2015 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class trip computer

Combination switch
.......................... 123
Combined cargo cover and net ........ 341
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 269
Convenience closing feature .............. 95
Convenience opening feature ............ 95
Coolant (engine) Checking the level ........................ .369
Display message ............................ 300
Filling capacity ............................... 454
Important safety notes .................. 453
Temperature (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 281
Temperature gauge ........................ 266
Warning lamp ................................. 328
Cooling
see Climate control
Copyright ............................................. 31
Cornering light function Display message ............................ 297
Function/notes ............................ .125
Crash-responsive emergency light-
ing ....................................................... 129
Cruise control Activating ....................................... 196
Activation conditions ..................... 196
Cruise control lever ....................... 196
Deactivating ................................... 197
Display message ............................ 311
Driving system ............................... 195
Function/notes ............................ .195
Important safety notes .................. 196
Storing and maintaining current
speed ............................................. 196
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 346
Important safety notes .................. 345
Rear compartment ......................... 346
Temperature controlled ................. 346
Customer Assistance Center
(CAC) ..................................................... 29
Customer Relations Department ....... 29 D
Dashboard see Instrument cluster
Data
see Technical data
Daytime running lamps
Display message ............................ 299
Function/notes ............................ .120
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 277
Declarations of conformity ................. 28
DEF Adding .......................................... .180
Display message ............................ 303
Filling capacity ............................... 452
Important safety notes .................. 451
Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 278
Interior lighting .............................. 279
Diagnostics connection ......................28
Diesel .................................................. 449
Differential lock (display mes-
sage) .................................................. .306
Digital speedometer ......................... 270
DIRECT SELECT lever Automatic transmission ................. 168
Display messages
ASSYST PLUS ................................ 370
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 284
Driving systems ............................ .304
Engine ............................................ 300
General notes ................................ 284
Hiding (on-board computer) ........... 284
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 317
Lights ............................................. 297
Safety systems .............................. 285
SmartKey ....................................... 317
Tires ............................................... 312
Vehicle .......................................... .315
Distance recorder
see Odometer
see Trip odometer
Distance warning (warning lamp) .... 3308
Index

N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 271
see separate operating instructions
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating ................. 235
Cleaning ......................................... 377
Problem (malfunction) ................... 237
Notes on breaking-in a new vehi-
cle ....................................................... 156 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Conditions ....................................... 53
Faults ............................................... 57
Operation ......................................... 53
System self-test ............................... 55
Occupant safety
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 60
Children in the vehicle ..................... 61
Important safety note s.................... 45
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 67
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 60
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 53
Faults ............................................... 57
Operation ......................................... 53
System self-test ............................... 55
Odometer ........................................... 269
Off-road driving Approach/departure angle ............ 458
Checklist after driving off-road ...... 193
Checklist before driving off-road .... 192
Fording depth ................................ 457
General information ....................... 192
Important safety notes .................. 191
Maximum gradient climbing abil-
ity .................................................. 458
Traveling uphill ............................... 194
Off-road programs (vehicles with
the ON&OFFROAD package)
Displays in the COMAND display ... 255
Function/note s............................. 251 Off-road program 1 ........................ 252
Off-road program 2 ........................ 252
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 249
DSR ............................................... 250
LOW RANGE off-road gear ............. 253
Off-road 4ETS .................................. 73
Off-road ABS .................................... 68
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 74
Off-road programs (vehicles with
the ON&OFFROAD package) .......... 251
Oil
see Engine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 281
On-board computer AMG menu ..................................... 281
Assistance menu ........................... 275
Audio menu ................................... 272
Convenience submenu .................. 279
Displaying a service message ........ 371
Display messages .......................... 284
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 205
Factory settings submenu ............. 281
Important safety notes .................. 266
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 277
Lighting submenu .......................... 277
Menu overview .............................. 269
Message memory .......................... 284
Navigation menu ............................ 271
On and Offroad menu .................... 281
Operation ....................................... 267
RACETIMER ................................... 282
Service menu ................................. 276
Settings menu ............................... 277
Standard display ............................ 269
Telephone menu ............................ 273
Trip menu ...................................... 269
Vehicle submenu ........................... 279
Video DVD operation ..................... 273
On-road programs
AUTO program ............................... 247
Function/note s............................. 247
Snow program ............................... 248
SPORT program ............................. 248
Trailer progra m.............................. 249 Index
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Trim pieces (cleaning instruc-
tions)
.................................................. 378
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 269
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 269
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 270
Trunk
see Tailgate
Turn signals
Display message ............................ 297
Switching on/off ........................... 123
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) (defi-
nition) ................................................. 422
Type identification plate see Vehicle identification plate U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking ....................... 88
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 87 V
Vanity mirror (in the sun visor) ........ 347
Vehicle Correct use ...................................... 29
Data acquisition ............................... 30
Display message ............................ 315
Equipment ....................................... 25
Individual settings .......................... 277
Limited Warranty ............................. 30
Loading .......................................... 412
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 88
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 80
Lowering ........................................ 428
Maintenance .................................... 26
Parking for a long period ................ 185
Pulling away ................................... 160
Raising ........................................... 425
Reporting problems ......................... 29
Securing from rolling away ............ 424
Towing away .................................. 393
Transporting .................................. 395
Unlocking (in an emergency) ........... 88 Unlocking (SmartKey) ...................... 80
Vehicle data ................................... 456
Vehicle battery
see Battery (vehicle)
Vehicle data ....................................... 456
Vehicle data (off-road driving) Approach/departure angle ............ 458
Fording depth ................................ 457
Maximum gradient climbing abil-
ity .................................................. 458
Vehicle dimensions ........................... 456
Vehicle emergency locking ................ 88
Vehicle identification number see VIN
Vehicle identification plate .............. 446
Vehicle level AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ........................................... 216
Vehicle level (display message) ....... 304
Vehicle maintenance see ASSYST PLUS
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 382
Video Operating the DVD ........................ .273
VIN ...................................................... 446 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 321
Brakes .......................................... .320
Check Engine ................................. 327
Coolant .......................................... 328
Distance warning ........................... 330
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 330
ESP ®
.............................................. 323
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 324
Overview .......................................... 36
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .............. .45
Reserve fuel .................................. .327
Restraint system ............................ 326
Seat belt ........................................ 318
Tire pressure monitor .................... 331
Warranty .............................................. 25
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 316 22
Index

Left control panel
0059
0065 R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 0063
0064 Press briefly:
R Scrolls in lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
a video scene
R In the Tel
Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone
number 0063
0064 Press and hold:
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel
Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone book is open 0076 R
Confirms a selection/display
message
R In the Tel Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
R In the Audio Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
0076 R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits phone book/redial mem-
ory 0061 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts the volume 0063 R
Mute Back button
0038 Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate oper-
ating instructions
R Hides display messages/calls
up the last Trip Tripmenu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press and hold:
R Calls up the standard display in
the Trip Trip menu Multifunction display
0043
Time
0044 Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 277)
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar 268
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

0083
Drive program (Y page 168)
0084 Transmission position (Y page 168)
X To show menu bar 0085:press the 0059
or 0065 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0085disappears after a few seconds.
Text field 0087shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can set the time using the audio sys-
tem or COMAND; see the separate operat-
ing instructions.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift recommendation, when
shifting manually (Y page 173)
0095005D0096 Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 220)
CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 195)
LOW
LOW
RANGE RANGE LOW RANGE off-road gear
(Y
page 253)
00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 126)
00A7 ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 162)
00D9 HOLD function (Y page 210) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select a
menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 267).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 269)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 271)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 272)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 273)R
DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 275)
R Serv
Serv menu (Y page 276)
R Sett
Sett menu (settings) (Y page 277)
R ON&OFFROAD
ON&OFFROAD menu (Ypage 281)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 281) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0038button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip odometer 0043and odometer 0044is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
0043
Distance
0044 Time
0087 Average speed
0085 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press 0063or0064 to select From Start
From Start
or From Reset
From Reset.
The values in the From Start
From Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey, while
the values in the From Reset
From Resetsubmenu are Menus and submenus
269On-board computer and displays Z

calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 270).
The From Start
From Start trip computer is automati-
cally reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From Reset
From Reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles.
ECO display Example: ECO display
The ECO display is not available for AMG vehi- cles.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Select ECO DISPLAY
ECO DISPLAY with0063 or0064.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 187).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
approximate range and the current fuel
consumption (not for AMG vehicles).
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount of
fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows a
vehicle being refueled 00A8instead of the
range.
Digital speedometer 0043
Shift recommendation (Y page 173)
0044 Digital speedometer
Gearshift recommendation 0043is not given on
AMG vehicles.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
function that you wish to reset. 270
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

X
Press the 0076button.
X Press the 0064button to select Yes
Yesand
press the 0076button to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
i If you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer are also reset. If you reset the values in the
"From start" trip computer, the values in
the ECO display are also reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi
Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
For more information, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi Navimenu.
Route guidance not active 0043
Direction of travel
0044 Current road Route guidance active No change of direction announced
0043
Distance to the destination
0044 Distance to the next change of direction
0087 Current road
0085 "Follow the road's course" symbol
Change of direction announced without a lane recommendation 0043
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0044 Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
0087 Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol 0087for the change of direction
and distance graphic 0044. The distance indi-
cator shortens towards the top of the display
as you approach the point of the announced
change of direction. Menus and submenus
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R
Checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 408)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 371) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Sett. Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 277)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 277)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 279)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 279)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 281)
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunction display.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Instrument Cluster Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm. X
Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer Display Unit Speed-/Odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km kmor
miles
miles.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to: R Digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R Odometer and the trip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current consumption and the range
R Navigation messages in the Navi Navimenu
R Cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the outside temperature.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett Settmenu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Permanent Display:
Permanent Display: function.
You will see the selected setting Outside
Outside
Temperature
Temperature orSpeedometer [mph]
Speedometer [mph]/
Speedometer [km/h]
Speedometer [km/h] .
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
i The speed is highlighted in km/h or in
mph conversely to your speedometer.
Light submenu Setting the daytime running lamps
i This function is not available in Canada.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
Sett.menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Light
Light submenu. Menus and submenus
277On-board computer and displays Z