brakes MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE 2018 User Guide

R
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
with functioning sensors forth e tyre pres‐
sure monitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures below 7 °C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar ked M+S for all
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition tothe M+S marking pro‐
vide the best possible grip in wintry road
conditions.
R For M+S tyres, only use tyres with the same
tread.
R Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tyres fitted.
If th is is below theve hicle's maximum speed,
th is must be indicated byan appropriate
label in the driver's field of vision.
R Run in new tyres at moderate speeds forthe
fi rs t10 0 km.
R Replace the tyres af ter six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe ature run-flat characteristics: vehicles
with MOExtended tyres are not equipped
with a TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip the
ve hicle with a TIREFIT kit af terre placing with
tyres that do not feature run-flat characteris‐
tics, e.g. winter tyres.
% You can permanently limit the maximum
ve hicle speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 141).
Fo r more information on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 339)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 340) Note
s on inter changing wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
may se verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents may also be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres are of the same
dimensions. Inter
changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nder thege neral operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern s on the front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear more on the shoulder of
th e tyre
R Rear wheels wear more in the cent reofthe
tyre Wheels and tyres
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NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter, incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do not use engine oils or oil filters
which do not cor respond tothe specifi‐
cations explicitly prescribed forthe
service inter vals. #
Do not alter the engine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger change inter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do not use additives. #
Have the engine oil rene we d at regular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
oil change car ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Only Mercedes-Benz appr oved engine oils may
be used in Mercedes-Benz engines.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filters is
av ailable at thefo llowing locations:
R inthe Mercedes-Benz Specifications for
Operating Fluids byentering the designation -
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- inthe Mercedes-Benz BeVo app
R at a qualified specialist workshop
Pet rol engines: for cer tain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunction wi th
re duced maintenance inter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval Pe
trol engine sM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.5, 229.51 If
th e engine oils lis ted in theta ble are not avail‐
able, you may add a maximum of 1.0 litr e ofthe
fo llowing engine oils once onl y.
To be used once only when the engine oil is not
av ailable:
R MB- Freigabe or MB-Appr oval 229.1 R
Onlyuse SAE 0W-40 or SAE 5W-40 viscosity
class engine oils
The following values referto an oil change,
including the oil filter.
Re placement amount Mode
lR eplacement
amount
All model s7 .0 litres Note
s on brake fluid Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 360). &
WARNING Risk of an accident due to
va pour poc kets form ing in the brake sys‐
tem
The brake fluid cons tantly absorbs moi sture
from the air. This lo wersthe boiling point of
th e brake fluid. If the boiling point is too lo w,
va pour poc kets may form inthe brake sys‐
te m when the brakes are applied hard. 364
Tech nical da ta

Instrument display
Superspo
rtsetting If
yo u select the supersport display setting, the
positions of the indicator lamps on the instru‐
ment display will change.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Low beam (/
page 93)
T St
anding lights (/ page 93)
K High beam (/
page94)
#! Tu
rn signal indicators (/ page94)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page 93)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page413)
ü Seat belt not
fastened (/ page418)
J Brakes (yell
ow) (/ page 413)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 413)
! Electric pa
rking brake (yellow)
(/ page 413)
! Electric pa
rking brake (red)
(/ page 413)
! ABS malfunction (/
page413) ÷
ESP®
(/ page 413)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 413)
Æ ESP®
SPO RT (/page 413)
L Distance warning (/ page419)
Ù Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction
(/ page 425)
ä AMG RIDECONTROL malfunction
(/ page 419)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 420)
# Electrical
fault (/ page 420)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page 420)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (/ page 420)
h Ty
re pressure monitor (/ page 423)412
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Information .......................................... 283
Overview .............................................2 84
Sea rching for a track ........................... 286
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 285
Selecting a media pla yer ..................... 286
Boost pressure (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ................................ 16 8
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 364
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 13 5
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 131
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 13 5
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .137
AMG ceramic high-per form ance
composite brake sy stem ......................1 12
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 13 2Driving tips ...........................................
11 0
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 13 5
HOLD function .................................... .146
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 11 0
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 109
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 09
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 14
To w- starting ........................................ 335
To wing away ........................................ 332
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 33
Wheel change ...................................... 350
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Breakdown assistance call see Mercedes me connect
Bu rm ester ®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 300 Ad
justing the sound optimisation ........ 300
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 299
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .299
Calling up the sound menu .................. 299
Information .......................................... 299
Selecting the sound profile .................. 300
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....2 98
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 299
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 299
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 298
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .298
Calling up the sound menu .................. 298
Information .......................................... 298
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .299
Business telephony
Setting up an Internet connection ...... .266
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................1 64430
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