2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER Owners Manual

Using a WPS PIN
#
Highlight a Wi-Fi network in the list. #
Select ¥Connect using WPS PIN input.
The multimedia sy stem generates an eight-
digit PIN. #
Enter this PIN on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
Using a button
% This function is only available in a Wi-Fi fre‐
qu ency of 2.4 GHz. #
Highlight a Wi-Fi network in the list. #
Select ¥Connect via WPS PBC. #
Select "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connec ted. #
Press the WPS button on the device tobe
connec ted. #
Select Continue inthe multimedia sy stem.
Device has already been connected: #
Toautomatically connect: highlight aWi-Fi
network in the list. #
Activate ¥ Connect automaticallyO. #
Toconnect: highlight a Wi-Fi network in the
list. #
Select ¥Connect.
The connection is es tablished again. These
functions are possible when the device has
already been connected totheWi -Fi networ k.
Setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot
Re quirement:
R The vehicle is equipped for business teleph‐
ony
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
ö Connectivity
Configuring the multimedia sy stem as a Wi-
Fi hotspot
The type of connection es tablished depends on
th e device tobe connec ted. The function must
be suppor tedby the multimedia sy stem and by
th e device tobe connec ted. The type of connec‐
tion es tablished must be selected on the multi‐
media sy stem and on the device tobe connec‐
te d. #
Select Set up hotspot. #
Highlight Connect device to vehicle hotspot. #
Togenerate a WPS PIN: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN generation. #
Ente rth e PIN shown in the media display on
th e device tobe connec ted and con firm. #
Connect via WPS PIN: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN input. #
Select Enter WPS PIN. #
Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect bypressing a button: select
¥ Connect via WPS PBC . #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect via a security key:select Con-
nect device to vehicle hotspot.
A security key is displa yed. 19 0
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#
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID MB Hotspot XXXXX .#
Enter the security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
Genera ting a new security key: #
Select Set up hotspot . #
Select Generate security key .
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key. #
Tosave a security key:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Sy
stem language Note
s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ys. The selected lan‐
guage af fects thech aracters available for entr y. Setting
the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
Language #
Set the language. Setting
the distance unit Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
% Units #
Select kmormi. #
Inthe multifunction display of the Instrument
Displa y,switch theAdditional speedometer
display on O. Data import and
export Data import/export function
The
following functions are possible:
R Trans ferring data from one sy stem or vehicle
to ano ther sy stem or vehicle.
R Creating a bac kup copy of your personal data
and loading it again. R
Protecting your personal data against un wan‐
te dex port with PIN pr otection.
% Please no tethat the NTFS file sy stem is not
suppor ted. The FAT32 file sy stem is recom‐
mended.
Importing/exporting data
* NO
TELoss of da tadue topremature
re mo val #
Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
R The SD card is inser ted (/ page 232) or the
USB device is connecte d (/page 235). Multimedia sy
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
System backup #
Select Import data orExport data.
Importing #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nised du ring da tareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d. #
Ente rth efo ur-digit PIN. #
Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
PIN protection
Setting the PIN #
Select Set PIN. #
Enter a four-digit PIN. #
Enterth efo ur-digit PIN again.
If bo thPINs match, PIN pr otection is active.
Changing the PIN
Re quirements:
R A cur rent PIN mu stbe set. #
Select Change settings. #
Ente rth e cur rent PIN. #
Select Change PIN . #
Set a new PIN.
Ac tivating PIN pr otection for data export #
Select Change settings .
Confirm wi th the PIN. #
Select Protect data export.
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Un blocking the PIN
Re quirements:
R There is an Internet connection.
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is active
(/ page 193).
If th e PIN has been entered incor rectly three
times, the PIN will be bloc ked. You can ha ve a
single-use password sent to you via the
Mercedes me connect online por talto reset the
PIN pr otection. #
Select Unblock PIN. #
Ente rth e single-use password.
PIN pr otection is reset, and you can set a
new PIN.
% Alternativel y,yo u can ha vePIN pr otection
re set at a Mercedes-Benz service centre. 19 2
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User profile
Setting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
Displaying a user profile when starting
If th is function is active, a prom ptappears when
st arting the sy stem asking which user profile to
use. #
Select Display profile list after start .#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Selecting a user profile #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Au tomatic syn chronisation
Each time the ignition is switched off or on, the
individual user profiles are synchronised on the
multimedia sy stem and on the ser ver.This
ensures that the latest user profiles are alw ays
av ailable. #
Select Automatic synchronisation. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% For more information about importing/
ex porting user profiles (/ page193).
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
5 Create profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The following information is sa ved in the user
profile, forex ample:
R System settings
R Settings in theTV tuner's channel list
The settings dif fer depending on theve hicle
equipment.
Importing/exporting user profiles
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(/ page 224). R
A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
5 Manual export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On ly individu al profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. #
Impor t:select Import profiles from the
server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. #
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted. Multimedia sy
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Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
Select ¥options.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available.
% Updates via mobile phone requ ire an active
Internet connection forth eve hicle. This is
not available in all countries. For fur ther
information on connecting tothe Internet,
see (/ page 223). Ad
vantages of updating software
Thanks tothe software update, your vehicle sta‐
tus is up-to-date.
In order tocons tantly impr ovethequ ality of our
services you will recei vefuture updates foryo ur
multimedia sy stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent toyou via
th e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, as an option, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni torth est atus of your updates on the
Mercedes me por tal and find information about
po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
R con veniently recei vesoftware update s via
th e mobile phone network
R impr ovesth equ ality and availability of
Mercedes me connect services
R keeps your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com Pe
rforming a software upda te
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(/ page 223).
R For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently ins talled communication mod‐
ule.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
Software update
Au tomatic update #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem. 194
Multimedia sy stem

Fu
nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (/ page194).
As soon as an upda teisavailable for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Download
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Details
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (/ page194). If
th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running.
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the cent reconsole displ ay. Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones #
Select Yes.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wish torestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset. #
Select Yes. #
Enter the cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
or #
Select No.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate the PIN
pr otection foryo u. Multimedia sy
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A prom
ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings. AMG TRA
CKPACE General information
Wi
th AMG TR ACKPA CE, the driving characteris‐
tics on race trac kscan be ana lysed and opti‐
mised. You can drive pr eviously stored race
trac ks(e.g. Hoc kenheimring) or new trac kscan
be recorded and stored. The driven lap times are
st ored forev ery tra ck. These can be ana lysed
and compared to other lap times toachie vethe
best possible race results. Additionall y,accelera‐
tion and braking procedures can be measured
and stored. Setting
Track Race Multimedia sy
stem:
4 vehicle 5
TRACK PACE 5
Track Race
Re cording a track #
Select New track. #
Atthe desired starting point, select Start.
The track recording starts at this point. Dur‐
ing track recording, sectors can be set to
de term ine inter vals. #
Tofinish track recording, select Stopor cross
th est arting line again. #
Enterth ewe ather and the track name.
Sear ching bytrack name #
Select All tracks . #
Select ªSearch . #
Enter the tra ckname.
Tr ac ks with the sear ched name are dis‐
pla yed.
Measuring the time on the track #
Select Timekeeping.
An ove rview of near bytrac ksappears. The dis
tance and di rection tothest arting
line of the track is displa yed. #
Select the desired trac k.
If yo u ha vealready driven on this trac k,you
can select a driven time as a refere nce time.
Ti mekeeping begins auto maticallywhen the
st arting line has been crossed.
% When Zoomis selec ted, the tra ckdisplay
can be switched from 2D to3D.
Displaying the ana lysis #
Select Lap times.
An ove rview of all the driven times appears. #
Select a tra ck.
The following data is displa yed:
R lap and sector times
R average and top speed
R driver
R vehicle
R date
R weather 19 6
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#
Select a desired lap.
The ana lysis is displa yed. 1
Parame ter 1 (e.g. speed)
2 Parame ter 2 (e.g. steering angle)
3 Speed trend (Parame ter 1)
4 Steering angle trend (Parame ter 2)
5 Time dif fere nce between lap A and B (only
when two laps are selected).
% The following values can be set for parame‐
te rs 1 and 2, forex ample:
R speed
R longitudinal/lateral acceleration R
steering angle
R engine speed
R engine oil/tyre temp erature
Based on the analysis you can check and opti‐
mise driving characteristics for any position on
th e trac k.
Exporting trac ksorraces (USB) #
Select All tracks.
An ove rview of all stored trac ksand races
appea rs. #
Highlight desired trac ksorraces. #
Select ÜOptions. #
Select Export.
The selected trac ksorraces can be expor ted
to a USB storage device connected tothe
ve hicle.
Editing trac ksand recordings #
Select All tracks. #
Highlight the desired trac k. #
Select Üoptions. #
Select Rename orDelete. or #
Select a trac k. #
Highlight the desired recording. #
Select Üoptions. #
Select Weather orDelete. Setting Drag
Race Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
TRACK PACE 5
Drag Race
Measuring acceleration #
Select Acceleration.
Measurement begins when theve hicle accel‐
erates. Measurement is incremental, in steps
of 50 km/h up toa maximum of 300 km/h
or up tothe set maximum speed.
Measurement can be stopped early by
selecting Stoporby stopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mile race #
Select Quarter Mile.
The time measurement runs until a mile has
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