2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER engine

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justing the AMG Performance seat To
adjust the conto ur ofthe seat and for
impr oved lateral support, you can adjust the
front seats individually.
On the front passenger seat, you can adjust on ly
th e seat side bols ters of the seat backrest.
The AMG Performance seat is designed forthe
st andard thre e-point seat belt. If youfit a di ffer‐
ent multipoint seat belt, e.g. a sport or racing
seat belt, there stra int sy stem cann otprov ide
th e intended le vel of pr otection. #
Toadjust the seat side bols ters of the
seat cushion: press button1(nar rowe r) or
2 (wider). #
Toadjust the seat side bols ters of the
seat backres t:press button 3(nar rower)
or 4 (wider). Head
restra ints Ad
justing the head restra ints &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 84
Seats and stowing

Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. This function is on
lyavailable forth e AMG GT
and AMG GTS models. #
Push release le ver1 down as far as it will
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1 up as far as it will go.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. 88
Seats and stowing

#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. The memory function can be used when
the igni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function.
The following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat and backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel
R Driver's side: outside mir rors on the driver's
and front passenger sides #
Set the seat, thesteering wheel and the out‐
side mir rors to the desired position. #
Press memory button M toge ther with one of
preset position buttons 1,2 or 3.
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold there leva nt pre‐
set position button 1,2 or 3 until the front seat,
steering wheel and outside mir rors are
in thestored position. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the
boot lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening the boot lid. #
Never drive with the boot lid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants. Seats and
stowing 91

Exterior lighting
Note
s onchanging the lights when driving
abroad It is not necessary
tochange the headlamps.
The legal requirements are also met in countries
in which traf fic drives on theot her side of the
ro ad. Information about lighting sy
stems and your
re sponsibility The
various lighting sy stems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance
with the pr evailing light and visibility conditions,
legal requirements and traf fic situation. Light switch
Ope
rating the light switch 1
W Left pa rking light
2 X Right parking light
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog lights on or off
When low beam is activated, the indicator lamp
fo rth est anding lights Tis deactivated and
re placed bythe low beam indicator lamp L. #
Alw ays park your vehicle safely and in a well-
lit area, in accordance with there leva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
the case of se vere battery discharging, the
st anding lights or parking lights are automati‐
cally swit ched off tofacilitate the next engine
st art.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) swit ches off automatically when the
driver's door is opened. 98
Light and sight

Moving
the wiper arms tothech ange posi‐
tion #
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (/ page103).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. #
Set the wiper blade at an angle. #
Pull the wiper blade out of the holder on the
wiper arm in the direction of the ar row.
Fi tting the wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade into the holder on
th e wiper arm against the direction of the
ar row. #
Turn the wiper blade parallel tothe wiper
arm. #
Foldthe wiper arm onto the windscreen. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 104
Light and sight

The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir
rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R the interior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of the front-passenger outside mir‐
ro r parking position The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir ror tilts down‐
wa rds and sho ws there ar wheel on the front-
passenger side in thefo llowing situations:
R the parking position is stored (/ page107)
R the front-passen ger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged The front-passenger outside mir
ror mo ves back
to its original position in thefo llowing situations:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R you are tra velling at speeds greaterth an
15 km/h
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side 106
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,¿and0 indicate that the
cor responding function is activated. 1
w Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air flow
Switches the climate control on/off
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page110)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 t Calls up the air conditioning menu
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 0 Activates or deacti vates synchronisa‐
tion (/ page110) 9
g Switches air- recirculation mode on/
off(/ page 111 )
A ¿ Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 109)
B w Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
% If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may mist up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on or off via the
cont rol panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. Climate control
109

Driving
St
arting theve hicle St
arting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R theke y is located in theve hicle and thekey
battery is not dischar ged. #
Shift the transmission toposition jori. #
depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does not start and the
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual display message also appears in
th e multifunction display: start theve hicle in
emer gency operation mode.
Yo u can swit choff the engine while driving by
pressing button 1for about thre e seconds. Be
sure toobser vethe saf ety no tes under "Driving
tips". Fu
nction of Emotion Start #
Start theve hicle with thest art/ stop button
(/ page 113) and simultaneous ly pull one of
th esteering wheel gearshift paddles 1or
2.
R The idle speed is inc reased brief ly when
st arting the engine.
R The exhaust gasflaps are opened (spo rty
ch aracteristic) (/ page119).
St arting theve hicle using a key
Yo u can also start theve hicle with theke y in the
ignition loc k.The ignition lock is in there ar stow‐
age space in the cent reconsole. Driving and pa
rking 11 3