MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER 2020 Owners Manual

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Traf fic signs are only displ ayed with the
re striction indicated byan additional sign in
th efo llowing cases:
R The traf fic signs must be obser ved with
th ere striction.
R The sy stem is unable toclearly de term ine
whe ther there striction applies.
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentional ly
ex ceed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well. Display in
the Instrument Display In
stru ment Display in the widescreen cockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction
If Traf fic Sign Assi stcannot de term ine the cur‐
re nt maximum pe rmissible speed (e.g. due to
missing signs), thefo llowing display appears in
th e Instrument Display: This is displa
yed continuously if theve hicle is in
a country where Traf fic Sign Assi stis not sup‐
por ted. Traf fic Sign Assi stis not available in all
countries.
% Also obse rveth e information on display mes‐
sages in Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 347).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra ffic signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt or sno w,because they are co vered, or
due toinsuf ficient lighting.
R Ifth e information in the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.15 8
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R
Ifth e signs are ambiguous, e.g. tra ffic signs
on const ruction sites or in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharpl y,when passing traf fic signs
outside the camera's field of vision.
Setting Traf fic Sign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
Displaying de tected traf fic signs in the
media display #
Select Display in COMAND. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Blind Spot Assist
Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist
At speeds abo veappr oximately 30 km/h, Blind
Spot Assist uses two lateral, rear-facing radar
sensors tomonitor the area up to3 m behind
yo ur vehicle and directly next to yourvehicle.
Below 30 km/h, the sy stem is not active and
ve hicles in the monitoring range are not de tec‐
te d. If Blind Spot Assist is activated,
thewa rning
lamp in theex terior mir ror lights up yellow at
speeds of up to30 km/h. Atspeeds abo ve
appr oximately 30 km/h, thewa rning lamp goes
out and Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If a vehicle is de tected with inthe monitoring
ra nge at speeds ab ove30 km/h, thewa rning
lamp in theex terior mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and you swit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once and the
wa rning lamp in theex terior mir rorflashes red. If
th e turn signal indicator remains switched on, all
ot her de tected vehicles are indicated only bythe
fl ashing of there dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed. Blind Spot Assist cann
otwa rndrivers in this
situation. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may
failto
de tect some vehicles and is not a substitute for
attentive driving. Alw ays ensure that there is suf‐
fi cient dist ancetothe side forot her road users
and obs tacles.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R The sensors are dirty or co vered.
R Poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range.
R Ifth e lanes are very nar row or very wide,
especially if vehicles are not driving in the
middle of their lane. Driving and parking
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Wa
rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash barr iers or similar continuous lane
borders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driv‐
ing alongside long vehicles, forex ample lor ries,
fo r a prolonged time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Blind Spot Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
yo ur vehicle bymeans of multifunction camera
(/ page 131). It ser vesto protect you against
unin tentional lyleaving your lane. You will be
wa rned bymeans of a vibration in thesteering
wheel. Lane
Keeping Assist is available in the speed
ra nge between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce therisk
of an accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving
st yle nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It cannot
ta ke into account road, weather or traf fic condi‐
tions. Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid. You are
re sponsible for maintaining a safe dis tance to
th eve hicle in front, forve hicle speed, for braking
in good time and forst ay ing in lane.
Yo u are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
R Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane markings.
R A front wheel passes over the lane markings.
Whe ther a warning is issued and when this
occurs also depends on the selected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are highly
variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is very nar row and wind‐
ing. 16 0
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Sensitivity of Lane
Keeping Assist
Wi th th eSt andard or Adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place.
In bo th theSt andard and Adaptive settings, no
wa rning vibration occurs in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
In theAd aptive setting, there will also be no
wa rning vibration in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yousteer actively, e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or change lane quickl y.
R You cut the corner on a sharp bend. Ve
hicle towing instructions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
sy stems that are used forflat towing or ding hyto
wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems can lead todamage on theve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys‐
te ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be
guaranteed forth eto wing vehicle or theto wed
ve hicle. The vehicle-trailer combination may
swer vefrom side toside. Comply with the per‐
mitted towing me thods (/ page315) and the
instructions forto wing with bo thaxles on the
ground (/ page315). Driving and pa
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Note
s onthe instrument display and on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, the function restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt sy stems are not visible.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer sho wsonly display mes‐
sages and warnings from specific sy stems on
th e multifunction displa y.Yo u must therefore
ensure that your vehicle is alw aysre liable.
If th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle immediately and
safel y.Con tact a qualified specialist workshop. 16 2
Instrument display and on-board computer

Instrument display
overview 1
Speedome ter
The segments on the speedome ter indica te
th est atus of thefo llowing sy stems: cruise
control / limiter / Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC
2 Outside temp erature
3 Digital speedome ter 4
Gear display
5 Time
6 Multi-value range (e xample:tach ome ter):
Ta ch ome ter / Navigation / AMG TRA CK
PA CE / Warm-up / Trip computer / G-
Me ter / Date / Engine data The fuel supply will be inter
rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached.
7 Index points
8 Coolant temp erature display
The coolant temp erature display is permitted
to rise to120°C during normal operation. Instrument display and on-boa
rdcompu ter16 3

9
Selected drive program
A Selected transmission position
B Multifunction displ ay(exa mp le:standard dis‐
play for trip): Assis tance / Service / Per‐
fo rm ance / Telephone / Navigation / Trip /
Media / Radio / Styles
C Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
P Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control adjusts thevo lume or switches
th e sound off 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call ~
Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 G Back button Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button. 16 4
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When
the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Performance
R Trip
R Navigation
R Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R Design
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe left-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed. %
Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button. Overview of what is shown on
the multi‐
function display
Displa yson the multifunction display
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 153) ¯
Cruise
control (/ page 138)
È Limi
ter (/ page139)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 141)
ê Active Brake Assi st (/ page 138)
à Lane
Keeping Assist (/ page160)
è ECO
start/ stop function
ë HOLD function (/
page145)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 93)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 157). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings #
Select Instrument lighting. #
Set a brightness value.
The brightness of the instrument display will
be adap ted. Instrument display and on-board computer
16 5

Note
s on operating saf ety&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving. R
Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operation of LINGU
ATRO NIC on
the multifunction steering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. 1
Press therock er switch up: £starts LIN‐
GU ATRO NIC
2 Press the control: 8switches the sound
off or on (ends LINGU ATRO NIC)
Tu rn the control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume 16 6
LINGU ATRO NIC

3
Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends LINGU ATRO NIC) Conducting a dialogue with LINGU
ATRO NIC #
Tostart or continue a dialogue: onthe
multifunction steering wheel, press the£
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialogue: saythePause
vo ice command. #
Tocancel the dialogue: saytheCancel
vo ice command. Operable functions
Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperate thefo llowing equipment
depending on thefe atures:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®
audio)
R TV
R Vehicle Overview of types of
voice command A distinction is made between
thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
R Global voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to. R
Application-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
Once Linguatronic is star ted an autocue is
shown. Apart from theav ailable voice com‐
mands forth e application cur rently acti ve,th is
also cites example voice commands forot her
applications which are not active. In this wa y,
yo u will be familiar more quickly with theav aila‐
ble voice commands. The list can be scrolled or
it can be operated byspeech or the controller/
to uchpad. Information on
the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available foryo u in thefo llow‐
ing languages:
R English
R English
R French LINGU
ATRO NIC 167