2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class glove box

1,
2,3... 115
Vsocket .................. .................... 298
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
4ETS (Electr onicTract ion Syst em)....63
4MA TIC(permane ntfour-w heel
drive) .................................................. 208A
ABS
(Anti-lo ckBraking System)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 239
Function/notes ................................61
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 61
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 272
Ac tivating /deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication ................. 128
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)............................ 232
Function/inform ation.................... 202
Trai lertowi ng................................. 205
Ac tive Curve System
Displ aymessa ge............................ 258
Function/notes ............................. 181
Ac tive DrivingAssistanc epackage .202
Ac tive Lane Keepin gAss ist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)............................ 233
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Function/inform ation.................... 205
Trai lertowi ng................................. 208
Ac tive LightSyste m
Displ aymessa ge............................ 253
Ac tive Parking Assist
Displ aymessa ge............................ 260
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 186
Tow ingatrail er.............................. 189
Ac tive servi cesyste mPLUS
see ASSYS TPLUS service interval
disp lay
AD APTIVE BRAKE.................... .............6 5
Ada ptive High beam Assist
Dis play message ............................ 253
Function/notes ............................. 112
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234Additi
ves(engi neoil)........................ 388
AD S(A daptive DampingSyste m)
Function/notes ............................. 180
Ai rb ags
Displ aymessa ge............................ 249
Front airbag (driver, front
pas senger )....................................... 42
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 40
Knee bag....... ................................... 42
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indi cator lamp .................................. 44
Safety guidel ines ............................. 39
Side impactairb ag .......................... 43
Windo wcurtain airbag .................... 44
Ai r-con ditioningsyste m
see Clima tecontrol
Ai rf ilter (disp laymessa ge).............. 257
AI RF LOW ........................................... 129
AI RMATIC package
ADS (Adaptive Dampi ngSystem) ...180
Function/notes ............................. 180
Level control .................................. 181
Ai rpressure
see Tire press ure
Ai rv ents
Glove box....................................... 134
Imp ortant safet ynotes .................. 134
Rea r............................................... 135
Setting ........................................... 134
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 134
Setting thesideairvents ............... 134
Al arm syste m
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ambi entlighting
Setting thebrightness (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Setting thecolor (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 235
Anti -lockBraki ngSys tem
se eABS (Anti-lock Bra king Syste m)
An ti-Th eftAl arm system
se eATA (Anti -Theft Alarm syste m)
An ti-th eftsys tem
ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm syste m) ......... 68
Approac h/departure angle.............. 166
Ashtray ............................................... 2964
In
dex

It
is important foryou rsafet yand that ofyour
passe ngerto have deplo yedairbags replaced
and tohave anymalf unctionin gair bags
repai red.This willhelp tomak esure theair
bags continue toperf orm their pro tective
fun ction fortheveh icle occupan tsinthe
eve ntofacr ash.
Fron tair bag s The
fron ta irbags increase protection forthe
drive r'sand front-pass enger's head and
ches t. Dr
iver' sair bag :deploys infro ntofthe
st eerin gwheel; front-pass engerfro ntair
bag ;deploys infro ntofand above theglove
box.
They aredeployed:
R in the even tof cer tain frontal impac ts
R ifthe syst emdete rmin esthat airbag
deploymen tcan offeraddit ionalpro tection
to that pro vide dby theseat belt
R ifth eseat beltisfast ened
R ind epen dentlyofother airbags inthe
veh icle
If th eveh icle overturn s,thefron tairbags are
gen erally notdeployed unlessthesyst em
dete ctshigh vehic ledecele ration ina
long itudin aldirec tion.
Your vehic lehas adaptiv e,two- stage frontair
bags. Inthe even tofa collisio n,the airb ag
co ntrol unit evaluat estheveh icle
dec eler ation.Inthefir st deplo ymentstag e,
the frontairb ag isfille dwit hen ough
pro pellan tgas toreduc eth er isk ofinjuries. The
frontair bag isfully deployed ifaseco nd
deploymen tthreshold isexceeded withina
few milliseconds.
The deploy mentofthe front -passenger front
air bag isalso influenced bythe weight
category ofthe front passenger, whichis
determined bythe Occupant Classification
System (OCS)(Ypage 44).
The lighter thepassenger sideoccupant, the
higher thevehicle deceleration raterequired
(predicted atthe start ofthe impact) for
second stageinflation ofthe front -passenger
front airbag. Inthe second stage,thefront
air bags areinflated withthemaximum
amount ofpropella ntgas availa ble.
The front airbags arenot deploy edin
situations wherealow impact severity is
predicted. Youwillthen beprotect edbythe
fastened seatbelt.
The front -passenger frontairbag willonly
deploy if:
R the system, basedonthe OCS weight
sensor readings, detectsthat thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied.
R the 45 indicatorlampinthe cent er
console isnot lit,(Ypage 44).
R the airbag cont rolunit predicts ahigh
impact severity.
Driver's kneebag 42
Occ
upantsafetySafety

X
To dea ctivate :pre ssthe Ì/Á
bu tton.
The indicator lamp inthe Ì/Á
bu tton goesou t. i Re
sidu alhea tisdeactivated
automaticall y:
R after about30 minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops
R ifthe coolant temperature istoo low Setting
theairvents Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING When
operating theclimate control,the air
that enters thepassenger compartment
through theairvents canbevery hotorvery
cold (depending onthe settemperature). This
could cause burnsorfrostbite tounprotected
skin inthe immediate areaofthe airvents.
Always keepsufficient distancebetween
unprotected partsofthe body andtheair
vents. Ifnecessary, usetheairdistribution
adjustment todirect theairtoair vents inthe
vehicle interior thatarenot inthe immediate
area ofunprotected skin.
In order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
please observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R keep theairinlet grille onthe hood andin
the engine compartment onthe front -
passenger sidefreeofblockages, suchas
ice, snow orleaves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grills
in the vehicle interior. i
For
virtually draft-free ventilation, adjust
the sliders ofthe airvents tothe cent er
position. Setting
thecenter airvents :
Center airvent, left
; Center airvent, right
= Center ventthumbwheel, right
? Center ventthumbwheel, left
X To open/c lose:turnthumbwheels =
and ?tothe right orleft. Setting
theside airvents X
To open/c lose:turn thumbwheel =upor
down. Setting
theglove boxairvent
When automatic climatecontrolisactivated,
the glove boxcanbecooled, forinstance to
cool itscont ents. Thelevel ofairflow depends
on the airflow andairdistribution settings.
At high outside temperatures, opentheair
vent andactivate the"cooling withair
dehumid ification" function. 134
Setting
theairventsClimate control

!
Close theairvent ifyou donot wish to
cool theglove boxoryou have notswitched
on cooling withairdehumid ification.
Moisture-sensitive itemsstored inthe
glove boxcould otherwise bedamage d. :
Airvent thumbwheel
; Airvent
X To open: turnthumbwheel :counter-
clockwise.
X To clos e:turn thumbwheel :clockwise. Setting
therear- compart mentair
vents
Setting thecenter ventsinthe rear
compart ment Example:
centerventsinthe rear compartment
with rearcontr olpanel
: Rear-compartment airvent thumbwheel
; Rear-compartment airvent, right
= Rear controlpanel
? Rear-compartment airvent, left X
To open/c lose:turn thumbwheel :upor
down.
Setting therear- compart mentsideair
vents These
rear-compartment sideairvents are
only available ifyour vehicle has3-zone
automatic climatecontrol. :
B-pillar airvent
; Thumbwhe elfor B-pillar airvent
X To open/c lose:turn thumbwheel ;tothe
left orright. Setting
theairvents
135Climate control Z

Do
not pile lugga georcar gohighe rthan the
seat backrests.
If so equipp ed,alwa ysuse thecargo netwhen
transport ingcargo. Thecargo netcannot
secure hardorheavy objects.
Parcel netscannot securehardorheavy
object s.
Keep compartmen tlids clos ed.This willhelp
to prev entstored obje ctsfro mbeing thrown
about andinjuring vehicleocc upant sdurin g
R brak ing
R vehic lemane uvers
R an acc ident
Stowa gecomp artm ents inthefront Glove
box i
The
glove boxcanbecoole d
(Y page 134). X
To open: pullhandle :and open glove box
flap ;.
X To close: foldglove boxflap ;upwards
unt ilit engag es.
The glove boxcanonly belock edand
unloc kedusing themec hanic alkey. 1
Glove boxunloc ked
2 Glove boxlocked
Ap artition for stowin gflat object sis loc ate d
in theupper sectionof theglov ebox .It can
be rem ovedto inc reas eth est owage spacein
th eglov ebox . X
To rem ove: pulloutpart ition : forwards
X To inst all:insert part ition : and push it
back untilit en gages .
Eyegla ssescomp artm ent X
To open :pres smar king:. St
owage areas
285Stowing and features Z