MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE 2018 Owners Manual

Setting
the interior lighting switch-off delay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Interior light shut-off #
Set the switch-off delay time. Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 1
gWindsc reen wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wipes with washer fluid Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. 98
Light and sight

Moving
the wiper arms tothech ange posi‐
tion #
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (/ page 98).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. #
Set the wiper blade at an angle. #
Pull the wiper blade out of the holder on the
wiper arm in the direction of the ar row.
Fi tting the wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade into the holder on
th e wiper arm against the direction of the
ar row. #
Turn the wiper blade parallel tothe wiper
arm. #
Foldthe wiper arm onto the windscreen. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Light and sight
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&
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Fo
lding the outside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress switch 2.
Re setting the outside mir rors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. #
Brief lypress switch 2. Ad
justing the outside mir rors #
Press button 1or3 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 4toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
Engaging the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror is
set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. 100
Light and sight

The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir
rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R the interior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of the front-passenger outside mir‐
ro r parking position The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir ror tilts down‐
wa rds and sho ws there ar wheel on the front-
passenger side in thefo llowing situations:
R the parking position is stored (/ page102)
R the front-passen ger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged The front-passenger outside mir
ror mo ves back
to its original position in thefo llowing situations:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R you are tra velling at speeds greaterth an
15 km/h
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side Light and sight
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St
oring the pa rking position of the front-
passenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar St
oring #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe passenger outside mir ror into the
desired parking position using button 1.Calling up #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to thestored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle settings
5 Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Operating
the sun visors
Using the single sun visor #
Glarefrom the front: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side. 102
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#
Vehicles with an extendable sun visor: slide
sun visor 1horizontal lyas requ ired. Light and sight
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Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,¿and0 indicate that the
cor responding function is activated. 1
w Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air flow
Switches the climate control on/off
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page105)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 t Calls up the air conditioning menu
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 0 Activates or deacti vates synchronisa‐
tion (/ page105) 9
g Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/
off(/ page 106)
A ¿ Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 104)
B w Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
% If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may mist up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on or off via the
cont rol panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. 104
Climate cont rol

#
Press button ¿.
Switch off the A/C function only brief lyother‐
wise the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate control 5
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe H
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode, you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting
Setting the clima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate control
5 Climate mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% Tofeel the ef fect of the climate style, the
à function must be active (/ page105). Overvi
ewofthe air distribution settings The symbols on
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
¯ def
rost ervents
P centre and side air
vents
O fo
ot we llve nts
S centre, side and
foot we llve nts
a defros
ter and foot we llve nts
_ all
vents
b defros
ter,middle and side air vents Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver side is adop‐
te d automatically forth e front passenger side. #
Press button 0. Climate control
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The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th
e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating or deactivating the climate con‐
trol syn chronisation function using the mul‐
timedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate control
5 SYNC
The climate control can be controlled cent rally
using the synchronisation function. The temp era‐
ture setting is automatically adop tedfo r all cli‐
mate zones. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press button ¿. #
Press button Ã. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press button Ã. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Air
vents Ad
justing the air vents &
WARNING ‑ Risk of bu rns/frostbite due
to not maintaining a su fficient dis tance
to the air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can flow from the air
ve nts.
This could result in burns or frostbite in the
immediate vicinity of the air vents. #
Alw ays ensure that all vehicle occu‐
pants maintain a suf ficient di stance to
th e air vents. #
If necessa ry,re direct the air flow to
ano ther area of theve hicle interior. To
guarantee theflow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with the
fo llowing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntilation
grille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep the air inlet free of deposits
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Climate cont rol

#
Toopen or close: turn controller1tothe
left or right. #
Toadjust the air direction (centre air
ve nts): holdthe air vent 2 bythe slats in
th e cent reand mo veit up or down or tothe
left or right.
To adjust the air direction of side air vent, hold
controller 1and mo veit up or down or tothe
left or right. Climate control
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