2002 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 reset

127 Interior equipment
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cluster displayPractical hints Car care Index With the roof closed or tilted open, a screen can be slid
into the roof opening to guard against sun rays. When
sliding the roof open, the screen will also retract.
To open, close, raise or lower the sliding /pop-up roof:
Move and hold the switch in the required direction.
Release the switch when the roof has reached the
required position.Express opening of sliding /pop-up roof
To open sliding /pop-up roof automatically, briefly move
switch in direction (1) and release. The roof will not
open to the full open position (approx. 75%). Press again
to open it fully.
To interrupt procedure, briefly move switch in any
direction.
Note:
For resynchronizing the express opening feature see
page 294.
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Interior lighting
Lamps above instrument panel
Interior lamps above instrument panel are switched on,
and off (soft fade) delayed, when unlocking the vehicle,
or when opening a front door or closing front doors.
With doors closed, push on lamp lens to switch interior
lamps on or off.Reading lamps in inside rear view mirror
1Reading lamp, left
2Push button to switch left reading lamp on and off
3Push button to switch right reading lamp on and off
4Reading lamp, right
The reading lamps cannot be switched on and off by the
door contact switches.
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Easy entry/exit feature
(only in vehicles with third row seats)
Folding right seat bench section for access to rear
compartment area:
1. Move right front seat forward.
2. Slide seat bench section forward.
3. Push head restraint fully down and tilt it forward,
see page 45.4. Pull lock button (2) of seat back up, and fold seat
back forward.
5. Remove respective cargo floor plate, see page 147.
6. Pull lever (6) up, and fold seat bench section
forward.
Resetting seat bench:
1. Pull down on seat bench section until it locks into
place.
2. Pull lock button (2) up, and unfold seat back to
upright position. Check for secure locking by
pushing and pulling on the backrest. The backrest
lock indicators at the lock buttons (2) are not visible
in locked position.
3. Pull up and adjust head restraint.
Caution!
Never drive with the second row right seat folded
forward (easy entry/exit feature). It could open and fold
back unintentionally.
When unfolding the seat, be sure that there is no danger
of anyone being harmed by the procedure.

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cluster displayPractical hints Car care Index Enlarged cargo area
The cargo area can be enlarged by moving the rear seat
bench forward. Also, the left, the right or both sections
may be folded according to need.
For folding and resetting seating to standard positions,
see page 139.
Wa r n i n g !
Always lock backrest in its upright position when
rear seat bench is occupied by passengers, or cargo
is being carried behind the seat bench.To help avoid personal injury from smaller objects
flying in the occupant area during a collision or
sudden maneuver, always use partition net when
transporting cargo, see page 151.

158 Garage door opener
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Garage door opener
1Signal transmitter keys
2Hand-held remote control transmitterThe built-in remote control is capable of operating up to
three separately controlled objects.
Notes:
Certain types of garage door openers are incompatible
with the integrated opener. If you should experience
difficulties with programming the transmitter, contact
your authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center, or
call Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the
USA only) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer
Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.
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Wa r n i n g !
When programming a garage door opener, the door
moves up or down.When programming or operating the remote
control make sure there is no possibility of anyone
being harmed by the moving door.

169 Tele Aid
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cluster displayPractical hints Car care Index Initiating an emergency call manually
Briefly press on cover (1) – the cover will open. Press the SOS button (2) briefly. The indicator lamp in
the SOS button (2) will flash until the emergency call is
concluded. Wait for a voice connection to the Response
Center.
Close the cover (1) after the emergency call is
concluded.
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Roadside Assistance button •
Located in the overhead control panel is the Roadside
Assistance button•. Briefly press on cover (3) – the
cover will open.
Pressing and holding the Roadside Assistance
button• (for longer than 2 seconds) will initiate a
call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance dispatcher.
The button will flash while the call is in progress. The
message “ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE – CONNECTING
CALL” appears in the MCS display.
Wa r n i n g !
If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle, vehicle in
a dangerous road location), please do not wait for
voice contact after you have pressed the emergency
button. Carefully leave the vehicle and move to a
safe location. The Response Center will
automatically contact local emergency officials
with the vehicle’s approximate location if they
receive an automatic “SOS” signal and cannot make
voice contact with the vehicle occupants.
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If the indicator lamp in the Roadside Assistance
button• is illuminated continuously and there was
no voice connection to the Response Center established,
then the Tele Aid system could not initiate an Roadside
Assistance call (e.g. the relevant cellular phone network
is not available). The message “ROADSIDE
ASSISTANCE – CALL FAILED” appears in the MCS
display.
Should this occur, assistance must be summoned by
other means.
Roadside Assistance calls can be terminated using the
END button on the MCS unit.Information button ¡
Located in the overhead control panel is the Information
button¡. Briefly press on cover (3) – the cover will
open.
Pressing and holding the Information button¡ (for
longer than 2 seconds) will initiate a call to the
Customer Assistance Center. The button will flash while
the call is in progress. The message “INFO –
CONNECTING CALL” appears in the MCS display. When
the connection is established, the message “INFO –
CALL CONNECTED” appears in the MCS display.
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