2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class spare wheel

Night
ViewAssist Plus................... 195
PARKT RONIC................................. 183
Rea rview came ra.......................... 190
Driv ingtips
Automa tictransmis sion................. 147
Brakes ........................................... 159
Break-in period.............................. 138
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
Downhi llgrad ient........................... 159
Drinking anddriving....................... 158
Driving abroad ............................... 108
Driving inwinter .............................162
Driving onfloo ded road s................ 161
Driving onsand .............................. 165
Driving onwet road s...................... 161
Driving overobsta cles................... 165
Exhaus tcheck ............................... 158
Fuel .............. ..................... ............. 158
Gene ral.......................................... 157
Hydr oplaning ................................. 161
Icy road surfaces........................... 162
Limi tedbraking effici ency on
sal ted road s................................... 160
Off-road driving.............................. 163
Off-road fording............................. 161
Ped als. ........................................... 158
Snow chains.................................. 353
Symmetri callow beam.................. 108
Tire ruts ......................................... 165
Tow ingatrail er.............................. 210
Trave linguphill....... ....... ....... ..........166
Wet road surface........................... 159
DSR (Dow nhil lSpee dRegula tion)
Dis play mess age............................ 259
Function/notes ............................. 208
DVD audio (on-bo ardcomputer) ......230
DVD video(o n-bo ardcomputer) ......230 E
EA
SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating ................. 236
Function/notes ............................. 102
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive........................... 102
Function/notes ............................. 102
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 236
EA SY-P ACKload-s ecuring kit........... 291EBD
(elec tronic brakeforce
distributi on)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 241
Function/notes ................................65
Ele ctric alfuses
see Fuse s
Ele ctroni cbrake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStab ility Pro gram)
El ec tron icTrac tionSys tem
se e4ETS (Electr onicTra ctio nSy ste m)
Eme rgencyr elease
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 80
Vehi cle............................................. 80
Emerge ncyspare wheel
Storage location ............................ 329
Emerge ncyTensi oningDevic es
Function .............. ..................... ........53
Safe tyguideline s............................. 39
Emerge ncyunlo cking
Tai lga te............................................ 84
Emis sions purific ation
Service andwarranty informa tion....21
Eng ine
Che ckEngine warning lamp ....... ....276
Displ aymessa ge............................ 254
Emergency starting........................ 345
Engine number....... ........................382
Irregu larr unn ing............................ 143
Starting problems .......................... 143
Starting theengine withthe
SmartKey ....................................... 140
Starting with KEYLESS-GO .............141
Switchi ngoff .................................. 155
Eng ineelectroni cs
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 143
Eng ineoil
Addi ng........................................... 314
Additi ves........................................ 388
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 313
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 313
Displ aymessa ge............................ 256
Fill ing capa city............................... 384
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 388 In
dex
9

Swi
tching seatheating on/off......... 99
Switchi ngsea tventila tionon/off ..100
Sec uring hooks....... ..................... ...... 288
Sen sors (clean inginstruction s)....... 322
Servi ce
see ASSYST PLUSserviceinterva l
dis pla y
Servi ceinte rval display
Displ aying servi cemessa ges......... 317
Hidi ngservi cemessa ges............... 317
Notes ............................................. 318
Service messages.......................... 317
Servi cemenu (on-bo ardcomputer) .233
Servi ceproducts
Brake fluid..................................... 389
Ca paci ties ...................................... 384
Coo lant (engi ne)............................ 389
DEF speci aladd itive s..................... 387
Engine oil....................................... 388
Fuel ................................................ 385
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 382
Ref rige rant (air-condi tioning
sys tem) .......................................... 389
Was herfluid.......................... .........3 90
Settin gs
Factory (on-boardcompu ter)......... 237
On-boa rdcompu ter....................... 233
Settin gthe airdistribu tion............... 130
Settin gthe airflo w............................ 131
Side impact airbag ............................. 43
Side marker lamp(display
messag e)............................................ 252
Side marker lamps(changi ng
bulb s)................................................. 117
Side window s
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 86
Conve nience openingfeatu re.......... 86
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 85
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 85
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 87
Res etting ......................................... 87
Sli ding sunroo f
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 88
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 89
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 91
Res etting ......................................... 89
see Panor amaroofwith pow er
tilt/sl iding pane l SmartKey
Cha nging thebattery ....................... 76
Cha nging theprogr ammi ng............. 74
Che cking thebattery ....................... 76
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 86
Conve nience opening featu re.......... 86
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Door central locking/u nlocking.......72
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 72
Loss ................................................. 77
Mecha nicalkey................................ 75
Posi tions (ignition lock)................. 139
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 77
Starting theengine ........................ 140
Sno wchai ns
Informati on.................................... 353
Soc kets
Lugg agecompa rtment ................... 298
Poi nts toobse rvebefo reuse ......... 297
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 297
Spare wheel
Notes/da ta.................................... 377
Storage location ............................ 329
see Emergency sparewhe el
Spec ialistwo rkshop ............................ 25
Spee d,controll ing
see Cruisecontrol
Spee dometer
Digita l............................................ 227
In the Instrument cluster................. 29
Segments ...................................... 223
Selecti ngthe unit of
meas urement................................ 233
see Instrument cluster
SRS (Supple mentalRestrain t
Syste m)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 246
Introducti on..................................... 38
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 275
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 38
Standing lamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 116
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 108
Starting (engi ne) ....... .........................140
Station
see Radio
STEE RCONT ROL .................................. 6716
In
dex

Traction
controlremains activeifyou
deactivate ESP®
. G
WARNIN
G Traction
controlcann otreduce therisk ofan
accident ifyou drive toofast. Traction control
cann otoverride thelaws ofphysics.
Deactivating/activat ingESP ® i
Observe
the"Importan tsafet yno tes"
sec tion(Ypage 61). G
WARN
ING ES
P®
should notbedeactiv atedduring
norm aldrivin gother thaninthe
circ umstan cesdescribed below.Disabling
the system willreduce vehicle stability in
drivin gmaneuver s.
Do not deactiv ateESP®
when theemergen cy
or spare wheel ismount ed.
ES P®
is activ ated automatic allywhen the
engin eis start ed.
It may bebest todeactiv ateESP®
in the
following situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel G
WARN
ING Switc
hon ESP®
immediately ifone ofthe
previously statedcon dition sis no longer met.
Other wise, ESP®
cann otstabilize thevehicle
if it begins tolurch orwhen awheel spins.
When youdeactiv ateESP®
:
R ES P®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R the engin e'storque isno longer limited and
the drive wheels canspin. Thespinn ingof
the wheels resultsinacutt ingaction ,which
provides bettergrip.
R trac tion controlis still activ ated.
R ES P®
still provides supportwhenyou
brake. If
ES P®
is deactiv atedandone ormore wheels
start tospin, the÷ ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch
situation s,ES P®
will notstabilize thevehicle. X
To deact ivate:press button:.
The å ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
inst rument clusterlightsup. G
WARN
ING When
theå ESP®
OFF warning lampislit,
ES P®
is deactiv ated.
If the ÷ ESP®
warning lampandthe
å ESP®
OFF warning lampremain lit,
ES P®
is not available duetoam alfun ction .
When ESP®
is deac tivate dor noto peration al,
vehicle stability instan dard driving
maneuver sis reduced.
Adapt yourspeed anddriving tothe prevailing
road condition sand tothe non-operat ing
stat usofthe ESP®
.
! Avoid spinningthe driven wheels foran
ext ended period withESP®
deactiv ated.
You could otherwisedamage thedrivet rain.
X To activa te:press button:.
The å ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
inst rument clustergoesout.
ESP ®
trailer stabiliz ation If
your vehicle withtrailer (vehicle/ trailer
combin ation)begins tolurch, youcan only
stabilize thevehicle/ trailercombin ationby
depressin gthe brake firmly. 64
Driving
safetysystemsSafety

G
WARNING Objects
locatedabovethe heig htrange of
Active Parking Assistwillnot bedetected
when theparki ngspace ismeasu red.These
are not taken intoaccount whentheparki ng
proced ureiscalcu lated,e.g. overha nging
loa ds, tail sections orloa ding ramps ofgood s
vehicl es.Insome circumsta nces,Active
Parking Assistmaytherefore guide you into
the parki ngspace tooearly.This may leadto
a colli sion. Forthis reaso n,you shou ldavoi d
usi ng Active Parking Assistinsuch situations. G
WARNING The
front ofthe vehicl ewil lveer outinthe
dire ction ofthe oncoming trafficduringthe
parki ngopera tion.Insome cases, thevehicl e
wil lals otake youonto sections ofthe
oncoming laneduringthe parki ngproced ure.
You arerespo nsiblefor safety atall times and
must payattention toany road users
app roachi ngorpass ing.Stop thevehicl eif
necessa ryor cancel theActive Parking Assist
parki ngproced ure. G
WARNING Make
surenoperso nsoranima lsare inor
near thearea inwhi chyou areparki ng/
maneu vering. Otherwi se,they couldbe
injured .
Use Active Parking Assistforparki ngspa ces:
R that arepara llelto the direction oftravel
R that areonstraig htroad s,not bends
R that areonthe same levelas the road ,e.g.
not onthe pave ment
Parking tips:
R on narrow roads,drive pastthe parking
space asclose aspossible.
R parking spacesthatarelittered, overgrown
or partially occupied bytrailer drawba rs
might beidentified incorrectlyornot atall.
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately. R
pay attent iontothe PARKTRONIC
(Y page 184)warning messages duringthe
parking procedure.
R you can interven ein the steering procedure
to correct itat any time. Active Parking
Assist willthen becanceled.
R when transport ingaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse
Act ive Parking Assist.
R never useActiveParking Assistwhensnow
chains oran emergency sparewheel are
mounted.
R make surethatthetire pressures are
alwa yscorrect .This has adirec tinflu ence
on the parking characteri stics ofthe
veh icle.
R the wayyo ur veh icleis po sitio ned inthe
pa rking spaceafter parking isde pende nt
on vario us factors .These include the
position andshape ofthe vehicles parked
in front andbehind itand thecondition sof
the location. Insome cases, Active Parking
Assist mayguide youtoofarinto aparking
space, ornot farenough intoit.Insome
cases, itmay alsolead youacross oronto
the curb. Ifnecessary, youshould abortthe
parking procedure withActive Parking
Assist.
R you can also engage forward gear
prematurely. Thevehicle redirects and
does notdrive asfar into theparking space.
Should thegear change occurtoosoon to
achieve asensible parkingposition, the
parking procedure willbeaborted.
! Ifunavoidabl e,you should driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andnotat
a sharp angle. Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Detecting aparking space Active
ParkingAssist isswi tched on
au tomatica llywhe ndriving forwards.The
system isopera tional atspee dsofup to
app roximatel y22 mph (35km/h). Whilein
opera tion,thesystem independently locates Drivi
ngsystems
187Driving and parking Z

Tire
s Pro
blem Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand M So
luti ons h
USA
only:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss/
ma lfunctio n)islit.
Ca nad aonl y:
The yellow tire pressu re
moni torwarnin glamp
(p res sure loss) islit. G
Ris
kofacciden t The
tirepres sure monitorh as det ectedaloss ofpres sure inat
least oneof thetir es.
X Stop theveh icle without makingany sudde nstee ring orbra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntiontothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Check thetire pressure. Ifnecessary, correctthe tire pressure
(Y page 359).
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374). h
USA
only:
The yellow tirepressure
monit orwarning lamp
(pressure loss/
malfunct ion)flashes for
60 seconds andthen
remains lit. The
tirepressure monitorisfaulty.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G Each
tire,including thespare (ifprovided), shouldbecheck edatleast every twoweeks when
cold andinflated tothe pressure recommen dedbythe vehicle manufacturer onthe Tire and
Loading Information placard onthe driver's doorB-pillar or,ifavailab le,the tire pressure label
on the inside ofthe fuel filler flap.Ifyour vehicle hastires ofad iffer entsize than thesize indic ated
on the Tire andLoadin gInf ormat ionplacard orthe tirepress urelabel, youshould determin ethe
proper tirepress ureforthosetires.
As anadded safetyfeat ure, your vehic lehas been equipped withatir epress uremon itoring
syst em(TPMS )that illuminat esalow tirepress uretelltalewhen oneormore ofyour tires are
sign ifican tlyunder inflated. Accor dingly, whenthelow tirepress uretellt aleilluminat es,you should
sto pand chec kyour tires assoon aspossible, andinflate themtothe proper pressure. Driving
on asignificant lyunderinflated tirecauses thetire tooverheat andcanlead totire failure.
Underinf lationalsoreduces fuelefficienc yand tiretread life,and may affect thevehicle's handling
and stopping ability.PleasenotethattheTPMS isnot asubstitute forproper tiremainten ance,
and itis the driver's responsibility tomaintain correcttire press ure,even ifunder inflation has
not reach edthe level totrigger illuminat ionofthe TPMS lowtirepress uretelltale.
USA only:
Your vehic lehas also been equipped withaTPMS malfun ction indic atortoindic atewhen the
syst emisnot operat ingproper ly.The TPMS malfun ction indic atoriscom bined withthelow tire
press uretellt ale. When thesyst emdete ctsa malfun ction, thetellt alewill flash forapprox imately
1m inuteand thenremain continuously illuminated. Thissequence willberepeated everytime 280
War
ning andindicator lampsin theinstr ument clusterOn-board computer and displays

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). Loading
guidelines G
WARN
ING Always
fastenitems being carriedas secur ely
as possi ble. Use cargotie-do wn rings and
fa ste ning materi alsap pro priate forthe weight
and size ofthe load .
In an acc ident, durin gh ard brak ingorsudden
man euver s,loos eite ms will bethrown aroun d
ins ide theveh icle.This can cause injuryto
vehicle occupants unlesstheitems are
securely fastened inthe vehicle.
To help avoid personal injuryduring acollision
or sudden maneuver, exercisecarewhen
transport ingcargo. Donot pile luggag eor
cargo higher thantheseat backrests.
The cargo compartmen tist he preferred place
to carry object s.Always usecargo tie-down
rings, andifso equipp ed,alwa ysuse thecargo
net when transport ingcargo.
Never driveavehicle withthetailgate open.
Deadly carbon monoxide (CO)gases may
enter vehicle interior resulting in
unconsc iousness anddeath.
The gross vehicle weight(GVW)isthe vehicle
weight including fuel,vehicle toolkit,spare
wheel, installed accessories, vehicle
occupants andlugga ge/cargo.
The gross loadlimit andthegross vehicle
weight rating(GVWR) foryour vehicle must never
beexceeded. Thegross loadlimit and
the GVWR arespecified onthe vehicle
identification plateonthe B-pillar ofthe
driver's door(Ypage 362).
The load must alsobedistributed sothat the
weight oneach axlenever exceeds thegross
axle weight rating(GAWR) forthe front and
rear axles. Thespecifications forGVWR and
GAWR areonthe vehicle identification plate
on the B-pillar ofthe driver's door
(Y page 362).
Further information canbefound inthe
"Loadi ngthe vehicle" section(Ypage 362).
The handling characterist icsofaladen
vehicle aredependent onthe distribution of
the load within thevehicle. Forthis reason,
you should observe thefollowing noteswhen
transport ingaload:
R position heavyloadsasfar forwards as
possible andaslow down inthe cargo
compartmen taspossible .
R the load must notprotrude abovetheupper
edge ofthe seat backrests.
R alwa ysplace theload againstthe rear or
front seatbackrests. Makesurethatthe
seat backrests aresecurely lockedinto
place.
R hook inthe cargo netwhen loading.
R alwa ysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible .
R secure theload withsufficiently strongand
wear-resistant tiedown. padsharp edges
for protect ion. Stowage
areas Stowage
compartments
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING To
help avoid personal injuryduring acollision
or sudden maneuver, exercisecarewhen
storing objects inthe vehicle. Putlugga geor
cargo inthe cargo compartment ifpossible . 284
Stowage
areasStowing and features

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). Wher
ewill Ifind. ..? First
-aidkit
X Open thetailgate. X
Remove first-aid kit: from theparcel net. i
Check
theexpirat iondate onthe first -aid
kit atleast onceayear. Replace the
con tentsifnec essary, andreplace missing
con tents. Vehicle
toolkit
Not es The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe
stowage wellunder thecargo compar tment
floor. i
When
theyleave thefactory, vehicles
without a"Minispare" emergencyspare wheel
arenot equipped withthetools
needed tochan geawheel, suchasajack .
Countr y-specificdiffer encesare possible.
Some toolsforchan gingawheel are
specific tothe vehicle. Youcanobtain tools
that areapproved foruse onyour vehicle
at aqual ified specialist workshop, e.g.an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er.
Vehicles withaTIREFIT kit X
Lif tth etrunk floor up (Ypage 292). :
Lug wren ch
; Jack
= Tiresealan tfiller bottle
? Align mentbolt
A Tire inflation compressor
B Folding wheelchock
C Warning triangle
D Ratchet wrench
E Towing eye
Vehicles witha"Mini spare" emerge ncy
spare wheel X
Lift the trunk floorup(Y pag e292).
X Remo vethe "Minispa re"emerge ncyspare
whee l(Y pag e329). 328
Where
willIfind...?Breakdown assistance

Exam
ple: veh icles with AIR MATI Cand trailer tow
hi tch
: Folding wheelcho ck
; Lugwre nch
= Alignme ntbolt
? Ballcou pling ofthe trailert ow hitch
A Towing eye
B Jack
C Ratchet wrench "Minispar
e"emergency sparewheel
The "Minispare" emergencyspare wheel can
be found inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk
floor.
X Lift the trunk floorup(Ypage 292). Example:
vehicleswithoutlockable trunkfloor X
Vehicles withtrailer towhitch: remove
the ball coupling stowagetray.
X Turn emergenc yspare wheel retainer ;
count erclock wiseandremove it.
X Remove "Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel :. Vehicles
withlockable trunkfloor
X Remove thecontentsof sto wage tray ;.
X Turn thecentral ret ainin gscr ew insto wage
tr ay ; and "Minispar e"emerg encyspare
wheel :count ercloc kwise andremov eit.
X Remove stowage well;.
X Vehicles withtrailer towhitch: remove
the ball coupling stowagetray.
X Remove "Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel :.
For further infor mation onchang ingawheel
and mount ingthe spare wheel, see
(Y page 329). Flat
tire Prep
aring the vehicle
Your vehicle maybeequipped with:
R TIREF ITkit 24
R a"Minispare" emergencyspare wheel
R MOEx tended tires (tires withrun-flat
propert ies)(Ypage 338) i
Vehicle
preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOEx tended tires .
24 Canada only. Flat
tire
329Breakdown assistance