2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GT R ROADSTER sensor

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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdisu sedama ge.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Inf
ormat iononradar and ultrasonic senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar orultr asonic sensorsto monit orthear ea
in front of,behind ornext to theve hicle (depend‐
ing ontheve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star .The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page30 7). The sensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bycycle rack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicens eplat ebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. 13
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Au
tonomous braking function
If th eve hicl eis trave ling atspeed sabo ve
appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h),the autono‐
mo usbraki ng fun ction ma yin te rv ene inthe
fo llo wing situations:
Ve hicles without
Ac tiveDis tance
Assi st
DIS TRONI C Ve
hicles with
Ac tiveDis tance
Assi st
DIS TRONI C
Ve hi‐
cles
tr ave l‐
ing in
fr ont Up
toappr ox.
65 mph
(1 05 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4mp h
(200 km/h)
St a‐
tio ‐
nar y
ve hi‐
cles Up
toappr ox.
31 mp h
(50 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
31 mp h
(50 km/ h) Situ
ation- depend entbraking assistance
Situ ation- depend entbraking assistance may
int erve ne atspeeds aboveappr oxima tely
4 mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations:
Ve hicles trave ling in
fr ont Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h(2 50 km/h)
St atio naryve hicles Uptoappr ox.44 mph
(70 km/ h) Canceling
abr ak eapp lication ofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationby Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision. R
Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor adef ectiv etir e
has been detected and displ ayed.
R Fullsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswi tching ontheignition
or afte rdr iving off.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Forve hicles ifth ey mo vequickl yint oth e
sensor detection rang e. 14
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Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed. #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +). #
Todeac tivatecr uis eco ntr ol:
pr ess rock er switc h3 down (CNCL). #
Todeac tivatecr uis eco ntr ol:pr ess rock er
switc h1 down.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed (inthera ng ebe twee n
19 mp h(30 km/h) and120mp h(2 00 km/h) )
and thedis tance totheve hicle infront arese t
and save don thesteer ing wheel.
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page12 1)
R Initiat es accel erati on tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theov ertaking lane.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis only anaid.
The driver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis‐
ta nce totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthemaximum
possible deceleration.Ifth is decele ratio nis
no tsu fficien t,Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Caler ts youwit havis ual and
aco ustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjustyo ur spee dand
ke ep asuf ficie ntdist anc e. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R The checkof thera dar sensor system has
been success fullycom pleted(vehicle travel‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(20 km/h)) 14
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Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R ä C(blue) :CO MF ORT
R ä S(yello w): SPOR T
R ä S+(red): SPOR TPL US The
select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e:
R AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT+ Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws yo
uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwa rning displa y(v ehi‐
cles without front and rear vie wcam era) 15
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Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwa rning displa y(v ehi‐
cles withfront and rear vie wcam era)
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cde tects anobs ta‐
cle inthepat hof theve hicle, apop-up window
wit hth eappr opriatewa rning displa yappear sin
th emedia displayat speeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely6 mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color segments showthedis tance betwee n
th esensor sand theobs tacle detected:
1 Yello wwa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce ofbetwee nap prox .2.0 ft(0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 2
Orang ewa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat a
med ium dist anc ebe tween appr ox.1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)
3 Redwa rning disp lay: obs tacle sat ave ry
shor tdis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)or
less
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, noseg ments are
sho wninthewa rning displa y.
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theint ernal seg‐
ment sof thewa rning displa yar esho wnin
re dand theé symbol appearsin themul‐
tifun ction displa yin theins trument cluster.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWa rn
ear lysettin g,youcan setth ewa rning tone in
th emultimedia system sothat itwill soun dear‐ lier
atagr ea terdis tance ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft
(1 .0 m) (/ page16 0).
% TheWa rnear lysettin gis alw aysactiv eat
th ere ar oftheve hicle.
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
As are sult ofadditional accessories(e.g. license
plat ebr ac ketor bicy cle rack )th eactual distance
to an obs tacle mayno tcor respond tothedis‐
ta nce mea suredby Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
und ercertain con dition s.
The sensorsmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush .
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
indicat orlam p1 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. #
Press button2.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted. Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warnin gTones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 16
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Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Displa yingdetected traf fic signs inthe
me diadispla y #
Select DisplayinCOM AND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Blind
SpotAssis t Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis t
At speeds aboveappr oximat ely18 mp h
(30 km/ h),Blind SpotAss istuses twolat eral,
re ar-facin gra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up
to 10 ft(3 m) behind your vehicle anddirectl y
ne xt to your vehicle. Below18 mp h(30 km/h),
th esy stem isno tactiv eand vehicles inthemon‐
it or ing rang ear eno tde tected.
If Bli nd Spo tAssi stisact ivat ed, thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorlig hts upyello wat
speeds ofup to18 mp h(30 km/h). Atspeeds
abo veappr oximat ely18 mp h(30 km/h), the
wa rning lam pgoes outand BlindSpo tAss istis
opera tional.
If ave hicle isde tected within themonit oring
ra ng eat spe edsab ove 18mp h(30 km/h), the
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle in
th elat eral monit oring rang eand youswit chon
th etur nsignal indicat orinthecor responding
dir ection, awa rning tone sou nds once andthe
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorflashes red. If
th etur nsignal indicat orremains switchedon,all ot
her detected vehicles areindicat edonlyby the
fl ashin gof there dwa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
As are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tis onl yan aid. Itma yfa ilto
de tect some vehicles andisno ta subs titutefo r
att ent ive dr ivin g.Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf‐
fi cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her road user s
and obstacle s. 16
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