2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class child seat

inj
ury tothe head andneckint he event ofan
accident orsimilar situation.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint s.Head restraint sare intended to
help reduce injuries duringanaccident.
! Toavoid damage tothe seats andtheseat
heating, observethefollowing information :
R do not spill anyliqui dson the seats. If
liqui dis spilled onthe seats, drythem as
soon aspossible.
R ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Theseat
heating shouldalsonottobe used todry
the seats.
R clean theseat covers asrecommen ded;
see the"Interior care"section.
R do not transport heavyloadsonthe
seats. Donot place sharp object son the
seat cushions, e.g.knives, nailsortools.
The seats should onlybeoccupied by
passengers, ifpossible.
R when theseat heating isin operation, do
not cover theseats withinsulating
materials, e.g.blankets, coats,bags,
seat covers, childseats orbooster seats.
! When youmove theseats, makesurethat
there arenoobject sin the footwell or
behind theseats. Otherwise, youcould
damage theseats andtheobject s.
! When therear bench seatisfolded
forwards, thefront seats cannot bemoved
to their rearmost position.Youcould
otherwise damagetheseats andtherear
bench seat.
! Make surethatthesun visor isfolded up
before adjusting thebackrest andhead
restraint height.Thehead restraint andsun
visor could otherwise collidewhenthehead
restraint isfully exten ded. i
It
is not possible toremove thehead
restraint sfrom thefront seats. Therear-
compartmen thead restraint scan be
removed (Ypage 98). Please
contactanauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center formore information . i Other
topics:
R cargo compartmen tenlargement
(folding therear bench seatforwards)
(Y page 287) Adjust
ingthe seats electrically :
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height
? Seat fore-and- aftadjustment
A Backrest angle i
Vehicles
withmemory function:ifPRE-
SAF E®
has been triggered, thefront -
passenger seatwillbemoved toabetter
position ifit was previously inan
unfavorable position. i
You
canstore theseat settin gsusing the
memory function(Ypage 105). i
Vehicles
withmemory function:when the
seat ismoved forwards orrearwards, the
headrest ismoved upordown
automatically .96
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

Problems
withtheseat heating The
seat heating hasswitched off
prematurely orcannot beswitched on.The
vehicle's electrical systemvoltage istoo low
because toomany electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers whichyou
do not need, suchasthe rear window
defroster orinterior lighting. Switching
theseat ventilation on/off
Switching on/off The
three blueindicator lampsinthe buttons
indicate thevent ilation levelyouhave
selected. i
If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
vent ilation mayswitch off. X
Make surethattheSmartK eyisin position
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button :repeatedly
until thedesired ventilation levelisset. i
You
canopen theside windows andthe
sliding sunroof usingthe"Convenience
opening" feature(Ypage 86).Theseat
vent ilation ofthe driver's seat
automatically switchestothe highest level.
X To switch off:press button :repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout. Problems
withtheseat ventilation The
seat ventilation hasswitched off
prematurely orcannot beswitched on.The
vehicle's electrical systemvoltage istoo low
because toomany electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers whichyou
do not need, suchasthe rear window
defroster orinterior lighting. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING Do
not adjust thesteering wheelwhiledriving.
Adjust ingthe steering wheelwhiledriving, or
driving without thesteering wheeladjustment
feature lockedcouldcause thedriver tolose
cont rolofthe vehicle.
The electrical steeringwheeladjustment
feature canbeoperated atany time.
Therefore, donot leave children unattended
in the vehicle, orwith access toan unlocked
vehicle. Achild's unsupervised accesstoa
vehicle couldresult inan accident and/or
serious personal injury. 100
Steering
wheelSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT system
Imp ortant safety notes The
EASY- ENTRY/E XITfeat uremak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theEA SY-
EN TRY/E XITfeat ure intheon -bo ard
com pute r(Y page 236). G
WAR
NING You
must makesure noonecan become
tr apped orinjured bythem oving steering
wheel whentheeasy-entry/ex itfeature is
activated.
To stop steering wheelmovement doone of
the following:
R Move steering wheeladjustmen tstal k.
R Pre ssone ofthe mem orypositio nb uttons.
R Pre ssmem orybuttonM.
Do notleave childr enunat tend ed inthe
veh icle,or wit hacc ess toan unlo cked veh icle.
Childr encould open thedriv er'sdoor and
unin tent ion ally activat eth eeasy- entry/ex it
feat ure, whic hco uld result inan acc iden t
and /or serious person alinj ury. G
WAR
NING Let
thesyst emcomple tetheadj ust men t
pro ced ure before settingth ev ehicle in
motion .Allste erin gwheel adjustmentmust
be comple tedbef ore settingth eveh icle in
mot ion.Dr ivin goff withth est eer ing wheel
st ill adj ust ing could caus eth edriv erto lose
co ntrol oftheveh icle.
Posit ionofthest eeri ngwheel whenthe
EASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steer ing wheel swingsupward swhen
you:
R remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock
R open thedriver's doorandKEYLE SS-GO is
in position 1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartK eyis
in position 0or 1in the ignition lock i
The
steering wheelonlymoves upwardsif
it has notalready reached theupper end
stop.
Position ofthe steering wheelfor
driving The
steering wheelismoved tothe last
selected positionwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed.
R you insert theSmartK eyinto theignition
lock.
or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO.
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththe
ignition switched on,the steering wheelis
also automatically movedtothe previously
set position.
The lastposition ofthe steering wheelis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettin gwiththe memo ry
func tion (Ypage 105).
Cra sh-resp onsive EASY-EXIT feature If
the crash- respo nsiveEA SY- EXITfeat ure is
tr iggere din an acc ident ,the steerin gcolum n
will mov eupwards whenthedrive r'sdoor is
open ed.This occurs irres pectiveofthe
posit ionofthe SmartKey inthe ignit ionlock .
This makesiteasier toexit thevehic leand
resc uethe occupant s.
The crash- respo nsiveEA SY- EXITfeat ure is
only operat ionalifthe EASY- EXIT/E NTRY
feat ureisact ivat edinthe on-board computer . 102
Steer
ingwheelSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions Fro
ntPassenger Air
bag Enabled See
Operator's Man
ual The
fron t-pass enger airbag isen abled duringthejo urn ey, even
th ough :
R ach ild, asm alladult oran obj ectw eighing lessthan the
system' sweight threshold islocated onthe fron t-passenger
seat.
R the fron t-passenger seatisunocc upied.
The system maydetec tobjec tsor forc esapplying additional
weight onthe seat.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
att ent ion toroad andtrafficcon dition s.
X En gage theparkin gbrake.
X Switc hoff the ignit ion.
X Open thefron t-passenger door.
X Remove thechild andthechild restraint system fromthefron t-
passenger seat.
X Ifnec essary, securethechild inachild restraint system ona
suitable rearseat.
X Make surethatthereare noobjec tson the seat adding tothe
weight.
The system mayother wisedetec tthe additional weightand
interpret theseat occupant's weightasgreater thanitactually
is.
X Keep theseat unoccupied, closethefront -passenger doorand
switch onthe ignition.
Observe the45(Y page44)indicator lampandthe
multifunction displayand check thefollowing:
Seat unoccupied andignition switched on:
R the 45 indicatorlampmust lightupand remain lit.When
the indicator lampison, OCS (Ypage 44)has deactivated the
front -passenger airbag.
R the Front
Passenger AirbagEnabled SeeOperator's Manual or Front
Passenger AirbagDisabl'd See Operator's
Manual displa
ymessages mustnotappea rint he
multifunction display.Wait foraperiod ofat least 60seconds
until thenecessary systemcheckshave been completed andto
make surethatthedispla ymessages donot appea rint he
multifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,the front -passenger seatcanbe
occupied again.Whether the45 indicatorlampremains lit
or goes outdepends onhow OCS classifies theoccupant.
If the condition sare not fulfilled ,the system isnot operating
correct ly. 248
Display
messagesOn-board computer and displays

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions X
Vis itaqualif iedspecialist wor kshop immediat ely. G
WAR
NING If
th e45 indic ato rlamp remains offeven afterperf ormingtheabove correctivest eps, do
no th ave any childre n12years oldand under andother smallindividuals usethefron t-passenger
seat until thesystem hasbeen repaired. Display
messages Possible
causes/consequences andM Solutions
Front
Passeng er Airbag
Disabl' d See
Operato r's Manual The
front-passenger airbag isdeactivat edduring thejourn eyeven
though anadult oraperson largerthanacert ainsize isoccupying
the fron t-passenger seat.Ifadditional forcesare applied tothe
seat, thesystem mayinterpret theoccupant 'sweight aslower
than itactually is.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtrafficcon ditions .
X En gage theparking brake.
X Switc hoff the ignition .
X Have theoccupant getout ofthe vehicle.
X Keep theseat unocc upied, closethefron t-passenger doorand
switch onthe ignition .
Observe the45(Y page44)indicat orlamp andthe
multifunc tiondisplay andchec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied andignition switched on:
R the 45 indicatorlampmust lightupand remain lit.When
the indicator lampison, OCS (Ypage 44)has deactivated the
front -passenger airbag.
R the Front
Passenger AirbagEnabled SeeOperator's Manual or Front
Passenger AirbagDisabled See Operator's
Manual displa
ymessages mustnotappea rint he
multifunction display.Wait foraperiod ofat least 60seconds
until thenecessary systemcheckshave been completed andto
make surethatthedispla ymessages donot appea rint he
multifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,the front -passenger seatcanbe
occupied again.Whether the45 indicatorlampremains lit
or goes outdepends onhow OCS classifies theoccupant.
If the condition sare not fulfilled ,the system isnot operating
correct ly.
X Visit aqual ified specialist workshop immediately. Display
messages
249On-board computer and displays Z

Asht
ray
Asht rayin thefront -com partmen t
cent erconsole !
The hold erund ertheasht rayisno th eat
resist ant.Befor eplacing litcigaret tesinthe
ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, theholder
could bedamaged. X
To open: slidecover :fully forwards.
X Fold thelidofinsert =upwards.
X To rem ove theinsert: pressinsert =to
the left ?.
Asht rayinsert =slides outslightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert =up; and out.
X To install theinsert: installinsert =into
the holder andpress downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages.
Ashtr ayinthe rear -comp artment center
console !
Close theashtray whenitis not inuse and
before youfold therear seats forward. You
can other wisedamage theashtray.
Vehicles withoutaRear SeatEntert ainmen t
System haveanashtray inthe centercon sole
in the rear compart ment. X
To open: briefly presscover ;atthe top.
The ashtray opens.
X To rem ove theinsert:p ressintorecess
= from theright.
Ashtray insert:slid esout slightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert :upand out.
X To install theinse rt:install insert:into
the hold erand press downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages. Cigarette
lighter G
WARNING When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
SmartK eyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the SmartK eywith 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 296
FeaturesStowing and features

If
childre nopen adoor, theycould injure other
person sor get out ofthe vehicle andinjure
them selves orbe injured byfollowing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint system to
direct sunlight .The child restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very
hot, andthechild could beburned onthese
parts. G
WARNING Never
touchtheheating element orsides of
the lighter; theyareextrem elyhot. Hold the
knob only.
Make sureanychildren traveling withyoudo
not injure themselves orstart afire with the
hot cigarette lighter.
! The cigarette lighterinthe cent erconsole
in the front compartmen tis not inten ded
for operating thetire inflation compressor. X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To open: slidecover :fully forwards.
X Press incigarette lighter;.
Ciga rettelighter ;will pop out
automatically whentheheating element is
red-hot.
X To close :pull cover :fully back. 12
Vsocket s
Point sto obser vebefor euse Wit
hth eexc eption ofthesoc ket inthefron t
cen terc onsole, allsocket scan be used for
acc essorie swit hamax imum curren tdraw of
240 W(20 A),e.g. lamp sor charge rsfor
mobil ephones.
The socket inthe center console inthe front
compartment canbeuse dfor accesso ries,
e.g lamp sor mobil ephone chargerswith a
maximu mcurrent drawof180 W(15 A).
If you usethesockets forlong periods when
the engine isswi tched off,thebattery may
discha rge.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 1in the
ignitio nlock. i
An
emergenc ycut- out ensures thatthe
on-board voltagedoesnotdrop toolow. If
the on-board voltageistoo low, thepower
to the socket sis automatically cut.This
ensures thatthere issufficient powerto
start theengine.
Socket inthe rear -compa rtment center
consol e X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket :.
Vehicles withtheRear SeatEntert ainment
System havetwosocket sin the cent er
console inthe rear compartm ent. Featur
es
297Stowing and features Z