2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE wheel

R
A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
The I (RACE)dr ive pr ogr am mayno tbe
us ed on nor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr og ram A when incity traf fic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The four agilit yfun ction sBas ic,
Ad vanced ,Pr oand Master areaut omati‐ cally
select eddepending onthedr ive pr o‐
gr am.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I
RA CE. The Masterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R The I(RA CE)drive pr ogr am has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforth era ce trac k.
- Allvehicle systems arese tfo rmaximu m
spor tiness.
- The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup
lat er. -
The susp ension exhibits particular lyfirm
spr inging anddam ping settin gs.
- Glid emode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tysoun dch aract eristic ofthe
ex haus tsy stem isactiv ated.
% Youcan callupvehicle charact eristic svia
th ePe rfor mance menuintheon- boar dcom‐
put er.
% Youcan adjustth eagility functionsof AMG
Dynamic susing theAMG steer ing-wheel but‐
to ns.
Yo ucan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle char‐
act eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion 10
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Ro
cking theve hicl efree Ro
cking theve hicle free can help tofree ave hi‐
cle that has become trapped inslush orsnow .
To rock theve hicle free, movetheE- SE LECT
select orleve rupw ards and down wardspas tth e
point ofresis tance inorde rto switc hbe tween
tr ansmission positions005Band 005E(/ page10 8).
% Thema ximu mdesign spe edwhen switching
be twee n005B and 005Eis6mp h(9 km/h) . Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess disp lay bu t‐
to n1.
The displ aybutt ondispla ysthecur rentl y
sel ect edgear setting 2:
R M(red): manualgearshif ting
R D(blue): automat ictrans miss ion %
Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 11
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#
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
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 thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theve hicle continues to
ro ll.
R theJ symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon.
R drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth edr ive
se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. Dr
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
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
(/ page10 9). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit. 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. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
iving and parking 11
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Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
camer asand sensor sto monit orthear ea in
fr ont of,behind ornext to theve hicle.
Ke ep thear eas around thesensor sand camer as
fr ee ofdir t,ice orslush (/page27 1). The cam‐
er as and sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am‐
ple bybicy clerack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,
fo ilor foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .
Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets can impai rth e
function oftheultr asonic sensors,in par ticular .
In theeve ntofdamag eor ase vere impact inthe
ar ea ofthesensor s,ha ve thefunc tion ofthe
sensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer asrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sor camer asaredam‐
ag ed, some driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems mayno long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Ant i-lockBra king System)
(/ page12 1)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page12 1) R
ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
(/ page12 2)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page12 4)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e12 4)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 127)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 128)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page13 2)
R HOLD function (/page13 2)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 133)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page13 6)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page14 0)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page14 2)
R Blind Spo tAssi st(/ pag e14 3)
R Lane Keeping Assist(/ page14 4) 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. Dr
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R
ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
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
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF Ch
arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
ES P®
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 desig natedroads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver . 12
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If
ESP ®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheel sst ar tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyim prove sdr iving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddegr ee.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand 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 . Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv 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.
% 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 whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page37 2)
R Displ aymessa ges
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. Dr
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R
Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :pr ess and hold
dis pla ybutt on1 until thero ad inbutt on
symbo l2 light sup yello w.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. #
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 hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. 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 ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, ortoreduce the
ef fects ofsuch acol lision .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL warn‐
ing lam plight sup intheins trument cluster. 12
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