2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE ESP

Oper
ating cruise contr ol #
Press thero ck er switc hon thesteer 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 isclear ed.
Incr easing/decr easingthesto 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.
Deactiv atingcruise contr ol #
Select Owithth elef tro ck er switc h.
Deactiv atingcruise 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
19 mp h(30 km/h) and120mp h(2 00 km/h) )
and thedis tance totheve hicle infront arese t
and save don thesteer ing wheel. 12
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Driving and parking

Ot
her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page10 5)
R Initiat es accel erati on tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane
Obse rveth eno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 120). Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC displa ysin
th eins trum ent clus ter Assi
stanc egraphic
1 Vehicle infront
2 Distance indicator
3 Setspe cified dist anc e
Pe rm anen tst atus displa yof Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC
R k (white ):Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set
R k (green): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected The
stor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper‐
manen tst atus displa yand highlight edon the
speedome ter.When ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis pa ssi ve,th espeed isgray ed out.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront isless
th an thestor ed speed, thesegment sin the
speedome terlig ht up. The deactivation ofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thestor ed speed andthedis tance tobe
maint ained, aredispla yedin thecon trol feed‐
bac kof themultifunc tiondispla yon asing leline. Dr
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R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacles
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sdo or isclo sed .
R Checkof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace. #
Tooper ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press thero ck er switc hon the
st eer ing wheel control unit upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC #
Press theH button.
Ac tiv atin gAc tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC #
Toactiv atewi thout ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h1 upM ordown N, or
select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
or #
Toactiv atewi th ast or ed speed :selec t
J withth elef tro ck er switc h. #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
Pulling away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC #
ActivateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and remo veyour foot from thebr ak epedal. #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cconti nuetobe car ried out.
Deactiv atingActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. #
Select Owithth elef tro ck er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis de acti vated.
Incr easing ordecr easing thespeed #
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.
Changing thespecif ieddistance totheve hi‐
cle infront #
Toreduce thespecified distance: press
th eright rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
Toincr ease thespecif ieddistance: press
th eright rock er switc hdo wn (Ò). Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmiss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l and
depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
Swif tly mo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheaccelera torpeda l.Do not
lea vetheve hicle when itis being held
by HillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction 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
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%
RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page95).
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page12 2). &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
If yo uuse RACE STAR T,dependin gon the
ESP ®
mod esel ect ed,th er eis an incr eased
ri sk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s:
R thedr iver's door isclosed.
R theengine isrunning andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e. R
thefront wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead posi‐
tion .
R theve hicle ison leve lgr ou nd .
R theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B.
R one ofthedr ive pr ogr ams C, Bor
I isselect ed(/ page10 5). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The segm
entsin themultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. 13
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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‐
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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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