2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GT COUPE tow bar

3
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page73 ). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe AMGPe rfor ma nce seat To
adjus tth econ tour oftheseat andfor
im prov ed lateral suppor t,yo ucan adjustth e
fr ont seatsindiv idually .
On thefront passeng erseat, youcan adjuston ly
th eseat sidebolsters of theseat backres t.
The AMG Perfor mance seatisdesigned forth e
st andar dth re e-point seatbelt. Ifyo uins talla dif‐
fe re nt mu ltipo int sea tbe lt, e.g .a spo rtor racing
sea tbel t,th ere stra int system will notbe able to
pr ov ide theint ended leve lof protect ion. 68
Seats andstow ing

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sponsible formaint ainingasaf edis tance to
th eve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking
in good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assistde tects lane mar kings .
R Afront whe elpa sse sov er thelane marking s.
Whe ther awa rning isissued andwhen this
occ ursalso depen dson theselect edsensit ivity
se tting (sta nda rdoradap tive).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered. R
Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
Sensi tivity ofLane Keeping Assist
Wi th theSt andar dor Adaptivese tting ,yo ucan
inf luen cewhen thewa rning vibration ofLane
Ke eping Assistta ke splace.
In both theSt andar dand Adaptivese tting s,no
wa rning vibration occursin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, such as
AB S,BA Sor ESP ®
. In
theAd aptivese tting ,th er ewill also beno
wa rning vibration inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle isacceler ated orbrak ed consid‐
er ably .
R Yousteer activ ely, e.g. swerve toavo idan
obs tacle orchang elane quickl y.
R Youcut thecor ner onashar pbend. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tra ilercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywit hth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page286) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ound (/page286). Dr
iving andparking 14
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To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
wit hsteer ing wheel lock
Yo uwill nolongerbe ableto steer theve hicle
if th esteer ing wheel lockis eng aged. #
Alw aysswitc hon theignition whentow‐
ing theve hicle withato w cable orato w
bar . *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page286). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied 286
Breakdo wnassis tance

R
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e288). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page322). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er door
,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page289). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page55). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e12 6). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 28
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e286). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transmis sionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e28 4). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. 288
Breakdo wnassis tance

Online
services ...................................... 26
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 25
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y..................................................... 172
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................. 84
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 84
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 64
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 1
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .............. ...................................................2 70
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 308
Des tinat ion..............................................2 02
Editing intermedi atedes tinatio ns....... .192
Editing thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 203
Ex tern al ...............................................2 03
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 202
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203St
or ing amap position ........................ 202
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 188
Ent ering a3 wo rdaddr ess .............. .....1 93
Ent ering aPOI oradd ress .................... 188
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...1 92
Ent ering geo-coor dinates..................... 193
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 190
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 194
Sel ecting prev ious destination s...... .....1 90
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 1
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 6
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
Displa y(Car e).......................................... 272
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....1 72
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 149
Disp laymes sage.....................................3 33
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ......3 33 No
tes .................................................. 333
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................3 56
ç ---mp h...................................... 357
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 366
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ..........................................................3 59
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........359
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 339
0027 CheckBr ak eFlui dLe vel.............3 55
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 356
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 346
00B3 CheckEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) ...................................................3 71 Inde
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Onl
yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................3 48
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 336
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ......360
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 360
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 365
Re ar Spo ilerCon trol Sy stem Inoper a‐
tiv e ............... ....................................... 343
Re ar Spo ilerInoper ativeLim it###
mp h..................................................... 344
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............. ................................ 349
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 349
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 350 Ti
re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 368
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 368
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 369
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 370
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 348
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 346
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 349
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......5 6
Opening (from theinside) ............... .......5 4
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ .......5 6
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................5 4 Door
controlpan el.....................................1 2
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 304
Do ubl e-clutc hfun ction ........... ................109
Dr ag Race
Se tting .................................................1 84
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................. 96
Dr ive position
En gaging ..............................................1 09
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................107
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 20
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 121
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 124
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ...................1 21
Cameras .............................................. 120
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 124 398
Index

Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 79
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 120
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 28
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 5
Fr ont and rear vie wcamer a....... ............ 140
Fr ont cam era
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>140
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 26
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 26
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 325
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Re fuel ing .............................................. 112
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 325
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............326
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel Fu
ses ........................................................ 290
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 290
Fu se assignment diagram...................2 90
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....2 91
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 290
No tes .................................................. 290
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 117
Opening orclosing thedoor ................. 117
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 115
Re sol ving problems .............................. 117
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 17
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 191
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 197
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 197
Gasoli ne...................................................3 25
Gasol inestation price s....... ..................... 211
Gear shiftre comm endation .....................1 11 Genuin
epar ts............................................ 17
Glide mode ................................................ 111 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 292
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 58
Ha zard wa rning light s...............................8 2
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................ 20
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............. 69
Headlam ps
see Automatic driving lights
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 272
Help call
see Mercedes-Benz emergencycallsystem
High beam
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............81
High-be amflasher ..................................... 81 Inde
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