2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class change wheel

!
Ifthe coolant temperature istoo high a
displa ymessage isshown.
If the coolant temperature risesabove
248 ‡(120 †),donot drive anyfurther as
this could damage theengine. Tachometer
The redband inthe tachometer indicatesthe
engine's overrevving range.
! Donot drive inthe overrevving range,as
this could damage theengine.
The fuel suppl yis interrupted toprotect the
engine whenthered band isreached. Outside
tempera turedisplay
The outside temperature displayis in the
multifunction display(Y page 224). G
WARNING The
outside temperature indicatorisnot
designed toserve asan ice-warning device
and istherefore unsuitablefor that purpose.
Indicated temperatures justabove the
freezing pointdonot guara nteethattheroad
surface isfree ofice. The road maystillbeicy,
especial lyin wooded areasoron bridges.
Changes inthe outside temperature are
displa yedafter ashort delay. Speedometer
withsegments
The segments inthe speedometer indicate
which speed rangeisavail able.
Cruise control(Ypage 167)activated:
The segments lightupfrom thestored speed
to the maximum speed.
DISTRONIC PLUS(Ypage 169)activated:
One ortwo segments inthe setspeed range
light up.
DISTRONIC PLUSdetects avehicle infront :The
segments betweenthespeed ofthe
vehicle infront andthestored speedlightup. Operating
theon-board computer
Overview The
on-board computer isactivated assoon
as you turn theSmartKey toposition 1in the
ignition lock.
You cancont rolthe multifunction displayand
the settings inthe on-board computer using
the buttons onthe multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
; Toswitch onthe Voice Control System;
see theseparate operating instructions
= Right controlpanel
? Left controlpanel
A Back button Dis
plays andoperation
223On-board computer and displays Z

Res
ettingvalues Yo
ucan resetthe valuesof the followi ng
functi ons:
R Tri podo mete r
R Tri pcomp uter"Fro mstar t"
R Tri pcomp uter"Fro mres et"
X Pre ssthe = or; button onthe
stee ring wheel tosel ect the Trip menu
.
X Pre ssthe 9 or: button tosel ect the
functi onthat youwi sh tores et.
X Pre ssa. Re
setti ngthe trip comp uter"From start" (example)
X Pres s: tosel ect Yes and
pres sa
to confirm . Navig
ationsys tem menu
Di splay ingnavi gatio nins tructio ns In
the Navi menu
,the multifunction displa y
show snavi gationinstru ctions. Formore
inform ation,see theseparateope rating
instru ctions.
X Swi tch onCOM AND (seethe separate
ope ratinginstru ctions) .
X Pres sthe = or; button onthe
steer ingwhe elto sel ect the Navi menu
. Route
guidanc einac tive :
Directi onoftrave l
; Current road
Route guidanc eacti ve No
chan geofdirec tionanno unced :
Dista ncetothe destinati on
; Dista ncetothe next chang eof dir ectio n
= Current road
? Symb olfor "follow the road's cour se"
Chan geofdirec tionanno uncedwithout a
lane recommen dation :
Road into whichthe chang eof dir ectio n
lea ds
; Dista ncetochang eof dir ectio nand visual
di sta nce displ ay
= Sym bolfor cha nge ofdirecti on
Whe nach angeof directi onhasbee n
annou nced,youwi llsee visuald istanc e
display ;nex ttothe symbol forthe change
of direction =.Thisdecreases insize asyou
approach theannounced changeofdirection. 228
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computer and displays

Opera
tingaudioplayer oraud iomedia Audio
datafrom various audiodevices or
media canbeplayed, depending onthe
equipment installed inthe vehicle.
X Switc hon COMAND andselect theaudio
device ormedium (seetheseparate
operatin ginst ruct ions).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steer ingwheel toselect the Audio menu.
CD
changer display(example)
: Current CDinthe CDchanger
; Current track
X To select thenext/pr evioustrack:
briefly pressthe9 or: button .
X To select atrack from thetrack list
(rap idscrolling): pressandhold the
9 or: button untilthedesired track
has been reached.
If you press andhold the9 or:
button ,the rapid scrollin gspeed isincr eased.
Not allaudio devices ormedia support this
func tion.
If trac kinfor mation isstor edon the audio
device ormedium, themultifun ction display
will show thenumber andname ofthe trac k.
The curren ttrack does notappear inau dio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
au dio source connected).
Operating videoDVD X
Switch onCOMAND andselectvide oDVD
(see thesepa rateopera tinginstructions).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheelto sele ctthe Audio menu. DVD
changer display(examp le)
: Current DVDinthe DVD changer
; Current scene
X To selectthe nex torp rev ious scen e:
bri eflypre ssthe 9 or: button.
X To select as cene from thescene list
(ra pid scrolling) :pre ssand hold the
9 or: buttonu ntil the desired
sce nehasbe en rea che d. Tel
eph onemen u
In troduc tion Yo
ucan esta blish aBlu etoo th®
conne ctionto
CO MAND (see the separate opera ting
ins tructio ns). G
WA
RNING A
dri ver 'satte ntionto the roadmu stalwa ys
be his/he rprimary focuswhendriving.For
you rsafet yand thesafe tyof other s,we
rec omm endthat you pull overtoasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis
cove ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X Swit chon the mobile phoneandCOMAN D
(see theseparate operatinginst ruct ions).
X Press the= or; buttononthe
steer ingwheel toselect the Tel menu.230
Menus
andsubm enusOn-board computer and displays

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions Che
ck Tir
es G
Ri
sk ofacci dent The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped signific ant ly.
The whee lpos ition isdisp layed inthemult ifunction disp lay.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Stop theveh icle without makingany sudde nstee ring orbra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Correct thetire pressure (Ypage 359).
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). Caution:
Tire
Malfunction G
Risk
ofaccident The
tirepressure inone ormore tireshasdropped suddenly. The
wheel position isdisplay edinthe multifunct iondisplay .
X Stop thevehicle without makinganysudden steeringor braking
maneuvers. Payatten tiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). Correct
Tire
Pressure The
tirepressure istoo low inat least oneofthe tires orthe tire
pressure differencebetween thewheels istoo great.
X Check thetire pressures atthe next opportunit y.Ifnecessary,
correc tthe tire pressure (Ypage 359).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(Y page 361). Tire
Press. Sensor(s)
Missing There
isno signal fromthetire pressure sensorofone orseveral
wheels. Thepressure ofthe affect edtire isnot display edinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
X Have thedefectiv etire pressure sensorreplaced ataq ualifi ed
spec ialist workshop. Tir
e Pre
ss. Mon
itor Cur
rently Unavail. Due
toasour ceofradio interf ere nce, no sign alscan berec eive d
fr om thewheel sensors.The tire pre ssur emon itor istempo rarily
malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emon itor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nasthe
problem hasbeen solved. h
Tire
Press. Warning
Caution Tire
Malfunction G
Risk
ofaccident The
tirepressure inone ormore tireshasdropped suddenly .
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Stop theveh icle without makingany sudde nstee ring orbra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). 264
Display
messagesOn-board computer and displays

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions h
Che
ck Tir
e Pre
ssure G
Ri
sk ofacci dent The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped signific ant ly.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ingor brak ing
man euve rs.P ay attentio ntothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374).
X Check thetire pressure. Ifnecessary, correctthe tire pressure
(Y page 359). h
Correct
Tire Pressure The
tirepressure istoo low inat least oneofthe tires orthe tire
pressure differencebetween thewheels istoo great.
X Check thetire pressures atthe next opportunit y.Ifnecessary,
correc tthe tire pressure (Ypage 359). Vehicle
Display
messages Possible
causes/conse quencesandM Solutions
Shift to 'P' or 'N'
to
Start Engine You
have attempt edtostart theengine withthetrans mission in
position Ror D.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition Por N. Auxiliary
Battery Malfunction The
auxilia rybattery forthe automatic transmission isno longer
being charged.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop atthe next opportunit y.
X Unt ilthen ,set the automatic transmission toposition Pbefore
you switch offthe engine.
X Before leaving thevehicle, applytheelectric parking brake. Apply
Brake to Shift
from'P' You
have attempt edtomove thetrans mission selector leverto
position D,Ror Nwithout depressing thebrake pedal.
X Depress thebrake pedal. Door
Open Vehicle
Notin'P' The
driver's doorisopen andthetrans mission isin position R,N
or D.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion toposi tionP.
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Displ
aymes sages
265On-board computer and displays Z

Tire
s Pro
blem Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand M So
luti ons h
USA
only:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss/
ma lfunctio n)islit.
Ca nad aonl y:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss) islit. G
Ris
kofacciden t The
tirepres sure monitorh as det ectedaloss ofpres sure inat
least oneof thetir es.
X Stop theveh icle without makingany sudde nstee ring orbra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Check thetire pressure. Ifnecessary, correctthe tire pressure
(Y page 359).
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). h
USA
only:
The yellow tirepressure
monit orwarning lamp
(pressure loss/
malfunct ion)flashes for
60 seconds andthen
remains lit. The
tirepressure monitorisfaulty.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G Each
tire,including thespare (ifprovided), shouldbecheck edatleast every twoweeks when
cold andinflated tothe pressure recommen dedbythe vehicle manufacturer onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard onthe driver's doorB-pillar or,ifavailab le,the tire pressure label
on the inside ofthe fuel filler flap.Ifyour vehicle hastires ofad iffer entsize than thesize indic ated
on the Tire andLoadin gInf ormat ionplacard orthe tirepress urelabel, youshould determin ethe
proper tirepress ureforthosetires.
As anadded safetyfeat ure, your vehic lehas been equipped withatir epress uremon itoring
syst em(TPMS )that illuminat esalow tirepress uretelltalewhen oneormore ofyour tires are
sign ifican tlyunder inflated. Accor dingly, whenthelow tirepress uretellt aleilluminat es,you should
sto pand chec kyour tires assoon aspossible, andinflate themtothe proper pressure. Driving
on asignificant lyunderinflated tirecauses thetire tooverheat andcanlead totire failure.
Underinf lationalsoreduces fuelefficienc yand tiretread life,and may affect thevehicle's handling
and stopping ability.PleasenotethattheTPMS isnot asubstitute forproper tiremainten ance,
and itis the driver's responsibility tomaintain correcttire press ure,even ifunder inflation has
not reach edthe level totrigger illuminat ionofthe TPMS lowtirepress uretelltale.
USA only:
Your vehic lehas also been equipped withaTPMS malfun ction indic atortoindic atewhen the
syst emisnot operat ingproper ly.The TPMS malfun ction indic atoriscom bined withthelow tire
press uretellt ale. When thesyst emdete ctsa malfun ction, thetellt alewill flash forapprox imately
1m inuteand thenremain continuously illuminated. Thissequence willberepeated everytime 280
War
ning andindicator lampsin theinstr ument clusterOn-board computer and displays

Av
oice conn ection isestablished between
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
X Descr ibethe type ofassistance needed.
The Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center eithersends aquali fiedMercedes-
Benz techn icianororganizes foryour vehicle
to be trans ported tothe nearest authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Youmay becharged
for services suchasrepair workand/or
towing. Further detailsareavaila bleinyour
mbrace manual. i The
mbrace systemfailedtoinitiate a
Roadside Assistancecallif:
R the indicator lampinRoadside
Assist ancebutton :isflashing
cont inuously.
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter was
established.
This may bebecause thecorrespon ding
mobile phonenetwork isnot availa ble.
The Call
Failed message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
X To end acall: press the~ button onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel.
or
X Pre ssthe corr espo ndi ng button forend ing
a ph one callon the audio sy ste mo ron
COMA ND.
MB Info callbutton X
Pre ssand hold MBInfo call button: for
mor eth an two seconds.
This initiate sa call totheMer cedes-Ben z
Cust omerAssistance Center.Theindicator
lamp inMB Info callbutton :flashes while
the conn ection isbeing established .The Connecting Call message
appearsinthe
multifunction 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.
Av oice conn ection isestablished between
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.You can
obtain informat iononhow tooperate your
vehicle's systems, onthe location ofthe
nearest authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter,
and onfurther products andservices offered
by Mercedes-B enzUSA .
Further detailsonthe mbrace systemcanbe
found under http://www.mbusa. com22
.
Log inunder "Owners Online". i The
mbrace systemfailedtoinitiate an
MB Info callif:
R the indicator lampinMB Info call
button :isflashing continuously.
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter was
established.
22 USA only. 302
Featur
esStowing and features

plastic
trim.This maintains thehigh-quali ty
look ofthe surfaces.
X Wipe theplastic trimwith adamp, lint-free
cloth, e.g.amicrofiber cloth.
X Heavy soiling:use carcare andcleaning
products recommen dedandapproved by
Mercedes-Ben z.
The surface maychange colortemporarily.
Wait untilthesurface isdry again.
Cleanin gthe steering wheelandgear or
selec torlever X
Thoroughly wipewithadamp clothoruse
leather careagents thathave been
recommen dedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz .
Cleanin ggenuine woodand trim
elements X
Wipe thewooden trimandtrim pieces with
a damp, lint-free cloth ,e.g. amicr ofiber
clo th.
X Hea vysoilin g: usecar care andcleani ng
pro ducts reco mmend edand appro ved by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
! Donot usesol vent-b ased cleani ngagents
su ch astar remo ver,wheelcleaner s,
polishes orwaxes. Thereisoth erwise arisk
of damagin gthe surface.
! Donot use chrome polish ontrim pieces .
The trim pieces haveachr ome lookbutare
most lymade ofanodiz edaluminum and
can lose theirshin eif chr ome polish is
used. Useadamp, lint-free clothinst ead
when cleaningthe trim pieces .
If the chrome- plated trim pieces arevery
dirt y,you can useachr ome polish. Ifyou
are unsur eas towhet herthetrim pieces
are chrome- plated ornot ,con sult an
author izedMerc edes- BenzCent er. Cleaning
theseat covers !
Donot use microf iberclothstoclean
genuine leather,artificialleather or
Alcan tara® covers.Ifused often,these can
damage thecover .
! Observe thefollowing whencleanin g:
R clean genuine leathercoverscaref ully
wit hadamp clothand then wipe the
co ver sdown withadry cloth.M ake sure
th at theleat her does notb ecome
soaked. Itmay other wisebecome rough
and crack ed.Only useleather care
agents thathave been testedand
approved byMercedes- Benz.You can
obtain thesefromaqualified specialist
worksho p,e.g. aMercedes- BenzService
cen ter.
R clean artificialleather coverswith aclot h
moisten edwith asolution containin g1%
detergen t(e.g. dish washing liquid).
R clean clothcover swith amicrof ibercloth
moisten edwith asolution containin g1%
detergen t(e.g. dish washing liquid).Rub
carefully andalway swipe entireseat
sect ions toavoid leaving visiblelines.
Leave theseat todry afterwards.
Cleaning resultsdepend onthe type of
dirt and how long ithas been there.
R clean Alcantara® coverswith adamp
clot h.Make sureyouwipe entireseat
sect ions toavoid leaving visiblelines. i
Note
thatregular careisessent ialto
ensure thattheappearance andcomf ortof
the cover sis retain edover time.
Cleaning theseat belts X
Use clean, lukewarm waterandsoap
solution.
! Donot clean theseat belts using chemic al
cleanin gagents .Donot drythe seat belts
by warming themabove 176‡(80 †)or
placing themindirect sunlight. 324
CareMaintenance and care