2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class low

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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Vehi
cle remo teope ning If
yo uha ve uni ntentio nallylocked your
veh icle(e .g. the Sma rtKey isstil lin the
veh icle) and arep laceme ntSma rtKey isnot
ava ilab le,the vehiclecan beopene dby a
Mer cedes-Be nzCu stom erAssi stance Center.
The vehiclecan beopene drem otelyup tofou r
da ys afte rthe ignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen terund er1-80 0-FO R-
ME RCedes (1-800-36 7-63 72)or
1-8 88- 990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88- 923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour password.
X Return toyour vehicle atthe time agreed
upon withtheMercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter.
X Pull thetailgate handleforatleast 20
seconds untiltheindicator lampinthe SOS
button (Ypage 300)flashes.
The Connecting
Call message
appears
on the multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso beopened
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password 23
. i
Vehicle
remoteunlockin gis only possible
if the correspon dingmobile phonenetwork
is accessible.
The SOS button flashes andthe Call
Connected message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay toconf irmthat the
comman dfor vehicle remote unlockin ghas
been received.
If you pull thetailgate handleformore than
20 seconds beforereceiving authorization
for remote unlockin gfrom theMercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter, you
must wait15minutes beforeyoucan pull
the tailgate handleagain. Vehicle
remoteclosin g If
you forget tolock your vehicle butareno
longer inthe vicinit yof the vehicle, itcan be
locked foryou bythe Mercedes-B enz
Customer AssistanceCenter.
The vehicle canbelocked remotely uptofour
days after theignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter under1-800-FOR-
MERCedes(1- 800-367-6372 )or
1-8 88-990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88-923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour PIN.
The next time youareinyour vehicle and
switch onthe ignition, the Tele Aid: Doors
Locked
byRemote message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso belocked
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password. i
The
vehicle valetlockin gfeature is
availa blewhen therelevant mobilephone
network isavaila bleand data conn ection is
possible.
Service forrecovering astolen vehic le If
yo ur veh icleha sbe en stol en:
X Noti fythe police.
The police willissu eanum bered incident
rep ort.
X Thi snum berw illbe forwarded tothe
Merc edes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center together withyour PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center thenattempts tolocate thembrace
system. TheMercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Centercontacts youand the
local lawenforcemen tagency ifthe vehicle
is located. However, onlythelaw
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enfor
cemen tagency isinfor med ofthe
location ofthe vehicle. i
If
the anti- theftalarm systemisact ive for
long erthan 30seco nds,mbrac e
autom atically inform sthe Merc edes- Benz
Custom erAss istanc eCent er. Gar
age door opener
Imp ortant safety notes The
Hom eLink®
garage dooropener
int egrat edinthe rear- view mirrorallows you
to operat eup tothr ee diff eren tdoor and gate
systems. i Certain
garagedoordrives are
incompat iblewith theintegr atedgarage
door opener. Ifyou have difficulty
programming theintegr atedgarage door
opener, contactanauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center orcall one ofthe following
telephone hotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter at
1-8 00- FOR-ME RCedes
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 00- 387- 0100 G
WARNIN
G Before
programming theintegrat edremote
cont roltoagarage dooropener orgate
operator, makesurepeople andobject sare
out ofthe way ofthe device toprevent
potent ialharm ordamage. When
programming agarage dooropener, thedoor
moves upordown. Whenprogramming agate
operator, thegate opens orcloses.
Do not use theintegrat edremote controlwith
any garage dooropener thatlacks safety stop
and reverse features asrequired byU.S.
federal safetystandards (thisincludes any
garage dooropener modelmanufactured
before April1,1982 ).A garage doorthat
cann otdetect anobject -signaling thedoor to
stop andreverse -does notmeet current
U.S. federal safetystandards.
When programming agarage dooropener,
park vehicle outside thegarage.
Do not run theengine whileprogramming the
integrat edremote control.Inhalation of
exhaust gasishazardous toyour health. All
exhaust gascont ains carbon monoxide(CO),
and inhaling itcan cause unconsciousness
and possible death.Allexhaust gascont ains
carbon monoxide(CO), andinhaling itcan
cause unconsciousness andpossible death. i
USA
only:
This device complies withpart15ofthe
FCC Rules. Operation issubject tothe
following twocondit ions:
1. This device maynotcause harmful
interf erence, and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterf erence
received, includinginterference thatmay
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authority to
operate theequipment.
FCC ID:CB2HMIH L4 i
Canada
only:
This device complies withRSS-2 10of
Industr yCanada. Operation issubject to
the following twocondit ions:
1. This device maynotcause interference,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterf erence
received, includinginterference thatmay
cause undesired operationofthe device.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authority to
operate theequipment.
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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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X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press theprogramming buttonofthe door
or gate drive (seethedoor orgate drive
operating instructions ,e.g. under
"Programming ofadditional remote
cont rols"). i
You
now normally have30seconds to
initiate thenext step.
X Press thepreviously programmed
tran smitt erbutton ofthe HomeLin k®
integr atedgarage dooropener repeatedly
in succession untilthedoor opens.
The rolling codesynchron izationisthen
complete.
Notes onprogr ammingthe remot e
control
Canadian radiofrequency lawsrequire a
"break" (orinter ruption) ofthe tran smission
signals afterbroadcasting forafew seconds .
These signals maynottheref orelast long
enough forthe integr atedgarage dooropener
to recogn izethe signal during programming.
Comparable withCanadian law,some U.S.
garage dooropeners alsohave abuilt-in
"interr uption".
If you liveinCanada orhave difficulties
programming thegarage dooropener
(regardless ofwhere youlive) when usingthe
programming steps(seeabove), proceed as
follows:
X Press andhold oneoftran smitt er
button s; to? ofthe integr atedgarage
door opener.
Indicat orlamp :start sto flash yellow
after ashort period.
X Release thetran smitt erbutton .
X Press transmitt erbutton Bofthe garage
door remote controland hold fortwo
seconds, thenrelease fortwo seconds,
then press againandhold fortwo seconds. X
Repeat thissequence ontran smitt er
button Bofthe garage doorremot e
cont roluntil indicator lamp:isgreen.
Repeat theprocess ifindicator lamp:
turns red.
X Contin uewith theother programming
steps (seeabove).
Problems whenprogramming
If you areexperienc ingproblems
programming theintegr atedgarage door
opener onthe rear-view mirror,takenoteof
the following instructions :
R check thetran smission frequency of
garage doorremot econt rolA (usual ly
found onthe reverse sideofthe remot e
cont rol).
The integr atedgarage dooropener is
compatible withdevices thatcanbe
operated withunits inafrequency rangeof
280 to390 MHz.
R change thebatteries ingarage doorremot e
cont rolA.T hisincreases theprobabil ity
that garage doorremote controlA will
send astron gand precise signaltothe
integrated garagedooropener onthe rear-
view mirror.
R when programming, holdgarage door
remote controlA atdifferent distances
and angles fromthetransmit terbutton that
you areprogramming. Trydifferent angles
at adistance between 2and 12inches (5
to 30 cm) orthe same angle atvarying
distances.
R ifanother remotecontrolfor the same
garage doordrive isavaila ble,repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol.Before youperform thesteps ofthe
operation, makesurethatthere arenew
batteries inthe garage doorremote
cont rol.
R note thatsome remote controlsonly
transmit foralimited amount oftime (the
indicator lamponthe remote controlgoes Features
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out).
Press theremote controlbutton again
before itstops transmitting.
R align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signal
reception /transmission.
Opening/cl osingthegara gedoor Once
programmed, theintegr atedgarage
door opener willassume thefunct ionofthe
garage doorsystem's remotecontrol.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press transmitterbutton ;,=or? inthe
overhead controlpanel thatyouhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code:
indicator lamp:lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:
indicator lamp:flashes green. i
The
trans mitterwill trans mitasignal for
as long asthe trans mitterbutton isbeing
pressed. Afteramaximum often seconds,
trans mission istermin atedandindicator
lamp :flashes yellow.Press the
transmitter buttonagain,ifnecessary .
Cle aring thememory ofthe integ rated
garage dooropeneron the rear-view
mirror X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 2in the
ignitio nlock.
X Press transmitterbutton s; and ?.
The indicator lamplights upyellow .
X Press andhold trans mitterbutton s;
and ?until theindicator lampturns green. i
Make
surethatyouclear thememory of
the integr atedgarage dooropener before
selling thevehicle. Compass
Calling upthe compass Infor
mation onoperating thecompass canbe
found inthe separate COMAND operating
instr uctions. Floo
rmats G
WARNIN
G Whenever
youareusing afloormat, makesure
there isenough clearance andthat the
floormat issecurely fastened.
The floormat shouldalwaysbe securely
fastened usingthefastenin gequipment .
Befor edriving off,chec kthat thefloormat is
securely inplace andadjust itifnec essary. A
loose floormat couldslipand hinder proper
func tioningofthe pedals.
Do not place several floormat son top ofeach
other asthis may impair pedalmoveme nt. Floorm
aton the driver' sside (example)
X Driver's seat/front-passenger seat:
slide therespect iveseat back.
X Rear seats: slidetherespect iveseat
forwards.
X To install: placethefloormat inthe
foot well.
X Press studs:ontoretain ers;.
X To rem ove: pullthefloormat off
retain ers;.
X Remove thefloormat . 308
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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). Engine
compartment Hood
Opening thehood G
WARN
ING Do
not pull therelease leverwhile thevehicle
is in mot ion. Othe rwise, thehood could be
forc edopen bypassing airflow.
This could cause thehood tocome looseand
inj ure you and/o rothe rs. G
WA
RNING Do
not open the hoodwh en the engineis
ove rheated.Yo ucou ldbe serio uslyinju red.
Ob serve the coolant temp eraturedisp layto
de term inewheth erthe enginemaybe
ove rheated.Ifyo use efla mes orsmo ke
comi ngfromthe enginecomp artment, move
aw ay fromt hevehicle. Waituntiltheengine
has cooled. Ifnecessary, callthefire
department. G
WARNING There
isarisk ofinjury ifthe hood isopen,
even ifthe engine isnot running.
Some engine componen tscan become very
hot.
To avoid therisk ofburns, onlytouch those
componen tsdescribed inthe Operator's
Manual andobserve therelevant safetynotes. G
WARNING To
help prevent personal injury,stayclear of
moving partswhen thehood isopen andthe
engine isrunning.
The radiator fanmay continue torun for
approximately 30seconds ormay even
restart aftertheengine hasbeen turned off.
Stay clear offan blades. G
WARNING Vehicles
withgasoline engine:
The engine isequipp edwith atransist orized
ignition system. Because ofthe high voltage
it is dangerous totouch anycomponen ts
(ignition coils,spark plugsocket s,diagnostic
socket )of the ignition system
R with theengine running
R while startin gthe engine
R when theignition isswitched onand the
engine isturned manually G
WARNING Vehicles
withdiesel engine:
The engine isequipp edwith ahigh-voltage
electronic controlunit forthe inject ion
system. Because ofthe high voltage itis
dangerous totouch anycomponen tsof the
inject ionsystem (injectors,electrical wires)
R with theengine running
R while startin gthe engine
R when theignition isswitched on
X Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off. G
WARNING The
windshield wipersandwiper linkage
could beset inmotion.
When thehood isopen, youorothers could
be injured bythe wiper linkage.
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.Remove theSmartKey ormake
sure thatnoignition position hasbeen
selected withKEYLES S-GO.Allindicator
lamps mustbeoff inthe instrumen tcluster. 312
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X
Pull release lever:for the hood.
The hood isreleased.
! Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
not folded awayfromthewindshield. You
could otherwise damagethewindshield
wipers orthe hood. X
Reach intothegap, pullhood catch
handle ;upand liftthe hood.
Onc eyou have lifted thehood about
15 inches (40cm), itis automatically
opened therest ofthe way andheld open
by the gas-filled struts.
Closing thehood G
WARNIN
G When
closing thehood, useextreme caution
not tocatc hhands orfingers. Becareful that
you donot close thehood onanyone.
Make surethehood issecurely engaged
before driving off.Donot cont inue driving if
the hood cannolonger engage afteran
accident ,for example. Thehood could otherwise
comeloosewhilethevehicle isin
motion andinjure youand/or others.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8inches (20cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Openitagain andclose
it with alittle more force. Rad
iator i
Vehicles
withadiesel engine: donot
cov erthe radiator ,for examp lewith a
wint erfron tor bug cover.The reading sof
the on-board- diagnos ticsyste mmay
ot her wise beinac curate.Some ofthese
readings arerequired bylaw and must be
accurate atall times. Engine
oil
Notes onthe oillevel Dependin
gon the driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqts. (0.8 l)of oil over
a distance of600 miles (1000 km).Theoil
consumpt ionmay behigher thanthiswhen
the vehicle isnew orifyou frequently driveat
high engine speeds.
Checking theoillevel using theoil
dipst ick Example:
vehicleswithagasoline engine Engine
compar tment
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