2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GT R ROADSTER open hood

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orma tion onusin gapo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. R
vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60 °C).
R obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, the
sof tto p, thewind deflect ornet,slits, electr i‐
cal com ponen tpar ts,batt eries, light sources
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todir ect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. Maint
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Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine s:On lyacc eptst ar tin g
assis tance ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem
ar ecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. Ex
am ple:engine compartment #
Slid eco ver1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always 322
Breakdo wnassis tance

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Addcoolant (/page300 ). #
Have thecooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00AC *T
hefanmo toris def ectiv e. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. 392
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Rear Spoiler Inoperat ive
Limit ###mph *T
hevehicle's speedislimit edtotheva lue displa yed. Ther efor e, there ar wing cannotre ac hth eend position during
ex tensi on and only extends asfaras ispossi ble.
If ex tensi on ofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheinitial position .
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page30 1). Dis
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntwa rning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsupply tothera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. Disp
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elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 363
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 363
Re fuel ing ............................................. 127
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 363
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............364
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................1 77
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 328
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 328
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 28
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 328
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 329
No tes .................. ................................ 328
Fu ses
see Fuses G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) .......................................174 Gar
agedoor opene r
Cle aring thememor y........................... 134
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 34
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 131
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 134
Re sol ving problems ............................. 133
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 33
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 225
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 231
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 231
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 363
Gea rdis pla y(o n-b oar dco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) .......................................174
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 126
Genuin epar ts............................................ 19
Glide mode ............................................... 127
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king................................ 90 H
Hand brak e
see Elect ric pa rking brak e Hand
lingcharact eristics (unus ual)....... 330
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 64
Hazar dwa rning light s...............................9 7
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................22
Head airbag ............................................... 38
Head leve lheat ing(AIRSC ARF)................ 83
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y)............... 81
Headlin er(car e)...... ................................. 310
High beam
Switc hingon/of f..... .............................. 96
High-be amflasher .....................................9 6
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.....................9 7
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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HOLD functio n...... ................................... 151
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 151
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 151
Hood Opening/clo sing................................. 296 44
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