2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE towing

At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 10
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 20
Operat or'sMan ual........ .................. .............. 20
Ser viceand vehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 24
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 24
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 25
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 5
Inf ormation ontheREA CHregulation ........... 25
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 26
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 6 Limit
edWarrant y.......................................... 26
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 7
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 7
Cop yright ...................................................... 30 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................32
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 2
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 46
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 8
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 2 Opening
andclosing .................................. 63
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ca rgocom partmen t... ................................... 71
Sun blind <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............8 4 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 86
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 5
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 6
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 97
St ow agear eas .............................................. 98
Cup holde r.................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 07
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 108
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...111
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 113 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 115
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................115
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 120
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 121
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 126
Infr ared reflect ive windshield function ........ 126 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 8
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 28
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 129 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 135
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........135
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 47
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 149
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 153
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 154
Pa rking .......................................................1 56
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 65
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 23 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................224
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 24
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 25
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 225
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 227
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 227
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 28 Ad
jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 229
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 229
Head-up Display... ...................................... 237 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 240
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 40
Oper ation....... ................................... .........240
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 242 Multimedia
system .................................. 248
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 248
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 257
AMG TRACKPACE ...................................... 267
Fit &Heal thy.................................... ...........2 71
Na vig ation .......................................... ........273
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 98
Online andInterne tfunctions ......................319
Media ......................................................... 325
Ra dio .......................................................... 338
Sound .........................................................3 42
Re ar touc hsc reen ....................................... 345 Maint
enance andcare............................. 350
AS SYST PLUS service interva ldispla y........ 350
En gine compartment .................................. 351
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 57 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................382 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................386
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 86
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 386
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 387
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 388
Loading theve hicle .................................... 393
Ti re labeling ................................................ 398
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 403
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 406 Cont
ents 3

If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated,
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cad apts this
ne wspeed asthestor ed speed.
The driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedbef orehand. Thespeed
limit displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw ays updat
edwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic
sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisad op tedas thestor ed speed.
The system uses thespeed stor ed on anunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road asthere comme ndedspeed.
If yo udo notalt er thestor ed speed onanunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road, there comme ndedspeedis
80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions.
Sy stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum per
missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation %
The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
When Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe Dr
iving and parking 18
1

Hill
star tassi st Hil
lSt artAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
Sy stem limita tions
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly. R
Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Dr
iving andparking 18
9

#
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,Lane Keeping
Assis tis activ ated, thelane marking sar e
sho wnaslight intheassis tance grap hic.
Whe nLa ne Keeping Assistis activ eand the
lane markingsaresho wningreen inthe
assis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthecount ry,yo uma yha ve to
pr ess and hold thebutt ontodeactiv ate. Sensitivit
yof Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
% The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
Wi th thest andar dor sen sitive se tting ,yo ucan
adj ustth esensit ivityofActiveLa ne Keeping
Assis t.In thesensit ive se tting, ther ear eaddi‐
tion alsituation sin whic hAc tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis tint erve nes. Thelike lihood ofinterve ntio n
is ther efor ehigher .
Se tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Act .
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select ase tting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Swit chLane Depart. Warning on0073 oroff
0053.
Yo udo notre cei veanywa rning when leaving
a lane ifth elane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow- bar
sy stems, whichar eused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow- bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When towing ave hicle withto w- bar systems,
saf e,dynamic driving behavioroftheto wing
ve hicle andtheve hicle being towe dis no tguar‐
ant eed. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination can
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (→pag e37 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ound (→pag e37 9). Dr
iving and parking 223

#
Dur ing star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e, per form thefo llo wing steps: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor batt
ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(→ pag e37 2).
Mer cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place adef ective batt erywit habat‐
te ry whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is onl
yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers,fr om
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 37
7

Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (→pag e37 7). #
Makesur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D.
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → pag e380). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross mass mustno texc eed the
per missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(→ pag e41 8). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installing theto wing eye(→ pag e38 1). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivating theaut omatic locking mecha‐
nism (→pag e70). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
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