2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class warning

X
Attach hook= tothe cargo
comp artment' sup pers eal ?.
X To close: detach hook=from thecargo
compart ment'supper seal?.
X Fasten hook=tothe brack eton the
underside ofthe trun kfloor.
X Fold thetrunk floor down.
X Press thetrunk floor down ;untilit
eng ages. Roof
carrier
Imp ortant safety notes G
WARN
ING Only
usecarriers when thebasic carrierbars
have been complete lymoun ted.Theleftand
right roofrails areonly stabilized bymean sof
the basic carrierbars moun ted.
Follow themanuf acturer' sinsta llati on
ins truc tions. Othe rwise, animp roperly
atta chedcar riero rits load cou ldbe come
de tach edfromt hevehicle.
Do not exceed themaximum roofload of
220 lb(100 kg).
Take intoconsideration thatwhen theroof is
loaded, thehandling characterist icsare
different fromthose whenoperating the
vehicle without theroof loaded.
! Mercedes-Ben zrecomm endsthatyou
only useroof carriers thathave been tested
and approved forMercedes- Benzvehicles. This
helps topreven tdamage tothe
veh icle.
Posi tionthe load onthe roof carrier insuch
a way that thevehicle willnotsustain
damage evenwhen itis in motion.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment,
ensure thatwhen theroof carrier is
installed youcan:
R raise thesliding sunroof fully
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelfully
R open thetailgate fully
Attaching theroof carrier X
Secure theroof carrier toroof rails :.
X Observe themanufacturer's installation
instruct ions. Features
Cup
holders
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING In
order tohelp prevent spillingliquidson
vehicle occupants and/orvehicleequipment,
only usecont ainers thatfitinto thecup
holder. Uselidsonopen containers anddo
not fillcont ainers toah eight where the
con tents,especially hotliquids, couldspill
during braking ,vehicle maneuvers, orinan
acciden t.Liquids spilledonvehicle occupant s
may cause serious personal injury.Liquids Featur
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don vehicle equipment maycause
damage notcovered bythe Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
When notinuse, keep thecup holder closed.
An open cupholder maycause injurytoyou
or others whencontacted during braking,
vehicle maneuvers, orinan accident.
Keep inmind thatobjects placedinthe cup
holder maycome looseduring braking,
vehicle maneuvers, orinan accident andbe
thrown around inthe vehicle interior. Objects
thrown around inthe vehicle interior may
cause anaccident and/orserious personal
injury. G
WARNING Do
not transport anyheavy, sharp-edged or
fragile bottles inthe stowage compartment s.
In the event ofan accident, thestowage
compartment scannot securethebottles
adequ ately.Youand/or othervehicle
occupants couldbeinjured.
The stowage compartment sin the doors have
space forbottles containing upto34 fl.oz.
(1.0 l).
The bottles areneither secured inposition nor
prevented fromtipping over.Therefore, do
not place anyopen drink containers inthe
stowage compartment s.
Cup holder inthe front-compa rtment
center console You
canremove thecup holder's rubbermat
for cleaning. Cleanwithclear ,lukewarm
water only. :
Cup holder s
; Cover
X To open: slidecover; fully forwards.
Tem peratur e-cont rolled cuphold erin
th efront- comp artm ent center console G
WARN
ING When
youusethewarmin gfunc tion,themet al
ins ert ofthecup hold erisheat ed.Ther efore,
do nottouch thecup holder insert.Othe rwise,
yo umi ght burn yourse lf.
Th etemp erature-co ntrol led cup holderc an
be used tokeep cold drin kscool and warm
drin kswarm .
You canremove thecup holde r'srubbe rmat
for cleanin g.Clean withcle ar, luke warm
wate ronly . :
Cuphol ders
; Residu alhea tindi cato rlamp
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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,
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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
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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.
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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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WARNING If
the indica torlamp inthe SOS button is
flas hing continuou slyand novoice
connection tothe Mercede s-BenzCustomer
Assistance Centerwasestab lished, then the
mbrace systemcouldnot initia tean
emerge ncycall(e.g. therelevant cellular
phone network isnot available ).
The messa ge Call
Failed app
ears inthe
multi function displayforapp roximatel y
10 seconds.
Shoul dthis occur, assistance mustbe
summone dby other means.
Making anemerge ncycall X
To initiate anemerge ncycall
manually: presscover :brie flytoopen
it.
X Press SOSbutton ;brie fly.
The indica torlamp inSOS button ;
flas hes until theemerge ncycallis
conclude d.
X Wai tfor avoice connection tothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance
Center.
X After theemerge ncycallisended, close
cover :. G
WARNING If
you feel inany way injeopa rdywhen inthe
vehicl e(e.g. smoke orfire inthe vehicl e,
vehicl ein adange rousroad location), please
do not waitfor voice contact afteryouhave
presse dthe SOS button. Careful lylea vethe
vehicl eand move toasafe location. The Mercede
s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
wil lau tomatical lycontact localemerge ncy
officia lswith thevehicl e'sapp roximate
loca tion ifthey receive anautomatic SOS
signa land cannot makevoicecontact withthe
vehicl eoccupa nts.
Roadside Assistanc ebutton X
Press andhold Roadsid eAssistance
button :for more thantwoseconds.
This initia tesacall tothe Mercede s-Benz
Cu stomer Assistance Center.Theindica tor
lamp inRoa dsid eAssistance button:
flas hes whilethe call isactive. The Connect
ing Call messa
geapp ears inthe
mul tifunction display.The audi ooutput is
muted.
If aconn ection canbeestablished, the Call
Connected message
appearsinthe
multifunction display.
If acellula rphone network isavaila bleand
there issufficient GPSreception, thembrace
system transmit sdata tothe Mercedes-Ben z
Customer AssistanceCenter, forexample:
R current location ofthe vehicle
R vehicle identification number i
The
displa yof the audi osystem or
COMAND showsthatanmbrace callis
active. During thecall, youcan change to
the navigation menubypressing theNAVI
button onCOMAND, forexample.
Voice output isnot availa ble. Features
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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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