2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class warning light

Stowage
compartments inthe rear Stowage
pockets G
WARNING Stor
age bags areinten dedforstoring light-
weight itemsonly.
Heavy objects,object swith sharp edges or
fragile objectsmay notbetransport edinthe
storage bag.Inan accident, duringhard
braking, orsudden maneuvers, theycould be
thrown around insidethevehicle andcause
injury tovehicle occupants.
Stor age bags cannot protect transport ed
goods inthe event ofan accident.
Stor age bags arelocated inthe rear
compartmen ton the driver's andfront -
passenger seatbackrest s. Parcel
nets G
WARNING Vehicles
withOccupant Classification System
(OCS)
Do not place object swith acombined weight
of more than4.4lbs(2kg) into theparcel net
on the back ofthe front passenger seat.
Otherwise, theOCS maynotbeable to
properly approximate theoccupant weight
category. G
WARNING Parcel
netsareinten dedforstoring light-
weight itemsonly,suchasroad maps, mail,
etc.
Heavy objects,object swith sharp edges, or
fragile objectsmay notbetransport edinthe
parcel nets.Inan accident, duringhard
braking, orsudden maneuvers, theycould be
thrown around insidethevehicle andcause
injury tovehicle occupants.
Parcel netscannot protect transport edgoods
in the event ofan accident. Parcel
netsarelocated inthe front -passenger
footwell andonthe back ofthe driver's and
the front -passenger seat. Thr
ough-loading facilityinthe rear
compar tment G
WARNING Do
not transport anyunsecured itemsinthe
through-loading area.
The through-loading facilityisopened from
the cargo compartmen t. X
Unlatch therear seat backrest sand tilt
them inthe cargo/load position.
X Fold down therear seat armrest.
X Pull thecent erhead restraint onthe rear
bench seatintotheuppermost position
(Y page 97).
X Slide release catch:tothe left and swing
flap ;tothe left until itis lying onthe rear
side ofthe rear bench seat. 286
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areasStowing and features

Asht
ray
Asht rayin thefront -com partmen t
cent erconsole !
The hold erund ertheasht rayisno th eat
resist ant.Befor eplacing litcigaret tesinthe
ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, theholder
could bedamaged. X
To open: slidecover :fully forwards.
X Fold thelidofinsert =upwards.
X To rem ove theinsert: pressinsert =to
the left ?.
Asht rayinsert =slides outslightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert =up; and out.
X To install theinsert: installinsert =into
the holder andpress downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages.
Ashtr ayinthe rear -comp artment center
console !
Close theashtray whenitis not inuse and
before youfold therear seats forward. You
can other wisedamage theashtray.
Vehicles withoutaRear SeatEntert ainmen t
System haveanashtray inthe centercon sole
in the rear compart ment. X
To open: briefly presscover ;atthe top.
The ashtray opens.
X To rem ove theinsert:p ressintorecess
= from theright.
Ashtray insert:slid esout slightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert :upand out.
X To install theinse rt:install insert:into
the hold erand press downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages. Cigarette
lighter G
WARNING When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
SmartK eyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle.
Do not leave children unattendedinthe
vehicle, evenifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,orwith access toan
unlocked vehicle.Achild's unsupervised
access toavehicle couldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.Thechildren
could:
R injure themselves onparts ofthe vehicle
R be seriously orfatally injured through
excessive exposuretoextrem eheat orcold
R injure themselves orcause anaccident with
vehicle equipment thatcanbeoperated
even ifthe SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignition lockorremoved fromthevehicle,
such asseat adjustment ,steering wheel
adjustment ,or the memory function 296
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If
childre nopen adoor, theycould injure other
person sor get out ofthe vehicle andinjure
them selves orbe injured byfollowing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint system to
direct sunlight .The child restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very
hot, andthechild could beburned onthese
parts. G
WARNING Never
touchtheheating element orsides of
the lighter; theyareextrem elyhot. Hold the
knob only.
Make sureanychildren traveling withyoudo
not injure themselves orstart afire with the
hot cigarette lighter.
! The cigarette lighterinthe cent erconsole
in the front compartmen tis not inten ded
for operating thetire inflation compressor. X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To open: slidecover :fully forwards.
X Press incigarette lighter;.
Ciga rettelighter ;will pop out
automatically whentheheating element is
red-hot.
X To close :pull cover :fully back. 12
Vsocket s
Point sto obser vebefor euse Wit
hth eexc eption ofthesoc ket inthefron t
cen terc onsole, allsocket scan be used for
acc essorie swit hamax imum curren tdraw of
240 W(20 A),e.g. lamp sor charge rsfor
mobil ephones.
The socket inthe center console inthe front
compartment canbeuse dfor accesso ries,
e.g lamp sor mobil ephone chargerswith a
maximu mcurrent drawof180 W(15 A).
If you usethesockets forlong periods when
the engine isswi tched off,thebattery may
discha rge.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 1in the
ignitio nlock. i
An
emergenc ycut- out ensures thatthe
on-board voltagedoesnotdrop toolow. If
the on-board voltageistoo low, thepower
to the socket sis automatically cut.This
ensures thatthere issufficient powerto
start theengine.
Socket inthe rear -compa rtment center
consol e X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket :.
Vehicles withtheRear SeatEntert ainment
System havetwosocket sin the cent er
console inthe rear compartm ent. Featur
es
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Socket
inthe cargo compar tment X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket :. 115
Vpower socket G
WAR
NING The
115V AC soc ket oper ates athigh voltage.
Use the11 5V AC socket intheveh icle with
th esame cautionand prude nceth at you
exe rcise when usingpower outletsat hom e.
Keep anyfluids awayfrom the11 5V AC
soc ket.Donot clean thesocket withfluids or
tapered objects.Keep the115V ACsocket
cover inthe closed position, whennotinuse.
Otherwise, youcould suffer anelectric shock
and beseriously oreven fatally injured. G
WARNING Any
device thatyouconn ectmust havea
suitable plugandmeet U.S.standards. Never
pull atacable todisconn ectaplug from a
115 VACpower socket.Nev eruse adamag ed
co nn ect ion cabl e.The 115VA Cpower socket
must never beconn ect edtoano ther 11 5V
AC power source.Donotuse aconvert erwith
an earthed plugforthe 115 VAC power
socket. Thiscould cause serious injurytoyou
and/or otherpeople. G
WARNING If
the 115V ACsocket isdamaged ortorn out
of the trim, donot use ortouch the115V AC
socket. Usinga115V ACsocket thatis
damaged ortorn outofthe trim could cause
serious personal injurytoyou and/or others. 115
Vsocket :provides analternating
voltage of115 V,so that small electronic
devices canbeconn ected. Thesedevices,
such asgames consoles, chargersand
laptops, together shouldnotconsume more
than amaximum of150 W.
Requ irements foroperation ofthese devices:
R the plug ofthe electronic devicemustbe
inserted fullyinto115 Vpower socket :.
R the maximum wattageofthe device tobe
conn ected mustnotexceed 150W.
R the on-board powersupplyis within a
permissible voltrange.
R the 12Vsocket sin the rear andthecargo
compartment areoperational
(Y page 297).
X Open flap=.
X Insert theplug ofthe electronic deviceinto
115 Vpower socket :.
Indicator lamp;lights up.
If indicator lamp;does notlight up,
consult thesection onmalfunctions.
X To tur noff:disconnect theplugfrom 115V
powe rsocket :.
En sure thatyoudonot pull onthe cord.
X Close flap=. 298
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G
WARNING Am
alfun ction inthesyst emhas been
det ectedifon eof thefoll owin gcon dition s
occ urs:
R theind icat orlamp intheSO Sbutt ondoes
no tlight updurin gthe syst emself-
diagno sis.
R the indic atorlamp inthe F Roadside
Ass istan cebutt ondoes notlight updurin g
the syst emself- diagno sis.
R The indic atorlamp inthe ï informat ion
butt ondoes notlight updurin gself-
diagno sisofthe syst em.
R the indic atorlamp inthe SOS button,
F Roadside Assistan cebutt onorï
inf ormat ionbutt oncon tinues tobe litred
aft erthe syst emself- diagno sis.
R The Tele Aid Inop
erative or Tele Aid
Not
Activated mess
ageappears inthe
multif unction display afterthe syst emself-
tes t.
If amalfun ction isindic ated asoutlin edabove,
the syst emmay notoperat eas expec ted.In
the even tofane mergency, assistance must
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checked atthe nearest
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orcontact
the follo wing service hotlines:
R USA: Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance
Center under
1-800-FOR-MERCed es(1-800-367-6372)
or 1-888-990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Service at
1-888-923- 8367
Emerge ncycall Important
safetynotes
! Alicen seagreem entmust existino rder
to activate thembrace service. Ensurethat
you rsyst em isact ivat edand readyforu se,
and press theï MBInfo callbutton to
register. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned is
not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated. If
you have questions aboutthe activation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone
assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen teru nde r
1-800-FO R-MERC edes
(1-8 00-367 -6372)or1-888-9 90-9007
R Can ada: Custom erServ iceat
1-888-9 23-8367
An eme rgency callis dialed automa tically if
an airb ag orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic eis
tr igger ed. i
An
mbr ace eme rgencycall that has been
ini tiat edauto maticall ycan notb e
term inated bythe custo mer .
An eme rgency callcan also be initia ted
ma nua lly.
As soon asthe eme rgency callha sbe en
ini tia ted ,the indicator lamp inthe SOS button
fl as he s.Th e Con
nectingCal l mes
sage
ap pe arson the multifu nctio ndisplay.
The audio output ismut ed.
Onc eacon nection hasbeen established, the Call
Connected mess
ageappears inthe
mult ifunc tiondisplay.
All impor tantinf orm ation onthe emer gency
is transm itted, forexam ple:
R curr entlocat ionofthe vehic le(as
dete rmin edbythe GPS system)
R vehic leident ification numb er
R inf orm ation onthe type ofemer gency
Sho rtly aft erthe emer gencycall has been
init iated, avoic econ nection isautom atically
est ablished betweenthe Merc edes- Benz
Custom erAss istanc eCent erand thevehic le
occ upant s.Ifthe vehic leocc upant srespo nd,
the Merc edes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center attempts toget more information on
the emergency. i
If
no vehicle occupant answers,an
ambul anceisimmediately senttothe
vehicle. 300
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Program
mingtheintegrat edgarage
door opener onthe rear -view mirror Program
ming G
WARNING Only
press thetransm itterbutton onthe
integrated garagedooropener ifthere areno
persons orobject spresent withinthesweep
of the garage door.People couldotherwise be
injured bythe movement ofthe door. Int
egrated garagedooropener onthe rear-view
mirror
Garage doorremote controlA isnot part of
this integrat edgarage dooropener. i
To
achieve thebest result, insertnew
batteries ingarage doorremote control
A before programming.
X Before programming forthe first time, clear
the memory ofthe integrat edgarage door
opener (Ypage 308).
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press andhold oneoftransm itter
buttons ;to? onthe integrat edgarage
door opener.
Indicator lamp:starts toflash yellow
after ashort period. i
Indicator
lamp:flashes yellow
immediately afterthetransm itterbutton
has been stored forthe first time. Ifthe
transm itterbutton hasalready been
programmed, indicatorlamp:does not
flash yellow until10seconds haveelapsed. X
Relea sethe transm itterbutton.
X Point transm itterbutton Bofgarage door
remote controlA towards thetransm itter
buttons onthe rear-view mirrorata
distance of2to 8inches (5to 20 cm). i
The
distance requiredbetween garage
door remote controlA and theintegrated
garage dooropener depends onthe system
of the garage doordrive. Youmight require
several attempt s.You should testevery
position foratleast 25seconds before
trying another position.
X Press andhold transm itterbutton Bon
garage doorremote controlA until
indicator lamp:lights upgreen.
Programming iscomplete ifindicator
lamp :lights uporflashes green.
X Relea setransm itterbutton ;,=or? on
the integrat edgarage dooropener andthe
transm itterbutton ongarage doorremote
cont rolB.
If indicator lamp:lights upred:
X Repea tthe programming procedureforthe
transmit terbutton. Whendoingso,vary the
distance between thegarage doorremote
cont roland therear-view mirror. i
If
the indicator lampflashes greenafter
successful programming, thegarage door
system isoperating onarolling code. After
programming, youmust synchron izethe
garage dooropener integratedinthe rear-
view mirror withthereceiver ofthe garage
door system.
Synchronizing therolling code
Your vehicle mustbewithin rangeofthe
garage orgate opener drive.Makesurethat
neither yourvehicle norany persons/ objects
are present withinthesweep ofthe door or
gate.
Observe thesafety noteswhen performin g
the rolling codesynchron ization. 306
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If
the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wa shitbefore
cleaning itin an automa ticcar was h.
! Incar was hes with atowing mechanism,
make surethattheautoma tictransmission
is in transmission positionN, otherwis ethe
vehicle couldbedama ged.
R Vehicle swith aSmartKey:
Do not remove theSmartKey fromthe
ignition lock.Donot open thedriver's
door orfront-passenger doorwhen the
engine isswitched off.Otherwise ,the
automa tictransmission selectspark
positio nP automa ticallyand locks the
whee ls.You canprevent thisbyshifting
the automa tictransmission toN
beforeha nd.
R Vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO:
Do not open thedriver's doororfront-
passe ngerdoor when theengine is
switched off.Otherwise ,the automa tic
transmission selectsparkpositio nP
automa ticallyand locks thewhee ls.
Observe thefollo wing tomake surethatthe
automa tictransmission staysinpositio nN:
X Make surethevehicle isstationary andthe
ignition isswitched off.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n
2 (Y page 139)inthe ignition lock.
Use theSmartKey insteadofthe Start/
Stop button onvehicle swith KEYLESS- GO.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission to
positio nN.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleavethe
SmartKey inthe ignition lock.
! Make surethat: R
the side window sand thesliding sunroof
are fullyclosed.
R the ventilation/hea tingisswitched off
(the OFF button hasbeen pressed ).
R the windshi eldwiperswitch isin positio n
0.
Otherwise ,the vehicle mightbedama ged.
After using anautoma ticcar was h,wip eoff
wax from thewindshi eldand thewiper
bla des. Thiswillprevent smearsandreduce
wip ing noises causedby residu eon the
windshi eld.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washing byhand isonly
all owed atspecia llyequ ippe dwas hing bays.
Observe thelega lrequi rements inall
countries concerned.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot was hthe
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amild cleaning agent,suchasacar
shampo oapp roved byMercedes-Benz.
X Thorou ghlyhose down thevehicle witha
gentle jetofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards
the airinlet.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthe
sponge frequently.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughl ywith achamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe
pai ntwork.
When usingthevehicle inwinter, remove all
traces ofroad saltdepos itscareful lyand as
soon aspossi ble.
Pow erwashe rs G
WARNING Do
not use powe rwasher swith circular -jet
no zzles (dirt grinders )to cle anyour vehicle,in
part icular thetir es. You couldot her wise
damage thetir es and caus ean acc iden t. Car
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!
Never polish thevehicle orthe light alloy
wheels. Polishingcauses thefinish to
shine.
! The followi ngmay cause thepaint to
become shinyandthus reduce thematte
effect:
R Vigorous rubbingwithunsuitabl e
materials.
R Frequent useofcar washes.
R Washing thevehicle indirect sunlight.
! Never usepaint cleaner, buffingor
polishi ngproducts, orgloss preserver, e.g.
wax. These products areonly suitabl efor
high-gloss surfaces.Theiruseonvehicles
with matte finishleadsto considerable
surface damage (shiny,spotted areas).
Alway shave paintwork repairsperformed
at aqual ified speciali stworkshop, e.g.an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
! Donot use wash programs withahot wax
treatment underanycircumstances. i
The
vehicle shouldpreferably bewashed
by hand using asoft sponge, carshampoo
and plenty ofwater. i
Use
only insect remover andcarshampoo
from therange ofrecommended and
approved Mercedes-Benz careproducts.
Cle aning thewindow s G
WARNING Before
cleaning thewindshiel dorwiper
blades, switchoff the windsh ieldwipers and
remo vethe Smar tKey fromthe ignit ionlock .
On vehic leswith KEYLE SS-GO, press the
St art/ Stop butt onrepeat edlyuntilall
indic atorlamps inthe inst rumen tcluster have
gon eout. Thewindsh ieldwipers could
oth erwise moveandinjure you.
X Clean theinside andouts ideofthe
windows withadamp clothand aclean ing
agent thatisrec omme ndedandapprov ed
by Merc edes- Benz. !
Donot use drycloths,abrasive products,
solven tsor clean ingagent scont aining
solvent sto clean theinside ofthe windows.
Do not touch theinsides ofthe windows
with hard object s,e.g. anice scraper or
ring. There isotherwise arisk ofdamaging
the windows.
! Clean thewater drainage channelsofthe
windshield andtherear window atregular
interv als.Deposits suchasleaves, petals
and pollen mayunder certain
circumst ancesprevent waterfromdraining
away .This can lead tocorrosion damage
and damage toelectron iccomponen ts.
Cleanin gthe wiper blades G
WARNING Before
cleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, switchoffthe windshield wipersand
remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
On vehicles withKEYLES S-GO,pressthe
Start /Stopbutton repeatedly untilall
indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster have
gon eout. Thewindsh ieldwipers could
oth erwise moveandinjure you.
! Donot pull thewiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper bladecouldbedamaged.
! Donot clean wiper blades toooften and
do not rub themt oohard. Otherwise, the
graphite coatingcouldbedamaged. This
could cause wipernoise.
X Fold thewiper armsaway fromthe
windshield.
X Carefully cleanthewiper blades witha
damp cloth.
X Fold thewindshield wipersbackagain
before switching onthe ignition.
! Hold thewiper armsecurely whenfolding
back. Thewindshield couldbedamaged if
the wiper armsmacks againstitsuddenly. Care
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