2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class fuel consumption

Notes
onoillevel /consumption ....313
Visco sity........................................ 388
ESP ®
(E lec tronic Stability
Program) 4ETS ................................................ 63
Deactiva ting/activa ting................... 64
Displ aymessa ge............................ 239
Function/notes ................................63
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 63
Trai lerstabi lization ........................... 64
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 273
Exhaus tchec k................................... 158
Exte riorlighting
see Ligh ts
Exte riormirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 103
Dippi ng(automa tic)....................... 104
Fold ingin/ou t(auto maticall y)....... 104
Fold ingin/ou t(electr ically) ........... 103
Fold inginwhe nlockin g(on-board
computer) ...................................... 237
Out ofposi tion (trou bleshoo ting) ...104
Setting ........................................... 103
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105
Storing theparking position .......... 104
Eye glas sescompartm ent................. 285 F
Fi
lle rc ap
see Fuel filler flap
Fi rst-aid kit....... .............. .................... 328
Fl at tire
Cha nging awhe el/mo unting the
spa rewhe el................................... 333
MOExtended run-flatsyst em ......... 338
Prep aring the vehi cle..................... 329
Ra ising the vehi cle......................... 334
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................330
Fl oo rmat .............................................3 08
Fo ldin gthe rear benchseat
forw ards/bac k.................................. 287
Fo rding
Off-road ......................................... 161
On floo ded road s........................... 161
Fron twindsh ield
see Winds hield Fuel
Addit ives........................................ 387
Displayin gthe curr ent
con sumpt ion.................................. 227
Displ aying the range ...................... 227
Driving tips.................................... 158
Flexi blefuel vehicles ...................... 385
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 385
Premi um-gra deunle adedgas oline .3 85
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 152
Ref ueling ....... ..................... ............ 149
Specifi cations ................................ 386
Tank content/reserve fuel............. 384
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng/closi ng............................ 150
Fue lfilte r(dis play mess age)............ 257
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 227
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty........................................ 384
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 152
Fuse s
Allo cation chart............................. 346
Before changing............................. 346
Dashb oardfusebox....................... 346
Fuse boxinthe engine
compa rtment ................................. 346
Fuse boxunde rrear bench seat....347
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 345 G
Garage
dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 308
Notes ............................................. 305
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..308
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 306
Gasol ine............................................. 150
Gear orsel ector lever(clean ing
guide lines) ......................................... 324
Genui neMerce des-Be nzparts ......... 380
Glo vebox ........................................... 285
GTW (Gros sTrailer Weight)
(defi nition) ......................................... 37210
In
dex

road
,wea ther andtraffic conditions permit.In
some jurisdictions, itis forbid denfordrivers
to use mobil ephones whiledrivi ng.
Only opera teCOMAND (Cockpit Manag ement
and Data System) incompli ancewithalllega l
requ irements andwhen theroad ,wea ther and
traffic conditions permit.Youmay otherwi se
not beableto observe thetraffic conditions,
endange ringyourself andothers.
Reme mberthatyourvehicle coversa distanc e
of 44 feet (approximately 14m)asecon d
when itis travelin gat only 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h).
Drive sensibly –save fuel Obse
rvethe followi ngtips tosave fuel:
X The tires shouldalwa ysbe infla tedtothe
recomme ndedtirepres sure.
X Re move unneces saryloads.
X Re move roofcarrierswhe nthey arenot
needed.
X Warm upthe engine atlow engine speeds.
X Avoid frequent acceleration orbraking.
X Have allmaintenanc ework carried outas
indicated bythe service intervals inthe
Service Booklet orby the service interval
displa y.
Fuel consumption alsoincreases when
driving incold weather, instop-and- gotraffic
and inmountainous terrain.
Drinking anddriving G
WARNING Drink
ingand driving and/or takingdrugsand
driving arevery dangerous combinations.
Even asmall amount ofalcohol ordrugs can
affect yourreflexes, perceptions and
judgment.
The possibili tyof aserious oreven fatal
accident aregreatly increased whenyoudrink
or take drugs anddrive. Do
not drink ortake drugs anddrive orallow
anyone todrive whohasbeen drinking or
taking drugs.
Pedals G
WARNING Make
sureabsolu telynoobject sare
obstructin gthe pedals' rangeofmovement .
Keep thedriver's footwell clearofall
obstacles. Ifthere areany floormats or
carpets inthe footwell, makesurethatthe
pedals stillhave sufficient clearance.
During sudden drivingorbraking maneuvers,
the object scould getcaught between the
pedals. Youcould thennolonger brakeor
accelerate. Thiscould leadtoaccidents and
injury.
Rolling withtheengine switched off G
WARNING There
isno power assistance forthe steering
and thebrake whentheengine isnot running.
Steerin gand braking requires significantly
more effort andyoucould losecontrolofthe
vehicle andcause anaccident asaresult.
Do not turn offthe engine whilethevehicle is
in motion.
Exhaust check G
WARNING Inhalation
ofexhaust gasishazardous toyour
health. Allexhaust gascont ains carbon
monoxide (CO),andinhaling itcan cause
unconsc iousness andpossible death.
Do not run theengine inconfin edareas (such
as agarage) whicharenot properly ventilated.
If you think thatexhaust gasfumes are
enterin gthe vehicle whiledriving, havethe
cause determined andcorrect ed
immediately. Ifyou must driveunder these
condition s,drive onlywith atleast one
window fullyopen atall times. 158
Driving
tipsDriving and parking

X
Start theengi ne.
Spo rtstuni ng
The firmer suspe nsio ntunin ginS port mode
ensures evenbettercon tact with theroad.
Select thismode whenemploying asport y
drivin gstyle, e.g.onwinding countryroads.
X Press button:.
Indic atorlamp ;lights up.Sport s
suspension tuningis select ed.The vehicle
is lowered by0.6 in(15 mm).
Comfor ttuning
In Comfort mode,thedrivin gcharac teristics
of your vehicle aremore comfortable. Select
this mode ifyou favor amore comfor table
driving style,butalso when driving faston
straight roads,e.g.freeways.
X Press button :.
Indicat orlamp =lights up.Comfort tuning
is selected. Thevehicle israised by
0.6 in(15 mm).
Active CurveSystem The
Active Curve System usesactive
stabilizers tooptimize bothdriving comfort
and vehicle agility.Dependin gon the ADS
mode selected (Ypage 180), theActiveCurve
System alsochanges thesetting.
If you select ADScomfor tmode:
R rolling movemen tisreduced inthe event of
changing surfaceundulations
R the rollangle whencornering isreduced
R the driving styleisagile If
you select ADSsport mode:
R the rollangle isreduced significantly
R the driving styleiseven more agile
Leve lcontrol Importa
ntsafety notes
Level controladap tsthe vehicle level
automaticall yto the current operating and
driving situation. Thisresults inreduced fuel
consumption andimproved handling.
If you select ADScomfort mode
(Y page 180), thevehicle islowered tohigh-
speed levelasthe speed increases. Asthe
vehicle decelerates, thevehicle israised back
up tohighwa ylevel.
If you select ADSsport mode (Ypage 180),
the vehicle skipshighwa ylevel andlowers
directly tohigh-speed leveldepending onthe
basic setting (Ypage 182).
Make changes tothe vehicle levelwhile the
vehicle isin motion. Thisenables thevehicle
to adjust tothe new level asquickly as
possible .
The vehicle levelmaychange visiblyifyou
park thevehicle andtheoutside temperature
changes. Ifthe temperature drops,the
vehicle levelislower; withanincrease in
temperature, thevehicle levelrises.
If you unlock thevehicle oropen adoor, the
vehicle beginstocompensate forload
discrepancies whilestillparked. However, for
significant levelchanges, suchasafter the
vehicle hasbeen stationary foralong period,
the engine mustbeon. For safety reasons,
the vehicle isonly lowered whenthedoors are
closed. Lowering isinterrupted ifadoor is
opened, anditcont inues oncethedoor has
been closed. G
WARNING Make
surenoone isnear thewheel housing
or under thevehicle whenyoulower the
vehicle whileitis standing still.Limbs could
become wedgedintoorunder thevehicle. Driving
systems
181Driving and parking
Z

Trip
menu
Stan dard display X
Pre ssand holdthe % button onthe
stee ring wheelunti lthe Tri
p menu
with
od ome ter:and tripodome ter;is
sho wn.
Trip compute r"F rom start" or"From
res et" The
values inthe Fro
mSta rt su
bme nuare
cal cul ate dfro mt hestart ofajourney, while
the values inthe From
Reset submenu
are
calculated fromthelast time thesubmenu
was reset (Ypage 228).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press the9 or: button toselect From
Start or From
Reset .
Trip
computer "Fromstart"(example)
: Distanc e
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuelconsumption
The From
Start trip
computer isreset
automatically if:
R the ignition hasbeen switched offfor more
than fourhours.
R 999 hours havebeen exceeded.
R 9,999 mileshavebeen exceeded. When
9,999 hoursor99,999 mileshavebeen
exceeded, thetrip computer isautomatically
reset From
Reset .
Displaying therange andcurrent fuel
consumption X
Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press the9 or: button toselect
current fuelconsumption andapproximate
range. :
Approximate range
; Current fuelconsumption
Approximate range:iscalculated
according tocurrent drivingstyleandthe
amount offuel inthe tank .If there isonly a
small amount offuel leftinthe fuel tank ,the
displa yshows avehicle beingrefueled C
instead ofrange :.
Digi talspeedometer X
Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press 9or: toselect thedigital
speedometer. :
Digital speedometer Menus
andsubmenus
227On-board computer and displays Z

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
Service
products andcapa citiesTechnical data