2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT brake

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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
iving and parking 14
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uha ve attem pte dto release theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eignition switchedoff. #
Switc hon theignition . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 36
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)indicat orlam por 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis flashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis applied whileyouar edr ivin g:
R Aco ndi tionfo rau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak eis no tfulf illed (/page12 9).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency braki ng using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page13 0). #
Che ckthat thecon ditions forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ear efulf illed. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually . 368
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchof fth eignition andturnit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page13 0).
If it is no tpo ssi ble to appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To release: #
Swit choffth eignition andturnit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page13 0).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page12 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis flashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis malf unctionin g.
The electric par kingbr ak ecoul dno tbe applied orreleased. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 369

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluidLevel *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Donotad dbr ak efluid. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator's Manual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. #
Drive on car efu lly. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page41 ). #
Ifne cessary, consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *A
ctiv eBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page13 5). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sManual *A
ctiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEInoperative See
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
Startth eengine.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C iseng aged. #
Engage neu tral 005D when switching offth eve hicle.
Apply Brake toShift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. 388
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Br
ak efluid ............................................ 111
Br ak ehose <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>.112
Br ak eline <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ...112
Br ak epa ds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>.111
No tes ................................................... 111
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-l ockBr aki ng System) ........... 131
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
AMG ceramichigh-p erform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ......................1 08
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 132
Dr iving tips............ ..............................105
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )........................ ............................. 135
HOLD functio n............ .........................143
Limi tedbr aking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................. 105
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ........................ ............................ 104
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 104
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ................................ 345
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 14 Ro
adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....19
To w- star tin g.................................... .....3 18
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Tr ans portingth eve hicle ....................... 317
Br eak down
see Flattir e
Bur mes ter®
high-e ndSur round soun d
sy stem
Ad jus ting thebalance ..................... ..... 286
Ad jus ting thesound optimiz ation ........ 286
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............. ..................................286
Au tomatic volume adjustment ........ .....2 86
Ca lling up thesound menu ............ ...... 285
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 285
Select ingthesound profile .................. 286
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem .....2 84
Ad jus ting thebalance ..................... ..... 285
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............. ..................................285
Au tomatic volume adjustment ........ .....2 85
Ca lling up thesound menu ............ ...... 284
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 284 Switc
hingthesur round soun don /of f
.. ...........................................................2 85
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel .....................................1 62 C
Call list
Maki ngacall ....................................... 247
Ov ervie w ............................................. 246
Callin gup thesound menu
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 285
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...284
Calls ..........................................................2 43
Ac cep ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................243
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acal l......... 243
Calls withse veralpar ticipant s.............2 43
Declini ng....... ......................................243
Endi ngacal l............. ...........................243
Incoming callduring anexistin gcall .... 244
Making ................................................ 243
Mer cedes me...................................... 253
Camer a
see Rear vie wcam era 426
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