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

Inst
rumen tclust er Display
sand contr ols Function Page
:
Speedo
meterwith
segme nts 223
;
Multif
unction display 224
=
Tachom
eter 223
?
Coolant
temperat ure 222 Function Page
A
Fuel
gauge B
In
str ument clusterlight ing
bright nesscon trol: turn
cloc kwise orcoun ter-
cloc kwise Instr
ument clust er
29At a glance

Warning
andindic atorlamps Func
tion Page
:
Low-be
amheadlamps 109
;
ESP
® 273
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High-be
amheadlamps 111
?
Electric
parkingbrake (red) 271
F
(USAonly) !
(Canada only) A
Electric
parkingbrake
(y ell ow) 271
B
Distance
warning signal 279
C
Turn
signa l 111
D
Tire
press uremonitor 280
E
SRS
275 Func
tion Page
F
Seat
belt 269
G
Diesel
engine: preglow 140
H
Coo
lant 277
I
Rea
rfog lamp 110
J
Check
engine 276
K
Reserve
fuel 276
L
ESP
®
OFF 273
M
ABS 272
N
Brakes 271
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(USAonly) J
(Canada only) 30
Instrum
entclusterAt a glance

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
:
Mul
tifunction display 224
;
COMAND;
seethesepa rate
opera tinginstructions =
?
Switches
onthe Voice
Control System; seethe
sepa rateopera ting
instructions ?
~
Rejects
orends acall 230
Exits
phone book/red ial
memory 6
Makes
oraccepts acall Switches
tothe redial
memory WX
Adjusts
thevolu me 8
Mute Func
tion Page
A
=;
Selects
amenu 226
9:
Selects
thesubmenu or
scroll sthrough lists 226
a
Confirm
ssele ctions and
hide sdisp laymessa ges B
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Back
ordea ctivates the
Voice Control System Multifunc
tionsteering wheel
31At a glance

Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
e :
Audi
osyst em/ COMA ND;
see thesepar ateoper ating
ins truct ions ;
c
Seatheating 99
=
s
Seatventilatio n 10
0 ?
c
PARKTRO NIC 18
3 A
Ã
Downh illSpe ed
Regulat ion(veh icles
wit hout AIRMA TIC
pack age) 20
8 Funct
ion Pag
e B
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Hazard warn ing
lamps 11
1 C
45
Indic ato rlamp 44
D
å
ESP® 6332
Cent
erconsoleAt a glance

Cent
erconsole, lowersection Funct
ion Pag
e E
Cup
holde r 29
3 As
htray 29
6 Cigare
tte light er 29
6 Power
socket 29
7 F
Audi
o/CO MAND controll er G
Á
Levelco ntrol 18
1 H
Ã
Downh illSpe ed
Regulat ion(veh icleswit h
AI RMA TICpack age) 20
8 Funct
ion Pag
e I
e
Adapt ive Dam ping
Sys tem 18
0 J
Open
sth est owage
co mpar tment 28
4 Cent
erconsole
33At a glance

Overhea
dcontr olpa nel Funct
ion Pag
e :
p
Switchesth eleft -
han dreadin glamp on/of f 11
3 ;
c
Switchesth efron t
int erio rlight ingon 114
=
u
Switches therear
int erior lightingon/ off 114
?
|
Switches thefront
int erior lighting/ autom atic
int erior lightingcon trol off 113
A
p
Switches theright -
hand readin glamp on/off 113
B
2
Opens/closes the
slidin gsunr oof 89
3
Opens/closes the
panor amaroofwith power
tilt /slidin gpanel androller
sunblin ds 89 Funct
ion Page
C
Eyeglas
sescom partmen t 285
D
F
Roadside Assistanc e
butt on(mbrac esyst em) 301
E
G
SOSbutton(mbr ace
syst em) 300
F
ï
Button forMB Info call
(mbrac esyst em) 302
G
Rear-v
iewmirr or 103
H
But
tonsfor the garage door
open er 308
I
Micr
ophon efor mbrac e
(emer gencycall system),
telep honeand theVoic e
Cont rolSyst em3 3
The Voic eCont rolSyst emisonly available togeth erwith COMA ND.Obser vethe additio naloperat ing
inst ruct ions . 34
Over
head controlpa nelAt a glance

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge :
Ope
nsthedoo r 79
;
%&
Unloc ks/lo cks
th eveh icle 79
=
r45
=
St ores set ting sfo rt he seat,
exterior mirrorsand
steering wheel 105
?
Adjusts
theseat electrically 95
A
7Zö\
Adjusts
andfolds the
exterior mirrorsin/out
electrically 103
B
W
Opens/closes the
side windows 85
C
q
Opens/closes the
tailgate 83
D
n
Activates/
deactivates theoverride
feature forthe side
windows inthe rear
compartmen t 59 Doo
rcont rolpanel
35At a glance

36

Useful
information.............................. 38
Occupant safety.................................. 38
Childr eninthe vehicle ........................ 54
Panic alarm.......................................... 60
Driving safetysystems ....................... 60
Thef tdeter rentlocking systems....... 68 37Safety

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). Occupant
safety Overview
ofoccupant safety
In this section, youwilllearn themost
import antfactsabout therest raint system
compo nentsof the vehicle.
The restraint system consists of:
R seat belts
R child restraint system s
R LATCH -type (ISOF IX)child seatanchors
Addit ional protection isprovided by:
R SRS (Supplemen talRestrain tSyst em)
R PRE -SAF E®
R Airb ag syst emcompo nentsw ith:
- PAS SENGER AIRB AG OFF indicator lamp
- fro nt-pa ssenge rseat with Occupant
Classification System(OCS)
The differen tairbag systems work
indep endently of each other.The protective
func tionsof the syst emwork incon junction
with each other.Not allair bags aredeployed
in an acc ident . G
WARN
ING Modif
ications toor work impro perly
con duct edon rest raint systemcom pone nts
or the irwirin g,as well astam perin gwith
int erc onn ectedelect ronicsyst ems, canlead to
the rest raint systems nolong erfunc tioning
as intende d.
Air bags orEm ergen cyTens ionin gDev ices
(ETD s),for exam ple,could deploy
inadv ertent lyor fail todeploy inacc ident s
altho ughthedecele ration threshold forair
bag deploymen tisexceeded. Therefore,
never modify therestraint systems. Donot
tamper withelectronic component sor their
software. i
See
"Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 54)formore information on
infants andchildren traveling withyouin
the vehicle andrestraints forinfants and
children. SRS
(Supplemental RestraintSystem)
Introduction SRS
consists of:
R the 6 SRSwarning lamp
R air bags
R air bag cont rolunit (with crash sensors)
R Emergenc yTensioning Devicesforthe
front seatbelts andtheouter seatbelts in
the rear
R belt force limiters
SRS reduces therisk ofoccupants coming
into contactwith thevehicle's interiorinthe
event ofan accident. Itcan also reduce the
effect ofthe forces towhich occupants are
subjected duringanaccident.
SRS warning lamp SRS
function sare checked regularlywhen
you switch onthe ignition andwhen the
engine isrunning. Therefore, malfunctions
can bedetected ingood time.
The 6 SRSwarning lampinthe instrument
cluster lightsupwhen theignition isswitched
on. Itgoes outnolater thanafew seconds
after theengine isstarted. 38
Occ
upant safetySafety