2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE start stop button

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
11 7
2 Combination swit ch →
88
3 Instrument display →
157
4 Media display →
174
5 Glovecompa rtment →
83
6 Start/ stop button →
101
7 Climate cont rol sy stems →
97
8 Touchpad →
174
9 Controller forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
174
Switches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
174
A ECO start/ stop function →
107
B Extends and retracts there ar wing →
14 3
C AMG Performance exhaust sy stem →
108
D AMG E-SELECT selector le ver→
11 4
E Activating/deactivating ESP ®
→
12 8
F AMG RIDE CONTROL →
14 4 G
Manual gearshifting →
11 7
H DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
11 2
I Stow age compartment →
83
J Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
15 8
K AMG steering-wheel buttons →
14 2
L Adjusts thesteering wheel →
78
M Control panel:
On-board co mputer →
15 8
Cruise contro l orvariable limiter →
13 3
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
13 8
N Diagno stics connection →
24
O Opens the bonn et →
284
P Opens theta ilgate →
61
Q Electric pa rking brake →
124
R Light switch →
87 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

Fu
nction of Emotion Start #
Start theve hicle with thest art/ stop button
(/ page 101) and simultaneously pull one of
th esteering wheel gearshift paddles 1or
2.
R The idle speed is inc reased brief ly when
st arting the engine.
R The exhaust gasflaps are opened (spo rty
ch aracteristic) (/ page108).
St art theve hicle using thekey
Yo u can also start theve hicle with theke y in the
ignition loc k.The ignition lock is in there ar stow‐
age space in the cent reconsole. g
Toremo vethekey
1 Toswitch on the po wer supply
2 Toswitch on the ignition
3 Start engine #
Shift the transmission toposition jori. #
Depress the brake pedal. #
Insert theke y into the ignition lock and turn
to key position 3. #
Ifth eve hicle does not star t:
R switch off consumers that are not
requ ired.
R remo vetheke y from the ignition loc k.
R inse rttheke y into the ignition lock again
af te r a short waiting period.
R turn theke yto key position 2.the indi‐
cator lamps in the instrument clus ter light
up.
R turn theke yto key position 3.
% You can also swit chon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thekey. Additionall y,turn
th eke yto key position 1or2 . Ru
nning-in no tes To
preser vethe engine during thefirs t1, 500 km:
R drive at varying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R do not drive fasterthan 140 km/h. 102
Driving and pa rking

Deactivating or activating
the ECO start/
sto p function #
Press display button1.
The display button indicates the cur rent sta‐
tus 2ofthe ECO start/ stop function:
R s (red): deactivated
R è (green): activated
R ç (yellow): inactive AMG
Performance exhaust sy stem Fu
nction of the AMG Performance exhaust
sy stem
Changing the position of theex haust gasflaps
allo wsyouto select the sound characteristics of
th e AMG Performance exhaust sy stem:
R closed exhaust gasflaps: com fort ch aracter‐
istic (balanced)
R open exhaust gasflaps: sporty characteristic
(po werful) Ope
rating the AMG Performance exhaust
sy stem #
Press display button 1.
The display button indicates the cur rently
selected sound characteristic 2:
R button symbol (blue): balanced
R button symbol (red): po werful 108
Driving and pa rking

#
Ifge arshift recommendation message 1is
shown on the multifunction displa y,shift to
th ere commended gear.
% Gearshift recommendation is acti veonly if
yo u ha veactivated manual gearshifting with
th e button on the cent reconsole. Using kickdown
#
Maximum acceleration: depress the accel‐
erator pedal be yond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts up tothe next
ge ar when the maximum engine speed is
re ached toprotect the engine from overrev ving. %
Ifyo u ha veactivated manual gearshifting
with the button in the cent reconsole, the
transmission does not react tothe kick‐
down. Glide mode function
Wi
th an anticipatory driving style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R the combustion engine is disconnected from
th e driv etra in and theve hicle continues to
ro ll.
R theJ symbol appears in the multifunc‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thefo llowing condi‐
tions are me t:
R the ECO start/ stop function is switched on.
R drive program =is selected with the drive
setting "Moderate" or "Reduced".
R the speed is within a suitable range.
R thero ad's course is suitable, e.g. no steep
uphill or downhill inclines or tight bends. R
you are no lon ger depressing the accelerator
or brake pedal.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling theve hicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els are highly flammable. #
Fire, naked flames, smoking and crea‐
tion of spar ksmust be avoided. #
Swit choff the ignition and, if available,
th est ationary heater, before and while
re fuelling theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of injury from fuels
Fu els are poisonous and hazardous to your
health. 11 8
Driving and pa rking

R
AMG Performance exhaust sy stem
(/ page 108)
R ECO start/ stop function (/ page107)
R manual gearshifting (/ page117)
R AMG Dynamics(/ page112)
R rear wing(/ page143)
R front and reve rsing camera (/ page147)
If yo u ha veassigned a function toone of the dis‐
play buttons 2,you can operate this function
with the cor responding button 1.
The assignment of the display button 2
re mains stored even af ter a new engine start,
but the operating status of there spective func‐
tion is reset tothe basic setting.
Yo u can change between the drive prog rams
with thest abiliser bar actuator 3. The selected
drive program appears in the display button 4.
By pressing the display button 4,you can
direct lyaccess the drive prog ram = (Individ‐
ual) (/page 112). Re
ar wing Fu
nction of there ar wing
The rear wing impr ovesth eve hicle's driving sta‐
bility and automatically retracts and extends
while theve hicle is in motion.
Ve hicles with the AMG Aerodynamic pac kage are
fi tted wi thast ationary rear wing .
Depending on which drive program has been
selec ted, there ar wing automatically extends at
a speed grea terth an 70 km/h.
Depending on the drive prog ram, there ar wing
automatically retracts below a speed of appr ox‐
imately 80 km/h.
Yo u can retract and extend there ar wing man‐
ually for cleaning (/ page143).
Extending and retracting the rear wing for
cleaning &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when youex tend and retract there ar
wing manually
Pa rts of the body could become trapped. #
Ensure that there is no one in the
sweep of there ar wing when you
ex tend there ar wing. #
If someone does become trapped when
there ar wing is extended, press the dis‐
play switch again immediatel y. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar wing when
wa shing theve hicle in a car wash If
th ere ar wing is extended, it may be dam‐
aged when theve hicle is washed in a car
wa sh. #
Only extend there ar wing if washing the
car byhand. #
Before entering a car wash, ensure that
th ere ar wing is retracted. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The tailgate is closed. Driving and parking
14 3

When
the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Performance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R Design
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe left-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed. %
Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button. Overview of what is shown on
the multi‐
function display
Displa yson the multifunction display
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 146) ¯
Cruise control (/
page133)
È Limi
ter (/ page134)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 136)
ê Active Brake Assi st (/ page 133)
à Lane
Keeping Assist (/ page153)
è ECO
start/ stop function
ë HOLD function (/
page140)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 89)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 151). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings #
Select Instrument lighting. #
Set a brightness value.
The brightness of the instrument display will
be adap ted. Instrument display and on-board computer
15 9

Apple CarPlay
®Overview of Apple CarPlay
®&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
iPhone ®
functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay ®
. They are oper‐
ated using the cent ral control element or theSiri
®
vo ice-operated control sy stem. You can
activate thevo ice-operated control sy stem by
pressing and holding theó button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay ®
via thevo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via LINGU ATRO NIC
(/ page 160).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay ®
to the multimedia sys‐
te m.
The availability of Apple CarPlay ®
may vary
according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Apple CarPlay ®
is a regis tere d trademark of
Apple Inc.
Information on Apple CarPlay ®
While using Apple CarPlay ®
va rious functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. telephony or the
media sources Blue tooth ®
audio and iPod ®
, are
una vailable. Only one
route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance is active on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay ®
Requ irements:
R Apple ®
operating sy stem version iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on the iPhone ®
.
R An Internet connection is requiredforth e full
ra nge of functions for Apple CarPlay ®
.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (/ page 261).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay
Setting automatic or manual start
A messa geappears when connec tedfo rth efirst
time. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start automatically is activatedO. 240
Multimedia sy stem

Apple CarPl
ay®
will now start immediately
af te rth e iPhone ®
is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem using a USB cable. #
Manual star t:select Manually . #
Select the iPhone ®
in the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept & Start .
or #
Select Decline & End.
Exiting Apple CarPlay ®#
Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample.
% If Apple CarPlay ®
wa s not displa yed in the
fo re ground be fore disconnecting, the appli‐
cation starts in the bac kground when recon‐
nected. You can call up Apple CarPlay ®
in
th e main menu. Calling up Apple CarPlay
®
sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Sound #
Select the sound menu (/ page 280).
Ending Apple CarPlay ®
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or #
Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated Multimedia sy
stem 241