2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE suspension

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Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
160
2 Comb inationswit ch →
124
3 Instrument Display →
238
4 Media display →
269
5 ActivePa rking Assist →
224
6 Hazardwa rning light s →
125
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
44
8 Setsvehicle functions →
274
9 Calls upthemain functions →
274
A Start/ stop butt on →
145
B Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
138
C Glovebox →
105
D Touc hpad →
269
E Control kn ob for:
Vo lume andswitc hingsound on/off →
269
Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
269
F ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
153 G
Adjus tsthere ar wing →
204
H AMGPe rfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
156
I E-SELEC Tsel ect orleve r →
158
J ESP®
→
176
K AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
206
L Manual gearshif ting →
160
M DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
156
N Stow agecom partment →
105
O Control pan elformulti media system →
239
P AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
203
Q Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
100
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
101
R Oper ating group:
On-boar dcom puter →
239
Cr uise control →
185
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
188
S Diagno stics con nection →
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tin findi ng ma lfunctio nsand improv ing
qu alit yand aretransm itted tothemanuf acturer,
if neces sary.Fu rther mor e,themanuf actureris
subject toproduct liability .Fo rth is, themanu‐
fa ctur errequ ires tech nica lda ta from vehicles.
Fa ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tas par tof repair ormaint enanc e
wo rk.
Dep endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle convenie nce and info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes ,fo rex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R Entere dna vig ation destinations
R Dat aabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocall yin theve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.asmar tphone, USBflash dr
ive or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed inthe
ve hicle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This data
is sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par‐
ticular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed.
Yo ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R Setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Cus tomizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
tai ninf orma tionis simu ltane ously trans ferred to
yo ur smar tphon e. De
pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R Gener alvehicle data
R Position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐
bac k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones). 28
Gener alno tes

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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AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
Char acteristics ofAMG adaptiv espor tsus‐
pensi onsystem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R Elec tronic allycon trolled damping system R
ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
R Suspension settin gbutt on
Char acteristics ofAMG adaptivespor tsus‐
pension system +(air susp ension)
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +is an
air suspension system withva riable dampingfo r
im prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-round
le ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant grou nd clea rance, even
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto improve driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanually adjustingthe
ve hicle leve l.
The dam ping issetindiv idually foreac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps R
The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen sionsetting butt on 206
Drivin gand parking

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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same
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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th
is event ,ha ve thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr uptdir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(/ page386).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin git as afa vo rite . #
Press the00E2 buttonon thecon trol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsar edispla yed. #
Navig atedo wn wardstwice.
The Favorite smenu appears. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardtra vel.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions areful filled, thec symbol appears
in themultifunc tiondispla yin theins trument
clus terand thesy stem automatic allysear ches
fo rand measu respar king spaces onboth sides
of theve hicle parallel andperpendicular tothe
dir ect ion oftrav el. IfAc tivePa rking Assistis act i‐
va ted, suit able parkingspaces aresho wninthe 222
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