2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class Owner's Manual

Dir
ect ion ofrotation
Tir es wit haspe cifie ddir ection ofrotation
hav eaddit ionalben efits, e.g. ifth ere isaris k
of hydr oplaning .Y ou will only gain these
benefits ifthe correc tdirection ofrotat ionis
maintained.
An arrow onthe sidewal lof the tire indicates
its correc tdirection ofrotat ion.
You may mount aspare wheel/emergenc y
spare wheel against thedirection ofrotat ion.
Observe thetime restriction onuse aswell as
the speed limitspecified onthe spare wheel/
emergenc yspare wheel. Storing
wheels
Stor ewheels thatarenot being usedinacool,
dry and preferably darkplace. Protectthe
tires from oil,grease, gasoline anddiesel. Cleanin
gthe wheel s G
WARNING Do
not use power washers withcircular-jet
nozz les(dirt grinders) toclean yourvehicle, in
particular thetires. Youcould otherwise
damage thetires andcause anaccident. Wheel
andtirecombinations Please
bearthefollow inginmind
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben z
recommen dsthat youonly useTires and
wheels whichhavebeen approved by
Mercedes-Ben zspecific allyforyour
vehicle. These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecontrolsystems ,such asABS
or ESP®
,and aremark edasfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOrigi nal Extended
(tires featuringrun-flat characteristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (only
certain AMGtires)
Mercede s-BenzOriginalExtended tires
may onlybeuse don whee lsthat have been
speci ficallyapp roved byMercede s-Benz.
Only usetires, wheelsor accesso ries
tested andapproved byMercede s-Benz.
Certa inchara cteristics, e.g.handl ing,
vehicl enoise emissionsorfuel
consumptio n,may otherwi sebe adve rsely
affected. Inadd ition, when drivingwith a
loa d,tire dime nsion variations couldcaus e
the tires tocome intocontact withthe
body work andaxle components. Thiscould
resu ltin dama getothe tires orthe vehicl e.
Mercede s-Benzaccepts noliabil ity for
dama geresu lting from theuse oftires,
whee lsor accesso riesother thanthose
tested andapproved.
Further informati onabo uttires, wheelsand
app roved combina tionscanbeobtai ned
from anyauthorized Mercede s-Benz
Center. i
The
Tire andLoad Information placard
with therecommende dtire pressu resis
attached tothe B-pill aron the drive r'sside .
Further informati onabo utdrivi ngathigh
spee dsordrivi ngwith vehicl eloa dsthat are
lig hter than themaximu mvehicle loadcan
be found inthe tire pressure tableonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.Check tire
pressures regularly,andonly when thetires
are cold. Comply withthemaint enanc e
recom mendat ionsofthe tire manufact urer
in the vehicle documen twallet .
For further inform ationon ther ecomm ended
tire inflation pressure andontire pressures
for specific drivingconditions (Ypage 353). Wheel
andtirecombinations
375Wheels and tires Z

i Notes
onthe vehicle equipment –always
equip thevehic le:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagiven axle
(left /right )
R with thesame typeoftires atagiven time
(summ ertires, wint ertires, MOE xtende d
tir es) i
On
the followin gpages, youcan find
inf orm ation onapprov edwheel rimsand
tir esize sfor equipping yourvehic lewith
wint ertires. Wint ertires are not available
ex fact oryasstandard equipmen tor
optional extras.
If you want toequip yourvehicle with
approved wintertires,itmay benecessary
to obtain wheelrimsinthe correspon ding
size, asthe size ofthe approved wintertires
may differ fromthestandard tires.Thisis
dependent onthe model andthe
equipment installedatthe factor y.
The tires andwheel rims,aswell asfurther
inform ation,canbeobtained ataquali fied
specialist workshop, e.g.atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. i Overview
ofabbreviations usedinthe
following tiretables:
R BA: both axles
R FA: front axle
R RA: rear axle
In the following table,thewheel/tire
combinat ionsareallocated tothe vehicle
models through variants, e.g.V1,V2etc. : V1
V2376
Wheel
andtirecombinationsWheels and tires


ML 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC ML3504MATIC

Tire
s Al
l-w eath ertire s Al
loyw hee ls V1 V2
BA 255/55
R18105HM+S 8.0
Jx 18 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL M+S 8.0
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA
255/50
R19107HXL M+S 30 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.32in(59 mm) # #
BA
255/50
R19107HXL M+S 30 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Offset: 2.44in(62 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL M+S
MOExtended 31 8.0
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL M+S
MOExtended 30,
31 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.32in(59 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL M+S
MOExtended 30,
31 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Offset: 2.44in(62 mm) # #
BA
265/45
R20108HXL M+S 30 9.0
Jx 20 H2
Whee loffset: 2.24in(57 mm) # #
BA 265/45
R20108HXL M+S
MOExtended 30,
31 9.0
Jx 20 H2
Whee loffset: 2.24in(57 mm) # #
BA
265/40
R21105YXL 30 9.0
Jx 21 H2
Whee loffset: 2.09in(53 mm) # #
Winte
rtires 32 All
oy whe els V1 V2
BA 255/55
R18105HM+S i 8.0
Jx 18 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL M+S i 8.0
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA
255/50
R19107HXL M+S i 30 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.32in(59 mm) # #
30
Use ofsnow chainsnot permi tted.Obser vethe notes inthe "Snow chains"section.
31 MOExtended tires(tires featuringrun-fla tcharacteristics) onlyincombination withanactivated tirepressure
loss warning systemortire pressure monitor.
32 Not availa blefrom thefactory. Wheel
andtirecombinations
377Wheels and tires Z

Winter
tires32 All
oy whe els V1 V2
BA 255/50
R19107HXL
M+Si MOExtended 31 8.0
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.21in(56 mm) # #
BA 255/50
R19107HXL
M+SiMOExtended 30,
31 8.5
Jx 19 H2
Whee loffset: 2.32in(59 mm) # #
"Mini
spare" emerge ncyspare wheel30 Tires Wheel
s V1 V2
T
155/90 R18113M
Tire pressu re:420 kPa(4.2 bar/61 psi) 4
B x18 H2
Whee loffset: 1.58in(40 mm) # #
i
The
speci fiedtirepressu reisprinted inyel low onthe emerge ncysparewhe el.
32 Not available from thefactory.
31 MOExtended tires(tires featuringrun-fla tcharacteristics) onlyincombination withanactivated tirepressure
loss warning systemortire pressure monitor.
30 Use ofsnow chains notpermitted. Observethenotes inthe "Snow chains" section. 378
Wheel
andtirecombinationsWheels and tires

Useful
information........ .......... .......... 380
Not eson technical data................... 380
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......... 380
War ranty.............................. .............. 381
Identificat ionplat es......................... 381
Service products andcapacit ies..... 382
Vehicle data...................................... 390
Tr ailer towhitch ........ .......... .............. 391 379Technical data

Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Not
eson technical data
i The
data statedhere specif icallyrefersto
a vehicle withstandard equipment .Consult
an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter for
the data forallvehicle variants andtrim
levels. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts All
Mercedes-B enzCenters maintain asupply
of genuine Mercedes-B enzparts for
necessary serviceandrepair work.In
addition, strategically locatedpartsdelivery
cent ersprovide forquick andreliable parts
service.
There aremore than300,00 0different
genuine Mercedes-B enzparts availablefor
Mercedes-B enzmodels.
Genuine Mercedes-B enzparts aresubject to
stric tqualit yco ntrol .Each part hasbeen
spec iallydeve loped ,man ufactured or
selec tedfor Mer cedes-Ben zvehicles and
fine- tuned forthem.
Therefor e,only genuine Mercedes- Benzparts
sho uld beused. G
WAR
NING Dr
ivin gsafe tymay beimpai redifno n-
appr ovedpart s,tires and wheel sor safe ty-
rele vantaccess ories are used.
Thi scou ldlead tomal functi onsinsaf ety -
rel eva ntsystems ,e.g. thebrakesystem. This
cou ldcau seyouto los econtrol ofyour vehi cle
and causean acci dent.
For this reason, Merce des-Benz recom mends
that youus egenu ineMerce des-Benz parts or
pa rts ofequ alqu ality .O nly usetire s,wh eels
and acce ssoriestha thave been specifically
appro vedforyour vehicle.
! Airbags andEmerg enc yTen sion ing
De vic es, aswell ascon trol unit sand
sen sorsfor these restraint systems maybe
ins talle din thefoll owin gareas ofyour
veh icle:
R door s
R door pillars
R door sills
R seat s
R dashb oard
R ins trumen tclus ter
R cen tercon sole
Do notinsta llacce ssoriessu ch asaudio
sy stem sin thes ear ea s.Do not carryout
rep airs or we lding .You could impair the
operating efficiencyof the restr aint
systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Mercedes-
Benz recomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis
purpose. H
Environmental
note Daimler
AGalso supplies reconditioned major
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
Always specify thevehicle identificat ion
number (VIN)(Ypage 381)andtheengine 380
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsTechnical data

num
ber(Ypage 382)when ordering genuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts. Wa
rrant y The
Serviceand Warr antyIn for mat ion
book letcontains detailed inform ationabout
the warrant iescover ingyour vehicle.
Your authoriz edMercede s-Benz Cente rwill
exc hang eor repair anydefec tivepart s
origin allyinstalled inthe vehic lein
acc ordan cewith theterms ofthe followin g
warran ties:
R New Vehic leLimit edWarran ty
R Em ission SystemWarran ty
R Em ission PerformanceWarran ty
R Californ ia,Conn ecticut ,Maine,
Massac husetts,New York,Penn sylvan ia,
Rhode Islandand Verm ontEmission
Cont rolSyst ems Warran ty
R State Warran tyEn for cem entLaws (Lemo n
Laws)
Replacem entpart sand accessor iesare
cov ered bythe Merc edes- BenzPartsand
Ac ces sories warr anties. You canobtain
inf orm ationabout thisfrom anyauthoriz ed
Mercede s-Benz Cente r. i
Should
youlose your Serviceand
Warrant yInf ormat ionbooklet ,have an
authoriz edMercede s-Benz Cente rarrange
for arepl acement. Itwil lbe mail edtoyou . Iden
tification plates Vehic
leidenti ficationplate with
vehi cleidenti ficationnumber (VIN)
and paint code number X
Open thedrive r'sdoor.
You willsee vehicl eide ntification plate:. Example
:vehicle identification plate(USA only)
; Paint code
= VIN Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada only)
; Paint code
= VIN Identificat
ionplat es
381Technical data Z

i
The
data shown onthe identific ationplate
is example data.Thisdata isdifferent for
every vehicle andcandeviate fromthedata
shown here.Youcanfind thedata
applicable toyour vehicle onthe vehicle's
identific ationplate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN)
The vehicle identific ationnumber (VIN)can
be found inthe following locations:
R on the vehicle identific ationplate
(Y page 381)
R at the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 382)
In addition tobeing stamped onthe vehicle
identific ationplate, thevehicle identific ation
number (VIN)isalso stamped ontothe vehicle
body. Itis located inthe lower partofthe
right- hand A-pillar. X
Open thefron tright -han ddoor.
X Open cover: inthe direc tionofthe arrow
and remo veit.
You willsee thevehic leident ification
numb er(VIN ). Engine
number :
Emission control inf orm ation plate,
inc luding thecertificat ion ofbot hfeder al
and Californ ianemiss ionsstandard s
; Engine numb er(stamped intothe
cr ank case)
= VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windsh ield) Serv
iceprodu ctsand capa cities Imp
ortant safety notes
Ser viceproduc tsinc lude thefollowin g:
R fuels (e.g.gasolin e,diese l)
R addit ivesforexhaust gasaftert reat men t
(D EF )
R lubric ants(e. g.en gin eoil, trans mis sion oil)
R co olan t
R brak efluid
R wind shieldwashe rfluid
Vehic lecom pone ntsand theirrespe ctive
lubrican tsmust match.You should therefore
only useproduc tsthat have been tested and
approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.
In for mat ionontes ted and approv edproduc ts
can beobt ained ataMerc edes- BenzCent er
or on the Internet athtt p://
www.mbusa.com (USAonly). G
WARN
ING Comply
withallvalid regulations withrespect
to handling, storingand disposing ofservic e
fluids. Otherwise, youcould endanger
person sor the envir onmen t. 382
Service
products andcapa citiesTechnical data