2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT 4-DOOR COUPE wheel

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Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear.
% Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. %
Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mer cedes- AMGGT63 and GT63 S
4MA TIC+: Thecombus tionengin eis discon ‐
nec tedfrom thedr ivet ra in and theve hicle
cont inues toroll.
R Allother models :The combu stion engin eis
switc hedoff.All oftheve hicle functions
re main active.
R The J symbo lapp earsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon. R
Drive pr ogram =isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R Mer cedes- AMGGT43 and GT53 4MA TIC
+: The charge leve lof thebatt eryis suf fi‐
cie nt.
R Mer cedes -AMG GT43 4MA TIC+: The
ch arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To ge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprov es
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐ 15
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Driving and parking

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NO
TEDama gedue totheve hicle lowe r‐
ing Ve
hicl eswith AMG adaptivespor tsus‐
pensi onsystem +or leve lcontr ol:The
ve hicle canlowe rbecau seoftemp eratur e
dif fere nces orlong er non-op erati ona ltime s.
Thi scan causedama getopar tsof thebody . #
When stopping theve hicle andwhen
dr iving off,mak esur eth at ther ear eno
obs tacle ssu ch ascur bsunde ror inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody . #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing
th ebr ak epedal. #
Ongradients, turnth efront wheels sothat
th eve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit
st ar ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page15 4). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesliding
sunr oofforapp roxima tely four min utes ifth e
dr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. 16
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Driving and parking

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Route-based speedadap tatio n
(/ page 182)3
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page18 4)3
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 7)3
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page18 6)3
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(/ page18 4)3
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 3)
R HOLD function (/page17 2)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 205)
R DRIFT MODE (/page206)
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem +
(/ page202)
R AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
(/ page202)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page21 5)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 0)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page21 2)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page21 9) R
ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page17 4)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e19 3)1
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e19 7)1
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page200) 1 Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated.
3 Thi sfuncti oniscou ntry-dependen tand onlyav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
1 This function includes subfun ction swhic har eonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving AssistancePackag e. 16
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Driving and parking

Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
th eElect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
):
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improve sdr iving stabilit yand
tracti on,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g. R
Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ®
SPOR Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y. Cha
racter istics ofESP ®
SPOR T &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. When
ESP®
SPOR Tis activ ated, the00BB and
Æ warning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Sel ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ove rste er ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on cor don edoffro ads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P® Dr
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th
en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
degr ee.
ES P®
SPO RTalso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyimpr oves driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddeg reeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e.
Char acteristics when ESP®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB and¤
wa rning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive.
% Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
It ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction. %
ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichis displa yedin
th eins trument cluster:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page39 7)
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page349)
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. 17
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Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holddispl ay
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup red.
The 00BB and¤ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster.
% When youdeac tivateES P®
in theI drive
pr og ram, AMG Dynamics automatical ly
switc hestotheMas terle ve l. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:pr ess and hold displa y
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup blue.
The 00BB, Æand¤ warning lam psgo
out.
When the00E5 symbol issho wnwithare d!on
th edispla ybutt on,ESP®
is malfunct ioning.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic har esho wnintheins tru‐
ment cluster. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid Sy
stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. HOLD
function HOLD
function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary. 17
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Driving and parking

fo
ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mp h
(20 km/ h)up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 166).
Di spla yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
R h (gra y): cruise contro lis selec tedbut
no tye tacti vated.
R h (green): cruise control isactiv e.
A stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis‐
pla y.
% The segment sbe tween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout. Ch
ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. 17
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Driving and parking

Oper
ating cruise contr ol #
Press thero ck er switc hesonthesteer ing
wheel control panel upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Select M with theright rock er switc h.
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isdele ted.
Incr easing ordecr easing thesto redspe ed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Ad opting ade tected spee d #
Activatecr uise contr ol. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsordoes notexc eed this speed.
Deactiv ating cruise contr ol #
Selec tO withth elef tro ck er switc h.
Switc hingoffcr uise contr ol #
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h. %
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
15 mp h(2 0km/h) and130mp h(210 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-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (/page15 0)
R React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les) Dr
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