382 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Manual

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
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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
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Useful
information........ .......... .......... 380
Not eson technical data................... 380
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......... 380
War ranty.............................. .............. 381
Identificat ionplat es......................... 381
Service products andcapacit ies..... 382
Vehicle data...................................... 390
Tr ailer towhitch ........ .......... .............. 391 379Technical data

num
ber(Ypage 382)when ordering genuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts. Wa
rrant y The
Serviceand Warr antyIn for mat ion
book letcontains detailed inform ationabout
the warrant iescover ingyour vehicle.
Your authoriz edMercede s-Benz Cente rwill
exc hang eor repair anydefec tivepart s
origin allyinstalled inthe vehic lein
acc ordan cewith theterms ofthe followin g
warran ties:
R New Vehic leLimit edWarran ty
R Em ission SystemWarran ty
R Em ission PerformanceWarran ty
R Californ ia,Conn ecticut ,Maine,
Massac husetts,New York,Penn sylvan ia,
Rhode Islandand Verm ontEmission
Cont rolSyst ems Warran ty
R State Warran tyEn for cem entLaws (Lemo n
Laws)
Replacem entpart sand accessor iesare
cov ered bythe Merc edes- BenzPartsand
Ac ces sories warr anties. You canobtain
inf orm ationabout thisfrom anyauthoriz ed
Mercede s-Benz Cente r. i
Should
youlose your Serviceand
Warrant yInf ormat ionbooklet ,have an
authoriz edMercede s-Benz Cente rarrange
for arepl acement. Itwil lbe mail edtoyou . Iden
tification plates Vehic
leidenti ficationplate with
vehi cleidenti ficationnumber (VIN)
and paint code number X
Open thedrive r'sdoor.
You willsee vehicl eide ntification plate:. Example
:vehicle identification plate(USA only)
; Paint code
= VIN Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada only)
; Paint code
= VIN Identificat
ionplat es
381Technical data Z

i
The
data shown onthe identific ationplate
is example data.Thisdata isdifferent for
every vehicle andcandeviate fromthedata
shown here.Youcanfind thedata
applicable toyour vehicle onthe vehicle's
identific ationplate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN)
The vehicle identific ationnumber (VIN)can
be found inthe following locations:
R on the vehicle identific ationplate
(Y page 381)
R at the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 382)
In addition tobeing stamped onthe vehicle
identific ationplate, thevehicle identific ation
number (VIN)isalso stamped ontothe vehicle
body. Itis located inthe lower partofthe
right- hand A-pillar. X
Open thefron tright -han ddoor.
X Open cover: inthe direc tionofthe arrow
and remo veit.
You willsee thevehic leident ification
numb er(VIN ). Engine
number :
Emission control inf orm ation plate,
inc luding thecertificat ion ofbot hfeder al
and Californ ianemiss ionsstandard s
; Engine numb er(stamped intothe
cr ank case)
= VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windsh ield) Serv
iceprodu ctsand capa cities Imp
ortant safety notes
Ser viceproduc tsinc lude thefollowin g:
R fuels (e.g.gasolin e,diese l)
R addit ivesforexhaust gasaftert reat men t
(D EF )
R lubric ants(e. g.en gin eoil, trans mis sion oil)
R co olan t
R brak efluid
R wind shieldwashe rfluid
Vehic lecom pone ntsand theirrespe ctive
lubrican tsmust match.You should therefore
only useproduc tsthat have been tested and
approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.
In for mat ionontes ted and approv edproduc ts
can beobt ained ataMerc edes- BenzCent er
or on the Internet athtt p://
www.mbusa.com (USAonly). G
WARN
ING Comply
withallvalid regulations withrespect
to handling, storingand disposing ofservic e
fluids. Otherwise, youcould endanger
person sor the envir onmen t. 382
Service
products andcapa citiesTechnical data