2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER Owners Manual

Instrument display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Example: area for additional values
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
% Further display content can be shown on dis‐
play 3for additional values (/ page169).
The segments on speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (/ page143) R
Speed limiter (/ page 144)
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 147)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d mark on there v counter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, the coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. 16 6
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#
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer 3
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ Voice control sy stem
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (press and hold) Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when you
operate the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (/ page170). In
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The on-board computer can be operated using
th e left-hand Touch Control 2and the left-hand
back/home button 1.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Service R
Assistance
R Performance
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R Design
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a menu or confirm a selection:
press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm a selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1. 16 8
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Setting
the design
On-board computer: 4 Design
The following designs can be selec ted:
R Supersport
R Sport
R Classic #
Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design. Setting
the additional value range Example: G-me
ter
1 Additional value range
2 Index points #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect display content.
When display content is selected, the addi‐
tional value range 1will brie fly be highligh‐
te d.
The index points 2will display the selected
list item. The
following con tent can be displ ayed in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
R Rev counter / date
R G-me ter
R Engine da ta
R AMG TR ACKPA CE
R Warm-up
R Trip computer Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Display section
4 Transmission position
5 Drive prog ram Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (/ page 124)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti va‐
te d(/ page 158)
¯ Cruise control (/
page143)
È Limi
ter (/ page144)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 147)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st(/ page 142)
à Lane
Keeping Assist (/ page163)
è ECO
start/ stop function
/ 4-cylinder operation
ë HOLD function (/
page151)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page100)
ð Maximum permissible speed
exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (/ page316)
R Tyres :
- Chec king tyre pressure wi th the tyre
pressure monitor (/ page 288)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitor
(/ page 289)
R ASSYST PLUS: calls up the service due date
(/ page 247)
R Vehicles with a widescreen cock pit:Cool-
ant: coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel17 0
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Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
4 Assistance
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tance graphic
R Attention le vel (/ page 161) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R é ATTENTION ASSIS T:deactivated R
Light lane markings: Lane Keeping Assist
enabled
R Green lane markings: Lane Keeping Assist
active
R ¸ Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi stena‐
bled
R ¸ Green radar waves next tovehicle:
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi st
active
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC displa ys
( / page 147) Calling up displa
yson thePe rformance
menu On-board computer:
4 Performance #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa yson thePerformance menu:
R Warm-up
R SETUP R
G-me ter
R Engine da ta
R Vehicles without AMG TRACK PACE: RACE‐
TIMER (/ page173) Example:
warm-up
1 Digital speedom eter
2 Gear display
3 Engine oil temp erature Instrument Display and on-board computer
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4
Transmission oil temp erature
5 Boost pressure
If th e engine or transmission is not at operating
te mp erature, the multifunction display sho ws
te mp erature 3or4 in blue. Avoid using the
full engine po wer output during this time. SETUP in Mercedes
-AMG GTvehicles (e xample)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moderate/Spo rt/Dynamic/Race
2 Suspension tuning:
Comfort/Sport/Sport+
3 Exhau stsystem:
Balanced/ Powe rful 4
ESP®
:
On/Sport/Off
5 AMG Dynamics:
Basic/ Advanced/Pro/Ma ster
6 Transmission position
D/M Example: G-m
eter
While theve hicle is in motion, the G-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that are exerted on theve hicle
occupants bo thlaterally and in the direction of
tra vel. The maximum values appear in red in the
coordinate sy stem. #
Toreset the G-m eter: press the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Example: engine data
1
Current po wer output
2 Curr enttorque
When the cur rent po wer1 orthe cur rent tor‐
qu e2 achie vesth e maximum value, the digital
va lue is brief lystationar y.The bar display contin‐
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Displaying and
starting RACETIMER in the
Pe rformance menu On-board computer:
4 Performance
The following functions are possible in RACE‐
TIMER:
R selecting and starting displa ys
R stopping
R starting a new lap
R displaying lap statistics
R resetting 1
Lap
2 Lap time
RACETIMER is intended only for use on designa‐
te dra ce trac ks. Do not use the function on pub‐
lic roads. #
Toselect a display and star t:swipe up or
down on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Startand press the left-hand Touch
Control. #
Tosto p:select Stopand press the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Tostart a new lap: afte rth efirs tst ored lap,
press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select New Lap.
A maximum of 32 laps may be stored. Example: RACETIMER
1 Lap
2 Elapsed time
3 Average speed
4 Distance co vered #
Todispl aythe lap statistics: afte r at least
two stored laps, press the left-hand Touch
Control. In
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