2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV weight

Two-way radio
Frequencie s................................... 371
Installati on .................................... .371
Transmission output (maximum ).... 371
Type identification plate
seeV ehicle identificat ionp late
Tyr epressure
Calling up (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 361
Display message ............................ 277
Not reac hed( TIREFIT) .................... 336
Pressure loss warning ....................360
Reache d(TIREFIT) .......................... 337
Rec ommended ............................... 359
Tyre pressur emonitor
Function/notes ............................. 361
Restarting ...................................... 362
Warn ingl am p................................. 293
Tyres
Checking ........................................ 356
Directi on ofrotation ...................... 364
Display message ............................ 277
Gri p................................................ 164
Important safety note s.................. 356
Replacing ....................................... 363
Service life ..................................... 357
Storing ........................................... 364
Tyr esize (data) .............................. 364
Tyr etrea d...................................... 357
se eF lat tyre U
Unladen weight ................................. 377
Un lock ing
Emergency unlocking .......................79
From insid ethe vehicle (central
unl ocking button) ............................. 78V
Vanity mirror (in sun visor) ..............308
Variable SP EEDTRONIC
se eS PEEDTRONIC
Vehicle
Corr ectu se ...................................... 25
Data acq uisition ............................... 25
Display message ............................ 280
Electronics ..................................... 371Equ
ipment ....................................... 22
Implied warranty .............................. 25
Individua lsettings .......................... 246
Leaving pa rkedup. ........................ 162
Locking (i nanemergency) ............... 79
Locking (ke y)................................... 72
Lowering ........................................ 341
Pullin gaway................................... 141
Rais ing. .......................................... 339
Registratio n..................................... 24
To wing away .................................. 349
Transporting .................................. 351
Unlockin g(in an emergency) ...........79
Unlockin g(key )................................ 72
Veh icle data ................................... 377
Vehi cleb attery
se eB attery (vehicle)
Vehicle data ....................................... 377
se eT echnical data
Vehicle dimensions ...........................377
Vehi clee mergency locking ................79
Vehi clei dentification number
se eV IN
Vehi clei dentification plate ..............372
Vehi clel evel (display message) .......269
Vehi clet ool kit .................................. 333
Vehi clew eights ................................. 377
Vents seeA ir vents
Video (DVD) ....................................... .242
Vide oDVD (on-board computer) ......242
VIN ...................................................... 372 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 286
Brake s........................................... 285
Distance warning signa l................. 293
ESP ®
.............................................. 288
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 288
LIM (cruise control )........................ 170
LIM (DISTRONIC PLUS) ..................176
LIM (variabl eSPEEDTRONI C)......... 173
Overview .......................................... 32
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................52
Reserve fuel ................................... 291
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 28420
Index

Protection of th
eenvironment Notes
H
Environmental note
Daimler's declared polic yisone of integrated
environmental protection.
The objectives are for the natural resources
which form the basis of our existence on this
plane ttobeu sed sparingl yand in amanner
which takes the requirements of both nature
and humanity into account.
You too can help to protect the environment
by operating your vehicle in an environmen-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumption and the rate of engine,
transmission, brake and tyre wear depend on
the following factors:
R operating conditions of your vehicle
R your personal driving style
You can influence both factors. You should
bear the following in mind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid short trips as these increase fuel con-
sumption.
R make sure that the tyre pressures are
always correct.
R do not carr yany unnecessary weight.
R keep an eye on the vehicle's fuel consump-
tion.
R remove roof racks once you no longer need
them.
R ar egularly serviced vehicle will contribute
to environmental protec tion. You should
therefor eadhere to the service inter vals.
R always have maintenance work carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop ,e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Personal driving style:
R do not depress the accelerator pedal when
starti ngthe engine.
R do not warm up the engine with the vehicle
stationary. R
drive carefully and maintain asafe distance
from the vehicle in front.
R avoid frequent, sudden acceleration.
R change gear in good time and use each gear
only up to Ôof its maximum engine speed.
R switch off the engine in stationary traffic. Returning end-of-life vehicles
Mercedes-Benz will take back your
Mercedes-Benz to dispose of it in an environ-
mentally responsible manner, in accordance
with the European Union (EU) End of Life
Vehicles Directive.
The End of Life Vehicles Directive applies to
vehicles with agros svehicle weight of up to
3. 5t ,ina ccordance with national regulations.
For several years ,Mercedes-Benz has been
meeting all the legal requirements for a
design which allows for recycling and reuse.
There is anetwor kofreturnpoint sand dis-
assembly plants which can recycle your vehi-
cle in an environmentally responsible man-
ner. The options for recycling vehicles and
parts are constantly being develope dand
improved .This means that your Mercedes-
Ben zwill also continue to meet even the
increased recycling quotas in the futur ein
good time. You can obtai nfurther information
from your national Mercedes-Benz homepage
or your national hotline number. Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment of
your vehicle available at the time of publica-
tion of the Owner's Manual. Country-specific
differences are possible. Pleas enote that
your vehicle ma ynot be equipped with all fea-
tures described. This also applies to safety-
relevant system sand functions .The equip-
men tiny our vehicle ma ytherefore differ from
that shown in the descriptions and illustra-
tions. All the system sfound in your vehicle 22
Introduction

Comply with safety regulations when dispos-
ing of belt tensioners. Any Mercedes-Benz
Servic eCentr ecan provide details of these
regulations.
! If the front-passenger seat is not occu-
pied, do not engage the seat belt tongue in
the buckle on the front-passenger seat.
Otherwise, the belt tensioner could be trig-
gered in the event of an accident. Children in the vehicle
Child restraint systems
Important safety notes G
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious or even fatal
injury to the child in the event of asudden
change in direction, braking or an accident:
R children less than 1.50 mtall and under
twelve years of age must always be secured
in special child restraint systems on asuit-
able vehicle seat. This is necessary
because the seat belts are not designed for
children.
R do not secure children less than 1.50 mtall
or under twelv eyears of age on th efront-
passenger seat .Exception: the vehicl eis
equipped with automatic child sea trecog-
nition on the front-passenger seat and the
child is secured in achild rest raint system
with transponders for automatic child seat
recognition.
R if you secure aforward-facing child
rest raint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R children must never travel sitting on the lap
of another occupant .Due to the forces
which occur in the event of asudden
change of direction, heavy braking or an
accident, it would not be possible to
restrain the child. The child could be thrown against parts of the vehicle interior and be
seriously or even fatally injured. G
WARNING
The child restraint system cannot perform its
protective function if it is not correctly fitted
to as uitable vehicle seat. The child cannot be
restrained in the event of an accident, heavy
braking or sudde nchanges of direction. The
chil dcould be seriously or even fatally injured.
For this reason, when fit ting achild rest raint
system, observe the manufacturer's installa-
tion instructions and the correct use of the
child restraint system.
Child restraint systems should be fitted to the
rear seats. Children are generally better pro-
tected there.
The entire base of the child restraint system
must always rest on the seat cushion. There-
fore, never place objects, e.g. acushion,
under the child restraint system.
Only use child restraint systems with the orig-
inal cover designed for them. Only replace
damaged cover swith genuine Mercedes-Benz
covers.
We recommend the use of child restraint sys-
tems which have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
If ac hild is travellin ginyour vehicle, secure
the child using achild restraint system which
is appropriate to the size, age and weight of
the chil dand recommende dfor Mercedes-
Ben zvehicles. You should preferabl yfit the
restraint system to asuitable rear seat. Make
sure that the child is secured in achild
restraint system thr oughout the trip.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you only
use the child restraint system slisted at
(Y page 58).
You can obtain further information about the
correct child restrain tsystem from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i It is advisable to use Mercedes-Benz care
products to clean child restraint systems. 50
Childre
ninthevehicleSafety

Problems wit
hchilds eat recognition Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The
4 PASSENGER
AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam ponthe cen trecon-
sole is lit. As
pecial Mercedes-Benz child seat with atransponde rfor auto-
matic child seat recognition has been fit tedtot he front-passenger
seat. The front-passenger airbag has therefor ebeen disabled as
desired. The
4 PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator
lam ponthe centr econ-
sole is lit.
or
SRS warnin glamp
6 lights up and/or
the 4 PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp does not light up
briefly when you switch
the ignition on. G
Risk of injury
There is no child seat fitted to the front-passenger seat. Automatic
child seat recognition is malfunctioning.
X Remove electronic equipment from the front-passenger seat,
e.g.
R
laptop
R mobile phone
R cards with transponde rs,s uch as ski passes or access cards
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is still lit:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Suitable positioning of the child restraint systems
Key to the letter
sused in the table:
XS eat which is unsuitable for children in this weight category.
US uitable for child rest raint systems in th eUnivers al categor ythat ar eapprove dfor use in
this weigh tcategory.
UF Suitable for forward-facing child rest raint systems that belon gtothe "Universal" categ ory
and ar eapproved for use in this weigh tcategory.
LS uitable for child rest raint systems as recommended, see th efollowin gtable of "Recom-
mended child restraint systems "(Ypage 58). 56
Children in th
evehicleSafety

Seat positions
Weigh
tcatego-
ries Front-passenger seat Rear seat
Front-
passenger air-
bag is no
tdisa-
bled: The front-
passenger air-
bag is disa-
bled
2 Left
,right Centre
Grou
p0:upto
10 kg X U, L U U
Group 0+: up
to 13 kg
X U, L U U
Group I:
9to
18 kg UF U, L U U
Group II: 15 to
25 kg UF U, L U U
Group III: 22 to
36 kg UF U, L U U
"Universal" category child restraint systems can be recognised by their orange approval label.
Approval label on the child restrain
tsystem (example)
Key to the letters used in the table:
XI SOFIX position tha tisnot suitable for ISOFI Xchild restraint system sinthis weight cat-
egory and/or size category.
IU FS uitable for forward-facing ISOFIX child seat securing systems that belong to the "uni-
versal" category which are approved for use in this weigh tcategory.
IL Suitable for ISOFI Xchild restraint system sasrecommended; see the following table of
"Recommended child restraint systems" (Y page 58).
2 Vehicles with automatic chil dseat recognition on the front-passenger seat: achild restraint system of the
"Universal" category with atransponde rfor automatic child seat recognition must be fitted. The 4
PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit. Children in the vehicle
57Safety Z

Suitability of the rea
rseats for atta ching ISOFIX child restraint systems Weight categories Size category Equip
ment Rea
rseat, left and
right Carry-cot
F ISO/L1 X
G ISO/L2 X
0: up to 10 kg
up to approximately 6
months E ISO/R1 IUF
0+: up to 13 kg
up to approximately
15 months
E ISO/R1 IL
D ISO/R2 IUF
C ISO/R3 IUF
I:
9to18kg
between ap prox-
imately 9month sand
4y ears D ISO/R2 IUF
C ISO/R3 IUF
B ISO/F2 IUF
B1 ISO/F2X IL
A ISO/F3 IUF
Recommended child restraint systems
If you fit
achild restraint system without atransponde rfor automatic child seat recognition
to the front-passenger seat, position the front-passenger seat in its rearmost position. Weight catego-
ries Manufac-
tu
rer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order num-
ber
(A 000 ...) Automatic
child seat
recognition
Group 0: up to
10 kg
up to approx-
imately 6
months Britax
Römer BABY
SAFE
PLUS
3 03 301146
04 301146 970 10 00 Yes
Group 0+: up
to 13 kg
up to approx-
imately 15
months Britax
Römer BABY
SAFE
PLUS
3 03 301146
04 301146 970 10 00 Yes
Group I:
9to
18 kg Britax
Römer DUO
PLUS
3 03 30
1133
04 301133 970 11 00 Yes
3
Move the front-passenge rseat to the rearmost and highest position. 58
Children in th
evehicleSafety

Wei
ghtc atego-
ries Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Orde
rnum-
ber
(A 00 0...) Automatic
chil dseat
recognition between
approxima
tely
9m onths and
4y ears 97
01600 No
Category II/III:
15 to 36 kg
between
approximately
4a nd 12 yea rs Britax
Römer KIDFIX 04 301198 97
01800 Yes
97
01900 No
Suggested ISOFI
Xchildr estrai ntsystems from the Universal category. Weight
catego-
ries Size cate-
gory Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order
number Auto-
matic
child seat
recogni-
tion
Carry-cot
F – – – – –
G – – – – –
Group 0:
up to
10 kg
E – – – – –
Group 0+:
up to
13 kg
E Britax
Römer BABY SAFE
ISOFIX
PLUS 04 301146 B6
686
8224 No
D – – – – –
C – – – – –
Group I:
9to18kg
D – – – – –
C – – – – –
B – – – – –
B1 Britax
Römer DU
OP LUS 03 301133
04 301133 A0
00970
11 00 Yes
A – – – – –Children in th
evehicle
59Safety Z

Usefu
linfor mati on
i This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available to your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-
specific deviation sare possible .Please
not ethat your vehicle ma ynot be equipped
with all featur es described. This also
applies to safety-releva ntsystems and
functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 24).Key
Key functions
Locking and unlocking centr ally The key centrally locks/unlocks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap G
WAR
NING
Only for the Unite dKingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key or with KEY-
LESS-GO, the double lock function is activa-
ted as standard. It is then not possible to open
the doors from inside the vehicle.
Therefore, do not leave any people behind in
the vehicle, particularly children ,elderly peo-
ple or people requirin gspecial assistance. As
ar esult, they may not be able to free them-
selves in the event of an emergency. They
could be seriously or even fatally inju redby
prolonged exposure to extremely high or low
temperatures, for example. In this case, res-
cuin gpeople from outside the vehicle is diffi-
cult.
Deac tivate th einterior motion sensor before
you lock the vehicle. The doors can then be
opened from the inside after the vehicl ehas
been locked from the outside. G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
R open adoor from inside the vehicle at any
time, even if it has been locked
R star tthe vehicle usin gakey which has been
left in the vehicle
R release the electric parking brake
They could thereby endanger themselves and
others. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Alway stake the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only
leaving it for ashort time. G
WARNING
If ak ey rin gistoo heavy or too large, the
weight actin gonthe key coul dcause it to turn
in the ignition lock or catc honthe steering
wheel. This coul dcause the engine to be
switched off suddenly. You may lose control
of the vehicle and cause an accident. Do not
attac hany heavy or large key rings to the key
that is inserted in the ignition. :
& To lock the vehicle
; F To open/clos ethe tailgate
= % To unlock the vehicle
When unlocking, the tur nsignals flash once.
When locking, they flash three times.
When it is dark, the surroun dlighting also
comes on if it is activated in the on-board
computer (Y page 248).
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible 72
KeyOpening and clos
ing