2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class sensor

otherwise
notfold inwhen youselect the
"Fold inmirrors whenlockin g"funct ioninthe
on-board computer (Ypage 237).
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin
position 1in the ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton :.
Folding theexterior mirrorsinor out
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirrors whenlockin g"funct ion
is activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 237):
R the exter iormirrors foldinautomatically as
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromthe
outside.
R the exter iormirrors foldoutagain
automatically assoon asyou unlock the
vehicle andthen open thedriver's orfront -
passenger door. i
The
mirrors donot fold outifthey have
been folded inmanually .
Exterior mirrorout ofposition If
an exter iormirror hasbeen pushed outof
position, proceedasfollows:
X Vehicles withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexter iormirror
into thecorrec tposition manually.
X Vehicles withelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: press andhold the
mirror- folding button(Ypage 103)untilyou
hear themirror engage inposition.
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexter iormirrors asusual
(Y page 103). Automa
ticanti-glar emirr ors G
WARNIN
G If
incident lightfrom headlamps isprevent ed
from strikingthe sensor inthe rear-view
mirror, forinstan ce,byluggage piledtoohigh in
the vehicle, themirror's automatic anti-
glare functionwill notoperate.
Inc ident lightcould thenblind you.Thismay
distract youfrom thetraffic conditionsand,
as aresult, youmay cause anaccident .
The rear-view mirrorandtheexter iormirror
on the driver's sideautomatically gointo anti-
glare mode ifthe ignition isswitched onand
incident lightfrom headlamps strikesthe
sensor inthe rear-view mirror.
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare mode if
reverse gearisengaged orthe interior lighting
is switched on. Park
ingposition forthe exterior
mirr oron the front- passenger side
Setting andstoring theparking position You
canposition thefront -passenger side
exter iormirror insuch away that youcan see
the rear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage reverse gear.Youcanstore this
position. X
Make surethatthevehicle isstation aryand
that theSmart Keyisin position 2in the
ignition lock.
X En gage reverse gear.
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use adjustmen tbutton =toadjust the
exter iormirror toaposition thatallows you
to see therear wheel andthecurb.
The parking position isstored. 104
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

The
hazard warning lampsaredeactivated
automatically ifthe vehicle returnsto aspeed
of over 6mph(10 km/h)after afull
application ofthe brakes. i
The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
You canusethis funct iontoset the
headlamps tochange between lowbeam and
high beam automatically. Thesystem
recogn izesvehicles withtheir lights on,either
approaching fromtheopposite direction or
traveling infron tof your vehicle, and
cons equently switches theheadlamps from
high beam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-
beam headlamp rangedepending onthe
distanc eto the other vehicle. Oncethe
system nolonger detectsany other vehicles,
it reactivat esthe high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. X
To activat e:activat ethe Adaptive
Highbeam Assistfunctionusing theon-
board computer (Ypage 234).
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ. X
Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow :
(Y page 111).
If it is dark andthelight sensor activates
the low-beam headlamps, the_
indicator lampinthe instr ument cluster
lights up.
If you drive faster thanapproximately
28 mph (45km/ h):
the headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you drive faster thanapproximately
35 mph (55km/ h)and noother roadusers
are identified:
the high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The
K indicator
lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
When youdrive slower thanapproximately
30 mph (45km/ h)or ifother roadusers
are identified orifthe roads aresufficient ly
illuminated:
the high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. TheK indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The_
indicator lampinthe instr ument cluster
stays on.
X To deactivat e:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position.
The _ indicator lampinthe instr ument
cluster goesout. G
WARNIN
G The
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid
inten dedtosupport youwhile driving. The
driver isand remains responsible forproper
vehicle lighting inaccordanc ewith the
prevailing light,sightandtrafficcondit ions.
The system maybeimpaired orunavailable
when
R visibility ispoor, e.g.due tosnow, rain,fog,
or heavy spray
R the optical sensorareaofthe windshield is
dirty, fogged up,orcovered byastick erfor
example 112
Exterior
lightingLights and windshield wipers

Windshi
eldwipers Swi
tchin gthe windshie ldwipers on/
off G
WARNING Wip
erbla des arecomponents thataresub ject
to wea rand tea r.Re place thewipe rb lades
twic eayear, preferably inthe sprin gand fall.
Oth erwise thewindows willnotbewiped
proper ly.As aresult ,you may notbeable to
obser vesurro undin gtraffic condition sand
could cause anacc ident .
! Donot operat ethe windsh ieldwipers
when thewindsh ieldisdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover,dust
that hascollec tedonthe windsh ieldcan
scr atc hthe glass ifwiping takesplace when
the windsh ieldisdry.
! Ifthe windsh ieldwipers leavesmear son
the windsh ieldafterthe vehic lehas been
washed inan autom aticcarwash, waxor
oth erresidues maybethe reason forthis .
Clean thewindsh ieldusing washer fluid
aft erwashing thevehic lein an autom atic
car wash. Combin
ationswitch
1 $ Winds hieldwipers off
2 Ä Inter mit ten twipe, low7
3 Å Inter mit ten twipe, high8
4 ° Continuous wipe,slow
5 ¯ Continuous wipe,fast B
í Single wipe
C î Towipe withwasher fluid
X Swit chon the ignit ion.
X Turn thecom binat ionswitc hto the
appropr iateposit ionorpress thebutt onon
the side.
! Inter mit ten twiping withrainsensor: due
to optic alinf luenc esand thewindsh ield
becom ingdirtyin dry weather condition s,
the windsh ieldwipers maybeact ivate d
inadv ertent ly.This could thendamage the
wind shieldwiper blades orscrat ch the
wind shield.
For this reas on,you should always switch
off thewind shieldwiper sin dry weat her.
In theÄ orÅ position,theappro priate
wipin gfrequen cyisset auto maticall y
acc ording totheint ensityof therain .In
th eÅ position,therain sensor ismor e
sen sitive than intheÄ position,caus ing
th ewind shieldwiper sto wipe more
fr equen tly. Swit
ching therea rwindow wiperon/
off Combin
ationswitch
: è Rearwindow wiperswitch
2 b Towipe withwasher fluid
3 ° Toswitc hon intermit tentwiping
7 Rain sensorset tolow sens itivity.
8 Rain sensorset tohigh sensitivity. 118
Wind
shield wipersLights and windshield wipers

or
predict thecurvature andlane layou torthe
movement ofpreceding vehicles.The
DISTRONIC PLUScanonly apply amaximum
of 40% ofthe vehicle's brakingpower.
The DISTRONIC PLUSmaynotdetect narrow
vehicles possibly drivinginfront ofyou, such
as motorc yclesandvehicles drivinginan
offset formation.
It is the driver's responsibility atall times to
be attent ivetothe road, weather andtraffic
conditions .Addition ally,thedriver must
provide thesteer ing,brakin gand other driving
inputs necessary toremain incon trol ofthe
vehicle.
High- frequenc ysources suchastoll stat ions,
speed measuring systemsetc.can caus eth e
DI STRO NICPLUSsyst emtotempor arily
ceas efun ction ing. G
WAR
NING The
DISTRO NICPLUScan nottak eroad and
tr aff iccon dition sint oacc oun t.On lyuse the
DI STRO NICPLUSifth eroad, weatherand
tr aff iccon dition smak eit advis abletotravel
at acon stant spee d. G
WAR
NING Use
oftheDI STRO NICPLUScan be
dang erouson slippe ryroads .Rapid chang es
in tiretract ion can result inwheel spinand
loss ofcon trol.
The DISTRO NICPLUSdoes notfun ction in
adver sesigh tand dista nce cond itions. Donot
us ethe DISTR ONICPLUSdurin gco nd ition sof
fog ,heav yrain ,sn ow orslee t. G
WAR
NING The
DIST RONI CPLU Scan nottak eweat her
co nd ition sint oacc oun t.Swit choff the
DI ST RONI CPLU Sor do notswit chiton if:
R road sare slipp eryorcover edwithsn ow or
ice .The wheels couldlosetractionwhile
braking oraccelerating, andthevehicle
could skid.
R the DISTRONIC PLUSsystem sensorcovers
are dirty orvisibili tyisdiminished dueto snow,
rainorfog, forexample. Thedistance
cont rolsystem functionality couldbe
impaired.
Always payattent iontosurrounding traffic
conditions evenwhile theDISTRONIC PLUSis
switched on.Otherwise, youmay notbeable
to recognize dangerous situationsuntilitis
too late. Thiscould cause anaccident inwhich
you and/or otherscouldbeinjured. G
WARNING The
"Resu me"funct ionshould onlybe
operated ifthe driver isfully aware ofthe
previously setspeed andwishes toresume
this particular presetspeed. G
WARNING Your
undivided attentiontostreet andtraffic
conditions isnecessary atall times whether
DISTRONIC PLUSisactive ornot.
The useofDISTRONIC PLUScanbe
dangerous onwinding roadsorinheavy traffic
because conditions donot allow safedriving
at aconst antspeed.
DISTRONIC PLUSdoesnotreact tostationary
object son the road (forexample, avehicle
stopped intraffic oran abandoned vehicle).
DISTRONIC PLUSlikewise doesnotreact to
oncomin gvehicles.
Deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS:
R when changing tothe right lane, ifthe
vehicles inthe left lane aredriving slower
R when driving intoafilter laneoran
expressway exit
R in complex drivingsituations, forexample
in const ruction sitesonanexpressway
In these situations DISTRONIC PLUSwill
maintain thesetspeed ifit is not deactivated.
DISTRONIC PLUSisintended onlyfor
maintaining aset speed andaset distance
from theobject smoving infront ofthe
vehicle. 170
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systemsDriving and parking

G
WARNING An
intermittent warningsound sand the
dista ncewarning lamp · inthe instrument
cluster isillumina tedifthe DISTRONIC PLUS
system calculates thatthedista ncetothe
vehicl eahe adand yourvehicle's current
speed indicat ethat theDISTRONIC PLUSwill
not becapable ofslowing thevehicle
sufficien tlytomaint ainthe preset following
distanc e,which createsadanger ofa
collision.
Immediately brakethevehicle toincr ease
your distanc eto the precedin gvehicle. The
warning soundisinten dedasafinal caution
in which youshould intercede withyour own
braking inputstoavoid apoten tially
dangerous situation.Donot wait forthe
operation ofthe warning signaltointerc ede
with your ownbraking. Thiswillresult in
potent iallydangerous emergencybraking
which willnotalway sresult inan impact being
avoided.
Tailgating increasestherisk ofan accident . G
WARNING DIS
TRONIC PLUSbrakes yourvehicle witha
maximum deceleration of13 ft/s2
(4 m/s 2
).
This isequivalent toapproximately 40%of
your vehicle's maximum possible
deceleration.
You need tobrake yourself toprevent a
collision. DISTRONIC PLUSbrakes thevehicle
to restore thesetdistance fromthevehicle
ahead orthe setspeed. G
WARNING If
you donot receive visualoracoustic
warning signalsduringacritic altraffic
situation, DISTRONIC PLUShaseither not
recogn izedthecollision risk,hasbeen
deactivated orismalfunct ioning.
Remember, whetherornot DISTRONIC PLUS
is operating, itis ultimately alwaysthe drivers
responsibility toapply thebrakes inorder to
cont rolthe vehicle andavoid acollision. G
WARNING The
vehicle canbebraked whenDISTRONIC
PLUS isactivated. Forthis reason, deactivate
DIS TRONIC PLUSifthe vehicle isto be set in
motion byother means (e.g.inacar wash or
by towing).
If you want DISTRONIC PLUStoassist you,
the radar sensor system mustbeactivated
(Y page 236)andoperational.
General notes DIS
TRONIC PLUSregulates thespeed and
automatically helpsyoumaintain the
distance tothe vehicle detectedinfront .It
brakes automatically inorder toavoid
exceeding thesetspeed.
On long andsteep downhill gradients,
especially ifthe vehicle isladen ortowing a
trailer, youmust select shiftrange 1,2or 3
in good time. Bydoing so,you willmake use
of the braking effectofthe engine, which
relieves theload onthe brake system and
prevent sthe brakes fromoverheating and
wearing tooquickly.
If aslower-moving vehicleisdetect edinfront ,
DIS TRONIC PLUScauses yourvehicle to
brake andmaintain thepreset distance tothe
vehicle infront .
If there isno vehicle drivinginfront ofyou,
DIS TRONIC PLUSfunctionslikecruise
cont rolataspeed rangebetween 20mph
(Canada :30 km/ h)and 120 mph
(Canada :200 km/h).If avehicle isdriving in
front ofyou, itfunct ionsataspeed range
between 0mph (0km/ h)and 120 mph
(Canada :200 km/h).
Do not use DISTRONIC PLUSwhiledriving on
roads withsteep gradients.
As DIS TRONIC PLUStransmitsradar waves,
it can resemble theradar detect orsofthe
responsible authorities.Youcanrefer tothe
applicabl esection inthe Operator's Manualif
there areany questions concerning this. i
USA
only: Driving
systems
171Driving and parking Z

This
device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a“Vehicular RadarSyst em” .The radar
sensor isinten dedforuse inan automotive
radar system only.Removal, tampering, or
altering ofthe device willvoid any
warranties, andisnot permitted bythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse in
any non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis
device couldvoidtheuser’s authority to
operate theequipment. i
Canada
only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS-2 10ofIndustry Canada.Operation is
subject tothe following twocondition s:
1. This device maynotcause interfer ence,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterfer ence
received, includinginterferencethatmay
cause undesired operationofthe device.
Removal, tampering, oraltering ofthe
device willvoid anywarranties, andisnot
permitted. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis
device couldvoidtheuser’s authority to
operate theequipment.
Cruise control lever :
Toactivate orincrease speed
; Toactivate orreduce speed
= Todeactivate DISTRONIC PLUS
? Toactivate atthe current speed/last
stored speed
A Toset the specified minimum distance Activating
DISTRONIC PLUS Activation
conditions
In order toactivate DISTRONIC PLUS,the
following conditionsmust befulfilled :
R the engine mustbestarted. Itmay take up
to two minutes afterpullingaway before
DIS TRONIC PLUSisoperational.
R the electric parking brakemustbe
released.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot interven ing.
R the transmission mustbeinposition D.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from Pto Dor your seatbeltmust be
fastened.
R the front -passenger doorandrear doors
must beclosed.
R DSR must bedeactivated.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating whiledriving
When driving atspeeds below20mph
(30 km/h) ,you can only activate DISTRONIC
PLUS ifthe vehicle infront hasbeen detect ed
and isshown inthe multifunct iondisplay .If
the vehiclein fro ntisno longe rdetec tedand
displayed, DISTRONIC PLUSswitch esoff and
a ton esounds.
X Briefly pullthecruise control lever towards
you ?,orbriefly pressup: ordown ;.
DIS TRONIC PLUSisselect ed.
X Keep thecruise control lever pressed
up : ordown ;until thedesired speed
is set.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerat or
pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infron t,but only uptothe desired
stor edspeed. i
If
you donot fully release theaccelerat or
pedal, the DISTRON
ICPLUS Passive message
appearsinthe multifunc tion
display. Thesetdistanc eto aslower-
movin gvehicle infron twill then notbe
maint ained. Youwillbedriving atthe speed 172
Driving
systemsDriving and parking

There
areseveral waystodeactivate
DIS TRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever
forwards :.
or
X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary.
When youdeactivate DISTRONIC PLUS,the DISTRONIC
PLUSOff message
isshown in
the multifunct iondisplay forapproximately
five seconds. i
The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine. i
DIS
TRONIC PLUSisnot deactivated ifyou
depress theaccelerator pedal.Ifyou
accelerate toovert ake,DISTRONIC PLUS
adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe last
speed stored afteryouhave finished
overt aking.
DIS TRONIC PLUSisautomatically
deactivated if:
R you engage theelectric parking brakeorif
the vehicle isautomatically securedwith
the electric parking brake
R you aredriving slowerthan
15 mph (25km/ h)and there isno vehicle
in fron t,or ifthe vehicle infron tisno longer
detected
R ESP ®
interven esoryou deactivate ESP®
.
R the transmission isin the P,Ror Nposition.
R you switch offthe radar sensor system
(Y page 236).
R you pull thecruise controllever towards
you inorder topull awayand the front- pa
sse nge rdoor orone ofthe rear doors is
open.
R you activate DSR.
R the vehicle hasskidded.
If DIS TRONIC PLUSisdeactivated, youwill
hear awarning tone.The DISTRONIC
PLUS Off message
isshown inthe multifunct ion
display forapproximately fiveseconds.
You canselect thedistance displayinthe
Assist ancemenu (Ypage 232)ofthe on-
board computer. Distan
cedisplay whenDISTRONIC PLUSis
deactivated
: Vehicle infront ,if detect ed
; Distan ceindicator, currentdistance to
the vehicle infront
= Specified minimum distancetothe
vehicle infront ;adjustable
? Own vehicle
X Select the Distance
Display funct
ion
using theon-board computer
(Y page 232).
Tips fordriving withDISTRONIC PLUS Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G The
DISTRONIC PLUSworks tomaintain the
speed selected bythe driver unless amoving
obstacle proceeding directlyaheadofitin the
same travel direction isdetect ed(e.g.
following anothervehicleaheadofyou atyour
set distance). Driving
systems
177Driving and parking
Z

If
indicator lamp;islit:
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp;flash es.The vehicle is
adjus tingtohighw ay/high-spee dlevel .
Whil ethe adjus tment istaking place, a
messag eapp ears inthe multifu nction
disp lay,e.g.: If
you press the% ora button onthe
multifu nctionsteering wheel,the messag e
wil ldisa ppea r.
Once highw aylevel hasbeen reached ,
indicator lamp;goes out.The Lowering
messag
edisa ppea rsfrom themultifu nction
disp lay.
The vehicle automaticallyselects highway
level ifyou aredriving ataspeed above
50 mph (80km/h) orifyou drive for
app roximately 20seconds between40m ph
(64 km/ h)and 50mph (80km/ h).Depen ding
on the ADSm ode selected (Ypage 180), the
vehicle islowered tohigh-speed levelat
higher speeds. PARKTRON
IC
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G The
PARKTRONIC isasupplemental system.
It is not inten dedto,nor does itreplace, the
need forextr eme care. Theresponsibility
during parking andother criticalmaneuvers
alway sremains withthedriver. G
WARNIN
G Make
surenopersons oranimals areinor
near thearea inwhich youareparking/ maneuvering.
Otherwise,theycould be
injured.
PARKTRONIC isan electron icparking aidwith
ultrasonic sensors.Itindicates visuallyand
audib lythe distance between yourvehicle
and anobject .
PARKTRONIC isactivated automatically when
you:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetrans mission toposition D,Ror N
R release theelectric parking brake
PARKTRONIC isdeactivated atspeeds above
11 mph (18km/ h).It is reactivat edatlower
speeds.
PARKTRONIC monitorsthe area around your
vehicle usingsixsensors inthe front bumper
and four sensors inthe rear bumper. :
Sensor sin the front bumper, left-hand
side (example)
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
The sensors mustbefree ofdirt, iceand
slush; otherwise theymaynotfunct ion
correc tly.Clean thesensors regularly ,takin g
care nottoscratc hor damage them
(Y page 322). Driving
systems
183Driving and parking Z