2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class parking brake

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
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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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H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
Hazard warninglamps ...................... 111
Headlamp cleani ngsyste m
Notes ............................................. 390
Headlamps
Addi ngfluidto clea ning system ..... 315
Cl eani ngsys tem (function) ............ 110
Foggi ngup ..................................... 113
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 97
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................... 97
Adjusting (manual ly). ....................... 97
Adjusting (rear)................................ 97
Install ing/remo ving(rear)................ 98
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High-b eamheadlamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 116
Displ aymessa ge............................ 251
Switchi ngAdap tiveHighb eam
Assist on/off ................................. 112
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 111
Hill start assist.................................. 142
HOLD function
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Function/notes ............................. 179
Hoo d
Cl osing .............. ............................ .313
Displ aymessa ge............................ 266
Openi ng......................................... 312
Hydroplan ing..................................... 161I
Immobi
lizer.......................................... 68
Indi cator lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Indi cators
see Turn signa ls
Ins ectp rote ction onthe radi ator.... 313
Ins trument cluster
Overvi ew.......................................... 29
Settings ......................................... 233
Warni ngand indicator lamps ........... 30Ins
trument cluster lighting ................ 29
Ins trument lighting
see Instrument clusterlighting
Inte rior lighting
Automa ticcontrol .......................... 113
Dela yedswi tch-off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 235
Emergency lighting ........................ 114
Manu alcontrol ............................ ...114
Overvi ew........................................ 113
Rea ding lamp ................................. 113
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Setting thecolor ofthe amb ient
lig hting (on-boa rdcompu ter)......... 235
see Interior lighting J
Jack
Storage location ............................ 328
Using ............................................. 334
Jump starting (engi ne) ...................... 341 K
Ke
y
see SmartKey
KE YLESS -GO
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 87
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Locking ............................................ 73
Start/Stop button.......................... 139
Starting theengine ........................ 141
Unlocking ................................... ...... 73
Ke yp osit ions
KE YLE SS-GO .................................. 139
SmartKey ....................................... 139
Ki ckdo wn
Driving tips.................................... 147
Kne ebag .............................................. 42 L
Lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane -chang eassi stant
see Blind SpotAssist In
dex
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Trip
menu ...................................... 227
Vehi clesub menu ........................... 235
On-b oard diagn osticsinte rface ..........24
Open ingand closi ng the side trim
panel s................................................. 117
Operatin gsafety
On-boa rddia gnostics interface........ 24
Operatin gsyste m
see On-boa rdcompu ter
Outside temperature display........... 223
Ove rhead control panel ...................... 34
Ove rride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 59P
Pain
tcode num ber............................ 381
Pain twork (clean inginstruction s)... 320
Pani calarm .......................................... 60
Pano rama roofwith pow ertilt/
sli ding panel
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 89
Openi ng/closi ngthe roller
sunbl ind........................................... 90
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 91
Res etting ......................................... 90
Pano rama sliding sunroo f
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 88
Parce lnet ........................................... 286
Parking ............................................... 155
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 155
Posi tion ofexterio rmirror, front-
pas senger side....... ........................104
Rea rview came ra.......................... 190
see PARKT RONIC
Parking aid
Active ParkingAssist ..................... 186
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKT RONIC
Parking brake
Displ aymessa ge............................ 241
Electric parking brake.................... 156
Parking lamps(changi ngbulb s)...... 116
PARK TRONIC
Deactiva ting/activa ting................. 185
Driving system ............................... 183
Function/notes ............................. 183
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 186Ra
nge ofthe sensors ..................... 183
Trai lertowi ng................................. 185
Warni ngdispla y............................. 184
PAS SENGE RAIRBAG OFFindicat or
lam p................................. .....................44
Ped als.................. .................. .............1 58
Permane ntfour-w heeldrive
see 4MATIC (permanent four-
whe eldrive )
Plas tictrim (clean inginstruction s).3 23
Pow erwashe rs.................................. 319
Pow erwindow s
see Side windows
PRE-SA FE®
(Pre ventive occupant
safety system)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 245
Opera tion.................. .................. .....4 9
PRE-SAFE ®
Bra ke(vehicl eswith
DISTRONIC PLUS)
Display message ............................ 245
Function/notes ................................65
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 232
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 279
Preve ntiveoccupant safety
syste m
see PRE-SAFE ®
(Pre ventive
occup antsafe tysys tem)
Produc tinfo rmation ............................ 21
Pull ingaway
Automa tictransmis sion................. 141
Trai ler............................................ 141 Q
Quali
fieds pec ialistw ork shop ........... 25 R
Radar
sensor syste m
Activating/d eactivating ................. 236
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Radiator cover ................................... 313
Radio Sele cting astati on......................... 229
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Radio-c ontrolleddevi ces
(in stalli ng).......................................... 309
Readin glamp ..................................... 11314
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Warning
andindic atorlamps Func
tion Page
:
Low-be
amheadlamps 109
;
ESP
® 273
=
High-be
amheadlamps 111
?
Electric
parkingbrake (red) 271
F
(USAonly) !
(Canada only) A
Electric
parkingbrake
(y ell ow) 271
B
Distance
warning signal 279
C
Turn
signa l 111
D
Tire
press uremonitor 280
E
SRS
275 Func
tion Page
F
Seat
belt 269
G
Diesel
engine: preglow 140
H
Coo
lant 277
I
Rea
rfog lamp 110
J
Check
engine 276
K
Reserve
fuel 276
L
ESP
®
OFF 273
M
ABS 272
N
Brakes 271
$
(USAonly) J
(Canada only) 30
Instrum
entclusterAt a glance

G
WARNING PRE-SAFE
®
Brake cannot alwaysdetect
comple xtraffic situations prope rly.
In these cases, PRE-SAFE(R) Brakemay:
R give anunnecessa rywarni ngand then
brake thevehicl e
R neither giveawarni ngnor intervene
There isarisk ofan accide nt.Alwa yspay
particu larattention tothe traffic situationand
be read yto brake, especiallyif PRE-SAFE(R)
Brake warns you.Termina tethe intervention
in anon-critical drivingsitua tion.
In particu lar,the detection ofobstacl escan
be impa iredifthere is:
R dirt onthe sensors oranythi ngelse
covering thesensors
R snow orheavy rain
R interference byother radarsources
R the possibility ofstron gradar reflect ions,
for example inparking garages
R anarrow vehicle traveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbik e
R avehicle traveling infront onadifferent line G
WARNIN
G PRE-S
AFE®
Brake doesnotreact:
R to people oranimals
R to oncom ingvehicles
R to crossin gtraffic
R in curves
As aresult, PRE-SAFE®
Brake cannot
interv eneincritic alsituations. Thereisarisk
of an accident .Always paycaref ulatt ent ion
to the traffic situat ionand beready tobrak e.
In order tomaint ainthe appropr iatedistance
to the vehic lein fro ntand thus preventa
collisio n,you must apply thebrak esyourself .X
To act ivat e/deact ivate:act ivate or
deact ivatePRE-SAFE®
Brak ein the on-
board computer (Ypage 232).
The Ä symbol appears inthe
multif unction display aslong asthe HOL D
func tion isnot activate d(Ypage 179).
On vehicles withActive Parkin gAssist ,the
Ä symbol isdisplayed when
tran smission positionPis select edorifyou
drive faster than22mph(35 km/h).
For PRE-S AFE®
Brak eto assist youwhen
drivin g,the radar senso rsyst em mus tbe
switched on(Ypage 236)andoperational.
Following damagetothe front endofthe
vehicle, havetheconfiguration andoperation
of the radar sensors checked ataqual ified
speciali stworkshop. Thisalso appli esto
collisions atlow speeds wherethereisno
visible damage tothe front ofthe vehicle. STEER
CONTROL
The steering assistant STEERCONTROL helps
you bytransmitt inganoticeable steering
force tothe steering wheelinthe direction
required forvehicle stabilization.
This steering assistance isprovided in
particular if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid
You have controlover thesteering atall
times. G
WARNING If
the ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillnot
receive steering assistance fromtheSTEE R
CONTROL. Thepower steering function,
however, remainsavailable. Driving
safetysystems
67Safety Z

If
the new bulbstill does notlightup,con sult
a qualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs andlamps areanimport antaspect of
vehicle safety.Youmust therefore make sure
that these function correctlyat all times .
Have theheadlamp settingchec kedregularly. G
WARN
ING Bulbs
andlamps canbevery hot.Youshould
ther efore allowthemtocool down before you
chang ethem .Othe rwise, yo ucou ldbe burned
if yo utou chthe m.
Kee pbu lbsou to fthe reach ofchildren.
Otherwise, theycould damage thebulbs, for
example, andinjure themselves.
Never useabulb which hasbeen dropped.
Such abulb maybreak oreven explode and
injure you.
Halogen bulbsarepressurized andcan
explode whenyouchange them,particularly
if they arevery hot.Youshould therefore wear
eye protect ionand gloves whenyouare
changing them. Overview:
changingbulbs/bulb types
You canchange thefollowing bulbs.Thebulb
type canbefound inthe legend. Halogen
headlamps
: Low-beam headlamp:H755W
; High-beam headlamp:H755W
= Parking lamp/standing lamp:W5W BV
? Side marker lamp:WY5W Tail
lamp
: Brake lamp:P21 W-L Changing
thefront bulbs
Removing andinstalling thecover inthe
front wheel arch You
must remove thecover fromthefront
wheel housing beforeyoucan change the
front bulbs. X
To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheels inwards.
X Slide upcover :and liftitout.
X To install: insertcover:again andslide
it downwards untilitengages. Replacing
bulbs
115Lights and windshield wipers Z

Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Br
eaking-in notes The
first 1000 miles (1500 km)
The more youlook after theengin ewhen itis
new, themore satisfiedyou willbewith its
perfor mancein the future.
R Driv eat varying vehiclespeeds andengin e
speeds forthe first 1000miles (1500km)
for this reason .
R Avo idovers trainingthe vehicle duringthis
period, e.g.drivin gat full throttle.
R Change gearingood time, atthe latest
when thetach omet erneedle is⅔o fthe
way tothe red area inthe tachomet er
displa y.
R Do not manually shifttoalower gearto
brake thevehicle.
R Only select shiftranges 3,2or 1when
driving slowly,e.g. inmountainous terrain.
Aft er1000 miles(1500 km),you can increase
the engine speedgraduall yand bring the
vehicle uptofull speed. i
You
should alsoobserve thesenoteson
runnin gin ifthe engine orparts ofthe drive
train onyour vehicle havebeen replaced. i
Always
observe therespect ivespeed
restr iction s. Driving
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G Make
sureabsolutely noobject sare
obstruct ingthe pedals' rangeofmovemen t.
Keep thedriver's footwell clearofall
obstacles. Ifthere areany floormats or
carpets inthe footwell, makesurethepedals
still have sufficient clearance.
During sudden drivingorbraking maneuvers
the object scould getcaught between the
pedals. Youcould thennolonger brakeor
accelerate. Thiscould leadtoaccident sand
injury. G
WARNIN
G On
slippery roadsurfaces, neverdownshift in
order toobtain braking action.Thiscould
result indrive wheel slipand reduced vehicle
cont rol.Your vehicle's ABSwillnotprevent
this type ofloss ofcont rol. G
WARNIN
G It
is dangerous toshift theautomatic
transm issionoutofparking position Por
neutral position Nifthe engine speedis
higher thanidlespeed. Ifyour footisnot firmly
on the brake pedal, thevehicle could
accelerate quicklyforward orinreverse. You
could losecontrolofthe vehicle andhit
someone orsomethin g.Only shiftintogear
when theengine isidling normally andwhen
your right footisfirmly onthe brake pedal.
! Warm upthe engine quickly. Donot use
the engine's fullperformanc euntil ithas
reached operating temperature.
Only shifttheautomatic transmission to
the desired driveposition whenthevehicle
is station ary.
Where possible, avoidspinnin gthe drive
wheels whenpulling awayonslippery
roads. Youcould otherwise damagethe
drive train. 138
DrivingDriving and parking