2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV Rear fog lamp

Exterior mirrors
Adjustin g....................................... 100
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........102
Fol ding in/ou t(automatically )....... 101
Fol ding in/ou t(electrically) ...........101
Fol ding in whe nlocki ng(on-board
computer) ...................................... 251
Ou tofp osition (troubleshooting) ...101
Parking positio n............................. 102
Resetting ....................................... 101
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103F
Faul tmessage
see Display messages
Filler cap
see Fuel filler flap
Fire extinguisher ............................... 332
First-aid kit ......................................... 332
Flat tyre Changing awheel/fitting the
spare wheel ................................... 337
MOExtende drun-flat sy stem......... 342
Pre paring th evehicle ..................... 334
Rais ingt he vehicle ......................... 339
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 335
Floormat ............................................ .316
Foglamps (extende drang e).............. 110
Foldin gthe rear be nchs eat for-
wards/back ....................................... 299
Fording Off-road ......................................... 164
On flo oded roads ........................... 164
Frequencies
Garage door opene r....................... 316
Mobile phone ................................. 371
Tw o-way radio ................................ 371
Fron twindscreen
see Windscreen
Fuel
Consumption statistic s.................. 239
Displaying the curren tconsum p-
tion ................................................ 239
Displaying the rang e...................... 239
Fue lgauge ....................................... 30
Important safety notes ..................374Note
sabout consum ption ............. 374
Pro blem (malfunction) ................... 156
Refuellin g....................................... 152
Tank content/reserve fuel .............374
Fue lfiller flap
Opening/closing ............................ 154
Fue lfilter (white display mess age) .2 68
Fue llevel
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 239
Gaug e.............................................. 30
Fue lreserve
see Fuel
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 374
Pro blem (malfunction) ................... 156
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 353
Before changing ............................. 353
Dashboard fus ebox....................... 353
Fus ebox in the engin ecompart-
men t.............................................. 353
Fus ebox under rear bench seat ....353
Important safety notes ..................352 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory .....................315
Freq uencies ................................... 316
Note s............................................. 313
Opening/closing the garage door ..314
Programming (b utton in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 313
Gear or se lector lever (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 329
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........370
Glove compartment ..........................297 H
Handbrake seeP arking brake
Hazard warning lamps ......................109
Headlamp Clean ings ystem (function) ............108 Index
11

Permanent four-wheel drive
see 4MATIC (permanen tfour-
wheel drive)
Petrol .................................................. 152
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .329
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system) Display message ............................ 259
Operatio n......................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (vehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Display message ............................ 260
Function/notes ................................ 66
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (v ehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Switching on/off ........................... 245
Warn ingl am p................................. 293
Prev entive occupant safety sys-
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occu-
pant safety system)
Program selector button ..................148
Pul ling away
Automatic transmission .................141
Traile r............................................ 141Q
Qual ified specialist wor kshop ........... 24 R
Radar se nsor system
Activating/deactivating .................249
Co untry overview ........................... 380
Display message ............................ 272
Radiato rcover ................................... 320
Radio Selecting astation ......................... 241
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Radio- controlled device s(fitting) ....316
Rain clos ingf eature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Sli ding sunroo f................................. 87
Readi nglamp ..................................... 112Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 136
Setting the temperature ................126
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 49
Rear foglamp Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 107
Rear seat
Adjusting ......................................... 96
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........102
Dipping (manual )........................... 100
Rear windo wheating
Problem (fault) ............................... 128
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 128
Rear windo wwiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 118
Switching on/off ........................... 117
Refuell ing
Fuel gauge ....................................... 30
Important safety notes ..................152
Refuellin gproce ss......................... 154
se eF uel
Remote control
Auxiliary heating/ventilatio n.......... 131
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 132
Garage door opene r....................... 313
Replacin gthe battery (aux iliary
heating remot econt rol) .................... 132
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 267
Warn ingl am p................................. 291
Residual heat (climate control) ........129
Restrain tsyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Rev counter ........................................ 234
Reversing camera Cleaning instructions .....................327
Function/notes ............................. 197
Rev ersing lamps
Display message ............................ 26416
Index

Warnin
gand indicator lamps Fun
ction Page
:
Dipped-bea
mheadlamps 107
;
ESP
® 288
=
Main-beam headlamps 108
?
Electric parkin
gbrake (red) 285
A
Electric parking brake (yel-
low)
285
B
Brakes (yellow) 285
C
Distance warning signal 293
D
Turn signal 108
E
Tyre pressure moni
tor 293
F
SRS
290 Function Page
G
Sea
tbelt 284
H
Diesel engine: preglow 140
I
Coolant 291
J
Rear foglamp 107
K
Engine diagnostics 290
L
Reserv
efuel 291
M
ESP
®
OFF 288
N
ABS 286
O
Brakes (red) 28532
Instrument clusterAt
ag lance

Usefu
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).Exterior lighting
Important safet
ynotes
Fo rreasons of safety, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you driv ewith the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, operation of the headlamps varies due
to legal requirement sand self-imposed obli-
gations. Notes on driving abroad
Convert to symmetrical dipped beam
when driving abroad: switch the headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam in countries in
which traffic drives on the opposite sid eofthe
roa dtot he country wher ethe vehicle is reg-
istered. This prevents glar etooncoming traf-
fic. Symmetrical lights do not illuminate as
large an area of the edg eofthe carriageway.
Convert the headlamps as close to the border
as possible before drivin ginthese countries
(Y page 24 7).
Convert to asymmetrical dipped beam
after returning: convert the headlamps back
to asymmetrical dipped beam as soon as pos-
sible after crossing the border when returning
(Y page 247).
If the headlamps are converted to symmetri-
cal dipped beam, the "motorway mode" and "extended range foglamps" function
s(Intelli-
gent Light Syste m)are not available. Light switch
Operation 1W
Left-hand parkin glamps
2X Right-hand parkin glamps
3T Side lamps, licenc eplate and instru-
ment cluster lighting
4Ã Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
drivinglights
5L Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
lamps
BR Rear foglamp
The turn signals, main-beam headlamps and
the headlamp flasher are operated using the
combination switch (Y page 108).
! If the batter yhas been excessively dis-
charged, the side lamps or parkin glamps
are automatically switched off to enable
the nex tengine start. Alway sparky our
vehicl esafely and sufficiently li taccording
to lega lstandards. Avoi dthe contin uous
us eoft heT sidelam ps for several
hours. If possible, switch on the Xright
or the Wleft parking lamp.
The exter iorl igh ting (except the sid elam ps/
parking lamps )switches off automaticall yif
you:
R remove the key from the ignitio nlock
R ope nthe driver's door with the key in posi-
tion 0 106
Exterior lightingLights and windscreen wipers

If yo
uhear awarning tone when you leave the
vehicle ,the lights ma ystill be switched on.
X Turn the ligh tswitc htoà .
Dipped-beam headlamps X
To switch on th edipped-bea mhead-
lamps: turnthe ke yinthe ignition lock to
po sition 2or star tthe engine.
X Tur nthe li ght switch to L.
The L indicator lam pinthe instrument
clus terlight sup.
Day time driving lights You can activat
eordeactiva tethe daytime
driving ligh tsfunctio nusingthe on-board
compute r(Ypage 247).
X Day time drivin glights: activat ethe day-
ti me driving light sfunction using the on-
board computer.
X Turn the light switch to Ã.
When the engine is on: depe nding on the
ambien tlight conditions, the daytime driv-
ing lights or the parking and dipped-beam
headlamps are switched on.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the Lindicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluster lights up.
Automatic headlam pmode X
To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turnthe light switc htoÃ.
Key in position 1in th eignition lock :the
side lamps ar eswitched on or off automat-
ically depending on the brightness of the
ambien tlight.
With the engin erunning: depe nding on the
brightness of the ambien tlight, the daytime
drivin glights 6
or the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on or off automatically.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the Lindicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluster lights up. G
WAR
NING
If the ligh tswitc hiss et to Ã,t he dipped-
beam headlamps will not com eonautomati-
cally if it is foggy. This could endanger you and
others. Therefore, tur nthe light switc hto
Lin fog.
The automatic headlamp featur eisonly an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
Rear foglamp X
To switc honthe rear foglamp: turn the
key in th eignition lock to position 2or start
the engine.
X Tur nthe light switc htoLorÃ.
X Press the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lam pint he
instrumen tcluster lights up.
X To switch off th erear foglamp: press the
R button.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the
inst rument cluster goes out.
i If you switch the engine off (ke yinposi-
tion 1in the ignition lock )and then restart
it, the previous rear fogla mpsettings are
restored.
Rea rfoglamp X
To switch on th erearfoglamp: turnthe
key in the igni tion lock to position 2or start
the engine.
X Tur nthe light switc htoLorÃ.
X Press the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lam pinthe
instrumen tcluster lights up.
X To switch off th erear foglamp: press the
R button.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the
inst rument cluster goes out.
i If you switch the engine off (ke yinposi-
tion 1in the ignition lock )and then restart
6 Only if daytime driving ligh tshave been activa tedv ia the on-board computer. Exterior lighting
107Lightsand windscr een wipers Z

it, the previous rear foglam
psettings are
restored.
Adjusting th eheadlam prang e(halog en
headlamps) Th
eh eadlamp range control allow syou to
adjust the con eoflight from the headlamps
to sui tthe vehicle load. Headlam
prange control
g Driver' sseat and front-passenger seat
occupied
1 Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
rear seats occupied
2 Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
rear seats occupied and maximu mper-
missible rear axle load utilised when the
vehicle is laden
3 Driver's seat occupied and maximu mper-
missible rear axle load utilised when the
vehicle is laden
X Start the engine.
X Turn headlamp range control to the posi-
tion which corresponds to the load in your
vehicle.
Headla mpcleaning system The headlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with washer fluid" fun
ction is oper-
ated ten times while the lights are on and the
engin eisrunning (Y page 116). When you
switc hoff th eignition, the automa tich ead-
lam pcleaning system is reset and counting is
resumed from 0. Combination switch
Tu rn signals :
Main-beam headlamps
; Turnsignal, right
= Headlamp flasher
? Turn signal, left
X To indicate briefly: press the combination
switch briefly to the pressure point in the
direction of arrow ;or?.
The corresponding turn signal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: press the combination switch
beyond the pressure point in the direction
of arrow ;or?.
Main-beam headlamps X
To switch on the main-bea mhead-
lamps: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to LorÃ.
X Press the combination switch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of
arrow :.
In the Ãposition, the main-beam head-
lamps are only switched on when it is dark
and the engine is running. 108
Exterio
rlightingLights and windscreen wipers

Active:
R
if you are driving at speeds below
40 km/h, the cor neringl ight function is
activated either by th eturns ignal or by the
steerin gwheel being turned.
R if you ar edriving at speeds between
40 km/h and 70 km/h ,the cornering light
func tion is activated by the steering wheel
being turned.
Not active: if you aredriving at speeds above
40 km/h or switc hoff th eturn signal or turn
the steering wheel to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
The cornering light function may remain lit for
as hort time, but is automatically switched off
after no mor ethan three minutes.
Motorwa ymode Motorway mode increases the range of the
beam.
Active:
R if you are drivin gatspeeds above
11 0k m/h and do not make any larg esteer-
ing movement sfor 1000 m
R if you ar edriving at speeds above
130 km/h
Not active: if youare driving at speeds below
80 km/h followin gactivation. Extende
drang efoglamps The extended range foglamps reduce the
glare experienced by the driver and improve
the illumination of the edge of the carriage-
way.
Active: if you are drivin gatspeeds below
70 km/ hand you switch on the rear foglamp
Not active: if you are driving at speeds above
100 km/h or if you switch off the rear foglamp
following activation Adaptive Highbeam Assist
You can use this function to set the head-
lamps to chang ebetween dipped beam and
mai nbeam automatically. The system recog-
nises vehicles with their lights on, either
approaching from the opposite direction or
travelling in front of your vehicle, and conse-
quently switches the headlamps from main
beam to dipped beam.
The system automatically adapts the dipped-
beam headlamp range dependin gonthe dis-
tance to the other vehicle. Onc ethe system
no longer detec tsany other vehicles, it reac-
tivates the main-beam headlamps.
The system's optical senso risl ocated behind
the windscreen near the overhead con trol
panel. 110
Exterior lightingLights and windscreen wipers

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b
Nu
mber plate lamp Th
elicence plat elamp sare faul ty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Rear fo
glamp Th
er ear foglam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Front
left parking
lamp or
Front righ
tparking lamp Th
ef ront left or fron tright parkin glamp is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Reversin
glight Th
er eversing lam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left tail lamp
or
Righ ttail lamp Th
eleft or right-hand tail lam pisfaulty.
or
The rear left or right side marker lamp is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left daytim
edriv‐ ing lamp or
Right daytime driving
lamp Th
eleft or right-hand daytime driving lam pisdefective.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Intell
.Light Sys‐ tem inoperative Th
eI ntelligent Light Syste misfaulty. The lights remain available
without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 264
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays