2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class display

USA
only
: Sets thetemperature, left(Ypage 130)
; Defrosts thewindshiel d(Y page 131)
= Switches maximum coolingMAXCOOL on/off (Ypage 132)
? Activates/deactivates coolingwithairdehumid ification(Ypage 128)
A Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 132)
B Sets thetemperature, right(Ypage 130)
C Switches theZONE function on/off(Ypage 131)
D Switches climatecontrolon/off (Ypage 128)
E Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 130)
F Increases theairflow (Ypage 131)
G Redu cestheairflow (Ypage 131)
H Display
I Adjusts theclimate controlsettings (AIRFLOW) (Ypage 129)
J Activates/deactivates air-recirculationmode(Ypage 133)
K Sets climate controltoautomatic (Ypage 129)
Rear control panel
L Increases theairflow (Ypage 131)
M Sets thetemperature (Ypage 130)
N Sets therear-compartment climatecontroltoautomatic (Ypage 129)
O Directs theairflow through therear airvents (Ypage 130)
P Directs theairflow through thefootwell vents(Ypage 130)
Q Switches rear-compartment climatecontrolon/off (Ypage 128)
R Redu cestheairflow (Ypage 131) Overview
ofclimat econ trol systems
127Climate control Z

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press theà button .
X Press theñ button repeatedly untilthe
desired climatemodeappears inthe
display . Setting
thetemp erature
Climate control Differ
enttemperat urescanbeset forthe
driver's andfront-passenger sides.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To increase/reduce: turncontrols:and
B clock wiseorcount erclock wise
(Y page 123).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
3-zone automat icclimate control Automat
icclimate controlzones
You canselect different temperat uresett ings
for the driver's andfront-passenger sidesas
well asfor the rear compart ment.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To increase/reduce thetemp eraturein
the front :turn controls:and B clock
wiseorcount erclock wise
(Y page 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
X To increase/reduce thetemp eraturein
the rear compar tment using thefront
control panel:presstheá button .
The indicator lampinthe á button goes
out.
X Turn control: clock wiseor
count erclock wise(Ypage 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
The temperat uresettingforthe driver's
side isadopted forthe rear compart ment
and thefron t-passenger side.
X To increase/decrease therear
compar tment temp eratureusing the
rear control panel:turncontrolM onthe
rear controlpanel clockwiseor
count erclock wise(Ypage 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †). Setting
theairdistr ibution
Front control unit:
P Directsair through thecent ervent s.
O Directsthe airflow through the
footwell airvent s
S Directsthe airflow through thecent er
and footwell vents.
¯ Directsthe airflow through the
defrost ervent s
b Directsthe airflow through the
defrost erand cent ervent s10
a Directsthe airflow through the
footwell anddefrost ervent s
_ Directsthe airflow through the
defrost er,cent erand footwell air
vent s10
10 For Canada only. 130
Opera
tingtheclimate controlsystemClimate control

Rear
control panel:
M Directsthe airflo wthrou ghthe rear
center andrearsid eairvents.
O Directsthe airflo wthrou ghthe
footw ellai rv ent s i
Using
therear control panel, youcan also
activat eboth airdistribut ionposition s
simultaneously. Inorder todo this, press
both airdistribut ionbutton s.The airisthen
routed through allrear airvent s. i
Regardless
ofthe airdistribut ionsett ing,
airflow isalway sdirect edthrough theside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed whenthecontrols onthe side air
vent sare turn eddownwards.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Front control panel:pressthe_
button repeatedly untilthedesired symbol
appears inthe display.
X Rear control panel:presstheM and/
or O button . Sett
ingthe airflow
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To increase: presstheK button .
X To redu ce:press theI button . i
You
canuseautomatic climatecontrol to
set the airflow inthe rear compart ment
separately. Switching
theZONE function on/off
X To switch on:press theá button .
The indicat orlamp inthe á button lights
up.
Dual-z oneautomatic climatecontrol: the
temper aturesettingforthe driver's sideis not
adopted forthe fron t-passenger side.
The temper atureofthe fron t-passenger
side isadopted forthe rear compart ment.
Autom aticclimate control: the
temper aturesettingforthe driver's sideis
not adopted forthe fron t-passenger side
and therear compart ment.
When thebutton sor con trols for
temper ature,airflow orair distribut ionare
activat ed,the temper aturesettingforthe
driver's sideisnot adopted forthe other
climate control zones.
X To switch off:press theá button .
The indicat orlamp inthe á button goes
out.
The temper aturesettingforthe driver's
side isadopted forthe fron t-passenger side
and therear compart ment. Defrosting
thewindshield
You canusethis func tion todefrost the
windshield ortodefrost theinside ofthe
windshield andtheside windows. i
You
should onlyselect thedefrost ing
func tion until thewindshield isclear again.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To activa te:press the¬ button .
The indicat orlamp inthe ¬ button lights
up.
The climate control system switchestothe
following functions:
R cooling withairdehumidification on11
R high airflow 12
R high temper ature12
R air distribut iontothe windshield and
fron tside windows
R air-r ecirculat ionmode off
11 Only withenginerunn ing.
12 Depe ndingon the outs idetem perat ure. Oper
ating theclima tecontr olsyst em
131Climate control Z

X
To switchof f:pre ssthe ¬ button.
The indicator lamp inthe ¬ button goes
ou t.The previouslysel ecte dsettings come
int oeffec tagain. Thecooling withair
dehumidification functionremains on.Air-
recirculation moderemains deactivated.
or
X Press theà button .
The indicator lampinthe ¬ button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode.
or
X Turn controls:orB clock wiseor
count er-clockwise (Ypage 123),
(Y page 123).
or
X Press theK orI button . Switching
maximumcool ingMAX
COOL on/off
The MAX COOL functionisonly availa blein
vehicles forthe USA .
MAX COOL isonly operational whenthe
engine isrunnin g.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climate
cont rolswitches tothe following functions:
R maximum cooling
R maximum airflow
R air-recirc ulationmodeon
X To activat e:press theÙ button .
The indicator lampinthe button lightsup.
X To deactivat e:press theÙ button
again.
The indicator lampgoesout.Thepreviously
selected settings come intoeffect again. Defrosting
thewindows
Windows foggeduponthe inside X
Act ivate the¿/Á coolingwithair
dehumidification function.
X Act ivate automatic modeÃ.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the defrostin gfunct ion(Ypage 131). i
You
should onlyselect thissettinguntil
the windshield isclear again.
Windows foggeduponthe outside X
Act ivate thewindshield wipers.
X Press the_ button repeatedly untilthe
P orO symbol appears inthe
display . i
You
should onlyselect thissettinguntil
the windshield isclear again. Rear
window defroster
Activating/deactivat ing G
WARNING Any
accumulation ofsnow andiceshould be
removed fromtherear window beforedriving.
Visibility couldotherwise beimpaired,
endangering youand others.
The rear window defroster hasahigh current
draw. Youshould therefor eswitch itoff as
soon asthe window isclear asitonly switches
off automatically afterseveral minutes.
If the battery voltage istoo low, therear
window defroster mayswitch off.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the¤ button .
The indicator lampinthe ¤ button lights
up orgoes out. 132
Opera
tingtheclimate controlsystemClimate control

Aut
oma tic trans mission Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING It
is dan gerous toshif tthe automatic
transmission outofparking position Por
neutral position Nifthe engine speedis
higher thanidlespeed. Ifyour footisnot firmly
on the brake pedal, thevehicle could
accelerate quicklyforward orinreverse. You
could losecontrolofthe vehicle andhit
someone orsomething. Onlyshiftintogear
when theengine isidling normally andwhen
your right footisfirmly onthe brake pedal. G
WARNING Keep
inmind thatturning offthe engine alone
only willshift theautomatic transmission into
neutral position Nautomatically .
Always shifttheautomatic transmission into
park position Pbefore turning offthe engine.
Otherwise thevehicle couldrollaway which
could result inan accident and/orserious
personal injury. DIREC
TSELECT lever
Over view oftrans mis sion positions The
DIRECT SELECT leve rison the right ofthe
steering column. P
Park position withparking lock
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D Drive i
The
DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns
to its original position. Thecurrent
transmission positionP,R, Nor Dappea rs
in the transmission positiondisplay
(Y page 145)inthe multifunction display.
Engagin gpar kposit ionP X
Push theDI RECT SELECT lever inthe
direc tiono farrow P. i
The
automatic transmissi onshifts
au tomatical lyinto park position Pifyou
open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl eis
stationary ordrivi ngatvery lowspee d,and
the transmissi onisin posi tion Dor R.
! Ifthe engine speedis too high orthe
vehicl eis moving, donot shift the
au tomatic transmissi ondire ctly from Dto
R, from Rto Dor dire ctly toP.T he
automatic transmission couldotherwise be
damaged.
Engaging parkposit ionPau tom atically Park
positionPis autom atically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth e
Sm artKey and remove theSm artKey, orif
you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSt art /
St op butt onand open oneof thefron t
door s.
R theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 179)or
DI STRO NICPLUS(Y page 169)brak es
your vehicle untilit is statio naryand atleast
on eof thefollo wing condition sis fulf illed:
- there isasyst emmalf unction.
- there isasev ere uphill ordown hillslope .
The electric park ingbrak eis then also
applied.
Engag ingreversegear R !
Onlyshif tthe automatic transmission to
R when thevehicle isstationary. 144
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ictransmissionDriving and parking

X
When thevehicle isstat ionary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push theDIRE CTSELECT leveruppast the
first point ofresistan ce.
Shift ingtoneutr alN X
When thevehicle isstat ionary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push theDIRE CTSELECT leverupordown
to the first point ofresistan ce.
If the engine hasbeen switched off,the
automatic transmission automatic ally
switches toN.
Rema ininginneutr alN
If the automatic transmission isto remain in
neutr alN, e.g. forwashing thevehicle incar
washes withatowing device, pleaseobserve
the following instruct ions: G
WARN
ING When
leaving theSmart Keyinthe start er
switch, donot leave children unattended in
the vehicle. Itis possible forchildren toswitch
on the ignition whichcouldresult in
unsupervised useofvehicle equipment.
Unsuperv iseduseofvehicle equipment could
result inan accident and/orserious personal
injury.
Using theSma rtKey:
R make surethattheignition isswitched on.
R when thevehicle isstat ionary, depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed.
R shift toneutr alN.
R release thebrake pedal.
R ifapplied, releasetheelectr icparking
brake.
R switch offthe ignition andleave the
Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.
Using KEYLESS-GO:
R make surethattheignition isswitched on.
R when thevehicle isstat ionary, depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed.
R engage parkposition P. R
release thebrake pedal.
R remove theStart/ Stop button fromthe
ignition lock.
R insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
R switch onthe ignition .
R depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
R shift toneutr alN.
R release thebrake pedal.
R ifapplied, releasetheelectr icparking
brake.
R switch offthe ignition andleave the
Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.
Shift ingtotransmission positionD X
When thevehicle isstat ionary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push theDIRE CTSELECT leverdown past
the first point ofresistan ce. Tr
ansmission positiondisplay
The curren ttransmis sionposition isshow nin
the multifu nctio ndisplay. :
Tran smiss ionposit ion
The arrows inthe transm ission position
display showhowandintowhich
tr ansm ission positionsyoucan chan geusing
the DIRECT SELECT lever .
! Ifthe transm ission positiondisplay inthe
mult ifunc tiondisplay isnot work ing,you
should pullaway carefully tochec kwhether
the desired transmission positionis
engaged. Selecttransmission positionD.
Do not restrict theshift range. Automat
ictransmission
145Driving and parking Z

Dri
vin gtips
Kickd own Use
kick down formax imum acceler ation .
X Ve hic les forUSA: fullydepr essthe
acc eler ator peda l.
The trans mis sions hifts toalower gear
depending onthe engine speed.
X Vehicles forCanada: depressthe
accelerator pedalbeyond thepressure
point.
The transmission shiftstoalower gear
depending onthe engine speed.
Rocking thevehicle free Rocking
thevehicle freebyshifting backand
forth between transmission positionsDand
R can help tofree avehicle thathasbecome
stuck inmud orsnow. Theengine
management systemofthe vehicle limits
shifting backandforth between transmission
positions Dand Rto amaximum speedof
5 mph (9km/h). Toshift back andforth
between transmission positionsDand R,
move theselector leverupand down beyond
the pressure point.
Working onthe vehicle G
WARNING When
working onthe vehicle, engagethe
electronic parkingbrakeandshift the
automatic transmission intopark position P.
Otherwise thevehicle couldrollaway which
could result inan accident and/orserious
personal injury.
Tra iler towing X
Drive inthe middle ofthe engine speed
range onuphill gradients.
X Depending onthe uphill ordownhill
gradient, shiftdown intoshift range 3or
2(Y page 147), evenifcruise controlor
DIS TRONIC PLUSareswitched on. Steering
wheelpaddleshifters You
canrestrict orderestrict theshift range
by using thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters :and ;(Y page147). i
You
canonly change gearwiththe
steering wheelpaddle shifters whenthe
transmission isin position D. Shift
ranges
Introduction In
transmission positionD,you can usethe
steering wheelpaddle shiftertorestrict or
derestrict theshift range forthe automatic
transmission (Ypage 147).
The shift range selected isshown inthe
multifunction display.The automatic
transmission shiftsonlyasfar asthe selected
gear. Driving
situations =
You
canusetheengine's braking
effect . Automat
ictransmission
147Driving and parking Z

5
To
use thebraking effectofthe
engine ondownhill gradients and
for driving:
R on steep mountain roads
R in mountain ousterrain
R in arduous conditions 4
To
use thebraking effectofthe
engine onextr emely steepdownhill
gradients andonlong downhill
stret ches Restr
icting theshift range X
Pull theleft- hand steerin gwheel paddle
shifter.
The automatic transmission shiftsdown
one gear andrestrict sthe shift range tothe
relevant gear. i
If
the engine exceeds themaximum
engine speedwhenshifting down,the
automatic transmission protectsagainst
engine damage bynot shifting down. i
If
the maximum enginespeedforthe shift
range isreached andyoucont inue to
accelerate, theautomatic transmission
shifts up,even ifthe shift range is
restrict ed.This prevents theengine from
overrevving.
Derestricting theshift range X
Pull theright-hand steeringwheelpaddle
shifter.
The shift range isderestrict ed.
Clearing theshift range restriction X
Pull and hold theright-hand steeringwheel
paddle shifteruntilDis shown againinthe
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission shiftsfromthe
current shiftrange directly toD.
or X
Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toshift the
transmission toposition D.
The automatic transmission shiftsfromthe
current shiftrange directly toD.
Selec tingtheideal shiftrange X
Pull theleft-hand steeringwheelpaddle
shifter andhold itin position.
The automatic transmission shiftstothe
gear which allowsoptimum acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, theautomatic
transmission shiftsdownoneormore
gears. 148
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ictransmissionDriving and parking