2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE Main Driver

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Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
In aut omat icmode, youcan selectthefo llo wing
climat est yle se ttings forth edr iver's andfront
passeng erareas:
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting Ad
jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page13 9). Ov
erview oftheair distribut ionsettings The
symbol son thedispla yindicat ewhic hve nts
th eair flow isbeing direct edthro ugh:
0061 def
roster vents
009C cent
erand side airve nts
009B fo
ot we llve nts
009F cent
er,si de and foot we llve nts
0086 de
fros terand foot we llve nts
008F al
lve nts
0087 de
fros ter,middl eand side airvents
00A2 au
tomatic airdistribu tion Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathecontr ol
pa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution settings forth edr iver's side are
adop tedaut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng er
side. #
Press the0 button.
The sync hroniz ation function isdeactiv ated ifth e
se ttin gsforone oftheot her climat ezones are
ch ang ed. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe climat eco n‐
tr ol syn chronizat ionfunction usingthemu lti‐
med iasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 SYNC
The climat econ trol can becon trolled centrally
using thesync hroniz ation function.The temp era‐ Climat
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1
Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
The number ofsegment ssho wn2 chang es
depen dingon thedis tance totheeve ntahead:
R Afew segm ents:theeve ntaheadis nea r.
R Man ysegments: theeve ntaheadis fur ther
aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsan event ,EC OAssis twill
calculat eth eop timal speed formaximu mfuel
econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased onthe
dis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. "Foo tof f th
eacceler ator" symbol 3will appear onthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
If th edr iver lifts offth eaccelera torpeda lin
good time, there maini ngsegments onthedis‐
pla ywill success ivel ytur ngr een until theeve nt
sho wnisreac hed. Thedrivet ra in will besetfo r
maximu mfuel econom y.In drive pr ogr am =
wit hth edr ive se tting "Reduced" or"Moder ate",
th eve hicle willcoas t,wit hth ecombus tion
engine switchedoffif neces sary.
If th er eis no response tothepr om pt,th eseg‐
ment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eev ent invo lves ave hicle infront and when
th ecoas t-do wn recomme ndation isgiv en, all
seg ments willimme diat ely turngr een once ther e
is are sponse to"Foo tof fth eacceler ator"
pr om pt3 .
If th esy stem does notint erve ne during the
eve ntahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The sys‐
te m ispass ive.
In drive pr ogr am A, onlyth eev ent "Vehicle in
fr ont "is displa yed. Sy
stem limit s
EC OAs sis tcan function even mor epr ecisel yif
th ero uteis adher edtowhen routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traf fic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat
all times irre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem
int erve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifvisibilit yis poor (e.g.duetoinsuf ficie ntillu ‐
mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable shade
con dition s,rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay).
R Ifth er eis glar e(e. g.from oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions).
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthevicin ‐
ity ofthemultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer a
is fogg ed up, damag edorobscur ed. Dr
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Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page16 5). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. #
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press the005D
butt on.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when the005D
tra nsmiss ionposition displayis sho wninthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifno 005D transmissi on
positio ndispl ayappear s,sec ureth eve hicle
to preve ntitfrom rolling away.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low speed
andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D #
Depress thebr ak epedal andpulltheE-
SE LECT select orleve rbac kpas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005B
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed No
teson thedou ble-clu tchfun ction The
double- clutchfunction isactiv ewhen chang ‐
ing down inall drive pr og rams. Thedouble- clutc
hfunction reduces loadchang ere act ions
and suppo rts spor tydriving. Theacous ticper‐
cep tion ofthedouble-clutc hfunc tion chang es
depen dingon thedr ive pr ogr am. Manua
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Driving and parking

Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
Ifth esy stem isuna vailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Als oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. 18
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Driving and parking

cr
uise contr olwillre sume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum speed.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce therisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
Cr uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
Displa yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thestor ed
speed aresho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro lis selec ted
2 Spee dis save d, cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated
% The segmen tsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By doing
so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Dr
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&
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 limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e19 2).
Th esy stem mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. %
The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in per iod, noarrow appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
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 tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till. De
pen dingon thecount ry,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 theve hicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R theve hicle isunloc ked
R ifpossible ,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 braking oracceler ating
R pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R oper ating Touc hCon trol
R activatin gor deac tivatin gAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C 19
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Driving and parking

HOLD
functio n HOLD
functio n
The HOLD function holdsth eve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
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 Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. Dr
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Vehicle
messageappea rsinthemedia display.A
wa rning tone and thefo llo wing displa yin the
media display pr om ptyouto take ove rcontr olof
th eve hicle: Yo
uha ve toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftrav el, theve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, sym‐
bol 00CB appea rsinthemedia display. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. In
such case s,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stmight :
R Warnyouwit hout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notwa rnyouor notlimit theve hicle
speed. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls. R
Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page21 0).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(/ page232).
Ve hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver sof anycr ossing traffic
when backingup out ofapar kingspace. The Dr
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