2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT AMG Owner's Manual

Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC status dis‐
pla y 1
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Csel ect ed,
se tsp eci fied distance (numbe rof seg ments
be low theve hicle)
2 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cde acti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (gray vehi‐
cle symbol)
4 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront isless
th an thestor ed speed, thesegment sin the
speedome terlig ht up. The deactivation ofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thestor ed speed andthedis tance tobe
maint ained, aredispla yedin thecon trol feed‐
bac kof themultifunc tiondispla yon asing leline. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released. This
gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver . Dr
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stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D. 14
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The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
th etra nsmiss ionposition 005Dorby theelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. RA
CE STAR T Fu
nction ofRA CE STAR T
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ablyhigh-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
% RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page10 4).
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated and
used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page13 2). &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R The door s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R The engin eis running andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e. R
The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr ogr ams C, Bor
I isselect ed(/ page11 3). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
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Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbuttons The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons include two
additional control element son thesteer ing
wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page13 2)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page14 8)
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page10 9)
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion(/ page10 8)
R Manu alge arshif ting(/ page11 8)
R Rear wing (/page14 7)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page15 2)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr ogr ams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr ogr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. By
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acc
ess thedr ive pr og ram = (Individual)
(/ page11 3). Re
ar wing Fu
nction ofthere ar wing
The rear wing improv es theve hicle's driving sta‐
bilit yand automat icallyre tracts andextends
wh ile th eve hicle isin mo tion.
Ve hicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package are
eq uipped withafixe dre ar wing (/page14 8).
Dep endingonwhich dr ive pr og ram has been
sele cted, there ar wing automat icallyex tends at
a spe edgrea terth an 44 mph(7 0km/h).
Dependi ngon thedr ive pr og ram, there ar wing
aut omat icallyre tracts below asp ee dof approx ‐
imat ely50 mph(8 0km/h) .
Yo ucan retract and extend there ar wing man‐
uall yfo rclea ning (/page14 7). Ex
tending andretracti ngthe rear wing for
clean ing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nex tendi ng and retracti ngthere ar
wing manually
When youex tend orretract there ar wing
man ually,body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Ensur eth at ther ear eno people inthe
sw eep ofthere ar wing when extendi ng
or retracti ngthere ar wing . #
Ifsom eonebec ome strapped during
re tracti onofthere ar wing ,pr ess the
displa ybutt onagain immediat ely.
The rear wing willthen extend again. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar wing when
wa shing theve hicle inacar wash If
th ere ar wing isex tende d,itma ybe dam‐
ag ed when theve hicle iswa shed inacar
wa sh. #
Onlyex tend there ar wing ifwa shing the
car byhand. #
Beforeent ering acar wash, ensur eth at
th ere ar wing isretract ed. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The tailg ateis clos ed. #
Toextend: press displa ybutt on1. Dr
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Toretract: press and holddispl aybutt on1.
The rear wing willextend orretract.
Dis play butt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R rear wing retract ed (blue)
R rear wing extende d(red)
R rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w)
The differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster.
Ad jus tingthe fixe dre ar wing
Re quirement s
A soc ketwr enc hand are leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock areto hand.
% Vehicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package
ar eeq uipped withafixe dre ar wing .The
posit ionofthis rear wing isno tadjus table.
The rear wing improve sth ere ar axle output and,
th er efor e, theve hicle's driving stabilit y.Yo ucan
mo vethere ar wing intoan incline dand aflat
posit ion. When
youmo vethere ar wing intoth einclin ed
position ,th ere ar axle output and theair resis t‐
ance increase. #
Unscr ew bolts 1withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
int oan inclined position, ordown wardsint oa
fl at posit ion. #
Equip bolt s1 withare leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock and tighten them.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . AMG
adaptivespor tsuspe nsion system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
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 thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionofthedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+)
% The setting can also besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the
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. 14
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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+ 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 Dr
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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. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwa rning displa y(v ehi‐
cles without front and rear vie wcam era) Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwa rning displa y(v ehi‐
cles withfront and rear vie wcam era)
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cde tects anobs ta‐
cle inthepat hof theve hicle, apop-up window
wit hth eappr opriatewa rning displa yappear sin
th emedia displayat speeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely6 mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color segments showthedis tance betwee n
th esensor sand theobs tacle detected:
1 Yello wwa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce ofbetwee nap prox .2.0 ft(0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 2
Orang ewa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat a
med ium dist anc ebe tween appr ox.1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)
3 Redwa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat ave ry
shor tdis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)or
less
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, noseg ments are
sho wninthewa rning displa y.
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theint ernal seg‐
ment sof thewa rning displa yar esho wnin
re dand theé symbol appearsin themul‐
tifun ction displa yin theins trument cluster.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out.
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 theWa rn
ear lysettin g,youcan setth ewa rning tone in
th emultimedia system sothat itwill soun dear‐ 15
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