towing MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 10
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......12
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 14 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 16
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 16 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 17
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 17
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 17
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............1 8
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 19
Oper ating safety...........................................2 0
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 21
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 21
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 22
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 3 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 23
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 3
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 24
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............2 4
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 4
Cop yright ...................................................... 27 Occupant
safety.... .....................................29
Re stra int system .............................. .............2 9
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 31
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011><0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 36
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 43
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 4
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............5 0 Opening
andclosing .................................. 52
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 52
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Car gocomp artm ent ...................................... 61
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 64
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................6 8
Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............6 8 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 70
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......70
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....70
St eer ing wheel ..............................................7 6
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................7 8
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 79
St ow agear eas .............................................. 80
Cup holde r.................................................... 84
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er........................ 85
Soc kets ........... ..............................................86
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats ............... 87 Light
andvisibili ty..................................... 89
Ex terior lighting ............................................ 89
Int erior lighting ............................................. 93
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ..........................................................9 4
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 95
Ope rating thesun visor s... ............................9 8 Clim
atecontr ol.......................................... 99
Ov ervie wof clim atecon trol systems ............ 99
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ........... 99 2
Contents

Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 10 2
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........102
Ra ce trac kope ratio n........... ........................110
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 13
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 116
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 120
Pa rking .......................................................1 22
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 30
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................1 60 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... .............................................161
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................1 61
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................1 62
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 162
Se tting thedesign ....................................... 164
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........1 64
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... ..............................................1 65
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................1 65
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 165 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 17 5
No teson oper ating safety................ ...........1 75
Oper ation .......................................... ..........1 76
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...177
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 178 Multimedia
system .................................. 189
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 189
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 198
AMG TRAC KPA CE ...................................... 208
Na vig ation .......................................... .........213
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 37
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 259
Media ......................................................... 265
Ra dio .......................................................... 277
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 284 Main
tenance andcare... .......................... 287
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 287
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 288
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 94 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 303
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 303
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 303
Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ................................319 Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................321
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 21
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 321
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 322
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 322
Loading theve hicle .................................... 329
Ti re labeling ................................................ 333
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 338
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 341 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 351
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 351
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number ............................................ 351
Oper ating fluids .......................................... 353 Con
tents 3

1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
24
2 Safetyve sts →
303
3 Hazard warning lam ps →
91
4 Butt ons forth eSOS emer gency callsy stem
and breakdo wnassis tance →
256
5 Checking andadding operati ng fluids →
353
6 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
315 7
Startin gassis tance →
313
8 Flattir e →
303
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
120
A TIREFIT kit →
305 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 15

Sy
stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
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 Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D. 14
4
Driving and parking

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-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page31 5) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 316). 16
0
Driving and parking

To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme 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 thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ye s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at31 mp h
(50 km/ h) No
No Br
eakdo wnassis tance 31
5

To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page31 5). #
Makesur 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
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 e31 7). 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 th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
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(/ page35 1). #
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(/ page31 8). #
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
(/ page59). 31
6
Brea kdo wnassista nce

#
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
8
Brea kdo wnassista nce

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
x435