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

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&WARNINGRiskofinjuryorfatalinjuriesifthefrontpassengerairbagisenabled
Ifthefrontpassengerfrontairbagisenabled,achildonthefrontpassengerseatmaybestruckbythefrontpassengerairbagduringanaccident.
NEVERusearearward-facingchildrestraintsystemonaseatwithanENABLEDFRONTAIRBAG,DEATHorSERIOUSINJURYtotheCHILDcanoccur.
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Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 416
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number ............................................ 418
Oper ating fluids .............................. ............ 420
Ve hicle data... ............ ................................. 426 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............. ................................ 428
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 28
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................4 74 Inde
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Contents

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
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tion Info).
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function andoper ation oftheve hicle andthe
multime diasystem.
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ual isdeactiv ated while driving. The
Digit alOper ator's Manual contains thefo l‐
lo wing menuitems:
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ke yw ords.
R Quic kst art: prov ides youwit him por tant
inf ormat ionsothat youcan star tusin gyo ur
ve hicle immediat ely.
R Tips: prov ides tipsonhowto use your vehicle
in cer tain situat ions.
R Message s: pr ov ides youwit hfur ther informa‐
tion about themessag esintheins trument
clus ter.
R Bookma rks:pr ov ides youwit halis tof all the
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2 Men u
3 Navig ation windo w
Some sections oftheDigit alOper ator's Manual,
suc has warnings ,can bemade visible byhigh‐
lighting andpressing them.
% The Oper ator's Manual canalso befound in
th eMer cedes- BenzGuides appinall com‐
mon appstor es. 18
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Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R the0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes
no tlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon
R the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
due toamalf unctionin there stra int sys‐
te m
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐ ge
redunint entionall yor might notbe trig‐
ge redat all intheev ent ofan acciden t.This
ma yaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device
or airba g,forex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if
onl ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, forex am‐
ple, this ma yre sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of
ve hicle deceler ation. Occupant
safety 33

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi athe multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Setting s.
Belt
Adj ustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Seat
beltwarning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin theIns tru‐
ment Displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out. In
thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags 1
Driver's knee bag
2 Driver's airbag 3
Front passeng erfront airbag
4 Front passeng erknee airbag
5 Windo wcur tain airbag
6 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant.
Pot entia lpr otection from eachair bag: Airba
gP otentia lpr otection for:
Kn ee airb ag Thigh, knee and lowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
fr ont airbag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcur tain
airbag Head
Side airbag
Ribcage,also pelvis 1)
for
fr ont seatoccupa nts Occupa
ntsaf ety 39

Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erfront
air bag shutoff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. The
status ofthefront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yedaf te rth eself-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGON light sup for
60 seconds ,sub sequently both indic ator
lam psareof f(P AS SENGER AIR BA GON and
OF F): thefront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin the
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimultaneousl y,thefront passeng erseat
ma yno tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
a ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erfront
airbag shutoffch eckedand repair edimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. 44
Occupant safety

Dr
iving with ESP ®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
When ESP®
SPOR Tis activ ated, the00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam pand theESP SPOR Tmessag e
light upcon tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
If ESP ®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheel sst ar tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyimpr oves driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddeg reeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces. R
ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e.
Char acteristics whenESP ®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB ESP®
OFF
wa rning lam pand theESP OFF messag elight up
con tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive.
% Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard. It
ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action whichpr ov ides better grip.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(→ pag e47 4)
R Display messa ges(→ pag e428)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
. 16
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ET
S/4ET Scan impr ovetheve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :pr ess and hold
dis pla ybutt on1 until thero ad inbutt on
symbo l2 light sup yello w.
The ESP SPOR Tmessag eis sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus terand the00BB and
ESP SPOR Twa rning lam pslight up. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holddispl ay
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup red.
The ESPOFF messag eis sho wnintheins tru‐
ment clusterand the00BB andESP OFF
wa rning lam pslight up. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:pr ess and hold displa y
butt on1 until thero ad inbutt onsymbo l2
light sup blue.
The 00BB andESP OFF orESP SPOR Twa rn‐
ing lam psintheins trument clustergo out.
When the00E5 symbol 2issho wnwithare d!
on displa ybutt on1, ESP®
is malfunc tioning.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between 50mph(8 0km/h) and Dr
iving andparking 16
9

12
5mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving stra ight
ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limita tions
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. 17
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Driving and parking