2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV remote start

Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 248
Setting the colou r(on-boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 248
Ant i-glare film .................................... 316
Ant i-loc kB rakin gSystem
se eA BS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Thef tAlarm system
se eA TA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Anti-theft system
Immobilise r...................................... 68
Approach/departure ang le.............. 168
Aquaplaning ....................................... 164
Ashtray ............................................... 308
Assistanc emenu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .244
AS SYST PLUS
see ASSYS TPLUS service interval
di sp lay
ASSYST PLU Sservice interval dis-
play Displaying service messages .........323
Hid ings erv icem essages ............... 323
Note s............................................. 323
Service message s.......................... 322
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ...................68
Functio n.......................................... .68
Interio rmotion sensor ..................... 69
Switch ingo ff th ealarm .................... 68
To w-awa yprotectio n........................ 69
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Ac tivating/deactivating .................245
Display message ............................ 269
Function/notes ............................. 202
Audio men u(on-boa rd computer) ....241
AUT Olights
Display message ............................ 265
se eL ights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stop function) .................................... 143
Automatic en gine switch-off (ECO
start/stop function) ..........................142
Automatic headlamp mode ..............107Automatic transmission
Accelerator pe dalposition ............. 148
Automatic drive program ...............149
Ch anging gear ............................... 148
DIREC TSELECT leve r..................... 145
Display message ............................ 280
Driving tip s.................................... 148
Emergency running mod e.............. 152
Kickdow n....................................... 148
Manual drive program ....................150
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 152
Progra mselector button ................148
Pullin gaway................................... 141
Shift rang es................................... 150
Starting the engine ........................140
Steering wh eelgearshift paddles ...149
Traile rtowing ................................. 148
Transmissio nposition dis-
play .. ..................................... .146, 147
Transmissio nposition s.................. 147
Automatic transmiss ione mer-
gency runnin gmode ......................... 152
Aux iliary heating
Activating/deactivating .................130
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 131
Display message ............................ 281
Important safety notes ..................130
Pro blem (display message) ............134
Remote control .............................. 131
Setting ........................................... 250
Setting the de parture time ............. 132
Aux iliary ventilation
Activating/deactivating .................130
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 131
Pro blem (display message) ............134
Remote control .............................. 131 B
Bag hook ............................................ 300
Ball coupli ng
Folding in ....................................... 230
Fol ding out ..................................... 228
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................62
Basi csettings
see Settings Index
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Problems wit
hthe auxiliary heating/ventilation Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
$
FAIL Th
es ignal transmission between the transmitter and the vehicle
is faulty.
X Change your position in relation to the vehicle, movin gcloser if
necessary.
X Make another attempt to switch the auxiliary heating on or off
using the remote control. FAIL
© This display message will only appear if you attempt to activate
the auxiliary heating.
There is not enough fuel in the fuel tank ,orthe auxiliary heating
is faulty.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station.
X Make another attemp ttos witch on the auxiliary heating using
the remote control.
X Have the auxiliary heating checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. FAIL This display messag
emay appear if you attempt to activate the
auxiliary heating or during astatus query.
If the auxiliary heating doe snot switc honorh as switched off while
running, this has occurred due to one of the following reasons:
R the auxiliary heating was started more than twice when the
engine was switched off.
R the starter battery is not sufficiently charged.
R there is too little fuel in the fuel tank.
R the auxiliary heating is faulty.
If the auxiliary heating was switched on more than twice:
X Switch on the engine and let it run for more than 10 seconds.
X Make another attempt to switch on the auxiliary heating using
the remote control.
If the starter battery is not sufficiently charged:
X Charge the starter battery.
X Make another attempt to switch on the auxiliary heating using
the remote control.
If there is not enough fuel:
X Refuel at the nearest filling station.
X Make another attempt to switch on the auxiliary heating using
the remote control. 134
Operating the climate control systemClimate control

Garag
edoor opener
Important safety notes The HomeLink
®
garage door opener integra-
ted in the rear-view mirror allows you to oper-
ate up to three differ entd oor and gate sys-
tems.
i The garage door opener is only available
for certain countries. Observ ethe legal
requirement sfor each individua lcountry.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is
compatible with most European garage and
gate ope nerd rives. Mo reinformatio non
HomeLink ®
and/o rcompatible products is
available from:
R any Mercedes-Benz Servic eCentre
R the HomeLink ®
hotline
(0) 0800 0466 354 65 (fre eofcharge) or
+4 9(0) 6838 907 277 (charge sapply)
R on the In ternet at:
http://www.homelink.com
Programming the integra tedg arage
doo ropene rinthe rear-view mir ror Progr
ammi ng G
WARNING
Only press the transmit terb utton on the inte-
grated garage door opener if there are no per-
sons or objects present within the sweep of
the garage door. Persons could otherwis ebe
injured as the door moves. Integrated garage door opener in the rear-view mir-
ror Garage door remote control
Ais not part of
this integrated garage door opener.
i To achieve the best results, insert new
batteries in garage door remote control
A before programming.
X Before programming for the first time, clear
the memor yofthe integrated garage door
opener (Y page 315).
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press and hold one of transmitter but-
tons ;to? on the integrated garage door
opener.
Af teras hort time, indicator lamp :star ts
fl ashing yellow.
i Indicator lamp :flashes yellow immedi-
ately the first time that the transmitter but-
ton is programmed. If this transmitter but-
ton has already been programmed, indica-
tor lamp :only start sflashing yellow after
10 seconds have elapsed.
X Release the transmitter button.
X Point transmitter button Bof garage door
remote control Atowards the transmitter
button sonthe rear-vie wmirror at adis-
tanc eof5 to 20 cm.
i The required distance between garage
door remote control Aand the integrated
door opener depends on the garage door
driv esystem. You might require several
attempts. You should test every position for
at leas t25seconds befor etryin ganother
position.
X Pres sand hol dtransmitter button Bon
garag edoor remote con trol A until indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
The programmin ghas been successful if
indicator lamp :lights up or flashes
green.
X Release transmitter button ;,=or? on
the integrated garage door opener and the
transmitter button on garage door remote
control B. Features
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If indicato
rlamp :lights up red:
X Repeat the programming procedure for the
transmitter buttons. When doing so, vary
the distance betwee nthe garage door drive
remote con troland the rear-view mirror.
i If the indicator lamp flashes gree nafter
successfu lprogramming, th egarage door
system is using arollin gcode. Af terp ro-
gramming ,you must synchronise the
garage door opener integrated in the rear-
view mirror with the receive rofthe garage
door system.
Synchronising th erolling code
Your vehicle must be within reach of the
garage or gate opener drive. Make sure that
neither your vehicle nor any persons/objects
are present within the sweep of the door or
gate.
Observe the safety notes when performing
the rolling code synchronisation.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the programming button of the door
or gate drive (see the door or gate drive
operating instructions, e.g. under "Pro-
gramming of additional remote controls").
i Usually, you now have 30 seconds to ini-
tiate the next step.
X Press the previously programmed button of
the integrated HomeLink ®
garage door
opener repeatedly until the door starts to
move.
The rolling code synchronisation is then
complete.
Problems when programming
If you have problems when programming the
integrated garage door opener, please note
the following:
R check the transmitter frequency of garage
door remote control A(this can usually be
found on the rear of the remote control).
R change the batteries in garage door remote
control A.This increases the likelihood that garage door remote con
trolAwill
send astron gand precis esignal to the
integrated remote control in the rear-view
mirror.
R when programming, hold garage door
remote control Aat different distances
and angles from the transmitter button that
you are programming. Try various angles at
ad istance of between 5and 30 cm or the
same angle but varying distances.
R if there is another remote control for the
same garage doo rdrive ,perform the pro-
grammin gsteps again using this remote
control. Before performing thes esteps,
make sure that new batterie shave been
fitted in the garage door drive remote con-
trol.
R note that some remote controls transmit
only for alimited period (the indicator lamp
on the remote control goes out). Press the
button on the remote control again before
transmission ends.
R align the aerial cable of the garage door
opener unit. This can improv esignal recep-
tion/transmission.
Opening or closing the garage door Once programmed, the integrated garage
door opener will assume the func
tion of the
garage door system's remote con trol. Please
also read the operating instruc tions for the
garage door system.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press overhead con trolpanel transmitter
button ;,=or? that you have pro-
grammed to operate the garage door.
Garage door system with afixed code: indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
Garage door system with arollin gcode:
indicator lamp :flashes green.
i The transmitter will transmit asignal for
as long as the transmitter button is
pressed. The transmission is halted after a
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