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

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Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
151
2 Comb inationswit ch →
116
3 Multimedia system displa y →
248
4 ActivePa rking Assist →
211
5 Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
117
6 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
44
7 Calls upvehicle functions →
253
8 Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system →
249
9 Start/ stop butt on →
136
A Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
129
B Glovebox →
100
C Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
248
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hessound
on/ off →
248
Swi tches themultimedia system on/ off →
248
E ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
142
F Adjus tsthere ar wing →
193 G
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
146
H AMG E-SELEC Tsel ect orleve r →
149
I Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
167
J AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
195
K Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
151
L DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
147
M Stow agecom partment →
100
N Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
225
O AMG DRIVE UNITactuat or →
193
P AMG DRIVEUNI Tbu ttons →
193
Q Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
95
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron oroff →
96
R Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter →
225
Oper ates cruise control →
176
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
179
S Diagno stics con nection →
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Malfunction
memoriesintheve hicle canbe
re se tby aser viceout letas par tof repair or
maint enanc ewo rk.
Dep endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle convenie nce and info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes, forex am ple:
R mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R addr essbook datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R entered navig ation destinat ions
R dataabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocally intheve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.smar tphone, USBflash drive
or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed intheve hi‐
cle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This datais
sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par tic‐
ular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed. Yo
ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R customizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
ta in inf ormatio nis simult aneousl ytransf erredto
yo ur smar tphon e.
De pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R gener alvehicle data
R position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐ bac
k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones).
Onlin efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe 28
Gener alno tes

Yo
ucan callupvehicle charact eristic svia
th ePe rfor mance menuintheon- boar dcom‐
put er(→ pag e230).
% Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting Select
ingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The selec teddr ive pr ogr am appear sin dis‐
pla y2 and inthemultifunc tiondispla yin
th eins trument cluster. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MIC
SE LECT .
Individual #
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT 14
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Driving and parking

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Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE #
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. Fu
nction oftheAMG DRIVEUNIT Th
eAMG DRIVEUNIT isavailab leonl yfo r
the Mercedes‑ AMGGT63 S4MA TIC+ model or
forve hicl eswith AMG DYNA MIC PLUS
pac kage. The
AMG Drive Un itcon sistsof twoaddition al
con trol elemen tson thesteer ing wheel.
Using displaybutt ons 2,youcan decide whic h
tw ofun ction syo uwo uld liketo oper atewit hth e
lef t-hand AMGDRIVEUNIT control elemen t.Yo u
can chang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing there spectiv edispla ybutt on.
Yo ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing functions:
R ESP®
(→ pag e16 7)
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(→ pag e19 5) R
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(→ pag e14 6)
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion(→pag e14 2)
R Manua lge arshif ting(→ pag e15 1)
R Rear wing (→pag e19 3)
The selected functions aredis pla yedin displa y
butt ons 2.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateand /or operat e
th eselect edfunc tionsby pressing buttons 1.
The select edfunc tionsre main stor ed eve naf te r
a ne weng inestar tbut arere se tto their basic
se tting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hro tary adjus ter3. The selected drive pr o‐
gr am app earsin disp lay butt on4. Bypressing
disp lay butt on4, youcan direct lyacc ess the
= (Indiv idual)drive pr og ram (→ pag e14 7). Re
ar wing Fu
nction ofthere ar wing
The rear wing improve sth eve hicle's driving sta‐
bilit yand automat icallyre tracts andextends dur‐ Dr
iving and parking 19
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If
yo upr ess displ aybutt on1 again during
re tracti on, there ar wing willextend again.
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 hscr ew lockar eav ailable.
Ve hicles withth eAMG aerodynamic package are
ins talled withafixe dre ar wing .
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 increases. #
Release screws1 withasoc ketwr enc h. #
Tilt th ere ar wing asfaras itwil lgo, upw ards
in an inclined position, ordown wardsin aflat
posit ion. #
Furnish screws1 withare leasable,
medium- stre ngt hscr ew lockand tighten
th em.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 7.5 lb-f t
(1 0 Nm) . AMG
adaptivespor tsuspe nsion system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
Char acteristics oftheAMG adaptiv espor t
susp ension system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an 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 The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps.
R The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system com pri‐
ses:
R Elect ronica llycontr olled da mp ing system
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment).
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
R Suspension tuningbutton. Dr
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Cha
racter istics ofAMG adaptiv espor tsus ‐
pens ionsystem +(air susp ension)
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +is an
air suspension system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving charact eristic s.The all-round
le ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve hicle leve l. The
dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps.
R The individual selectionof "Spo rt", "Spo rt
Plus" or"Comf ort"
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +com‐
pr ises:
R Airsuspension withva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption.
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance.
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment).
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on.
R Suspen siontuning butt on. 19
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Driving and parking

Cha
racter istics ofeac hdr ive pr og ram (veh icle swi th AM Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system +onl y) Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen siontuning isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve130mp h(210 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
I (RACE) R
The suspen siontuning iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamically synchroniz ed. %
The mode canalso besetusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.To do this, the Dr
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same
suspension tuningmustbe select ed
fo rth eAMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m 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.
Selec tingthesusp ension setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion tunin g.Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension tuning. #
Press displa ybutt on1.
The displa ybutt onsho wscurrentl ysel ect ed
su spe nsion setting 2:
R 00CC C(blue) :Co mfort
R 00CC S(yel lo w) :Spo rt
R 00CC S+(red): Spor tPlus The
select edsuspension settin gis sho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla yas amessag e:
R AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT
R AMG Suspension SystemSPORT+
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 19
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . This
function isonl yav ailable forve hicles with
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +(air
suspension )(→ pag e19 5).
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h) . Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle israised tothehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). Dr
iving andparking19
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Cleani
ngand care Inf
orma tion onwashing theve hicl ein acar
wa sh &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R the360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R theex tenda ble re ar wing iscom pletely
re tract ed. R
theside windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed .
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.
R theSmar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally.
R incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. The005Dgear isother‐
wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. Maint
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