2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class fuel

mounted
isnot thesame asthe spare
whee l/emerg encyspare wheel'scurrent
tire pressu re.
Tire pressure monitorwarning
message s If
the tire pressu remonitor detectsa
signifi cantpressu reloss onone ormore tires,
a warni ngmessa geisshow nint he
multifunction display.Aw arning tone also
soun dsand thetir epres sure warninglamp
light sup intheins trumen tcluster .
Eac htir ethat isaffec tedbyasign ificant loss
of press ureishighligh tedwith acolor .
If the Corr
ect Tire Pressure mess
age
appears inthe mult ifunc tiondisplay:
X Check thetirepress ureonallfour wheels
and correctit ifnec essary. i
If
the wheel positionsonthe vehic leare
int erc hang ed,the tirepress uresmaybe
displayed forthe wron gposit ionsfora
shor ttime. Thisisrec tified afterafew
min utes ofdrivin g,and thetirepress ures
are displayed forthe correctpositions.
Restar tingthetire pressur emonitor G
WARNIN
G It
is the driver's responsibility toset the tire
pressure tothe recommen dedcold tire
pressure. Underinflatedtiresaffect theability
to steer orbrake thevehicle. Youmight lose
cont rolover thevehicle.
When yourestart thetire pressure monitor,
all existin gwarning messages aredeleted and
the warning lampsgoout. Themonit oruses
the current lyset tire pressures asthe
referen cevalues formonit oring. Inmost
cases, thetire pressure monitoringsystem
recogn izesthenew referen cevalues
automatically. However,
youcan also define referen ce
values manually asdescribed here:
X Set thetire pressure (Ypage 353)tothe
value recomm endedforthe correspon ding
driving situation onthe Tire andLoading
Infor mation placard onthe driver's side
B-pillar.
Additional tirepressure valuesfordriving
at high speeds orwith heavy loadscanbe
found inthe tire pressure tableonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
X Make surethatthetire pressure iscorrec t
on allfour wheels.
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press the= or; button onthe
steerin gwheel toselect the Serv. menu.
X Press the9 or: button toselect Tire
Pressure .
X Press thea button .
The multifunct iondisplay showsthe
current tirepressure ofthe individual tires
or the Tire
pressure willbe displayed
afterdriving afew minutes message.
X Press the: button .
The Use
Current Pressures asNew Reference
Values message
appearsin
the multifunct iondisplay .
If you wish toconfirm theresta rt:
X Press thea button .
The Tire
Press. Monitor Restarted message
appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .
Aft erdriving forafew minutes, thesystem
check swhether thecurrent tirepressures
are within thespecified range.Thenew tire
pressures arethen accepted asreferen ce
values andmonit ored.
If you wish tocancel theresta rt:
X Press the% button .
The tirepressure valuesstored atthe last
restart willcont inue tobe monit ored. Tir
epr essure
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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

Incr
ease dvehicle weight dueto
opt ional equipm ent
This isthecom binedweight ofall standar d
and optionalequipm entavailable forthe
veh icle,regar dless ofwhet heritis act ually
ins talle don theveh icle ornot. Rim
This isthepart ofthew heel onwhich thetire
is mounted. GAWR
(Gross AxleWeight Rating)
The GAWR isthe maximum permissible axle
weight. Theactual loadonanaxle must never
exceed thegross axleweight rating.The
gross axleweight ratingcanbefound onthe
vehicle identification plateonthe B-pillar on
the driver's side. Speed
rating
The speed ratingispart ofthe tire
identification. Itspecifies thespeed rangefor
which thetire isapproved. GTW
(Gross Trailer Weight)
The GTW isthe weight ofatrailer including
the weight ofthe load, luggage,accessories
etc. onthe trailer. GVW
(Gross Vehicle Weight)
The gross vehicle weightcomprises the
weight ofthe vehicle including fuel,tools, the
spare wheel, accessories installed,
occupants, luggageand thedrawba r
noseweight, ifappli cable. Thegross vehicle
weight mustnotexceed thegross vehicle
weight ratingGVWR asspecified onthe
vehicle identification plateonthe Bpillar on
the drive r'sside. GV
WR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
The GVWR isthe maxim umperm issible gross
weight ofafully loaded vehicle(th eweight of
the vehic leinc luding allacc essor ies,
occ upant s,fuel, luggage andthedrawbar
nos eweight ,if applicable). Thegros svehic le
weight rating isspec ified onthe vehic le
ident ification plateonthe B-pillar onthe
drive r'sside. Max
imumload edvehicle weight
The maximum weight isthesum ofthecur b
weight oftheveh icle,th eweight ofthe
acc esso ries,th eto tal load limit andthe
weight oftheopt ionalequipm entinstalle dat
th efac tory. Kilopa
scal(kPa)
Met ricunit fortirepres sure. 6.9kP ais the
equivale ntof1psi .An other unit fortire
pres sure isbar. Thereare 100k ilopasc als
(kPa) to1b ar. Load
index
In addit iontotheload beari ngind ex,th eload
ind exmay alsobeimpr inted on thesidew all
of thetir e. This spec ifiesthe load bearing
capacity moreprecisely. Curb
weight
The weight ofavehicle withstandard
equipment includingthemaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair-
condition ingsystem andoptional equipment
if these areinstalled inthe vehicle, butdoes
not include passengers orlugga ge. 372
Defin
itionofterm sfor tires andloadingWheels and tires

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
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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
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Cap
acities
Miss ingvalues werenota vail ablea ttime ofgoin gto prin t. Model Capa
city Fuel,
coolant ,
lubr icant s,etc. Engine
oiland
filt er 4MA
TIC 8.
5US qt(8.0l) Appr
oved engine
oils 7.
4US qt(7.0l) Cooling
system All
models MB
325 .0or
MB 326 .0
ant icor rosio n/
ant ifre eze Ta
nk capa city All
models Gasoline
engines :
prem ium-g rade
unleaded gasoline
(at least 91octane,
average value
betwe en96 RON/
86 MON)
Dies eleng ines :
ULTRA -LOW
SUL FUR HIGH WAY
DI ES EL FUE L(ULS D,
maxim umsulfur
con tent15 ppm) Reser
ve All
models DEF
tank 4MA
TIC 7.
3US gal (27.5l) DE
Fin acc ordan ce
with ISO22241 Wind
shield /
head lamp
cleaning
syst em All
models MB
winds hield
washer
con centrate 33
(Y page 390)
Mixin grat iofor
washer fluid
(Y page 390) 33
Mixe dwith water orprem ixedwasher fluidwithantifre eze prot ection. 384
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ML 350 BlueTEC
ML 350 4MATIC
ML 350 BlueTEC

Fuel
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING Gasoli
neand dies elfuel sare high lyflam mabl e
and poisonous. They burnviolen tly and can
caus eser ious injury.
Nev erallow sparks,flam esorsmo king
mat erialsne ar gaso lineor dies elfuel !
Turn offtheen gin ebef ore refuelin g.
When everyou are around gasoline ordiesel
fuel, avoid inhaling fumesandanyskin or
clothin gcont act.Extinguish allsmokin g
materials.
Direct skincontactwith fuels andthe
inhalation offuel vapors aredamaging your
health.
Premium -gradeunleaded gasoline !
Toensure thelongevity andfull
performanc eof the engine, onlypremium-
grade unleaded gasolinemaybeused.
If there isno premium-grade unleaded
gasoline availableand regular-grade
unleaded gasolinemaybeused; please
observe thefollowing precautions:
R only fillthe fuel tank tohalf fullwith
regular-grade unleadedgasolineandfill
the rest with premium-grade unleaded
gasoline assoon aspossible.
R do not drive atthe maximum speed.
R avoid sudden acceleration.
R ifthe vehicle iscarrying alight load, e.g.
two passengers withoutluggage, donot
allow theengine torev above
3,000 rpm.
R ifthe vehicle isfully loaded orisbeing
operated inmountainous terrain,donot
depress theaccelerator pedalfurther
than Ôofthe pedal travel. Flexibl
efuel vehicles Import
antsafety notes
Flexible fuelvehicles canberecogn izedby
the stick eron the inside ofthe filler flap.
Flexible fuelvehicles canbeoperated with
premium-grade unleadedgasolineand
ethanol (E85)oramixt ureofboth. Ethanol
fuel (E85) isam ixture ofapprox imately85%
eth anol and15% unleaded gasoline. G
WARN
ING Et
hanol fuel(E85)and itsvapor sare highly
flamm able,poison ousand highly
com bustib le.Ethanol fuelcauses serious
inj ury ifit ignit es,ifit com esintocon tactwith
your skinorifyou inhale thevapors .Avoid
inhal ingethanol vaporsand ethanol coming
into contact withyourskin. Before refueling,
extingui shallnaked flames.Never allow
sparks orsmoking materialsnear ethanol .
Chang ingthe fuel type
For best performa nceand driva bility, itis
recommended thatyouuseeither oneorthe
other fuel.Avoid alterna tingregu larly
betwe enthe two differe nttypes offuel .
When changing betweenthe fuel types ,
ensure thatthefollowi ngconditions aremet:
R the fuel levelis bel ow halffull.
R thefuel levelis abov eth eres erveleve l.This
is iden tifiabl eby thefuel tankreserve
warning lampnotbeing lit.
R you add more than5gallon s(20 liters )of
fuel.
R you switchoff theen gin eb efore refueling.
R the engin eis start edand runs foratleast
five minut esimmediately afterrefueling.
These precaution sshould preventthe
possibili tyof engine difficulties arisingfrom
changing toadifferent fueltype.
If the engine stilldoesn't runcorrect ly,refuel
with atleast 3USgal(12 l)of prem ium-grad e
unle aded gasoline.This may improve the
running ofthe engine. Service
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Fuel
consu mption
Et han ol(E85 )co ntains lessenerg yper gallon
th an gaso line. To ensure that theen gin e
per forman cewithet han ol(E85 )is sim ilar to
th at when usinggaso line, thee ngine mu st
bu rn mor eetha nol.Asar esult, itis to be
expect edthat fuelconsumption willincrease
when usingethanolfuel (E85 ),compared to
gasoline.
Maint enance
Inf orm your authoriz edMercedes- Benz
Center thatyouareoperatin gor have
operated thevehicle withethan ol(E85 ).
Low outsid etemp eratures
St artin gtimes maysignific antlyincrease at
temper aturesbelow32‡(0 † ).At low
outside temperatures, Mercedes- Benz
recom mends theuse ofan auxiliary heater.
For furth erinfor mation ,con sult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCent er.
Rough idlingmayalsobeexperien cedatlow
outside temperaturesuntiltheengin eis fully
warmed up.
Et hanol (E85)is unsuitable foruse ifoutside
temper aturesfallbelow 14‡(-10 †).
High outside temperatures
At outsi detempera turesabove95 ‡(35 †) ,
the timereq uired forthe starting pro ced ure
ma yincr ease and beacc omp anied byrou gh
id ling followi ng the start.
Fu elrequ iremen ts Gas
olin een gine s
Use onlypre mium -gra deunleade dga soline.
Th eocta nenum bers hould beatleast 91.
Details canbefound onthe gas pump. The
octane number isthe average valueofthe
Research OctaneNumber (RON)andthe
Motor Octane Number (MON):(RON+
MON) /2, also known asknoc kresistance. Reformulated
gasoline(RFG)and/or
unleaded gasolinewithadditives canbeused.
However, theconc entration ofadditives in
the fuel must beless than 10%, e.g.
R Ethan ol
R TAME
R ETBE
R IPA
R TBA
For MTBE, theconc entration should not
exceed 15%.
The conc entration ofmethanol ingasoline
including otheradditives mustnotexceed 3%.
Using mixtures ofmethanol andethanol isnot
permitted. Gasohol,amixture of10% ethanol
and 90% unleaded gasoline,canbeused.
All ofthese mixfuels must fulfillthefuel
requirements, e.g.:
R knoc kresistance
R boiling point
R vapor pressure
Diese lengine s–i mporta ntsaf ety notes
! Onlyus ecomm ercially av ailabl e ULT RA-
LOW SULF URDIESEL FUEL(ULSD, 15ppm
MAX IMUMSULF UR)tha tmee tsthe
ASTM D975standa rd.Failure to use
ULT RA-L OWSULF URDIESEL FUEL(ULSD)
can sever elyda ma gethe vehicle'sexh aust
ga saf tertr eatment syste m.
! Donot fill the tank with gasol ine .Do not
bl end dies elfuel with gasol ine orkero sene.
Othe rwise, the fuel syste ma ndthe engine
cou ldbe dama ged.
To pre vent malfunctio ns,diese lfu el with
imp rove dflo wcha racteri stics isavailabl e in
the winter month s.Ch eck with your gas
sta tion.
Info rma tiono nthe fuel grade canusua llybe
found onthe gas pump. Ifthe information
cannot befound onthe gas pump, askthegas
station personnel. Forfurther information ,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er 386
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