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

Onl
yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es .
Fo rth is reason drivin gsaf etycan notbe guar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tire sif yo uha ve no
inf orma tionab ou tth eir prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto wheels ortires
when drivin gove robs tacle s Larg
ewhe elsha ve alowe rtir esection width.
The lowe rth etir esect ionwidt h,thegr eat er
is therisk ofdamag eto wheels ortires when
dr ivin gove robs tacle s. #
Avoid obstacle sor drive pa rticular ly
car efu lly. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theuse oftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthewheel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notbe used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponen tpar ts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
low ambien tte mp eratur es,tear scoul d
fo rm when drivin gwit hsumm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C),
use M+S tires . Ac
cess orypa rts th at areno tappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben zor areno tbeing used
cor rectl ycan impairth eoper ating safety.
Bef orepu rchasing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
and inquireabout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yre comme ndations &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etir es
The spec ialtiretread incom binatio nwit hth e
op timized tirecom pound means that therisk
of skidding orhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. #
Use M+S tireat outside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). Wheels
andtires 43
1

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page41 1) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page41 8)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e425 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page41 3)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page44 0) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
non-a pprove dtir etypes
If yo uuse tiretyp esthat have notbe en adap‐
te dto chang esmade tothefa ct or yspe ed
li mit, this can have thefo llo wing consequen‐
ces:
R The tires do notex hibit there qu ired qual‐
ity charact eristic sand areno tsuit able for
high speeds orthere leva nt drivi ng
dy nam ics.
R The tires wearune venlyand could,th er e‐
fo re ,af fect thero adw orthines sof the
ve hicle.
R ABS ,ESP ®
and cruise controlopera tion
ar ere strict ed. 432
Wheelsand tires

This
canjeopar dizeroad safety. #
Onlyuse tiretypes that have been
appr ovedfo rth emaximum road spee d
se tand theve hicle. No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e R
Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page434). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace. R
Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forins tance, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thecar gocom partmen t. Wheels
andtires 433

To
ol bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Se
tting upthefo lding chock Pr
epa ring theve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailable.
If yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools. R
The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Remo vethehub caps ifneces sary
(/ page434). #
Raise theve hicle (/page435). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page43 4). 43
4
Whee lsand tires

Plas
tichub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercover
of thehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly .
Alum inum hubcap #
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 onhubcap
1. %
The socketcan befound inthetir e-c hang e
to ol kit. #
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. #
Toins tall: posit ionhub cap1and turnunt il
it is com pletely flush withth ewheel. #
Position socket2 onhubcap 1. #
Attach wheel wrenc h3 tosoc ket2 and
tig hten thehub capclockwise.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 20lb-ft
(2 7Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page43 4).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e434). Im
por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approved byMer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Wheels
andtires 435

Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoints . #
Take thera tche tou tof thetir e-c hang eto ol
kit and place iton thehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"A UF" arevisible. 436
Wheels andtires

#
Position jack2 atjac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche t3 clockwise untiljac k2 sits
com pletely on jacksuppor tpoint 1and the
base ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Turn ratche t3 unti lth etir eis raised amaxi‐
mum of1.2 in (3 cm) from thegr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page43 7). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page435).
Ve hicl eswith AMG ceramic high-pe rfor m‐
ance composit ebr aki ng system:
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. Whe
nch ang ingawheel, avoidapplyin gan yfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g. *
NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew theupper mostwheel boltcom‐
ple tely. #
Screw align mentbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maini ngwhee lbolts com‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. Wheels
andtires 43
7

#
Installth ene wwheel (/page438). Mounting
ane wwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page43 7). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page430).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing.
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth e
align mentbolt andpush iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page430). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. 438
Wheels andtires