2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE belt

1)
AMG Perfor mance seat:po tentia lpr otect ion
fo rth eribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uries
if th efront -passen gerairb agisenabl ed
If th efront -passen gerfr ont airbagisenabl ed,
a ch ild on thefront -passen gerseat maybe
st ru ck bythefront -passen gerairb agdur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-facin gch ild restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG,DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page59). Also, always
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gerair‐
bag shutoff:
The front passe nger airba gcan only bedeploy ed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F ind
icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 44).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Depending
onthede tected acci dent situation,
th ewindo wcur tain airbag onthefront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is deplo
yedre ga rdless ofwhe ther thefront
passeng erseat isoccupied. Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eairbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yev en
cause further injur ies.
In order toavo idrisk s, eac hve hicle occupant
mus talw aysmak esur eof thefo llo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctly .Pr egna nt
wo men mustta ke par ticular careto
ensur eth at thelap belt neverlie sacr oss
th eabdomen.
R Adoptth ecor rect sea tpos ition and keep
as faraw ay as poss iblefrom theairbags. 40
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R
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
R The child restra int system mus tno tto uc hth e
ro of or be put under stra in by thehead
re stra int s.Ad jus tth eseat backres tinclin a‐
tion andthehead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween thesitt ing surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthefront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tioningasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. #
The entire base ofthech ild restra int
sy stem mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing
sur face ofthefront passeng erseat. #
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ‐
ble, beresting ontheseat backres tof
th efront passeng erseat. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/ page 34).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seatposi tion with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise be
disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est. R
The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit,th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notbe deplo yedin theeve ntof
an acci dent and canno tpe rfor m its intended
pr otect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accordance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. Occupa
ntsaf ety 43

St
atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect for
th ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page59).
Depending onthech ild restra int system and the
st atur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pma ybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onasuit able rear seat .
Af terin st alli ng afo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthech ild restra int system
and thest atur eof thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GOF Fma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
Alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect pos itioning ofthefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo usec ureach ild inafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng erseat
and youposi tionth efront passeng erseat too
clos eto thecoc kpit, intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, thech ild could:
R Come intocon tact with theve hicle inte‐
ri or ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis lit,fo rex am ple.
R Bestru ck bytheair bag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysmo vethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possi bleand fully retract
th eseat cushion lengthadjus tment.
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat
belt outle ton theve hicle totheshoul‐
der belt guide onthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pmus tbe
ro uted forw ards and down wardsfrom Occupant
safety 45

th
eve hicle beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y,
adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand thefront
passeng erseat accor dingly. #
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m manuf acturer'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page59).
If aper son issitting onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fma ybe litcon ‐
tin uousl yor be off,depen dingon theper son's
st atur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pmus tbe off.This
ind icat esthat thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y,an adult orper son wit
habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
shoul dno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should useare ar seat .
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam peit her light sup con tinuousl y
or remains off,depe nding onthere sult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble,ortheper‐
son ofsmaller statur eshoul duse are ar
seat .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshoul dno tuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pre mains litafte rth esy stem self-t est,
th efront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
will notbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt. Inthis case, thefront passeng erair bag
cann otper form itsintended protect ive func ‐
tion ,e.g. when aper son isseat edinthefront
passeng erseat.
That person could, forex am ple, com eint o
con tact with theve hicle interior ,especially if
th eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erair bag isenabl edor
dea ctivated inaccor dance withth eper‐
son inthefront passeng erseat. 46
Occupant safety

R
The person isseat edproper lywit hacor‐
re ctl yfa stened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possi ble. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Child restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat (/page59). PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws. R
Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th eair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters of
th eseat backres t.
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthefo llo wing
measur esindepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Increasin gbr ak epr essur ewhen theve hicle
is statio nary.This brak eapplication iscan‐ Occupant
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R
Aforw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R Ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle.
Obser vingstandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐ lation
instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Only usethefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R The vehicle's seatbeltsystem
R The TopTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyatt aching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectl y.
When securingach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywithth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (/ page55). A
boos terseat maybe necessar yto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforch ildr enove r
40 lbs (18 kg )in we ight orunt ilth ey reac ha
heigh twher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbefitt ed
pr op erly wit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasu itab lech ild
boos terseat withabac kres tand seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eof are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portabab yor asmall
ch ild inasuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheoppo‐
sit edir ect ion tothedir ect ion oftra veland faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmusc lesinrelation tothesize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur yto thecer‐
vical spine during anacciden tcan bereduced in
a re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system. Occ
upant safety 49

Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled onasuit able seatin gposit ion,it
can notper form itsintended protect ive func ‐
tion .
The child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions forth ech ild
re stra int system and itscor rect use. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects underorbehi nd
th ech ild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysuse child restra int systems with
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isno tcor rectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang ein dir ect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting ins
truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(/ page55).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat (/page58 ).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page60). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page59).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 44).
R Obser vethewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent . 50
Occupant safety

Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Favoredsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m
¯ Alsosec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ) Alt
ernati vesecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(/ page 44).
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erairbag shut‐
of f(/ page42).
R Adjus tth eseat backres tuntil itas stra ight as
possible andadjus tth eseat cushion inclination
as faras itwil lgo (/ page94 ). Occ
upant safety 53