2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE Owner's Manual

Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Yo ucan activat eRA CE STAR Tund erthefo llo w‐
ing con dition s:
R thedoor s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R thesteer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ound.
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R theDRIFT MODE isdeactiv ated.
R one ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (→ pag e14 7). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE STA
RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear son themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear son
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h). RA
CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear son themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. DRI
FTMOD E Fu
nctions ofDRIFT MODE
% The DRIFT MODE isavailable onlyforth e
Mer cedes‑AMG GT63S4MA TIC+ mode lor
fo rve hicles withAMG DYNA MIC PLUS pac k‐
ag e.
DRIFT MODE enables intentional unstable move‐
ment (drifting) andoverste er ing oftheve hicle.
All activ ation conditions mustbe fulf illed forth is
(ES P®
deact ivat ed, forex am ple).
% Onlyahigh lyqu alif ied and exper ienced
dr iver should drive in DRIF TMODE .
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(→ pag e16 7). 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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Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE #
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. Fu
nction oftheAMG DRIVEUNIT Th
eAMG DRIVEUNIT isavailab leonl yfo r
the Mercedes‑ AMGGT63 S4MA TIC+ model or
forve hicl eswith AMG DYNA MIC PLUS
pac kage. The
AMG Drive Un itcon sistsof twoaddition al
con trol elemen tson thesteer ing wheel.
Using displaybutt ons 2,youcan decide whic h
tw ofun ction syo uwo uld liketo oper atewit hth e
lef t-hand AMGDRIVEUNIT control elemen t.Yo u
can chang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing there spectiv edispla ybutt on.
Yo ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing functions:
R ESP®
(→ pag e16 7)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(→ pag e19 5) R
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(→ pag e14 6)
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion(→pag e14 2)
R Manua lge arshif ting(→ pag e15 1)
R Rear wing (→pag e19 3)
The selected functions aredis pla yedin displa y
butt ons 2.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateand /or operat e
th eselect edfunc tionsby pressing buttons 1.
The select edfunc tionsre main stor ed eve naf te r
a ne weng inestar tbut arere se tto their basic
se tting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hro tary adjus ter3. The selected drive pr o‐
gr am app earsin disp lay butt on4. Bypressing
disp lay butt on4, youcan direct lyacc ess the
= (Indiv idual)drive pr og ram (→ pag e14 7). Re
ar wing Fu
nction ofthere ar wing
The rear wing improve sth eve hicle's driving sta‐
bilit yand automat icallyre tracts andextends dur‐ Dr
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ing
drivin g.Depe ndingon theve hicle speed, it
adop tsdif fere nt positio ns and thus adap tsthe
ve hicle's aerodynamics tothedr iving conditions .
Ve hicles withth eAMG aerodynamic package are
eq uipped withast atio naryre ar wing
(→ pag e19 5).
If yo udr ive at aspee dgr ea terth an 50 mph
(80 km/ h),there ar wing willautomat ically
ex tend.
If yo udr ive at aspee dlowe rth an 50 mph
(80 km/ h),there ar wing willautomat ically
re tract.
Yo ucan retract and extend there ar wing man‐
uall yfo rclea ning (→pag e19 4).
Ext endi ng/retracti ngthe rear wing forcl ean ‐
in g &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nex tendi ng and retracti ngthere ar
wing manually
When youex tend orretract there ar wing
man ually,body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Ensur eth at ther ear eno people inthe
sw eep ofthere ar wing when extendi ng
or retracti ngthere ar wing . #
Ifsom eonebec ome strapped during
re tracti onofthere ar wing ,pr ess the
displa ybutt onagain immediat ely.
The rear wing willthen extend again. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar wing when
wa shing theve hicle inacar wash If
th ere ar wing isex tende d,itma ybe dam‐
ag ed when theve hicle iswa shed inacar
wa sh. #
Onlyex tend there ar wing ifwa shing the
car byhand. #
Beforeent ering acar wash, ensur eth at
th ere ar wing isretract ed. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The tailgat eis clos ed. #
Toextend/r etra ct:pr ess displ aybutt on1.
The rear wing extends orretracts complet ely .
Displa ybutt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R Rear wing retract ed (blue)
R Rear wing extende din differ ent position s
(r ed)
R Rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w) 19
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If
yo upr ess displ aybutt on1 again during
re tracti on, there ar wing willextend again.
The differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster.
Ad jus tingthe fixe dre ar wing
Re quirement s
A soc ketwr enc hand are leasable, medium-
st re ngt hscr ew lockar eav ailable.
Ve hicles withth eAMG aerodynamic package are
ins talled withafixe dre ar wing .
The rear wing improve sth ere ar axle output and,
th er efor e, theve hicle's driving stabilit y.Yo ucan
mo vethere ar wing intoan incline dand aflat
posit ion.
When youmo vethere ar wing intoth einclin ed
position ,th ere ar axle output and theair resis t‐
ance increases. #
Release screws1 withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
in an inclined position, ordown wardsin aflat
posit ion. #
Furnish screws1 withare leasable,
medium- stre ngt hscr ew lockand tighten
th em.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . AMG
adaptivespor tsuspe nsion system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
Char acteristics oftheAMG adaptiv espor t
susp ension system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps.
R The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system com pri‐
ses:
R Elect ronica llycontr olled da mp ing system
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment).
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
R Suspension tuningbutton. Dr
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Cha
racter istics ofAMG adaptiv espor tsus ‐
pens ionsystem +(air susp ension)
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +is an
air suspension system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving charact eristic s.The all-round
le ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve hicle leve l. The
dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps.
R The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +com‐
pr ises:
R Airsuspension withva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption.
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance.
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment).
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on.
R Suspen siontuning butt on. 19
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Cha
racter istics ofeac hdr ive pr og ram (veh icle swi th AM Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system +onl y) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen siontuning isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
I (RACE) R
The suspen siontuning iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamically synchroniz ed. %
The mode canalso besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the Dr
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same
suspension tuningmustbe select ed
fo rth eAMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m and theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, the"Com‐
fo rt"se tting isact ivat ed aut omat ically.
Selec tingthesusp ension setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion tunin g.Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension tuning. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R 00CC C(blue) :Co mfort
R 00CC S(yel lo w) :Spo rt
R 00CC S+(red): Spor tPlus The
select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e:
R AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT+
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 19
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