2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE brake

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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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Driving and parking

Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Pa rk position 005Dcan beeng aged onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tP or N,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle. 34
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page11 9).
If it is no tpo ssi ble to appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page11 9).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page11 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 35
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)isflashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis applied whileyouar edr ivin g:
R Aco nd ition forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ehas notbeen fulfilled (/page11 9).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency braki ng using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page11 9). #
Che ckthecon ditions forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually . 35
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uha ve attem pte dto release theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eignition switchedoff. #
Switc hon theignition .
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 355

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0026 Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 - -- mph *C
ruise con trol can notbe act ivat ed asnotall act ivation condition sar efulf illed. #
Obser vetheactiv ation conditions forcr uis econtr ol(/ page12 7).
Cr uis eCon trol Inop erative *C
ruise con trol ismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise con trol has been deact ivat ed.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, cruise contr olha sbe en deacti vatedaut omatic ally(/ page12 7). 35
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
007A
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page12 4). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sManual *A
ctiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 36
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Messag
evo ice com mand s...................1 60
Mul tifunction steer ing wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 150
Na vig ation voice com mand s................ 154
Oper ablefunctions .............................. 151
Oper ating safety .................................. 150
Ra dio voice com mand s........................ 157
Swi tchvo ice com mand s...................... 152
Te lephon evo ice con trols .....................1 57
Te xt mes sage voice com mand s...........1 60
Ty pes ofvoice com mand s.............. ...... 151
Ve hicle voice com mand s................ ...... 161
Vo ice prom pting .............................. .....1 51
Vo ice contr olsystem
see Voice Cont rolSy stem W
Wa rning lam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa rning system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Wa rning triang le
Re mo ving ............................................. 274
Se tting up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 275 Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
0025 ABSwa rning lam p...................... 383
004D Brakesy stem warning lam p
(Canada only).................................. .... 381
0027 Brakewa rning lam p(US Aonl y).. 381
ÿ Coolant warning lam p.................3 76
0024 Electricpa rking brak eindic ator
lam p(red) (Canada only).....................3 80
0049 Electricpar king brak eindi cator
la mp (red) (USAonl y).......................... 380
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing warn‐
ing lam p(red) ...................................... 376
003D Electrica lma lfunctio nwa rning
lam p................................................ .... 378
00B9 Enginediag nosi swa rning lam p.. 378
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam p.................... 383
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p.........3 78
0075 Restra int system warning lam p...3 74
0076 Seatbel twa rning lam p...............3 75 ä
Suspens ion wa rning lam p(yel‐
lo w) .....................................................3 82
0024 Theelectricpar king brak e(yel‐
lo w) indi catorlamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 380
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam p................................ 386
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion .................................3 82
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................3 72
Ov ervie w ............................................. 372
PA SSENGER AIRBAG ............................ 40
Wa rranty .....................................................24
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................269
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ar
Br ak edis cs ....... ................................... 103
Br ak epa ds <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .103
Whee lbol ts ....... .................................. 104 41
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