audibly.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not a replacement for your attention to your
immediate surroundings. You are always
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responsible for safe maneuvering, parking and
exiting a parking space. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects etc., in the
maneuvering area while maneuvering and park-
ing or exiting parking spaces.
!When parking, pay particular attention to
objects above or below the sensors, such as
flower pots or trailer drawbars. Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC does not detect such objects
when they are in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. You could damage the vehicle or the
objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and other
objects that absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic car
wash, the compressed-air brakes of a truck or
a pneumatic drill could cause Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC to malfunction.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC may not function
correctly on uneven terrain.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated auto-
matically when you:
Rswitch on the ignition
Rshift the transmission to position h,kor
i
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated at
speeds above approx. 11 mph (18 km/h). It is
reactivated at lower speeds.
Range of the sensors
General notes
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC does not take into
account obstacles located:
Rbelow the detection range, e.g. people, ani-
mals or objects.
Rabove the detection range, e.g. overhanging
loads, truck overhangs or loading ramps.
:Sensors in the front bumper, left-hand side
(example)
The sensors must be free from dirt, ice or slush.
They can otherwise not function correctly. Clean
the sensors regularly, taking care not to scratch
or damage them (
Ypage 245).
Range
:Approx. 24 in (approx. 60 cm) (corners)
;Approx. 32 in (approx. 80 cm) (corners)
=Approx. 48 in (approx. 120 cm) (center)
?Approx. 40 in (approx. 100 cm) (center)
Minimum distance
CenterApprox. 8 in (approx. 20 cm)
CornersApprox. 6 in (approx. 15 cm)
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If there is an obstacle within this range, the rel-
evant warning displays light up and a warning
tone sounds. If the distance falls below the min-
imum, the distance may no longer be shown.
Warning displays
:Segments on the left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
;Segments on the right-hand side of the vehi-
cle
=Segments showing operational readiness
The warning displays show the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is in the instru-
ment cluster. The warning display for the rear
area is located on the cover behind the seats in
the rear compartment.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational if
operational readiness indicator =lights up.
The selected transmission position and the
direction in which the vehicle is rolling deter-
mine which warning display is active when the
engine is running.
Transmission posi-
tionWarning display
hFront area activated
k, ior the vehicle
is rolling backwardsRear and front areas
activated
jNo areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches a detected obstacle, depending on
the vehicle's distance from the obstacle:
From the:
Rsixth segment onwards, you will hear an inter-
mittent warning tone for approximately two
seconds.
Rseventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reached the minimum distance.
Deactivating or activating Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
:Indicator lamp
;Deactivates or activates Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp :lights up, Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
iParking Assist PARKTRONIC is automati-
cally activated when you set the Start/Stop
button to key position 2.
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Problems with Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Only the red segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
displays are lit. You also
hear a warning tone for
approximately two sec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the indi-
cator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up.Parking Assist PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has been deacti-
vated.
XIf problems persist, have Parking Assist PARKTRONIC checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Only the red segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
displays are lit. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated.The Parking Assist PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is inter-
ference.
XClean the Parking Assist PARKTRONIC sensors (Ypage 245).
XSwitch the ignition back on.
The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
XCheck to see if Parking Assist PARKTRONIC works at a different
location.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera :is located in the rear
bumper, underneath the trunk lid.
Rear view camera :is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
iThe text shown in the multimedia system
display depends on the language setting. The
following are examples of rear view camera
messages in the multimedia system display.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. Make sure
that there are no persons, animals or objects
etc., in the maneuvering area while maneuvering
and parking in parking spaces.
The rear view camera will not function or will
function only to a limited extent if:
Rin heavy rain, snow or fog
Rat night or in very dark places
Rif the camera is exposed to very bright light
Rif the area is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
Rif there is a sudden change in temperature,
e.g. when driving into a heated garage in win- ter
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