2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

!
When the rear bench seat is folded for-
wards, the front seats cannot be moved to
their rearmost position. You could other-
wise damage the seats and the rear bench
seat.
! Make sure that the sun visor is folded up
befor eadjustin gthe backrest and head
restraint height. The head restraint and sun
viso rcould otherwise collide when the head
restraint is fully extended.
i It is not possible to remove thehead
restraint sfrom th efront seats .The rear-
compartment head restraint scan be
removed (Y page 96).
Pleas econtact aMercedes-Ben zService
Centre for mor einformation.
i Related topics:
R Luggag ecompartmen tenlargement
(folding dow nthe rea rbench seat) Adjusting the seat
selectrically :
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height
? Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
A Backrest angle
i Vehicles with memory function :ifP RE-
SAFE ®
has been triggered ,the front-
passenger seat will be moved to abetter
position if it was previously in an unfavour-
able position. i
You can store the seat settings using the
memory function (Y page 103).
i Vehicles with memory function :when the
seat is moved forwards or rearwards, the
headrest is moved up or down automati-
cally. Adjusting th
ehead restraints
Adjusting the head restraints manually Adjusting the head restraint height
! The head restraints must only be removed
at aq ualified special istw orkshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use
aM ercedes-Ben zService Centre for this
purpose. X
To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch :in the
direction of the arrow and push the head
restraint down to the desired position. 94
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Adjusting th
efore/af tposit ionoft he
head restraint With this functio
nyou can adjust th edistance
between th ehead restraint and th eback of
the seat occupant' shead.
X To adjust forwards: pull thehead restraint
forwards in th edirection of th earrow until
it engages.
There are se veral notches.
X To adjust rearwards: pressand hol dthe
re lease button :and push th ehead
restraint back.
X When th ehead restraint is in th edesired
position ,release th ebutton and make sure
th at the head restraint is engage dinposi-
tion.
Adjusting th ehead restraints electri-
cally X
To adjust the head restraint height: slide
the switch for head restrain tadjustment
(Y page 94 )upord own in the direction of
the arrow. Rea
rseat head restraints Adjusting the rear seat head restraint
height
X
If the head restrain tisf ully lowered, it is
necessary to press release catch :.
X To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the head restraint down until it is in the
desired position.
Adjusting the rear seat head restraint
angle
Adjust the head restraint ssothat they ar eas
clos easp ossible to your head.
You can only adjust the two outer head
rest raints. X
Using both hands, reach back and grasp
the sides of the head restraint.
X Pull the lower edge of the head restraint
forwards or back until it is in the desired
position. Seats
95Seats,steerin gwhee land mirrors Z

Removi
ngand fitting the rear seat head
restraints G
WARNING
Occupants sh ouldonly travel sit ting on seats
which have the hea drestrain tsinstalled. This
reduces the risk of injury to the passenger sin
the rear in the event of an accident. X
To remove: pull the head restraint up to
the stop.
X Press releas ecatch :and pull the head
restraint out of the guides.
X To refit: insert the head restraint so that
the notches on the bar are on the left when
viewed in the direction of travel.
X Push the head restraint down until you hear
it engage in position. Adjusting th
ebackrests in the second
row of seats
Yo uc an adjust the angle of the backrest sin
the second row of seats. There are ten detent
positions. X
Pull the left or right release lever ;
upwards in the direction of the arrow until
the relevan tbackrest :is fully released.
X Pull the backrest :forwards in the direc-
tion of the arrow and allow it to engage.
X Lean back firmly against the backrest :to
ensure it is engaged. Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support
You can adjust the contour of the front seat
backrests individually to provide optimum
support for your back. :
To raise the backrest contour
; To soften the backrest contour
= To lower the backrest contour
? To harden the backrest contour Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly setting the seat heating to level
3 may result in excessive seat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperatur esensitivity or alimited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected. 96
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i
If th ebattery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off. Driver's and front-passenger seat
Rear-compartment seats
The system automaticall
yswitches down
from level 3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automaticall yswitches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switches off
approximately 35 minutes after it is set to
level 1.
X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desire dheatin glevel is set.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lam psgo out. Problems with th
eseat heating The seat heating has switched off prema-
turely or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's
electrical system voltage is too low because
too many electrical consumer sare switched
on.
X Switch off electrica lconsumers that you do
not need, such as the rea rwindow heating
or interior lighting. Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Activating/deactivating The three blu
eindicato rlamps in the buttons
indicate the ventilation level you have selec-
ted.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
ventilation may switch off. X
Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desire dventilation level is set.
i You can open the side windows and the
sliding sunroof using the "Convenience
opening" featur e(Ypage 84). The seat ven-
tilation of the driver' sseat automatically
switches to the highest level.
X To switc hoff:press button :repeatedly
until all th eindicato rlamps go out. Seats
97Seats,steeri ngwheel and mirrors Z

Problems wit
hthe seat ventilation Th
es eat ven tilation has switched off prema-
turely or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's
electrical system voltage is too low because
too many electrical consumer sare switched
on.
X Switch off electrica lconsumers which you
do not need, such as the rea rwindow heat-
ing or interior lighting. Steering wheel
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
The electrically adjustable steering wheel can
still be adjusted when there is no key in the
ignition lock. Therefore, do not leave children
unsupervised in the vehicle, as they could
become trapped if the steering wheel is adjus-
ted. G
WARNING
Only adjust the steering wheel when the vehi-
cle is stationar yand do not pull away until the
steering wheel adjustment mechanis mis
locked in position. You might otherwise drive
without the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism being locked in position. As aresult,
you could be distracted from road and traffic
condition sbyanunintentional movement of
the steering wheel and thereby cause an acci-
dent.
However, the steerability of the vehicl eisnot
affected. Adjusting th
esteerin gwheel man-
ually :
Release lever
; To adjus tthe steering wheel height
= To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-af tadjustment)
X Push release lever :down completely.
The steerin gcolum nisu nlocked.
X Adjus tthe steering wheel to the desired
position.
X Push release lever :up completely.
The steering column is locked.
X Chec kifthe steering column is locked.
When doing so, tr ytopush the steering
wheel up or down or try to move it in the
fore-and-aft direction. Adjusting the steering wheel electri-
cally
:
To adjust the steering wheel height
; To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-aft adjustment) 98
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Related topics:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfeature
(Y page 99)
R Storing setting s(Ypage 103) Steering whee
lheating
Activating/deactivating X
Mak esuret hat the key is in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X To switch on/off: turnthe lever in the
direction of arrow :or;.
Indicato rlamp =lights up or goes out.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: when you
remove the key from the ignition ,the steering
wheel heating is switched off.
Vehicles with KEYL ESS-GO:when you switch
off the ignition and open the driver's door, the
steering wheel heating is switched off.
Problems wit hthe steering whee lheat-
ing The steering wheel heating has switched off
prematurely or cannot be switched on. The
vehicle's electrical system voltage is too low
because too many electrical consumer sare
switche don.
X Switch off electrical consumers which you
do not need ,such as the rear window heat-
ing or interior lighting. EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featu
re
Important safety notes The EASY-ENTRY/EXI
Tfeatur emakes getting
in and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 251). G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when you activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfea-
ture.
If there is arisk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment procedure. To halt
the procedure:
R press the steering column adjustment but-
ton.
R briefly press one of the memor yfunction
position buttons.
The steering column stops moving immedi-
ately.
Do not keep the memory function position
button presse ddown, otherwise the memory
function will star tand the steering wheel and
sea twill begin to move.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They could open the driver's door and
thereby unintentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY featur eand become trapped.
Positio nofthe steering whee lwhen the
EAS Y-ENTRY/EXIT featur eisactive The steerin
gwheel tilt supwards if you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R open the driver' sdoor and KEYLESS -GOis
in position 1
R open the driver's door and the key is in
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
i The steerin gwheel only moves upwards if
it has not already reached the upper end
stop. Steering wheel
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Position of th
esteerin gwheel for driv-
ing Th
es teering whee lismoved to the previously
set position if:
R the driver's door is closed.
R you inser tthe key int othe ignition lock.
or
R you press the Star t/Stop butto nonce on
vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
If you clos ethe driver's door with the key
inserted int othe ignition lock ,the steering
wheel is automatically moved to the previ-
ously set position.
The last position of the steering wheel is
stored when you switc hoff th eignition or
when you stor ethe setti ngwith the memory
function (Y page 103).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT fea tureIf th
ecrash-resp onsive EASY-EXIT feature is
trig gere dinana ccident,the steeri ngcolu mn
will mov eupwards when the driv er'sdoor is
opened. This occurs irrespective of the posi-
tion of the key in the ignition lock .This makes
it easier to exit the vehicle and rescue the
occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT featur eis
only operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY fea-
tur eisa ctivate dinthe on-boar dcomputer. Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
Rear-view mirror (manua lanti- daz zle) X
Anti-dazzle mode: flick anti-dazzle
switch :forward sorback. Exterior mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors G
WARNING
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. Objects are actually closer than they
appear. You could misjudge the distance from
vehicles driving behind and cause an acci-
dent, e.g. when changing lane. For this rea-
son, make sure of the actual distance from the
vehicle driving behind by glancing over your
shoulder.
The convex exterior mirrors provide alarger
field of vision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
if the rear window heating is switched on and
the outside temperature is low. 100
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X
Make sur ethat the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press button :for the left-hand exterior
mirror or button ;for the right-hand exte-
rior mirror.
The indicator lam pint he corresponding
button lights up in red.
The indicator lam pgoes out again after
some time. You can adjust the selected
mirror using adjustment button =as long
as the indicator lam pislit.
X Press adjustment button =up, down, to
the right or to the left until the exterior mir-
ror is set to aposition that provides you
with agood overview of traffic conditions.
Folding th eexterior mir rors in or out
electrically X
Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypres sbutton :.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out. i
Make sure that the exterior mirrors are
always folded out fully while the vehicle is
in motion, as they may otherwis evibrate.
Setting the exterior mirrors If the battery has been disconnected or com-
pletely discharged, the exterior mirrors must
be reset. The exterior mirrors will otherwise
not fold in when you select the "Fold in mir-
rors when locking" func tion in the on-board
computer (Y page 251).
X Make sure that the key is in position 1in
the ignition lock.
X Briefl ypres sbutton :.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
automatically If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 251):
R the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soo nasyou lock the vehicle from the out-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold out again automat-
ically as soon as you unloc kthe vehicle and
then open the driver's or front-passenger
door.
i The mirrors do not fol dout if they have
been folded in manually.
Exterior mirror out of position If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows:
X Vehicles without electrically folding
exterior mirrors: move the exterior mirror
into the correct position manually.
X Vehicles with electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: press and hold the mirror-
folding button (Y page 101)until you hear
the mirror engage in position.
The mirror housing is engaged agai nand
you can adjus tthe exterior mirrors as usual
(Y page 100). Mir
rors
101Seats ,steeri ngwheel and mirrors Z