tow MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 2020 AMG Workshop Manual

#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e13 7). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
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 theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- 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 ,bef oreto 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 e31 6). #
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e31 3). #
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. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 317

*
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edon thelef tside ofthe
cargo compartment inthestow agecom part‐
men tbehin dser viceflap 1. Ins
tallin gth eto wing eye #
Pull outcover1. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. 31
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page345). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace. R
Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt The
tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edon thelef tside
of thecar gocom partmen tin thestow agecom ‐
par tment behin dser viceflap 1. 34
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Wheels andtires

If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page12 0). Thisma yre duce
engin eper form anc eand increase fuel consum p‐
tio n.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withalowe rRO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as soon
aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com
Inf ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page35 3).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment.
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 19.8 gal(7 5. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Te
ch nica lda ta 355

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th eelectr icpar king brak eshould notbe applied, e.g.when washing theve hicle inan aut omatic carwash orwhen
ha ving theve hicle towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth e
re ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hof fth eignition andturnit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page13 0).
If it is still no tpossible toappl 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.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page13 0).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Cup
holder.................................................8 4
Ins talling/ remo ving (cent erconsole) ....84
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 3
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 3 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dat aacq uisiti on
Ve hicle ................................................... 24
Data impor t/export................................ 203
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 203
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 204
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ ..............24
Online services ...................................... 26
Ve hicle ............................................. ...... 24
Dat e
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
call y............... ................................. ..... 198 Da
ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................. 93
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 93
De acti vatin gthe alarm(ATA ).................... 69
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s......... .......2 1
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions) ..297
Def initions (tiresand loading )...............3 38
De sig ns
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... .......... ... 164
Des tinat ion .............................................. 228
Ed iting intermed iatedes tinat ions........ 218
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 229
Ex tern al ...............................................2 29
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 228
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 229
St or ing amap position ........................ 228
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 14
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 219
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............. .......214 Ent
ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 18
Ent ering geo-coor dinates..................... 219
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 218
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 216
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 220
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 16
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 1
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 6
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ...................169
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
Displa y
Car e..................................................... 301
Displa y(mult imedia system)
Se ttings ...............................................1 98
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 165
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 164 Inde
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DIS
TRON IC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key) ................ .......6 0
Opening (from theinside) ......................5 7
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................6 0
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................5 7
Door controlpan el.....................................1 2
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 334
Do ubl e-clutc hfun ction ........... .................117
Dr ag Race
Se tting ........ .................................... .....2 10
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 105
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive pos ition
En gaging ..............................................1 17
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................115
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT Dr
iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 30
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ........... 131
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 132
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 135
ESP ®
(El ectr onicSt abilit yPr og ram) ..... 132
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 31
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ .......1 31
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 130
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. .... 148
Dr ivin gsy stem
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function see
Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor mance
com posit ebr ak esy stem ......................1 08
Dr inking anddriving ............................ 105
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 05
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 104
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC SELECT .....................................113
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 115
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 15
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 115
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............115
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 113
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 113
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h).. 115
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ................. 115
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k................1 15 Inde
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ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .134
ESP ®
SPOR T....... ................................. 132
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 132
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ............................. 166
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 132
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 299
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95,96
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .................. 96
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function .......... 98
Fo lding in/out .......................................9 5
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 79
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .......9 7
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95
Ex tern al de vic e
Loc king (chil dsaf etyloc k) ...................2 03 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................1 94
Callin gup ........................................ .....1 94
Del eting .......................................... .....1 95
Mo ving ................................................. 195
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 94
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>194
Flat tire .....................................................3 03
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................345
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................304
No tes .................................................. 303
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 05
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 87
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors...............1 31
Fr ee sof tware .............................................2 7
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 172 Fr
ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 6
Fr ont and rear vie wcamer a....... ............ 152
Fr ont cam era
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 152
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 55
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 354
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 355
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 354
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 354
Re fuel ing ............................................. 120
sulfur content ...................................... 354
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............355
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................1 69
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ......................................................... 319
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 319
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 319
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....3 20 Inde
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PA
SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 331
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 330
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )................................ 166
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 15
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................50
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............204
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 301 Pla
ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...269
POI Selecti ng....... ................................... ....216
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 233
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )................................ 166
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 102
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................2 94
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 3
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>43
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......43
Re versing measur es.............................. 44
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion) Pr
ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................. 216
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 17
Pr otection agains tth eft
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system) Q
QR code
Re scue card...........................................2 4
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 22 R
RA CE STAR T
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 145
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ................145
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 145
RA CETIME R(o n-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ......................................168
Ra cetrac koper ation
In fo rm atio n.......................................... 110
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............ ................................... 131 Inde
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St
ation prese ts
Editing ................................................. 279
Modifying ............................................ 279
Ste ering wheel .........................................1 62
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............77
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ..................76
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ......162
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 79
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ............... 118
St ow agear eas
see Stow agecom partment
St ow ageco mp artment ..............................81
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>..........81
Cen terconsole ........... ........................ ... 81
Doo r............ ..........................................81
Glo vebox...............................................8 1
St ow ageco mp artments
see Stow agecom partment
Sulf urcont ent.........................................3 54
Sun visor
Oper ating ............ ..................................9 8
Sur round lighting ......................................93
Se tting .................. .............................. ...93 Suspen
sion
AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ............................................. .... 148
Com ponents .................................. ...... 113
Measur ements ................................. ....1 13
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ......... 149
Se ttings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 113
Switc h-offdela ytime
Ext erior .................................................. 93
Int erior ............................................. ..... 93
Switc hingthesur round soun don/ off
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...285
Sync hronizat ionfunction
Switc hingon/off(cont rolpanel) .........1 00
Sy stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ................................................ ...... 204
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ....2 08
Se tting thedis tance unit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 203
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
cally ..................................................... 198
Se tting thetime zone..................... ..... 199
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 199 Sy
stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataim por t/expor t
see Languag e
see Softwareupda te
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilg ate .......................................................6 1
Closin g.................................................. 62
Em erge ncy release ................................ 63
HA ND S-FRE EAC CES S...........................6 2
Opening .................................................6 1
Opening dimensions ............................3 59
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 299
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 355
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 355
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation .......................................... 351
Ve hicle identif ication plate.................. 351
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................2 11 44
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