MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER 2018 Owner's Guide

The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed-
eral Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966".
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go tohttp://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety at:
http://www.safercar.gov
Limited Warranty
!
Observe the notes in this Operator's Manual
regarding the correct operation of your vehi-
cle and possible damage to the vehicle. Dam-
age to the vehicle which is caused by violation
of these notes is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or the new
or used-vehicle warranty.
QR codes for the rescue card
The QR codes are secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident, rescue services can use
the QR code to quickly find the appropriate res-
cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information
about your vehicle in a compact form, e.g. the
routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information under
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Data stored in the vehicle
Information from electronic control
units
There are electronic control units installed in
your vehicle. Some of these are necessary for
your vehicle to operate safely, while some offer
support during driving (driver assistance sys-
tems). In addition, your vehicle offers comfort
and entertainment functions that are also made
possible by electronic control units.
Electronic control units contain data storage
systems that can temporarily or permanently
save technical information concerning the vehi-
cle's condition, component stress and mainte-
nance requirements as well as technical events
and malfunctions.
This information generally documents the con-
dition of a component, a module, a system or the
surroundings, for example:
Roperating states of system components (e.g.
fill levels, battery status, tire pressure)
Rstatus messages concerning the vehicle or its
individual components (e.g. wheel rpm/
speed, deceleration, lateral acceleration, indi-
cation of whether seat belts are fastened)
Rmalfunctions and defects in important system
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation about events leading to vehicle
damage
Rsystem responses in special driving situations
(e.g. air bag deployment, intervention of sta-
bility control systems)
Rambient conditions (e.g. temperature, rain
sensor)
In addition to performing the actual control unit function, these data are used by manufacturers
to detect and rectify malfunctions and to opti-
mize vehicle functions. Most of these data are
volatile and processed only in the vehicle itself.
Only a small part of the data is stored in event or malfunction memories.
When you use services, the technical data from
the vehicle can be read out by service network
employees or third parties. Services can include
repair services, maintenance processes, war-
ranty cases and quality assurance measures.
The data is read out via the legally prescribed
diagnostics connection in the vehicle. The rele-
vant offices in the service network or third par-
ties collect, process and use the data. These
data document the vehicle's technical states,
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are used to help in finding malfunctions and
improving quality and are sent to the manufac-
turer where necessary. In addition, the manu-
facturer is subject to product liability. The man-
ufacturer needs technical data from vehicles for
this purpose.
Malfunction memories in the vehicle can be
reset by a service center during repair or service
work.
You can incorporate data into the vehicle's com-
fort and infotainment functions yourself as part
of the selected equipment.
These include, for example:
Rmultimedia data such as music, films or pho-
tos for playback in an integrated multimedia
system
Raddress book data for use in conjunction with
an integrated hands-free system or an inte-
grated navigation system
Rnavigation destinations that have been
entered
Rdata about using Internet services
These data can be saved locally in the vehicle or
are located on a device that you have connected
to the vehicle. If this data is saved in the vehicle,
you can delete it at any time. These data are sent
to third parties only at your request, particularly
when you use online services in accordance with
the settings that you have selected.
You can save and change comfort settings/
customizations in the vehicle at any time.
Depending on the piece of equipment in ques-
t

ion, these can include, for example:
Rseat and steering wheel position settings
Rsuspension and climate control settings
Rcustom settings such as interior lighting
If your vehicle is equipped appropriately, you
can connect your smartphone or another mobile
end device to the vehicle. You can control this by
means of the control elements integrated in the vehicle. The smartphone's picture and sound
can be output via the multimedia system. Spe-
cific items of information are also sent to your
smartphone.
Depending on the type of integration, this can
include:
Rgeneral vehicle information
Rposition data
This allows the use of selected smartphone
Apps, such as navigation or music player Apps.
There is no additional interaction between the smartphone and the vehicle, particularly active
access to vehicle data. The type of additional
data processing is determined by the provider of
the App being used. Whether you can configure
settings for it and, if so, which ones, depends on
the App and your smartphone's operating sys-
tem.
Service provider
Wireless network connection
If your vehicle has a wireless network connec-
tion, data can be exchanged between your vehi-
cle and other systems. The wireless network
connection is enabled by either an in-vehicle
transmitter and receiver or your own mobile end
device (e.g. smartphone). Online functions can
be used via this wireless network connection.
These include online services and applications/ Apps provided by the manufacturer or other
providers.
Services provided by the manufacturer
In the case of the manufacturer's online serv-
ices, the manufacturer describes the functions
in a suitable place and the associated informa-
tion subject to data protection legislation. Per-
sonal data can be used in order to provide online
services. Data are exchanged via a secure con-
nection (e.g. using the IT system specially pro-
vided for this purpose by the manufacturer).
Collecting, processing and using personal data
beyond the provision of services is permitted
only on the basis of a statutory permit or decla-
ration of consent.
You can usually activate and deactivate the serv-
ices and functions (some of which are subject to
charge). In many cases, this also applies to the
vehicle's entire data connection. However, this
does not apply in particular to legally prescribed
functions and services such as the "eCall" emer-
gency call system.
Services from third parties
If it is possible to use online services from other
providers, these services are the responsibility
of the provider in question and subject to that
provider's data protection conditions and terms
of use. The manufacturer has no influence over
the content exchanged here.
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For this reason, please ask the service provider
for information about the type, extent and pur-
pose of the collection and use of personal data
when services are provided by third parties.
COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle's
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicle may be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual or the Digital Operator'sManual and/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deploy-
ment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems
for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicle were
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (if at all) the driver was depressing theaccelerator and/or brake pedal and
RHow fast the vehicle was traveling
These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE:EDR data are recor-
ded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash
situation occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g. name, gender, age and crash
location) are recorded. However, other parties,
such as law enforcement could combine the
EDR data with the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a crash investi-
gation. Access to the vehicle and/or the
EDR i
s needed
to read data that is recorded by an EDR, and
special equipment is required. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties that have
the special equipment, such as law enforce-
ment, can read the information by accessing the
vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat- ters as a tool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or, if
the vehicle is leased, without the consent of the lessee. Exceptions to this representation
include responses to subpoenas by law enforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising out of litigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning: The EDR is a component of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component
may result in a malfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federal regulation are pre-empted.
This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federal regulation governs. As of Fe
bruary 2013,
13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs.
Mercedes me website
General information
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle when driving, you may be distracted from
the traffic situation. You could also lose con-
trol of the vehicle. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Only operate this equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
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to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
Mercedes me connect services may be limited
to certain countries and certain devices.
Daimler AG can restrict or discontinue the ser-
vice.
The remote online services of Mercedes me
connect:
Rare not intended for use in the vehicle. These
services must not be used while the vehicle is in motion.
Rmay contain data which is out of date or inva-
lid. The displays in the vehicle apply at all
times.
The remote online services and selected basic
services can be used via the website https://
www.mercedes.me or via the web application
for your smartphone. They can be called up
using many Internet-enabled end devices.
You must observe the legal requirements for the
country in which you are currently driving when
calling up the website via the multimedia sys-
tem. Do not use the website while the vehicle is
in motion.
Notes on data protection
GWARNING
The use of remote control functions can lead
to security risks.
Remote control functions include, for exam-
ple:
RLocking/unlocking the vehicle
RActivating auxiliary heating
A security risk could occur, for example by
the activation of the auxiliary heating at an
unsuitable location for the vehicle.
An unauthorized person with knowledge of
your access data could take control of vehicle
behavior and/or individual vehicle functions.
Take great care to protect your access data
from unauthorized access.
Change your access data immediately if you
suspect unauthorized access has taken place
or that your access data has been compro-
mised. In addition, consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center immediately.
Any person who has access to your access data
can use the Mercedes me connect services.
Change of vehicle
If you sell your vehicle, you are obliged to delete the vehicle from your personal area on the
Mercedes me website.
If you have bought a used vehicle, it is possible
that the previous owner still has access to the
Mercedes me connect services. Daimler AG or
Mercedes me connect are not automatically
informed about the change of owner.
For as long as the previous owner has a con-
nection with the vehicle, they can use all of the
Mercedes me connect services.
For example:
Rlocating the vehicle
Rremotely operated vehicle functions
e.g. locking and unlocking the vehicle
Active vehicle location is shown in the multime-
dia system display.
If in doubt, deactivate the function:
Ron the Mercedes me connect website by
switching off the function in the settings.
Rvia the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center. You
can call up the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Center by pressing the ïbutton in the
overhead control unit. Have access for the
previous owner deactivated.
Information on copyright
Free and open-source software
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in your vehicle can be found on
the data carrier in your vehicle document wallet and, including updates, on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
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Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Combination switch97
;Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers121
=Instrument cluster34
?Overhead control panel37
ACentral control panel38
BClimate control systems104
CHorn
DAdjusts the steering wheel
electrically90
FunctionPage
ECruise control lever134
FUnlocks the trunk lid75
GElectric parking brake129
HDiagnostics connection28
IOpens the hood234
JRear fog lamp97
KLight switch96
Cockpit33
At a glance

Instrument cluster
FunctionPage
:Speedometer
Speedometer segments159
Warning and indicator lamps:
h Tirepressur emonitor20 6
å ESP®OF F200
÷ ESP®20 0
· Distanc ewarning20 5
Ð Powersteering20 7
6 Restrain tsystem41
ü Seat belt s198
K High-beam headlamps97
LLow-beam headlamps97
TParking lamp s97
NThis indicator lamp has
no function
R Rear fog lamp97
;#! Turn signals97
=Multifunction display161
?Tachometer159
FunctionPag e
Warning and indicator lamps:
! Electric parking brak e
(yellow)20 2
! ABS200
; CheckEngin e203
Electric parking brak e(red)20 2
F USAonly
! Canad aonly
Brake s(red)19 9
$ USAonly
J Canad aonly
M SPORT handlin gmod e202
ACoolan ttemperature gauge15 9
Warning and indicator lamps:
? Coolan t203
BFue llevel indicator
Warning and indicator lamps:
8 Reserve fuel level wit h
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r(right )
203
iInformation on th edisplay of th eoutside
temperature in th emultifunction display can
be foun dunder "Outside temperature dis-
play" (
Ypage 159). Adjusting th
einstrumen tcluste rlighting
usin gth eon-board computer (
Ypage 169).
34Instrument cluster
At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display161
;Multimedia system display
=~Rejects or ends a call
6Makes or accepts a call
Further telephone functions166
WXAdjusts volume
8 Mute
óSwitches on the Voice
Control System
FunctionPage
?ò Opens the menu list
9:Selects a menu
aConfirms the selection
%Back
Operating the on-board com-
puter160
ñSwitches off the Voice
Control System
iIn vehicles with multimedia system
COMAND you can find further information:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
Multifunction steering wheel35
At a glance

Center console
FunctionPage
:Stowage compartment218
12 V socket221
Cigarette lighter221
Ashtray220
;ÜSwitches the multime-
dia system on/off (see the
Digital Owner's Manual)
=p M button (activates man-
ual mode)121
?è ECO start/stop func-
tion114
AAdjusts the exhaust flap of
the AMG sports exhaust sys-
tem
114
BIgnition lock (in the stowage
compartment)111
CStowage compartment218
DAMG E-SELECT selector lever117
FunctionPage
Eà Adjusts AMG RIDE
CONTROL sports suspension147
Fj Park position with parking
lock117
Gå Activates/deactivates
ESP®62
M Activates/deactivates
SPORT handling mode62
HTouchpad; see Digital Opera-
tor's Manual
IStart/Stop button110
JMultimedia system control-
ler; see Digital Operator's
Manual
KSelects the drive program
(DYNAMIC SELECT control-
ler)
116
36Center console
At a glance

Overhead control panel
FunctionPage
:|Switches the automatic
interior lighting control
on/off
100
;p Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off99
=ï Info call button
(mbrace system)224
?Rear-view mirror93
ATransmitter buttons for the
garage door opener230
FunctionPage
BG SOS button
(mbrace system)222
COpens the soft top80
DF Breakdown assistance
call button (mbrace system)223
Ep Switches the left-hand
reading lamp on/off99
Fc Switches the interior
lighting on/off99
Overhead control panel37
At a glance

Central control panel
FunctionPage
:cSeat heating87
;sSeat ventilation88
=ÒAIRSCARF89
?¬Extends/retracts the
rear spoiler228
FunctionPage
A£ Hazard warning lamps98
BcParking Assist
PARKTRONIC147
38Central control panel
At a glance