2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV lights

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
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The yellow reserve fuel
warnin glamp lights up
while the engine is run-
ning. The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated when the fuel level
drops into the reserve range.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station. ?
The red coolant warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the engine is running
and the coolant tem-
perature gauge is at the
start of the scale.
The temperature senso
rfor the coolant temperatur egauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperature is no longer being monitored. There is a
risk of engine damage if the coolant temperature is too high.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin the instru ment cluster
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Driving systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
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The red distanc
ewarn-
in gl amp lights up while
th ev ehicle is in motion. G
Risk of acc
ident
The distanc etothe vehicle in frontistoo smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. ·
The red distance warn-
ing lam
plights up while
the vehicle is in motion.
Aw arning ton ealso
sounds. G
Ris
kofa ccident
The warning is issued if you approach astationar yvehicle or a
vehicle driving ahead of you at to ohigh aspeed.
X Be prepared to brak eimmediately.
X Pa yc areful attention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brak eort akee vasive action.
Mo reinformatio nabout DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 174) and
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 66). Tyres
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
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The yellow tyr
epres-
sure monitor warning
lamp is on. G
Risk of accident
Th et yrep ressure monitor has detected aloss of pressure in at
least on eofthe tyres.
X Stop the vehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braki ng
manoeuvres .Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do
so.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Check the tyre pressure. If necessary, correc tthe tyr epressure
(Y page 361).
X If necessary, change awheel (Y page 363). Wa
rning and indicator lamp sinthe instrument cluster
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The bottles are neither secured nor prevented
from tippin gover. Therefore ,donot plac eany
ope ndrink con tainers in the stowage com-
partments.
Cup holder in the front centre console You can remov
ethe rubber ma tofthe cup
holder to clea nit. Clean them with clean,
lukewarm water only. :
Cup holders
; Cover
X To open: slidecover ;to its foremost
position.
Tem perature-controlled cup holder in
the front centre console G
WARNING
When you use the warming function, the metal
insert of the cup holder is heated. Therefore,
do not touch the cup holder insert. Otherwise,
you might burn yourself.
The tem perature-c ontrolle dcup holde rcan
be used to keep cold drinks cold and hot
drinks hot.
You can remove the rubber mat of the cup
holder to clean it. Clean them with clean,
lukewar mwater only. :
Cup holders
; Residua lheat indicator lamp
= Button
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To switch on th ecooling function: press
and hold button =until the blue indicator
lamp on the button lights up.
X To switch on the heating function: press
and hold button =until the red indicator
lamp on the button lights up.
X To switch off the function: press and hold
button =until the indicator lamp on the
button goes out.
When the heating func tion is used, residual
heat indicator lamp ;lights up abov eacer-
tain temperature. This mean sthat the metal
inser tofthe cup holder is hot.
Cu ph older in the rear seat armrest !
Do not sit on or support your body weight
on the rear seat armrest when it is folded
down, as you could otherwise damage it. Features
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Garag
edoor opener
Important safety notes The HomeLink
®
garage door opener integra-
ted in the rear-view mirror allows you to oper-
ate up to three differ entd oor and gate sys-
tems.
i The garage door opener is only available
for certain countries. Observ ethe legal
requirement sfor each individua lcountry.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is
compatible with most European garage and
gate ope nerd rives. Mo reinformatio non
HomeLink ®
and/o rcompatible products is
available from:
R any Mercedes-Benz Servic eCentre
R the HomeLink ®
hotline
(0) 0800 0466 354 65 (fre eofcharge) or
+4 9(0) 6838 907 277 (charge sapply)
R on the In ternet at:
http://www.homelink.com
Programming the integra tedg arage
doo ropene rinthe rear-view mir ror Progr
ammi ng G
WARNING
Only press the transmit terb utton on the inte-
grated garage door opener if there are no per-
sons or objects present within the sweep of
the garage door. Persons could otherwis ebe
injured as the door moves. Integrated garage door opener in the rear-view mir-
ror Garage door remote control
Ais not part of
this integrated garage door opener.
i To achieve the best results, insert new
batteries in garage door remote control
A before programming.
X Before programming for the first time, clear
the memor yofthe integrated garage door
opener (Y page 315).
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press and hold one of transmitter but-
tons ;to? on the integrated garage door
opener.
Af teras hort time, indicator lamp :star ts
fl ashing yellow.
i Indicator lamp :flashes yellow immedi-
ately the first time that the transmitter but-
ton is programmed. If this transmitter but-
ton has already been programmed, indica-
tor lamp :only start sflashing yellow after
10 seconds have elapsed.
X Release the transmitter button.
X Point transmitter button Bof garage door
remote control Atowards the transmitter
button sonthe rear-vie wmirror at adis-
tanc eof5 to 20 cm.
i The required distance between garage
door remote control Aand the integrated
door opener depends on the garage door
driv esystem. You might require several
attempts. You should test every position for
at leas t25seconds befor etryin ganother
position.
X Pres sand hol dtransmitter button Bon
garag edoor remote con trol A until indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
The programmin ghas been successful if
indicator lamp :lights up or flashes
green.
X Release transmitter button ;,=or? on
the integrated garage door opener and the
transmitter button on garage door remote
control B. Features
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If indicato
rlamp :lights up red:
X Repeat the programming procedure for the
transmitter buttons. When doing so, vary
the distance betwee nthe garage door drive
remote con troland the rear-view mirror.
i If the indicator lamp flashes gree nafter
successfu lprogramming, th egarage door
system is using arollin gcode. Af terp ro-
gramming ,you must synchronise the
garage door opener integrated in the rear-
view mirror with the receive rofthe garage
door system.
Synchronising th erolling code
Your vehicle must be within reach of the
garage or gate opener drive. Make sure that
neither your vehicle nor any persons/objects
are present within the sweep of the door or
gate.
Observe the safety notes when performing
the rolling code synchronisation.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the programming button of the door
or gate drive (see the door or gate drive
operating instructions, e.g. under "Pro-
gramming of additional remote controls").
i Usually, you now have 30 seconds to ini-
tiate the next step.
X Press the previously programmed button of
the integrated HomeLink ®
garage door
opener repeatedly until the door starts to
move.
The rolling code synchronisation is then
complete.
Problems when programming
If you have problems when programming the
integrated garage door opener, please note
the following:
R check the transmitter frequency of garage
door remote control A(this can usually be
found on the rear of the remote control).
R change the batteries in garage door remote
control A.This increases the likelihood that garage door remote con
trolAwill
send astron gand precis esignal to the
integrated remote control in the rear-view
mirror.
R when programming, hold garage door
remote control Aat different distances
and angles from the transmitter button that
you are programming. Try various angles at
ad istance of between 5and 30 cm or the
same angle but varying distances.
R if there is another remote control for the
same garage doo rdrive ,perform the pro-
grammin gsteps again using this remote
control. Before performing thes esteps,
make sure that new batterie shave been
fitted in the garage door drive remote con-
trol.
R note that some remote controls transmit
only for alimited period (the indicator lamp
on the remote control goes out). Press the
button on the remote control again before
transmission ends.
R align the aerial cable of the garage door
opener unit. This can improv esignal recep-
tion/transmission.
Opening or closing the garage door Once programmed, the integrated garage
door opener will assume the func
tion of the
garage door system's remote con trol. Please
also read the operating instruc tions for the
garage door system.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press overhead con trolpanel transmitter
button ;,=or? that you have pro-
grammed to operate the garage door.
Garage door system with afixed code: indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
Garage door system with arollin gcode:
indicator lamp :flashes green.
i The transmitter will transmit asignal for
as long as the transmitter button is
pressed. The transmission is halted after a
maximum of 10 seconds, and indicator 314
FeaturesStowin
gand features

X
Release the electric parking brake.
X Switc hoff the ig nition and leav ethe key in
th ei gnition lock.
! Mak esuret hat:
R the side windows and slidin gsunroo fare
close dcompl etely.
R the blower for the ventilation/heating is
switched off (OFF button is depressed).
R the windscreen wiper switch is at posi-
tion 0.
The vehic lecoul dotherwise be damaged.
After using an automatic car wash, wip eoff
wa xfrom th ewindscreen and the wiper
blades. This wil lprevent smears and red uce
wiping noises cause dbyresidue on the wind-
screen.
Washing by hand In some countries, washing by hand is only
allowed at speciall
yequipped washing bays.
Observe the lega lrequirements for each indi-
vidual country.
X Do not use hot water and do not wash the
vehic lein direct sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge to clean.
X Use amild cleaning agent, such as acar
shampoo approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Thoroughly hos edown the vehicle with a
gentle jet of water.
X Do not point the water jet directly towards
the air inlet.
X Use plenty of water and rinse out the
sponge frequently.
X Rinse the vehicle with clean water and dry
thoroughly with achamois.
X Do not let the cleanin gagent dry on the
paintwork.
When using the vehicle in winter, remove all
traces of roa dsalt deposits carefully and as
soon as possible. High-pressure cleanin
gequipment G
WARNING
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with circu-
lar-jet nozzles (dirt grinders) to clean your
vehicle, in particular the tyres. You could oth-
erwis edamage the tyres and cause an acci-
dent.
! Always maintain adistance of at least
30 cm between the vehicle and the high-
pressure cleaner nozzle. Information about
the correct distance is available from the
equipment manufacturer.
Move the high-pressure cleaner nozzle
around when cleaning your vehicle.
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
R tyres
R door gaps, roof gaps, joint setc.
R electrical components
R battery
R connectors
R lights
R seals
R trim elements
R ventilatio nslots
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to leaks or failures.
Cleanin gthe whee ls !
Do not use acidic whee lcleaning products
to remov ebrake dust .This could damage
wheel bolts and brake components.
! Do not par kupthe vehicle for an extended
period straight after cleanin git, particularly
after having cleaned the wheels with wheel
cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosio nofthe brake discs and
brake pads/linings. For this reason, you
should drive for afew minutes after clean-
ing. Brakin gheats the brak ediscs and the
brake pads/linings, thus drying them. The
vehicle can then be parked up. Care
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