2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE AMG Owner's Manual

Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbuttons The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page12 2)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page13 6) R
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page10 1)
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page10 0)
R Manua lge arshif ting(/ page11 0)
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 105)
R Rear wing (/page13 5)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page14 0)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt on2 remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr ogr ams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr og ram app earsin disp lay butt on4. By
pr essing display butt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr og ram = (Individual)
(/ page10 5). Re
ar wing Fu
nction ofthere ar wing
The rear wing improve sth eve hicle's driving sta‐
bilit yand automat icallyre tracts andextends
wh ile th eve hicle isin mo tion.
Ve hicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package are
eq uipped withafixe dre ar wing .
De pen dingon whic hdr ive pr ogram hasbeen
selec ted, there ar wing automat icallyex tends at
a spe edgrea terth an 44 mph(70 km/h).
Depending onthedr ive pr og ram, there ar wing
aut omat icallyre tracts below asp ee dof approx ‐
imat ely50 mph(80 km/h).
Yo ucan retract and extend there ar wing man‐
uall yfo rclea ning (/page13 5).
Ext endi ngand retracti ngthe rear wing for
clean ing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nyo uex tend and retract there ar
wing manually
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped. Dr
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#
Ensu rethat ther eis no one inthe
sw eep ofthere ar wing when you
ex tend there ar wing . #
Ifsom eonedoes become trapped when
th ere ar wing isex tende d,press thedis‐
pla yswitc hag ain immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar wing when
wa shing theve hicle inacar wash If
th ere ar wing isex tende d,itma ybe dam‐
ag ed when theve hicle iswa shed inacar
wa sh. #
Onlyex tend there ar wing ifwa shing the
car byhand. #
Beforeent ering acar wash, ensur eth at
th ere ar wing isretract ed. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The tailgat eis clos ed. #
Toextend: press displa ybutt on1. #
Toretract: press and holddispl aybutt on1.
The rear wing extends orretracts .
Dis play butt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R Rear wing retract ed(blue)
R Rear wing extende d(red )
R Rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w) The
differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster. AMG
adative spo rtsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prove ddr iving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R drive pr ogram selected
R select edsuspension settin gSPORT, SPORT
+ or COMF ORT
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, theCOM‐
FO RT settin gis activ ated aut omatically . 13
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Selec
tingthesusp ension setting
Yo ucan selectfrom thre edif fere nt suspe nsion
se ttings :
R COMF ORT ensuresa comf ortable suspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting if
yo upr efer aco mf ortable driving style.
R SPOR Tensur esafirm ersuspension setting.
Select this suspen sionsetting when employ‐
ing aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
R SPOR TPL US ensures ave ry firm suspension
se ttin g. #
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. 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. Itmonit orsth ear ea
ar ound your vehicle using multiple sensorson
th efront bum perand onthere ar bum per
(/ page12 0). Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
sho wsyouth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle
and ade 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. Dr
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Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwa rning displa y(v ehi‐
cles without front and rear vie wcam era) 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 betwee 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) (/ page13 9).
% 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. 13
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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.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI Cwi th the butt ononthe center
co nso le
* 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. #
Press butt on2.
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.
% 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. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Fr
ont and rear vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthefront cam eraand rear vie w
camer a
The front camer aand rear vie wcam erahelp you
to orient yourself ,and they help youto avo id
obs tacle swhe nmane uvering.
Whe nau tomatic operation ofthere ar vie wcam ‐
er ais act ivat ed inthemultimedia system, the
imag efrom there ar vie wcam erais sho wnauto‐
mat icall yne xt to thePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa ywhen reve rsege ar iseng aged . The
fron tcam eravie wcan becalle dup usin g
butt on1 orusin gth esof tkey sin themultime‐
dia system.
% Youcan also switchbetween thefront cam‐
er aand rear vie wcam eravie ws usin gth e
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons (/page13 5).
% Ifth ere ar vie wcam erais act ive and you
shif tfr om reve rsege ar to thedr ive position , th
evie waut omaticall yswitc hesfrom the
re ar vie wcam erato thefront camer a.
The front camer aand rear vie wcam eraar eon ly
an aid. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att en‐
tio nto thesur round ings.The responsibili tyfor
saf emaneuv ering and parking remains withyo u.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno per sons, animals or
objec tsetc., inthemaneuv ering area while
maneuv ering and parking .
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Yo ucan switchbetween various views inthe
multime diasystem, notjus tbe tween thefront
camer aand rear vie wcam era. 14
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1
Front camer a,wide-ang levie w
2 Front camer a,standar dvie w
3 Rear vie wcam era, standar dvie w
4 Rear vie wcam era, wide- anglevie w
Dyn amic guide linesin thecamer aimag esho w
th epat hth eve hicle willtake wit hth esteer ing
wheel inits cur rent positio n.Thi shel psyouto
or ient yourself and toavoid obstacles when
mane uvering. 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1 in (0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l. Sy
stem limit s
The cam eras will notfun ction orwill onlypar ti‐
ally function inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The respectiv ecamer alens isobs truct ed,
dir tyor fogg ed up. Obser vetheno teson
cleaning thecamer as(/ page27 1).
R Cam eras, orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries (e.g. license platebr ac ketor bicy cle
ra ck ).
% The displa ycon tras tma ybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh tor other light sources. In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion. Dr
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%
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
Sw itchin gre ar vie wcamer aaut omatic mode
on/ off
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e. Payatt ention toyour sur‐
ro und ingsand beready tobrak eat all times.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Auto. RearView Cam. #
Switc hth efunc tion on0073 oroff0053. AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐ gu
eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
tak eabr eak wher eneces sary.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak .
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐ 14
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