2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER Owners Manual

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Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
an incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedthe
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
Yo u could slip beneath the seat belt and
injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore com‐
mencing your journe y. #
Alw ays ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder belt is routed across the
centre of your shoulder. #
Toadjust the seat fore -and-aft position:
lift le ver1 and slide the seat into the
desired position. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. #
Toadjust the seat heigh t:push or pull le ver
2 until the desired position has been
re ached. #
Toadjust the seat backrest inclination: lift
le ve r3 and set the seat tothe desired
angle. #
Ensure that the seat backrest is engaged. Ad
justing the front seat electrically 1
Seat cushion inclination
2 Seat height 78
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3
Seat ba ckrest inclination
4 Seat fore -and-aft position #
Save the settings with the memory function
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justing the 4-w aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lower
4 Firmer #
Using buttons 1to4 , adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k. Ad
justing the AMG Performance seat To
adjust the conto ur ofthe seat and for
impr oved lateral support, you can adjust the
front seats individually.
On the front passenger seat, you can adjust on ly
th e seat side bols ters of the seat backrest.
The AMG Performance seat is designed forthe
st andard thre e-point seat belt. If youfit a di ffer‐
ent multipoint seat belt, e.g. a sport or racing
seat belt, there stra int sy stem will not be able to
pr ov ide the intended le vel of pr otection. Seats and
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Toadjust the seat side bols ters of the
seat cushion: press button1(nar rowe r) or
2 (wider). #
Toadjust the seat side bols ters of the
seat backres t:press button 3(nar rower)
or 4 (wider). Head
restra ints Ad
justs the head restra ints &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. 80
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Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:push the head restra int down. Switching
the seat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of burn s duetorepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to high
temp eratures may be af fected or they
may even su ffer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heater. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating may occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Makesure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are off, the seat heating is switched
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The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 5,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating
switches off. Switching
the seat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on.
The seat ventilation is available on lyforve hicles
with AMG Performance seats. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are off, the seat ventilation is switched
off. Switching AIRSCARF on/o
ff &
WARNING Risk of burn s causedbythe
heating output from AIRSCARF being too
high
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the outlet opening in the head
re stra ints. #
Turn the heating output down in good
time. #
Maintain a suitable dis tance from the
outlet opening. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. 82
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AIRSCARF uses hea
ted air towa rm the head and
neck area of vehicle occupants. The warm air
fl ow s out of theve nts in the head restra ints. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all the indica‐
to r lamps are off, AIRSCARF is switched off. %
When switching on, the blo wer will start up
on lyafte r a preheating phase lasting a few
seconds.
Af ter switching off, the blo wer will continue
to runfo r a few seconds tocool down the
heating elements.
% Ifth eve hicle battery voltage is too lo w,AIR‐
SCARF may switch off. #
Adjusting the AIRSCARF vent (/ page 103).
Ma kesure that there are no objects co vering the
air intake on the back of the head restra int.
Make sure that objects do not enter theve nts in
th e head restra ints. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. Seats and
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When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:push release le ver1 down as
fa r as it will go. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Tolock: pushrelease le ver1 up as far as it
will go. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. Ad
justing the steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
po we r supp lyis disconnected. 1
Toadjust the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2 Toadjust the height #
Save the settings with the memory function
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Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process for
th e easy exitfeature
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the easy entry and
ex itfeature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has any body parts
in thera nge of mo vement of thesteer‐
ing wheel. #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel if there is a risk of becoming
trapped bythesteering wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vation of the easy entry and
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature, they can become trapped, part icu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. Ve
hicles with memory function: you can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory function position switches.
If th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards or towa rdsthe
dashboard when:
R You swit ch the ignition off.
R You open the driver's door.
% The steering wheel will mo veupwards and
to wa rdsth e dashboard only if it has not
already reached thesteering limitation. The
steering wheel will mo veback tothe last
drive position when:
R You close the driver's door with the ignition
switched on.
R you press thest art/ stop button once.
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You swit chthe ignition off.
R you sa vethe setting with the memory func‐
tion.
If yo u press one of the memory function memory
position switches, the adjustment process will
be stopped. Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle settings
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Seats and
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