2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER steering

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Inthis phase you can adjust RACE START
depending on thero ad conditions: you can
va ry the engine speed bypulling on one of
th esteering wheel gearshift paddles. The
segments in the multifunction display flic ker
ra pidly.
% Ifth e brake pedal is not released af ter a
short while, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE START cancelled messageappears in
th e multifunction displa y.#
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion. The RACE START active message
appears in the multifunction displa y.
RACE START is deacti vated when theve hicle rea‐
ch es a speed of appr oximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deacti vated immediately if you
re lease the accelerator pedal during RACE
ST ART or if any of the activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled. The RACE START cancelled
message appears in the multifunction displa y.%
After using it se veral times in short succes‐
sion, RACE START is una vailable until a cer‐
ta in dis tance has been driven. Fu
nction of the AMG DRIVE UNIT The AMG Drive
Unit consists of two additional
control elements on thesteering wheel.
Using the display buttons 2,you can decide
which two functions youwo uld like tooperate
with the left-hand AMG DRIVE UNIT control ele‐
ment. You can change between theav ailable
functions bypressing there spective display but‐
to n. Yo
u can select between thefo llowing functions:
R ESP ®
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R AMG RIDE CONTROL (/ page156)
R AMG Performance exhaust sy stem
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R ECO start/ stop function (/ page118)
R manual gearshifting (/ page124)
R rear wing (/ page155)
R fron t and reve rsing camera (/ page159)
The selected functions are displa yed in the dis‐
play buttons 2.
By pressing button 1,you can operate the
selected functions.
The selected functions remain stored even af ter
a new engine start but are reset totheir basic
setting.
Yo u can change between the drive programs
with thero tary adjus ter3. The selected drive
program appears in the display button 4. By
pressing the display button 4,you can direct ly
access the drive program =(Individual)
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Front camera, wide-angle view
2 Front camera, standard view
3 Reversing camera, standard view
4 Reversing camera, wide-an gle view
Dynamic guide lines in the camera image show
th e path theve hicle will take with thesteering
wheel in its cur rent position. This helps youto
orient yourself and toavoid obs tacles when
manoeuvring. 1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
4 Mark at a dis tance of appr ox.1. 0 m
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in grey.
% Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the segments of
th ewa rning display are shown in red and the é
symbol appears inthe multifunction
display in the instrument clus ter.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out.
Sy stem limits
The cameras will not function or will only parti‐
ally function in thefo llowing situations:
R There is heavy rain, snow or fog.
R The light conditions are poor, e.g. at night.
R The respective camera lens is obstructed,
dirty or mis ted up. Obser vethe no tes on
cleaning the cameras (/ page 260).
R Cameras, or vehicle components in which
th e cameras are fitted, are dama ged. In this
eve nt, ha vethe cameras, their positions and
th eir setting checked at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
The field of vision and other functions of the
re ve rsing camera may be restricted due toaddi‐
tional accesso ries (e.g. licence plate brac ket or
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WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may
failto
de tect some vehicles and is not a substitute for
attentive driving. Alw ays ensure that there is suf‐
fi cient di stance tothe side forot her road users
and obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R The sensors are dirty or co vered.
R Poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay. R
Narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range.
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash ba rriers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Blind Spot Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Lane Keeping Assist Lane
Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
yo ur vehicle bymeans of multifunction camera
1. It ser vesto protect you against unin tention‐
ally le aving your lane. You will be warned by
means of a vibration in thesteering wheel.
Yo u are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane markings.
R A front wheel passes over the lane markings. Driving and parking
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rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait... :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 202).
R Updating data...: the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R Importing contacts... : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Yo
u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Enter thech aracters. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select ¡.
Moving favo urites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once. #
Select a favo urite. #
Navigate down wards once.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo urite tothe desired position.
If a favo urite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting favo urites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once. #
Select a favo urite. #
Navigate down wards once.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Todel ete: select Delete. #
Select Yes. #
Toresto reall favo urites: selectReset all.
A prom ptappears. #
Select Yes.
The favo urites are reset tothefa ctory set‐
tings. Switching the sound on/o
ff #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line
of the media displa y. #
Toswitch on: change the media source or
turn volume control 1. Ad
justing the volume #
On the multifunction steering wheel: turn
vo lume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
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Multimedia sy stem

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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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(e.g. 1/4 mile, 1/3 mile or 1/2 mile) has
been reached.
% The possible values for setting the end dis‐
ta nce are de term ined bythe sy stem and
cann otbe freely chosen.
Measurement can be stopped early byselecting
Stop orby stopping theve hicle.
Manual start for accele ration and quarter-
mile race #
Select Acceleration orQuarter Mile . #
Select Manual start .
Three red traf fic lights appear one af terthe
ot her. The reaction time measurement starts
when they change togreen at the same time.
The reaction time is displa yed as soon as you
drive off. If you drive off too ear ly,th e mes‐
sage Jump start. will appear and acceleration
or quarter mile measu rement will be cancel‐
led.
Measuring braking #
Select Braking . #
Select Start Record .
Measurement is incremental, in steps of
50 km/h toast andstill. If the braking proce‐
dure is star ted e.g. at a speed of 160 km/h,
measurement starts as soon as 150 km/h
has been reached.
St oring and calling up measurement values
When a measurement has been comple ted or
cancelled, the measured time can be stored. #
After a measu rement, select Save measure-
ment? .
The stored measurements can be displa yed via
th eHistory menu item.
Editing measu rements #
Select History . #
Highlight the desired measurement. #
Select Üoptions. #
Select Weather orDelete.
% The measurements can be displa yedby cate‐
gor y,e.g. acceleration measurements, by
applying a filter. Calling up
thete lemetry display Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
TRACK PACE 5
Telemetry
The telemetry display sho wscurrent vehicle data
as a digital value and as a diagram. Uptofour
parame ters can be selected that are tobe
shown in the displa y.
Fo rex ample:
R engine speed
R wheel angle
R speed
R steering angle #
Set the desired parame ters. #
Set the time.
The set parame ters are evaluated in the dia‐
gram forth e time set.
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30 seconds toa maximum of 20 minutes. 19 8
Multimedia sy stem

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If a new mobile phone is connected and
defined as Phone 1,forex ample, this ov er‐
writes the pr eviously connec ted mobile
phone in thefo re ground of the sy stem.
Disconnecting a mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
Select thei symbol in the line of the
mobile phone.
The disconnection of the mobile phone takes
place without a con firm ation prom pt. The
mobile phone remains auth orised inthe sys‐
te m.
De-authorising a mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
Select the% symbol in the line of the
mobile phone. #
Answer the confi rmation prom ptwith Yes.
The mobile phone is deauthorised and
dele ted from the sy stem. Setting
there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is authorised (/ page 202).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options
5 Telephone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume. #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio 5
Telephone #
Select Speech volume orRingtone volume . #
Set thevo lume. St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page 202).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts
Making a call #
Select Numerical keypad. Multimedia sy
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