2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class weight

X
Guide seatbelts; unde rrespect ive
clips :.
Folding therear bench seatback X
Fold seatbackr est;back untilitengages.
X Swing seatcushion :back.
X Pull upand adjust thehead restraint sif
nec essary (Ypage 97). Securing
cargo
Cargo tie-down rings Observe
thefollowing noteson securin g
loads:
R secure theload using thecargo tiedown
rings.
R do not use elastic straps ornet sto secure
a load, asthese areonly intended asan
anti- slipprotec tionforlight loads.
R do not route tiedowns across sharpedges
or corn ers.
R pad sharp edges forprotec tion. There
arefour cargo tiedown ringsinthe
cargo compart ment.Befor eusing thecargo
tie down ringsonthe fron tright -han dside of
the carg ocom partmen t,the parc elnet must
be pushed down. :
Cargo tiedown rings
Ba ghooks !
The bag hook canbear amaxim umload
of 6.6lbs (3kg). Donot use itto secur ea
load.
There isabag hook inthe carg ocom partmen t
on the left-han dside. X
Press themark ingonbag hook :.
X Turn baghook :untilit eng ages.
Secur inghooks Only
usethemoun tinghook sto secur eitem s
of luggage uptomaxim umof9lbs (4kg) in
weight. 288
Stowage
areasStowing and features

EASY-P
ACKload-secu ringkit
Comp onentsand stora ge The
EASY- PACK load- securin gkit allows you
to use your cargocom partmen tfor avar iety
of purpo ses.Theaccesso rypart sare locate d
unde rth etrunk floor.
X Open thetrunk floor(Y page 292). EA
SY- PACK load- securin gkit acc esso rypart s
: Bag contain ingthebrac kets and luggage
holde r
; Teles copicrod
Inser tingth ebr ack ets intothe loadi ng
rail X
Insert bracket :into thecenter ofloa ding
rai l?.
X Press release button ;and push
bracket :into thedesi redposi tion in
loa ding rail?.
X Let goofrele ase button ;. X
Press locking button=.
Bracket :islocked inloa ding rail?.
X Ifnecessa ry,fold cargo tie-dow nring A
upwards. G
WARN
ING Dist
ribut ethe load onthe carg otie down rings
even ly.
Oth erwise, vehicleocc upant scould be
inj ured byobj ect sbeing thrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chan gedirec tionsudden ly
R are involved inan acc ident
Please observethe loading guidelines.
Lugga gehold er The
luggage holdercanbeused tosec ure
light loads against theside wallofthe carg o
com partmen tto prev entthemfro mmov ing
aroun d.
! Only usetheluggage holdertosecur e
carg owith amaxim umweight of15. 4lb
(7 kg) and with dimen sionsthat theluggage
holder cansafely andsecur elycon tain . X
To inst all:inse rttwo brac ketsA intothe
left orright loading rail(Ypage 291).
X Press release button: ofthe luggage
holder andpullthestrap out slight ly.
X Insert luggage holder;intobrac ketsA
and, while doing so,press release button
= and push theluggage holderdownwar ds
unt ilit eng ages. Stowa
geareas
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X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To switch oncooli ngfunction: press
switch =repeatedly untiltheblue
indicator lampinthe switch lightsup.
X To switch onwarm ingfunction: press
switch =repeatedly untilthered indicator
lamp inthe switch lightsup.
X To switch offfunction: pressswitch =
repeatedly untiltheindicator lampinthe
switch goesout.
When usingthewarming functionabove a
cert aintemperat ure,residual heatindicator
lamp ;lights up.This means thatthemetal
insert ofthe cup holder ishot.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Donot siton orsupport yourbody weight
on the rear seat armrest whenitis folded
down, asyou could otherwise damageit. X
Fold down therear seat armrest .
Cup holder :isin the rear seat armrest . Sun
visors
Overview ofsun visors G
WARNIN
G Do
not use thevanity mirror whiledriving.
Keep thevanity mirrors inthe sun visors
closed whilethevehicle isin motion .
Reflected glarecanendanger youand others. :
Mirror light
; Brack et
= Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
? Vanity mirror
A Mirror cover
Vanit ymirr orinthe sun visor Mirror
light:only funct ionsifthe sun visor
is clipped intoretainer ;and mirror cover
A has been folded up.
Glare fromtheside X
Fold down sunvisor :.
X Pull sunvisor :out ofretainer =.
X Swing sunvisor :tothe side.
X Slide sunvisor :forwards andback as
required.
X Fold down additional sunvisor ;. Featur
es
295Stowing and features Z

Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING If
yo utow thevehicle, youmu stusearig id
tow ingbarif:
R the engine isnot running.
R there isabrake system malfunction.
R there isamal function inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrical system .
The pow erassi stance forthe steering andthe
brake forcebooste rdo not work when the
engine isnot running. Youwillneed more
force tosteer andbrake, youmay have to
depre ssthe brake pedalwith maximu mforce.
Before towing away,make surethatthe
steering canbemoved andisnot locked.
If you tow ortow-st artanother vehicle,its
weight mustnotexceed themaximum
permissible grossvehicle weightofyour
vehicle. G
WARNING The
vehicle isbraked whentheHOLD function
or DIS TRONIC PLUSisactivated. Therefore,
deactivate HOLDandDISTRONIC PLUSifthe
vehicle isto be towed.
It is better tohave thevehicle transported
than tohave ittowed.
! You may onlytowthevehicle amaximum
distance of30 miles (50km). Atowing
speed of30 mph (50km/ h)must notbe
exceeded.
For towing distances over30miles
(50 km), thevehicle mustloaded ontoa
trans porter.
! Make surethattheelectric parking brake
is released. Ifthe electric parking brakeis
faulty, visitaquali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Only secure thetow rope ortow baratthe
towing eyes.Otherwise, thevehicle could
be damaged. !
Donot use thetowing eyeforrecovery,
as this could damage thevehicle. Ifin
doubt, recover thevehicle withacrane.
! When towing, pullaway slowly and
smoothly. Ifthe tract ivepower istoo high,
the vehicles couldbedamaged.
! Donot tow with sling-t ypeequipment.
This could damage thevehicle.
! When towing vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO,
use thekey instead ofthe Start /Stop
button .Othe rwise, the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion mayshi ftto positio nP wh en
the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or are
op ene d,wh ich cou ldlead todama getothe
tra nsmi ssion.
! Vehicle swi th diffe renti allocks: make
su re tha tthe differential locksarein
automatic mode.Whentowing, the
differential locksmustnotbeswitched on
by hand. Thiscould otherwise damagethe
transmission.
If the vehicle hassuffered transmission
damage, haveittransport edon atransport er
or trailer.
The automatic transmission mustbein
position Nwhen thevehicle isbeing towed.
The battery mustbeconn ected andcharged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turntheSmartK eytoposition 2in
the ignition lock
R cannot shifttheautomatic transmission to
position N i
Before
thevehicle istowed, switchoffthe
automatic lockingfeature(Ypage 235).
You could otherwise belocked outwhen
pushing ortowing thevehicle. Installing/
removingthetowing eye
Installing thetowing eye Vehicles
withatrailer towhitch: ifpossible,
secure thetowing deviceonthe trailer tow
hitch (Ypage 210). Towing
andtow-star ting
343Breakdown assistance Z

Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING Do
not over load thetir es by exc eedin gth e
spec ified loadlimit asindi catedon theTire
and Loadin gIn for mat ionplacar don the
driv er'sdoor B-pillar .Overloa dingthetires
can overhea tthem, possibly causinga
blowou t.Overloading thetires canalso result
in handling orsteering problems, orbrake
failure.
Two instruct ionlabel son your vehicle show
the maximum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoading Informationplacard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side.The
Tire andLoading Informationplacard
shows themaximum permissible number
of occupants andthemaximum
permissible vehicleload.Italso contains
details ofthe tire sizes and
corresponding pressuresfortires
mounted atthe factory.
(2) The vehicle identification plateison the
B-pillar onthe driver's side.Thevehicle
identification plateinforms youofthe
gross vehicle weightrating.Itis made up
of the vehicle weight, allvehicle
occupants, thefuel andthecargo. You
can also findinformation aboutthe
maximum grossaxleweight ratingonthe
front andrear axle.
The maximum grossaxleweight ratingis
the maximum weightthatcanbecarried
by one axle (front orrear axle). Never
exceed themaximum loadorthe
maximum grossaxleweight ratingforthe
front orrear axle. :
B-pillar, driver'sside Maximum
permissible grossvehicle
weig htrat ing i
The
specifications shownonthe Tire and
Loading Informationplacard inthe
illu stration areexamples. Themaximum
permissible grossvehicle weightratingis
vehicle-specific andmay differ fromthatin
the illustration .You can find thevalid
maximum permissible grossvehicle weight
rating foryour vehicle onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard. X
The Tire andLoading Information placard
gives youdetails onmaximum permissible
gross vehicle weightrating::"Thegross
weight ofoccupant sand luggage must
never exceed XXXkilograms orXXX
pounds." 362
Loading
thevehicleWheels and tires

The
gross weight ofall vehicle occupant s,
cargo, luggage andtrailer load/noseweight (if
applicable) mustnotexceed thespecified
value. Num
berofseats i
The
specification sshown onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard inthe
illustration areexamples. Thenumber of
seats isvehicle-spec ificand candiffer from
the details shown. Thenumber ofseats in
your vehicle canbefound onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard. Maximum
numberofseats :determin esthe
maximum numberofoccupant sallowed to
travel inthe vehicle. Thisinform ationcanbe
found onthe Tire andLoading Information
placard. Determining
thecorrect loadlimit
Step- by-step instructions The
following stepshavebeen developed as
required ofall manufact urersunder Title49,
Code ofU.S .Federal Regulations, Part575
pursuant tothe "National TrafficandMotor
Vehicle SafetyAc tof 196 6".
X Step 1:Locat ethe statement "The
combin edweight ofoccupan tsand cargo
should neverexceed XXX kgorXXX lbs." on your
vehicle’s TireandLoading Informat ion
placard.
X Step 2:Det ermine thecombin edweight of
the driver andpassengers thatwillberiding
in your vehicle.
X Step 3:Subtr actthe combin edweight of
the driver andpassengers fromXXX
kilograms orXXX lbs.
X Step 4:The resultin gfigure equals the
available amountofcargo andluggage load
capacity. Forexample, ifthe "XXX" amount
equals 1400lbs and therewill befive
150 lbspassenger sin your vehicle, the
amount ofavailable cargoandluggage load
capacit yis6 50 lbs (1400 -750 (5x150) =
650 lbs).
X Step 5:Determine thecombi nedweight of
lu gga geand cargo being loaded onthe
vehi cle. Thatweight maynotsafely exceed
the available cargoandluggage load
capacity calculated instep 4.
X Step 6(if app licable): Ifyour vehicle will
be towing atrailer, loadfrom yourtrailer
will betran sferr edtoyour vehicle. Consult
this manual todeterm inehow thisreduces
the available cargoandluggage load
capacity ofyour vehicle (Y page 365). Loading
thevehicle
363Wheels and tires Z

Exam
ple:step 1to 3 The
followin gtab leshow sexam plesonhow tocalc ulate total and cargoload capac ities with
var ying seatingcon figur ationsand num berand sizeof occ upant s.The followin gexam plesuse
a load limit of15 00 lbs. Thisis for illus trat ion purposes only. Makesure youareusin gthe
actual loadlimit foryour vehicle statedonthe vehicle’s TireandLoading Informationplacard
(Y page 363). Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Step
1 Combined
maximum
weig htofoccupants
and cargo (datafrom
the Tire andLoading
Informat ionplacard ) 1500
lbs
(680 kg) 1500
lbs
(680 kg) 1500
lbs
(680 kg) Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Step
2 Num
berofpeople in
the vehicle (driver
and occupants) 5 3 1
Distribution
ofthe
occupants Front
:2
Rear: 3 Front
:1
Rear: 2 Front
:1 Weight
ofthe
occupants Occupant
1:
150 lbs(68 kg)
Occupant 2:
180 lbs(82 kg)
Occupant 3:
160 lbs(73 kg)
Occupant 4:
140 lbs(63 kg)
Occupant 5:
120 lbs(54 kg) Occupant
1:
200 lbs(91 kg)
Occupant 2:
190 lbs(86 kg)
Occupant 3:
150 lbs(68 kg) Occupant
1:
150 lbs(68 kg) Gross
weightofall
occupants 750
lbs(340 kg) 540
lbs(245 kg) 150
lbs(68 kg) 364
Loading
thevehicl eWheels and tires

Exam
ple1 Exam
ple2 Exam
ple3 St
ep 3 Per
mis sible cargo
and trailer load/
noseweigh t
(ma ximum gros s
vehi cleweight ratin g
fr om theTir eand
Load ingInfor mation
pla car dmin usthe
gros sweight ofall
occup ants) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg )-
75 0lbs (340kg )
= 75 0lbs
(34 0kg ) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg )-
54 0lbs (245kg )
= 96 0lbs
(43 5kg ) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg )-
15 0lbs (68 kg)=
135 0lbs
(612 kg) The
higher theweight ofall the occupants, thesmaller themaximum loadforluggage.
Furt herinfor mation canbefound under "Towing atrail er" (Ypag e365). Vehic
leidenti ficationplate
Even ifyou have calculated thetotal load
carefu lly,you shou ldstill make surethatthe
gross vehiclewei ght rating andthegross axle
wei ght rating arenot exceede d.Detail scan
be found onthe vehicl eide ntification plateon
the B-pill aron the drive r'sside (Ypag e362).
Gross vehiclewe ight: thegross weight of
the vehicl e,all pas sengers, cargoandtrailer
loa d/nosew eight(ifapplicable) mustnot
exc eed theperm issible grossvehic leweight .
Gr oss axle weight rating: themaxim um
perm issible loadthatcanbecarr iedbyone
axle (frontor rear axle).
To ens ure that your vehic ledoes notexceed
the maxim umperm issible values (gross
vehic leweight andmaxim umgros saxle
weight rating), have yourloaded vehicle
(inc luding driver,occ upant s,carg o,and full
tr ailer loadifapplicable) weighedona
suitable vehicleweighbr idge. Tr
ailer load/noseweight
The trailer load/n oseweigh taffects thegross
wei ght ofthe vehi cle. Ifatrail erisattached ,
the trail erloa d/nosew eightisinclu dedinthe
loa dalong with occupa ntsand lugga ge. The
trail erloa d/nosew eightisusu ally app
roxima tely8%ofthe gross weight ofthe
trail erand itsload. Maximum
loadrating G
WARNING Do
not overl oadthetires byexceedi ngthe
speci fiedloadlimi tasindicated onthe Tire
and Loading Information placardonthe
driver's doorB-pillar. Overloading thetires
can overheat them,possibly causinga
blowou t.Overloading thetires canalso result
in handling orsteering problems, orbrake
failu re. i
The
actual valuesfor tires arespecific to
each vehicle andmay deviate fromthe
value sin the illustration. Maximum
loadrating
365Wheels and tires Z