2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV trip computer

Coolant (engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 321
Display message ............................ 266
Note s............................................. 377
Temperat ureg auge ........................ 234
Warning lamp ................................. 291
Cooling
see Climate control
Cornerin glight function
Display message ............................ 262
Function/notes ............................. 109
Crash-respon siveemergency light-
ing ...................................................... .112
Crui secontrol
Activating ....................................... 171
Activation conditions .....................171
Cruis econtrol lever ....................... 170
Deactivating ................................... 172
Display message ............................ 277
Driving sy stem ............................... 170
Important safety notes ..................170
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 170
Sel ecting ........................................ 170
Setting aspeed .............................. 171
Cup holder
Centr econsole .............................. 307
Important safety notes ..................306
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 307
Temperat urec ontrolled ................. 307 D
Dashboard seeC ockp it
Data
see Technical data
Daytime drivin glights
Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 247
Switch ingo n/off (switch) ..............107
Delaye dswitch -off
Exterior lighting (on -boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 248
Interior lighting .............................. 249
Dies el................................................. .153
Dies elparticl efilter .......................... 162
Differential loc k(display message) .270 Digital spe
edometer ......................... 239
Dipped-beam headlamps Changing bulbs .............................. 114
Display message ............................ 262
Setting for driving abroad (s ym-
metrical) ........................................ 106
Setting for driving on the rig ht/
left ................................................. 247
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 107
DIRECT SE LECT lever
se eA utomatic transmission
Displa y(cleaning instr uctions) ........ 328
Display message Gen eral information ....................... 253
Hid ing( on-board computer) ...........253
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 282
Display messages
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldis-
pla y................................................ 322
Calling up (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 253
Driving sy stems ............................. 269
Engine ............................................ 266
Key ................................................ 282
Lig hts. ............................................ 262
Safety sy stems .............................. 254
Tyres .............................................. 277
Veh icle ........................................... 280
Distance display (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .245
Distan cerecorder
see Trip meter
Distanc ewarning si gnal (warning
lamp) .................................................. 293
DISTRONI CPLUS
Activating ....................................... 176
Activation conditions .....................176
Cruis econtrol lever ....................... 176
Deactivating ................................... 180
Display message ............................ 275
Display sinthe multifunction dis-
play ................................................ 177
Driving tips .................................... 181
Function/notes .....................174, 175
Important safety notes ..................174
Sel ecting ........................................ 176
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 180
Warn ingl am p................................. 293 8
Index

Luggage holder (EASY-PACK load-
securing kit) ...................................... .304
Luggage net ....................................... 298
Lumbar support ................................... 96M
M+S tyres ........................................... 358
Main-beam headlamps Changing bulbs .............................. 115
Display message ............................ 263
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 110
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 108
Maintenan ce
se eA SSYST PLUS service interval
display
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ..326
Memory card (audi o)......................... 242
Memory function ............................... 103
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre seeQ ualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .253
Mes sages
see Display messages
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vanity mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 371
Installati on .................................... .371
Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 242
Notes/p lacing in the bracket ......... 310
Sliding adapte r............................... 312
Transmiss iono utput (maximum ).... 371
Modifying the programming (key) .....73
MOExtende drun-flat system ...........342
Motor waym ode ................................ 110
MP3 Operating ...................................... .242
se eS eparate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 236
Permanen tdispla y......................... 246Multifuncti
onsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .235
Overview .......................................... 33 N
Navigation Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 240
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 240
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Nigh tView Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................205
Clean ing. ........................................ 328
Function/note s............................. 205
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 208
Note sonr unnin ginan ew vehicle ..138 O
Occupant safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Important safety notes ....................40
Odometer ........................................... 239
se eT otal distance recorder
see Trip meter
Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-road ......167
Ch ecklis tbefore driv ingo ff-roa d.... 167
General information .......................166
Important safety notes ..................166
Travelling uphill .............................. 168
Off-road program (v ehicle without
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 222
Off-road program (v ehicle with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Off-road program 1........................ 222
Off-road program 2........................ 223
Off-road programme s(vehicles
with th eON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Display sinthe COMAND displa y... 225
Off-road programs (v ehicles with
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 222
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 220
DSR ............................................... 220
LOW RANG Eoff-roa dgear ............. 223 14
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

9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: select
sthe
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or avideo scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling through the
phone book a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station search func tion at the
desire dstation Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends acall
R Exit stelephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts acall
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC
R Hides display message sorcalls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standar ddisplay in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. :
Time
; Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 246)
= Description field
? Menu bar
A Driv eprogram
B Transmission position
X To sho wmenu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel. 236
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Menus and submenus
Men
uoverview
The number of menu sshown depends on the optional equipment in the vehicle. Function
:
Trip menu (Y
page 239) ;
Navi menu (navigation instructions) (Y
page 240)=
Audio menu (Y
page 241) ?
Tel menu (telepho
ne)(Y page 24 2) A
Assist. me
nu (assistance) (Y page244) B
Serv. menu (Y
page246)
R call supd isplay messages (Y page 253)
R tyre pressure loss warnin g(Ypage 36 0)or checks the tyr epressure elect ron-
ically (Y page361)
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display (Y page322) C
Settin
gs menu (Y
page 246) D
ON&OFFROAD menu (Y
page 252) 238
Menus an
dsubmenusOn-board computer and displays

The
Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly in vehicles with an audio system and vehicles
with COMAN DOnline. The example sgiven in this Owner' sManual apply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
total distance recorder :and trip
meter ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated from the start of ajourney, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last tim ethe submenu
was reset (Y page 240).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start or
From reset .
Tri
pc omputer "From star t"(example)
: Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption The
From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 999 9kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if the
trip exceeds 999 9hour sor9 9,999 kilome-
tres.
Displaying the rang eand cur rent fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
curren tfuel consumption and approximate
range. :
Approximate range
; Current fuel consumption
Approximate range :is calculated accord-
ing to curren tdriving style and th eamount of
fue lint he tank. If ther eisonlyasmal lamount
of fue lleft in the fuel tank ,the display shows
av ehicle being refuelled Cinstead of
range :.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. Menus and submenus
239On-boardcomputer and displays Z

:
Digita lspeedom eter
Resetting values Yo
uc an reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R trip compute r"From start"
R trip co mputer"From reset"
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
functio nthat you wish to reset.
X Press a. Resettin
gthe trip computer "From start" (example)
X Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Naviga
tion menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instruc tions. For more
information ,see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAN DOnline (se ethe
separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Navi menu.Route guidance not active
:
Direction of travel
; Curren tstreet
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol for "follo wthe road' scourse"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommenda tion :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distanc etochange of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
= Change-of-direction icon
When achange of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distanc edis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction =.This decreases in size as you
approach the announced change of direction. 240
Menu
sand submenusOn-board computer and displays

X
Press :or9 to set Off ,
Standard or
Adaptive .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activa ted, the Ãsymbol
appear sint he multifunction displa ywhen the
ignition is on. Servic
emenu In the
Service menu you can:
R call up display messages (Y page 253)
R reset the tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem
(Y page 360) or check the tyre pressure
electronically (Y page 361)
R call up the service due date (Y page 322)Settings menu
Introduction The
Settings menu can be used for:
R changing the instrument cluster settings
R changing the ligh tsettings
R changin gthe vehicle settings
R changin gthe auxiliary heating settings
R changin gthe con venience set tings
R resto ring the factory settings Instrument cluster Selectin
gthe uni tofmeasurement for dis-
tance
The Displa yunit Speed-/odometer: function allows yo
utochoose whether cer-
tai nd isplays appear in kilometres or miles.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tanc eapplies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R the total distanc erecorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the curren tconsumption and the range
R the navigation instruction in the Navi menu
R cruise con trol
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DIST RONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst .cluster submenu.
X Press the abuttontoc onfirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Displa yunit Speed-/odometer func-
tion.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting the permanent display function
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
func tion is not available.
The Permanen tdisplay: function allows
yo utoc hoose whether the multifunction dis-
play always shows the outside temperature
or the speed in mph.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Inst .cluster submenu.
X Press the abuttontoc onfirm. 246
Menu
sand submenusOn-board computer and displays