2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE automatic transmission

The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
yo ur eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir rorwill swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 147).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged. The front-passenger outside mir
rorwill mo veback
to its original position when:
R you shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R you are tr avelling at a speed greater than
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side. 146
146
Light and sight

#
Never lea vetheve hicle or, if present, the
stationa ryheater running in an enclosed
space without su1cient ventilation. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of /re due to0ammable
material in the engine compartment or the
ex haust system
Flammable materials may ignite. #
Therefore, check regula rly th at there are
no 0ammable materials in the engine
compartment or on theex haust system. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised. #
ShiT the transmission toposition jori. #
Depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does not start: switch o. non-
essential consumers and press but ton1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does not start and the dis-
play message Place the key in the marked
space See Owner's Manual appears inthe inst
rument displa y: starttheve hicle with the
ke y in the mar ked space (emer gency ope ra-
tion mode) (/ page 167).
% You can switch o. theve hicle while driving. To
do this, press button 1for about thre e sec-
onds or bypressing button 1thre e times
within thre e seconds. Be sure toobser vethe
saf ety no tes under "Driving tips"
(/ page 170).
Obser veany information rega rding display mes-
sages that can be displ ayed on the inst rument
displa y.
F
F unction of Emo
unction of Emo tionSt
tion Start
art #
Start theve hicle with the start/s top button
(/ page 166) and simultaneously pull one of
th e steering wheel gearshiT paddles 1or
2.
R The idle speed is increased brie0y when
starting the engine.
R The characteristic sound of theex haust
system is sporty (po werful) (/ page 179).
R Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr ybrid:
id:Ifth eB orI drive
prog ram is selected, theve hicle changes
automatically totheC drive prog ram.
St
St ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h t
h the ke
he key in t
y in t hestow
he st owage
age
com
com par
partment (emerg
tment (emerg ency oper
ency operation mode)
ation mode)
If th eve hicle does not start and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
message appears in the inst rument displa y,you
can start theve hicle in emer gency ope ration
mode. Driving and parking
167 167

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he AMG cer
he AMG cer amic high-pe rf
amic high-perf or
orm-
m-
ance com
ance com posit
posite br
e brak
ake syst
e syst em
em The brake system is designed
for heavy loads.
This may lead tonoise when braking. This e.ect
can also occur aTer washing theve hicle.
The noise depends on thefo llowing factors:
R speed
R brake force
R environmental conditions, e.g. temp erature
and air humidity
% Have the brake system checked at a quali/ed
specialist workshop aTer it has been subjec-
te dto extreme loads. EC
EC
O st
O st ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function EC
EC
O st
O st ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
% Depending on the engine, the ECO start/s top
function is not available in all drive prog rams.
Obser vethe status display in the inst rument
display forth is.
% Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:This function is not available. The engine is switched o. automatically in
thefo l-
lowing situations if all vehicle conditions for an
automatic engine stop are met:
R You brake theve hicle toa standstill in trans-
mission position hori.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles with a 48 V on-boar h a 48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical sy
ical sys-
s-
t
t em:
em: You depress the brake pedal when tr avel-
ling at a low speed.
If th e system has de tected one of thefo llowing
situations, the engine will not stop:
R You stop at a stop sign and there is no vehicle
in front of you.
R The vehicle that stopped in front of you starts
up again.
R You manoeuvre, turn the steering wheel
sharply or engage reve rsege ar.
% Ifth e system de tects an intelligent stop inhibi-
to r,fo rex ample, a stop sign, the engine will
not stop.
If yo u activate the HOLD function or engage
th e park position j,the engine can be
switched o. in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor. The engine
restarts au tomatically in thefo llowing
cases:
R You engage transmission position hork.
R You depress the accelerator pedal.
R The vehicle requ ires an automatic engine
start.
R Youre lease the brake pedal.
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h a 48 V on-boar
h a 48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical sy
ical sys-
s-
t
t em:
em:
- Youre lease the brake pedal on a downhill
gr adient and theve hicle does not roll.
- The vehicle rolls on a downhill gradient and
does not automatically enter glide mode at
20 km/h.
ECO start/stop function symbols in the inst ru-
ment displa y:
R The symbol è(gre en) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: The engine was
switched o. bythe ECO start/s top function.
R The symbol ç(yellow) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: Not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop ha vebeen met. 174
174
Driving and parking

Use
the E-SELECT selector le verto change the
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position is displa yed in the inst rument displa y. j
Park position
k Reversege ar
i Neutral
h Drive position
Eng
Eng aging rev
aging rever
erse g
se g ear R
ear R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the E-
SELECT selector le ver upwards past the /rst
point of resis tance. Eng
Eng
aging neutr
aging neutr al N
al N #
Dep ress the brake pedal and push the E-
SELECT selector le ver up or down tothe /rst
point of resis tance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush it or
to w it away.
If y
If y ou w
ou w ant t
ant the aut
he aut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission t
ansmission t o r
o remain
emain
in neutr
in neutr al
ali
i ev
even if t
en if t he v
he vehicle is switc
ehicle is switc hed
hedo.:
o.: #
Start theve hicle. #
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i. #
Release the brake pedal. #
Switch o. theve hicle.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving theke y in
th eve hicle, the automatic transmission
re mains in neut rali.
Eng
Eng aging par
aging par k position P
k position P #
Obser vethe no tes on parking theve hicle
(/ page 202). #
Depress the brake pedal until theve hicle
comes toa standstill. #
When theve hicle is stationar y,press button
j.
Pa rk position is only engaged when the trans-
mission position display jis shown in the
inst rument displa y.If no transmission position
displ ayj appears, secure theve hicle topre-
ve nt it from rolling away.
Pa rk position jis engaged automatically if one
of thefo llowing conditions is met:
R When stationar y,yo u switch theve hicle o. in
transmission position hork.
R You open the driver's door when theve hicle is
stationary or when driving at a very low speed
and the transmission is in position hork.
% Tomanoeuv rewith an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while stationary and
engage transmission position hork again.
Eng Eng aging dr
aging dr iv
ive position D
e position D #
Depress the brake pedal and pull the E-
SELECT selector le ver back past the /rst point
of resis tance. Driving and parking
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185

When
the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shiTsthege ars automaticall y.
This depends on thefo llowing factors:
R the selected drive prog ram
R the position of the accelerator pedal
R the driving speed N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he double-clutc
he double-clutc h function
h functionThe double-clutch function is active when
chang-
ing down in all drive prog rams. The double-clutch
function reduces load change reactions and sup-
ports sporty driving. The acoustic perception of
th e double-clutch function changes depending on
th e drive prog ram. R
R
oc
oc king t
king t he v
he vehicle fr
ehicle fr ee
ee Ro
cking theve hicle free may help tofree theve hi-
cle if it has become stuck in slush or sno w.
To rock theve hicle free, mo vethe E-SELECT
selector le ver upwards and down wards past the
pressure point in order toswitch between trans-
mission positions hand k(/ page 184). %
The maximum design speed when switching
between hand kis 9 km/h. Manual
Manual
g
gear
ear shiTing
shiTing #
A
Activ
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating:
ating:Press displ aybutton
1.
The display button indicates the cur rently
selected transmission position 2:
R M M(red): manual gearshiTing
R D
D(blue): automatic transmission
% Topermanently shiT thege ars manually in
drive prog ram = usingthe steering wheel
ge arshiT paddles, select the MM (Manual) set-
ting forth e transmission.
ShiTing
ShiTing up and do
up and do wn
wn
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage tothe engine due toshiT-
ing up too late The automatic transmission does not shiT up
in manual mode even when the engine's limit-
ing speed is reached.
The fuel supply is inter rupted in order topre-
ve nt the engine from overrev ving. #
ShiT up before the engine speed reaches
th ere d area in there v counter. 186
186
Driving and parking

#
T
To
o shiT
shiT up:
up:Pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 2. #
T
To
o shiT
shiT do
down:
wn: Pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 1. If
th e engine speed is too high or too lo w,you
cannot change gear using the steering wheel
ge arshiT paddles. In this case, segments 1light
up red. Gear
Gear
shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation The
gearshiT recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style. #
When gearshiT recommendation 1appears
on the inst rument displa y,shiT tothere com-
mended gear. %
The gearshiT recommendation is active only if
yo u ha veenabled manual gearshiTing
(/ page 186). Using kic
Using kic
kdo
kdown
wn #
Maximum acceler
Maximum acceler ation:
ation:Depress the accelera-
to r pedal be yond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shiTs up tothe next
ge ar when the maximum engine speed is reached
to protect the engine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo u ha veactivated manual gearshiTing with
th e button in the centre console, the trans-
mission does not react tothe kickdown. Glide mode function
Glide mode function
%
Mer
Mercedes-
cedes- AMG G
AMG G T 63 S E P
T 63 S E P erf
erfor
ormance:
mance: The
function is not available.
Wi th an anticipatory driving st yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption. Driving and parking
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187

#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The electr
The electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is applied if t
e is applied if t he tr
he trans-
ans-
mission is in position
mission is in position j
jand one of t
and one of t he f
he follo
ollowing
wing
conditions is
conditions is ful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's
door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page 207).
In t
In t he f
he f ollo
ollowing situations, t
wing situations, t he electr
he electric par
ic parking
king
br
br ak
ak e is also applied:
e is also applied:
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta-
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
stationar y.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toa standstill. R
In addition, one of t
In addition, one of t he f
he follo
ollowing conditions
wing conditions
mus
mus t be
t be ful/lled:
ful/lled:
- The vehicle is switched o..
- The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
th e driver's door is opened.
- There is a system malfunction.
- The po wer supply is insu1cient.
- The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment cluster.
% The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if theve hicle is switched o. bythe
ECO start/s top function.
F
F unction of t unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake (r
e (r eleasing
eleasing
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y)
The electr
The electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is r
e is r eleased when t
eleased when t he
he
f
f ollo
ollo wing conditions ar
wing conditions ar e
eful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The vehicle has been star ted. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelerator pedal or you shiT
from transmission position jtoh ork
when on le velgr ound.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,theta il-
ga te must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inse rted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inse rted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
fo llowing conditions must be ful/lled:
- You shiT from transmission position j.
or
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
gre ater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the inst rument clus ter
goes out. 206
206
Driving and parking

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being active when you
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle is only braked with the HOLD
function it could, in thefo llowing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth ere is a malfunction in the system or in
th e po wer suppl y.
R Ifth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y before you lea veit. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The vehicle has been star ted or has been
automatically switched o. bythe ECO start/
stop function. R
The electric parking brake is released.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
te d.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the brake pedal, and aTer a short
time quickly depress fur ther until theë
display appears in the Instrument Displa y. #
Release the brake pedal.
Deactiv Deactiv ating t ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë display
disappears from the Instrument Displa y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va-
te d.
R The transmission is shiTed toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake. In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
transmission position jand/or bythe electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R There is a system malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insu1cient. F F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist Hill
Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under thefo llowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal and
depress it before theve hicle begins torollawa y. 216
216
Driving and parking