2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 4 way

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If
you lock thevehicle asdescribe dabove ,
the fuel filler flap isnot locked. Theanti-
theft alarm system isnot armed. Cargo
compartment Important
safetynotes
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo
compartment. Youcould otherwis elock
you rself out. G
WARNING When
leaving thevehicle ,alw aysremove the
SmartKey fromtheignition lock.Alway stake
the SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle .
Do not leavechildre nunsu pervised inthe
veh icle, eve nifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,anddonot give them access
to an unlocked vehicle.Achild's unsupervised
access toavehicle couldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.Theycould:
R injure themselves onvehicle parts
R be seriously orfatally injured byextrem e
heat orcold
R injure themselves orhave anaccident with
vehicle equipment thatmay stillbein
operation evenaftertheSmartKey has
been removed fromtheignition, suchasthe
seat adjustment ,steering wheel
adjustment ormemory function.
If children openadoor, theycould cause
severe oreven fatalinjury toother persons; if
they getout ofthe vehicle, theycould injure
themselves whendoing soorbe seriously or
even fatally injured byany passing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint systemto
direct sunlight. Thechild restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very
hot, andachild could beburned onthese
parts. G
WARNING Do
not carry heavy orhard object sin the
passenger compartmen tor cargo compartmen
tunle ssthey arefirmly secu red
in place .
Unse curedorimp roperlypo sitio ned cargo
incre ases achi ld's ris kof inju ryinthe event
of
R stro ngbra king maneu vers
R sudd en cha nges ofdirecti on
R an acci dent G
WAR
NING Ma
kesure the tailgate isclo sed when the
engi neisrunning andwhiled riving. Among
other dange rs,dea dlycarbon monoxide (CO)
gase smay enter vehicleinterior resultingin
unconsciou snessanddeath.
! The tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary.
Fo rv ehicles withoutEASY-PACK tailgat e
you can:
R open andcloseth etailg ateman ually from
outs ide
R unloc kthe tailgate frominside withthe
emergency release
For vehicle swith EASY -PACK tailgate you
can:
R close thetailgate manually fromoutside
R open andclose thetailgate automatically
from outside
R open andclose thetailgate automatically
from inside
R limit theopening angleofthe tailgate
R unlock thetailgate frominside withthe
emergency release Cargo
compar tment
81Opening/closing Z

Opening/closing
fromoutsid e
Opening X
Press the% button onthe Smart Key. X
Pull handle :.
X Raise thetailgate.
Vehicles withtheEASY-PACK tailgate:if
you pull handle :and then release it,the
tailgate opensautomatic ally.
Closing G
WARN
ING To
preven tpossible personal injury,always
keep hands andfingers awayfromthecargo
compartm entopening whenclosing the
tailgate. Beespecially carefulwhensmall
children arearound. X
Pull thetailgate downusingrecess :.
X Push thetailgate closedfromoutside the
vehicle.
X Ifnecessary, lockthevehicle with
the & button onthe Smart Key (Y
page 72)orwith KEYLE SS-GO
(Y page 73). i
If
aKEYLE SS-GO key isdetect edinthe
cargo compartm ent,thetailgate willnot
lock. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
outside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING Make
surethetailgate isclosed whenthe
engine isrunnin gand while driving. Among
other dangers, deadlycarbon monoxide(CO)
gases mayenter vehicle interior resulting in
uncons ciousness anddeath.
! The tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary.
Ope ning Yo
ucan openthe tailgate automatically using
the SmartK eyorthe handle inthe tailgate.
X Press andhold theF button onthe
SmartK eyuntil thetailgate opens.
or
X When thetailgate isunlocked, pullthe
handle andletitgo again immediately.
Closi ng G
WARNING Monitor
theclosing procedure carefullyto
make surenoone isin danger ofbeing
injured. Toprevent possible personal injury,
alwa yskeep hands andfingers awayfromthe
cargo compartmen topenin gwhen closing the
tailgate. Beespecially carefulwhensmall 82
Cargo
compar tmentOpening/closing

G
WARNING To
prevent possibleperso nalinjury ,alw ays
keep hands andfingers awayfrom thecargo
compartment openingwhenclosing the
tail gate. Beespeci allycarefu lwhen small
child renarearou nd. G
WARNING Make
surethetailgate isclosed whenthe
engine isrunning andwhiledrivi ng.Among
other dange rs,dea dlycarbon monoxide (CO)
gase smay enter vehicleinterior resultingin
unconsciou snessanddeath.
You canopen andclose thetailgate from the
driver' sseat when thevehicl eis stationary
and unlocked . X
To open :pul lremote operatingswitch :
for the tailgate untilthetailgate opens.
X To clo se: turn theSmartKey toposi tion 1
or 2in the ignitio nlock.
X Press remote operatingswitch for
tail gate :until thetailgate isclosed .
If the tailgate comes intocontact withan
object, theclosi ngprocedu reisinterrupted
and thetailgate reope ns.
X To interrupt theclosing procedure: push
or pul lremote operatingswitch forthe
tail gate :. Limiti
ngthe open ingangle ofthe
tailgate
Important safetynotes You
canlimitthe opening angleofthe
tailgate. Thisispossible inthe top half ofits
opening range,uptoapproximately
4 in (10 cm) before thestop.
! Make surethere issufficient clearance to
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe
opening angle.Thetailgate couldotherwise
be damaged. Ideally,set the opening angle
outside.
Activating X
To open thetailgate: pullthehandle on
the tailgate.
X To stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position: presstheclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate orpull thehandle
on the outside ofthe tailgate again.
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttoninthe tailgate untilyouhear
a short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivated. The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stored position
when opening.
Deactivating X
Press andhold theclosing button
(Y page 82)inthe tailgate untilyouhear
two short tones. Tailgate
emergency release
If the tailgate cannolonger beopened from
outside thevehicle, usetheemergency
release oninside ofthe tailgate.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe
SmartK ey(Ypage 75).
To open thetailgate completely, aminimum
clearance of7.20 ft(2.20 m)above the
gro und isneces sary. 84
Carg
oco mpartmentOpening/closing

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). Correct
driver's seatposition Observ
ethe safet yguidelines onseat
adjust ment(Ypage 95).
X Check whether youhave adjust edseat =
properly.
Elec tricalseat adjust ment(Ypage 96)
When adjustingthe seat, make sure:
R you areasfar away fromthedriver' sair
bag aspossible.
R you aresitting inanor mal upright
position .
R you can faste nthe seat beltproperly. R
you have moved thebackrest toan
almost vertical position.
R you have setthe seat cushion angleso
that your thighs aregently supported.
R you can depress thepedals properly.
X Check whether thehead restraint is
adjusted properly(Ypage 97).
When doingso,make surethatyouhave
adjusted thehead restraint sothat theback
of your head issupported ateye level by
the cent erofthe head restraint .Also mak e
sure thatthehead restraint 'sfor e/af t
posit ionisadjust edsothat thehead
rest raint isnot too farfromt heback ofyour
head.
Observe thesafety guidelinesonsteering
wheel adjustment (Ypage 100).
X Check whether steeringwheel:is
adjusted properly.
Adjustin gthe steering wheelmanually
(Y page 101)
Adjustin gthe steering wheelelectrically
(Y page 101)
When adjusting thesteering wheel,make
sure:
R you can hold thesteering wheelwithyour
arms slightly bent.
R you can move yourlegsfreely.
R you can seeallthe displa ysinthe
instrumen tcluste rclearly.
Obser vethe safet yguideline sfor seat belts
(Y page 49).
X Check whetheryou have fastened seat
belt ;proper ly(Y page 51).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snug lyacro ssyour body
R be rout edacro ssthe middle ofyour
shoulder
R be rout edinyour pelvic areaacrossthe
hip joints
X Bef ore start ing off,adjust therear- view
mirr orand theexterior mirrors 94
Corr
ectdriver' sseat posit ionSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

(
Y page 103)in such away that youhave
a good viewofroad andtrafficcon dition s.
X Vehicles withamem oryfunct ion:save
the seat, steeringwheel andexterior mirror
sett ings (Ypage 105). Seats
Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING In
order toavoid possible lossofvehicle
con trol,all seat, head restraint ,steer ing
wheel andrear view mirror adjustm ents,as
well asfasten ingofseat belts, mustbedone
before settingthe vehicle inmot ion. G
WARN
ING Do
not adjust thedriver' sseat while driving.
Adj ustin gthe seat while drivingcould cause
the driver tolose controlof the vehicle.
Never travelin amovin gvehicle withtheseat
backr estinan exc essively reclinedposition as
this canbedangerous. Youcould slideunder
the seat beltinacollision .Ify ou slide under
it, the seat beltwould applyforceatthe
abdomen orneck .This could cause serious or
fatal injuries. Theseat backrest andseat belts
provide thebest restraint whenthewearer is
in aposition thatisas upright aspossible and
seat belts areproperly positioned onthe
body. G
WARNING Your
seatbeltmust beadjusted sothat you
can correct lyfasten yourseatbelt.
Observe thefollowing points:
R adjust theseat backrest untilyour arms are
slightly angledwhenholding thesteering
wheel.
R adjust theseat toacomfort ableseating
position thatstillallow syou toreach the
accelerator/brake pedalsafely. The
position shouldbeasfar back aspossible with
thedriver stillable tooperate the
cont rolsproperly.
R adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as
close tothe head aspossible andthecent er
of the head restraint supports theback of
the head ateye level.
R never placehands undertheseat ornear
any moving partswhile aseat isbeing
adjusted.
Failure todo socould result inan accident
and/or serious personal injury. G
WARNING The
electrically adjustableseatscanbe
operated atany time. Therefore, donot leave
children unattended inthe vehicle, orwith
access toan unlocked vehicle.Achild's
unsupervised accesstoavehicle couldresult
in an accident and/orserious personal injury. G
WARNING Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained inthe rear
seating positions thaninthe front seating
position. Thus,westron glyrecommen dthat
children beplaced inthe rear seats whenever
possible. Regardlessofseating position,
children 12years oldand under mustbe
seated andproperly securedinan
appropriately sizedinfant restraint ,toddler
restraint ,or booster seatrecommen dedfor
the size andweight ofthe child. Foradditional
information, see"Chil dren inthe vehicle".
Ac hild's riskofserious orfatal injuries is
significantly increasedifthe child restraint s
are not properly securedinthe vehicle and/
or the child isnot properly securedinthe child
restraint . G
WARNING For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint sothat itis as close
to the head aspossible andthecent erofthe
head restraint supports theback ofthe head
at eye level. Thiswillreduce thepotent ialfor Seats
95Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Adj usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht
! The head restrain tsmus tonly berem oved
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Mer cedes-B enzreco mme ndsthatyou use
a Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis purpose. X
To raise: pullthehead restraintuptothe
desired position.
X To lowe r:press release catch: inthe
direction ofthe arrow andpush thehead
restr aintdown tothe desired position.
Adjust ingthe fore/aft position ofthe
head restraint With
thisfunct ionyou can adjust thedistance
between thehead restraintandtheback of
the seat occupant 'shead.
X To adj ust forward s:pull thehead restraint
forwards inthe direction ofthe arrow until
it engages. There
areseveral notches.
X To adj ust rear wards: pressandhold the
release button:and push thehead
restr aintback.
X When thehead restraintisin the desired
position, releasethebutton andmake sure
that thehead restraintisengaged in
position.
Adjust ingthe head restraints
elec trically X
To adj ust the head restraintheight: slide
the switch forhead restraintadjustmen t
(Y page 96)upordown inthe direction of
the arrow.
Rear seathead restraints G
WARNIN
G For
safety reasons, alwaysdrive withtherear
head restraint sin the upright position when
the rear seats areoccupied.
Keep thearea around headrestraint sclear of
articles (e.g.clothin g)to not obstruct the
folding operation ofthe head restraint s. G
WARNIN
G For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint insuch away that it
is as close tothe head aspossible andthe
cent erofthe head restraint supports theback
of the head ateye level. Thiswillreduce the
potent ialfor injury tothe head andneck inthe
event ofan accident orsimilar situation.
With arear seat occupied, makesuretomove
the respect ivehead restraint upfrom the
lowest non-useposition andhave the
occupant adjustthehead restraint properly.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint sinstalled whentherear seats are
occupied. Headrestraint sare inten dedto
help reduce injuries duringanaccident . Seats
97Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

X
Pull theleft orright release lever;
upwards inthe direction ofthe arrow until
the relevant backrest :isfully released.
X Pull thebackrest :forwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow andallow itto
engage.
X Lean backfirmly against thebackrest :to
ensure itis engaged. Adju
sting thefour- waylumbar
supp ort
You canadjust thecont ourofthe fron tseat
backrest sindividually toprovide optimum
support foryour back. :
Toraise thebackrest contour
; Tosoften thebackrest contour
= Tolower thebackrest contour
? Toharden thebackrest contour Switching
theseat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNIN
G Repeatedly
settingthe seat heating tolevel
3 may result inexcess iveseat temperat ures.
The health ofpassengers thathave limited
temperat uresensit ivityoralimited abilityto
react toexcess ivelyhightemperat uresmay
be affect edorthey mayeven suffer burn-lik e
injuries. Therefore, donot use seat heating
level 3repeatedly. The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected. i
If
the batter yvoltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off. Driver
'sand front-passen gerseat Rear-compart
mentseats
The system automatically switchesdown
from level3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automatically switchesdown
from level2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoff
approximately 35minutes afteritis set to
level 1.
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
1 or 2in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button :repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button :repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout. Seats
99Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

Mirrors
Rear-view
mirror
Rear-view mirror(manual anti-glare) X
anti-gl aremode: flickanti-gla re
swi tch :forwa rdsorback. Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING Exercise
carewhen using the passenger-si de
exterior rearview mirror. Themirror surface
is convex (outward lycurved surfacefor a
wid erfiel dof view ).Objects inmirror are
closer thantheyappear. Checkyou rinteri or
rea rvie wmir ror and glance overyo ur
sho ulde rb efore changin glanes.
The exterior mirror sare automatic allyheated
if the rear window defrosterisswitched on
and theoutside temperatureislow. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
1 or 2in the ignition lock.
X Press button :for the left- hand exterior
mirror orbutton ;for the right- hand
ext erior mirror .
The indicat orlamp inthe corr espondin g
button lightsupinred.
The indicat orlamp goesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselect ed
mirror usingadjustm entbutton =aslong
as the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press adjustm entbutton =up, down, to
the right ortothe left until theexterior
mirror isset toaposition thatprovides you
with agood overview oftraff iccon ditions .
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
1 or 2in the ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton :.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out. i
Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while thevehicle is
in motion ,as they mayother wisevibrate. i
If
you aredriving fasterthan
30 mph (47km/ h),you can nolonger fold
in the exterior mirror s.
Sett ingthe exterior mirrors If
the batter yhas been discon nectedor
complet elydischarged, theexterior mirror s
must bereset. Theexterior mirror swill Mirr
ors
103Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z