2022 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE Owners Manual

Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he AMG P
he AMG P erf
erfor
ormance e
mance e xhaus
xhaust systt system
em Plug-in h
Plug-in h
ybr
ybrid:
id:The display button 1display but-
to n has theN button symbol. #
Press display button 1.
The display button indicates the cur rently
selected sound characteristic 2:
R Button symbol (blue): Balanced
R Button symbol (red): Powe rful F
F
unction of t
unction of t he AMG st
he AMG steer
eering-wheel butt
ing-wheel butt ons
ons The AMG steering-wheel buttons are two addi-
tional control elements on
the steering wheel.
Yo u can assign two vehicle functions of your
ch oice tothe leT control element. You can
ch ange between theav ailable functions forthe
cor responding button 1bypressing the display
buttons 2onthe upper or lo wer area repeatedl y.
The display buttons 2show the cur rently selec-
te d functions.
The following functions are available:
å ESP®
(/ page 212)
ä AMG RIDE CONTROL + (/ page 247) ö
AMGPerformance exhaust system
(/ page 182)
N Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr ybrid:
id:AMG Performance exhaust
system (/ page 182)
d Manual gearshiTing (/ page 188)
g AMG Dynamics (/ page 183)
~ Rear wing (/ page 252)
ç ECO start/stop function (/ page 176)
If yo u ha veassigned speci/c functions tothe dis-
play buttons 2,you can operate these functions
with the cor responding button 1.
The assignment of the display buttons 2remains
stored even aTer a new engine start, but the oper-
ating status of there specti vefunction is reset to
th e basic setting.
Yo u can change between the drive prog rams with
th e control knob 4. The selected drive prog ram
appears in the display button 3. By pressingthe
display button 3,you can directly access the
drive prog ram = (/page 183).
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:Direct entry forth e drive prog ram
= is not available. By pressing the display but- 182
182
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to
n3, you can access the manual setting of
re cuperative decele ration (/ page 180). D
D
YN
YNAMIC SELECT switch AMIC SELECT switch F
F
unction of t
unction of t he D
he DYN
YNAMIC SELECT switchAMIC SELECT switch %
Depending on the engine and equipment, the
ve hicle has di.erent drive prog rams.
Use theDY NAMIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive prog rams:
R o Slippery
- Optimised pulling away and driving charac-
te ristics in wintr y and slippery road condi-
tions
- Drive with combustion engine
R Î Electric (plug-inhybrid)
- Electric mode: driving without the combus-
tion engine is possible up toappr oximately
130 km/h.
- Limiting the maximum set speed for cruise
control, limiter and Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
tothe maximum speed possi-
ble in electric mode
- Activation of the combustion engine via
th e /rst point of resis tance of the haptic
accelerator pedal
R A Comfort
- Comfor table and economical driving
- The selection of the matching drive type by
th ehy brid system depends on the driving
conditions and the distance (plug-in
hy brid)
R = Individual
- Individual settings of drive, suspension,
steering and ESP ®
R C Sport
- Sporty driving
- Driving using the combustion engine and
increased boost e.ect (plug-in hybrid)
R B Sport+
- Particular lysporty driving
- Driving using the combustion engine and
re inforced boost e.ect (plug-in hybrid) R
I Race
- Maximum sportiness
- Driving characteristics suited forth era ce-
track with sus tained boost e.ect (plug-in
hy brid)
- Charging the high-voltage battery for maxi-
mum boost e.ect (plug-in hybrid)
- Particular ly/rm suspension tuning
- Sporty sound from theex haust system
Drive prog ram I o.ers driving characteristics
suited forth era cetrack and may not be used on
normal roads. Drive prog ram I may be activa-
te d and used only on dedicated race circuits, not
on public roads.
Mercedes-AMG recommends selecting theA
drive prog ram when in city tra1c or stop-and-go
tra1c.
Plug-in h Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id: if ESP ®
SPORT is switched on or
ESP ®
is switched o. in theI drive prog ram,
th e boost e.ect can be used only consciously and
deliberately bymeans of kickdown from an engine
speed of about 3,000 rpm. Driving and parking
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Depending on
the drive prog ram selected, thefo l-
lowing vehicle characteristics will change:
R Drive
R AMG Dynamics
- The four agility functions, Basic, Advanced,
Pro and Master, are automatically selected
depending on the drive prog ram.
- The steering, shiT timing point, all-wheel
drive and stabilisation functions are adap-
te dto the selected drive prog ram.
- When ESP ®
is activated, the Pro agility
function will be selected in drive prog ram
I . The Master function will be selected
automatically when ESP ®
is deactivated.
R Sound from theex haust system
R Suspension
% You can call up vehicle characteristics via the
Pe rformance menu in the multimedia system.
% You can adjust the agility functions of AMG
Dynamics using the AMG steering-wheel but-
to ns. Yo
u can also change thefo llowing vehicle charac-
te ristics using the buttons on the centre console:
R Sound from theex haust system
R Suspension
R ESP ®
R AMG Dynamics
R Manual gearshiTing Selecting t
Selecting t
he dr
he driv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram
am #
Push DYNAMIC SELECT switch 1forw ards or
backwards.
The selected drive prog ram will appear on dis-
play 2and on the inst rument displa y. 184 184
Driving and parking

Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingD
DYN
YNAMIC SELECT (plug-in h AMIC SELECT (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se
Se tting dr
tting dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram I
am I #
Select Individual configuration. #
Select and set a categor y.
Switc Switc hing t hing t he r
he rese
eset displa
t displa y on or
y on or o.
o. #
Activate or deactivate Ask when starting.
F
F unction on:
unction on: the next time theve hicle is star ted a
prom ptappears asking whe ther the last active
drive prog ram should be restored.
% The prom ptappears only if the pr eviously
active settings deviate from the standard set-
tings.
F
F unction
unction o.:
o.:ifth eÎ drive prog ram wa sthe
last one active, and all requ irements forth e drive
prog ram are ful/lled, this will be automatically
selected the next time theve hicle is star ted. If
ano ther prog ram wa s active, then theA drive
prog ram is set automaticall y. %
The prom ptonly appears if theÎ orA
drive prog ram wa s not active last time. Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingD
DYN
YN AMIC SELECT (multimedia sy
AMIC SELECT (multimedia sy s-
s-
t
t em)
em) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se
Se tting dr
tting dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram I
am I #
Select Individual configuration. #
Select and set a categor y.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rese
eset displa
t displa y on or
y on or o.
o. #
Activate or deactivate Ask when starting.
F
F unction on:
unction on: the next time theve hicle is star ted a
prom ptappears asking whe ther the last active
drive prog ram should be restored. If the ECO
start/s top function was deacti vated, an additional
prom ptappears asking if the function should
re main deactivated. %
The prom ptappears only if the pr eviously
active settings deviate from the standard set-
tings.
F
F unction
unction o.:
o.:the next time theve hicle is star ted
th eA drive prog ram is set automaticall y.The
ECO start/stop function is activated automati-
call y.
% This function must be activated for each user
pro/le separatel y.Only when this function is
activated will the drive prog ram and ECO
start/s top setting forth e pr evious journey be
sa vedfo rth ere spective user pro/le. Displa Displa
ying v
ying vehicle data
ehicle data Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle data is displ ayed. Driving and parking
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Displa
Displa
ying engine data
ying engine data Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engine data is displa yed.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be ach-
ie ve dfo r engine output and engine torque
may deviate from the certi/ed values within
th e count ry-speci/c guidelines for permissible
to lerances (basis: UN-ECE No. 85 or count ry-
speci/c guidelines).
In0uencing variables that can in0uence this
are, forex ample:
R Sea le vel
R Fuelqu ality
R Outside temp erature
R Operating temp erature of the engine
% The values displa yed ser veonly as orienta-
tion. The values for engine output and engine
to rque shown on the media display may devi-
ate from the actual values. Calling up t
Calling up t
he fuel consump
he fuel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumption.
The cur rent and average fuel consum ption is
displa yed. A
A
ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev
er
er F F
unction of t unction of t he DIRECT SELECT lev
he DIRECT SELECT lev er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct gearshiTing
If th e engine speed is higher than the idle
speed and you engage the transmission posi-
tion hork, theve hicle may accelerate
sharpl y. #
Ifyo u engage the transmission position
h ork when theve hicle is at a stand-
still, alw ays depress the brake pedal
/rmly and do not accelerate at the same
time. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. 186
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Use
the DIRECT SELECT le verto switch the trans-
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi-
tion will be sh own on the inst rument displa y. j
Park position
k Reversege ar
i Neutral
h Drive position Eng
Eng
aging rev
aging rever
erse g
se g ear R
ear R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver upwards past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance.
Eng
Eng aging neutr
aging neutr al N
al N #
Dep ress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver up or down tothe /rst point of
re sis tance.
% ToshiT into neutral iwith theve hicle
switched on, push the selector le ver up or
down for se veral seconds tothe /rst point of
re sis tance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush it or
to w it away.
Pr
Pr oceed as f
oceed as f ollow
ollow s if y
s if you w
ou w ant t
ant the aut
he aut omatic
omatic
tr
tr ansmission t
ansmission t o r
o remain in neutr
emain in neutr al
ali
i ev
even if t
en if t he
he
v
v ehicle is switc
ehicle is switc hed
hedo.
o.or t
or t he dr
he dr iv
iver's door is
er's door is
opened:
opened: #
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i when the car is stationar y. #
Release the brake pedal. #
Switch o. theve hicle. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving theke y in
th eve hicle, the automatic transmission
re mains in neut rali.
Eng
Eng aging par
aging par k position P
k position P #
Obser vethe no tes on parking theve hicle
(/ page 204). #
Depress the brake pedal until theve hicle
comes toa standstill. #
When theve hicle is at a standstill, press but-
to nj.
When the transmission position display sho ws
j ,th e park position is engaged. If the trans-
mission position display does not show j,
secure theve hicle toprev ent it from rolling
awa y.
% Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until jis engaged. Therefore,
alw ays pay attention tothe transmission posi-
tion displa y.
Pa rk position jis engaged automatically if one
of thefo llowing conditions is met:
R You switch the stationary vehicle o. in trans-
mission position hork. Driving and parking
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R
You open the driver's door when theve hicle is
at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission position is hor
k.
% Tomanoeuv rewith an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position hork again.
Eng Eng aging dr aging dr iv
ive position D
e position D #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver down past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it will shiT gears automaticall y.
This depends, among other things, on thefo llo w-
ing factors:
R The selected drive prog ram
R The position of the accelerator pedal
R The driving speed N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he double-clutc
he double-clutc h function
h functionThe double-clutch function is active when
chang-
ing down in all drive prog rams. The double-clutch function
reduces load change reactions and sup-
ports sporty driving. The acoustic perception of
th e double-clutch function changes depending on
th e drive prog ram. R
R
oc
oc king t
king t he v
he vehicle fr
ehicle fr ee
ee Ro
cking theve hicle free may help tofree theve hi-
cle if it has become stuck in slush or sno w.
To rock theve hicle free, mo vethe DIRECT
SELECT le ver upwards and down wards past the
point of resis tance toswitch between transmis-
sion positions hand k.
% The maximum design speed when switching
between hand kis 9 km/h. Manual
Manual
g
gear
ear shiTing
shiTing #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: press displ aybutton
1.
The display button will indicate cur rently
selected transmission position 2:
R M M(red): manual gearshiTing
R D
D(blue): automatic transmission 188
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%
Topermanently shiT thege ars manually in
drive prog ram = usingthe steering wheel
ge arshiT paddles, select the MM (Manual) set-
ting forth e transmission.
ShiTing
ShiTing up and do
up and do wn
wn
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe engine due toshiT-
ing up too late The automatic transmission does not shiT up
in manual mode even when the engine's limit-
ing speed is reached.
The fuel supply is inter rupted in order topre-
ve nt the engine from overrev ving. #
ShiT up before the engine speed reaches
th ere d area in there v counter. #
T
To
o shiT
shiT up:
up:pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 2. #
T
To
o shiT
shiT do
down:
wn: pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 1. If
th e engine speed is too high or too lo w,you will
not be able tochange gear using the steering
wheel gearshiT paddles. In this case, segments
1 will light up red. Gear
Gear
shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation The
gearshiT recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style. #
When gearshiT recommendation 1appears
on the inst rument displa y,shiT tothere com-
mended gear. Driving and parking
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