2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class clock

Break
down
see Flattire
see Towing away
Bu lbs
see Changin gbulbs C
Califor
nia
Impo rtant notice forretail
cust omer sand lesse es.................... 22
Call ingupamalfunc tion
see Displ aymessa ges
Capac ities
see Techni caldata
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carpets .......................................... 325
Ca rwa sh ....... .............. .............. ..... 318
Displ ay........................................... 323
Exterior lights ................................ 322
Gea rorselecto rlever .................... 324
Matte finish................................... 320
Nigh tView AssistPlus ................... 323
Notes ............................................. 318
Pai nt.............................................. 320
Pla stic trim .................................... 323
Pow erwa sher ................................ 319
Rea rview came ra.......................... 322
Roo flini ng ....... ............................ ...325
Seat belt........................................ 324
Seat cover ..................................... 324
Sensors ......................................... 322
Steering wheel............................... 324
Trim pieces .................................... 324
Was hing byhand ........................... 319
Whee ls........................................... 320
Windo ws........................................ 321
Wip erbla des .................................. 321
Wood entrim .................................. 324
Cargo compartm entcover ............... 289
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 287
Cargo compartm entfloor
Openi ng/closi ng............................ 292
Stowag ewell(under) ..................... 292Cargo
net
Attaching ....................................... 290
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion......... 290
Cargo tiedow nrings ......................... 288
Car wash (care) ................................. 318
CD player/ CDchang er(on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 230
Ce llphone
see Mobi lephone
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsect ion .................................. 33
Uppe rsect ion .................................. 32
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)...................................... 235
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)........ 72
Chang ingbulb s
Brake lamps ................................... 117
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 116
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 114
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 116
Overvi ewofbul btypes .................. 115
Parki nglamps ................................ 116
Rem oving/re placing thecover
(front wheelarch) .......................... 115
Side marker lamps ......................... 117
Standing lamps (front) ................... 116
Chi ld-proof locks
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 59
Rea rdoors ....................................... 59
Chi ldren
In the vehi cle................................... 54
Res traint systems ............................ 54
Chi ldseat
LATCH-typ e(ISOFIX) childsea t
anchors .................................... ...... .. 57
Specia lseat belt retractor ............... 56
Top Tether ....................................... 58
Ci garette lighter ................................ 296
Cl eani ng
Trai lertow hitch ............................. 322
Cli mate control
3-zone automatic climatecontrol ..126
Control lingautomatica lly............... 129
Coo ling with aird ehumidification ..128
Defrosting thewindows ................. 132
Defrosting thewindshi eld.............. 131 6
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Disp
lay(clea ning instructi ons) ........ 323
Di splay messag es
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 238
Driving systems ............................. 258
Engine ..................... .............. .........254
Gene ralnotes ................................ 238
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)........... 238
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 267
Ligh ts.... ................ ...................... ...2 50
Safety systems .............................. 239
Service intervaldisplay .................. 317
SmartKey ....................................... 267
Tire s....... ........................................ 263
Vehi cle...........................................2 65
Di stanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 232
Di stanc ereco rder ............................. 227
see Odome ter
see Trip odom eter
Di stanc ewarni ng(warning lamp)....279
DI STRONIC PLUS
Activating .......................................172
Activatio ncondition s..................... 172
Cru isecontrol lever....................... 172
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 176
Displ aymessa ge............................ 261
Displ aysin the multifunctio n
dis pla y........................................... 173
Driving tips.................................... 177
Function/notes .....................169,171
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 169
Setting thespeci fiedminimu m
dis tance ......................................... 176
Warni nglamp ....... ....... .............. ..... 279
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)...................................... 235
Automa ticlocking (switch) .............. .79
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................7 2
Con trol pan el................................... 35
Displ aymessa ge............................ 266
Emergency locking........................... 80
Emergency unlocking ....................... 80
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 78
Openi ng(from inside)...................... 79
Do wnh illSpee dRegula tion
see DSR(Do wnh illSpe edRegulat ion) Drink
ingand driving ......................... 158
Drin kshol der
see Cuph older
Driver's door
see Doors
Driver's seat
see Seats
Driving abroad
Mercedes-B enzServic e................. 318
Symmetri callow beam.................. 108
Driv inginmountain ousterrain
Approa ch/dep artureangl e............ 166
Driv inglamps
see Daytime running lamps
Driv ingoff-road
see Off-road driving
Driv ingsafety systems
4ETS (Electroni cTracti onSystem) ...63
ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem) .......61
ADAPTIVE BRAKE............................. 65
BAS (Brake AssistSystem) .............. 61
BAS PLUS (Brake AssistSystem
PLUS) .............................. .................6 2
Ele ctroni cbrake force distributio n... 65
ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability
Progra m).......................................... 63
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 61
Overvi ew.......................................... 60
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake .............. ...............65
STEER CONTR OL............................. 67
Driv ingsyste ms
Active BlindSpotAssist ................. 202
Active Curve System ...................... 181
Active Driving Assistance
packa ge......................................... 202
Active LaneKeepingAssist ............ 205
Active ParkingAssist ..................... 186
ATTENTION ASSIST........................ 194
Blind SpotAssist ..................... ....... 198
Cru isecontrol ................................ 167
Displ aymessa ge............................ 258
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 169
HOLD function ............................... 179
Lane KeepingAssist ...................... 200
Lane Tracki ngpacka ge.................. 198
Level control (vehiclewith
AIRMATIC package)....................... 1818
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Unlocking
andopening doorsfrom
the inside
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.You canonly open
the rear doors frominside thevehicle ifthey
are not secured bythe child- proof locks
(Y page 59).
Only open thedoor when thetrafficsituation
permit s.
If the vehicle waspreviously lockedwith the
Smar tKeyorwith KEYL ESS-GO, openin gthe
vehicle fromtheinside willactiv atethe anti-
thef talarm system .Switc hoff the alarm
(Y page 68). X
Pull door handle ;.
If the door islock ed,lock ingknob : pops
up. The door isunlock edand canbe
opened. Centra
llylocking andunlocking the
vehicle fromtheinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside.
The central lock ing/ unlock ingbutt ondoes
not lock orunlock thefuel filler flap.
The buttons arelocate don both frontdoors. i
You
cann otunlock thevehicle centrally
from theinside ifthe vehicle hasbeen
locked withtheSmart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO. i
It
is only possible tolock thevehicle
cent rally ifthe front -passenger dooris
closed. X
To unlock: pressbutton :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors andthetailgate areclosed,
the vehicle locks.
You canopen afront doorfrom inside the
vehicle evenifit has been locked. Onlyopen
the door when thetraffic situation permits.
If the vehicle hasbeen locked withthecent ral
lockin gbutton :
R and theSmart Keyisset toits factor y
sett ing, theentire vehicle isunlocked ifa
front doorisopened fromtheinside
R and theSmart Keyisset toan individual
sett ing, only thefront doorthatisopened
from inside thevehicle isunlocked.
If the vehicle hasbeen locked centrally with
the Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-GO, itis not
unlocked whentherelease buttonforthe
cent rallockin gis used. Automa
ticlocking feature
The vehicle locksautomatically whenthe
ignition isswitched onand thewheels ofthe
vehicle areturnin gat as peed ofmore than
9 mph (15km/ h).
You could therefore belock edout when:
R the vehicle isbeing pushed.
R the vehicle isbeing towed.
R the vehicle isbeing testedon a
dynamomet er. Doors
79Opening/closing Z

X
To dea ctivate :pre ssand holdbu tton :
for abou tfive seco ndsuntila ton esoun ds.
X To act ivat e:press andhold button; for
about fiveseco ndsuntila ton esoun ds. i
If
you press oneofthe two buttons and
do not hear aton e,the relev antsettinghas
already beenselected.
You canalso switc hthe autom aticlocking
func tion onand offusing theon-board
com puter (Ypage 235). Unlocking
thedr iver' sdoor
(mecha nicalkey)
If the vehic lecan nolong erbe unloc kedwith
the SmartKey, usethemec hanic alkey.
If you usethemec hanic alkey tounloc kand
op en the driver 'sdo or, the anti-thef talarm
syst emwill betriggere d(Y page 68).
X Take themec hanic alkey outofthe
Sm artKey (Ypage 75).
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe lock of
the drive r'sdoor asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themec hanic alkey coun tercloc kwise
to posit ion1.
The door isunloc ked.
X Turn themec hanic alkey back andremo ve
it.
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe
Sm artKey. Locking
thevehicle (mechanicalkey)
If the vehic lecan nolong erbe lock edwith the
Sm artKey, usethemec hanic alkey.
X Open thedrive r'sdoor.
X Close thefront-pass engerdoor, therear
doors andthetailgat e.
X Press thelock ingbutt on(Ypage 79).
X Check whetherthelock ingknobs onthe
fro nt-pass engerdoor andtherear doors
are still visible. Pressdownthelock ing
kn obs byhand, ifnec essary.
X Close thedrive r'sdoor.
X Take themec hanic alkey outofthe
Sm artKey (Ypage 75).
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe lock of
the drive r'sdoor asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themec hanic alkey cloc kwise asfar
as itwill gotoposit ion1.
X Turn themec hanic alkey back andremo ve
it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetailgat e
are lock ed.
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe
Sm artKey. 80
DoorsOpening/closing

!
The tailgate swingsupwardsand tothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
X Insert mechanical key;into opening in
trim :.
X Turn mechanical key;90° clockwise.
X Push mechanical key;inthe direction of
the arrow andopen thetailgate. Side
window s Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING When
opening orclosing thedoor windows,
make surethatthere isno danger ofanyone
being harmed bythe opening/closing
procedure.
The door windows areequip pedwith
automatic operationandtheanti-ent rapment
feature. Ifin automatic modeadoor window
encounters anobstruction thatblocks its
path, theanti-ent rapment featurewillstop the
door window andopen itslightly.
The door windows operatedifferently when
the switch ispull ed. See the"Proble mswith
door windows" sectionfordetails.
The closing ofthe door windows canbe
immediately haltedbyreleasi ngthe switch or,
if the switch waspulledpast theresistance
point andreleased ,by either pressing or
pull ing the respective switch. If
adoor window encounters anobstruction
that blocks itspath inacircumstance where
you areclosing thewindows bypressing and
holding the& button onthe SmartKey or
by pressing andholding thelock button
(vehicles withKEYLES S-GO)onanoutside
door handle, theanti-ent rapment featurewill
not operate.
Act ivate theoverride switchwhenchildren
are riding inthe back seats ofthe vehicle. The
children mayotherwise injurethemselves,
e.g. bybecoming trappedinthe door window
opening. G
WARNING Do
not keep anypart ofyour body upagai nst
the window panewhen opening awindow. The
downward motionofthe pane maypullthat
part ofyour body down between thewindow
pane andthedoor frame andtrap itthere. If
there isarisk ofentrapment ,release the
switch andpullitto close thewindow. Opening
andclosing theside
window s :
Front left
; Front right
= Rear right
? Rear left
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe corresponding sidewindow. Side
windows
85Opening/closing Z

Low-bea
mheadlam ps(ha logen
hea dlamp s) X
Remov eth ecov erinthefron twheel arch
(Y page 115).
X Turn housin gcov er: coun ter-clo ckwise
and pullitout.
X Turn bulbholde r; coun ter-clo ckwise and
pull itout .
X Take thebulb outofbulb holde r;.
X Inser tthe new bulb intobulb holder ;.
X Insert bulbholder ;into thelamp andturn
it clockwise.
X Align housing cover:and turn it
clockwise untilitengages.
X Repla cethe cover inthe front wheel arch
(Y page 115).
High-beam headlamps(halogen
headlam ps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood. X
Turn housing cover:counter- clockwise
and pullitout.
X Pull lever =upwa rdsand remove bulb
holder ;.
X Take thebulb outofbulb holder ;.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder ;.
X Simultaneously pressbulbholder ;and
pull lever =downwards.
X Align housing cover:and turn it
clockwise untilitengages.
Parking lamps/sta ndinglamps
(halogen headlamps) X
Turn housing cover:counter- clockwise
and pullitout.
X Pull outbulb holder ;.
X Take thebulb outofbulb holder ;.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder ;.
X Insert bulbholder ;.
X Align housing cover:and turn it
clockwise untilitengages. 116
Replacing
bulbsLights and windshield wipers

Side
markerlamp s X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel arch
(Y page 115).
X Turn cap;counter -clockwiseandremove
it.
X Pull outbulb holder :.
X Take thebulb outofbulb holder :.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder :.
X Insert bulbholder :.
X Align cap;and turn itclockwise.
X Inst allthe cover inthe front wheel arch
(Y page 115). Changing
therear bulbs
Opening andclosi ngthe service flap You
must opentheservice flapinthe cargo
compartmen tbefore youcan change the
bulbs inthe taillamps. Left-
hand service flap Right-hand
serviceflap
X To open: release serviceflap:atthe top,
e.g. with ascrewdriver, andswing it
downward inthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Right side:remove thefirst- aidkit
beforehand andpulltheparcel netdown.
X To close :reinsert serviceflap:.
Bra kelamp X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thecargo compartmen t.
X Open theservice flap(Ypage 117). :
Brake lamp
X Turn thebulb holder counter -clockwiseand
remove it.
X Remove thebulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder andturn itclockwise.
X Close theservice flap(Ypage 117). Replacing
bulbs
117Lights and windshieldwipers Z

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press theà button .
X Press theñ button repeatedly untilthe
desired climatemodeappears inthe
display . Setting
thetemp erature
Climate control Differ
enttemperat urescanbeset forthe
driver's andfront-passenger sides.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To increase/reduce: turncontrols:and
B clock wiseorcount erclock wise
(Y page 123).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
3-zone automat icclimate control Automat
icclimate controlzones
You canselect different temperat uresett ings
for the driver's andfront-passenger sidesas
well asfor the rear compart ment.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To increase/reduce thetemp eraturein
the front :turn controls:and B clock
wiseorcount erclock wise
(Y page 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
X To increase/reduce thetemp eraturein
the rear compar tment using thefront
control panel:presstheá button .
The indicator lampinthe á button goes
out.
X Turn control: clock wiseor
count erclock wise(Ypage 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
The temperat uresettingforthe driver's
side isadopted forthe rear compart ment
and thefron t-passenger side.
X To increase/decrease therear
compar tment temp eratureusing the
rear control panel:turncontrolM onthe
rear controlpanel clockwiseor
count erclock wise(Ypage 126).
Only change thetemperat uresettingin
small increm ents.Start at72 ‡(22 †). Setting
theairdistr ibution
Front control unit:
P Directsair through thecent ervent s.
O Directsthe airflow through the
footwell airvent s
S Directsthe airflow through thecent er
and footwell vents.
¯ Directsthe airflow through the
defrost ervent s
b Directsthe airflow through the
defrost erand cent ervent s10
a Directsthe airflow through the
footwell anddefrost ervent s
_ Directsthe airflow through the
defrost er,cent erand footwell air
vent s10
10 For Canada only. 130
Opera
tingtheclimate controlsystemClimate control