ABS MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

1
Spee dometer →
224
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
116
3 Multifunction display →
228
4 005E Rear foglight →
116
5 0057 Highbeam →
116
0058 Lowbeam →
115
0060 Parking light s →
115
6 Tach ome ter →
224
7 Rear wing →
194
8 00AC Coolan tto oho t/c old →
483
9 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
224
A L Distance warning →
482
B 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
481
C 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
486
D 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ioning →
482
E 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
475
F Electricpa rking brak eapplied (red) →
475 0049
USAonly
0024 Canada only
G 0075 Restra int system →
33
H Brak es (red) →
475
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
I 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
483
J Fuelleve lindic ator
K 00CC AMGadaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem →
482
L 003D Electrical mal functi on →
483
M 00B9 CheckEngine →
483
N DRIFT MODE →
191
O 00B4 0074 ESPSPORT →
475
P 0025 ABSmalfunctio ning →
475
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF →
475 At
aglanc e– Wa rning and indic ator lam ps 11

R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st ove ran
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m cont ainindivi dualhigh-v oltagecom po‐
nents. Thesehigh-voltagecom ponents are
under highvoltag e.
If yo umod ifycomp onent partsof these high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsor touc hdamag edcom‐
pon entpar ts,yo uma ybe elec troc uted.
Hig hvo ltag ecom pone ntsma ybe damag ed
in an acc ident ,alt hough thedamag ema yno t
be visible. #
Neverper form modif icationstocom po‐
nent parts of high-v oltagecom ponents. #
Neverto uc hdamag edcomp onent parts
of high-v oltagecom ponent s. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsaf te ran accide nt. Ve
hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsystem
con tain high voltag ecom pone nts. These compo‐
nen tsaremar kedwit hahigh voltag elabel: All
workon high voltag ecom pone ntsmus tbe
car ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Gener
alno tes 23

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
ting s.
Standby Mode
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Fu
nction ofthera dar senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea infront of,
behind ornext to theve hicle (depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.Ke ep these
par tsfree ofdir t,ice and slush (→pag e362).
The sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am ple
by cycle rack s, ove rhang ingloads, sticke rs,fo il
or foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .In the
eve ntofdama getothebum persor radiat orgrill,
or follo wing acollis ionimpact ingthebum persor
ra diat orgrill, have thefunc tion ofthera dar sen‐
sor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driver assis tance system mayno long er
wo rkproper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→ pag e206)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(→ pag e16 6)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(→ page 177)
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
(→ pag e19 5)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e17 0)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(→ pag e220)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(→ pag e21 5)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (→ pag e16 6)
R HillSt artAs sis t
R DRI FTMOD E(→ pag e19 1)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakefo rc eDis tribution)
(→ pag e17 0) Dr
iving andparking 16
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R
ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(→ pag e16 7)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(→ pag e18 0)
R HOLD functio n(→ page 189)
R STEER CONTR OL(→ page 170)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(→ pag e18 3)
R ActivePa rking Assist(→ pag e209 )
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(→ pag e20 0)
R Rear vie wcam era(→ pag e20 4)
R RACE STAR T(→ page 190)
R Cruise contr ol(→ pag e17 5)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( → pag e21 8)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(→ pag e21 6) Fu
nction ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing. R
Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limita tions
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. 16
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Driving and parking

If
th esy stem reac hes asy stem limit ation orthe
dr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora consider‐
abl eper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
fr om thesteer ing wheel, thesy stem will,
depending onthesituation ,fi rs tal er tth edr iver
wit havisual warning. Disp lay 1 appear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifth edr iver still does not
st eer theve hicle, orhas still no tta ke nhol dof
th esteer ing wheel, are peat edwarning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag eto remind thedr iver totake contr olof the
ve hicle.
The warning mess agedoes notappear ordisap‐
pear sif one ofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane. Beforech ang inglane s,
th edr iver mus tmak esur eth at theneighbor ing
lane isfree (glance over theshoulder). Sy
stem limita tions
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive pas tex its. Active
St eer ing Assis tcann otprov ide thedr iver wit h
st eer ing assis tance attraf fic cir cle s,T-int ersec‐
tion s,int ersect ions,to llst atio nsortur ns,fo r
ex am ple.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, dir ect sunlight ,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light ,re flect ions orstro ng sha dows onthe
ro ad.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Absence oflane markings, orseveralunc lear
lane markings, orifth emar king sch ang era p‐
idl y.
R The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected. R
The roadw ayisnar row and windin g.
R Obs tacle son thelane orprojec ting outinto
th elane.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends ,traf fic cir cle sand whentur n‐
ing.
R Whe nacti vely ch ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat
th esy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. 18
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Driving and parking

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- sunlight
- temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- weather condition s
- stone chipping sand dirt
- chemical cleaningag ent s
- oily products
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare36
1

cal
l1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (in th eUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). #
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) .See theTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don thedr iver's
side B‑pillar orthetir epr essur eta ble inthe
fuel filler flap forva lues. #
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐ eva
ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (→pag e16 6)
R Further information onESP ®
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr oved foryo ur vehicle byMer cedes- 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Yo
ucan askforinf ormation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirecom binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, fuelconsum ption,
et c. ma yot her wise beadv ersel yaf fect ed.
Fu rther mor e,other tiresizes could result in
th etir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle
com ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result
in damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. 406
Wheels andtires

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(→ pag e388) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(→ pag e39 3)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(→ pag e40 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (→pag e389 ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
non-a pprove dtir etypes
If yo uuse tiretype sth at have notbe en adap‐
te dto chang esmade tothefa ct or yspe ed
li mit, this can have thefo llo wing consequen‐
ces:
R The tires do notex hibit there qu ired qual‐
ity charact eristic sand areno tsuit able for
high speeds orthere leva nt drivi ng
dy nam ics.
R The tires wearune venly and could,th er e‐
fo re ,af fect thero adw orthines sof the
ve hicle.
R ABS ,ESP ®
and cruise controloper ation
ar ere strict ed.
Thi scan jeop ardize road safety. 408
Wheels andtires

Saf
etysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Carefully drive on asuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429