2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE AMG Owner's Manual

Cha
racter istics ofeac hdr ive pr og ram (veh icle swi th AM Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system +onl y) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
I (RACE) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. %
The setting can also besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the Dr
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suspension settin gmus tbe select ed
fo rAMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
and theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, the"Com‐
fo rt"se tting isact ivat ed aut omat ically.
Selec tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting
Yo ucan selectfrom thre edif fere nt suspe nsion
se ttings :
R COMF ORT ensuresa comf ortable suspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting if
yo upr efer aco mf ortable driving style.
R SPOR Tensur esafirm ersuspension setting.
Select this suspen sionsetting when employ‐
ing aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
R SPOR TPL US ensures ave ry firm suspension
se ttin g. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R ä C(blue) :CO MF ORT
R ä S(yello w): SPOR T
R ä S+(red): SPOR TPL US The
select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e:
R AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT+
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 208
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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 theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle 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
th eAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +
(air suspension )(/ page206).
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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When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(1 20 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early setting inthemultimedia system, thewa rn‐
ing tones forfr ont and side impact protect ion
can besetto sound atagr eat erdis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthesides (/page21 5).
% TheWar nEarl yse tting isalwa ys act ive at the
re ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. 21
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab ove thede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctl y.
Clean thesensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em. Dr
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Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with360° Camer a Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐ Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing and hasbeen deactiva teddue tosignal interfere nce. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Chec kif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on. 21
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thesame
time, awa rning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elytw oseco ndseverytim e
th eve hicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. The
sensor sar edir ty. #
Clean thesensor sand obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts(/ page386).
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Chas been deactiva teddue toamalf unction. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit. Dur
ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides
light upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0 ft
(30 cm) 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 Dr
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thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hout a360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit ha360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sde tected 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.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle son the
sides mustbe detected again bef oreane w
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
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