2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class seats

Inde
x......................... ......................... .....4 Int
rod uction ....... .................................. 21 At
ag lance ........................................... 27 Safet
y................................................... 37 Opening/closing
................................. 71 Seats,
steering wheelandmirrors.... 93 Lights
andwindshield wipers.......... 107 Climat
econtrol ................................. 121 Driving
andparking .......................... 137 On-boar
dcompu terand displa ys.... 221 Stowing
andfeatures ....................... 283 Maint
enance andcare ...................... 311 Br
eakdown assistance..................... 327 Wheels
andtires ............................... 349 Technical
data................................... 379 Contents
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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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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
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G
WARNING If
the 45 indicatorlamp illumina tes
when anadu ltor someone largerthan asmal l
indivi dualis in the front passenger seat,have
the front passenger repositionhimse lfor
hersel fint he seat until the45
indicator lampgoesout.
In the event ofacollision, theairbag cont rol
unit willnotallow frontpassenger frontairbag
deploy mentwhen theOCS hasclassified the
front passenger seatoccupant asweighing as
much asorless than atypical 12-month-old
child inastandard childrestraint orifthe front
passenger seatisclassified asbeing empty.
When theOCS senses thatthefront
passenger seatoccupant isclassified as
being uptoor less than theweight ofatypical
12-m onth-oldchild inastandard child
restraint ,the 45 indicatorlampwill
illu minate whentheengine isstarted and
remain illuminated. Thisindicates thatthe
front passenger frontairbag isdeactivated.
When theOCS senses thatthefront
passenger seatisclassified asbeing empty,
the 45 indicatorlampwillilluminate
when theengine isstarted andremain
illu minated. Thisindicates thatthefront
passenger frontairbag isdeactivated.
When theOCS senses thatthefront
passenger seatoccupant isclassified as
being heavier thantheweight ofatypical 12-
mont h-old childseated inas tand ardchi ld
res traint oras being asma llind ividu al(such
as ayo ung teenag eror as mall adult),the
45 indicatorlamp willill umina tefor
app roximatel y6s econ dswhen theengine is
start ed.Depen dingonoccupant weight
sensor readings fromtheseat, itwill then
remain illuminated orgo out. With the
45 indicatorlamp illuminated, the
fron tpassen gerfron ta irbag isdeact ivated.
With the45 indicatorlamp out,the
fro ntpassen gerfrontair bag isact ivate d.
When theOCS senses that thefront
passen gerseat occupant isclassif iedasan
adult orsomeo nelarger thanasmall indiv
idual, the45 indicatorlamp will
illuminat efor approx imatelysix seco nds
when theengin eis star ted and thengoout.
This indicates thatthefront passenger front
air bag isactivated.
If the 45 indicatorlampisilluminated,
the front passenger frontairbag is
deactivated andwillnotbedeployed.
If the 45 indicatorlampisnot
illuminated, thefront passenger frontairbag
is activated andwillbedeployed
R in the event ofcert ainfront alimpacts
R ifthe impact exceeds apredetermin ed
triggering threshold
R independent ofthe side impact airbag or
pelvis airbag
If the front passenger frontairbag is
deployed, therate ofinflation willbe
influenced by
R the rate ofvehicle deceleration asassessed
by the airbag cont rolunit
R the front passenger's weightcategory as
identified bythe OCS
For further informat ion,see"Air bag display
messages" (Ypage 249). G
WARNING Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained onthe rear
seats thanonthe front -passenger seat.Thus,
we stron glyrecommen dthat children be
placed inthe rear seats whenever possible.
Regardless ofseating position, children12
years oldand under mustbeseated and
properly securedinan appropriate infant
restraint ,toddler restraint ,or booster seat
recommen dedforthe size andweight ofthe
child.
The infant orchild restraint mustbeproperly
secured withthevehicle's seatbelt, theseat
belt andTopTether strap,orlower anchors
and TopTether strap,fullyinaccordanc ewith
the child seatmanufacturer' sinstr uctions. Occupant
safety
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PRE-SAFE
®
(preventat iveocc upant
prot ection) G
WARNING The
PRE-SA FE®
system reduces theimpact of
an accident onvehicle occupants, aslong as
their seatbelts havebeen fastened correctly.
Although yourvehicle isequippe dwith aPRE-
SAF E®
system, thepossibility ofinjury inthe
event ofan accident cannotberuled out.You
should therefore alwaysdrive carefully and
adapt yourdriving styletothe prevailing road,
weather andtraffic condition s.
PRE-SA FE®
takes preemptive measuresto
protect occupants incertain hazardous
situations.
PRE-SA FE®
interv enes:
R in emergency brakingsituations, e.g.ifBAS
is activated or,invehicles withDISTRONIC
PLUS, BASPLUS intervenespowerfully
R ifthe radar sensor system detectsan
imminent dangerofcollision incertain
situations (onvehicles withDISTRONIC
PLUS)
R in critic aldriving situations, e.g.when
physical limitsareexceed andthevehicle
understeers oroversteers severely
PRE-SA FE®
takes thefollowing measures
depending onthe hazardous situation
detect ed:
R the front seatbelts arepre-ten sioned.
R on vehicles withmemory functionforthe
front -passenger seat:thefront -passenger
seat isadjusted ifit is in an unfavorable
position.
R ifthe vehicle skids,thesliding sunroof/
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel andtheside windows areclosed so
that only asmall gapremains.
If the sliding sunroof, panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding paneloraside window is
obstruct edduring closing, theclosing
procedure isstopped. Theobstruct edsliding
sunroof, panorama roofwith power tilt/ sliding
panelorside window opensagain
slightly.
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, PRE-SAFE®
slackens
the belt pretension ing.Allsettin gsmade by
PRE-SA FE®
can then bereversed.
If the seat belts arenot released:
X Move thebackrest orseat back slightly, but
only when thevehicle isstationary.
The belt pretension ingisreduced andthe
locking mechanism isreleased. G
WARNING Make
surethatnobody canbecome trapped
as you adjust theseat.
! Make surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell orbehind theseats when resett ing
the seats. Thereisarisk that theseats
and/or theobject scould bedamaged.
More information aboutseat-belt
adjustment ,a conv enience function
integrated intoPRE-SA FE®
,can befound in
the "Seat-belt adjustment "section
(Y page 52). Seat
belts
Import antsafety notes The
useofseat belts andinfant andchild
restraint systemsisrequired bylaw inall 50
states, theDistr ictofColumbi a,the U.S.
territ ories andallCanadia nprovinces.
Even where thisisnot thecase, allvehicl e
occupa ntsshou ldhave theirseatbelts
fastened whenthevehicl eis in motion. i
For
further informati ononinfants and
child rentraveli nginthe vehicl eand on
infant andchild restrai ntsystems ,see
"C hildren inthe vehicl e"(Y pag e54). G
WARNING Alwa
ysfasten yourseat belt before driving off.
Always makesureallofyour passengers are Occupant
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ribs
orabd omen, whichcould severel y
injure internal organssuchasyou rliver or
spleen .
Adj ust the seat beltsothat theshoulder
sect ionislocat edasclos eas possible to
the middle ofthe shoulder .Its hould not
touch theneck .Never pass theshoulder
portion ofthe seat beltunder yourarm. For
this purpose, youcan adjust theheight of
the seat beltoutlet.
R Position thelapbelt aslow aspossible on
your hipsandnotacross theabdomen. If
the lapbelt isposition edacross your
abdomen, itcould cause serious injuries in
a crash.
R Never wearseatbelts overrigid or
breakable objectsinor on your clothing,
such aseyeglasses, pens,keysetc.,as
these might cause injuries.
R Make suretheseat beltisalway sfitt ed
snugly. Takespecial careofthis when
wearing looseclothing.
R Never useaseat beltformore thanone
person atatime. Donot fasten aseat belt
around aperson andanoth erperson or
other objectsat the same time.
R Seat belts should notbeworn twisted. Ina
crash, youwould nothave thefullwidth of
the seat belttodistribut eimpact forces.
The twisted seatbeltagainst yourbody
could cause injuries.
R Pregnant womenshouldalsoalway suse a
lap-shoulder belt.Thelapbelt portion
should bepositioned aslow aspossible on
the hips toavoid anypossible pressure on
the abdomen.
R Place theseat backrest inaposition thatis
as upright aspossible.
R Check yourseatbeltduring traveltomake
sure itis properly positioned.
R Never placeyourfeetonthe instr ument
panel, dashboard, oron the seat. Always keep
bothfeetonthe floor infront ofthe
seat.
R When usingaseat belttosecure infant
restraint s,toddler restraint s,or children in
booster seats,alwaysfollow thechild seat
manufacturer' sinstr uctions. G
WARNING Do
not pass seatbelts oversharp edges. They
could tear.
Do not allow theseat belttoget caught inthe
door orinthe seat adjustmen tmechanism.
This could damage theseat belt.
Never attempt tomake modifications toseat
belts. Thiscould impair theeffect iveness of
the seat belts.
Fastening seatbelts G
WARNING Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained onthe rear
seats thanonthe front -passenger seat.Thus,
we stron glyrecommen dthat children be
placed inthe rear seat whenever possible.
Regardless ofseating position, children12
years oldand under mustbeseated and
properly securedinan appropriately sized
child restraint systemorbooster seat
recommen dedforthe size andweight ofthe
child. Foradditional information,seethe
"Child reninthe vehicle" section.
Ac hild's riskofserious orfatal injuries is
significantly increasedifthe child restraint s
are not properly securedinthe vehicle and/
or the child isnot properly securedinthe child
restraint . Occ
upant safety
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tens
ioners andbeltanc horfitting tension ers
that aretriggere dtog eth er. The belt buck le
ten sion erismoun tedonthe B-pillar andthe
belt anchor fittin gis moun tedonthe side of
the seat .Always havebothtension ers
replaced aftertheyhave been trigger ed.
The ETDstight enthe seat belts inan acciden t,
pulling themclose against thebody.
The ETDsdo not corr ectincor rectseat
position sor incor rectlyfasten edseat belts.
The ETDsdo not pull vehicle occupan tsback
towards thebackr est.
Seat beltforcelimiters, whentrigger ed,help
to reduce thepeak forceexerte dby the seat
be lton the vehicleoccu pant.
The seatbelt forc elimiters forthe fron tseats
are synchr onizedwith thefron tairbags.
These takeon apart ofthe decele ration force.
Thus, theforce exer tedonthe occupant is
dist ribut edover agreat erarea.
The ETDscan only beact ivat edwhen:
R the ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R the rest raint systems areoperat ional;see
"SRS warnin glamp" (Ypage 38).
R the belt tongue iseng aged inthe buck leon
each ofthe lap-sh oulder beltsinthe front.
R the front-pass engerseat isocc upied and
the belt tongue iseng aged inthe buck leon
the front-pass engerside.
The ETDson the outs ideseat sin the rear
com partmen tare triggere dindep endently of
the lock status ofthe seat belts.
The ETDs aretriggere ddepe nding onthe type
and severi tyof an accide nt:
R if, inthe event ofahea d-on orrear-end
colli sion, thevehicl edecel erates or
accele ratesrapidlyinalongi tudina l
dire ction duringthe initia lstag esofthe
im pact
R if,in the eventofaside impact, onthe side
op posite the impact the vehicle de
cel era tes oracc elera tes rapidlyin a
la tera ldi rec tion
R if,in cer tains ituat ions where thevehic le
over turns, the syst emdete rmin esthat it
can prov ideadditio nalprot ection
If the airbags aredeployed, youwillhear a
bang, andasmall amoun tofpowder mayalso
be released. Onlyinrare cases willthebang
affect yourhearing. Thepowder thatis
released generally doesnotconst itutea
health hazard. The6 SRSwarning lamp
lights up. G
WARNIN
G Pyrotechn
icEmergen cyTensionin gDevices
that have been deployed mustberenewed.
For your safety, whendisposing ofEmergen cy
Tensionin gDevices, alwaysobserve the
safety instructions. Theseareavailab lefrom
any authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter.
The PRE-S AFE®
system haselectric ally
operated reversible pre-tensioners thatdo
not require replacement afteractivation .
! Ifthe front -passenger seatisnot
occupied, donot engage theseat belt
ton gue inthe buckle onthe front -
passenger seat.Otherwise, theEmergen cy
Tensionin gDevice couldbetriggered inthe
event ofan accident . Children
inthe vehicle Child
restraintsystems
Import antsafety notes We
recomm endthat allinfant sand children
be properly securedinan infant orchild
restr aintsystem atall times whilethevehicle
is in motion .
The useofseat belts andinfant andchild
restr aintsystems isrequired bylaw inall 50
states, theDistr ictofColumbia ,the U.S.
territ ories andallCanadia nprovinces.
Infants andchild renmust alwaysbe seated in
an app ropria teinfant orchild restrai ntsystem 54
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recommende
dfor the size andweight ofthe
child .The infant orchild restraint system
must beproperly securedinaccordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.Allinfant or
child restraint systemsmustmeet U.S.
Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards 213
and 225 andCanadia nMotor Vehicle Safety
Stan dards 213and210. 2.
An inform ationlabelonthe child restraint
system indicates whetheritmeets these
standards. Thisinform ationisalso provided
in the installation instructions supplied with
the child restraintsystem.
Always readandfollow themanufacturer 's
instr uctions whenusinganinfant orchild
restr aintsystem orbooster seat.
Observe allwarning signsinthe vehicle
inter iorand onthe infant orchild restraint. G
WARNIN
G Acc
ording toaccident statistics,children are
safer when properly restrained inthe rear
seating positions thaninthe front seating
position. Thus,westron glyrecommen dthat
children beplaced inthe rear seats whenever
possible. Regardless ofseating position,
children 12years oldand under mustbe
seated andproperly securedinan appropriate
infant restraint ,toddler restraint ,or booster
seat recommen dedforthe size andweight of
the child.
The infant orchild restraint mustbeproperly
secured withthevehicle's seatbelt, theseat
belt andtopteth erstrap, orlower anchors and
top teth erstrap, fullyinaccordanc ewith the
child seatmanufacturer 'sinstr uctions.
Occupant s,especially children,shouldalways
sit asupright aspossible, weartheseat belt
properly anduseanappropriately sizedinfant
restraint ,toddler restraint ,or booster seat
recommen dedforthe size andweight ofthe
child. Children
canbekilled orseriously injuredby
an inflating airbag. Note thefollowing
important informationwhen circumst ances
require youtoplace achild inthe front
passenger seat:
R Your vehicle isequipped withairbag
techn ology designed todeactivate thefront
passenger frontairbag inyour vehicle
when thesystem sensestheweight ofa
typical 12-mont h-old childorless along
with theweight ofastandard appropriate
child restraint onthe front passenger seat.
R For children largerthanthetypical
12- mont h-old child, thefront passenger
front airbag may ormay notbeactivated.
Always makesurethe45indicat or
lamp isilluminat ed,indic atingthat thefront
passen gerfrontair bag isdeact ivated.
R Ac hild inarear-facing childrestraint onthe
front passenger seatwillbeseriously
injured oreven killed ifthe front passenger
front airbag inflates inacollision which
could occur under somecircumstan ces,
even withtheairbag techn ology installed
in your vehicle. Theonly means to
completely eliminatethisriskisto never
place achild inarear-facing childrestraint
in the front seat. Wetherefore strongly
recommen dthat youalwa ysplace achild
in arear-facing childrestraint inabackseat.
R Ifyou must install arear-facing child
restraint onthe front passenger seat
because circumstan cesrequire youtodo
so, make surethe45indic ator
lamp isilluminat ed,indic atingthat thefront
passen gerfrontair bag isdeact ivated.
Should the45indic atorlamp not
illuminat eor go out while therest raint is
inst alled, please checkinsta llati on.
Pe rio dical lyche ckthe 45indicat or
lamp while drivingto make surethe4
5 indicatorlamp isilluminat ed.Ifthe
45indic atorlamp goesoutor
remain sout, donot transpo rtachild onthe
fro ntpassen gerseat untilthe syst emhas
been repaire d. Childr
eninthevehicle
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