2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV tow

Index
........................ ............................... 4 Introduction
......................................... 22 At
ag lance ........................................... 27 Safety
................................................... 39 Opening and closing
...........................71 Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
....91 Light
sand windscreen wipers .........105 Clima
tecontrol ................................. 119 Driving and pa
rking .......................... 137 On-boa
rdcomputer and displays ....233 Stowing and fea
tures....................... 295 Maintenance and care
......................317 Breakdown assistance
.....................331 Wheels and ty
res.............................. 355 Technical da
ta................................... 369 Contents
3

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
5

BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 62
Battery (key) Checking .......................................... 74
Important safety notes ....................74
Replacing ......................................... 75
Battery (v ehicle)
Charging ........................................ 347
Connectin g.................................... 346
Disconnecting ................................ 346
Display message ............................ 267
Important safety notes ..................343
Jump starting ................................. 348
Location ......................................... 344
Removing/fittin g........................... 346
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt force limiters (activation) ...........41
Bel ttensioner
Activation ......................................... 41
Function .......................................... .49
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactiva ting ................. 245
Display message ............................ 274
Notes/function .............................. 208
Traile rtowing ................................. 210
se eA ctive Blind Spo tAssist
BlueTEC
Topping up AdBlue ®
...... ................. 157
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................. 374
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 318
Closing ........................................... 319
Display message ............................ 281
Opening ......................................... 318
Boot
seeT ailgate
Brak eAssist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 259
Note s............................................. 376
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .63
Changin gbulbs .............................. 116
Display message ............................ 263Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 376
Display message ............................ 254
Driving tip s.................................... 162
Important safety notes ..................162
Warn ingl am p................................. 285
Breakdown
seeF lat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
Callin gupaf ault
se eD isplay messages
Capacities
see Technical data
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Automatic car was h....................... 324
Carpets .......................................... 330
Display ........................................... 328
Exterio rlighting ............................. 327
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 329
High-pressure cle aner ...... .............. 325
Matt paintwork .............................. 326
Nig htVie wA ssist Plus ................... 328
Note s............................................. 324
Pa int. ............................................. 326
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 329
Revers ingc amera .......................... 327
Roo flining ...................................... 330
Seat bel t........................................ 330
Sea tcover ..................................... 329
Sensors ......................................... 327
Steering wh eel............................... 329
Tri mp ieces .................................... 329
Washing by hand ........................... 325
Wheels ........................................... 325
Windows ........................................ 326
Wi perb lades .................................. 327
Wooden trim .................................. 3296
Index

L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane-change assistant
see Blin dSpot Assist
Lane detection (au tomatic)
see Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
Activating/deactivating .................245
Display message ............................ 273
Function/informatio n.................... 210
Lan epackage ..................................... 208
Lashing eyelets ................................. 300
Leve lcont rol (display message) ......269
Leve lcont rol (vehicles with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Bas ic se ttings ................................ 183
Function/notes ............................. 183
Important safety notes ..................183
Leve lcont rol (vehicle with AIR-
MATIC package) Basi csettings ................................ 189
Function/notes ............................. 189
Important safety notes ..................189
Licen ceplate lamp (display mes-
sage) ................................................... 264
Lighting seeL ights
Lights
Activating/deactivating the Intel-
ligent Light System ........................247
Activating/deactivating the inte-
rio rlighting delaye dswitch-off .......249
Active light function .......................109
Automatic he adlampmode ............ 107
Cornering light function .................109
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 107
Display message ............................ 262
Driving abroa d............................... 106
Foglamps (extende drange )........... 110
Hazard warning lamps ...................109
Hea dlam pflasher ........................... 109
Headlamp range ............................ 108
Lig ht swit ch................................... 106
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 108
Motorway mode ............................. 110
Parking lamps ................................ 106Rea
rfoglam p................................. 107
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 248
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 248
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 248
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .247
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (switch) .....................107
Switch ingt he exteri or lighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer) ............................ 248
Switch ingt he surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........248
Turn signals ................................... 108
se eC hangin gbulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......265
LI Mi ndicator lamp
Cruise control ................................ 170
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 176
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................173
Lim iting the speed
see SPEEDTRONIC
Loading guidelines ............................296
Locking seeC entral locking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 78
Emergency lockin g........................... 79
From insi de(central lockin gbut-
ton) .................................................. 78
Locking centrally
seeC entral locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 249
LO WR ANGE
Display message ............................ 271
Off-road ge ar................................. 223
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................223
Luggage compartmen tenlarge-
ment ................................................... 299
Luggage compartmen tfloor
opening/closing ............................ 305
stow agew ell, under ....................... 305
Luggage cover ................................... 301 Index
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Off-road 4ETS
.................................. 64
Off-road ABS .................................... 62
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 65
Off-road program (ve hicle without
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Off-road programs (ve hicle with
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Oil
seeE ngine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 252
On-board computer Assistance menu ........................... 244
Aud iomen u................................... 241
Convenience su bmenu .................. 251
Displaying aserv icem essage ........323
Display message s.......................... 253
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
Factory settin gsubmenu ............... 252
Heating su bmenu ...... ..................... 250
Important safety note s.................. 234
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........246
Lig ht subm enu............................... 247
Menu overview .............................. 238
Mess agem emor y.......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 240
On and Offro admen u.................... 252
Operating the TV ............................ 242
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 242
Operatio n....................................... 235
Service menu ................................. 246
Setting smenu ............................... 246
Standard di splay. ........................... 239
Te lephon emenu ............................ 242
Tri pm enu ...................................... 239
Veh icle submenu ........................... 249
On-board diag nostic interface ...........24
On-road programs AUTO program ............................... 218
Function/notes ............................. 218
Sno wprogram ............................... 219
SPORT program ............................. 218
Traile rprog ram .............................. 219
Ope ning and closing th eside trim
panels ................................................ .115
Operatin gsafety
On-bo ardd iagnostic interface .......... 24 Operatin
gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........234
Ov erhead control panel ......................36
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 60 P
Pai nt code .......................................... 372
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...326
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 87
Opening/closing the rol lers un-
blind ...... ........................................... 88
Problem (malfunction) .....................89
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 88
Resetting ......................................... 88
Parking ............................................... 160
Important safety notes ..................160
Positio nofexterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 102
Reversing camera ..........................197
se eP ARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................194
se eE xterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Disp laym essage ............................ 256
Electric parking brak e.................... 161
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 115
Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 106
Parking lamps (chang ingb ulbs) ......115
PARKTRONIC Deactivating/activating .................192
Driving sy stem ............................... 191
Function/notes ............................. 191
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 194
Sensor rang e................................. 191
Traile rtowing ................................. 193
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 192
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 52 Index
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Points to observ
ebefor euse......... 309
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 310
Spar ewheel
Storag elocation ............................ 334
se eE mergenc yspare wheel
Specialist workshop ............................ 24
Spectacle scom partment ................. 297
Spe ed,cont rolling
see Cruise control
Spee dLimit Assist
Activating/deactivatin gthe warn-
ing function .................................... 244
Displayi ng...................................... 244
Display message ............................ 272
Display message in the multifunc-
tio nd ispla y.................................... 204
Important safety notes ..................203
Spe ed limi ter
SPEEDTRONIC ............................... 172
Spe edometer
Digita l............................................ 239
In the Instrumen tcluster ................. 30
Segment s...................................... 235
Sel ecting the unit of measure-
ment .............................................. 246
se eI nstrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Activating variabl e......................... 173
Deactivating variabl e..................... 174
Display message ............................ 276
Function/notes ............................. 172
Important safety notes ..................172
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 173
Permanen t..................................... 174
Sel ecting ........................................ 173
Variab le......................................... 173
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSys-
tem) Disp laym essage ............................ 261
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warn ingl am p................................. 290
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Startin g(engine) ................................ 140
Station seeR adio
STEER CON TROL .................................. 68
Ste ering (display message) ..............281Ste
ering wheel
Adjustin g(electrically )..................... 98
Adjusting (manually )........................ 98
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Clean ing. ........................................ 329
Gearshift paddle s........................... 149
Important safety note s.................... 98
Steering wh eelh eating .................... 99
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103
Ste erin gwheel gearshift paddles ....149
Ste ering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) .....................99
Switch ingo n/off .............................. 99
Stowage compartment
Spectacles compartment ...............297
Sto wage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 298
Centre consol e.............................. 297
Centre consol e(rear) ..................... 298
Cu ph older ..................................... 306
Glove comp artment ....................... 297
Important safety informatio n......... 296
Luggag enet................................... 298
Summer opening
seeC onv enience opening feature
Summer tyres .................................... 357
Sun visor ............................................ 308
Supplement Restrain tSyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .248
Switchi ngoff the alarm (ATA) ............68 T
Tail gate
Disp laym essage ............................ 280
Emergency unl ocking ....................... 82
Important safety notes ....................79
Limiting the opening ang le ...............82
Opening/closing (automatically
from insi de)...................................... 82
Opening/closing (automatically
from outs ide) ................................... 8118
Index

Opening/closing (from outside)
.......80
Opening dimensions ......................378
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 264
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Notes ............................................. 370
Traile rloads ................................... 379
Tyres/whee ls................................. 364
Vehicle data ................................... 377
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 243
Display message ............................ 282
Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 242
Number from the phone book ........ 243
Redialling ....................................... 244
Rej ecting/end ingac all................. 243
Te lephon ecompartmen t................ 298
Tel escopic rod (Easy-Pack fix kit) ....304
Temperature Coolan t.......................................... 234
Outs idet emper ature ...... ............... .234
Setting (cl imate control) ................126
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 170
Theft-deterren tsyst em
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) .........68
Through-loading ................................ 298
TIRE FITk it.......................................... 335
Top Tether ............................................ 54
Total distanc erecorder .................... 239
Tow-away protection ..........................69
Towing Important safety notes ..................349
Towing atrailer
Active Blind Sp ot Assist................. 215
Active Lane Kee ping Assist ............217
Active Parking Assis t..................... 197
Bulb failure ind icator for LED
lamps ............................................. 231
Pullin gawayw ithat railer .............. 141
Traile rdrive program ..................... 219
Towing away
Fitting the tow inge ye.................... 350
Removing the tow inge ye............... 351
With both axl eson the ground .......351 Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............352
Important safety notes ..................349
Trailer coupli ng
se eT owing atrailer
Traile rtowing
7-pin connector ............................. 231
Blind Spo tAssist ...... ...................... 210
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 328
Coupling up atrailer ...................... 228
Decouplin gatrailer ....................... 229
Driving tip s.................................... 226
ESP ®
................................................ 65
Fol ding in the bal lcoupling ............ 230
Fol ding out the bal lcoupling .......... 228
Important safety notes ..................226
Lig htsd ispla ymessage .................. 262
Mo unting dimensions ....................378
Parktroni c...................................... 193
Po wer suppl y................................. 230
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 232
Shift rang e..................................... 148
Traile rloads ................................... 379
Transmission
seeA utomati ctransmission
Transporting the vehicle ..................351
Travellin guphill
Brow of hil l..................................... 169
Driving downhil l............................. 169
Maximum gradient-climbing cap a-
bility ............................................... 169
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .329
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) ................................................. .239
Trip meter Calling up ....................................... 239
Resetting (on-bo ardc omputer )...... 240
Trip odom eter
see Trip meter
Turn signals
Switching on/off ........................... 108
TV
Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 242
se eS eparate operating instructions Index
19

Centre console, lower section
Function Page
F
Cup holder 306
Ashtray 308
Cigarett
elighter 309
Power socket 309
G
Audio/COMAND controller
H
d
On/off-road menu
function button 225
I
+
LOW RANGE off-road
gear 223
J
Á
Level control 183
K
Ã
Downhill Speed Reg-
ulation 220
L
p
Manual driv eprogram 150
M
Selec
torw heel for on-road
progra ms 218
Selector whee
lfor off-road
progra ms 222 Func
tion Page
N
Open
sthe stowage com-
par tment 296
O
Ú
Select sthe driv epro-
gram 148
Ç
Selectsoff-road pro-
gra m( vehicles with AIR-
MATIC package) 222
P
Ã
Downhil lSpeed Reg-
ulation 220
Q
Á
Level control (vehi-
cle sw ithA IRMATIC pac k-
age) 189
R
e
Adaptive Damping
System (vehicles wit hAIR-
MATIC packa ge) 188Centre cons
ole
35Atag lance