2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE ECO mode

Re
ar axle steer ing has thefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R Reduced steer ing effort and turnin gra dius,
re sulting inreduced parkingef fort
R Improve ddr iving stabilit y,e.g. oncur ves
R Mor edir ect steer ing, resulting inim prov ed
con trol of theve hicle Ti
ps forthe AMGce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce
com posit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
% Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. EC
Ostar t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Al lve hicl es(exc ep tMer cedes- AMGGT63
4MA TIC+ andGT63 S4MA TIC+)
The engin eis switc hedoffaut omatic allyinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youha ve select eddrive pr ogr am A.
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whendriving at
speeds below15 mp h(20 km/h).
The needle oftheta ch ome terpoints tozer oin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
The green 00D6 symbol appearsin themulti‐
func tion displa yand inthedispla ybutt onwhen
th eve hicle isstatio nary.
If no tall theve hicle conditions areme t,th eye l‐
lo w 00D5 symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa yand inthedispla ybutt on. The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R anaut omat iceng inestar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleOpe rationa lSwi tch
the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl aymessa ge
also appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo u
do notswitc hof fth eignition ,th eignition is
aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. 14
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Dep endingonthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R drive wit hpar ticular care
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
R obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment lights upand theout erseg‐
ment fills up:
R 1 moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 gentle decel erati on and rolling
R 3 con sistent spe ed
The inne rseg ment does notlight upand the
out ersegment empties:
R 1 spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 hea vybrakin g
R 3 fluct uatio nsinspee d
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R theth re eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R theEC Odispla ylights up
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison toadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion All
vehicl es(exc ep tMer cedes- AMGGT63
4MA TIC+ andGT63 S4MA TIC+):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate.
EC OAssi stisavailable inthefo llo wing drive pr o‐
gr ams:
R o (Slipp ery)
R A (Comf ort)
R = (Individ ual):onlywit hdr ive se tting
"R educed" or"Moder ate" (→ pag e14 8)
If th esy stem detects aneve ntahead, e.g .a
spe edlimit oratraf fic cir cle ,it ap pea rson the
multifu nctiondisplay. 14
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DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R o (Slipp ery): optim ized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slippe ry
ro ad con dition s
R = (Individual): ind ividual setting s
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
% The drive pr ogr am I (RACE)is available
on lyforth eMer cedes‑ AMGGT63S4MA TIC
+ mode lor forve hicles withAMG DYNA MIC
PL US pac kage .
The I (RACE) drive pr ogr am mayno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly be
activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The four agilit yfun ction sBas ic,
Ad vanced ,Pr oand Master areaut omati‐
cally select eddepending onthedr ive pr o‐
gr am.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,all-wheel
dr ive and stabiliz ationfun ction sar eadap‐
te dto theselect eddrive pr og ram.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agility function
Pr ois sele cted indrive pr ogr am I
RA CE. The Masterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESPisdea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps R
Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R The I(RA CE)drive pr og ram has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- Manual gearshif tingis act ivat ed aut omat ‐
icall y.
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness.
- The chassis hasapar ticular lytig ht sus‐
pe nsi on and damp ing system.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable.
- The spor tysoun dch aract eristic ofthe
ex haus tsy stem isactiv ated.
% Youcan callupvehicle charact eristic svia
th ePe rfor mance menuintheon- boar dcom‐
put er Dr
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When
switchinggearsin theI (RACE) driving
pr ogr am, manual shifting isaut omaticall yactiv a‐
te d.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 15
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Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn.
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in.
R The engin espeed corresponds totheidle
speed.
R The J symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGGT53 4MA TIC+: The
ch arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Whe
nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traffic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible for
maint ainingasaf edis tance from theve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Dr
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The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chtheignition on. #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan
fo ur we eks,thediscon nectedbatt eryma ybe
damag edbydeep discharge. If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdisu sedama ge.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, theve hicle canbe
par kedfo ran extende dpe riod oftime without
losing powe r.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thest ar terbatt eryis preser ved.
R themaximum non-opera tionaltime outof
use isdispla yedin themultimedia system
displa y.
R thecon nect iontoonline services isint erru p‐
te d. If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R theengine isswitc hedoff.
R theignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenience, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liably star tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R theve hicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R theBatt eryCharge Insufficient forStandby
Mode messag eappear sin themultimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon. 16
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Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Speed
Adj ustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis tassis tsthedr iver at
speeds upto130mp h(210 km/h) andhelpsthe
dr iver tostay inthecent erofthelane bymeans
of moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.The system
or ients itself using detected lane mar kings .
Depe nding onthespeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tuses theve hicles ahead asare fere nce. If
th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem does not
pr ov ide suppor tin thefo rm ofsteer ing interve n‐
tio ns. R
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands on
th esteer ing wheel atall times andbeable to
int erve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seof
th eve hicle andkeep itin lane.
R The status ofActiveSt eer ing Assis tis dis‐
pla yedin thest atus barofthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Ste ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andtobe able to
int erve ne atanytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efrom active to passiv emode orvice
ve rsaat anytim e. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no t
av ailable. Individ ualwheels couldspin and
yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding and
ha ving anaccident. #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal
ro ads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and
used onclosed race circui ts, noton
pu blic roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. When
DRIFT MODE isactiv e,theve hicle drive
occur sonl yat there ar and 4MA TIC+ isdeac tiva‐
te d.
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely70 mph
(1 15 km/h) upto95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+
is continuou slyreact ivat ed. From aspeed of
95 mph(1 50 km/h) 4MATIC+ isfully active
ag ain, ESP®
ho we ver,re mains deactivated. Belo
waspeed of95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
% DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(→ pag e13 8).
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quiremen ts:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (→ pag e16 9).
R drive pr og ram I(RA CE)issele cted
(→ pag e14 7).
R thedoor s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R theengine isrunning andthetransmission
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thetransmission isin position 005B. Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E #
Pullst eer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
ins trumen tclus terdisp lays theDRIFT MODE
Confirm :Paddle UPCancel: PaddleDOWN
messag eand theDRIFT warning lam p
fl ashes . #
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel paddle shifter
1 .
The instrument clusterdisp lays themessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pgoes out. 19
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