2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER parking sensors

R
allow the engine toreach a maximum engine
speed of 4,500 rpm on lybrief ly.
R drive theve hicle in drive program A.
R change gear before there v counter needle is
Ô ofthewa yto there d area of there v coun‐
te r.
R do not shift down a gear manually in order to
brake.
R avoidoverstra ining theve hicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do not depress the accelera tor pedal past
th e pressure point (kickdown).
R only increase the engine speed gradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull speed af ter
1, 500 km.
This also applies when the engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethefo llowing running-in
no tes:
R in cer tain driving and driving saf ety sy stems,
th e sensors adjust automatically while a cer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af terth eve hicle
has been delivered or af terre pairs. Full sys‐ te
m ef fectiveness is not reached until the
end of this teach-in process.
R brakepads, brake discs and tyres that are
either new or ha vebeen replaced only ach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veral hundred kilom etre s of driving. Com‐
pensate forth ere duced braking ef fect by
applying greaterfo rc eto the brake pedal. Note
s on engine output and engine torq ue %
The actual (maximum) values that can be
achie vedfo r engine output and engine tor‐
qu e may deviate from the certified values
within the count ry-specific guidelines for
permissible tolerances (basis: UN-ECE No.
85 or country -specific guidelines).
Fa ctors that can influence this are, forex am‐
ple:
R sea le vel
R fuel grade
R outside temp erature
R operating temp erature of the engine Unti
lth e engine has reached its operating tem‐
perature, thefo llowing engine operating temp er‐
ature warning lamp is lit: Engine output and engine
torque ha vebeen
re duced. Take this into account foryo ur driving
st yle.
When the engine operating temp erature warning
lamp goes out, full engine output and engine tor‐
qu e are available. Note
s on driving &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. Driving and parking
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Note
s on parking up theve hicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suf fer dama gethro ugh disuse.
The 12V battery may also be impaired or dam‐
aged byheavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialist workshop. Driving and driving saf
ety sy stems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving sy stems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring theve hicle. The driving sy stems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo ur attention
to the sur roundings and do not relie ve you of
yo ur responsibility per taining toroad traf fic la w.
The driver is alw aysre sponsible for maintaining
a safe dis tance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle
speed, for braking in good time and forst ay ing
in lane. Pay attention tothe tra ffic conditions at
all times and inter vene when necessary . Be
aw are of the limitations rega rding the safe use of
th ese sy stems. Driving sy
stems can neither reduce therisk of
accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving style nor
ove rride the la wsof ph ysics. They cannot alw ays
ta ke into account road, weather or traf fic condi‐
tions. In
fo rm ation on vehicle sensors and cameras 1
Multifunction camera
2 Front camera
3 Ultrasonic sensors
4 Reversing camera
% Depending on theve hicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensors are integ rated behind the
bumpers and/or behind thera diator grille. Driving and parking
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Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function may inter vene
at speeds ab oveappr oximately 7 km/h in the
fo llowing situations:
R Vehicles tr avelling in front:
- Vehicles without Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC: up toappr oximately
10 5 km/h
- Vehicles with Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC: up toappr oximately
200 km/h
R Stationary vehicles: uptoappr oximately
50 km/h
Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assis tance may
inter vene at speeds ab oveappr oximately
7 km/h in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles tr avelling in front: uptoappr ox‐
imately 250 km/h
R Stationary vehicles: uptoappr oximately
70 km/h Cancelling a brake application of
Active
Brake Assi st
Yo u can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assi stat any time by:
R Fully depressing the accelera tor pedal or
with kickdown.
R Releasing the brake pedal.
Ac tive Brake Assi stmay cancel the brake appli‐
cation when one of thefo llowing conditions is
fulfilled:
R You manoeuv retoavo idthe obs tacle.
R The reis no longer a risk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, mis ted up, damaged
or co vered. R
Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fer‐
ence from other radar sources, e.g. strong
ra dar reflections in multi-s torey car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and display ed.
R Full sy stem per form ance is not available for a
fe w seconds af ter switching on the ignition
or af ter driving off.
R In complex traf fic situations whe reobjects
cannot always be clearly identified.
R Forve hicles if they mo vequickly into the
sensor de tection range.
R On bends wi tha tight radius.
% The Active Brake Assi stsensors adjust auto‐
matically while a cer tain dis tance is being
driven af terth eve hicle has been delivered.
Ac tive Brake Assi stis una vailable or only
partially available during this teach-in period. Driving and parking
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R
SPORT ensures a firm er suspension setting.
Select this suspension setting when employ‐
ing a sporty driving style, e.g. on winding
count ryroads.
R SPORT PLUS ensures avery firm suspension
setting. #
Press display button 1.
The display button sho wscurrently selected
suspension setting 2:
R ä C(blue): COMFORT
R ä S(yellow): SPORT
R ä S+(red): SPORT PLUS
The selected suspension setting is shown in
th e multifunction display as a message. Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking assi stance sy stem. It monitors the area
around your vehicle using multiple sensors on
th e front bumper and on there ar bumper
(/ page 131).Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
sho wsyouth e dis tance between your vehicle
and a de tected obs tacle visually and audibly.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is on lyan aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility for safe manoeu‐
vring and parking remains with you. Make sure th
at there are no persons, animals or objects in
th e manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exiting parking spaces. Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC warning display (vehi‐
cles without front and reve rsing camera) Driving and parking
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Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC warning display (vehi‐
cles with front and reve rsing camera)
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC de tects an obs ta‐
cle in the path of theve hicle, a pop-up window
with the appropriate warning display appears in
th e media display at speeds below appr ox‐
imately 10km/h.
The colou red segments show the dis tance
between the sensors and the obs tacle de tected:
1 Yellow warning displa y:obs tacles at a dis‐
ta nce between appr ox. 0.6 m and 1.0 m 2
Orange warning displa y:obs tacles at a
medium di stance between appr ox. 0.3 m
and 0.6 m
3 Redwa rning displa y:obs tacles at a very
short dis tance of appr ox. 0.3 m or less
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, no segments are
shown in thewa rning displa y.
% Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the internal seg‐
ments of thewa rning display are shown in
re d and theé symbol appears in the mul‐
tifunction display in the instrument clus ter.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out.
In thest andard setting, an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from a di stance of appr oximately
0.3 m toan obs tacle in front and appr oximately
1. 0 m toan obs tacle behind. A continuous warn‐
ing tone sounds from a di stance of appr ox‐
imately 0.2 m. Using theWa rnear lysetting, you
can set thewa rning tone in the multimedia sys‐
te m so that it will sound earlier at a greater dis‐
ta nce of appr oximately 1.0 m (/ page153). %
The Warnear lysetting is alw ays active in
th ere ar of theve hicle.
Sy stem limits
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC does not necessa‐
ri ly take into account thefo llowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacles bel ow the detection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacles ab oveth e de tection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp s of lor ries.
As a result of additional accessories (e.g. licence
plate brac ket or bicycle rack )th e actual dis tance
to an obs tacle may not cor respond tothe dis‐
ta nce measu redby Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
under ce rtain conditions.
The sensors must be free of dirt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they may not function cor rectly.
Clean the sensors regularly, taking care not to
scratch or damage them. 15 2
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Ac
tivating/deactivating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC with the button on the centre
console
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC may not de tect
cer tain objects at close range. #
When pa rking or manoeuvring theve hi‐
cle, pay particular attention toany
objects which are abo veor below the
sensors, e.g. flowe rpots or dr awbars.
The vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1is not lit, Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC is active. If the indicator lamp is lit
or theé symbol appears in the multifunction
displa y,Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is not
active.
% Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is automatical ly
activated when theve hicle is star ted. Ad
justing the warning tones of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Camera & Park. Assist 5
Set warning tone
Ad justing the volume of thewa rning tones #
Select Warning tone volume. #
Set a value.
Ad justing the pitch of the warning tones #
Select Warning tone pitch.
Set a value.
Specifying thest arting point for the warning
to nes
Yo u can specify whe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC warning tones should commence
when theve hicle is fur ther aw ay from an obs ta‐
cle. #
Select Warn early. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Driving and parking
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R
Ifth e signs are ambiguous, e.g. tra ffic signs
on const ruction sites or in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharpl y,when passing traf fic signs
outside the camera's field of vision.
Setting Traf fic Sign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
Displaying de tected traf fic signs in the
media display #
Select Display in COMAND. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Blind Spot Assist
Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist
At speeds abo veappr oximately 30 km/h, Blind
Spot Assist uses two lateral, rear-facing radar
sensors tomonitor the area up to3 m behind
yo ur vehicle and directly next to yourvehicle.
Below 30 km/h, the sy stem is not active and
ve hicles in the monitoring range are not de tec‐
te d. If Blind Spot Assist is activated,
thewa rning
lamp in theex terior mir ror lights up yellow at
speeds of up to30 km/h. Atspeeds abo ve
appr oximately 30 km/h, thewa rning lamp goes
out and Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If a vehicle is de tected with inthe monitoring
ra nge at speeds ab ove30 km/h, thewa rning
lamp in theex terior mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and you swit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once and the
wa rning lamp in theex terior mir rorflashes red. If
th e turn signal indicator remains switched on, all
ot her de tected vehicles are indicated only bythe
fl ashing of there dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed. Blind Spot Assist cann
otwa rndrivers in this
situation. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may
failto
de tect some vehicles and is not a substitute for
attentive driving. Alw ays ensure that there is suf‐
fi cient dist ancetothe side forot her road users
and obs tacles.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R The sensors are dirty or co vered.
R Poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range.
R Ifth e lanes are very nar row or very wide,
especially if vehicles are not driving in the
middle of their lane. Driving and parking
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Distance cont
rol
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 63
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .66
Opening (from the inside) ......................64
Un locking (emer gency key) .................. .66
Un locking (from the inside) ...................64
Door cont rol panel .................................... .12
Double-clut chfunction ............................ 121
Drag Race
Setting ................................................ .201
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive position Enga ging ..............................................1 21
Drive prog ram display ............................. 11 8
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat Driving abroad
Symmetrical low beam .......................... 91
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .131
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 13 2
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 13 5
Ad aptive brake lights ...........................1 38
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 13 2
Cameras .............................................. 131
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 13 5
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ..... 13 3
Overview ............................................. 13 2
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors ...............1 31
Re sponsibility ...................................... 131
Driving sy stem
AMG RIDE CONTROL + ........................ 15 0
Driving sy stem
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Limiter see
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips AMG ce ramic high-pe rformance
composite brake sy stem ......................1 11
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) .................................................... 91
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .107
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 06
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC SELECT .....................................1 17
Con figuring drive program I ................. 11 8
Displ aying engine data ........................ .119
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 11 9
Drive program display .......................... 11 8
Drive programs .................................... 11 7
Fu nction ............................................... 11 7
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 11 8
Selecting the drive program ................. 11 8
Showing ope ration feedback ................1 18414
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