ABS MERCEDES-BENZ GT R ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Manual

1
Spee dometer →
169
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
96
3 Multifunction display →
173
4 005E Rear foglight →
96
5 0057 Highbeam →
96
0058 Lowbeam →
95
0060 Parking light s →
95
6 Tach ome ter →
169
7 00AC Coolan tto oho t/c old →
426
8 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
169
9 L Distance warning →
425
A 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
424
B 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
429
C Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
430
D 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
417
E Electricpa rking brak eapplied (red) →
417 0049
USAonly
0024 Canada only
F 0075 Restra int system →
417
G Brak es (red) →
417
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
H 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
426
I Fuelleve lindic ator
J ä AMGadaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem →
425
K 003D Electrical mal functi on →
426
L 00B9 CheckEngine →
426
M Æ ESPSPOR T →
417
N 0025 ABSmalfunctio n →
417
O 00BB ESP®
OFF →
417 At
aglanc e– Wa rning and indic ator lam ps 11

#
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed. If
th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce re
cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan gesor modif ications
no tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plywit hth eIndus try Canada license-exempt
RSS standar d(s).Operationis subj ecttothefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma y
no tcause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. " Diagnos
ticsconnection
The diagnos ticsconnection isonl yint ended for
th econ nect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Gener
alno tes 23

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Press emer gency key2 into theopening in
th eSmar tKey inthedir ect ion ofthear ro w
unt ilbat tery com partment cover1 opens.
When doingso,donothold batterycom part‐
ment cover1 shut. #
Remo vebatt erycom partmen tco ver1. #
Repeat edly taptheSmar tKey agains tyo ur
palm untilbat tery 3 falls out oftheSmar t‐
Ke y. #
Inser tth ene wbatt erywit hth epositiv epole
fa cing upwa rds. Use alint-fr eeclothtodo so. #
Mak esur eth at thesur face ofthebatt eryis
fr ee oflint, grease andother impur ities. #
Inser tth efront tabsof batt erycom partment
co ver1 intoth ehousing andthen press to
clos eit. #
Inser teme rgency key2 into theSmar tKey . Opening
andclosing 57

Br
ak esy stem No
teson thebr ak esy stem
The brak esy stem ofyour vehicle isdesigned for
hea vyloads. Therefor e, ther ema ybe noise when
br aking. Theloads intheent ire br ak esy stem
whic hoccur whendriving onara ce trac kare sig‐
nif ica ntlygr ea terth an those during normal oper‐
ation.
The increased brak efo rc es and temp eratur es
when driving onara ce trac kinhe rentl yle ad to
inc reased wearofthebr ak esy stem.
Chec kth econ dition andgeome try of thebr ak e
co verpla tebef oreusing theve hicle onara ce‐
tr ac k.
Obser vetheinf ormation onthecooling ofcom‐
ponen tswhic har esubject toloads when oper‐
at ed on ara ce trac k(/ page 117).
Br aking with ABS
Re peat edhar dbr aking within theABS control
ra ng ecau ses highe rte mp eratur esinthebr ak e
sy stem than con trolled brakin gshor tly bef ore
th eABS control limit. Br
ak epad wear
The inner andouterbrak epa dsma yal so suf fer
"t aper edwear". This couldlead topoor pedal
fe el. Ther efor e, youmus talso checkth econ di‐
tion ofthebr ak epads beforeand afte ruse ona
ra ce trac kas partof ast andar dch eckfo rwe ar.
Br ak edis cs
Obse rveth einf ormation onthecooling ofcom‐
ponen tswhic har esubject tostra in inrace trac k
ope ratio n(/ page 117).
Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, theAMG
cer amic high-per form anc ecom posit ebr akin g
sy stem isins talled inyour vehicle. Theassess‐
ment ofwe armus tth er efor ebe car ried out
using aspecial measurementprocedur e.The
br ak es aremeasur edusing thecur rent cond ition
of thecer amic composit emat erial asacr iter ia
fo rasse ssing thewe arins tead ofasses singth e
re sidua lth ickn ess.
Depe ndingon thetype ofbrak edisc, thefo llo w‐
ing arecom binat ionsused tomeasu rethewe ar
of thebr ak ediscs:
R Carbon-c eramic brak edisc: -
Visual assessment ofthebr ak edisc for
mec hanica ldama ge
- Wearmeas uremen tusin gth eindicat or
fi eld method; alternativ elyusing thePr o‐
ceq Carbo teq®
measu ring device (e.g. in
th eAMG Perfor mance Centeror atAMG
Tr ac kda ys)
R Gray cas tiron brak edisc:
- Visual check
- Crac kte st
- Wearthickn ess test
The ventil ation holeson gray cas tiron fricti on
ri ngs ofstandar dbr ak edisc sin par ticular could
bec ome blockedby brak edus t.Ther efor e, check
th eve ntil ation holesbefore usin gth eve hicle on
a ra ce trac kand clean them ifneces sary.Ifnec‐
essar y,also clean thedr illed holes.
Br ak efluid
Chec kth efo llo wing proper tiesofthebr ak efluid
bef oreeac huse onara ce trac k:
R Boil ingpoint
R Fillle ve l 11
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Driving and parking

Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(/ page13 9)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 147)
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
(/ page15 7)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e14 2)
R Lane Keeping Assist(/ page16 7)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page16 3)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page13 9)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page15 1)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakefor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page14 2)
R ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
(/ page14 0)
R HOLD function (/page15 1) R
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page15 8)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page16 1)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 152)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 145)
R Blind SpotAssis t(/ page16 6)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e16 4) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra care while dr ivi ng. Sy
stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e. Dr
iving andparking 13
9

If
yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated eve rytim eth eengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ®
SPOR Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff. If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. Sel
ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads. 14
0
Driving and parking

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. 306
Maintenance andcare

cal
l1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (in th eUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). #
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 9 psi (1.3 bar)). SeetheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don theB‑pillar
on thedr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble
in thefuel filler flap forva lues. #
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐ eva
ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page13 9)
R Further information onESP ®
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes- 31
8
Brea kdo wnassista nce

Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Yo
ucan askforinf ormation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirecom binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, fuelconsum ption,
et c. ma yot her wise beadv ersel yaf fect ed.
Fu rther mor e,other tiresizes could result in
th etir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle
com ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result
in damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. 350
Wheels andtires

&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantl yabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp: //be vo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page36 2). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. 366
Tech nica lda ta