2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT suspension

Com
ponents damag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 124°F
(60 °C). R
Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. Maint
enanc eand care295

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(/ page322) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page32 9)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e336)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page32 4) 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 pair thedr 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. Wheels
andtires 34
3

*
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.6±0.4 oz
(6 40 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s4 .2±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 359

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist Currently
Unavaila bleSee Operator's
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page15 7). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisespeciall ydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
9

Ins
trum ent Disp lay De
pen dingon thedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown. Sup
erspor tse tting If
yo usele ctthesuper sportdispla yse tting, the
position sof theindicat orlam pson theIns tru‐
ment Displa ywill chang e.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page89)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page89)
0057 High
beam (/page90)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page90)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page89)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page40 7)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page41 4) 0027
US
A:brak es (red) (/ page40 7)
004D Ca
nada :br ak es (red) (/ page40 7)
0024 Electr
icpar king brak e(yell ow )
( / pag e40 7)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page40 7)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page40 7)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page40 7)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page40 7)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page40 7)
Æ ESP®
SPO RT(/ pag e40 7)
L Distance warning (/ page41 5)
Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page420)
ä AMGadaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m malfu nction (/page41 5)
00B9 Ch
eckEngi ne(/ page 416)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page41 6)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page41 6) 40
6
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e13 5).
ä Suspe nsionwarning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
5

Ad
jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 286
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 286
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...285
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 8
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air vents ................................................... 101
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 101
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 101
Air -water duct .......................................... 294
Ke eping free ........................................2 94 Airb
ag.........................................................3 6
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................30
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....3 6
Ins tallation locations ...................... .......3 6
Knee airbag........................................... 36
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ....... 36
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 1
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 7
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 36
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................3 6
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA (anti-thef talar msystem)
Alt ernativ ero ut e
see Route
AMG Steer ing wheel control element ...... ..... 146
St eer ing-wheel buttons .................. ...... 146
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ......... 149
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148 AMG
ceramichigh -per form ance com‐
posi tebrak esy stem ................................ 108
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ...................................................... 109
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 109
Oper ating ............................................ 109
AMG perform ance seat
Se tting ...................................................73
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel .........1 46
AMG TRACKPACE
Conf iguring .......................................... 211
Dr ag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................210
Gene ralinf ormatio n............................ 208
Te leme try displa y.................................2 11
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............209
An droid Au to <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 252
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 252
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 252
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 252
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................2 53
Ani mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 50 Inde
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St
ation prese ts
Editing ................................................. 279
Modifying ............................................ 279
Ste ering wheel .........................................1 62
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............77
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ..................76
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ......162
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 79
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ............... 118
St ow agear eas
see Stow agecom partment
St ow ageco mp artment ..............................81
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>..........81
Cen terconsole ........... ........................ ... 81
Doo r............ ..........................................81
Glo vebox...............................................8 1
St ow ageco mp artments
see Stow agecom partment
Sulf urcont ent.........................................3 54
Sun visor
Oper ating ............ ..................................9 8
Sur round lighting ......................................93
Se tting .................. .............................. ...93 Suspen
sion
AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. .... 148
Com ponents .................................. ...... 113
Measur ements ................................. ....1 13
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ......... 149
Se ttings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 113
Switc h-offdela ytime
Ext erior .................................................. 93
Int erior ............................................. ..... 93
Switc hingthesur round soun don/ off
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...285
Sync hronizat ionfunction
Switc hingon/off(cont rolpanel) .........1 00
Sy stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ................................................ ...... 204
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ....2 08
Se tting thedis tance unit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 203
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
cally ..................................................... 198
Se tting thetime zone..................... ..... 199
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 199 Sy
stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataim por t/expor t
see Languag e
see Softwareupda te
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilg ate .......................................................6 1
Closin g.................................................. 62
Em erge ncy release ................................ 63
HA ND S-FRE EAC CES S...........................6 2
Opening .................................................6 1
Opening dimensions ............................3 59
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 299
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 355
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 355
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation .......................................... 351
Ve hicle identif ication plate.................. 351
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................2 11 44
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