2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GT R ROADSTER parking sensors

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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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Driving and parking

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
iving andparking 15
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Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe limit edinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The sensorsar edir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno wor spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arewit hin the
monit oring rang e.
R Ifth elanes areve ry nar row or very wide,
espec iallyif ve hicles areno tdr iving inthe
middl eof their lane.
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving
alongside longvehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction ofLane Keeping Assist Lan
eKe eping Assistmonit orsth ear ea infront of
yo ur vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncamera
1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin tentio n‐ al
ly leav ing your lane .Yo uwill bewarned by
means ofavibr ation inthesteer ing wheel.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assistde tects lane mar kings .
R Afront whe elpa sse sov er thelane marking s.
Whe ther awa rning isissued andwhen this
occ ursalso depen dson theselect edsensit ivity
se tting (sta nda rdoradap tive).
Lane Keeping Assistcan neither reduce therisk
of an accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin g
st yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan not
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions .Lane Keeping Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inyour lane .
Lan eKe eping Assistis available inthespeed
ra ng ebe twee n40 mph(60 km/h) and120mp h
(200 km/h). Dr
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Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 06
0077Wa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 402
0077Wheel Sensor(s)Missing.............4 01
0059 While statio nary,appl yth e
br ak es bef oreoper ating thesof tto p. ...4 12
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......6 2
Opening (from theinside) ......................5 9
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................6 2
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................5 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 343
Do ubl e-clutc hfun ction ........... ................125 Dr
ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .....2 18
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 112
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive pos ition
En gaging ..............................................1 25
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......122
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 38
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 139
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 139
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 142
ESP ®
(El ectr onicSt abilit yPr og ram) ..... 140 Ov
ervie w ............................................. 139
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 138
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 138
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ................................................. 157
Dr ivin gsy stem
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem ......................1 15
Dr inki ngand drivi ng ............ .................112
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................. 112
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ...... 111 Inde
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