tailgate MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Guide

X
Attach hook= tothe cargo
comp artment' sup pers eal ?.
X To close: detach hook=from thecargo
compart ment'supper seal?.
X Fasten hook=tothe brack eton the
underside ofthe trun kfloor.
X Fold thetrunk floor down.
X Press thetrunk floor down ;untilit
eng ages. Roof
carrier
Imp ortant safety notes G
WARN
ING Only
usecarriers when thebasic carrierbars
have been complete lymoun ted.Theleftand
right roofrails areonly stabilized bymean sof
the basic carrierbars moun ted.
Follow themanuf acturer' sinsta llati on
ins truc tions. Othe rwise, animp roperly
atta chedcar riero rits load cou ldbe come
de tach edfromt hevehicle.
Do not exceed themaximum roofload of
220 lb(100 kg).
Take intoconsideration thatwhen theroof is
loaded, thehandling characterist icsare
different fromthose whenoperating the
vehicle without theroof loaded.
! Mercedes-Ben zrecomm endsthatyou
only useroof carriers thathave been tested
and approved forMercedes- Benzvehicles. This
helps topreven tdamage tothe
veh icle.
Posi tionthe load onthe roof carrier insuch
a way that thevehicle willnotsustain
damage evenwhen itis in motion.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment,
ensure thatwhen theroof carrier is
installed youcan:
R raise thesliding sunroof fully
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelfully
R open thetailgate fully
Attaching theroof carrier X
Secure theroof carrier toroof rails :.
X Observe themanufacturer's installation
instruct ions. Features
Cup
holders
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING In
order tohelp prevent spillingliquidson
vehicle occupants and/orvehicleequipment,
only usecont ainers thatfitinto thecup
holder. Uselidsonopen containers anddo
not fillcont ainers toah eight where the
con tents,especially hotliquids, couldspill
during braking ,vehicle maneuvers, orinan
acciden t.Liquids spilledonvehicle occupant s
may cause serious personal injury.Liquids Featur
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293Stowing and features
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Vehi
cle remo teope ning If
yo uha ve uni ntentio nallylocked your
veh icle(e .g. the Sma rtKey isstil lin the
veh icle) and arep laceme ntSma rtKey isnot
ava ilab le,the vehiclecan beopene dby a
Mer cedes-Be nzCu stom erAssi stance Center.
The vehiclecan beopene drem otelyup tofou r
da ys afte rthe ignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen terund er1-80 0-FO R-
ME RCedes (1-800-36 7-63 72)or
1-8 88- 990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88- 923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour password.
X Return toyour vehicle atthe time agreed
upon withtheMercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter.
X Pull thetailgate handleforatleast 20
seconds untiltheindicator lampinthe SOS
button (Ypage 300)flashes.
The Connecting
Call message
appears
on the multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso beopened
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password 23
. i
Vehicle
remoteunlockin gis only possible
if the correspon dingmobile phonenetwork
is accessible.
The SOS button flashes andthe Call
Connected message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay toconf irmthat the
comman dfor vehicle remote unlockin ghas
been received.
If you pull thetailgate handleformore than
20 seconds beforereceiving authorization
for remote unlockin gfrom theMercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter, you
must wait15minutes beforeyoucan pull
the tailgate handleagain. Vehicle
remoteclosin g If
you forget tolock your vehicle butareno
longer inthe vicinit yof the vehicle, itcan be
locked foryou bythe Mercedes-B enz
Customer AssistanceCenter.
The vehicle canbelocked remotely uptofour
days after theignition waslastswitched off.
X Contact thefollowing servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter under1-800-FOR-
MERCedes(1- 800-367-6372 )or
1-8 88-990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-8 88-923- 8367
You willbeasked foryour PIN.
The next time youareinyour vehicle and
switch onthe ignition, the Tele Aid: Doors
Locked
byRemote message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
Alter natively, thevehicle canalso belocked
via the Internet oran iPhone inthe "Owners
Online" sectionusingyourIDnumber and
password. i
The
vehicle valetlockin gfeature is
availa blewhen therelevant mobilephone
network isavaila bleand data conn ection is
possible.
Service forrecovering astolen vehic le If
yo ur veh icleha sbe en stol en:
X Noti fythe police.
The police willissu eanum bered incident
rep ort.
X Thi snum berw illbe forwarded tothe
Merc edes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center together withyour PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center thenattempts tolocate thembrace
system. TheMercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Centercontacts youand the
local lawenforcemen tagency ifthe vehicle
is located. However, onlythelaw
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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