2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Accepting a call
If someonecall syou when you are in th eTele‐phonemenu, adisplay message appear sin th e
multifunction display.
You can accept acall at any time, eve nif you are
no tin th eTelephone
menu.
XPress th e6 buttonon th esteering whee l
to accept an incoming call .
Rejectingorending a call
You can en dor rejec t acall at any time eve nif
you are no tin th eTelephonemenu.
XPress th e~ buttonon th esteering whee l
to rejec tor en d acall.
Selecting an entry in the phonebook
XPressòon thesteering whee lto open th e
men ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eTelephonemenu.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XPress th e:, 9ora buttonto
switch to th ephone book .
XPress:or9 to select th enames on e
after th eother .
or
XTo star trapid scrolling: press and hold:
or 9 for longer than on esecond.
The names in th ephone book are displayed
quickl yon eafter th eother .
If you press and hold th e: or9 button
for longer than fiv eseconds, th enam e
appear swit hth enext or previous lette rinitial
lette rin th ealphabet .
Rapid scrollin gstops when you release th e
butto nor reac hth een dof th elist .
XIf only one telephone number is store dfor
a name: press th e6 ora buttonto
start dialing.
or
XIf there is mor ethan one number for a
particular name: press the6 ora
butto nto display th enumbers.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto select th e
number you want to dial.
XPress th e6 ora buttonto start dialing. or
XTo exit th
ephone book :press th e~ or
% button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves th elast names or
number sdialed in th eredial memory.
XPress òon thesteering whee lto open th e
men ulist .
XPress :or9 on thesteering whee lto
select th eTelephonemenu.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteering
wheel.
XPress th e6 buttonto switch to th eredial
memory.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto select th e
desired nam eor number .
XPress the6 ora buttonto start dialing.
or
XTo exit th eredial memory :press th e~
or % button.
Assistance graphic menu
XUseò on thesteering whee lto call up th e
list of menus.
XPress th e: or9 buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eAssistanc eGraphi c
menu.
XConfirmby pressing aon thesteering
wheel.
The multifunction display shows th eDistanc e
Pilo tDISTRONI Cdistanc edisplay in th eassis-
tance graphic display.
The assistanc egraphic displays th estatus of
and information from th efollowin gdrivin g
systems or drivin gsafet ysystems :
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RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC (Ypage 136)
RDistance warning function of Active Brake
Assist (Ypage 59)
RBlind Spot Assist (Ypage 155)
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 153)
RLane Keeping Assist (Ypage 157)
XPress:to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Service
menu:
Rcalling up display messages in message mem- ory (Ypage 174)
Rchecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 268).
Rcalling up the service due date (Ypage 240).
Rchecking the engine oil level using the on-
board computer (Ypage 236).
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Settings
menu:
Rchanging assistance settings (Ypage 168).
Rchanging the light settings (Ypage 169).
Rchanging the instrument cluster settings
(Ypage 169).
Rrestoring the factory settings (Ypage 170).
Assistance submenu
Activating/deactivating Active Brake
Assist
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XSelect Brake Assistwith9 or:.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the
æ symbol appears in the Assistance
Graphicmenu of the multifunction display.
Further information on Active Brake Assist
(
Ypage 59).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select Blind SpotAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, gray
radar waves propagating backwards appear
next to the vehicle in the Assistance
Graphicmenu in the multifunction display.
For further information about Blind Spot Assist,
see (
Ypage 155).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XSelect Attention Assistwith: or
9.
XPress ato confirm.
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XPress:or9 to select Off,Standardor Sensitive.
XPress ato confirm the selection.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbol appears in the Assistance
Graphicmenu in the multifunction display.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (
Ypage 153).
Setting Lane Keeping Assist
XPress the òbutton on the steering wheel
to open the menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the DriveAs‐sistsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select LaneKeepingAssist.
XPressato confirm.
Press :or9 to select Off,Standardor Adaptive.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Further information about Lane Keeping Assist
(
Ypage 157).
Light submenu
Switching the daytime running lamps on/ off
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Lightssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the DaytimeRunning Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in white.
XPress the abutton to save the setting. Further information about
Daytime Running
Lights(Ypage 96).
Instrument cluster submenu
Setting the brightness for the display and
switches
You can use theBrightnessfunction to set the
brightness of the multifunction display and the
switches in the vehicle in increments.
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Instru‐ment Clustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Brightnessfunction.
XPressato confirm.
You can see the selected setting Levelwith a
value between 0 and 10. Level 0 corresponds
to a dim light and level 10 corresponds to a
bright light.
XPress :or9 to change the brightness.
The brightness is set simultaneously with the
selection.
XPress aor% to save the setting.
Selecting the distance unit
TheDisplay Unit Speed-/Odometer:func-
tion allows you to choose whether certain dis-
plays appear in kilometers or miles in the mul-
tifunction display.
XUse ò on the steering wheel to call up the
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
You will see the selected setting: kmorMiles.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
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The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to:
RDigital speedometer in theTripmenu
ROdometer and the trip odometer
RTrip computer
RRange
RNavigation instructions in the Navimenu
RCruise control
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
If the additional speedometer is switched on,
the speed is shown in the status bar in the mul-
tifunction display instead of the outside tem-
perature.
The additional speedometer displays the speed
in the respective unit that is not shown in the
multifunction display.
XPressòon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the Instru‐ment Clustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Addi‐tional Speedometer [km/h]function.
The current selection appears.
XTo switch on/off: pressaagain.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the Settingsmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select the FactorySettingssubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress :or9 to select NoorYes.
XPress ato confirm the selection.
If you have selected Yes, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightssubmenu is only
reset when the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Charge-air pressure
?Engine oil temperature
ATransmission oil temperature
XUse ò on the steering wheel to call up the
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Engine and transmission oil tempera-
tures: when the engine and transmission are
at normal operating temperature, oil temper-
atures ?and Aare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orA in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
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G-Meter
The G-Meter shows you the forces that are exer-
ted on the driver during the journey, both later-
ally and in the direction of travel.
The maximum values are indicated in red in theguideline system.
XPress òon the steering wheel to open the
menu list.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the 9button repeatedly until the G-
Meter appears.
The maximum values of the G-Meter are
saved.
XTo reset the G-Meter: pressaagain.
XUsing :or9 select Yeson the steer-
ing wheel.
XPress ato confirm.
The maximum values of the G-Meter are
deleted.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the G-Meter will be automati-
cally reset.
SETUP
:Drive Comfort/Sport/Sport +/ Race
;Suspension Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?Exhaust system Comfort/Sport +
AESP®On/Offor SPORT handling mode
Sport
SETUP displays the following information and
functions:
Rthe gear indicator
Rthe digital speedometer
Rthe drive system setting
Rthe suspension mode
Rthe transmission position
Rthe exhaust flap position
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) status
XPress òon the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress 9repeatedly until SETUP is dis-
played.
Further information on the upshift indicator and
gear indicator (
Ypage 123).
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RACE TIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
:Lap
;RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
You can start the RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the key is in position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
XUse ò on the steering wheel to call up the
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress the :or9 button repeatedly
until the RACETIMER is shown.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Starting a new lap
:Lap
;RACETIMER
=Quickest lap time
XPress the :or9 button to select NewLap.
XPressato confirm.
A maximum of 32 laps may be stored.
Stopping the RACETIMER
XPress the :or9 button to select Stop.
XPressato confirm.
If you stop the vehicle and select key position
1, the RACETIMER interrupts timing. If you
select key position 3with the Start/Stop but-
ton and then press aStart
to confirm, tim-
ing is continued.
Continuing the RACETIMER
XPress the :or9 button to select Con‐tinue.
XPressato confirm.
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Resetting the RACETIMER
XPress the:or9 button to select Stop.
The RACETIMER is stopped.
XPress the :or9 button to select
Reset.
XPress ato confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Lap statistics
:Lap
;Lap time
=Average lap speed
?Lap length
This function is only available if you have stored
at least two laps and have stopped the RACE-
TIMER.
XUse ò on the steering wheel to call up the
list of menus.
XPress the :or9 button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XConfirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
XPress :or9 to select Lap List.
XPressato confirm.
The lap statistics are displayed.
XPress the 9or: button to select a dif-
ferent lap evaluation.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing sym-
bol :.
Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display messages appear in the multifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified form in the Operator's Manual
and may therefore differ from the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the display messages and follow the additional notes in this
Operator's Manual.
With certain display messages, you will also hear a warning tone.
You can hide the display messages. The display messages are then stored in the message memory.
Rectify the cause of a display message as soon as possible.
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When you stop and park the vehicle, please observe the notes on:
RHOLD function (Ypage 144)
RParking (Ypage 127)
Hiding display messages
XPress theaor% button on the steering wheel.
The multifunction display hides the display message.
High-priority display messages are shown in red in the multifunction display. Some high-priority
display messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the messages
have been remedied.
Message memory
The on-board computer saves certain display messages in the message memory. You can call up
the display messages:
XUse ò on the steering wheel to call up the list of menus.
XPress :or9 on the steering wheel to select the Servicemenu.
XConfirm by pressingaon the steering wheel.
XPress the :or9 button to select the message memory.
If there are no display messages, the No Messagesdisplay appears in the multifunction display
If there are display messages, the number of messages stored is shown.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to scroll through the display messages.
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