wheel bolts MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

When
driving onara ce trac k, mak esur eth at the
br ak efluid isno tmor eth an 12 mont hsold.
Br ak ecali per,br ak ehose sand brak eline s
Chec kth efo llo wing fordama geeac htime
bef oredr iving theve hicle onara ce trac k:
R The dustboo tson thebr ak ecaliper s
R The brak ehoses andbrak elines
Re place them ifneces sary.
Br ak eco olin g
Spe cialai rdef lect or sand chann elsareins talled
on thefront and rear axle sso that thebr ak es
ar ecooled sufficie ntly.The ysupply thebr ak e
discs withcooling air.Chec kth at they arein per‐
fe ct condi tionandcorrectl yins talled eachtim e
bef oredr ivin gth eve hicle onara ce trac k. Exces ‐
si ve wearcan becaus edbydriving overcurbs,
fo rins tance. Forth is reason ,re gular lych eck
th ey areall com pleteand installed securely.
In addi tion, checkth at theair guide platesare
seat edsecur elyand clean beforeand afte rdr iv‐
ing theve hicle onara ce trac k. Obser
vetheinf ormation onthecooling ofcom‐
ponen tswhic har esubject toloads when drivin g
on ara ce trac k(/ page 110). Wh
eelsan dtir es No
teson wheels
* NO
TERestrictions relatin gto suspension
se ttin gsand driving charact eristic s Dr
ivin gwit hwheels withdif fering dimens ions
of thefo llo wing featur escoul dlead torestric‐
tions relatin gto thesuspension settings and
dr iving charact eristic sof theve hicle:
R Diame ter
R Wheel offset #
Onlyuse thewheels prov ided by
Mer cedes- AMGforuse onara ce trac k. #
Onlyuse wheels withappr ovedge ome‐
tr y. Do
notus eslic k tires. Suspensi on and body
components mayot her wise besubject edto
exc essiv elyhigh loads. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteson chang inga
wheel:
R Chan gethewheels afte r9,320 miles
(1 5,000 km)onara ce trac kat thelat est.
R Toensur econ cent ricity and late ra ltr uenes s,
ch eckth ewheel contact surface fordama ge
when chang ingawheel. Theseshoul dalso
be meas ured intheev ent ofimbalance.
The wheel boltsaresubject edtohigh wearwhen
used onara ce trac k. To ensur eth ewheels are
bolt edsecur elyon aper manen tbasis, replace
th ewheel boltsinthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterapp roxima tely 620 miles(1 ,000 km) on
a ra ce trac k.
R Afterte nbo lting proce duresat thelat est.
No teson tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedtir es can cause tirepr essur eloss.
As are sult, youco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 11
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Driving and parking

#
Toretract: press and holddispl aybutt on1.
The rear wing willextend orretract.
Dis play butt onsymbol 2and itscolor indi‐
cat eth efo llo wing positionsofthere ar wing :
R rear wing retract ed (blue)
R rear wing extende d(red)
R rear wing extendi ng orretracti ng(yel lo w)
The differ ent position sof there ar wing arealso
sho wnontheins trument cluster.
Ad jus tingthe fixe dre ar wing
Re quirement s
A soc ketwr enc hand are leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock areto hand.
% Vehicles withth eAMG Aerodynamic package
ar eeq uipped withafixe dre ar wing .The
posit ionofthis rear wing isno tadjus table.
The rear wing improve sth ere ar axle output and,
th er efor e, theve hicle's driving stabilit y.Yo ucan
mo vethere ar wing intoan incline dand aflat
posit ion. When
youmo vethere ar wing intoth einclin ed
position ,th ere ar axle output and theair resis t‐
ance increase. #
Unscr ew bolts 1withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
int oan inclined position, ordown wardsint oa
fl at posit ion. #
Equip bolt s1 withare leasable, medium-
st re ngt hbo ltlock and tighten them.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . AMG
adaptivespor tsuspe nsion system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionofthedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport)or B (Sport
+)
% The setting can also besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the
same suspension settin gmus tbe select ed
fo rAMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
and theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
% When theve hicle isstar tedag ain, the"Com‐
fo rt"se tting isact ivat ed aut omat ically. 14
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Driving and parking

No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact wit
hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andouts idewithadam pclo thand with
a cle anin gag ent recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten. Ma
intena nce and care29
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#
Position hubcap1and turnuntil itis in the
ri ght position. #
Position socket2 onhubcap 1. #
Position lugwrenc h3 onsoc ket2 and
tig hten hubcap 1.
Spe cified tigh tening torq ue: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page34 5).
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle. R
The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. 34
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Wheels andtires

#
Position jack2 atjac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn crank 3cloc kwiseunti ljac k2 sits
com plet elyon jacksuppor tpoint 1and the
base ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Turn crank 3unti lth etir eis raised amaxi‐
mum of1.2 in (3 cm) from thegr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page348). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page346).
Ve hicl eswith AMG ceramic high-pe rfor m‐
ance composit ebr aki ng system:
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. Whe
nch ang ingawheel, avoidapplyin gan yfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g. *
NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew theupper mostwheel boltcom‐
ple tely. #
Screw align mentbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maini ngwhee lbolts com‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. 34
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Wheels andtires

#
Installth ene wwheel (/page349). Mounting
ane wwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page348 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdamag eto theth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page34 1).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing.
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth e
align mentbolt andpush iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page34 1). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. Wheels
andtires 34
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#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Unscr ew thealignment bolt. #
Tight enthelas twheel boltuntil itis fing er-
tig ht. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page350). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page349) . #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth ecr ank ofthe
jac kcou nter-clo ckwise untilth eve hicle is
once again standi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
a max imum of59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especif iedtight ening torq ue of133lb-f t
(1 80 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page328).
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page322) 350
Wheels andtires

00B9
Enginediag nosi swa rning lam p.... 416
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p.............. 409
ÆES P®
SPO RTwarning lam p.........4 09
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes .........4 08
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lam plight sup .......4 08
00B6Fu elreser vewarning lam p...4 16,41 7
0024 Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (Canada only).... 412
0049 Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (USAonl y).........4 12
0075 Restra int system warning lam p.... 413
0076 Seatbel twa rning lam pflashes .... 414
0076 Seatbel twa rning lam plight s
up ........................................................ 414
ä Suspens ion wa rning lam p............ 415
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes ...................4 20
0077Ti repressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup ............ ...... 419 L
Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ ...... 415
Ù Warning lam pfo relectr icpo we r
st eer ing ............................................... 420
0024Ye llowelect ric pa rking brak e
indic ator lam pis malfun ctionin g.......... 412
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................4 05
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...405
PA SSENGER AIRBAG ...................... .......4 1
Wa rranty .....................................................24
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................295
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ar
Br ak edis cs ....... ....................................111
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Wheel bolts.................................... ...... 112
We ather information ...............................237 We
bbr ow ser
Calling upawe bpag e.........................2 62
Ca lling up options ...............................263
Ca lling up these ttings .........................2 63
Dele tingabookma rk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Del eting brow ser data.........................2 63
Ending ................................................. 263
Mana gingbookma rks .......................... 263
Ov ervie w ............................................. 262
Sho wing/hiding themenu ...................2 62
We bsit e
Calling up............................................ 262
Sho wing/hidin gth ewe bbr ows er
menu ................................................... 262
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 350
Mounting ane wwheel ........................ 349
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..........................3 48
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 43
Whee ls
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Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... 325 45
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