2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE light

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WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Ve
hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Itis also
poss ibletostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthere ar
bum per. To
close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: #
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(→pag e75 ). #
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess and hold
th e008B buttonontheSmar tKey (wit hth e
Smar tKey inthevicinit yof theve hicle). #
Press remo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. Open
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Press closing button1 ontheta ilg ate. #
Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :Pr ess locking
butt on2 onthetai lgat e.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill clos eand theve hicle willbe
loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionforthe tailga te
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omat icobs tacle
de tection with reve rsing func tion.If asolid obje
ctbloc ksorrestricts theta ilg atewhen auto‐
matic allyclos ing, theta ilg ateaut omat ically
open sag ain slight ly.Au tomatic obstacle detec‐
tion with reve rsing func tion isonl yan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eclo singth eta ilg ate. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Overthelas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h.
In these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. If
someon eis trapped:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey ,
or
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door ,or
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate, or
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. 74
Opening andclosing

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Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
The func tion isavailable forar ound five minut es
or until afront door isopened .
Au tomatic reve rsing featur eof theside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wopens again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing featur eis
on lyan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att en‐
tiv en ess . #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g 78
Opening andclosing

Pr
oblems withtheside windo ws Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide.
& WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata lly inj ured ifre ve rsing protect ion isno tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th eside windo wcloses
wit hincr eased ormaximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eis then notactiv e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release thebutt onorpress thebutt onagain toreopen theside win‐
do w. If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightl y: #
Immediat elyaf te rth ewindo wisbloc ked, pull thecor responding switchag ain until theside windo whas
closed, andhold theswitc hfo ran add itional second.
The side windo wwil lbe closed withincr ease dfo rc e.
If aside windo wisobs truct edagain during closing andreopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion. 80
Openingand closing

1
Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstopped.
R Vehicl eswithout apanor amicsliding sun‐
ro of: The automat icopen ingand raising fea‐
tur eis available onlywh en thesliding sun‐
ro of isclosed.
Au tomatic reve rsing featur eof theslidi ng
sunr oof
If th er eis an objec tobs tructin gth esliding sun‐
ro of dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sun‐
ro of will open again automatically .The automatic
re ve rsing featur eis on lyan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body parts
ar ein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof 82
Openingand closing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The sliding sunroofcann otbe closed
and youcan notsee thecause. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata linj uryby clos ingthesliding sunroofagain
If yo uclo sethesliding sunroofagain immediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th esliding sunroof
closes withincr eased forc e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. If
th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightly: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull and hold the0057 buttondown again tothepoint ofresis t‐
ance untilthesliding sunroofisclosed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed withincr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed again withincr eased forc e. Openin
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teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
R youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R thebac kof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R youcan moveyour legs freel y
R youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R youha ve agood overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
ar ea 86
Seats andstow ing

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Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel onthe
dr iver's side. Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support #
Adjus tth e4-w aylumbar supportvia themul‐
timedia system (→pag e92). Ad
jus tingthe AMGPe rfor ma nce seat To
adjus tth econ tour oftheseat andfor
im prov ed lateral suppor t,yo ucan adjustth e
fr ont seatsindivi dually.
On thefront passeng erseat, youcan adjuston ly
th eseat sidebolsters of theseat backres t. #
Adjus tth eAMG Perfor mance seatviathe
multime diasystem (→pag e92). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 90
Seatsand stow ing