2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE wheel

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Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess disp lay bu t‐
to n1.
The displ aybutt ondispla ysthecur rentl y
sel ect edgear setting 2:
R M(red): manualgearshif ting
R D(blue): automat ictrans miss ion
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Dr
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Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGGT53 4MA TIC+: The
ch arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Whe nAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
acti ve,gl ide mode isno tav ailable. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. 16
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Inser tth efuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thefuel filler flap bef oreloc kin gth e
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Dr
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Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page16 0). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesliding
sunr oofforapp roxima tely five minut esifth e
dr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk deathcause dby exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . 16
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Dep
endingontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page386). Thesensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bybicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page21 9) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page17 5)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 187)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page206)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 9)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page234)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page228)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSyst em) (/page17 6)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page19 8)
R DRIFT MODE (/page20 1)
R EBD (Electr onicBrakefor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page17 9)
R ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
(/ page17 6)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e19 0)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 199)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 179)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page19 2)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page222 ) R
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page21 0)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 6)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 200)
R Cruise contr ol(/ page18 4)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e232 )
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e230) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Dr
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stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e. If
yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa ys.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
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SPOR
Tor dea ctivated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. Sel
ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyim prove sdr iving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddegr ee.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces. R
ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e.
Char acteristics when ESP®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB ESP®
OFF
wa rning lam pand theESP OFF messag elight up
con tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improv ed.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive. Dr
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Even when ESP ®
is de acti vated, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
It ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page506)
R Disp lay mess ages ET
S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :pr ess and hold
dis pla ybutt on1 until thero ad inbutt on
symbo l2 light sup yello w.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. 17
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