MERCEDES-BENZ GTR PRO 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

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lcome tothewo rld of Mer cedes -AMG
Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The equipment ormodel designation ofyour
ve hicle mayva ry acc ordin gto :
R Model
R Order
R National version
R Availabilit y
Mer cedes-AM Greser vesth eright tointroduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Des ign
R Equipmen t
R Tech nica lfe atur es The
equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tr ations.
The follo wing areint egr alpar tsof theve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
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times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
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Symbols
........................................................ 3 Gener
alno tes... ............................................ 4
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. ............... 4
Oper ating safety.............................................4
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................5
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................5
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 6 Coil-o
versus pen sion ............ ........................ 7
No teson thecoil-o versusp ension .................. 7
Ad jus ting theshoc kabsorber s... .................... 7
No teson adjus tingthewheel load................1 0
No teson adjus tingtheanti- rollch arac‐
te rist ics ........................ .................................1 0 Cleani
ngand care.... ................................... 11
No teson washing theve hicle inacar
wa sh ...... .......................................................1 1 Inde
x............................................................ 12 2
Contents

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
Useful instructions orfur ther information
th at coul dbe helpf ulto you.
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Oper
ator's Manua l
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe
eq uipped withall featur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ecase forsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt to
saf ety. Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle
ma ydif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreeme ntforyo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Supplement ,th eOper ator's Manual andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should ke pt intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryas
a re sult ofincor rect mod ifica tions to
electr oniccomponen tpar ts
Modif ication toelectr oniccomponen ts,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, they ma yno long erfunction as
int ended and/or endangertheoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 4
Gener alno tes

If
yo umod ifytheon- boar delectr onics,th ege n‐
er al op erati ng perm itis rende redinva lid.
* 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. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks. Fo
rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑A MGrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R The safetyno tesin this manual andtheve hi‐
cle Oper ator's Manual
R Tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle Gener
alno tes 5

R
Traf fic ru les and regulations
R Laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles
R Vehicle Operator's Manual Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. 6
Gener alno tes

No
teson thecoil-o versus pen sion
% Thissu pp lement replaces the"AMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system" topic intheve hi‐
cle Oper ator's Manual.
The vehicle iseq uipped withacoil-o versusp en‐
sion specia llydeveloped byAMG .
The basic fa ct or yse tting ofthesuspension pro‐
vides awe ll-balan cedcom promise between ride
comf ortand perform anc ein race trac kmod eand
ha sbee nop timi zed forth eNü rburgr ingnorth
loop race trac k.
Yo ucan adjustth ecoil-o versusp ension foruse
on thera ce trac kto suit your requ iremen tsor to
th ecor responding trac kpr ofile.
Yo ucan carryout thefo llo wing settings tothe
shoc kabsorber ssepar ately forth efront orrear
axle yourself :
R Rebound phase(/page8)
R Low-speed compression phase
(/ page9)
R High-speed compression phase
(/ page9) Yo
ucan also have thefo llo wing settings carried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Wheel load(/page10 )
R Anti-r ollch aract eristic s(/ page10 ) Ad
jus tingthe shockabso rbers No
teson adjusting theshoc kabsor bers The
shoc kabsor bersar eadjus tedby turning the
cor responding controller ininc rements ofone
clic k. Dir
ect ion Effect
Coun ter-
cloc kwise R
Softerse tting
R Less contr olove rth ebody
R Great erride comf ort
Cloc kwise R
Har der setting
R Great ercon trol ove rth e
body
R Less grip, dependin gon
th etra ck condi tions %
Only thebasic setting oftheshoc kabsorb‐
er sma ybe used when driving onnor mal
ro ads (/page7). Amodi fied setting may
onl ybe used when youar eno tdr ivin gon
public roads. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
modif iedshoc kabso rbersse ttings
Cha nging theshoc kabsorber settings
ch ang esthehandling charact eristic s. #
Adjus tth eshoc kabsorber sin small
incr ement s. #
Alw aysadjus tth elef tand right shoc k
absorber sso that they have ident ical
va lues. #
Test themodif ieddriving charact eristic s
and vehicle react ionsat are duced vehi‐
cle speed. Re
stor ing thebasic setting #
Turn there spectiv econt roller cloc kwise to
th estop and then turnit count er-cloc kwise
to thebasic setting. Coil-o
versusp ension 7

Basi
cse tting ofthefront axle:
R Rebound phase: 6clic ksopen
R Low-speed compression phase: 6clic ksopen
R High-speed compression phase: 6clic ks
open
Basic setting ofthere ar axle :
R Rebound phase: 6clic ksopen
R Low-speed compression phase: 8clic ksopen
R High-speed compression phase: 8clic ks
open
% The number ofopen clicksdescr ibesthe
num berof notches counter-clo ckwise from
th estop. Ad
jus tingthe rebound phase Ad
jus ting there bound phasechang esthe
re bound charact eristic sof theshoc kabsorber s.*
NO
TEDama getotheshoc kabsorber s
when adjustingthere bound phase #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedadjus tment
ra ng e. Ad
jus tment rang eon thefront and rear axle
shoc kabsor bers:
R Rebound phase: 1-16 click s Fr
ont axle #
Turn contr oller 1 inthedesir eddirect ion. 8
Coil-oversusp ension