2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class SD CARD

MB
info callbutton ........................ 302
Rem otevehi clelocking .................. 304
Roa dside Assista ncebutton .......... 301
Search &Send ............................... 303
Self-test ......................................... 299
System .......................................... 299
Vehi cleremote unlocking .............. 304
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ............................ ....75
Locking vehicle................................ 80
Unlocking thedrive r'sdoor .............. 80
Memory card(audio )......................... 230
Memory function ............................... 105
Mess agememory (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 238
Mess ages
see Displ aymessa ges
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vani tymirror
Mobi lephone
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 230
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)........................................... 74
MOEx tendedrun-flat system........... 338
MP3 Opera ting.......................................2 30
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes ............................. 224
Perma nentdispla y......................... 234
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcompu ter.2 23
Overvi ew.......................................... 31N
Navigati
on
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 228
On-boa rdcompu ter....................... 228
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Night ViewAssistPlus
Activating/d eactivating ................. 196
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 323
Function/notes ............................. 195
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 198Notes
onbreaki ng-inan ew
vehicle ................................................ 138 O
Occ
upant Classi fication System
(OC S)
Fau lts............................................... 48
Opera tion............ ...... .......................4 4
Sys tem self-test ............................... 47
Occ upant safety
Chi ldre nint he vehicle ..................... 54
System overview.............................. 38
Octan enumbe r(fuel) ........................ 386
Odome ter........................................... 227
see Trip odome ter
Off-road driving
Che cklist afterdrivingoff-roa d...... 164
Che cklist beforedrivi ngoff-roa d.... 164
Gene ralinforma tion....................... 163
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 162
Trave linguphill....... .............. ..........166
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 208
DSR ............................................... 208
Oil
see Engine oil
On-b oard computer
Assista ncemenu ........................... 232
Audi omenu ................................... 229
Conve nience submenu .................. 236
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge........ 317
Displ aymessa ges.......................... 238
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 173
Factory settings submenu ............. 237
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 222
Instrument clustersub menu .......... 233
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 234
Menu overview.............................. 226
Messa gememory .......................... 238
Navi gationmenu ............................ 228
Opera tingvideoDVD ..................... 230
Opera tion.............. .........................223
Service menu................................. 233
Settings menu............................... 233
Standard displa y............................ 227
Tel epho nemenu ............................ 230 In
dex
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Tire
s Pro
blem Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand M So
luti ons h
USA
only:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss/
ma lfunctio n)islit.
Ca nad aonl y:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss) islit. G
Ris
kofacciden t The
tirepres sure monitorh as det ectedaloss ofpres sure inat
least oneof thetir es.
X Stop theveh icle without makingany sudde nstee ring orbra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Check thetire pressure. Ifnecessary, correctthe tire pressure
(Y page 359).
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). h
USA
only:
The yellow tirepressure
monit orwarning lamp
(pressure loss/
malfunct ion)flashes for
60 seconds andthen
remains lit. The
tirepressure monitorisfaulty.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G Each
tire,including thespare (ifprovided), shouldbecheck edatleast every twoweeks when
cold andinflated tothe pressure recommen dedbythe vehicle manufacturer onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard onthe driver's doorB-pillar or,ifavailab le,the tire pressure label
on the inside ofthe fuel filler flap.Ifyour vehicle hastires ofad iffer entsize than thesize indic ated
on the Tire andLoadin gInf ormat ionplacard orthe tirepress urelabel, youshould determin ethe
proper tirepress ureforthosetires.
As anadded safetyfeat ure, your vehic lehas been equipped withatir epress uremon itoring
syst em(TPMS )that illuminat esalow tirepress uretelltalewhen oneormore ofyour tires are
sign ifican tlyunder inflated. Accor dingly, whenthelow tirepress uretellt aleilluminat es,you should
sto pand chec kyour tires assoon aspossible, andinflate themtothe proper pressure. Driving
on asignificant lyunderinflated tirecauses thetire tooverheat andcanlead totire failure.
Underinf lationalsoreduces fuelefficienc yand tiretread life,and may affect thevehicle's handling
and stopping ability.PleasenotethattheTPMS isnot asubstitute forproper tiremainten ance,
and itis the driver's responsibility tomaintain correcttire press ure,even ifunder inflation has
not reach edthe level totrigger illuminat ionofthe TPMS lowtirepress uretelltale.
USA only:
Your vehic lehas also been equipped withaTPMS malfun ction indic atortoindic atewhen the
syst emisnot operat ingproper ly.The TPMS malfun ction indic atoriscom bined withthelow tire
press uretellt ale. When thesyst emdete ctsa malfun ction, thetellt alewill flash forapprox imately
1m inuteand thenremain continuously illuminated. Thissequence willberepeated everytime 280
War
ning andindicator lampsin theinstr ument clusterOn-board computer and displays

Do
not swit choff thetire inflation
com pressor during this ph ase.
X Allow thetire inflat ion compr essortorun
fo rf ive min utes. Thetireshould thenhave
att aine dapres sure ofat least 180k Pa
(1.8 bar/26 psi).
! Donot operate thetire inflation
compress orfor longer thaneight minutes
at atime without abreak. Itmay otherwise
overheat.
The tireinflation compress orcan be
operated againonceithas cooled down.
If apressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)has
been achieved afterfiveminutes, see
(Y page 332).
If apressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)has
not been achieved afterfiveminutes, see
(Y page 332).
Tire pressure ofat least 180kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi)isnot reached If,
after fiveminutes, apressure of180 kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi)hasnotbeen achieved:
X Switc hoff the tire inflation compress or.
X Unsc rewthefiller hose fromthevalve of
the faulty tire.
X Very slowly driveforwards orreverse
approximately 30ft(10 m).
X Pump upthe tire again. G
WARNIN
G If
after fiveminutes apressu reof180 kPa
(1.8 bar/26 psi)cannot beachie ved,thetire
is too badlydama gedtobe repa iredreliably
usi ng TIREFIT.
In this case TIREFIT cannotsealthetire
prope rly.
Do not drive anyfurther.
Contact thenearest authorized Mercede s-
Benz Center forassi stance orcall Roadsid e
Assistance. Tire
pressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/
26 psi) isreache d X
Switch offthe tire infla tion compresso r.
X Unscrew thefiller hose fromthevalve of
the faultytire.
! After use,excess TIREFIT mayrunoutof
the filler hose. Thiscouldcaus estains.
Therefo re,placethe filler hose inthe plastic
bag whichcontained theTIREFIT kit.
X Stow thetire seal antbottle andthetire
infla tion compresso r.
X Pull away immediately . G
WARNING Do
not exceed avehicl espee dof 50 mph
(80 km/h). ATIREFIT repairisnot designed to
operate athigher speeds.
The sticker mustbeattached onthe
instrument clusterwhereitwill beeasil yseen
by the driver.
Vehicle handling characteristics ofaTIREFIT
repaired tiremay change. Adaptyourdriving
accordingly.
X Stop after driving forapproximately ten
minutes andcheck thetire pressure with
the tire inflation compressor. G
WARNING If
tire inflation pressure hasfallen below
130 kPa(1.3 bar/26 psi)donot cont inue to
drive thevehicle.
Park yourvehicle safelyawayfrom the
roadwa yand cont actthe nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz CenterorRoad side
Assistance.
Have thedamaged tirereplaced.
X Correct thetire pressure ifit is at least
130 kPa(1.3 bar/20 psi)(fortherequired
value s,see theTire andLoading
Information placardonthe driver's side
B-pillar orthe tire pressure tableinside the
fuel filler flap). 332
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

corner
ingcharacte ristics caused bythe
di ffere nttire characte ristics. Adaptyour styl e
of dri ving acco rdingly .
Have thesparewhe elrep laced byanorma l
whe elwith an M+S tireatthe nearest
Merce des-Benz Center. Sno
wchai ns
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz
recom mends thatyouonly usesnow chains
that have bee nspecially approved foryour
vehicle byMercede s-Benz ,or are ofa
corr espondin gstan dard ofquality.
! Vehicles withtheAdapt iveDampin g
Syst em(ADS):donot drive inAD SSPORT
mode ifsnow chains havebeen mount ed.
The vehicle mayother wisebedamaged.
! There isnot enough spaceforsnow
chains onsome wheel sizes.Observ ethe
infor mation under"Tiresandwheels" inthe
"Techn icalData"sect iontoavoid damage
to the vehicle orthe wheels.
R only usesnow chains whendrivingon roads
complet elycover edbysnow. Donot
exc eed themaximum permissible speedof
30 mph (50km/ h).Remove thesnow
chains assoon aspossible whenyouareno
longer drivingon snow- coveredroads.
R local regulation smay restrict theuse of
snow chains .Applicable regulation smust
be observed ifyou wish tomount snow
chains .
R snow chains mustnotbemount edon
emergen cyspare wheels.
If you intend tomount snowchains ,please
bear thefollowing pointsin mind:
R you may notattach snow chains toall
wheel-t irecombin ations;see the
infor mation under"Wheel andtire combin
ations"in the "Wheels andtires "
sect ion.
R mount snowchains onlyinpairs andonly
on the rear wheels. Observethe
manufacturer's installationinstructions.
! Ifsnow chains aremounted onthe front
wheels, thesnow chains couldgrind
against thebodyw orkorcomponen tsof the
chassis. Thiscould result indamage tothe
vehicle orthe tires.
! Vehicles withsteel wheels :if you wish
to mount snowchains onsteel wheels,
make surethatyouremove therespective
wheels' hubcaps first.Thehubcaps may
otherwise bedamaged. i
You
may wish todeactivate
ESP ®
(Y page 63)when pullingaway with
snow chains mounted. Thiswayyoucan
allow thewheels tospin inacont rolled
manner, achieving anincreased driving
force (cuttin gaction). Tire
pressur e Tire
pressur especific ations G
WARNING Follow
recommen dedtireinflation pressures.
Do not underinflate tires.Underinflated tires
wear excessively and/orunevenly, adversely
affect handling andfuel economy, andare
more likelytofail from being overheated.
Do not overinflate tires.Overinflated tirescan
adversely affecthandling andride comfort ,
wear unevenly, increasestopping distance,
and result insudden deflation (blowout)
because theyaremore likelytobecome
punctured ordamaged byroad debris,
potholes etc.
Do not overload thetires byexceeding the
specified loadlimit asindicated onthe Tire
and Loading Informationplacard onthe
driver's doorB-pillar. Overloading thetires
can overheat them,possibly causinga
blowou t.Overloading thetires canalso result Tire
pressure
353Wheels and tires
Z

in
handlin gor ste erin gproblem s,or brak e
failure.
The recomme ndedtirepress uresforthe tires
moun tedatthe factorycan befoun don the
labels described here.
Opt ion 1)Tir eand Loadin gInfor mation
pla car don the B-pillar onthe drive r'sside of
the vehic le(Y page 362).
The Tire andLoadin gIn for matio nplacard
con tain sthe recomm endedtir epress uresfor
cold tires on afully loaded vehicleand forthe
maxim umperm issible vehiclespeed. i
The
spec ification sgiven onthe followin g
Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacard are
exam ples.Tirepress urespec ification sare
vehic le-specif icand may deviat efro mt he
data shown here.Thetirepressures
appli cable toyour vehicle canbefound on
the Tire andLoading Informationplacard on
your vehicle. :
Recommended tirepressures
Option 2)Tire pressur etable onthe inside
of the fuel filler flap.
The tirepressure tablecontains the
recommen dedpressures forcold tires for
various operating conditions,i.e. differing
load andspeed condition s. i
Specifications
showninthe examples of
tire pressure tablesareforillustration
purposes only.Tirepressure specifications
are vehicle-specific andmay deviate from
the data shown here.Tirepressure
specifications applicable toyour vehicle are
located inyour vehicle's tirepressure
table. Example:
tirepressure tableforalltires approved
ex-works forthis vehicle
If atire size precedes atire pressure, thetire
pressure information followingisonly valid
for that tiresize. Theload condition s"partiall y
laden" and"fully laden" aredefined inthe
table fordifferent numbers ofpassengers and
amounts oflugga ge.The actual number of
seats maydiffer. Example:
tirepressure tablewithtiredimensions
Some tirepressure tablesshowonlytherim
diameters insteadofthe fulltire size, e.g.
R18. Therimdiameter ispart ofthe tire size
and canbefound onthe tire sidewa ll
(Y page 368). 354
Tire
pressureWheels and tires

If
the tire pressu reshave been settothe
lowe rvalues forlight erloads and/or lower
road speeds,thepres suressho uld beres et
to thehigh ervalues :
R ifyou want todriv ewit han increas edload
and /or
R ifyou want todriv eat high erroad speeds. i
The
tirepres suresfor increas edloads
and /or high erroad speeds,sho wninthe
tir epres sure table,may have ane gat ive
eff ect ondriv ingcomf ort . i
For
trailer towing ,adj ust thetir epres sure
of therear tires tothemax imum tire
pres sure value state don thet able inside
th efuel fillerflap.
Opt ion 3)The tirepr essur efor the
emer gency/collap siblesparewheel
(depen dingonvehic leequipmen t)can be
foun d:
R prin tedinyellow onthe rim ofthe
emer gency/c ollapsible sparewheel
R in the "Wheel andtirecom binat ions"
sect ion(Ypage 375)in this manual
R on the Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacard
on the B-pillar onthe drive r'sside.
If the tirepress ureisnot setcorrectly, this
can lead toan exc essiv ebuild upofheat and
a sudde nloss ofpressure.
For further information,consult aquali fied
specialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Import
antnotes ontire pressur e G
WARNIN
G Should
thetire pressure droprepeatedly:
R check thetire forforeign bodies.
R check whether thewheel islosing airorthe
valve isleaking.
R make surethatonly avalve capapproved
by Mercedes-B enzisused onthe tire valve.
Tire pressures thataretoo low have a
negative effectonvehicle safety,whichcould
lead youtocause anaccident .
To test tirepressure, useasuitable tire
pressure gauge.Theouter appearance ofa
tire does notpermit anyreliable conclusion
about thetire pressure. Onvehicles equipped
with theelectron ictire pressure monitoring
system, thetire pressure canbecheck ed
using theon-board computer.
The tiretemperat ureand pressure increase
when thevehicle isin motion .This is
dependent onthe driving speedandtheload.
Therefore, youshould onlycorrect tire
pressures whenthetires arecold.
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked without
direct sunlight onthe tires foratleast three
hours and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven morethan
1 mile (1.6km).
The tiretemperature changesdepending on
the outside temperature, thevehicle speed
and thetire load. Ifthe tire temperature
changes by18 ‡(10 †),the tire pressure
changes byapproximately 10kPa (0.1 bar/
1.5 psi). Take thisinto account when
check ingthe pressure ofwarm tiresandonly
correct thetire pressure ifit is too low forthe
current operating conditions.Ifyou check the
tire pressure whenthetires arewarm, the
resulting valuewillbehigher thanifthe tires
were cold.Thisisnormal. Donot reduce the
tire pressure tothe value specified forcold
tires. Thetirepressure wouldotherwise be
too low. Tire
pressure
355Wheels and tires Z

Observe
therecommended tirepressures for
cold tires
R on the Tire andLoading Information placard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side,
R in the tire pressure tableonthe inside of
the fuel filler flap,
R printed inyell ow onthe rim ofthe
emergency/collapsib lespare wheel
(depending onvehicle equipment). Underinflated
oroverinflated tires
Underinflated tires G
WARNING Follow
recommended tireinflation pressures.
Do not underinflate tires.Underinflated tires
wear excessively and/orunevenly, adversely
affect handling andfuel economy, andare
more likelytofail from being overheated.
Underinflated tirescan:
R wear excessively and/orunevenly
R adversely affectfueleconomy
R fail from being overheated
R adversely affecthandling
Overinflated tires G
WARNING Follow
recommended tireinflation pressures.
Do not overinflate tires.Overinflated tirescan
adversely affecthandling andride comfort ,
wear unevenly, increasestopping distance,
and result insudden deflation (blowout)
because theyaremore likelytobecome
punctured ordamaged byroad debris,
potholes etc.
Overinflated tirescan:
R adversely affecthandling
R wear excessively and/orunevenly
R be more likelytobecome damaged R
adversely affectridecomfort
R increase stopping distance
Maximum tirepressure G
WARNING Never
exceed themaximum tireinflation
pressure. Followrecommended tireinflation
pressures.
Do not underinflate tires.Underinflated tires
wear excessively and/orunevenly, adversely
affect handling andfuel economy, andare
more likelytofail from being overheated.
Do not overinflate tires.Overinflated tirescan
adversely affecthandling andride comfort ,
wear unevenly, increasestopping distance,
and result insudden deflation (blowout)
because theyaremore likelytobecome
punctured ordamaged byroad debris,
potholes etc. :
Maximum permittedtirepressure
(example) i
The
actual valuesfor tires arespecific to
each vehicle andmay deviate fromthe
value sin the illustration.
When adjusting thetire pressures always
observe therecommended tirepressure for
your vehicle (Ypage 353). 356
Tire
pressur eWheels and tires

Check
ingthetir epr essu res
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING Fol
low recomm ended tireinf lati onpres sures.
Do notunde rinflat etir es. Underi nflate dtir es
wear exces sively and /or unevenly,adve rsely
aff ect handlingand fuel economy, and are
mor elik ely tofail from bein gove rheated.
Do notoverinfla tetires. Overinfla tedtires can
adve rsely affect handlingand ride comfort,
wea runeve nly,incre asestop ping dista nce,
and resulti ns udden deflation (blowo ut)
bec ause they are mor elik ely tobec ome
pun ctured ordamag edbyroad debris,
pot hole set c.
Do noto verloa dthe tires byexceedi ngthe
specifi edloadlimi 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.
Check thetire pressure atleast once amonth.
Only check andcorrect tirepressures when
the tires arecold (Ypage 353).
Checki ngtire pressures manually To
determine andsetthe correct tire
pressure, proceedasfollows:
X Remove thevalve capofthe tire that isto
be checked.
X Press thetire pressure gaugesecurely onto
the valve.
X Read thetire pressure andcompare itwith
the recommended valueonthe Tire and
Loading Information placardonthe
B-pillar onthe driver's sideofyour vehicle.
X Ifnecessary, increasethetire pressure to
the recommended value(Ypage 353).
X Ifthe tire pressure istoo high, release air
by pressing downthemetal pininthe valve
using thetipofapen, forexample. Then check
thetire pressure againusing thetire
pressure gauge.
X Screw thevalve caponto thevalve.
X Repea tthese steps forthe other tires. Tire
pressur eloss warning system
(Canada only)
Import antsafety notes While
thevehicle isin motion, thetire
pressure losswarning systemmonitors the
set tire pressure usingtherotational speedof
the wheels. Thisenables thesystem todetect
significant pressurelossinatire. Ifthe speed
of rotation ofawheel changes asaresult of
a loss ofpressure, acorresponding warning
message willappea rint he multifunction
displa y. G
WARNING If
the Check Tire Pressure Soon message
appears inthe multifunction display,one or
more tiresaresignificantly underinflated.
Stop thevehicle assoon aspossible and
inflate thetires tothe pressure specified on
the vehicle's TireandLoading Information
placard or(where available)inthe tire
pressure table.
Driving onasignificantly underinflated tire
causes thetire tooverheat andcanlead to
tire failure. Underinflation alsoreduces fuel
efficiency andtiretread life,and may affect
the vehicle's handlingandstopping ability.
Check alltires when cold,including thespare
tire, atleast once amont h.The tires should
be inflated tothe recommen dedpressure.
This information canbefound:
R on the Tire andLoading Informationplacard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side
or
R in the table forthe tire pressure onthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap Tire
pressure
357Wheels and tires Z