2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class ECO mode

Dua
l-zoneautoma ticclima te
contro l........................................... 123
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 122
Indica torlamp ....... .........................129
Maxi mum cooling.......................... 132
Notes onusing automatic climate
control ................................... 125,128
Overvi ewofsys tems ...................... 122
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on............................ 129
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 133
Rea rcont rolpanel ......................... 126
Ref rige rant ..................................... 389
Setting theaird istribut ion............. 130
Setting theairflow ......................... 131
Setting theairv ent s...................... 134
Setting theclima temode (AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 129
Setting thetempera ture................ 130
Setting thetempera ture(rear
compa rtment) ................................ 130
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................ 133
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 128
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......133
Switchi ngthe rear window
hea ting on/off ............................... 132
Switchi ngthe ZONE function on/
off .................................................. 131
Co athoo ks......................................... 290
Co ckpit
Overvi ew.......................................... 28
see Instrument cluster
COMA ND
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Co mbinati onswi tch .......................... 111
Co mbine dcargo cover and net........ 289
Co mpass
Ca lling up ....... ..................... ...........308
Co nsumptio nstatistic s(o n-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 227
Co nve nience closi ng feature .............. 86
Co nve nience open ingfeature ............ 86
Co olan t(engine)
Chec kingthe level ......................... 315
Displ aymessa ge............................ 254
Notes ............................................. 389Temp
eraturegau ge....... .................222
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 277
Co oling
see Clima tecontrol
Co rnerin glig ht func tion
Displ aymessa ge............................ 250
Crash-res ponsiveemerge ncy
lig hting ............................................... 114
Cruis eco ntrol
Activating .............. .........................168
Activatio ncondition s..................... 168
Cru isecontrol lever....................... 168
Deactiva ting....... ....... ..................... 169
Displ aymessa ge............................ 263
Driving system ............................... 167
Function/notes ............................. 167
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 167
Setting aspeed .............................. 168
Cup holder
Cente rconsole .............................. 294
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 293
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 295
Temp eraturecontrolle d................. 294
Custo merAssistanc eCe nter (CAC )... 25
Custo merRelati onsDepartment .......25 D
Dash
board
see Cockpi t
Data
see Techni caldata
Dayti merunnin glamps
Displ aymessa ge............................ 253
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Switchi ngon/off (switch) .............. 109
DE F
Adding ........................................... 152
Displ aymessa ge............................ 257
De laye dswit ch-off
Ex terio rlight ing(on- board
com puter )...................................... 235
Interior lighting .............................. 235
Di ese lparticle filter.......................... 159
Di gital speedometer ......................... 227
DI RECT SELECTlever
see Automat ictransm ission Index
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H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
Hazard warninglamps ...................... 111
Headlamp cleani ngsyste m
Notes ............................................. 390
Headlamps
Addi ngfluidto clea ning system ..... 315
Cl eani ngsys tem (function) ............ 110
Foggi ngup ..................................... 113
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 97
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................... 97
Adjusting (manual ly). ....................... 97
Adjusting (rear)................................ 97
Install ing/remo ving(rear)................ 98
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High-b eamheadlamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 116
Displ aymessa ge............................ 251
Switchi ngAdap tiveHighb eam
Assist on/off ................................. 112
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 111
Hill start assist.................................. 142
HOLD function
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Function/notes ............................. 179
Hoo d
Cl osing .............. ............................ .313
Displ aymessa ge............................ 266
Openi ng......................................... 312
Hydroplan ing..................................... 161I
Immobi
lizer.......................................... 68
Indi cator lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Indi cators
see Turn signa ls
Ins ectp rote ction onthe radi ator.... 313
Ins trument cluster
Overvi ew.......................................... 29
Settings ......................................... 233
Warni ngand indicator lamps ........... 30Ins
trument cluster lighting ................ 29
Ins trument lighting
see Instrument clusterlighting
Inte rior lighting
Automa ticcontrol .......................... 113
Dela yedswi tch-off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 235
Emergency lighting ........................ 114
Manu alcontrol ............................ ...114
Overvi ew........................................ 113
Rea ding lamp ................................. 113
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Setting thecolor ofthe amb ient
lig hting (on-boa rdcompu ter)......... 235
see Interior lighting J
Jack
Storage location ............................ 328
Using ............................................. 334
Jump starting (engi ne) ...................... 341 K
Ke
y
see SmartKey
KE YLESS -GO
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 87
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Locking ............................................ 73
Start/Stop button.......................... 139
Starting theengine ........................ 141
Unlocking ................................... ...... 73
Ke yp osit ions
KE YLE SS-GO .................................. 139
SmartKey ....................................... 139
Ki ckdo wn
Driving tips.................................... 147
Kne ebag .............................................. 42 L
Lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane -chang eassi stant
see Blind SpotAssist In
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Lane
detection (autom atic)
see LaneKeeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tivat ing/deac tivating................. 233
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Function/inform ation.................... 200
Lane Tracking package..................... 198
LA TCH-type (ISOF IX)childseat
ancho rs................................................ 57
Le vel control (display messag e)...... 258
Le vel control (vehiclewith
AI RMATIC package )
Basi csettings ................................ 182
Function/notes ............................. 181
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 181
Lic ens eplate lamp(display
messag e)............................................ 252
Lig hting
see Ligh ts
Lig hts
Activating/d eactivating the
interio rlight ingdelayed switch-off.2 35
Automa tichea dlamp mode ............ 110
Displ aymessa ge............................ 250
Driving abroad ............................... 108
Hazard warning lamps ................... 111
High beamflasher .......................... 111
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 111
Ligh tswitc h................................... 108
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 109
Parki nglamps ................................ 108
Rea rfog lamp ................................ 110
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Setting thecolor ofthe amb ient
lig hting (on-boa rdcompu ter)......... 235
Switchi ngAdap tiveHighb eam
Assist on/off ................................. 234
Switchi ngthe daytime running
la mps on/off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Switchi ngthe daytime running
la mps on/off (switch) .................... 109
Switchi ngthe exterio rlight ing
delayed switch-offon/ off(on-
board computer )............................ 235Switchi
ngthe surro undlighting
on/off (on-boa rdcompu ter).......... 235
Turn signa ls................................... 111
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Lig htsen sor (display messag e)....... 253
Lo ading guidelines ............................ 284
Lo cki ng
see Centra llockin g
Locking (doors)
Automat ic........................................ 79
Emergency locking........................... 80
From inside(central locking
button) ............................................. 79
Lo cki ng centrally
see Centra llockin g
Locking verification signal(on-
board comput er)............................... 236
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 116
Displ aymessa ge............................ 250
Setting fordrivi ngabr oad
(sy mmetrica l)................................. 108
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 109
Lugg ageholde r(EASY-P ACKload-
secur ingkit).................................... ...2 91
Lumbar support ................................... 99 M
M+S
tires ...................................... ...... 352
Mainte nance
see ASSYST PLUSserviceinterva l
dis pla y
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Malfunc tionsrele vant tosafety
Rep orting ......................................... 25
Matte finish(clean ing
ins truction s)...................................... 320
mbrace Callprio rity.................................... 303
Displ aymessa ge............................ 245
Downlo ading desti nations
(C OMAND) ..................................... 303
Emergency call.............................. 300
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 299
Locati ngastolen veh icle. .............. 304 12
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Steering
(displaymessage) ..............266
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................. 101
Adjusting (manual ly). ..................... 101
Button overview............................... 31
Buttons (on-board
compu ter)...................................... 223
Cl eani ng....... .............. ....... ............. 324
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 100
Pad dleshifte rs............................... 147
Steering wheelhea ting .................. 101
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105
Stee ring wheelheatin g
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 101
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 101
Stee ring wheelpaddle shifters........ 147
Stow agecompartm ents
Cu ph olders ................................... 293
Eyeg lasses compa rtment ............... 285
Gl ove box .......... .. .... .................... ...2 85
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion......... 284
Parce lnet ...................................... 286
Summer opening
see Conve nience opening featu re
Summer tires..................................... 352
Sun visor............................................ 295
Suppleme ntalRestrain tSyste m
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 235
SUV (Sport UtilityVehi cle)....................... 23
Swi tchin gair-rec irculation mode
on/ off................................................. 133
Swi tchin goff the alarm (ATA) ............ 68 T
Tachome
ter.................. ...................... 223
Tailg ate
Displ aymessa ge............................ 266
Emergency unlocking ....................... 84
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 81
Limi ting theopeni ngangl e............... 84
Openi ng/closi ng(automa tically
from inside)....... ...............................83 Openi
ng/closi ng(automa tically
from outside)................................... 82
Openi ng/closi ng(from outside)....... 82
Tail lamps
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Tank
see Fuel tank
Tank content
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Techn ical data
Notes ............................................. 380
Tire s/whe els................................. 375
Trai lerLoad s.................................. 391
Vehi cledata ................................... 390
TELE AID
Ca llprio rity.................................... 303
Displ aymessa ge............................ 245
Downlo ading desti nations
(C OMAND) ..................................... 303
Emergency call.............................. 300
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 299
Locati ngastolen veh icle. .............. 304
MB info callbutton ........................ 302
Rem otevehi clelocking .................. 304
Roa dside Assista ncebutton .......... 301
Search &Send ............................... 303
Self-test ......................................... 299
System .......................................... 299
Vehi cleremote unlocking .............. 304
Tele phone
Accepting acall............................. 231
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 230
Numb erfrom thephone book........231
Red ialing ........................................ 231
Reje cting/endi ngacall................. 231
Tele scopic rod (EASY -PAC Kload-
sec uring kit)....... ................................292
Temperature Coo lant .......................................... 222
Outsi detempera ture......................223
Setting (climate control) ................ 130
Theft deterren tloc king syste m
Immobi lizer...................................... 68
Through-lo ading................................ 286
TIREF ITkit .......................................... 330 In
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Product
informat ion Mercedes-B
enzrecommen dsthat youuse
genuine Mercedes-B enzparts, conversion
parts andaccessories thathave been
approved forthe type ofvehicle.
Mercedes-B enztests genuine partsaswell as
conv ersion partsandaccessories whichhave
been specifically approvedforyour vehicle for
their reliabi lity,safety andsuitabili ty.Despite
ongoing marketresearch, Mercedes-B enzis
unable toassess otherparts. Therefore,
Mercedes-B enzaccepts noresponsibility for
the use ofsuch parts inMercedes-B enz
vehicles, evenifthey have been
independent lyor officially approved. Theuse
of non- approved partscould affect your
vehicle's operating safety.Mercedes-B enz
therefore recommen dsthat youusegenuine
Mercedes-B enzparts, conversion partsand
accessories thathave been approved forthe
type ofvehicle. Genuine Mercedes-B enz
parts, approved conversion partsand
accessories areavaila blefrom anyauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Here,youwillreceive
advice aboutpermissible technical
modifications, andtheparts willbe
professionally installed. Operat
or'sManual Notes
onthe Operat or'sManual
This Operator's Manualcontains agreat deal
of helpful information .Weurge youtoread it
carefully andfamiliarize yourselfwiththe
vehicle beforedriving.
For your ownsafety andlonger servicelife of
the vehicle, weurge youtofollow the
inst ruct ions andwarnings contained inthis
Operator 'sManual. Ignoringthem could
result indamage tothe vehicle orperson al
inj ury toyou orother s.Vehicle damage
caused byfailure tofollow instruct ions isnot
cover edbythe Mercedes- BenzLimited
Warran ty. Veh
icle equipm ent
This Operat or'sManual describes allmodels
and allstandard andoptional equipmen tof
your vehicleavail able atthet ime of
publicat ionofthe Operat or'sManual.
Count ry-specif icdiff eren cesarepossible .
Please notethat your vehic lemay notbe
equipped withallfeat ures described. This
also applies tosafet y-related systems and
func tions.The equipmen tiny our vehicle may
therefor ediffer fromthatshown inthe
description sand illustrations. Allthe systems
found inyour vehicle arelisted inthe original
purchase agreement ofyour vehicle. Should
you have anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter.
The Operating Instruction sand the
Maintenan ceBooklet areimportant
document sand should bekept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Service
andliterat ure
Your vehicle iscovered undertheterms ofthe
warranties printedinthe Servic eand
Warranty Information booklet. Your
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter will
exchan georrepair anydefectiv eparts
originally installedinthe vehicle in
accordanc ewith theterms ofthe following
warranties:
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemsWarranty
R Emission Performan ceWarranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine,
Massachusetts, NewYork, Pennsylvania,
Rhode IslandandVermont Emission
Control System Warranty 1
R Stat eWarranty Enforcem entLaws (Lemon
Laws)
1 Valid onlyforvehicles withagasoline engine. Introdu
ction
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Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Occupant
safety Overview
ofoccupant safety
In this section, youwilllearn themost
import antfactsabout therest raint system
compo nentsof the vehicle.
The restraint system consists of:
R seat belts
R child restraint system s
R LATCH -type (ISOF IX)child seatanchors
Addit ional protection isprovided by:
R SRS (Supplemen talRestrain tSyst em)
R PRE -SAF E®
R Airb ag syst emcompo nentsw ith:
- PAS SENGER AIRB AG OFF indicator lamp
- fro nt-pa ssenge rseat with Occupant
Classification System(OCS)
The differen tairbag systems work
indep endently of each other.The protective
func tionsof the syst emwork incon junction
with each other.Not allair bags aredeployed
in an acc ident . G
WARN
ING Modif
ications toor work impro perly
con duct edon rest raint systemcom pone nts
or the irwirin g,as well astam perin gwith
int erc onn ectedelect ronicsyst ems, canlead to
the rest raint systems nolong erfunc tioning
as intende d.
Air bags orEm ergen cyTens ionin gDev ices
(ETD s),for exam ple,could deploy
inadv ertent lyor fail todeploy inacc ident s
altho ughthedecele ration threshold forair
bag deploymen tisexceeded. Therefore,
never modify therestraint systems. Donot
tamper withelectronic component sor their
software. i
See
"Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 54)formore information on
infants andchildren traveling withyouin
the vehicle andrestraints forinfants and
children. SRS
(Supplemental RestraintSystem)
Introduction SRS
consists of:
R the 6 SRSwarning lamp
R air bags
R air bag cont rolunit (with crash sensors)
R Emergenc yTensioning Devicesforthe
front seatbelts andtheouter seatbelts in
the rear
R belt force limiters
SRS reduces therisk ofoccupants coming
into contactwith thevehicle's interiorinthe
event ofan accident. Itcan also reduce the
effect ofthe forces towhich occupants are
subjected duringanaccident.
SRS warning lamp SRS
function sare checked regularlywhen
you switch onthe ignition andwhen the
engine isrunning. Therefore, malfunctions
can bedetected ingood time.
The 6 SRSwarning lampinthe instrument
cluster lightsupwhen theignition isswitched
on. Itgoes outnolater thanafew seconds
after theengine isstarted. 38
Occ
upant safetySafety

Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Sma
rtKey Impor
tant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremovethe
Smart Keyfrom theignit ionlock .Always take
the Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Do not leave children unsuperv isedinthe
vehicle, evenifthey aresecured inachild
rest raint system ,and donot give them acces s
to an unlock edvehicle. Achild's unsupervised
access toavehicle couldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.Theycould:
R injure themselves onvehicle parts
R be seriously orfatally injured byextrem e
heat orcold
R injure themselves orhave anaccident with
vehicle equipment thatmay stillbein
operation evenaftertheSmartKey has
been removed fromtheignition, suchasthe
seat adjustment ,steering wheel
adjustment ormemory function.
If children openadoor, theycould cause
severe oreven fatalinjury toother persons; if
they getout ofthe vehicle, theycould injure
themselves whendoing soorbe seriously or
even fatally injured byany passing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint systemto
direct sunlight. Thechild restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very hot,
andachild could beburned onthese
parts. G
WARNING If
akey ring istoo heavy ortoo large, the
weight actingonthe key could cause itto turn
in the ignition lockorcatch onthe steering
wheel. Thiscould cause theengine tobe
switched offsuddenly. Youcould losecontrol
of the vehicle andcause anaccident. Donot
attach anyheavy orlarge keyrings tothe key
that isinserted inthe ignition. General
notes
If you cannot lockorunlock thevehicle with
the SmartK ey,either thebattery inthe
SmartK eyisdischarged, theSmartK eyis
faulty orthe starter battery isdischarged.
X Check thebattery inthe SmartK eyand
replace itifnecessary (Ypage 76).
X Unlock thedriver's doorusing the
mechanical key(Ypage 80).
X Lock thevehicle usingthemechanical key
(Y page 80).
X Have thestarter battery andthebattery
cont acts check edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the SmartK eyisfaulty, contactRoadsi de
Assistanc eor aqual ified specialist workshop. Smar
tKeyfunctions
General notes i
USA
only:
This device complies withPart15ofthe
FCC Rules. Operation issubject tothe
following twocondition s:
1. This device maynotcause harmful
interfer ence,and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterfer ence
received, includinginterferencethatmay
cause undesired operation. 72
Smar
tKeyOpening/closing

!
The tailgate swingsupwardsand tothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
X Insert mechanical key;into opening in
trim :.
X Turn mechanical key;90° clockwise.
X Push mechanical key;inthe direction of
the arrow andopen thetailgate. Side
window s Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING When
opening orclosing thedoor windows,
make surethatthere isno danger ofanyone
being harmed bythe opening/closing
procedure.
The door windows areequip pedwith
automatic operationandtheanti-ent rapment
feature. Ifin automatic modeadoor window
encounters anobstruction thatblocks its
path, theanti-ent rapment featurewillstop the
door window andopen itslightly.
The door windows operatedifferently when
the switch ispull ed. See the"Proble mswith
door windows" sectionfordetails.
The closing ofthe door windows canbe
immediately haltedbyreleasi ngthe switch or,
if the switch waspulledpast theresistance
point andreleased ,by either pressing or
pull ing the respective switch. If
adoor window encounters anobstruction
that blocks itspath inacircumstance where
you areclosing thewindows bypressing and
holding the& button onthe SmartKey or
by pressing andholding thelock button
(vehicles withKEYLES S-GO)onanoutside
door handle, theanti-ent rapment featurewill
not operate.
Act ivate theoverride switchwhenchildren
are riding inthe back seats ofthe vehicle. The
children mayotherwise injurethemselves,
e.g. bybecoming trappedinthe door window
opening. G
WARNING Do
not keep anypart ofyour body upagai nst
the window panewhen opening awindow. The
downward motionofthe pane maypullthat
part ofyour body down between thewindow
pane andthedoor frame andtrap itthere. If
there isarisk ofentrapment ,release the
switch andpullitto close thewindow. Opening
andclosing theside
window s :
Front left
; Front right
= Rear right
? Rear left
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe corresponding sidewindow. Side
windows
85Opening/closing Z