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

Opera
tingaudioplayer oraud iomedia Audio
datafrom various audiodevices or
media canbeplayed, depending onthe
equipment installed inthe vehicle.
X Switc hon COMAND andselect theaudio
device ormedium (seetheseparate
operatin ginst ruct ions).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steer ingwheel toselect the Audio menu.
CD
changer display(example)
: Current CDinthe CDchanger
; Current track
X To select thenext/pr evioustrack:
briefly pressthe9 or: button .
X To select atrack from thetrack list
(rap idscrolling): pressandhold the
9 or: button untilthedesired track
has been reached.
If you press andhold the9 or:
button ,the rapid scrollin gspeed isincr eased.
Not allaudio devices ormedia support this
func tion.
If trac kinfor mation isstor edon the audio
device ormedium, themultifun ction display
will show thenumber andname ofthe trac k.
The curren ttrack does notappear inau dio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
au dio source connected).
Operating videoDVD X
Switch onCOMAND andselectvide oDVD
(see thesepa rateopera tinginstructions).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheelto sele ctthe Audio menu. DVD
changer display(examp le)
: Current DVDinthe DVD changer
; Current scene
X To selectthe nex torp rev ious scen e:
bri eflypre ssthe 9 or: button.
X To select as cene from thescene list
(ra pid scrolling) :pre ssand hold the
9 or: buttonu ntil the desired
sce nehasbe en rea che d. Tel
eph onemen u
In troduc tion Yo
ucan esta blish aBlu etoo th®
conne ctionto
CO MAND (see the separate opera ting
ins tructio ns). G
WA
RNING A
dri ver 'satte ntionto the roadmu stalwa ys
be his/he rprimary focuswhendriving.For
you rsafet yand thesafe tyof other s,we
rec omm endthat you pull overtoasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis
cove ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X Swit chon the mobile phoneandCOMAN D
(see theseparate operatinginst ruct ions).
X Press the= or; buttononthe
steer ingwheel toselect the Tel menu.230
Menus
andsubm enusOn-board computer and displays

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions h
Che
ck Tir
e Pre
ssure G
Ri
sk ofacci dent The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped signific ant ly.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ingor brak ing
man euve rs.P ay attentio ntothe traffic conditionsasyou doso.
X Ifnecessary, changeawheel (Ypage 374).
X Check thetire pressure. Ifnecessary, correctthe tire pressure
(Y page 359). h
Correct
Tire Pressure The
tirepressure istoo low inat least oneofthe tires orthe tire
pressure differencebetween thewheels istoo great.
X Check thetire pressures atthe next opportunit y.Ifnecessary,
correc tthe tire pressure (Ypage 359). Vehicle
Display
messages Possible
causes/conse quencesandM Solutions
Shift to 'P' or 'N'
to
Start Engine You
have attempt edtostart theengine withthetrans mission in
position Ror D.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition Por N. Auxiliary
Battery Malfunction The
auxilia rybattery forthe automatic transmission isno longer
being charged.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop atthe next opportunit y.
X Unt ilthen ,set the automatic transmission toposition Pbefore
you switch offthe engine.
X Before leaving thevehicle, applytheelectric parking brake. Apply
Brake to Shift
from'P' You
have attempt edtomove thetrans mission selector leverto
position D,Ror Nwithout depressing thebrake pedal.
X Depress thebrake pedal. Door
Open Vehicle
Notin'P' The
driver's doorisopen andthetrans mission isin position R,N
or D.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion toposi tionP.
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Displ
aymes sages
265On-board computer and displays Z

Fuel
consu mption
Et han ol(E85 )co ntains lessenerg yper gallon
th an gaso line. To ensure that theen gin e
per forman cewithet han ol(E85 )is sim ilar to
th at when usinggaso line, thee ngine mu st
bu rn mor eetha nol.Asar esult, itis to be
expect edthat fuelconsumption willincrease
when usingethanolfuel (E85 ),compared to
gasoline.
Maint enance
Inf orm your authoriz edMercedes- Benz
Center thatyouareoperatin gor have
operated thevehicle withethan ol(E85 ).
Low outsid etemp eratures
St artin gtimes maysignific antlyincrease at
temper aturesbelow32‡(0 † ).At low
outside temperatures, Mercedes- Benz
recom mends theuse ofan auxiliary heater.
For furth erinfor mation ,con sult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCent er.
Rough idlingmayalsobeexperien cedatlow
outside temperaturesuntiltheengin eis fully
warmed up.
Et hanol (E85)is unsuitable foruse ifoutside
temper aturesfallbelow 14‡(-10 †).
High outside temperatures
At outsi detempera turesabove95 ‡(35 †) ,
the timereq uired forthe starting pro ced ure
ma yincr ease and beacc omp anied byrou gh
id ling followi ng the start.
Fu elrequ iremen ts Gas
olin een gine s
Use onlypre mium -gra deunleade dga soline.
Th eocta nenum bers hould beatleast 91.
Details canbefound onthe gas pump. The
octane number isthe average valueofthe
Research OctaneNumber (RON)andthe
Motor Octane Number (MON):(RON+
MON) /2, also known asknoc kresistance. Reformulated
gasoline(RFG)and/or
unleaded gasolinewithadditives canbeused.
However, theconc entration ofadditives in
the fuel must beless than 10%, e.g.
R Ethan ol
R TAME
R ETBE
R IPA
R TBA
For MTBE, theconc entration should not
exceed 15%.
The conc entration ofmethanol ingasoline
including otheradditives mustnotexceed 3%.
Using mixtures ofmethanol andethanol isnot
permitted. Gasohol,amixture of10% ethanol
and 90% unleaded gasoline,canbeused.
All ofthese mixfuels must fulfillthefuel
requirements, e.g.:
R knoc kresistance
R boiling point
R vapor pressure
Diese lengine s–i mporta ntsaf ety notes
! Onlyus ecomm ercially av ailabl e ULT RA-
LOW SULF URDIESEL FUEL(ULSD, 15ppm
MAX IMUMSULF UR)tha tmee tsthe
ASTM D975standa rd.Failure to use
ULT RA-L OWSULF URDIESEL FUEL(ULSD)
can sever elyda ma gethe vehicle'sexh aust
ga saf tertr eatment syste m.
! Donot fill the tank with gasol ine .Do not
bl end dies elfuel with gasol ine orkero sene.
Othe rwise, the fuel syste ma ndthe engine
cou ldbe dama ged.
To pre vent malfunctio ns,diese lfu el with
imp rove dflo wcha racteri stics isavailabl e in
the winter month s.Ch eck with your gas
sta tion.
Info rma tiono nthe fuel grade canusua llybe
found onthe gas pump. Ifthe information
cannot befound onthe gas pump, askthegas
station personnel. Forfurther information ,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er 386
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