2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class windshield wipers

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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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Useful
information........ .......... .......... 108
Exter iorlighting ................................ 108
Interior lighting ................................. 113
Repla cingbulbs .................. ............... 114
Windsh ieldwipers ............................ 118 107Lights and windshield wipers

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). Exter
iorlighting Impor
tant safet ynotes
For reason sof safet y,Merc edes-B enz
recom mends thatyoudrive withthelights
switc hedoneven during thedaytime. Insome
count ries,operation ofthe headlamps varies
due tolegal requiremen tsand self-imposed
obligation s. Inform
ation about driving abroad
Convert ingtosymm etrical low beam
when driving abroad: switc hthe headlamps
to symmet ricallowbeam incount riesin
which trafficdrives onthe opposite sideofthe
road tothe count rywhere thevehicle is
regist ered. Thispreven tsglare toonc oming
traf fic. Symmet ricallights donot illuminate
as large anarea ofthe edge ofthe road.
Have theheadlamps convert edataqualified
specialist workshop,e.g.anauthoriz ed
Merc edes-B enzCent er,asclose tothe border
as possible beforedrivingin thes ecount ries.
Convert ingtoasym metrical lowbeam
aft erret urn ing: have theheadlamps
con vert edback toasymmet ricallowbeam at
a qualified specialist workshop,e.g.an
authoriz edMerc edes-B enzCent er,assoon as
possible aftercrossing theborder again. Light
switch
Oper ation Depen
dingonthe date ofmanufac tureofyour
vehicle, thec orà symbol forthe
automat icheadlamp mode/dayt imerunn ing
lamps islocate don the light switc h. Illustr
ation:light switc hwith theà symbol for
the automat icheadlamp mode/daytime running
lamps
1W Left-han dstan ding lamps
2X Right-handstanding lamps
3T Parkinglamps, licenseplate and
inst rumen tcluste rlight ing
4Ã Automat icheadlamp mode/daytime
runn inglamps
5L Low-beam/ high-beam headlamps
BR Rearfoglamp Illust
ration: light switc hwith thec symbol for
the autom aticheadlamp mode/daytimerunn ing
lamps
1W Left-han dstandin glamps
2X Right-handstandin glamps 108
Exter
iorlight ingLights and windshield wipers

3
T
Parking lamps,license plateand
inst rument clusterlighting
4c Automaticheadlamp mode/daytime
runnin glamps
5L Low-beam/high- beamheadlamps
BR Rearfoglamp
The turn signals, high-beam headlamps and
the high-beam flasherareoperated usingthe
combinat ionswitch (Ypage 111).
! Ifthe batter yhas been excess ively
discharged, theparking lampsorstandin g
lamps areautomatically switchedoffto
enable thenext engine start.Always park
your vehic lesafely andsufficien tlylit
acc ordin gto legal standard s.Av oid the
con tinuous useofthe T parkinglamps
for sever alhours. Ifpossible ,switc hon the
X rightorthe W leftstandin glamp.
The exterior lighting(exc eptthepark ing/
st andin glamps) switchesoffautom atically if
you:
R remo vethe SmartKey fromt heignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwiththeSmartK ey
in position 0
If you hear awarning tonewhen youleave the
vehicle, thelights maystillbeswitched on.
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ.
Low -beam headlam ps X
To switch onthe low-be amheadlam ps:
turn theSmartK eyinthe ignition lockto
position 2or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch toL.
The L indicator lampinthe instrumen t
cluster lightsup.
Daytime runninglamps Daytime
runninglampsinCanada
The daytime runninglampsfunctionis
required bylaw inCanada .Itc ann otthere fore
be deac tivate d. X
Turn thelight switchtoc orÃ.
Wit hth een gin erun ning:depen dingon the
ambie ntlight ,th edayti merunninglamps or
th elow- beam headlam psare swit ched on.
When thelow- beam headlam psare
swit ched on,th eL indicat orlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster lightsup.
When theengineisrunn ingand thevehic leis
st ation ary:ifyou mov ethe selec torlever from
a drive positiontoP,the daytime running
lamps/ low-beamheadlamps goout after
thr ee min utes.
When theengineisrunn ing,thevehic leis
st ation aryand inhigh ambien tlight
bright ness:ifyou turnthe light switch
to T, thedaytime runninglampsandthe
parking lampsareswitched on.
If the engine isrunning andyouturn thelight
switch toL, themanual settingstake
precedence overthedaytime runninglamps.
Daytime runninglampsinthe USA
In the USA, thedaytime runninglampsare
deactivated upondelivery fromthefactory.
X To activate thedayt imerunning
lamps: activate thedaytime runninglamps
funct ioninthe on-board computer
(Y page 234).
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ.
With theengine running: depending onthe
ambient light,thedaytime runninglampsor
the low-beam headlampsareswitched on.
When thelow-beam headlampsare
switched on,the L indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster lightsup.
If the engineisrunn ingand youturnthe light
switch toT orL, themanual settings
take precedence overthedaytime running
lamps. Exterior
lighting
109Lights and windshield wipers

Aut
oma tic hea dlamp mod e X
To swit chon autom atic hea dlamp
mod e:tur nth eligh tswit chtoc or
Ã.
Sm artKey inpos ition 1in theign ition lock:
th epark inglamp sare swit ched on oroff
auto maticallydepe nding onthebrig htne ss
of theambi entlight .
With theenginerunn ing:depen dingonthe
bright nessof the ambien tlight ,the daytime
runn inglamps 6
or the low-be amheadlamps
are switc hedonoroff autom atically.
When thelow-be amheadlamps are
switc hedon,the L indicatorlamp inthe
inst rumen tcluster lightsup. G
WARN
ING If
the light switc his set toc orÃ, the
low-be amheadlamps willnotcom eon
autom atically ifit is fogg y.This could
endan geryou and others. There fore,tur nthe
light switch toL infog.
The automatic headlampfeature isonly an
aid. Thedriver isresponsible forthe vehicle's
lighting atall times.
Rear foglamp X
To switch onthe rear foglamp: turnthe
SmartK eyinthe ignition locktoposition 2
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch toL orc or
Ã.
If the light switch isset toc orÃ,
the rear foglamp onlylights upifthe low-
beam headla mpsareon.
X Press theR button.
The yellow R indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster lightsup.
X To switch offther ear foglam p:pres sth e
R button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster goesout. i
If
you switc hthe engineoff(Sm artKey in
posit ion1in the ignit ionlock )and then
rest artit,the prev ious rearfoglamp
set tings are rest ored.
Rea rfog lamp X
To switch ontherea rfog lamp:tur nthe
Sm artKey inthe ignit ionlock toposit ion2
or start the engin e.
X Turn thelight switc hto L orc or
Ã.
If the light switc his set toc orÃ,
the rear foglamp onlylightsup ifthe low-
beam headlamps areon.
X Press theR button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
inst rumen tcluster lightsup.
X To switch offther ear foglam p:pres sth e
R button.
The yellow Rindicatorlamp inthe
ins trumen tcluster goesout. i
If
you switc hthe engineoff(Sm artKey in
posit ion1in the ignit ionlock )and then
rest artit,the prev ious rearfoglamp
set tings are rest ored.
Head lampcleaning system The
headlamps areclean edautomat icallyif
the "Wipe withwasher fluid"function is
operat edten timeswhile thelight sare onand
the engin eis runn ing(Ypage 118).When you
switc hoff the ignit ion,theautomat ic
headlamp cleaningsyste misreset and
counting isresumed from0.
6 Only ifdaytime runninglampshavebeen activated viathe on-board computer. 110
Exterior
lightingLights and windshield wipers

Comb
inationswit ch
Tu rn signa ls :
High-beam headlam ps
; Right turns ignal
= High- beam flasher
? Left turnsign al
X To indica tebrief ly:press thecom binat ion
switc hbrief lyto the press urepoint inthe
direc tionofarrow ;or?.
The correspo ndingtur nsignal flashes three
tim es.
X To indica te:press thecom binat ionswitc h
beyond thepress urepoint inthe direc tion
of arrow ;or?.
High- beam headlamps X
To switch ontheh igh-b eamhead lamps:
turn theSmar tKey inthe ignit ionlock to
posit ion2or star tthe engin e.
X Turn thelight switc hto L orc or
Ã.
X Press thecom binat ionswitc hbeyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionof
arrow :.
In the c orà position ,the high-
beam headlamps areonly switched on
when itis dark andtheengin eis runn ing. The
K indicat orlamp inthe instrument
cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitch edon.
X To switch offthe high-bea m
headla mps:move thecombin ationswitch
back toits norm alposition .
The K indicat orlamp inthe instrument
cluster goesout.
High-beam flasher X
To switch on:turn theSmart Keyinthe
ignition locktoposition 1or 2or start the
engin e.
X Pull thecombin ationswitch inthe direct ion
of arrow =. Haz
ard warning lamps The
hazard warning lampsautomatic ally
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed.
R the vehicle isslowed downseverely froma
speed ofover 45mph (70km/ h)and comes
to ahalt.
X To switch onthe hazard warning lamps:
press button :.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch on
a turn signal usingthecombin ationswitch ,
only theturn signal lamponthe
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To switch offthe hazard warning
lamp s:press button :. Exterior
lighting
111Lights and windshield wipers Z

The
hazard warning lampsaredeactivated
automatically ifthe vehicle returnsto aspeed
of over 6mph(10 km/h)after afull
application ofthe brakes. i
The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
You canusethis funct iontoset the
headlamps tochange between lowbeam and
high beam automatically. Thesystem
recogn izesvehicles withtheir lights on,either
approaching fromtheopposite direction or
traveling infron tof your vehicle, and
cons equently switches theheadlamps from
high beam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-
beam headlamp rangedepending onthe
distanc eto the other vehicle. Oncethe
system nolonger detectsany other vehicles,
it reactivat esthe high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. X
To activat e:activat ethe Adaptive
Highbeam Assistfunctionusing theon-
board computer (Ypage 234).
X Turn thelight switch toc orÃ. X
Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow :
(Y page 111).
If it is dark andthelight sensor activates
the low-beam headlamps, the_
indicator lampinthe instr ument cluster
lights up.
If you drive faster thanapproximately
28 mph (45km/ h):
the headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you drive faster thanapproximately
35 mph (55km/ h)and noother roadusers
are identified:
the high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The
K indicator
lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
When youdrive slower thanapproximately
30 mph (45km/ h)or ifother roadusers
are identified orifthe roads aresufficient ly
illuminated:
the high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. TheK indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The_
indicator lampinthe instr ument cluster
stays on.
X To deactivat e:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position.
The _ indicator lampinthe instr ument
cluster goesout. G
WARNIN
G The
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid
inten dedtosupport youwhile driving. The
driver isand remains responsible forproper
vehicle lighting inaccordanc ewith the
prevailing light,sightandtrafficcondit ions.
The system maybeimpaired orunavailable
when
R visibility ispoor, e.g.due tosnow, rain,fog,
or heavy spray
R the optical sensorareaofthe windshield is
dirty, fogged up,orcovered byastick erfor
example 112
Exterior
lightingLights and windshield wipers

The
system cannotrecogn izethe following
road users:
R Road users without alighting systemof
their own, e.g.pedestrians
R Road users withdimlighting oftheir own,
e.g. cyclists
R Road users whose lighting isobstruct ed,
e.g. road users behind aguardrail
R Insome seldom cases,evenroadusers with
a lighting systemoftheir ownmay be
recogn izedtoolate ornot atall.
The automatic high-beam headlamps willthen
not bedeactivated oritwill beactivated in
spite ofpreceding oroncom ingroad users.
This could endanger youand/or othersand
cause anaccident .Always payclos eatt ent ion
to the traffic situat ionand switc hoff the high
beam manually ifnec essary. Head
lampsfogged upontheinside
The headlamps mayfogupon the inside if
the reishigh atmo spher ichumidit y.
X Dr ive with theheadlamps switchedon.
The level ofmoist uredimin ishes,
depen dingonthe lengt hof the jour ney and
the weather condition s(humidit yand
tem perat ure).
If the level ofmoist uredoes notdimin ish:
X Have theheadlamps checkedataqualified
spec ialist workshop. Inter
iorlight ing Over
view ofinter iorlight ing Over
head control panel
: p Toswitc hthe left-han dfro ntreadin g
lamp on/off
; c Toswitc hthe frontinterior lighting
on
= v Toswitc hthe rear interior lighting
on/ off
? | Toswitc hthe frontint erior lighting/
autom aticinterior lightingcon trol off
A p Toswitc hthe right -handfront
read inglamp on/off
B Toswi tch the automatic interiorlighting
control on Inte
rior lighting control
Important notes In
order toprevent thevehicl e'sbattery from
discha rging,theinterior lighting functions are
au tomatical lydea ctivated aftersome time
except forwhen theSmartKey isin posi tion
2 in the ignitio nlock.
The color andbrigh tness ofthe ambi ent
lig hting maybeset using the on-board
computer (Ypag e234).
Automatic interiorlight ingcontr ol X
To switch on:setthe rocker switc hto
cen terposit ionB. Inter
iorlight ing
113Lights and windshield wipers Z