2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class center console

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Inst rumen tclust er.............................. 29
Mult ifunction steeringwheel............. 31
Center console .................................... 32
Overhea dcontr olpa nel ...................... 34
Door control panel.............................. 35 27At a glance

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don vehicle equipment maycause
damage notcovered bythe Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
When notinuse, keep thecup holder closed.
An open cupholder maycause injurytoyou
or others whencontacted during braking,
vehicle maneuvers, orinan accident.
Keep inmind thatobjects placedinthe cup
holder maycome looseduring braking,
vehicle maneuvers, orinan accident andbe
thrown around inthe vehicle interior. Objects
thrown around inthe vehicle interior may
cause anaccident and/orserious personal
injury. G
WARNING Do
not transport anyheavy, sharp-edged or
fragile bottles inthe stowage compartment s.
In the event ofan accident, thestowage
compartment scannot securethebottles
adequ ately.Youand/or othervehicle
occupants couldbeinjured.
The stowage compartment sin the doors have
space forbottles containing upto34 fl.oz.
(1.0 l).
The bottles areneither secured inposition nor
prevented fromtipping over.Therefore, do
not place anyopen drink containers inthe
stowage compartment s.
Cup holder inthe front-compa rtment
center console You
canremove thecup holder's rubbermat
for cleaning. Cleanwithclear ,lukewarm
water only. :
Cup holder s
; Cover
X To open: slidecover; fully forwards.
Tem peratur e-cont rolled cuphold erin
th efront- comp artm ent center console G
WARN
ING When
youusethewarmin gfunc tion,themet al
ins ert ofthecup hold erisheat ed.Ther efore,
do nottouch thecup holder insert.Othe rwise,
yo umi ght burn yourse lf.
Th etemp erature-co ntrol led cup holderc an
be used tokeep cold drin kscool and warm
drin kswarm .
You canremove thecup holde r'srubbe rmat
for cleanin g.Clean withcle ar, luke warm
wate ronly . :
Cuphol ders
; Residu alhea tindi cato rlamp
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Asht
ray
Asht rayin thefront -com partmen t
cent erconsole !
The hold erund ertheasht rayisno th eat
resist ant.Befor eplacing litcigaret tesinthe
ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, theholder
could bedamaged. X
To open: slidecover :fully forwards.
X Fold thelidofinsert =upwards.
X To rem ove theinsert: pressinsert =to
the left ?.
Asht rayinsert =slides outslightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert =up; and out.
X To install theinsert: installinsert =into
the holder andpress downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages.
Ashtr ayinthe rear -comp artment center
console !
Close theashtray whenitis not inuse and
before youfold therear seats forward. You
can other wisedamage theashtray.
Vehicles withoutaRear SeatEntert ainmen t
System haveanashtray inthe centercon sole
in the rear compart ment. X
To open: briefly presscover ;atthe top.
The ashtray opens.
X To rem ove theinsert:p ressintorecess
= from theright.
Ashtray insert:slid esout slightly tothe
right.
X Lift insert :upand out.
X To install theinse rt:install insert:into
the hold erand press downonthe right-
hand sideuntil itengages. Cigarette
lighter G
WARNING When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
SmartK eyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle.
Do not leave children unattendedinthe
vehicle, evenifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,orwith access toan
unlocked vehicle.Achild's unsupervised
access toavehicle couldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.Thechildren
could:
R injure themselves onparts ofthe vehicle
R be seriously orfatally injured through
excessive exposuretoextrem eheat orcold
R injure themselves orcause anaccident with
vehicle equipment thatcanbeoperated
even ifthe SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignition lockorremoved fromthevehicle,
such asseat adjustment ,steering wheel
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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
es
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