2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class child seat

Top
Teth er G
WA
RNING Alw
ayslo ck the rearseat backr estsintheir
upright position whentherear seats are
occupied bypassengers .Lock therear seat
backrest sin their upright position before
installing theTop Tether strapsorwhen the
cargo compartm entisnot inuse. Make sure
that rear seat backrest saresecure dprope rly
by push ingand pulling onthe seat backrests.
If the seat backrest isnot locked properly,the
seat backrest couldfoldforwa rd.The child
restrai ntsystem isno longer supported
prope rlyorheld inposi tion andcannolonger
fulfi llits function. Thiscould causeserio usor
even fatalinjurie s.
Top Tether providesan add itiona lconnection
betwe enthe child restrai ntsystem secured
with ISOFIX andtherear seat. Ithelp sredu ce
the risk ofinjury evenfurther.
The Top Tether anchora gesarelocated onthe
rear side ofthe rear seat backrests. X
Move headrestrai nt= upw ards.
X Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restrai ntsystem withTopTether. Comply
with themanufa cturer's installation
instructions whendoing so.
X Rou teTop Tether beltB under head
restrai nt= betwe enthe two head restrai nt
bars.
X Rou teTop Tether beltB dow nward
betwe encargo compartment cover:and
rear seat backrest ;.
X Hook TopTether hookAofTop Tether belt
B into TopTether anchora ge?.
Ensure that:
R Top Tether hookAishooked intoTop
Tether anchora ge? asshow n.
R Top Tether beltB isnot twisted.
R Top Tether beltB isrouted betweenrear
seat backrest ;and cargo 58
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dren inthe vehi cleSafety

comp
artme ntcove r: ifcarg o
comp artme ntcove r: isinsta lled.
R Top Teth erbel tB isrou ted betw eenrear
sea tback rest; and thecar gonetift he
cargo netisinstalled.
X Tension TopTether beltB.C omply with
the manufacturer 'sinstallation
instr uctions whendoing so.
X Move headrestraint=back down again
slightly ifnecessary (Ypage 97).Make
sure thatyoudonot inter ferewith the
correc trouting ofTop Tether beltB. Child-pr
ooflocks
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the Smart Keywith 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
If children openadoor, theycould injure other
persons orget out ofthe vehicle andinjure
themselves orbe injured byfollowing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint systemto
direct sunlight. Thechild restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very
hot, andthechild could beburned onthese
parts. Child-proof
locksforthe rear doors G
WARNING Children
couldopenarear door from inside
the vehicle. Thiscould result inserious
injuries oran accident. Therefore, when
children rideinthe rear alwa yssecure therear
doors withthechild-proof locks.
You secure eachdoorindividua llywith the
child-proof locksonthe rear doors. Adoor
secured withachild-proof lockcann otbe
opened frominside thevehicle. Whenthe
vehicle isunlocked, thedoor canbeopened
from theoutside. X
To activat e:press thechild-proof lock
lever upinthe direction ofarrow :.
X Make surethatthechild-proof locksare
working properly.
X To deactivat e:press thechild-proof lock
lever down inthe direction ofarrow ;.
Overrid efeatu refor the rear side
windows G
WARNIN
G When
children rideonthe vehicle's rearseats,
activate theoverride switch.Otherwise, the
children couldbeinjured, e.g.bytrapping
themselves inthe rear side window. Children
inthe vehicle
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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). 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

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
engine cannot be
started usingthe
SmartK ey. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 338).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 341).
or
X Consult aqual ified specialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. Ad
oor isopen. Therefore, theSmart Keycann otbe detect edas
easily .
X Close thedoor andtrytostart thevehicle again. There
isinter ferenc efrom apowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmart Keyinthe ignition lock. Doors
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised inthe
vehicle, evenifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,anddonot give them access
to an unlocked vehicle.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 Do
not carry heavy orhard object sin the
passenger compartmen tor cargo
compartmen tunle ssthey arefirmly secu red
in place .
Unse curedorimp roperlypo sitio ned cargo
incre ases achi ld's ris kof inju ryinthe event
of
R stro ngbra king maneu vers
R sudd en cha nges ofdirecti on
R an acci dent 78
Do
orsOpening/closing

i
If
you lock thevehicle asdescribe dabove ,
the fuel filler flap isnot locked. Theanti-
theft alarm system isnot armed. Cargo
compartment Important
safetynotes
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo
compartment. Youcould otherwis elock
you rself out. G
WARNING When
leaving thevehicle ,alw aysremove the
SmartKey fromtheignition lock.Alway stake
the SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle .
Do not leavechildre nunsu pervised inthe
veh icle, eve nifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,anddonot give them access
to an unlocked vehicle.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 Do
not carry heavy orhard object sin the
passenger compartmen tor cargo compartmen
tunle ssthey arefirmly secu red
in place .
Unse curedorimp roperlypo sitio ned cargo
incre ases achi ld's ris kof inju ryinthe event
of
R stro ngbra king maneu vers
R sudd en cha nges ofdirecti on
R an acci dent G
WAR
NING Ma
kesure the tailgate isclo sed when the
engi neisrunning andwhiled riving. Among
other dange rs,dea dlycarbon monoxide (CO)
gase smay enter vehicleinterior resultingin
unconsciou snessanddeath.
! The tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary.
Fo rv ehicles withoutEASY-PACK tailgat e
you can:
R open andcloseth etailg ateman ually from
outs ide
R unloc kthe tailgate frominside withthe
emergency release
For vehicle swith EASY -PACK tailgate you
can:
R close thetailgate manually fromoutside
R open andclose thetailgate automatically
from outside
R open andclose thetailgate automatically
from inside
R limit theopening angleofthe tailgate
R unlock thetailgate frominside withthe
emergency release Cargo
compar tment
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G
WARNING To
prevent possibleperso nalinjury ,alw ays
keep hands andfingers awayfrom thecargo
compartment openingwhenclosing the
tail gate. Beespeci allycarefu lwhen small
child renarearou nd. G
WARNING Make
surethetailgate isclosed whenthe
engine isrunning andwhiledrivi ng.Among
other dange rs,dea dlycarbon monoxide (CO)
gase smay enter vehicleinterior resultingin
unconsciou snessanddeath.
You canopen andclose thetailgate from the
driver' sseat when thevehicl eis stationary
and unlocked . X
To open :pul lremote operatingswitch :
for the tailgate untilthetailgate opens.
X To clo se: turn theSmartKey toposi tion 1
or 2in the ignitio nlock.
X Press remote operatingswitch for
tail gate :until thetailgate isclosed .
If the tailgate comes intocontact withan
object, theclosi ngprocedu reisinterrupted
and thetailgate reope ns.
X To interrupt theclosing procedure: push
or pul lremote operatingswitch forthe
tail gate :. Limiti
ngthe open ingangle ofthe
tailgate
Important safetynotes You
canlimitthe opening angleofthe
tailgate. Thisispossible inthe top half ofits
opening range,uptoapproximately
4 in (10 cm) before thestop.
! Make surethere issufficient clearance to
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe
opening angle.Thetailgate couldotherwise
be damaged. Ideally,set the opening angle
outside.
Activating X
To open thetailgate: pullthehandle on
the tailgate.
X To stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position: presstheclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate orpull thehandle
on the outside ofthe tailgate again.
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttoninthe tailgate untilyouhear
a short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivated. The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stored position
when opening.
Deactivating X
Press andhold theclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate untilyouhear
two short tones. Tailgate
emergency release
If the tailgate cannolonger beopened from
outside thevehicle, usetheemergency
release oninside ofthe tailgate.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe
SmartK ey(Ypage 75).
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary. 84
Carg
oco mpartmentOpening/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
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(
Y page 103)in such away that youhave
a good viewofroad andtrafficcon dition s.
X Vehicles withamem oryfunct ion:save
the seat, steeringwheel andexterior mirror
sett ings (Ypage 105). Seats
Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING In
order toavoid possible lossofvehicle
con trol,all seat, head restraint ,steer ing
wheel andrear view mirror adjustm ents,as
well asfasten ingofseat belts, mustbedone
before settingthe vehicle inmot ion. G
WARN
ING Do
not adjust thedriver' sseat while driving.
Adj ustin gthe seat while drivingcould cause
the driver tolose controlof the vehicle.
Never travelin amovin gvehicle withtheseat
backr estinan exc essively reclinedposition as
this canbedangerous. Youcould slideunder
the seat beltinacollision .Ify ou slide under
it, the seat beltwould applyforceatthe
abdomen orneck .This could cause serious or
fatal injuries. Theseat backrest andseat belts
provide thebest restraint whenthewearer is
in aposition thatisas upright aspossible and
seat belts areproperly positioned onthe
body. G
WARNING Your
seatbeltmust beadjusted sothat you
can correct lyfasten yourseatbelt.
Observe thefollowing points:
R adjust theseat backrest untilyour arms are
slightly angledwhenholding thesteering
wheel.
R adjust theseat toacomfort ableseating
position thatstillallow syou toreach the
accelerator/brake pedalsafely. The
position shouldbeasfar back aspossible with
thedriver stillable tooperate the
cont rolsproperly.
R adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as
close tothe head aspossible andthecent er
of the head restraint supports theback of
the head ateye level.
R never placehands undertheseat ornear
any moving partswhile aseat isbeing
adjusted.
Failure todo socould result inan accident
and/or serious personal injury. G
WARNING The
electrically adjustableseatscanbe
operated atany time. Therefore, donot leave
children unattended inthe vehicle, orwith
access toan unlocked vehicle.Achild's
unsupervised accesstoavehicle couldresult
in an accident and/orserious personal injury. G
WARNING Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained inthe rear
seating positions thaninthe front seating
position. Thus,westron glyrecommen dthat
children beplaced inthe rear seats whenever
possible. Regardlessofseating position,
children 12years oldand under mustbe
seated andproperly securedinan
appropriately sizedinfant restraint ,toddler
restraint ,or booster seatrecommen dedfor
the size andweight ofthe child. Foradditional
information, see"Chil dren inthe vehicle".
Ac hild's riskofserious orfatal injuries is
significantly increasedifthe child restraint s
are not properly securedinthe vehicle and/
or the child isnot properly securedinthe child
restraint . G
WARNING For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as close
to the head aspossible andthecent erofthe
head restraint supports theback ofthe head
at eye level. Thiswillreduce thepotent ialfor Seats
95Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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