2019 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE light

ro
uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (→pag e18 3).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,traf fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits
% When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes R
Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand sets of traf fic lights, asroute-based
spee dadap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toa
st ands till.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated.
Speed adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt.
R Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy stem limita tions
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es notta ke
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver is
responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, narrow
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or whe n
dr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustmentmade
by thesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able. In
th ese situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Ifyo udo notfo llo wtheselect edroute
guidan ce
R Ifth ese tro uteis re-pl anne d
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Whe nto wing atrailer
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed 18
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If
th esy stem reac hes asy stem limit ation orthe
dr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora consider‐
abl eper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
fr om thesteer ing wheel, thesy stem will,
depending onthesituation ,fi rs tal er tth edr iver
wit havisual warning. Disp lay 1 appear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifth edr iver still does not
st eer theve hicle, orhas still no tta ke nhol dof
th esteer ing wheel, are peat edwarning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag eto remind thedr iver totake contr olof the
ve hicle.
The warning mess agedoes notappear ordisap‐
pear sif one ofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane. Beforech ang inglane s,
th edr iver mus tmak esur eth at theneighbor ing
lane isfree (glance over theshoulder). Sy
stem limita tions
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive pas tex its. Active
St eer ing Assis tcann otprov ide thedr iver wit h
st eer ing assis tance attraf fic cir cle s,T-int ersec‐
tion s,int ersect ions,to llst atio nsortur ns,fo r
ex am ple.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, dir ect sunlight ,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light ,re flect ions orstro ng sha dows onthe
ro ad.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Absence oflane markings, orseveralunc lear
lane markings, orifth emar king sch ang era p‐
idl y.
R The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected. R
The roadw ayisnar row and windin g.
R Obs tacle son thelane orprojec ting outinto
th elane.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends ,traf fic cir cle sand whentur n‐
ing.
R Whe nacti vely ch ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat
th esy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. 18
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If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thesteer ing wheel
symbol andthear row aresho wningreen 2.
The LaneChan getotheLef tmes sageappear s,
fo rex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi sthas
been activated withth etur nsignal indicat orbut
a lane chang eis no timm ediat elyposs ible, the
st eer ing wheel symbol remains green and the
ar row appear sgr ay 1 .Whe nth elane chang e
suppo rtstar ts,th etur nsignal indicat orisaut o‐
maticall yactiv ated.
If th eassis tance grap hicis acti vewhen you
ch ang elane s,an arrow also appear spoin ting
to wa rdsth eadjacen tlane intheassis tance
gr ap hic(→ page 187).
If alan ech ang eis no tposs ible, thear row fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel. Obser
vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limita tions
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( → pag e18 3).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tance bya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting showsamalf unction.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinues toigno rethewa rning to
put their hands onthesteer ing wheel, Active 18
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Dis
tance AssistDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed.
If th edr iver still does notre spond, theBegin-
ning Emer gencySt op messag eis sho wninthe
multifu nctiondisplay. The vehicle isdeceler ated
in stag es toast ands till.At speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Depr essing thebr ak eor acceler ator pedal
R Pressing ast eer ing wheel buttonoroper at‐
ing Touc hCon trol R
Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysintheins trum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hicand thest atus displa y
sho wthest atus ofthefo llo wing functionsin the
ins trumen tclus ter:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n(ty pe ofroute
eve nt)
2 Vehicle ahead
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stlane chang edis‐
pla y Dr
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Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC status dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tation 1
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Csel ect ed,
se tsp eci fied distance
2 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cde acti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand route-
based speedadap tatio nacti ve,speed stor ed
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle ahead orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Activati on ordeacti va‐
tio nof ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as
we llas alteration sin thestor ed speed andthe
dis tance tobe maint ained, aredispla yedin the
indiv idual control feedbac kof themultifunc tion
displa y. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis tst atus displa y 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Whit esteer ing wheel withre dhands: transi‐
tion from activ eto passiv est atus (system
limit ation detected orprom pttothedr iver to
act ivel ycon firm ) 18
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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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&
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . This
function isonl yav ailable forve hicles with
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +(air
suspension )(→ pag e19 5).
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h) . Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle israised tothehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). Dr
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light
upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle .
Seg ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan cein
cm
Ye llo wA pprox.30 -60
Re dA pprox.< 30 In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s. 202
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