2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV steering

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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).Correct driver'
sseatp osition Observ
ethe safety guideli neso nseat adjust-
men t(Ypage 93).
X Chec kwhether you hav eadjusted seat =
properly.
Electrical seat adjustment (Y page 94)
When adjusting the seat, mak esure that:
R you are as far away from the driver' sair-
bag as possible.
R you are sitting in anormal upright posi-
tion.
R you can fasten the seat belt properly. R
you have moved the backrest to an
almost vertical position.
R you have set the seat angle so that your
thighs ar egently supported.
R you can depress the pedals properly.
X Check whether the head restraint is adjus-
ted properly (Y page 94).
When doing so, mak esure that you have
adjusted the head restraint so that the back
of your head is supported at eye level by
the centre of the head restraint .Also make
sure that the head restraint's fore-and-aft
position is not too far from the bac kofthe
head.
Observ ethe safety guidelines on steering
wheel adjustment (Y page 98).
X Chec kwhether steering wheel :is adjus-
ted properly.
Adjusti ngthe steering whee lmanually
(Y page 98)
Adjustin gthe steering wheel electrically
(Y page 98)
When adjustin gthe steering wheel, make
sur ethat:
R you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightl ybent.
R you can mov eyour legs freely.
R you can see all the displays in the instru-
men tcluster clearly.
Observe the safety guidelines for seat belts
(Y page 46).
X Check whether you have fastened seat
belt ;properly (Y page 47).
The seat belt should:
R fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R be routed in your pelvic area across the
hip joints
X Befor estartin goff, adjus tthe rear-vie wmir-
ror and the exterior mirrors (Y page 100)92
Correct driver's seat positionSeats, steerin
gwhee land mirrors

in such
away that you have agood view of
roa dand traffic conditions.
X Vehicles with amemory function: save
the seat, steerin gwheel and exterior mirror
settings (Y page 103). Sea
ts Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The seats can still be adjusted when ther eis
no key in the ignition lock. For this reaso n,
children shoul dnever be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could adjust the seat sand
become trapped. G
WARNING
Only adjus tthe driver' sseat when the vehicle
is stationary. You will otherwise be distrac ted
from the road and traffic conditions and you
could lose control of the vehicle as aresult of
the seat moving. This could cause an acci-
dent. G
WAR
NING
If you adjus tthe seat height car elessly, you or
others could be trapped and thereb yinjured.
Children in particular could unintentionally
pres sthe buttons to electrically adjust the
seat sand become trapped.
Take care that:
R whil emoving the seats, your hands do not
get under the lever assembly of the seat
adjustmen tsystem.
R children in the vehicl edonot slidetheir
hands unde rthe levers. G
WARNING
Make sur ethat nobody can becom etrapped
when adjusting the seats.
Observe the notes on airbags.
Secure children as recomm ended; see the
"Children in the vehicle" section. G
WAR
NING
Make sure that the back of your head is sup-
ported at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint .Ifyour head is not supported
correctly by the head restraint ,you coul dsuf-
fer asever eneck injury in the event of an
accident .Never driv eifthe head rest raints are
not engaged and set correctly. G
WARNING
As eat belt can only offer its intended degree
of protection when the back rest is almost ver-
tical and the occupan tiss itting upright. Avoid
seat positions that do not allow the seat belt
to be routed correctly. Adjust the backrest so
that it is as upright as possible .Never travel
with the back rest reclined too fa rbackwards.
You could otherwise be seriousl yoreven
fatally injured in th eevent of an accident or
sudden braking.
! To avoid damag etothe seats and the seat
heating, observe the followin ginformation:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the sea tcover sare damp or wet, do not
switc hont he seat heating. The seat
heating should also not to be used to dry
the seats.
R clea nthe seat cover sasrecommended;
see the "In terior care" section.
R do not transport heav yloads on the
seats. Do not plac eshar pobjects on the
seat cushions ,e.g. knives, nails or tools.
Th es eats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heatin gisinoperation ,do
not cover the seats with insulating mate-
rials, e.g. blanke ts,c oats, bags, seat cov-
ers, child seats or booster seats.
! When you mov ethe seats, make sur ethat
ther eare no objects in th efootwell or
behind the seats. Otherwise, you could
damage the seats and the objects. Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

!
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
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

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
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

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
Steering wheelSeats, steerin
gwhee land mirrors

i
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
99Seats,steering wheeland mirror s Z

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
MirrorsSeats
,steering wheel and mirrors

The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves back to its original position:
R
as soon as you exceed aspeed of
15 km/h
R about ten seconds after you have disen-
gaged reverse gear
R if you press button :for the exterior mir-
ror on the driver' sside Memory function
Storing settings
With the memor yfunction, you can store up
to three different settings, e.g. for three dif-
ferent people.
The following settings are stored as asingle
memor ypreset:
R positio nofthe seat, backrest and head
rest raint
R driver's side: steerin gwheel position
R driver's side: position of the exterior mir-
ror sont he driver's and front-passenger
sides G
WARNING
The memory func tion can still be used when
the key has been removed. For this reason,
children should never be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They coul dotherwis ebecome
trapped when adjusting the seat or the steer-
ing wheel. G
WARNING
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side when the vehicle is stationary .Other-
wise ,you coul dbedistracted from the traf fic
conditions by the steering wheel and seat
moving of their own accord ,and as aresult
cause an accident. X
Adjust the seat (Y page 94).
X On the driver' sside, adjust the steering
wheel (Y page 98) and the exterior mirrors
(Y page 100).
X Press memor ybutton Mand then press
storage position button 1,2or 3within
three seconds.
The settings are stored in the selected pre-
set position. Atone sounds when the set-
tings have been completed. Calling up
astore dsetting
X Pres sand hol dthe rele vant storage posi-
tion button 1,2or 3until the seat ,steering
wheel and exterio rmirror sare in th estored
position.
i The settin gprocedure is interrup tedas
soon as you release the storage position
but ton. Memory function
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z