engine coolant 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

Mer
cedes- AMGGT43, Mer cedes -AMG GT43
4MA TIC+ andMercedes -AMG GT534MA TIC+ #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (→pag e353 ). Chec
kingcoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe belo w
15 8°F (70 °C). #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwise to
re lie ve ove rpressur e. Maint
enance andcare355

#
Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Further information oncoolant
(→ pag e42 4). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. 356
Maintenance andcare

Yo
ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp: //be vo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(→ pag e42 0). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact withho t
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐ te
cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) 42
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Tech nica lda ta

Coolant
capacit y
Cap acity Mod
el Capacity
Mer cedes-AM GGT 53
4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs)
All other models 16.2 US qt
(1 5.3 lite rs) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(→ pag e42 0). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t Fo
rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ants
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(→ pag e42 0).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Te
ch nica lda ta 425

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START Canceled *P
ossible causesare:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACES TART.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACES TART.
Yo ucan try RA CES TART again atthene xt star t. Engine
Displ
aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check Coolant LevelSee
Operator' sManual *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (→pag e355 ).
00AC
Coolant TooHotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00AC *T
hefanmo toris def ectiv e. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
003D
See Operator 'sManual *T
hebatt eryis no tbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damageif yo uco ntinue drivin g #
Donotco ntinue drivin gund eranycir cum stanc es. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. 452
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, manuall yse tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dbeforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e.
St op Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransm ission
Cooling *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
0080 Transmission OilCooling
Malfunction *T
hetransmission's coolantpumpis def ectiv e.The transmission mayove rheat. #
Select thePerform ancemenu intheon- board computerand checkth etransmission oiltemp eratur e
(→ pag e230). #
Avoid ahigh load withadynamic driving style. #
Iftra nsmiss ionoiltemp eratur esarebelo w24 8°F (120 °C) ,continue driving tothenear estqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Elect rical mal functi onwarn‐
ing lam p #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis de fectiv e
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 48
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Obs erve themessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(→ pag e355) . #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 485