MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER 2018 Owners Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Stop theve hicle immediately, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions, and switch off the engine. Do not con‐
tinue driving under any circums tances. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
If th e coolant temp erature display is at the lo wer end of thete mp erature scale: #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle and keep a safe dis tance from it until the engine has cooled down. #
Check the coolant le vel (/ page 253). #
Make sure that the air supply tothera diator is not obstructed. #
Avoiding high loads on the engine, drive tothe nearest qualified specialist workshop. In doing so, ensure that the
coolant temp erature display remains below 120 °C. 368
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tyre pressure
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure pose thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tyre traction.
R ‑ The driving characteristics, steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 369

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) flashes for appro ximately one
minute and then remains lit.
The tyre pressu remonitoring sy stem is faulty. &
WARNING Thereis a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not able toissue a warning if there is pressure loss in
one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure ma y,forex ample, af fect theve hicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem checked at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 37 0
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ù Po we rst eering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The po wer-assis tedsteering or thesteering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 371

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V) A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 11 0
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 109
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .136
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................2 26
Setting (Blu etoo th®
) ............................ 225
Setting up (business telephony) .......... 225
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .219
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 57Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .163
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 14 0
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 147
Calling up a speed .............................. .148
Displ ays in the instrument display .......1 50
Fu nction ............................................... 147
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 48
Re quirements: .................................... .148
Selecting ............................................. 14 8
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 14 8
St oring a speed ................................... 14 8
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 14 8
Switching on/activating ...................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 47
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist Ad
aptive brake lights ..............................14 2
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 100
Switching on/off ................................. 101
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 60
Ad ditional value range
Setting display content ........................ 16 9
Ad diti ves.................................................. 310
Engine oil ............................................. 310
Fu el ...................................................... 310
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46 372
Index

Ad
justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 45
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air vents ....................................................1 11
Ad justing (front) ................................... 111
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 11 2
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode .............................111
Air-water duct .......................................... 254
Ke eping free ........................................2 54
Airbag ........................................................ .35
Ac tivation .............................................. 30
Fr ont airbag ...........................................35
Head airbag ........................................... 35
Ins tallation locations ............................ .35
Knee airbag ........................................... 35 Overview ............................................... 35
PA
SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Pr otection ..............................................36
Re duced pr otection ...............................37
Side impact airbag ................................ 35
AIRSCARF Adjusting the outlets ............................1 12
Switching on/off ................................... 87
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 02
AMG DRIVE UNIT ......................................... 154
St eering-wheel buttons ........................ 154
AMG ceramic high-per form ance com‐
posi tebrake sy stem ................................ 11 7
AMG DRIVE UNIT see AMG Performance steering wheel AMG
Performance adju stable exhaust
sy stem ...................................................... 11 9
Fu nction ............................................... 11 9
Operating ............................................. 11 9
AMG per form ance seat
Setting ................................................... 84
AMG Performance steering wheel .........154
AMG RIDE CONTROL Selecting the suspension setting ......... 15 6
Suspension .......................................... 15 6
AMG TR ACKPA CE
Configuring .......................................... 19 9
Drag Race ............................................ 197
Gene ral information ............................ .196
Te lemetry display ................................ .198
Tr ack Race ........................................... 19 6
Android Auto ............................................ 215
Connecting a mobile phone ................ .215
Ending .................................................. 216
Information .......................................... 215
Overview ..............................................2 15
Sound settings ..................................... 216
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ....................... 216 Index
373

Animals
Pets in theve hicle ................................. 55
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 60
Immobiliser ............................................ 76
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Apple CarPlay™ ........................................2 13
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 214
Ending .................................................. 214
No tes ................................................... 213
Overview ..............................................2 13
Sound settings ..................................... 214
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ....................... 216Asht
ray
Fr ont centre console ............................ .94
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 171
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 247
Battery disconnection periods ............. 24 8
Displ aying the service due date ........... 247
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 247
Re gular maintenance work .................. 247
Special service requirements .............. 247
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .76
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 77
Fu nction ................................................. 76
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 78
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 79
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 78
To w- aw ay protection function ................77
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 161, 16 2
Fu nction ............................................... 161
Setting ................................................. 16 2Sy
stem limitations ...............................1 61
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio 20
see Multimedia sy stem
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 235
Co pyrights ...........................................2 32
Information .......................................... 231
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 232
Media sea rch ....................................... 236
Overview ............................................. 234
Pa use and playback function .............. .235
Selecting a track ................................. 235
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 235
Switching on media mode ...................2 32
Tr ack list .............................................. 235
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ........................... 99374
Index

Au
tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 11 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) ........................................... 11 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 38, 40
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 38
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .107
Au tomatic transmission
Double-clutch function ........................ 12 3
Drive program display .......................... 12 0
Drive programs .................................... 11 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ..................... 11 9
E-SELECT selector le ver ....................... 121
Engaging drive position ....................... 12 3
Engaging neutral .................................. 12 2Engaging pa
rkposition ........................ 12 2
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .122
Kickdown ............................................. 12 5
Manual gear changing .......................... 124
Oil temp erature (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ............................. 171
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .124
Tr ansmission position display .............. 121
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 121
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 306 B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .137
Battery Key ........................................................ 58
Battery see Bat tery (vehicle)
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................... 277
Charging .............................................. 276
No tes ................................................... 272
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) .............................................. 274
Re placing .............................................2 77St
arting assis tance .............................. 276
Belt see Seat belt
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 16 2
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .163
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 62
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 188
Information ..........................................1 88
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 225
Switching on/off ................................. 188
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 226
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 24 0
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 241
Information .......................................... 238
Overview ............................................. 239
Sear ching for a track ........................... 241
Sea rching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 24 0
Selecting a media pl ayer ......................2 41
Boo stpressure (on-board co mputer,
Pe rformance menu) ................................ .171 Index
375

Boot lid
Activating/deactivating theta ilgate
opening limiter ...................................... 68
Closing .................................................. 65
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .66
Locking separa tely ................................. 67
Opening .................................................64
Opening dimensions ............................3 13
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 311
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 14 0
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 13 6
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 14 0
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .142
AMG ceramic high-per form ance
composite brake sy stem ......................1 17
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 137
Driving tips ........................................... 11 5EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 14 0
HOLD function .................................... .151
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. .115
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 11 4
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 14
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 16
To w- starting ........................................ 282
To wing away ........................................ 279
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................2 80
Wheel change ...................................... 297
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Breakdown assistance call see Mercedes me connect
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem .....2 45
Ad justing the balance/fader ................2 46
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 24 6Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 24 5
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .246
Calling up the sound menu .................. 24 5
Information .......................................... 24 5
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .246
Business telephony
Setting up an Internet connection ...... .225
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................1 67 C
Call list Making a call ........................................ 211
Overview ..............................................2 11
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 45
Calls .......................................................... 207
Ac cepting ............................................ 207
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 208
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .208
Declining ............................................. 207
Ending a call ........................................ 207 376
Index

Incoming call during an
existing call .... 208
Making ................................................ 207
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ....................... 217
Camera see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 254
Care ..........................................................2 63
Air-water duct ...................................... 254
Car wash ............................................. 254
Carpet .................................................2 63
Decorative foil .................................... .258
Displ ay................................................ 263
Exterior lighting ................................... 260
High-pressure cleaner ......................... 255
Matt finish ........................................... 257
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 257
Plastic trim .......................................... 263
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................2 63
Re ar wing (extendable) ........................ 260 Re
versing camera ................................ 260
Ro of lining ...........................................2 63
Seat belt .............................................. 263
Seat co ver ........................................... 263
Sensors ............................................... 260
Soft top ...............................................2 60
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 260
Wa shing byhand ................................. 256
Wheels/rims ....................................... 260
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 260
Wi per blades .......................................2 60
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .263
Changing gears ........................................ 124
Manually ..............................................1 24
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................... 98
Charging Battery (vehicle) ................................... 276
Child seat App rova l categories .............................. .49
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 49
Basic instructions ..................................43
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 53 Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 53
No tes on risks and dangers ...................44
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 47
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 50
Securing on the front passenger seat ....54
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............44
Basic instructions .................................. 43
Cho ck....................................................... 297
St orage location ..................................2 97
Chock see Chock
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ .95
Cleaning see Care
Climate control Activating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .109
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) ............... 11 0 Index
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