2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV remove seats

!
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
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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
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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

Inserting th
ebracket sintot he loading
rail X
Insert bracket :into th ecentr eofl oading
rail ?.
X Press release button ;and push
bracket :intothe desired position in load-
ing rail ?.
X Let go of rel ease button ;.
X Press locking button =.
Bracket :is locked in loading rail ?.
X If necessary, fol dlashin geyelet A
upwards. G
WARNING
Distribute the loa donthe lashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be
injured by objects being thrown around if you:
R brake shar ply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Please observe the loading guidelines.
Luggage holder The luggage holder can be use
dtosecure
ligh tloads against the side wall of the luggage
compartment to prev entthem from moving
around.
! Only use the luggage holder to secure
loads with amaximum weight of 7kgand
with dimensions that the luggage holder
can safel yand securely contain. X
To install: insert two brackets Ainto the
left or right loading rail (Y page303).
X Press releas ebutton :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out slightly.
X Insert luggag eholder ;intob rackets A
and ,while doing so, press release button
= and push the luggage holder downwards
until it engages.
X Press release button :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out in the direction
of the arrow.
X Plac ethe load between the strap and the
luggage compartment side wall.
X Using one hand, press locking button :of
the luggage holder.
X With your other hand, let the strap go slowly
until the load is secured.
X Make sur ethat locking button ?on brack-
ets Ais pressed.
This keeps brackets Ain plac eonthe
loading rail.
X To remove: press release button =on
respective bracket Aand remove luggage
holder ;by pulling upwards and out.
Telescopic rod The telescopic rod can be used to secure the
load against the rea
rseats to prevent it from
moving around. 304
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X
To remove the insert: push insert=to
the left ?.
Ashtray insert =slides ou tslightly to the
right.
X Lif tinsert =up; and out.
X To refit th einsert: place insert =intothe
holder and press it down on the right until
it engages.
Ash tray in therear-compartme nt centre
console !
Close th eashtra ywhen it is no tinuse and
before you fol dthe rea rseats forward. You
can otherwise damage the ashtray.
Vehicles without aRear Seat Entertainment
System have an ashtra yinthe cen tre console
in the rear compartment. X
To open: briefly pres scover ;at the top.
The ashtray opens.
X To remove th einsert: push into recess
= from the right.
Ashtray insert :slides out slightly to the
right.
X Lif tinsert :up and out.
X To refit the insert: place insert:into the
holder and pres sitdown on the right until
it engages. Cigarette lighter
G
WARNING
Only hold the hot cigarette lighte rbyits knob.
Otherwise, you might burn yourself.
Make sure that children travelling in the vehi-
cle are not able to injure themselves on the
hot cigarette lighter or cause afire with it.
! The cigarette lighter in the centre console
in the front compartment is not intended
for operating the tyre inflation compressor. X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To open: slide cover :to its foremost
position.
X Press in cigarette lighter ;.
Cigarette lighter ;will pop out automati-
cally when the heating element is red-hot.
X To close: pull cover :back as far as it will
go. 12
Vsockets
Point stoo bserve befo reuse With the exception of the so
cket in th efront
centr econsole, all socket scan be used for
accessories with amaximum curren tdraw of
240 W(20 A) ,e.g. lamp sorchargers for
mobi lephones.
The socket in the front centre console can be
used for accessories with amaximum current
draw of 18 0W(15A ), e.g .lam ps or chargers
for mobil ephones. Features
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Frequencies for th
egarage doo ropener Th
er adio typ eapproval number and th efrequency range for th egarag edoor opener can be
fou ndonthe Interne tat: http://www.mercedes-benz.de/betriebsanleitung. Floormats
G
WARNING
Make sure that there is sufficient clearance
around the pedals when floormats are used,
and that the floormats are properly secured.
The floormats must be correctly secured at all
times using retainer sand press-studs.
Before you drive off ,chec kthe floormats and
secur eifnecessary. Afloormat which is not
properly secured can slip and, thereby, inter-
fere with the movemen tofthe pedals.
Do not plac efloormats on top of one another. Floormat on the driver's side (example)
X
Driver's seat/front-passenger seat:
slide the respective seat back.
X Rear seats: slide the respective seat for-
wards.
X To fit: place the floorma tinthe footwell.
X Press studs :ontoretainers ;.
X To remove: pull the floormat off retain-
ers ;.
X Remov ethe floormat. Infrared reflective windscreen
The infrared reflecting glass prevents the
vehicle interior from becoming too hot. It also blocks radio waves up int
othe gigahertz
range. In orde
rtooperateradio-controlled equip-
ment, e.g. toll recording systems, areas :on
the windscreen are permeable to radio
waves. In these areas, you can install radio-
controlled systems.
Thes earea scan best be seen from outside
the vehicle by observing the light reflected off
the windscreen. Retrofitted anti-glar
efilm
Anti-glar efilm retrofitted to the inside of the
windows can interfer ewith radio/mobile
phone reception. This is particularly the case
for conductive or metallic-coated films. Infor-
mation about anti-glar efilm can be obtained
from any Mercedes-Ben zService Centre. 316
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