tcullen

Seems every time I get a new car, there are little features I don't even know about until someone who's had one before mentions them. What features do you guys used often that aren't "well know"? Things like:

* I've heard mention of hill stop assist (or however you want to word it), but haven't looked up to see how it works.
*Recently figured out it has hands free trunk, however, finding the exact spot to wave my foot under seems to be a trick.

I'm sure there are a bunch of other things I haven't discovered yet, so any input would be appreciated, thanks!

MalibuScott

Check your tire pressires amd reduce them to the pressures set forth on the inside of the fuel filler door. Deaalers for some reason overfill the tire pressures and you get a rougher ride than necessary.

Push hard on the brake pedal at a stop for the hill assist.

Other than that it's pretty much like every other car.

mvb3

Wait, what?! The GT has hands free trunk?!

Orcbolg

After reading this, I went out and double checked mine after having taken it in recently... Sure enough, they had me at 38 front, 41 rear... I remedied that quickly.






It took me a few weeks to realize it as well, and a few days to figure out how to get it to activate every time. Make sure the FOB is on your person, then just a soft kicking motion under the license plate will do the trick, as long as the car is not running. If the car is running, I believe that you have to use the button on the dash. Don't hold your foot there, just slow kick and pull back.


Example at the 12 second mark:

tcullen

Thanks guys, I came across the trunk thing by accident myself. It was amusing all of me and my friends kept trying to get it to work again and it wouldn't, then out of nowhere, someone would get it to work randomly.

thecutter64

This function is disabled if you have carbon fiber exterior .

WildPete

Well THAT would explain why I'm out in my garage waiving my foot around trying to find juuust the right "kicking motion" and nothing happened...<G>

Orcbolg

Did not know this. XD

ZephyrAMG

Point the key fob at the car or car door and if you push down on the lock button and keep it pushed it will roll up the windows and close the moon roof. I'm sure its well known, just though I'd mention it...

xbox

Just rag the *** of it. That’s what they’re built for.

MalibuScott

Damn. My car doesn't have a moon roof.

MalibuScott

Damn. My GT doesn't have a moon roof.

Pickett

Have to kinda agree. My car is so calm smooth and happy when I am being an idiot in it!

rbf41000

On a roadster instead of opening/ closing the moon roof this raises and lowers the roof, (hold on lock for close and unlock for open) same as in an SL

mvb3

OK I'm confused. Are well all talking about the AMG GT series? Because I wasn't able to open the trunk by kicking below it, and there is no "moon roof", it's a black sheet that has to be moved manually. I begin to think that people are just sharing general "AMG" tricks for ALL Mercedes in the wrong forum section.

Orcbolg

I think they mean the sun shade. But these do work on the GT series cars. The kick open trunk works on all but the carbon exterior optioned cars, from what someone in here mentioned. But I know it works on my night pack GTS, as I use it at least once a week.

rbf41000

You need to have the key on you for this to work, do you have keyless entry?

mvb3

Yes, I have keyless entry. I have the aero package, but it's not carbon. I do have the carbon interior options.