high beam MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT ROADSTER 2018 Owners Manual

1
Speedom eter →
16 6
2 #! Turn signal lights →
99
3 Multifunction display →
17 0
4 R Rear fog light →
99
5 K High beam →
99
L Low beam →
98
T Standing lights →
98
6 Rear wing →
15 5
7 Rev counter →
16 6
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold →
366
9 Coolant temp erature display →
16 6
A L Distance warning →
365
B ü Seat belt not fastened →
364
C h Tyre pressure monitor →
369
D Ð Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunctioning →
371 E
! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
359
F ! Electric parking brake applied (red) →
359
G 6 Restra int sy stem →
30
H J Brakes (red) →
359
I 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
366
J Fuel le vel display
K à AMG RIDE CONTROL →
365
L J Brakes (yellow) →
359
M # Electrical fault →
366
N ; Engine diagnosis →
366
O ±M ESP SPORT →
359
P ! ABS malfunctioning →
359
Q å ESP®
OFF →
359 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

Exterior lighting
Note
s onchanging the lights when driving
abroad It is not necessary
tochange the headlamps.
The legal requirements are also met in countries
in which traf fic drives on theot her side of the
ro ad. Information about lighting sy
stems and your
re sponsibility The
various lighting sy stems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance
with the pr evailing light and visibility conditions,
legal requirements and traf fic situation. Light switch
Ope
rating the light switch 1
W Left pa rking light
2 X Right parking light
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog lights on or off
When low beam is activated, the indicator lamp
fo rth est anding lights Tis deactivated and
re placed bythe low beam indicator lamp L. #
Alw ays park your vehicle safely and in a well-
lit area, in accordance with there leva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
the case of se vere battery discharging, the
st anding lights or parking lights are automati‐
cally swit ched off tofacilitate the next engine
st art.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) swit ches off automatically when the
driver's door is opened. 98
Light and sight

R
Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 102).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatical ly
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay.#
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting. Switching
there ar fog lights on or off
Re quirements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. Operating
the combination switch for the
lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal indicator, right
3 Headlamp flasher
4 Turn signal indicator, left #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function. Light and sight
99

High beam
#
Toswitch on: turnthe light switch tothe
L orà position. #
Press the combination switch be yond the
point of resis tance in the direction of ar row
1 .
When the high beam is activated, the indica‐
to r lamp for low beam Lwill be deactiva‐
te d and replaced bythe indicator lamp for
high beam K. #
Toswitch off: movethe combination switch
back toits starting position.
Headla mpflasher #
Pull the combination switch in the direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signal indicators #
Toindicate briefl y:press the combination
switch briefly tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding turn signal indicator will
fl ash thre e times. #
Toindicate permanentl y:press the combi‐
nation switch be yond the point of resis tance
in the direction of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivating the hazard warning
lights #
Press button 1. The hazard
warning lights will switch on auto‐
matically if:
R the airbag has been deplo yed.
R theve hicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toast andstill.
When you pull away again, the hazard warning
lights will switch off automatically at appr ox‐
imately 10km/h. You can also swit choff the
hazard warning lights using button 1. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not recog‐
nise thefo llowing road users:
R Road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R Road users with poor lighting, e.g.
cyclists 100
Light and sight

R
Road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognise other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late.
In this, or in similar situations, the automatic
main beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Alw ays obser vethe tra ffic carefully and
switch off the main beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R Ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is on lyan aid. You are
re sponsible for adju sting theve hicle's lighting toth
e pr evailing light, visibility and traf fic condi‐
tions. The
Adaptive Highbeam Assist automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R High beam At
speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will be switched on automaticall y.
The high beam switches off automatically in the
fo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 25 km/h.
R Ifot her road users are de tected.
R Ifstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr oximately 50 km/h:
R The headlamp range of the low beam is regu‐
lated automatically based on the dis tance to
ot her road users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theov erhead control panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist on/off #
Toswitch on: turnthe light switch tothe
à position. Light and sight
101

Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Display section
4 Transmission position
5 Drive prog ram Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (/ page 124)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti va‐
te d(/ page 158)
¯ Cruise control (/
page143)
È Limi
ter (/ page144)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 147)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st(/ page 142)
à Lane
Keeping Assist (/ page163)
è ECO
start/ stop function
/ 4-cylinder operation
ë HOLD function (/
page151)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page100)
ð Maximum permissible speed
exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (/ page316)
R Tyres :
- Chec king tyre pressure wi th the tyre
pressure monitor (/ page 288)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitor
(/ page 289)
R ASSYST PLUS: calls up the service due date
(/ page 247)
R Vehicles with a widescreen cock pit:Cool-
ant: coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel17 0
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Automatic driving lights
inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
b Hazard warning lamps mal-
functioning *T
he hazard warning lamp switch is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page100). #
Drive on.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the sy stem will be available again. The Adaptive Highbeam
Assist available again display message appears.356
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Camera view restricted
See Owner's Manual *T
he camera view is restricted. Possible causes:
R dirt on the windscreen in the camera's field of vision
R heavy rain, snow or fog
Driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may be malfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems will be available
again.
If th e display message does not disappear: #
Pull over and stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Clean the windscreen. Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overview of
warning and indicator lamps Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some warning and indi‐
cator lamps may brief lylight up or flash. This
behaviour is non-critical. These warning and indi‐
cator lamps indicate a malfunction only if they
light up or flash af terth e engine has been star‐
te d or during a journe y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 357

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 98)
T St
anding lights (/ page 98)
K High beam (/
page 99)
#! Tu
rn signal indicators (/ page 99)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page 98)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page 359)
ü Seat belt not
fastened (/ page 364)
J Brakes (yellow) (/
page 359)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 359)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (yellow)
(/ page 359)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/
page 359)
! ABS malfunction (/
page 359)÷
ESP®
(/ page 359)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 359)
Æ ESP®
SPO RT (/page 359)
L Distance warning (/ page 365)
Ù Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction
(/ page 371)
ä AMG RIDECONTROL malfunction
(/ page 365)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 366)
# Electrical
fault (/ page 366)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page 366)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (/ page 366)
h Ty
re pressure monitor (/ page 369)358
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V) A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 11 0
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 109
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .136
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................2 26
Setting (Blu etoo th®
) ............................ 225
Setting up (business telephony) .......... 225
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .219
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 57Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .163
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 14 0
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 147
Calling up a speed .............................. .148
Displ ays in the instrument display .......1 50
Fu nction ............................................... 147
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 48
Re quirements: .................................... .148
Selecting ............................................. 14 8
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 14 8
St oring a speed ................................... 14 8
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 14 8
Switching on/activating ...................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 47
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist Ad
aptive brake lights ..............................14 2
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 100
Switching on/off ................................. 101
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 60
Ad ditional value range
Setting display content ........................ 16 9
Ad diti ves.................................................. 310
Engine oil ............................................. 310
Fu el ...................................................... 310
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....2 46 372
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