2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class fold seats

Rear
compartment
Setting theairv ent s...................... 135
Setting thetempera ture................ 130
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Rear seat
Adjusting ......................................... 98
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns..................... 322
Function/notes ............................. 190
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-glar e(manua l)........................ 103
Dippi ng(automa tic)....................... 104
Rear window defros ter
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 133
Rear window heatin g
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 132
Rear window wiper
Rep lacing thewiper blade ....... ....... 119
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 118
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 149
Ref ueling proces s.......................... 150
see Fuel
Remote control
Ga rage door opener ....................... 305
Reportin g
Mal functions relevant tosafe ty....... .25
Res erve (fueltank)
see Fuel
Res erve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 257
Warni nglamp ........................ 276,277
see Fuel
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........ 133
Restrain tsyste m
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Roadsi deAss istanc e(bre akdow n).... 22
Roll ersunb lind
Panor amaroofwith pow ertilt/
sli ding pane l....... ..............................90
Roof carrie r........................................ 293
Roof lining and carpets (clean ing
guide lines) ......................................... 325Roof
load(maximum) ........................ 390
Route see Routegui dance (navigation)
Route guidan ce(nav igati on)............ 228 S
Safety
Childre nint he vehicle ..................... 54
Chi ldrestrai ntsys tems .................... 54
Occupa ntClass ifica tion System
(OC S)............................................... 44
Overvi ewofoccup antsafe ty
sys tems ........................................... 38
Safety systems
see Driving safetysys tems
Seat belts
Adjusting thedrive r'sand front-
pas senger seatbelt ......................... 52
Adjusting theheight ....... .............. ....52
Belt force limiters ............................ 53
Cl eani ng....... ....... ........................... 324
Corr ectusage.................................. 50
Emergency Tensioning Devices ........53
Faste ning......................................... 51
Importa ntsafe tygui del ines ............. 49
Rel eas ing ......................................... 53
Safety guidel ines ............................. 39
Specia lseat belt retractor ............... 56
Switchi ngbeltadju stment on/off
(on-boa rdcompu ter)...................... 237
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 269
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 53
Seats
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................... 96
Adjusting the4-way lumba r
sup port ............................................ 99
Adjusting theheadrestrai nt............ 97
Cl eani ngthe cover ......................... 324
Corr ectdrive r'ssea tposi tion ...........94
Fold ingthe rear bench seat
forwa rds/ba ck....... ..................... ...287
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 95
Seat heating prob lem.................... 100
Seat ventila tionprob lem................ 100
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105 In
dex
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Top
Teth er G
WA
RNING Alw
ayslo ck the rearseat backr estsintheir
upright position whentherear seats are
occupied bypassengers .Lock therear seat
backrest sin their upright position before
installing theTop Tether strapsorwhen the
cargo compartm entisnot inuse. Make sure
that rear seat backrest saresecure dprope rly
by push ingand pulling onthe seat backrests.
If the seat backrest isnot locked properly,the
seat backrest couldfoldforwa rd.The child
restrai ntsystem isno longer supported
prope rlyorheld inposi tion andcannolonger
fulfi llits function. Thiscould causeserio usor
even fatalinjurie s.
Top Tether providesan add itiona lconnection
betwe enthe child restrai ntsystem secured
with ISOFIX andtherear seat. Ithelp sredu ce
the risk ofinjury evenfurther.
The Top Tether anchora gesarelocated onthe
rear side ofthe rear seat backrests. X
Move headrestrai nt= upw ards.
X Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restrai ntsystem withTopTether. Comply
with themanufa cturer's installation
instructions whendoing so.
X Rou teTop Tether beltB under head
restrai nt= betwe enthe two head restrai nt
bars.
X Rou teTop Tether beltB dow nward
betwe encargo compartment cover:and
rear seat backrest ;.
X Hook TopTether hookAofTop Tether belt
B into TopTether anchora ge?.
Ensure that:
R Top Tether hookAishooked intoTop
Tether anchora ge? asshow n.
R Top Tether beltB isnot twisted.
R Top Tether beltB isrouted betweenrear
seat backrest ;and cargo 58
Chil
dren inthe vehi cleSafety

inj
ury tothe head andneckint he event ofan
accident orsimilar situation.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint s.Head restraint sare intended to
help reduce injuries duringanaccident.
! Toavoid damage tothe seats andtheseat
heating, observethefollowing information :
R do not spill anyliqui dson the seats. If
liqui dis spilled onthe seats, drythem as
soon aspossible.
R ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Theseat
heating shouldalsonottobe used todry
the seats.
R clean theseat covers asrecommen ded;
see the"Interior care"section.
R do not transport heavyloadsonthe
seats. Donot place sharp object son the
seat cushions, e.g.knives, nailsortools.
The seats should onlybeoccupied by
passengers, ifpossible.
R when theseat heating isin operation, do
not cover theseats withinsulating
materials, e.g.blankets, coats,bags,
seat covers, childseats orbooster seats.
! When youmove theseats, makesurethat
there arenoobject sin the footwell or
behind theseats. Otherwise, youcould
damage theseats andtheobject s.
! When therear bench seatisfolded
forwards, thefront seats cannot bemoved
to their rearmost position.Youcould
otherwise damagetheseats andtherear
bench seat.
! Make surethatthesun visor isfolded up
before adjusting thebackrest andhead
restraint height.Thehead restraint andsun
visor could otherwise collidewhenthehead
restraint isfully exten ded. i
It
is not possible toremove thehead
restraint sfrom thefront seats. Therear-
compartmen thead restraint scan be
removed (Ypage 98). Please
contactanauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center formore information . i Other
topics:
R cargo compartmen tenlargement
(folding therear bench seatforwards)
(Y page 287) Adjust
ingthe seats electrically :
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height
? Seat fore-and- aftadjustment
A Backrest angle i
Vehicles
withmemory function:ifPRE-
SAF E®
has been triggered, thefront -
passenger seatwillbemoved toabetter
position ifit was previously inan
unfavorable position. i
You
canstore theseat settin gsusing the
memory function(Ypage 105). i
Vehicles
withmemory function:when the
seat ismoved forwards orrearwards, the
headrest ismoved upordown
automatically .96
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Adj usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht
! The head restrain tsmus tonly berem oved
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Mer cedes-B enzreco mme ndsthatyou use
a Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis purpose. X
To raise: pullthehead restraintuptothe
desired position.
X To lowe r:press release catch: inthe
direction ofthe arrow andpush thehead
restr aintdown tothe desired position.
Adjust ingthe fore/aft position ofthe
head restraint With
thisfunct ionyou can adjust thedistance
between thehead restraintandtheback of
the seat occupant 'shead.
X To adj ust forward s:pull thehead restraint
forwards inthe direction ofthe arrow until
it engages. There
areseveral notches.
X To adj ust rear wards: pressandhold the
release button:and push thehead
restr aintback.
X When thehead restraintisin the desired
position, releasethebutton andmake sure
that thehead restraintisengaged in
position.
Adjust ingthe head restraints
elec trically X
To adj ust the head restraintheight: slide
the switch forhead restraintadjustmen t
(Y page 96)upordown inthe direction of
the arrow.
Rear seathead restraints G
WARNIN
G For
safety reasons, alwaysdrive withtherear
head restraint sin the upright position when
the rear seats areoccupied.
Keep thearea around headrestraint sclear of
articles (e.g.clothin g)to not obstruct the
folding operation ofthe head restraint s. G
WARNIN
G For
your protect ion,drive onlywith properly
positioned headrestraint s.
Adjust thehead restraint insuch away that it
is as close tothe head aspossible andthe
cent erofthe head restraint supports theback
of the head ateye level. Thiswillreduce the
potent ialfor injury tothe head andneck inthe
event ofan accident orsimilar situation.
With arear seat occupied, makesuretomove
the respect ivehead restraint upfrom the
lowest non-useposition andhave the
occupant adjustthehead restraint properly.
Do not drive thevehicle without theseat head
restraint sinstalled whentherear seats are
occupied. Headrestraint sare inten dedto
help reduce injuries duringanaccident . Seats
97Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

Mirrors
Rear-view
mirror
Rear-view mirror(manual anti-glare) X
anti-gl aremode: flickanti-gla re
swi tch :forwa rdsorback. Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING Exercise
carewhen using the passenger-si de
exterior rearview mirror. Themirror surface
is convex (outward lycurved surfacefor a
wid erfiel dof view ).Objects inmirror are
closer thantheyappear. Checkyou rinteri or
rea rvie wmir ror and glance overyo ur
sho ulde rb efore changin glanes.
The exterior mirror sare automatic allyheated
if the rear window defrosterisswitched on
and theoutside temperatureislow. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
1 or 2in the ignition lock.
X Press button :for the left- hand exterior
mirror orbutton ;for the right- hand
ext erior mirror .
The indicat orlamp inthe corr espondin g
button lightsupinred.
The indicat orlamp goesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselect ed
mirror usingadjustm entbutton =aslong
as the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press adjustm entbutton =up, down, to
the right ortothe left until theexterior
mirror isset toaposition thatprovides you
with agood overview oftraff iccon ditions .
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
1 or 2in the ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton :.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out. i
Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while thevehicle is
in motion ,as they mayother wisevibrate. i
If
you aredriving fasterthan
30 mph (47km/ h),you can nolonger fold
in the exterior mirror s.
Sett ingthe exterior mirrors If
the batter yhas been discon nectedor
complet elydischarged, theexterior mirror s
must bereset. Theexterior mirror swill Mirr
ors
103Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

otherwise
notfold inwhen youselect the
"Fold inmirrors whenlockin g"funct ioninthe
on-board computer (Ypage 237).
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin
position 1in the ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton :.
Folding theexterior mirrorsinor out
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirrors whenlockin g"funct ion
is activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 237):
R the exter iormirrors foldinautomatically as
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromthe
outside.
R the exter iormirrors foldoutagain
automatically assoon asyou unlock the
vehicle andthen open thedriver's orfront -
passenger door. i
The
mirrors donot fold outifthey have
been folded inmanually .
Exterior mirrorout ofposition If
an exter iormirror hasbeen pushed outof
position, proceedasfollows:
X Vehicles withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexter iormirror
into thecorrec tposition manually.
X Vehicles withelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: press andhold the
mirror- folding button(Ypage 103)untilyou
hear themirror engage inposition.
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexter iormirrors asusual
(Y page 103). Automa
ticanti-glar emirr ors G
WARNIN
G If
incident lightfrom headlamps isprevent ed
from strikingthe sensor inthe rear-view
mirror, forinstan ce,byluggage piledtoohigh in
the vehicle, themirror's automatic anti-
glare functionwill notoperate.
Inc ident lightcould thenblind you.Thismay
distract youfrom thetraffic conditionsand,
as aresult, youmay cause anaccident .
The rear-view mirrorandtheexter iormirror
on the driver's sideautomatically gointo anti-
glare mode ifthe ignition isswitched onand
incident lightfrom headlamps strikesthe
sensor inthe rear-view mirror.
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare mode if
reverse gearisengaged orthe interior lighting
is switched on. Park
ingposition forthe exterior
mirr oron the front- passenger side
Setting andstoring theparking position You
canposition thefront -passenger side
exter iormirror insuch away that youcan see
the rear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage reverse gear.Youcanstore this
position. X
Make surethatthevehicle isstation aryand
that theSmart Keyisin position 2in the
ignition lock.
X En gage reverse gear.
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use adjustmen tbutton =toadjust the
exter iormirror toaposition thatallows you
to see therear wheel andthecurb.
The parking position isstored. 104
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

X
Push cover =forward untilitis lying onthe
rear seat armrest . Cargo
compar tment enlargement
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G When
expanding thecargo volume, always
fully foldthecorres ponding seatsand,ifso
equipped, alwaysuse thecargo netwhen
tran sportin gcargo.
Unless youaretran sportin gcargo ,th eseat
back restsmust remainprop erlylockedin the
uprig htposit ion.
In an acc iden t,durin ghard brak ingorsudden
man euver s,loos eite ms will bethrown aroun d
ins ide theveh icle.This can cause injuryto
vehicle occupants unlesstheitems are
securely fastened inthe vehicle.
Always usethecargo tie-down rings. G
WARNING Never
driveavehicle withthetailgate open.
Deadly carbon monoxide (CO)gases may
enter vehicle interior resulting in
unconsc iousness anddeath.
! Fold theseat cushion upwardsbefore
folding therear bench seatforward.
Otherwise, thebackrests maybedamaged.
When thebackrest isfolded forwards, the
front seats should notbemoved totheir
rearmost position.Otherwise, thefront
seats andtherear bench seatcould be
damaged.
The left-hand andright-hand rearseat
backrests canbefolded forwards separately
to increase thecargo compartmen tcapaci ty. Foldi
ngtherea rbench seatforwar ds i
If
th edriv er'sor fron t-passe nger seat is
set foralarge rpers on,it may notbe
poss ibletofold therear benchseat
for wards .Int his case, move thefront seats
as far forward aspossible.
X Move thehead restraint sto the lowest
position (Ypage 97).
X Fold seatcushion :upwa rds. X
Pull release catch;upwa rdsinthe
direction ofthe arrow untilthebackrest is
completely unlocked.
! The backrest isheavy. Therefore, take
care when folding itdown. Makesurethat
the head restraint sare pushed allthe way
in so that thebackrests andseat cushions
are not damaged.
X Fold thebackrest forwards untilitreaches
the cargo compartmen tposition. Stowage
areas
287Stowing and features Z

X
Press release button:ofthe luggage
holder andpullthestrap outinthe direction
of the arrow.
X Place theload between thestrap andthe
cargo compart mentsidewall.
X Using onehand, presslockingbutton :of
the luggage holder.
X With yourother hand, letthe strap goslowly
until theload issecured.
X Make surethatlockin gbutton ?on
bracket sA ispressed.
This keeps bracket sA inplace onthe
loading rail.
X To remove: pressrelease button=on
respect ivebracket Aand remove luggage
holder ;bypulling upwards andout.
Telescopic rod The
telescopic rodcan beused tosecure the
load against therear seats toprevent itfrom
moving around. X
To install: insertonebracket ;into both
the left and theright loading railsandslide
it to the desired position (Ypage 291).
X Inser ttelescopic rod:intobrack ets;
and, while doing so,press release
button ?and push therod downwards
until itengages.
X Make surethatlockin gbutton =on
brack ets;ispressed.
This keeps brackets;inplace onthe
loading rail. X
To rem ove: press release button?on
respect ivebrack et; and remove
telesc opicrod:bypulling itupwards and
out. Stowage
wellunder thecargo
compa rtment floor
A removable insertunder thetrun kfloor
con tains theparts ofthe EASY-PA CKload-
securin gkit .The tire-c hange toolkitisstored
beneath thisinsert. X
To open: openthetailgate.
X Holding theribbing, presshandle :
downwards ;.
Handle :folds upwards.
X Swing thetrunk floorupwa rdsusing
handle :until itrests against thecargo
compartmen tcover. X
Fold outhook =onthe underside ofthe
trunk floorinthe direction ofthe arrow. 292
Stowage
areasStowing and features