2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class service interval

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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Infor
mation for cust omersin
Cali fornia
Un der Califo rnia law you may beentitled toa
rep lace men tofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter a
reasonable numberofrepair attempt s
Mercedes-B enzUSA ,LLC and/or its
authorized repairorservice facilities failtofix
one ormore substant ialdefects or
malfunct ionsinthe vehicle thatarecovered
by its express warranty. Duringtheperiod of
18 mont hsfrom original delivery ofthe
vehicle orthe accumulation of18 000 miles
(approximately 29000 km)onthe odometer
of the vehicle, whichever occursfirst,a
reasonable numberofrepair attempt sis
presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone or
more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substant ialdefect or
malfunct ionresults inacondit ionthat is
likely tocause deathorserious bodily
injury ifthe vehicle isdriven, thatdefect
or malfunct ionhas been subject torepair
two ormore times, andyouhave directly
not ified Mercedes-B enzUSA ,LLC in
writing ofthe need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substant ialdefect or
malfunct ionofaless serious naturethan
category (1)has been subject torepair
four ormore times andyouhave directly
not ified Mercedes-B enzinwriting ofthe
need foritsrepair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservice byreason of
repair ofthe same ordifferent substantial
defects ormalfunct ionsforacumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwritten notice to:
Mercedes-B enzUSA ,LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ0764 5-0350 Maintenance
The Servic eand Warranty Bookletdescribes
all the necessary maintenancework which
should bedone atregular intervals.
Always havetheServic eand Warranty
Booklet withyouwhen youbring thevehicle
to an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
service advisor willrecord everyservice for
you inthe Servic eand Warranty Booklet. Roadsid
eAssistance
The Mercedes-B enzRoadside Assistance
Program offerstechnicalhelp inthe event of
a breakdown. Callsto the toll-fr eeRoadside
Assist anceHotline areanswered byour
agents 24hours aday, 365days ayear.
1-800-FOR-MER Cedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information,refer tothe
Mercedes-B enzRoadside Assistance
Program brochure (USA)orthe "Road side
Assist ance" section inthe Servic eand
Warranty booklet(Canada) .You will find both
in your vehicle literature portfolio.
In accordanc ewith standard program
guideli nes,Roadside Assistanceprovides
vehicle service uptoareasonable distance
from thenext paved road.Wewill make every
effort toassist inabreakdown situation.
However, theaccessibility ofyour vehicle will
be determin edbyour authorized Mercedes-
Benz Servic etechn icianorthe tow service
provider onacase-by-case basis.
Additional chargesmaybeapplicabl efor a
breakdown locationdetermin ednot tobe a
reasonably accessibleroadsidelocationas
determin edbyour authorized technicianand
tow service provider. 22
Introdu
ction

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). Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems Impor
tant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING Sever
econ dition s(e.g. strong airpollution )
may require replacem entofthe filter before
its scheduled replacementinterval. Aclogged
filt er will reduc ethe airvolume tothe interior
and thewindows couldfogup,impairin g
visibilit yand endan geringyou and others.
Have ablock edfilterreplac edataMerc edes-
Ben zCent eras soon aspossible. G
WARN
ING Follow
therecom mended settings forheating
and cooling givenonthe following pages.
Other wise, thewindows couldfogup,
impairing visibilityandendanger ingyou and
other s.
Autom aticclimate control controls the
temper atureandthehumidity ofthe vehicle
int erior andfilters outundesirable
substanc esfrom theair.
Autom aticclimate control isonly operation al
when theengine isrunn ing9
.O ptimum
operation isonly achieved ifyou drive withthe
side windows andsliding sunroof /panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panelclosed. i
Vent
ilate thevehicle forabrief period
during warmweather, e.g.using the
con venien ceopenin gfeature (Ypage 86).
This willspeed upthe coolin gproces sand
the desired vehicleinterior temper ature
will bereached morequickly. i
The
integrated filtercanfilter outmost
partic lesofdust andcomplet elyfilter sout
pollen. Aclogged filterreduc esthe amoun t
of air supplied tothe vehic leint erior .For
this reason, youshould alwaysobserve the
inter valforreplacing thefilter, which is
specified inthe Servic eBooklet .Asit
depends onenvironmen talconditions, e.g.
heavy airpollu tion, theinterval maybe
shorter thanstated inthe Service Booklet.
9 The residua lheat function canonly beactivated/deactivated whentheignition isswitched off. 122
Overview
ofclimat econ trol systemsClimate control

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

Acti
vating/d eactivating Lan eKeepi ng
Assis t You
canusethe Lan
e Kee
p. Ass
t. fun
ction
to act ivat e/deac tivat eLan eKee pingAs sis t
(Y page 200)or Active Lan eKee pingAs sis t
(Y page 205).
X Pre ssthe= or; buttonon the
st eer ing whee lto sele ctthe Dri
veAssist men
u.
X Pre ssthe9 or: buttont oselect Lane
Keep. Asst. .
X Press a.
The current selection isdisplay ed.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toset Off ,
Standard or Adaptive .
X Press thea button tosave thesetting.
If Lane Keeping AssistorAct iveLane keeping
Assist isactivated, themultifunct iondisplay
shows theà symbol whentheignition is
switched on. Service
menu In
the Serv. menu
youcan:
R call updisplay messages (Ypage 238)
R restart thetire pressure losswarning
system (Canada only)(Ypage 357)
R check thetire pressure electronically
(Y page 359)
R call upthe service duedate (Ypage 317) Settings
menu
Introdu ction The Sett. menu
canbeused for:
R changing theinstr ument cluster settings
R changing thelight settings
R changing thevehicle settings
R changing theconv enienc esett ings
R restor ingthe factor ysett ings
Instrum entcluster Selecting
theunit ofmeasur ementfor
distance
The Display
UnitSpeed-/Odome ter: funct
ionallows youtochoose whether
cert aindisplay sappear inkilometers ormiles.
The selected unitofmeasurement for
distance appliesto:
R the digital speedometer inthe Trip menu
R the odometer andthetrip odometer
R the trip computer
R the current consumpt ionand therange
R the navigation instruction inthe Navi menu
R DIS TRONIC PLUS
R ASS YST PLUS service intervaldisplay
X Press the= or; button onthe
steerin gwheel toselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Instr.
cluster submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm. Menus
andsubmenus
233On-board computer and displays Z

X
Raise cover :atthefron t.
X Pull outcover :inthedir ection ofthe
arr ow. The
brak efluid levelisco rrec tifiti sbetween
MIN marking ?and MAX marking =onthe
brake fluidreservoir.
Cover :isinstalled inthe reverse order.
When doingso,make surethattheguide sof
cover :engage inthe slots inthe bulkhead . Maintenance
Service
interval display
Service messages Information
onthe type ofservice andservice
intervals (seeseparate ServiceBooklet).
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorat
http: //www.mbusa.com (USAonly).
The service interval message informsyouof
the next service duedate. The
multifunction displayshows aservice
message forseveral seconds, e.g.: Next
Service ADue in..Days Service
ADue Service
AExceeded by... Days The
letter indicates whichservice isdue. A
stands
foraminor service and B for
amajor
service. Anumber oranother lettermaybe
displa yedafter theletter. Thisfigure indicates
any necessary additionalmaintenance work
to be performed.
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The service interval displaydoes nottake into
account anyperiods oftime during whichthe
battery isdisconn ected.
Maintaining thetime-depen dentservice
schedule:
X Note down theservice duedate display ed
in the multifunct iondisplay before
disconn ectingthe battery.
or
X Subtract thebattery disconn ectionperiods
from theservice dateshown onthe display
after recon nectingthe battery. i
The
service intervaldisplay doesnot
provide anyinformat ionregarding the
engine's oillevel. Observe thenoteson the
engine oillevel (Ypage 313).
Hiding aserv ice mes sage X
Pres sth e% ora buttononthe
st eerin gwheel.
Displa yingservice messages X
Swit chon theign itio n.
X Pres s= or; onthest eerin gwheel
to selec tthe Serv. menu.
X Press 9or: toselect the ASSYST
PLUS submenu
andpress atoconfirm .
The service duedate appea rsinthe
multifunction display. Maintenance
317Maintenance and care Z

Please
bearthefollow inginmind Resetting
theservice interval display
Aq ualifi edspec ialist workshop,e.g. an
auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCent er,will reset
the servic eint erval display afterthe
nec essary servicework hasbeen carried out.
Furt herinfor mation ,on maint enanc efor
example, canbeobtained atan authoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter ordirect lyfrom
Mercedes- Benz.
! Ifthe servic eint erval display hasbeen
reset unintentionally, havethesetting
corr ectedataMercedes- BenzCenter .
Have servic ework carried outasdescribed
in the Serv iceBook let.This may other wise
lead toincr eased wearanddamage tothe
major assemblies orthe vehicle.
Driving abroad
An ext ensive Mercedes- BenzServ icenetwork
is also available inother countries.Youcan
obtain furtherinfor mation fromany
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . Care
Notes
oncare
Regular careofyour vehicle isacon dition for
retain ingthe quality inthe long term.
Use care product sand cleanin gagents
recom mended andapproved byMercedes-
Ben z. G
WARN
ING Many
cleanin gproduct scan behazardous.
Some arepoisonous, othersare flammable.
Always followtheinstruct ions onthe
particular container .Always openyour
vehic le'sdoors orwindows whencleaningthe
inside .
Never usefluids orsolven tsthat arenot
design edfor clean ingyour vehic le.
Always lockaway cleaningproduc tsand keep
the mout ofreach ofchildr en. !
For clean ingyour vehic le,do not use any
of the followin g:
R dry, rough orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagent s
R solven ts
R clean ingagent scon tain ingsolven ts
Do not scrub.
Do not touc hthe surfac esorprot ective
films withhard objects, e.g. arin gor ice
scr aper. Youcould otherwise scratc hor
damage thesurfac esand protective film. H
Envir
onment alnote Disp
oseofempt ypack aging andclean ing
clot hsinan env iron men tally respo nsible
mann er.
! Donot park thevehic lefor anext ended
period straight afterclean ingit,part icularly
aft erhavin gclean edthe wheels withwheel
clean er.Wheel cleanerscould cause
inc reased corrosio nofthe brake discsand
brake pads/linings. Forthis reason, you
should driveforafew minutes after
cleaning. Brakingheatsthebrake discsand
the brake pads/linings, thusdrying them.
The vehicle canthen beparked. Exterior
care
Automat iccar wash G
WARNING Braking
efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thiscould cause anaccident. For
this reason, youmust driveparticularly
carefully afterwashing thevehicle untilthe
brakes havedried.
You canwash thevehicle inan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
! Never cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts. 318
CareMaintenance and care