2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE open hood

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Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm) over mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Further information oncoolant
(/ page44 9). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. 380
Maintenance andcare

Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The 360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R The extenda ble re ar wing iscom pletely
re tract ed.
R Theside windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed . R
Theblow erforth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Maint
enanc eand care38
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Inf
orma tion onusin gapo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. R
Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 124°F
(60 °C).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. 382
Maintenanc eand care

R
Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance maybe perfor med using
onl ybatt eries withanominal voltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump-
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. Ex
am ple:engine compartment #
Slid eco ver1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always 400
Breakdo wnassis tance

If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page40 7)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page408)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page408)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partmen ton the
ri ght- hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe d
in thedir ect ion oftrave l(/ page408) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s: R
Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page406).
Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
trapped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Turn clips 2 oncover1 count er-cloc kwise
a qu arter-tur n. #
Pullco ver1 upw ards inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 40
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Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws4, remo vefuse boxlid 3
fr om theto p.
Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. #
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. #
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. #
Inser tco ver1 onboth sides. #
Turn clips 2 oncover1 cloc kwise aqu ar‐
te r-tur n. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit The
fuse boxis on theside ofthedashboar d
under aco ver. #
Con tact an author ized Mercedes-B enzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page406). #
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
car gocom partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson electr icalfuses
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Breakdo wnassis tance

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rear Spoiler Inoperative
Limit ###mph *T
hevehicle's speedislimit edtotheva lue displa yed. Ther efor e, there ar wing cannotre ac hth eend position during
ex tensi on and only extends asfaras ispossi ble.
If ex tensi on ofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheinitial position .
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0065 *T
hetailg ateis open . &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth eta ilg ateis open when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . #
Close theta ilg ate.
006F Rear LeftBackrest Not
Latc hed (exa mp le) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding seatisno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages. 468
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps