2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class door lock

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
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Vehi
cle remo teope ning If
yo uha ve uni ntentio nallylocked your
veh icle(e .g. the Sma rtKey isstil lin the
veh icle) and arep laceme ntSma rtKey isnot
ava ilab le,the vehiclecan beopene dby a
Mer cedes-Be nzCu stom erAssi stance Center.
The vehiclecan beopene drem otelyup tofou r
da ys afte rthe ignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen terund er1-80 0-FO R-
ME RCedes (1-800-36 7-63 72)or
1-8 88- 990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88- 923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour password.
X Return toyour vehicle atthe time agreed
upon withtheMercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter.
X Pull thetailgate handleforatleast 20
seconds untiltheindicator lampinthe SOS
button (Ypage 300)flashes.
The Connecting
Call message
appears
on the multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso beopened
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password 23
. i
Vehicle
remoteunlockin gis only possible
if the correspon dingmobile phonenetwork
is accessible.
The SOS button flashes andthe Call
Connected message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay toconf irmthat the
comman dfor vehicle remote unlockin ghas
been received.
If you pull thetailgate handleformore than
20 seconds beforereceiving authorization
for remote unlockin gfrom theMercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter, you
must wait15minutes beforeyoucan pull
the tailgate handleagain. Vehicle
remoteclosin g If
you forget tolock your vehicle butareno
longer inthe vicinit yof the vehicle, itcan be
locked foryou bythe Mercedes-B enz
Customer AssistanceCenter.
The vehicle canbelocked remotely uptofour
days after theignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter under1-800-FOR-
MERCedes(1- 800-367-6372 )or
1-8 88-990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88-923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour PIN.
The next time youareinyour vehicle and
switch onthe ignition, the Tele Aid: Doors
Locked
byRemote message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso belocked
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password. i
The
vehicle valetlockin gfeature is
availa blewhen therelevant mobilephone
network isavaila bleand data conn ection is
possible.
Service forrecovering astolen vehic le If
yo ur veh icleha sbe en stol en:
X Noti fythe police.
The police willissu eanum bered incident
rep ort.
X Thi snum berw illbe forwarded tothe
Merc edes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center together withyour PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center thenattempts tolocate thembrace
system. TheMercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Centercontacts youand the
local lawenforcemen tagency ifthe vehicle
is located. However, onlythelaw
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Program
mingtheintegrat edgarage
door opener onthe rear -view mirror Program
ming G
WARNING Only
press thetransm itterbutton onthe
integrated garagedooropener ifthere areno
persons orobject spresent withinthesweep
of the garage door.People couldotherwise be
injured bythe movement ofthe door. Int
egrated garagedooropener onthe rear-view
mirror
Garage doorremote controlA isnot part of
this integrat edgarage dooropener. i
To
achieve thebest result, insertnew
batteries ingarage doorremote control
A before programming.
X Before programming forthe first time, clear
the memory ofthe integrat edgarage door
opener (Ypage 308).
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press andhold oneoftransm itter
buttons ;to? onthe integrat edgarage
door opener.
Indicator lamp:starts toflash yellow
after ashort period. i
Indicator
lamp:flashes yellow
immediately afterthetransm itterbutton
has been stored forthe first time. Ifthe
transm itterbutton hasalready been
programmed, indicatorlamp:does not
flash yellow until10seconds haveelapsed. X
Relea sethe transm itterbutton.
X Point transm itterbutton Bofgarage door
remote controlA towards thetransm itter
buttons onthe rear-view mirrorata
distance of2to 8inches (5to 20 cm). i
The
distance requiredbetween garage
door remote controlA and theintegrated
garage dooropener depends onthe system
of the garage doordrive. Youmight require
several attempt s.You should testevery
position foratleast 25seconds before
trying another position.
X Press andhold transm itterbutton Bon
garage doorremote controlA until
indicator lamp:lights upgreen.
Programming iscomplete ifindicator
lamp :lights uporflashes green.
X Relea setransm itterbutton ;,=or? on
the integrat edgarage dooropener andthe
transm itterbutton ongarage doorremote
cont rolB.
If indicator lamp:lights upred:
X Repea tthe programming procedureforthe
transmit terbutton. Whendoingso,vary the
distance between thegarage doorremote
cont roland therear-view mirror. i
If
the indicator lampflashes greenafter
successful programming, thegarage door
system isoperating onarolling code. After
programming, youmust synchron izethe
garage dooropener integratedinthe rear-
view mirror withthereceiver ofthe garage
door system.
Synchronizing therolling code
Your vehicle mustbewithin rangeofthe
garage orgate opener drive.Makesurethat
neither yourvehicle norany persons/ objects
are present withinthesweep ofthe door or
gate.
Observe thesafety noteswhen performin g
the rolling codesynchron ization. 306
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X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press theprogramming buttonofthe door
or gate drive (seethedoor orgate drive
operating instructions ,e.g. under
"Programming ofadditional remote
cont rols"). i
You
now normally have30seconds to
initiate thenext step.
X Press thepreviously programmed
tran smitt erbutton ofthe HomeLin k®
integr atedgarage dooropener repeatedly
in succession untilthedoor opens.
The rolling codesynchron izationisthen
complete.
Notes onprogr ammingthe remot e
control
Canadian radiofrequency lawsrequire a
"break" (orinter ruption) ofthe tran smission
signals afterbroadcasting forafew seconds .
These signals maynottheref orelast long
enough forthe integr atedgarage dooropener
to recogn izethe signal during programming.
Comparable withCanadian law,some U.S.
garage dooropeners alsohave abuilt-in
"interr uption".
If you liveinCanada orhave difficulties
programming thegarage dooropener
(regardless ofwhere youlive) when usingthe
programming steps(seeabove), proceed as
follows:
X Press andhold oneoftran smitt er
button s; to? ofthe integr atedgarage
door opener.
Indicat orlamp :start sto flash yellow
after ashort period.
X Release thetran smitt erbutton .
X Press transmitt erbutton Bofthe garage
door remote controland hold fortwo
seconds, thenrelease fortwo seconds,
then press againandhold fortwo seconds. X
Repeat thissequence ontran smitt er
button Bofthe garage doorremot e
cont roluntil indicator lamp:isgreen.
Repeat theprocess ifindicator lamp:
turns red.
X Contin uewith theother programming
steps (seeabove).
Problems whenprogramming
If you areexperienc ingproblems
programming theintegr atedgarage door
opener onthe rear-view mirror,takenoteof
the following instructions :
R check thetran smission frequency of
garage doorremot econt rolA (usual ly
found onthe reverse sideofthe remot e
cont rol).
The integr atedgarage dooropener is
compatible withdevices thatcanbe
operated withunits inafrequency rangeof
280 to390 MHz.
R change thebatteries ingarage doorremot e
cont rolA.T hisincreases theprobabil ity
that garage doorremote controlA will
send astron gand precise signaltothe
integrated garagedooropener onthe rear-
view mirror.
R when programming, holdgarage door
remote controlA atdifferent distances
and angles fromthetransmit terbutton that
you areprogramming. Trydifferent angles
at adistance between 2and 12inches (5
to 30 cm) orthe same angle atvarying
distances.
R ifanother remotecontrolfor the same
garage doordrive isavaila ble,repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol.Before youperform thesteps ofthe
operation, makesurethatthere arenew
batteries inthe garage doorremote
cont rol.
R note thatsome remote controlsonly
transmit foralimited amount oftime (the
indicator lamponthe remote controlgoes Features
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out).
Press theremote controlbutton again
before itstops transmitting.
R align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signal
reception /transmission.
Opening/cl osingthegara gedoor Once
programmed, theintegr atedgarage
door opener willassume thefunct ionofthe
garage doorsystem's remotecontrol.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press transmitterbutton ;,=or? inthe
overhead controlpanel thatyouhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code:
indicator lamp:lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:
indicator lamp:flashes green. i
The
trans mitterwill trans mitasignal for
as long asthe trans mitterbutton isbeing
pressed. Afteramaximum often seconds,
trans mission istermin atedandindicator
lamp :flashes yellow.Press the
transmitter buttonagain,ifnecessary .
Cle aring thememory ofthe integ rated
garage dooropeneron the rear-view
mirror X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 2in the
ignitio nlock.
X Press transmitterbutton s; and ?.
The indicator lamplights upyellow .
X Press andhold trans mitterbutton s;
and ?until theindicator lampturns green. i
Make
surethatyouclear thememory of
the integr atedgarage dooropener before
selling thevehicle. Compass
Calling upthe compass Infor
mation onoperating thecompass canbe
found inthe separate COMAND operating
instr uctions. Floo
rmats G
WARNIN
G Whenever
youareusing afloormat, makesure
there isenough clearance andthat the
floormat issecurely fastened.
The floormat shouldalwaysbe securely
fastened usingthefastenin gequipment .
Befor edriving off,chec kthat thefloormat is
securely inplace andadjust itifnec essary. A
loose floormat couldslipand hinder proper
func tioningofthe pedals.
Do not place several floormat son top ofeach
other asthis may impair pedalmoveme nt. Floorm
aton the driver' sside (example)
X Driver's seat/front-passenger seat:
slide therespect iveseat back.
X Rear seats: slidetherespect iveseat
forwards.
X To install: placethefloormat inthe
foot well.
X Press studs:ontoretain ers;.
X To rem ove: pullthefloormat off
retain ers;.
X Remove thefloormat . 308
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Please
bearthefollow inginmind Resetting
theservice interval display
Aq ualifi edspec ialist workshop,e.g. an
auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCent er,will reset
the servic eint erval display afterthe
nec essary servicework hasbeen carried out.
Furt herinfor mation ,on maint enanc efor
example, canbeobtained atan authoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter ordirect lyfrom
Mercedes- Benz.
! Ifthe servic eint erval display hasbeen
reset unintentionally, havethesetting
corr ectedataMercedes- BenzCenter .
Have servic ework carried outasdescribed
in the Serv iceBook let.This may other wise
lead toincr eased wearanddamage tothe
major assemblies orthe vehicle.
Driving abroad
An ext ensive Mercedes- BenzServ icenetwork
is also available inother countries.Youcan
obtain furtherinfor mation fromany
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . Care
Notes
oncare
Regular careofyour vehicle isacon dition for
retain ingthe quality inthe long term.
Use care product sand cleanin gagents
recom mended andapproved byMercedes-
Ben z. G
WARN
ING Many
cleanin gproduct scan behazardous.
Some arepoisonous, othersare flammable.
Always followtheinstruct ions onthe
particular container .Always openyour
vehic le'sdoors orwindows whencleaningthe
inside .
Never usefluids orsolven tsthat arenot
design edfor clean ingyour vehic le.
Always lockaway cleaningproduc tsand keep
the mout ofreach ofchildr en. !
For clean ingyour vehic le,do not use any
of the followin g:
R dry, rough orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagent s
R solven ts
R clean ingagent scon tain ingsolven ts
Do not scrub.
Do not touc hthe surfac esorprot ective
films withhard objects, e.g. arin gor ice
scr aper. Youcould otherwise scratc hor
damage thesurfac esand protective film. H
Envir
onment alnote Disp
oseofempt ypack aging andclean ing
clot hsinan env iron men tally respo nsible
mann er.
! Donot park thevehic lefor anext ended
period straight afterclean ingit,part icularly
aft erhavin gclean edthe wheels withwheel
clean er.Wheel cleanerscould cause
inc reased corrosio nofthe brake discsand
brake pads/linings. Forthis reason, you
should driveforafew minutes after
cleaning. Brakingheatsthebrake discsand
the brake pads/linings, thusdrying them.
The vehicle canthen beparked. Exterior
care
Automat iccar wash G
WARNING Braking
efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thiscould cause anaccident. For
this reason, youmust driveparticularly
carefully afterwashing thevehicle untilthe
brakes havedried.
You canwash thevehicle inan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
! Never cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts. 318
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If
the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wa shitbefore
cleaning itin an automa ticcar was h.
! Incar was hes with atowing mechanism,
make surethattheautoma tictransmission
is in transmission positionN, otherwis ethe
vehicle couldbedama ged.
R Vehicle swith aSmartKey:
Do not remove theSmartKey fromthe
ignition lock.Donot open thedriver's
door orfront-passenger doorwhen the
engine isswitched off.Otherwise ,the
automa tictransmission selectspark
positio nP automa ticallyand locks the
whee ls.You canprevent thisbyshifting
the automa tictransmission toN
beforeha nd.
R Vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO:
Do not open thedriver's doororfront-
passe ngerdoor when theengine is
switched off.Otherwise ,the automa tic
transmission selectsparkpositio nP
automa ticallyand locks thewhee ls.
Observe thefollo wing tomake surethatthe
automa tictransmission staysinpositio nN:
X Make surethevehicle isstationary andthe
ignition isswitched off.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n
2 (Y page 139)inthe ignition lock.
Use theSmartKey insteadofthe Start/
Stop button onvehicle swith KEYLESS- GO.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission to
positio nN.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleavethe
SmartKey inthe ignition lock.
! Make surethat: R
the side window sand thesliding sunroof
are fullyclosed.
R the ventilation/hea tingisswitched off
(the OFF button hasbeen pressed ).
R the windshi eldwiperswitch isin positio n
0.
Otherwise ,the vehicle mightbedama ged.
After using anautoma ticcar was h,wip eoff
wax from thewindshi eldand thewiper
bla des. Thiswillprevent smearsandreduce
wip ing noises causedby residu eon the
windshi eld.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washing byhand isonly
all owed atspecia llyequ ippe dwas hing bays.
Observe thelega lrequi rements inall
countries concerned.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot was hthe
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amild cleaning agent,suchasacar
shampo oapp roved byMercedes-Benz.
X Thorou ghlyhose down thevehicle witha
gentle jetofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards
the airinlet.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthe
sponge frequently.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughl ywith achamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe
pai ntwork.
When usingthevehicle inwinter, remove all
traces ofroad saltdepos itscareful lyand as
soon aspossi ble.
Pow erwashe rs G
WARNING Do
not use powe rwasher swith circular -jet
no zzles (dirt grinders )to cle anyour vehicle,in
part icular thetir es. You couldot her wise
damage thetir es and caus ean acc iden t. Car
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i
Vehicles
equipped withMOExt endedtires
are not equi pped withaTIREFIT kitatthe
factory. Itis therefore recommended that
you addi tionally equipyou rvehicle witha
TIREF ITkit ifyou mount tiresthatdonot
feature run-flatpropert ies,e.g. winter tires.
A TIREF ITkit can beobtained froman
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter .
X Make surethathighway levelis
select ed25
(Y page 180).
X Stop the vehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground, asfar away aspossible from
traff ic.
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps.
X En gage theelectr icparkin gbrake manually
(Y page 156).
X Brin gthe fron twheels intothestraight-
ahead position.
X Move theDIRECT SELECT lever toP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the SmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO: openthe
driver's door.
The on-board electronic shave status 0,
which isthe same asthe SmartK eyhaving
been removed.
X Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO: removethe
Start /Stopbutton fromtheignition lock
(Y page 139).
X All occupants mustgetout ofthe vehicle.
Make surethatthey arenot endangered as
they doso.
X Make surethatnoone isnear thedanger
area while awheel isbeing changed.
Anyone whoisnot directly assisting inthe
wheel change should,forexample, stand
behind thebarrier.
X Get outofthe vehicle. Payattent ionto
traffic condition swhen doing so.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Unload heavyluggage. i
Only
operate thetire inflation compressor
using a12 Vsocket (Ypage 297), evenif
the ignition isturned off.
An emergency cut-offensures thattheon-
board electrical systemvoltage doesnot
drop toolow. Ifthe on-board electrical
system voltage istoo low, power tothe
socket sis automatically cutoff. This
ensures thatthere issufficient powerto
start theengine. TIREFIT
kit
Using theTIREFIT kit You
canusetheTIREFIT kittoseal small
punctures, particularly thoseinthe tire tread.
You canuseTIREFIT atoutside temperatures
down toÒ4 ‡(Ò20 †). G
WARNING TIREFIT
isalimited repairdevice. TIREFIT
cannot beused forcuts orpunctures larger
than approximately 0.16in(4 mm) andtire
damage causedbydriving withextrem elylow
tire inflation pressure, oron aflat tire, ora
damaged wheel.
Do not drive thevehicle undersuch
circumstan ces.
Contact thenearest authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center forassistance orcall Roadsi de
Assistanc e.
X Do not remove anyforeign objectswhich
have penetrated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire seala ntbottle, the
accompanying "max.80km/h" stickerand
the tire inflation compressor fromthe
stowage wellunderneath thecargo
compartmen tfloor (Ypage 328).
25 Vehicles withtheAIRMATIC package. 330
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance