steering wheel MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE 2021 Owners Manual

Area permeable
toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .147
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 148 Climat
Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 149 149
Overview of climate control systems ............ 149
Operating the climate control system .......... 150 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 163 163
Driving ........................................................1 63
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .181
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .184
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 88
Re fuelling .................................................... 188
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 191
Pa rking .......................................................2 02
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 209
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .270
Bicycle rack function ................................... 275
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 277 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 278 278
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 278
Overview of instrument display .................... 279
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 280
Operating the on-board computer ................2 80
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 282
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 282
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 283
Overview of displa yson the inst rument
display ........................................................ 283
Head-up display .......................................... 283 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .287
287
Overview and operation ............................... 287
System settings .......................................... 296
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .300
Na vigation .................................................. .301
Te lephone ................................................... 310
Mercedes me app ....................................... 313 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 322
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 329
Sound settings ............................................ 335 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 337 337
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 337
Engine compartment ................................... 338
Cleaning and care ....................................... 343 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 351 351
Emer gency .................................................. 351
Flat tyre ...................................................... 353
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 357
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 363
Electrical fuses ............................................ 368 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 371 371
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 371
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .371
No tes on snow chains ................................. 371
Ty re pressure .............................................. 372 Contents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
186
2 Combination switch →
135
3 Instrument displ ay →
279
4 Media display →
287
5 c Active Parking Assist →
266
6 £ Hazard warning light system →
136
7 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
57
8 MBUX multimedia system switch panel →
287
9 Start/stop but ton →
166
A Climate control systems →
150
B Glovecompartment →
121
C Touchpad →
289
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
287
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
287
E è ECO start/s top function →
175 F
~ Adjusts there ar wing →
251
G ö AMGPerformance exhaust system →
180
H E-SELECT selector le ver →
184
I å ESP®
→
211
J ä AMG RIDE CONTROL + →
246
K B Manual gearshiTing →
186
L DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
181
M Stow age compartment →
121
N Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
280
O AMG steering-wheel buttons →
180
P Adjusts the steering wheel electrically →
115
ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
115
Q Control panel:
On-board computer →
280
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
220
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
224 At
a glance – Cockpit
7 7

ing state, component loads, maintenance
requ ire-
ments and tech nical events or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llo w-
ing data are stored:
R operating status of system components, such
as /ll le vels, tyre pressure or battery status
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, such as lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag depl oyment or the inter vention
of stability cont rol systems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age
In cer tain cases, it may be requ ired tostore da ta
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only temp o-
rari ly. This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, forex ample.
If yo u use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identi/cation number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, such as workshops
and manu facturers or third parties, such as break- down services. The same is true in
the case of
wa rranty claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the legally
prescribed port forth e diagnostics connection in
th eve hicle. The operational data that are read out
document tech nical states of theve hicle or of
individual components and assist in the diagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance with warranty obli ga-
tions and quality impr ovement. Tothat end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, tech nical events, malfunctions and other
fa ults may be transmitted along with theve hicle
identi/cation number tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also
uses operational data from theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work. Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rolsettings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services General no
tes
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Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment function
tment functionV
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:aTer a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-
ment may apply a cer tain tightening forc e. Do not
hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.
Yo u can activate and deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function using the multimedia system
(/ page 52). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustment via tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Belt adjustment.R
R
eleasing seat belts
eleasing seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectl y.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis only available
fo r cer tain countries. When
theve hicle is switched on, there ar seat
belt status displ ayinforms youfo r a cer tain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas-
te ned.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
status displ ayusing the back button on the leT-
hand side of the steering wheel (/ page 280).
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
re ar while theve hicle is motion, there ar seat belt
status displ ayappears again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. In this
case, there ar seat belt status displ aycann otbe
hidden using the back button on the leT-hand side
of the steering wheel. 52
52
Occupant saf
ety

#
Stow objects in a suitable place. #
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Depending on
the de tected accident situation, the
wind owairbag on the front passenger side may
deplo y.The airbag is deplo yedre ga rdless of
whe ther the front passenger seat is occupied. Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided b y t
y the airbags
he airbags Depending on
the accident situation, an airbag
may supplement the pr otection o.ered bya cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
an inco rrect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cannot per form its intended pr otec-
tive function. Each
vehicle occupant must make sure of the
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.Pregnant
wo men must take particular care toensure
th at the lap belt ne ver lies across the
abdomen.
R Adopt the cor rect seat position and keep
as farawa y as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must obser ve
th efo llowing information in particular:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe informa-
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(/ page 105). R
Only hold the steering wheel bythe steering
wheel rim. This allo ws the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Always lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R The occupants must alw ayske ep their feet on
th e 0oor. Do not put your feet on the cockpit,
fo rex ample. Your feet may otherwise be in the
deployment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle, obser ve
th e additional no tes (/ page 62).
R Always st owand secure objects cor rectl y.
Objects in theve hicle interior may pr event an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Each vehicle occu-
pant must alw ays make sure of thefo llowing in
particular:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an airbag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar). 54 54
Occupant saf
ety

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he corr
he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting the steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing points
into consideration:
R You are sitting in an upright position
R Your thighs are slightly suppor tedby the seat
cushion R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals proper ly
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye
le ve lby the centre of the head restraint
R You can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R You can mo veyour legs freely
R You can see all the displa yson the inst rument
cluster clear ly
R You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h an AMG perf
h an AMG perf or
ormance seat
mance seat :
:if the
front passenger seat is unoccupied, this can lead
to noise caused bythe seat belt tongue knocking
against the seat. You can pr event this by sliding
th e seat belt tongue upwards with the belt clip. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, ensure that
th e belt clip is pushed down. Only then will the
seat belt /t tight tothe body. Seats and st
owing
105
105

#
T
To select t
o select t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat:
er seat:press but-
to n1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the driver's side door operating unit. A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he 4-wa
he 4-wa y lumbar support
y lumbar support #
Adjusting the 4-w aylumbar support via the
multimedia system (/ page 111).A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he AMG P
he AMG P erf
erfor
ormance seat
mance seat To
adjust the contour of the seat and for impr oved
lateral support, you can adjust the front seats
individuall y.
On the front passenger seat, you can adjust only
th e seat side bolsters of the seat backrest. #
Adjusting the AMG Performance seat via the
multimedia system (/ page 111). Head r
Head r
es
estrtraints
aints A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat head r
ont seat head r es
estrtraints manually
aints manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. Seats and st
owing
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#
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. S S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel electr
ing wheel electr ically
ically The steering wheel can be adjusted when
the
po we r supply is disconnected. 1
Toadjust the distance tothe steering wheel
2 Toadjust the height #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 118). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he st
he steer
eering wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
eron/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on. Seats and st
owing
115
115

#
Turn the le ver in the direction of ar row 1 or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, the steering
wheel heater is switched on.
When you switch the ignition o., the steering
wheel heater will switch o.. Easy entr Easy entr
y and e
y and exit f
xit f eature
eature Using t
Using t
he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident when pulling
awa y during the adjustment process of
th e easy entry and exitfeature
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle. #
Alwayswa it until the adjustment process
is comple tebefore driving o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the easy entry and exit
fe ature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
Ensure that no-one has any body parts in
th era nge of mo vement of the steering
wheel. #
Movethe adjustment le ver of the steer-
ing wheel if there is a risk of becoming
trapped bythe steering wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. This
also applies tothe Digital Vehicle Key if
th e "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti-
va ted via Mercedes me connect. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: you can stop the
adjustment process bypressing one of the mem-
ory function position switches.
If th e easy entry and exitfeature is active, the
stee ring wheel will mo veupwards and the driver's
seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situations:
R You switch the ignition o. when the driver's
door is open R
You open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched o.
% The steering wheel will then mo veupwards
only if it is not already as high as it will go.
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already at there ar of the seat
adjustment range.
The steering wheel will mo veback tothe last drive
position when:
R You switch the ignition on with the driver's
door closed.
R You close the driver's door when the ignition is
switched on
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You switch the ignition o..
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: you sa vethe
seat settings via the memory function. 116
116
Seats and st
owing

Se
Se
tting t
tting t he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deactivate the function. Memor
Memor
y function
y function F
F
unction of t
unction of t he memor
he memory function
y function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident if the mem-
ory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driver's
side while driving, you could lose control of
th eve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station-
ar y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of entrapment when
adjusting the seat with the memory func-
tion
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the
seat. #
If someone becomes trapped, press a
preset position button or seat adjust-
ment switch immediatel y. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of entrapment if the mem-
ory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti-
va te the memory function, particular lywhen
unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. Yo
u can use the memory function when theve hi-
cle is switched o..
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
stored and called up using the memory function.
Yo u can sa vesettings forth efo llowing systems:
R Seat, backrest and head restraint
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display Seats and st
owing
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