2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE ESP

A
pe rson inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farbac kas possi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclas‐
sif ication oftheper son orchild restra int system
on thefront passeng erseat take splace afte rth e
fr ont passeng erairb agshut offself-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam psdispla yth e
st atus ofthefront passeng erairbag. Alw
aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(/ page40).
Fu nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly.
The status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis‐
pla yedvia thePA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat or
lam psafte rth eself-t est:
R ON islit:th efront passeng erairbag may
deplo ydur ing anacciden t.
The indicat orlam pgoes outafte rapp rox‐
ima tely 60 seco nd s.
R ON andOF Far eno tlit :th efront passeng er
airbag maydeplo ydur ing anacciden t.
R OFF islit:th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin theev ent
of an acciden t.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off. 40
Occupan tsaf ety

sur
eth at theshoulder beltstra pis cor‐
re ctly routed from theseat beltguide
on theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system. The
shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat
belt guide. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page48).
If aper son issitting onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fma ybe litcon ‐
tin uousl yor be off,depen dingon theper son's
st atur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pmus tbe off.This ind
icat esthat thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
shoul dno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam peit her light sup con tinuousl y
or remains off,depe nding ontheclassif ica‐
tion .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshoul dno tuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pre mains litafte rth eself-t est,th efront
passeng erairbag isdisabled.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The person issea tedpr oper lywit hacor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Sec uring thech ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t(/ page48) 42
Occupa ntsaf ety

ch
ild restra int system and itscor rect
us e. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)
under orbehi ndthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int systems onlywit h
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
uns ecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan com eloose.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Secur ingthech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page48). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page48).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 40).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system. Do
notmodif yth ech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system can nolong er
func tion proper ly.Thi spos esan incr eased
ri sk ofinjur y. #
Nevermodify ach ild restra int system. #
Onlyaf fix acce ssories whic hha ve been
speciall yappr oved forth is ch ild
re stra int system bythech ild restra int
sy stem's manuf acturer. Onl
yuse child restra int systems whichar ein
pr oper working condit ion &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by theuse ofdamag edchild restra int
sy stems
Child restra int systems ortheir retainin gsy s‐
te ms that have been subjec tedto stre ss in
an accident mayno tbe able toper form their
int ended protect ive func tion. Occ
upant safety 45

#
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Ov
erview ofsuita bleseat sin theve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Fr
ont passeng erseat, secur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Obser vethespecif icins truction sfo rth e
re ar wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int systems. Ifth efront passeng er
seat isoccupied, ensure,bo th bef oreand
dur ing thejour ney,that thest atus ofthe
fr ont passeng erairb agiscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(/ page 40).
Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairbag shutoff(/ page38) Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child seat
saf etyfe atur eof theseat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisretract ed
sl ig htly bytheiner tiareel and cann otbe
immediat elyfastened again. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor d‐
ance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Activateth especial seatbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ens ures that theseat beltofthefront passeng er
seat does notslac kenonce thech ild restra int
sy stem issecur ed.
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withach ild seat safetyfe atur e. #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e:
pul lth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthech ild seat safetyfe atur eis act iva‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe child seat safetyfe a‐
tur e:press there lease buttonoftheseat
belt buckle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Occ
upant safety 47

Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page48).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page40) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. 48
Occupant safety

#
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . *
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page58). #
Press remo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. #
Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
The tailg atewill open slightly. Open
ingand closing 57

#
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page54 ). Pr
oblems withth eside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa tal lyinju re difre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w will
close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind owcann otbe closed andyoucan‐
no tsee thecaus e. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein the
windo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas closed
andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas
closed andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowwill beclos edwithout the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
Th eside windo wscann otbe opened or
closed usingthecon venience opening fea‐
tur e.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
and replace ifnec essar y(/ page52). 62
Openin gand closin g

Ro
ller sun blinds Oper
ating thero ller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof #
Pull hand le1 onthero ller sunblin din the
cor responding direction. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R when adoor isopen ed
R when theta ilg ateis open ed
R when thehood isopened The
ATAsy stem isarmed automatic allyaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed. Openin
gand closing 63