2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class ignition

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

i
If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving
positio n. i
You
canalso store theparking position
using memory buttonM?.
X Make surethattheSmartKey isin
positio n2 in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, use
adjus tment button =toadjus tthe
exterior mirrortoapositio nwhich
allow syou tosee therear wheel and
the curb.
X Press memory buttonM? and one of
the arrows onadjustment button=
within threeseconds.
The parking position isstored ifthe
exterior mirrordoesnotmove.
If the mirror moves outofposition, repeat
the steps.
Calling upastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe front -
passenger sidewith thecorresponding
button (Ypage 103).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front -passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front -passenger
side moves backtoits original position:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9m ph
(15 km/ h).
R about tensecon dsafter youhave
disengaged reversegear
R ifyou press button: for the exterior
mirror onthe driver' sside Memor
yfunct ion Stor
ingsett ings
With thememor yfunc tion,you can storeup
to thr ee differen tsett ings, e.g.forthree
differen tpeople.
The following settings arestor edasasingle
memory preset:
R position ofthe seat, backr estand head
rest raint
R driver's side:steeringwheel position
R driver's side:position ofthe exterior
mirror son the driver's andfront-passenger
sides G
WARN
ING Do
not activat ethe memory function while
driving. Activating thememory function while
driving couldcause thedriver tolose control
of the vehicle. X
Adj ust the seat (Ypage 96).
X On the driver's side,adjust thesteer ing
wheel (Ypage 101)and the exte riorm irro rs
(Y page 103).
X Press memo rybutt onMand one ofthe
st orage positionbutt ons 1,2or 3within
thr ee seco nds.
The settings are stored inthe selec ted
prese tposition. Atone sounds whenthe
sett ings have been completed. Memory
function
105Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

3
T
Parking lamps,license plateand
inst rument clusterlighting
4c Automaticheadlamp mode/daytime
runnin glamps
5L Low-beam/high- beamheadlamps
BR Rearfoglamp
The turn signals, high-beam headlamps and
the high-beam flasherareoperated usingthe
combinat ionswitch (Ypage 111).
! Ifthe batter yhas been excess ively
discharged, theparking lampsorstandin g
lamps areautomatically switchedoffto
enable thenext engine start.Always park
your vehic lesafely andsufficien tlylit
acc ordin gto legal standard s.Av oid the
con tinuous useofthe T parkinglamps
for sever alhours. Ifpossible ,switc hon the
X rightorthe W leftstandin glamp.
The exterior lighting(exc eptthepark ing/
st andin glamps) switchesoffautom atically if
you:
R remo vethe SmartKey fromt heignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwiththeSmartK ey
in position 0
If you hear awarning tonewhen youleave the
vehicle, thelights maystillbeswitched on.
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ.
Low -beam headlam ps X
To switch onthe low-be amheadlam ps:
turn theSmartK eyinthe ignition lockto
position 2or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch toL.
The L indicator lampinthe instrumen t
cluster lightsup.
Daytime runninglamps Daytime
runninglampsinCanada
The daytime runninglampsfunctionis
required bylaw inCanada .Itc ann otthere fore
be deac tivate d. X
Turn thelight switchtoc orÃ.
Wit hth een gin erun ning:depen dingon the
ambie ntlight ,th edayti merunninglamps or
th elow- beam headlam psare swit ched on.
When thelow- beam headlam psare
swit ched on,th eL indicat orlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster lightsup.
When theengineisrunn ingand thevehic leis
st ation ary:ifyou mov ethe selec torlever from
a drive positiontoP,the daytime running
lamps/ low-beamheadlamps goout after
thr ee min utes.
When theengineisrunn ing,thevehic leis
st ation aryand inhigh ambien tlight
bright ness:ifyou turnthe light switch
to T, thedaytime runninglampsandthe
parking lampsareswitched on.
If the engine isrunning andyouturn thelight
switch toL, themanual settingstake
precedence overthedaytime runninglamps.
Daytime runninglampsinthe USA
In the USA, thedaytime runninglampsare
deactivated upondelivery fromthefactory.
X To activate thedayt imerunning
lamps: activate thedaytime runninglamps
funct ioninthe on-board computer
(Y page 234).
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ.
With theengine running: depending onthe
ambient light,thedaytime runninglampsor
the low-beam headlampsareswitched on.
When thelow-beam headlampsare
switched on,the L indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster lightsup.
If the engineisrunn ingand youturnthe light
switch toT orL, themanual settings
take precedence overthedaytime running
lamps. Exterior
lighting
109Lights and windshield wipers

Aut
oma tic hea dlamp mod e X
To swit chon autom atic hea dlamp
mod e:tur nth eligh tswit chtoc or
Ã.
Sm artKey inpos ition 1in theign ition lock:
th epark inglamp sare swit ched on oroff
auto maticallydepe nding onthebrig htne ss
of theambi entlight .
With theenginerunn ing:depen dingonthe
bright nessof the ambien tlight ,the daytime
runn inglamps 6
or the low-be amheadlamps
are switc hedonoroff autom atically.
When thelow-be amheadlamps are
switc hedon,the L indicatorlamp inthe
inst rumen tcluster lightsup. G
WARN
ING If
the light switc his set toc orÃ, the
low-be amheadlamps willnotcom eon
autom atically ifit is fogg y.This could
endan geryou and others. There fore,tur nthe
light switch toL infog.
The automatic headlampfeature isonly an
aid. Thedriver isresponsible forthe vehicle's
lighting atall times.
Rear foglamp X
To switch onthe rear foglamp: turnthe
SmartK eyinthe ignition locktoposition 2
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch toL orc or
Ã.
If the light switch isset toc orÃ,
the rear foglamp onlylights upifthe low-
beam headla mpsareon.
X Press theR button.
The yellow R indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster lightsup.
X To switch offther ear foglam p:pres sth e
R button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster goesout. i
If
you switc hthe engineoff(Sm artKey in
posit ion1in the ignit ionlock )and then
rest artit,the prev ious rearfoglamp
set tings are rest ored.
Rea rfog lamp X
To switch ontherea rfog lamp:tur nthe
Sm artKey inthe ignit ionlock toposit ion2
or start the engin e.
X Turn thelight switc hto L orc or
Ã.
If the light switc his set toc orÃ,
the rear foglamp onlylightsup ifthe low-
beam headlamps areon.
X Press theR button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
inst rumen tcluster lightsup.
X To switch offther ear foglam p:pres sth e
R button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster goesout. i
If
you switc hthe engineoff(Sm artKey in
posit ion1in the ignit ionlock )and then
rest artit,the prev ious rearfoglamp
set tings are rest ored.
Head lampcleaning system The
headlamps areclean edautomat icallyif
the "Wipe withwasher fluid"function is
operat edten timeswhile thelight sare onand
the engin eis runn ing(Ypage 118).When you
switc hoff the ignit ion,theautomat ic
headlamp cleaningsyste misreset and
counting isresumed from0.
6 Only ifdaytime runninglampshavebeen activated viathe on-board computer. 110
Exterior
lightingLights and windshield wipers

Comb
inationswit ch
Tu rn signa ls :
High-beam headlam ps
; Right turns ignal
= High- beam flasher
? Left turnsign al
X To indica tebrief ly:press thecom binat ion
switc hbrief lyto the press urepoint inthe
direc tionofarrow ;or?.
The correspo ndingtur nsignal flashes three
tim es.
X To indica te:press thecom binat ionswitc h
beyond thepress urepoint inthe direc tion
of arrow ;or?.
High- beam headlamps X
To switch ontheh igh-b eamhead lamps:
turn theSmar tKey inthe ignit ionlock to
posit ion2or star tthe engin e.
X Turn thelight switc hto L orc or
Ã.
X Press thecom binat ionswitc hbeyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionof
arrow :.
In the c orà position ,the high-
beam headlamps areonly switched on
when itis dark andtheengin eis runn ing. The
K indicat orlamp inthe instrument
cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitch edon.
X To switch offthe high-bea m
headla mps:move thecombin ationswitch
back toits norm alposition .
The K indicat orlamp inthe instrument
cluster goesout.
High-beam flasher X
To switch on:turn theSmart Keyinthe
ignition locktoposition 1or 2or start the
engin e.
X Pull thecombin ationswitch inthe direct ion
of arrow =. Haz
ard warning lamps The
hazard warning lampsautomatic ally
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed.
R the vehicle isslowed downseverely froma
speed ofover 45mph (70km/ h)and comes
to ahalt.
X To switch onthe hazard warning lamps:
press button :.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch on
a turn signal usingthecombin ationswitch ,
only theturn signal lamponthe
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To switch offthe hazard warning
lamp s:press button :. Exterior
lighting
111Lights and windshield wipers Z

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

X
To switcho ff:set the rocker switch tothe
| position.
The interior lighting automatical lyswitches
on ifyou :
R unlock thevehicl e
R open adoor
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio nlock
The interior lightisactivated forashort while
when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelay ed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 235).
Manua linterior lighting control X
To switch thefront interior lighting on:
set the rock erswitch tothe c position.
X To switch thefront interior lighting off:
set the rock erswitch tothe | position.
X To switch therear interior lighting on/
off: press theu button .
X To switch thereading lampson/off:
press thep button . Crash-
responsive emergency lighting
The interior lighting isactivated automatically
if the vehicle isinvolved inan accident .
X To switch offthe crash- responsive
emergency lighting:pressthehazard
warning lampbutton .
or
X Lock andthen unlock thevehicle usingthe
Smart Key. Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes
Xenon bulbs If
your vehicle isequipped withXenon bulbs,
you can recogn izethis bythe following: the
cone oflight from theXenon bulbsmoves
from thetop tothe bottom andback again when
youstart theengine. Forthis tobe
observed, thelights mustbeswitched on
before startingthe engine. G
DANGER Xenon
bulbscarryahigh voltage. Youcould
get anelectric shockandbeseriously oreven
fatally injured ifyou touch theelectric
cont acts onXenon bulbs.Therefore, never
remove thecover fromXenon bulbs.
Do not change Xenonbulbsyourself, buthave
them replaced ataquali fiedspecialist
workshop whichhasthenecessary specialist
knowledge andtools tocarry outthework
required.
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youusean
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis
purpose. Inparticular, workrelevant tosafety
or on safety-related systemsmustbecarried
out ataquali fiedspecialist workshop.
Bulbs andlamps areanimportant aspectof
vehicle safety.Youmust therefor emake sure
that these functioncorrec tlyatall times.
Have theheadlamp settingcheck edregularly .
Other bulbs There
arebulbs otherthantheXenon bulbs
that youcann otreplace. Replaceonly the
bulbs listed (Ypage 115). Havethebulbs that
you cann otreplace yourself changed ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Mercedes-B enzrecomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis
purpose. Inparticular, workrelevant tosafety
or on safety-related systemsmustbecarried
out ataquali fiedspecialist workshop.
If you require assistance changingbulbs,
consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
Do not touch theglass tubeofnew bulbs with
your bare hands. Evenminor contamination
can burn intotheglass surface andreduce
the service lifeofthe bulbs. Always usealint-
free cloth oronly touch thebase ofthe bulb
when installing.
Only usebulbs ofthe correc ttype. 114
Rep
lacingbul bsLights an dwindshield wipers

4
e Toswitch offinter mittentwiping
5 b Towipe withwasher fluid
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 1or 2in the
ignition lock.
X Slide switch :onthe combinat ionswitch
up ordown tothe appropriate position.
When therear window wiperisswitched on,
the icon appears inthe instr ument cluster. Replacing
thewiper blades
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G For
safety reasons, switchoffthe windshield
wipers andremove thekey from theignition
lock before changin gthe wiper blades
(vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO: make surethat
the on-board electronicsare instate 0).
Otherwise, thewiper motor couldbeswitched
on suddenly andcause injury.
! Toavoid damaging thewiper blades,
make surethatyoutouch onlythewiper
arm ofthe wiper.
! Never openthehood ifawindshield wiper
arm hasbeen folded awayfromthe
windshield.
Never foldawindshield wiperarmwithout
a wiper bladebackontothe windshield/
rear window.
Hold thewindshield wiperarmfirmly when
you change thewiper blade. Ifyou release
the windshield wiperarmwithout awiper
blade anditfalls ontothe windshield, the
windshield maybedamaged bythe force of
the impact.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the wiper blades replaced byaq ualifi ed
spec ialist workshop,e.g. at an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCent er. Changing
thewindshield wiperblades Removing
thewiper blades
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
X Fold thewiper armaway fromthe
windshield. X
Firmly pressrelease knob : and pullthe
wiper bladeupwards fromthewiper armin
the direct ionofthe arrow.
Installing thewiper blades
X Position thenew wiper bladeinthe retain er
on the wiper armandslide itint oplace in
the opposite directiontothe arrow.
The wiper bladeaudibly engages.
X Make surethatwiper bladeisseated
corr ectly.
X Fold thewiper armback ontothe
windshield.
Repla cingtherear window wiperblade Removing
thewiper blade G
WARN
ING The
wiper armcould beset inmotion and
injur eyou ifthe wiper isswitch edon.
Remove thekey from theignition lockbefore
replacing thewiper blade. Windsh
ieldwipers
119Lights and windshield wipers Z