2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

Fuel
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. Fire, naked flames
and smokin gare therefore prohibi tedw hen
handlin gfuels.
Swit choff th eenginea nd the auxiliary hea ting
before refuelling. G
WARNING
Do not come int ocontact with fu els.
It is hazardous to your healt hifyour skin
comes int odirect contact wit hfuels or you
breathe in fuel vapours.
Tank capacity Total capacity
32 Of whic
hreserv efuel !
Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not use diesel to refuel
vehicles with apetrol engine. Even small
amounts of the wron gfuel result in damage
to the fuel system and the engine.
Further information on refuelling and on fuels
(Y page 152).
Notes on fuel consumption The vehicle will use more fuel than usua
lin
the follow ings ituations:
R at very low outside temperatures
R in urban traffic
R on short journeys
R when towing atrailer
R in mountainou sterrain
i Only for certain countries: you can find
the curren tconsumption and emission val-
ues of your vehicle in the COC documents (EU CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY). These
documents ar
edelivered with your vehicle.
The consumption figures were in each case
based on the currently applicable version:
R for vehicles up to and including the EURO
4s tandard ,inaccordanc ewithEUD irec-
tive 80/1268/ECC
R for vehicles above the EURO 5standard,
in accordance with Regulatio n(EC) No.
715/2007
Deviations from these value smay occur
under normal operating conditions.
! Do not use any fuel additives, as they can
cause malfunctions and engine damage. H
Environmental note
CO 2(carbon dioxide) is the gas which scien-
tists believe to be principally responsibl efor
global warmin g(the greenhouse effect). Your
vehicle's CO 2emissions are directly related
to fuel consumptio nand therefore depend on:
R efficient use of the fuel by the engine
R driving style
R othe rnon-technical factors, such as envi-
ronmental influences or road conditions
You can minimise your vehicle' sCO
2emis-
sions by driving carefull yand having it serv-
iced regularly. AdBlue
®
Important safety notes i
For BlueTEC vehicles only.
AdBlue ®
is an on-flammable, non-toxic, col-
ourless, odourless and water-soluble fluid.
! Surfaces which have com einto contact
with AdBlue ®
whil erefilling should be
rinsed immediately with water ,orremove
AdBlue ®
with amoist clot hand cold water.
If AdBlue ®
has alread ycrystallised, us ea
sponge and cold water to clean the area.
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Service products and capacitiesTechnical data

AdBlue
®
residue crystallises afte racertain
amount of time and soils the affecte dsur-
faces.
Hig houtside temperatures If AdBlue
®
is heate dtoabove 50 †for an
extended perio doftime,AdBlue ®
may start
to decom pose,e .g.d ue to direc tsunlight on
the AdBlue ®
tank. Ammonia vapour sdevelop
as aresult. G
WARNING
Ammonia vapours may escape if the
AdBlue ®
tan kcap is opened at high tempera-
tures. Ammonia vapours have apungent
odour and are particularly irritating to the
skin, to mucous membranes and to the eyes.
You may experienc eaburning sensation in
your eyes, nose and throat ,aswell as cough-
ing and waterin goftheeyes.
Do no tinhale ammoni avapours.
Lo wo utside temperatures AdBlue
®
freezes at atemperatur eofapp rox-
imatel y–11 †. Th evehicle is equip pedw ith
an AdBlue ®
preheating system at the factory.
Winter operatio ncan thus be guaranteed
even at temperatures below –11 †.
Additives !
Only use AdBlue ®
in accordan cewit hISO
22241. Do not us eadditives wit hAdBlue ®
an ddon ot dilute AdBlue ®
with water. This
may destroy th eBlueTEC exhaust gas after-
treatmen tsystem.
Purity Assuring the purity of AdBlue
®
is particularly
important with respect to avoiding malfunc-
tions in the exhaus tgas aftertreatment sys-
tem.
If AdBlue ®
is pumped out of the AdBlue ®
tank,
e.g. during repair work, do not use this fluid to refill the tank
.The purity of the fluid can no
longer be guaranteed.
! Impuritie sinAdBlue ®
(e.g. due to other
service products, cleaning agents or dust)
lead to:
R increased emission values
R damage to the catalytic converter
R engine damage
R ®
exhaust
Tota lcapacity of the AdBlue ®
tank Model Total
capacity 27.5 l
Engine oil
Th
eq uality of engine oils is decisive for the
function and service life of an engine. After
extensive tests, Mercedes-Benz approves
engine oils that correspond to the current
technical standard.
Therefore, only Mercedes-Benz approved
engine oils may be used in Mercedes-Benz
engines.
Further information on tested and approved
engine oils can be obtained from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you have the oil
change carried out at aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre. Mercedes-Ben zapproval is
indicated on the oil container by the inscrip-
tion "MB Approval" and the cor respondi ng
designation, e.g. MB Approval 22 9.51.
Th et able shows which engine oils have been
approved for your vehicle. Petrol engines MB Approval
M3
50 4MATIC 22
9.3, 229.5 Servic
eproducts and capacities
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malfunctions in the BlueTEC
gas aftertreatment system
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
Please bear the following in mind ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATIC

Diesel engines MB Approval
228.51,
229.31 ,229.51 engine oils on the Interne
tat
http:/ /bevo. mercedes -benz.com by enter-
ing the designation, e.g. 22 9.5.
i If the engine oils listed in the table are not
available ,you ma yadd the followin gengine
oil su ntil the next oil change:
R vehi cles with apetrol engine: MB
Approval 22 9.1orA CEAA3
R vehicles wit hadiesel engine: MB
Approval 229.1 or ACE AC3
Engine oil may only be adde donce, and no
mor ethan 1. 0lmay be added.
Capacities The following values refer to an oil change
including the oil filter. Model Capacity
7.0 l
7.8 l
8.0 l
Additives
!
Do not use additive sinengine oil .This
could damage the engine.
Engine oil viscosity Viscosit
ydescribes the flow characteristi cs
of afluid. If an engin eoil has ahigh viscosity
rating, it flows slowly; the lower the viscosity,
the faster it flows.
Engine oil selection is based on the respective
outside temperatures and in accordance with
the SA Eclassification (viscosity). The table
below shows you which SA Eclassifications are to be used. The low-temperature proper-
ties of engin eoils can be significantly
impaired durin goperation due to, for exam-
ple, ageing or soot and fuel accretion. It is
therefore strongly recommende dtoobserve
regula roil changes using an approved engine
oil with the appropriate SA Eclassification. Brake fluid
G
WAR
NING
Over aperiod of time, the brak efluid absorbs
moisture fro mthe air ;This lower sits boiling
point.
If the boiling point of the brake fluid is too low,
vapour pockets may form in the brake system
when the brakes are applied hard (e.g. when
driving downhill). Thi simpairs brakin geffi-
ciency.
Yo us hould hav ethe brake fluid renewed at
regular intervals. The brake fluid change inter-
vals can be found in the Servic eBooklet.
Only use brak efluid approved by Mercedes-
Benz .Information abou tapproved brak eflu-
ids can be obtained from any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centr eoronthe Internet at
http://bevo. mercedes-benz.com
i There is usuall yanoticeint he engine
compartmen ttoremin dyou when the next
brake fluid change is due. 376
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You can cal
lupanoverview of ap proved
ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
Vehicles wit
hadiesel particle filter
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML 350 4MATIC
ML 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML
250 BlueTEC 4MATIC

Coolant
Important safety notes The coolan
tisamixture of water and anti-
freeze/corrosio ninhibitor. It performs the
following tasks:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R raising th eboiling point
i When the vehicle is first delivered, it is fil-
led with acoolant mixtur ethat ensures
adequate antifreeze and corrosion protec-
tion.
! Only add coolant that has been premixed
with the desired antifreeze protection. The
engin ecould otherwise be damaged.
Further information on coolants and on fill-
ing can be found in the Mercedes-Benz
Specifications for Servic eProducts ,MB
Approval 310.1 ,e.g. on the Internet at
http ://bevo.mercedes-benz.com .You can
also consult aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
! Alway suseasuitable coolant mixture,
even in countries where high temperatures
prevail.
Otherwise, the engine cooling system is not
sufficiently protected from corrosion and
overheating.
If antifreeze/corrosio ninhibitor is present in
the correc tconcentration, the boilin gpoint of
the coolant during operation will be around
13 0†.
The antifreeze/ corrosion inhibitor con centra-
tion in the engine cooling system should:
R be at leas t50%. This wil lprotect the engine
coolin gsystem agains tfreezin gdown to
around -3 7†.
R not excee d55% (antifreeze protection
down to -45 †);otherwise, heat will not be
dissipated as effectively.
If the vehicle has los tcoolant, top it up with
equal amount sofwater and antifreeze/cor- rosion inhibitor. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends an antifreeze/corrosion inhibitor
which has been approved for Mercedes-Benz.
! The engin ecoolin gsystem is filled with
coolant that must be renewed after 15
years, or after 250,000 km at the lates t. Vehicl
edata
Pleas enotet hat for the speci fied vehicle
data:
R the height sspecified may var yasaresult
of:
- tyres
- load
- conditio nofthe suspen sion
- optional equipment
R item sofo ptional equipmen tincrease the
unlade nweight and reduc ethe maximum
payload. The unladen weight is speci fied in
accordanc ewith EC directive and includes:
- driver (68 kg)
- luggage (7 kg)
- all fluids (fuel tan k90% full)
R veh icle-specific weigh tinformation can be
found on the vehicl eidentification plate
(Y page 37 2).
R only for cer tain countries: you can find vehi-
cle-specific vehicle data in the COC docu-
ment s(CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY).
Thes edocuments ar edelivered with your
vehicle.
Missing values were not available at tim eof
going to print. All models
Vehicle lengt
h(ECE) 480
4mm Vehicle width
including exterior
mirrors
214
1mm Vehicle width with-
out exterior mirrors 192
6mm Vehicl
edata
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All models
Wheelbase
2915 mm
Unladen weight
Maximu
mroofload 10
0kg Vehicle height
178
8mm Ground clearance
191 mm
1796 mm
Ground clearance
202 mm
Tailg
ateo pening dimensions Models with: :
Opening
height ;
Maximum
headroom Stee
lsuspen-
sion 2195 mm 1987 mm
Steel suspen-
sion
33 2187 mm 1980 mm
AIRMATIC
package
34 2140 –
2215 mm 1931 –
2006 mm Traile
rtow hitch Mounting dimensions
G
WARNING
Only have atrailer tow hitch retrofit tedata
qualified specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre for thi spurpose. In particular,
work relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems must be carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
! If you have atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
changes to the cooling system and drive
train may be necessary, depending on the
vehicle type.
observe the anchorage points on th echas-
sis frame.
! trailer tow hitc hfitted retrospectively with-
out changing the engine cooling system
and the drive train ,the braked and
unbraked tota ltowing weight (trailer
weight plus load weight) is reduced. Miss-
ing values wer enot available at tim eof
going to print. If higher towin gweight sare
used ,this can result in damage to your
vehi cle's engine. An ydamage that may
33
34 On vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package, the value increases by 30 mm. 378
Trailer tow hitchTechnica
ldata
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML 350 4MATIC
Vehicle height
ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATICC
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC:if you have a
If you have
atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
ML 25 0BlueTE C4MATIC.

occur is not covered by the warranty or the
implied warranty .Therefore, ensur ethat
you always comply with the reduce dtotal
towin gweight. Example
:anchorag epoints for the trailer tow hitch
: Anchorage points
; Overhang dimension
= Rear axle centre line
For trailer tow hitches fit tedatt he factory, the
overhang dimension includin gprotective cov-
ering is 1122 mm. Traile
rloads
Missing values were not available at time of
going to print. All models
Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
750 kg
Permissible trailer load,
braked
35 All models
Maximu
mdrawbar nose-
weight 36 Permissibl
erear axle
load when towing atrailer 35
At am inimum gradient-climbing capability of 12% from astandstill.
36 The drawba rnoseweight is not included in the trailer load. Trailer tow hitch
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24-G
Hzradar sensor system (country overview)
The 24 GHz radar sensor sys temr equir esseparat eapproval fo reach coun try. Whe nyou are
dri ving in acoun tryinw hichthe ra dar sensor system is no tapproved, you must deacti vate
the syste musing the on-boar dcompu ter( Ypage 24 9).T he curren tcountry over view can be
obtain ed fromaMercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre.
Vehicles with anavigation system: the radar sensor system is deactivated automatically
near radio tele scope facilities.
The currently active systems ar eautom atically deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page174)
R Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 208)
R Activ eBlind Spot Assist(Y page212)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page45)
Ad isplay message appears in the multifunction display to tell you that the radar sensor system
is being switched off (Y page 272).
BA SP LUS (Y page 62) is then also unavailable.
If th edeactiva tion does not occur automatically ,you must deactiva tethe radar sensor system
using the on-board computer (Y page 249).
Vehicles withou tnavi gation and vehicles for Australia: you must deactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-bo ardc omputer when you are near aradio telescop efacility
(Y page 249). Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographical latitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Egypt – – –
Andorra – – –
Australia Parkes 32°59'59
"S,14 8°1 5'44" E 10 km
Narrabri 30°18'52" S,149°32'56" E 10 km
Canberra 35°23'54" S,148°58'40" E 3km
Western Australia 26°3
7'13"S,117°30'40" E 10 km
Bahrain – – –
Belgium – – –
Bosnia-Herzego-
vina – – –
Bulgaria – – –
Den
mark – – –
Germany Effelsberg 50°31'32" N, 06°53'00" E 6.5 km380
24-GHz radar sensor syste
m(countr yoverview)Technica ldata

Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographica
llatitud eand
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from th efacility Estonia – – –
Finl
and Me
tsähovi 60°13'04
"N,24°23'37" E 7km
Tuorla 60°24'56
"N,22°26'31" E 5km
France Plateau de Bure 44°38'01" N, 05°54'26" E 35 km
Floirac 44°50'10" N, 00°31'37" W 35 km
Gibraltar – – –
Greece – – –
United Kingdom Cambridge 52°09'59" N, 00°02'20" E 9km
Darnhall 53°09'22
"N,02°32'03" W 5km
Jodrell Bank 53°14'10" N, 02°18'26" W 9km
Knockin 52°47'24" N, 02°59'45" W 5km
Pickmere 53°17'18
"N,02°26'38" W 5km
Irel
and – – –
Icel
and – – –
Italy Medicina 44°31'14" N,11°38'49
"E 20 km
Noto 36°52'34" N, 14°59'21" E 8km
Sardinia 39°29'50" N, 09°14'40" E 15 km
Yemen – – –
Jordan – – –
Canada – – –
Qatar – – –
Croatia – – –
Kuwait – – –
Latvia Ventsp
ils 57°33'12" N, 21°51'17" E 8.5 km
Leb
anon – – –
Lithuania – – –
Luxem
bourg – – –
Malaysia – – –24-GHz radar sensor syste
m(country ov erview)
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