2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE brake

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking dis tance may increase. In addi‐
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. ÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp The
yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes while theve hicle is in motion.
or
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
* The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes while theve hicle is in motion:
One or more wheels has reached its grip limit (/ page128). #
Adapt your driving style to suit thero ad and weather conditions.
* The yellow ESP warning lamp ®
is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems
are switched off. 392
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V) A
A/C function Switching on/o ff(control panel) ...........97
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .128
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................2 55
Setting (Blu etoo th®
) ............................ 252
Setting (business telephony) .............. .253
Ac cident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect .........................2 47
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 55 Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 131
Setting ................................................. 13 3
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 13 6
Calling up a speed ...............................1 38
Fu nction .............................................. 13 6
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 38
Re quirements: .................................... .138
Selecting ............................................. 13 8
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 13 8
St oring a speed ................................... 13 8
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 13 8
Switching on/activating ...................... 13 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 36
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................13 3
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction ................................................ 89
Switching on/o ff................................... 90
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 57
Ad diti ves.................................................. 336
Engine oil ............................................ 336
Fu el ..................................................... 336
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 282
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81
Ad justing the bass, mid- range and
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 282
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81 396
Index

Ad
justing the mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 282
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81
Ad justing the sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 282
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 282
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air vents ..................................................... 99
Ad justing (front) .................................... 99
Air vents
see Air vents Ai
r-re circulation mode .............................. 98
Air-water duct .......................................... 290
Ke eping free ........................................2 90
Airbag ........................................................ .37
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....37
Ins tallation locations ............................ .37
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overview ............................................... 37
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re duced pr otection ...............................39
Side airbag ............................................ 37
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 37
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Alternative route
see Route
AMG Steering wheel control element ........... 14 2
St eering-wheel buttons ........................ 14 2
AMG ceramic high-per form ance com‐
posi tebrake sy stem ................................ 107AMG
Performance adjust ableexhaust
sy stem ...................................................... 108
Fu nction .............................................. 108
Operating ............................................ 108
AMG per form ance seat
Setting ................................................... 74
AMG Performance steering wheel .........142
AMG RIDE CONTROL Selecting the suspension setting ......... 14 4
AMG RIDE CONTROL + Suspension .......................................... 14 4
AMG TR ACKPA CE
Configuring .......................................... 19 6
Drag Race ............................................ 19 5
Gene ral information ............................ .193
Te lemetry display ................................ .196
Tr ack Race ........................................... 194
Android Auto ............................................ 241
Connecting a mobile phone ................ .242
Ending ................................................. 24 3
Information ..........................................2 42
Overview .............................................. 241
Sound settings .................................... 24 3
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................2 43 Index
397

Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 40, 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 96
Au tomatic transmission
Double-clutch function ......................... 11 6
Drive program display .......................... 11 3
Drive programs .................................... 11 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 11 2
E-SELECT selector le ver ....................... 11 4
Engaging drive position ........................ 11 6
Engaging neutral .................................. 11 5
Engaging pa rkposition .........................1 16
Engaging reve rsege ar .......................... 11 5
Kickdown ............................................. 11 8
Manual gear changing .......................... 11 7
St eering wheel gearshift paddles .........1 17
Tr ansmission position display .............. 11 4
Tr ansmission positions .........................1 14
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 332 B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .128
Battery Key ........................................................ 56
Battery see Bat tery (vehicle)
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................... 308
Charging .............................................. 307
No tes .................................................. 304
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .305
Re placing ............................................ 308
St arting assis tance .............................. 307
Belt see Seat belt
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 15 2
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .153
Fu nction .............................................. 15 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 52
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 185
Information .......................................... 184
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 252
Switching on/off ................................. 185Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 254
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 269
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 270
Information .......................................... 267
Overview ............................................. 268
Sear ching for a track ........................... 270
Sea rching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 268
Selecting a media pla yer .....................2 69
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 337
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 131
Brake sy stem
ABS ...................................................... 11 0
Brake callipers ...................................... 111
Brake cooling ....................................... 111 Index
399

Brake discs ..........................................
11 0
Brake fluid ............................................ 11 0
Brake hose .......................................... .111
Brake line ............................................. 111
Brake pads .......................................... .110
No tes ................................................... 11 0
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 12 8
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 131
Ad aptive brake lights ...........................1 33
AMG ceramic high-per form ance
composite brake sy stem ......................1 07
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 12 8
Driving tips .......................................... 103
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 131
HOLD function .................................... .140
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-treated
ro ads) .................................................. 103
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 102
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 02
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem) Breakdown
Overview of the help functions .............. 14
To w- starting ........................................ .312
To wing away ........................................ 309
Tr ansporting theve hicle ....................... 311
Wheel change ...................................... 324
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Bu rm ester ®
high-end Sur round sound
sy stem ...................................................... 281
Ad justing the balance .......................... 282
Ad justing the sound optimisation ........ 282
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 282
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .282
Calling up the sound menu .................. 281
Information .......................................... 281
Selecting the sound profile .................. 282
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....2 80
Ad justing the balance .......................... 281
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 281
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .281
Calling up the sound menu .................. 281 Information .......................................... 280
Switching
the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .281
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................1 58 C
Call list Making a call ....................................... 236
Overview ............................................. 235
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
high-end Sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 281
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 81
Calls .......................................................... 232
Ac cepting ............................................ 232
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 232
Calls wi thseveral participants .............2 32
Declining ............................................. 232
Ending a call ........................................ 232
Incoming call during an existing call .... 233
Making ................................................ 232
Camera see Reversing camera 400
Index

Data
storage
Electronic control units ........................ .27
Online services ...................................... 29
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 183
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 68
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 20
Jack .......................................................24
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 24
Wi reless vehicle components ................20
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .292
Dest ination .............................................. .213
Editing intermedia tedestinations ........ 203
Editing the pr evious destinations .........2 14
External ............................................... 214
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ..........2 13
Saving as global favo urite .................... 214
St oring a map position .........................2 13Destination ent
ry.................................... 19 9
Entering a 3 wordaddress .................. .204
Entering a POI or addre ss ....................19 9
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 203
Ente ring geo-coordinates .................... 204
Selecting a contact ............................. 204
Selecting a POI .................................... 201
Selecting from the map ....................... 205
Selecting pr evious destinations ...........2 01
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................24
Digital Owner's Manual .............................16
Digital TV
see TV
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Display (Care) .......................................... 294
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .183
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 15 9Display message
.................................... .342
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .342
No tes .................................................. 342
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ................................... 364
ç - - - km/h ................................... 365
È - - - km/h ................................... 365
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 375
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling .................................... .380
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative
.............................................................3 68
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 368
: Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 348
 Change key bat teries ................. 346
J Check brake fluid le vel.............. .363
# Checkbrake pads See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 364 Index
403

h
Check tyre(s) .............................. 378
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 355
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .370
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 372
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 381
5 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel.. 381
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ...... 367
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 343
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 371
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 372
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 373
G Inoperative .................................3 75Â
Insert key .................................. .347
 Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 47
 Key not de tected (white display
messa ge).............................................3 46
: Left dipped beam (e xamp le) .......3 48
6 Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).............. .343
: Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 348
ð Maximum speed exceeded ......... 366
ç Off..............................................3 66
ë Off.............................................. 367
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 360
Ù Rear axle steering cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 352
Ù Rear axle steering Malfunction
Vi sit workshop .....................................3 51
h Rectify tyre pressure ..................379!
Release parking brake ................ 363
 Replace key ................................ 346
8 Reser vefuel le vel...................... .356
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 343
# See Owner's Manual ...................376
Ù Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 351
Ù Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........ 351
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 377
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................3 76
ç suspended ................................. 365
: Switch off lights .........................3 49
: Switch on headla mps................. 349
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual ................................................ 355
¥ Top up washer fluid .................... 354 404
Index

d
Trans. oil overheated Drive on
with care ............................................. 359
d Transmission oil cooling Mal‐
function .............................................. .359
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 363
d Vehicle is operational Switch
off ignition before exiting .................... 350
h Warning tyre defect ....................379
h Wheel sensor(s) missing .............378
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ......373
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................373
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .366
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........366
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 366 Ac
tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 367
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ... 349
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........349
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 349
App lybrake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................3 57
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 357
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 359
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 369
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 369
Cruise control and Limi ter inopera‐
tive ..................................................... .364
Cruise contro l inoperative ................... 364
Cruise control off ................................ 365 Electronic
rear axle dif fere ntial lo ck
cur rently una vailable .......................... .352
Electronic rear axle dif fere ntial lo ck
inope rative .......................................... 352
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 44
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 44
Haza rdwa rning lamps malfunction‐
ing ...................................................... .350
Limi ter inoperative .............................. 365
Limiter passive ................................... .365
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual ......................374
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 357
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 356
PRE- SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 345 Index
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