2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV stop start

HOL
Dfunction
Gen eral notes Th
eH OLD function ca nassist the driver in the
foll owing situations:
R when pulling away, especially on steep
slopes
R when manoeuvrin gonsteep slopes
R when waiting in traffic
The vehicle is kept stationary without the
driver having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancelled and the HOLD
function is deactivated when you depress the
accelerator peda ltop ull away.
Activation conditions You can activate the HOLD function if:
R the vehicle is stationary.
R the engine is running or if it has been auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
R the driver' sdoor is closed or if your seat
belt is fastened.
R the electric parkin gbrake is released.
R thet ransmission is in position D,Ror N.
R DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated.
Activatin gthe HOL Dfunction X
Make sure that th eactivation conditions
are met.
X Depress the brake pedal. X
Quickly depress the brake pedal further
until HOLD display
:appears in the multi-
function display.
Th eH OLD func tion is activated. You can
release the brake pedal. i
If depressing the brake pedal the first
tim edoes not activate the HOL Dfunction,
wait briefly and then try again. G
WARNING
The vehicle's brakes are applied when the
HOLD function is activated. For this reason,
deactivate the HOLD function if the vehicle is
to be set in motion by other means (e.g. in a
car wash or by towing).
Deactivating the HOLD function The HOLD function is deactivated automati-
cally if:
R you accelerate and the transmission is in
position Dor R.
R you shift the transmission to position P.
R you apply the brakes again with acertain
amount of pressur euntil HOLD disappears
from the multifunctio ndisplay.
R you secure the vehicle using the electric
parkin gbrake.
R yo ua ctivate DISTRONIC PLUS.
i After atime, the electric parkin gbrake
secure sthe vehicle and relieves the service
brake. G
WARNING
Never get out of the vehicle when the HOLD
func tion is activated.
The HOL Dfunction must never be operated
or deactivated by apassenger or from outside
the vehicle.
The HOLD function does not replace the elec-
tric parking brake and must not be used for
parking.
The braking effect of the HOLD function is
cancelled and the vehicle could roll away if:
R the HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator pedal or the
brake pedal.
R there is amalfunction in the system or an
interruption in the power supply ,e.g. bat-
tery failure. Driving systems
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R
the electrica lsystem in thee ngine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
If you leave the vehicl eorpark it, deactivate
the HOLD function and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activa-
ted and:
R the driver' sdoor is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened.
R the engin eisswitched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop func tion.
R as ystem fault occurs.
R the powe rsupply is not sufficient.
On steep uphill or downhill inclines or if there
is am alfunction, the transmission may also
automatically be shifted into position P.AIRMATIC package
General notes AIRMATIC enables
asuspension tuning set-
ting to be selected and regulates the damping
behaviou rand level of your vehicle. The sys-
tem comprises aminimum of two compo-
nents. These are ADS (Adaptive Damping Sys-
tem) (Y page 188 )and level control
(Y page 189) .Your vehicle ma yalso be equip-
ped with the Active Curv eSystem
(Y page 188).
Observe the notes on driving with atrailer
(Y page 226).
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) General notes
ADS adapts th
edamping characteristic sto
the curren toperatin gand driving situation. Thi
sd epends on:
R your drivin gstyle
R the road surface conditions
R the AD Ssetting
R the vehicle level setting
Your selection remains stored even if you
remov ethe key from the igni tion lock. X
Star tthe engine.
Sports tuning
The firmer suspension tunin ginSport mode
ensures even better contact with the road.
Select this mode when employing asporty
drivin gstyle, e.g. on winding country roads.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. You have selec-
ted "Sports tuning". The vehicle is lowered
by 15 mm.
Comfort tuning
In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of your vehicle are more comfortable. Select
this mode if you prefer amore com fortable
driving style ,but also when drivin gfast on
straight roads, e.g. motorways.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp =lights up. You have selec-
ted "Comfort tuning". The vehicle is raised
by 15 mm.
Active Curve System The Active Curve System uses activ
estabil-
isers to optimis eboth drivin gcomfort and
vehicle agility. Depending on the AD Smode 188
Driving systemsDriving and parking

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:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: select
sthe
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or avideo scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling through the
phone book a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station search func tion at the
desire dstation Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends acall
R Exit stelephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts acall
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC
R Hides display message sorcalls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standar ddisplay in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. :
Time
; Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 246)
= Description field
? Menu bar
A Driv eprogram
B Transmission position
X To sho wmenu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel. 236
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket (Y
page 310), or set
up aB luetooth ®
connection to the audio sys-
tem or COMAN DOnline(see the separate
operating instructions).
i You ca nobtain fur ther information about
suitabl emobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R in any Mercedes Ben zServic eCentre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect G
WAR
NING
Observe the lega lrequir ements of the country
in which you are cur rently drivin gregarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
the mw hen the roa dand traffic conditio ns
allow. Otherwise, you may be distrac tedf rom
th et raffic conditions, caus eanaccident and
injure yourself and others.
X Switch on the mobile phone and audi osys-
tem or COMAND Online (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Tel men
u.
Yo uw ills ee one of the following display mes-
sage sint he multifunction display:
R Please enter PIN :t
he mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
X Enter the PIN usin gthe mobile phone, LIN-
GUATRONIC ,the audio system or
COMAN DOnline.
The mobil ephone will search for anetwor k.
R Telephon eready or th
ename of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
an etwor kand is ready to receive.
R Telephone No Service :non
etwor kis
available, or the mobile phone is searching
for anetwor k. Accepting
acall If someone call
syou when you are in the
Tel menu,
adisplay message appears in the
multifunction display ,for example: X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incomin gcall.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
accept acall.
Rejecting or ending acall X
Press the ~buttonont he steer ing
wheel.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
reject or end acall.
Dialling anumbe rfrom the phone book If you
rmobile phone is able to receive calls,
you can search for and dial anumber from the
phone book in the audio system or COMAND
Online at any time.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly ,pres sand hol dthe
9 or: button for longer than one
second. After ashort time, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. Menu
sand submenus
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
in
operative See Owner'
sManual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. T!
÷
inoperativ
eSee Owner'
sManual G
Ris
kofa ccident
EB D( electroni cbrake force dist ribution) ,ABS ,ESP ®
,B AS, PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisation are not available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamp slight up in
the instrument cluster and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. !
Release parking
brake Th
er ed ! indicator lam pflashes and awarning tone sounds.
Ac ondition for automatic release of the electric parkin gbrake is
not fulfill ed (Ypag e161).
Yo ua re driving wit hthe electric parkin gbrake appl ied.
X Release the electric parking brake manually. The red
!indicator lamp flashe sand aw arning tone sounds.
You are making an emergency stop using the electric parking
brake (Y page 161). 256
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Engine
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
+
Top
up co
olant See
Owner'
sManual Th
ec oolant leve listoo low.
X Top up th ecoolant ,obser ving the warning note swhen doin gso
( Y page 321).
X If th ecoolant needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual ,have the
engin ecoolant system checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. ?
Co
olantS topv ehi‐ cle Switch engine
off Th
ec oolant is to ohot.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, payin gattentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switc hoff th eengine.
X Make sure that the air supply to the engine radiato risn ot
blocked, e.g. by frozen slush.
X Wait until the display message disappears befor erestar ting the
engine. Otherwise, there is arisk of engine damage.
X Pay attention to the coolant tempera turedisplay.
X If the temperature increases again, visit aqualified specialist
worksho pimmediately. ? Th
ef an motor is faulty.
X If the coolant temperature is less than 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialis tworkshop.
X Avoid heav yloads on the engin easyou do so, e.g. drivin gon
mountain roads and stop-start traffi c.266
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Bl
indS potA ssist currently unavail‐
abl
eS ee Owner's Manual or
Ac tive Blind Spo
tAssist currently unavail‐
abl
eS ee Owner's Manual Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assis
tist emporaril yinop-
erative .Possible causes:
R you have established the electrical con nectio nbetween the
trailer and your vehicle.
R the sensors are dirty.
R function is impaired due to heavy rai norsnow.
R the radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tions or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
X Whe ntowing atrailer, con firm th edisplay message with a.
If you are drivin gwithout atrailer and th edisplay message does
not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Clean the sensors (Y page 327).
X Restart the engine.
If the system detect sthat the sensor sare full yoperational, the
display message disappears.
Blin dSpot Assist or Active Blin dSpot Assist is operational again. Blin
dSpot Assist inopera‐
tive or
Active Blind Spot Assist inoper‐
ative Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
Th ey ellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Park Assist
cancelled The driver'
sdoor is open and the driver' sseat belt has not been
fastened.
X Repeat the parking process with the seat belt fastened and the
driver' sdoor closed. You have inadvertently touched the multifunc
tion steerin gwheel
while steerin gintervention was active.
X While steerin gintervention is active, make sure that the multi-
function steerin gwheel is not touched. 274
Displa
ymessagesOn-board compu tera nd displays

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assist again later (Y page 194).Park Assist
inoperative You hav
ejust carried out alarge number of turnin gorparking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately 10 minutes (Y page 194).
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Switch off and restart the engine.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parkin
gAssist switched off Th
ev ehicle is parked. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. DI
STRONIC PLUS off DISTRONIC PLUS ha
sbeen deactivate d(Ypage 174). If it was
deactivate dautomatically, awarning ton ealso sounds. DI
STRONIC PLUS available again DISTRONIC PLUS is operational agai
nafter having been tempo-
rarily unavailabl e. Youcan now reactivat eDISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 174). Display messages
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