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

1,
2,3... 115
Vsocket .................. .................... 298
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
4ETS (Electr onicTract ion Syst em)....63
4MA TIC(permane ntfour-w heel
drive) .................................................. 208A
ABS
(Anti-lo ckBraking System)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 239
Function/notes ................................61
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 61
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 272
Ac tivating /deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication ................. 128
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)............................ 232
Function/inform ation.................... 202
Trai lertowi ng................................. 205
Ac tive Curve System
Displ aymessa ge............................ 258
Function/notes ............................. 181
Ac tive DrivingAssistanc epackage .202
Ac tive Lane Keepin gAss ist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)............................ 233
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Function/inform ation.................... 205
Trai lertowi ng................................. 208
Ac tive LightSyste m
Displ aymessa ge............................ 253
Ac tive Parking Assist
Displ aymessa ge............................ 260
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 186
Tow ingatrail er.............................. 189
Ac tive servi cesyste mPLUS
see ASSYS TPLUS service interval
disp lay
AD APTIVE BRAKE.................... .............6 5
Ada ptive High beam Assist
Dis play message ............................ 253
Function/notes ............................. 112
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234Additi
ves(engi neoil)........................ 388
AD S(A daptive DampingSyste m)
Function/notes ............................. 180
Ai rb ags
Displ aymessa ge............................ 249
Front airbag (driver, front
pas senger )....................................... 42
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 40
Knee bag....... ................................... 42
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indi cator lamp .................................. 44
Safety guidel ines ............................. 39
Side impactairb ag .......................... 43
Windo wcurtain airbag .................... 44
Ai r-con ditioningsyste m
see Clima tecontrol
Ai rf ilter (disp laymessa ge).............. 257
AI RF LOW ........................................... 129
AI RMATIC package
ADS (Adaptive Dampi ngSystem) ...180
Function/notes ............................. 180
Level control .................................. 181
Ai rpressure
see Tire press ure
Ai rv ents
Glove box....................................... 134
Imp ortant safet ynotes .................. 134
Rea r............................................... 135
Setting ........................................... 134
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 134
Setting thesideairvents ............... 134
Al arm syste m
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ambi entlighting
Setting thebrightness (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 234
Setting thecolor (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 235
Anti -lockBraki ngSys tem
se eABS (Anti-lock Bra king Syste m)
An ti-Th eftAl arm system
se eATA (Anti -Theft Alarm syste m)
An ti-th eftsys tem
ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm syste m) ......... 68
Approac h/departure angle.............. 166
Ashtray ............................................... 2964
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Assis
tance men u(on-boa rd
comp uter) .......................................... 232
ASS YST PLUS
see ASSYST PLUSserviceinterva l
dis pla y
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 68
Function ...........................................68
Swi tching offthe alarm .................... 68
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Act ivating/deact ivating................. 232
Displ aymessa ge............................ 258
Function/notes ............................. 194
Audio menu(on-bo ardcomputer) ....229
Audio system
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Authori zedMerce des-Be nzCenter
see Qualified speci alist worksh op
AUTO lights
Displ aymessa ge............................ 253
see Ligh ts
Automatic headlampmode.............. 110
Automatic transmission
Cha nging gear............................... 146
DIRECT SELECT lever..................... 144
Displ aymessa ge............................ 265
Driving tips.................................... 147
Emergency runningmode.............. 149
Kickdow n....................................... 147
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 149
Pul ling away ................................... 141
Shift range s................................... 147
Starting theengine ........................ 140
Steering wheelpad dleshifte rs...... 147
Trai lertowi ng................................. 147
Transmi ssionposition display ........145
Transm issionposi tions .................. 146
Automatic transmission
emerge ncymode ............................ ...149 B
Back
support
see Lumb arsup port
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Bag hook............................................ 288Ball
couplin g
Install ing........................................ 214
Rem oving ....................................... 218
Storing ........................................... 218
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)................. 61
Basic settings
see Settings
BAS PLUS(Brake AssistSyste m
PLU S).................................................... 62
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .............. ............................ 76
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 75
Rep lacing ......................................... 76
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 340
Displ aymessa ge............................ 256
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 338
Ju mp starting ................................. 341
Belt
see Seat belts
Blin dSpot Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting................. 232
Notes/fu nction.............................. 198
Trai lertowi ng................................. 200
see Active BlindSpotAssist
BlueTE C(D EF ).................................... 387
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge............................ 244
Notes ............................................. 389
Brake fluidlevel................................ 316
Brake lamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 117
Displ aymessa ge............................ 251
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
BAS .................................................. 61
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid(notes) ......................... 389
Displ aymessa ge............................ 239
Driving tips.................................... 159
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 159
Mai ntenance .................................. 160
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 271 In
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Trip
menu ...................................... 227
Vehi clesub menu ........................... 235
On-b oard diagn osticsinte rface ..........24
Open ingand closi ng the side trim
panel s................................................. 117
Operatin gsafety
On-boa rddia gnostics interface........ 24
Operatin gsyste m
see On-boa rdcompu ter
Outside temperature display........... 223
Ove rhead control panel ...................... 34
Ove rride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 59P
Pain
tcode num ber............................ 381
Pain twork (clean inginstruction s)... 320
Pani calarm .......................................... 60
Pano rama roofwith pow ertilt/
sli ding panel
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 89
Openi ng/closi ngthe roller
sunbl ind........................................... 90
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 91
Res etting ......................................... 90
Pano rama sliding sunroo f
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 88
Parce lnet ........................................... 286
Parking ............................................... 155
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 155
Posi tion ofexterio rmirror, front-
pas senger side....... ........................104
Rea rview came ra.......................... 190
see PARKT RONIC
Parking aid
Active ParkingAssist ..................... 186
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKT RONIC
Parking brake
Displ aymessa ge............................ 241
Electric parking brake.................... 156
Parking lamps(changi ngbulb s)...... 116
PARK TRONIC
Deactiva ting/activa ting................. 185
Driving system ............................... 183
Function/notes ............................. 183
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 186Ra
nge ofthe sensors ..................... 183
Trai lertowi ng................................. 185
Warni ngdispla y............................. 184
PAS SENGE RAIRBAG OFFindicat or
lam p................................. .....................44
Ped als.................. .................. .............1 58
Permane ntfour-w heeldrive
see 4MATIC (permanent four-
whe eldrive )
Plas tictrim (clean inginstruction s).3 23
Pow erwashe rs.................................. 319
Pow erwindow s
see Side windows
PRE-SA FE®
(Pre ventive occupant
safety system)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 245
Opera tion.................. .................. .....4 9
PRE-SAFE ®
Bra ke(vehicl eswith
DISTRONIC PLUS)
Display message ............................ 245
Function/notes ................................65
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 232
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 279
Preve ntiveoccupant safety
syste m
see PRE-SAFE ®
(Pre ventive
occup antsafe tysys tem)
Produc tinfo rmation ............................ 21
Pull ingaway
Automa tictransmis sion................. 141
Trai ler............................................ 141 Q
Quali
fieds pec ialistw ork shop ........... 25 R
Radar
sensor syste m
Activating/d eactivating ................. 236
Displ aymessa ge............................ 259
Radiator cover ................................... 313
Radio Sele cting astati on......................... 229
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Radio-c ontrolleddevi ces
(in stalli ng).......................................... 309
Readin glamp ..................................... 11314
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Steering
(displaymessage) ..............266
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................. 101
Adjusting (manual ly). ..................... 101
Button overview............................... 31
Buttons (on-board
compu ter)...................................... 223
Cl eani ng....... .............. ....... ............. 324
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 100
Pad dleshifte rs............................... 147
Steering wheelhea ting .................. 101
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105
Stee ring wheelheatin g
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 101
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 101
Stee ring wheelpaddle shifters........ 147
Stow agecompartm ents
Cu ph olders ................................... 293
Eyeg lasses compa rtment ............... 285
Gl ove box .......... .. .... .................... ...2 85
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion......... 284
Parce lnet ...................................... 286
Summer opening
see Conve nience opening featu re
Summer tires..................................... 352
Sun visor............................................ 295
Suppleme ntalRestrain tSyste m
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 235
SUV (Sport UtilityVehi cle)....................... 23
Swi tchin gair-rec irculation mode
on/ off................................................. 133
Swi tchin goff the alarm (ATA) ............ 68 T
Tachome
ter.................. ...................... 223
Tailg ate
Displ aymessa ge............................ 266
Emergency unlocking ....................... 84
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 81
Limi ting theopeni ngangl e............... 84
Openi ng/closi ng(automa tically
from inside)....... ...............................83 Openi
ng/closi ng(automa tically
from outside)................................... 82
Openi ng/closi ng(from outside)....... 82
Tail lamps
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Tank
see Fuel tank
Tank content
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Techn ical data
Notes ............................................. 380
Tire s/whe els................................. 375
Trai lerLoad s.................................. 391
Vehi cledata ................................... 390
TELE AID
Ca llprio rity.................................... 303
Displ aymessa ge............................ 245
Downlo ading desti nations
(C OMAND) ..................................... 303
Emergency call.............................. 300
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 299
Locati ngastolen veh icle. .............. 304
MB info callbutton ........................ 302
Rem otevehi clelocking .................. 304
Roa dside Assista ncebutton .......... 301
Search &Send ............................... 303
Self-test ......................................... 299
System .......................................... 299
Vehi cleremote unlocking .............. 304
Tele phone
Accepting acall............................. 231
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 230
Numb erfrom thephone book........231
Red ialing ........................................ 231
Reje cting/endi ngacall................. 231
Tele scopic rod (EASY -PAC Kload-
sec uring kit)....... ................................292
Temperature Coo lant .......................................... 222
Outsi detempera ture......................223
Setting (climate control) ................ 130
Theft deterren tloc king syste m
Immobi lizer...................................... 68
Through-lo ading................................ 286
TIREF ITkit .......................................... 330 In
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Useful
information.............................. 38
Occupant safety.................................. 38
Childr eninthe vehicle ........................ 54
Panic alarm.......................................... 60
Driving safetysystems ....................... 60
Thef tdeter rentlocking systems....... 68 37Safety

X
To acti vate /deacti vate :pre ssbutton :.
If ind icator lamp ;islit, op era tiono fthe
rear side windows isdeactivated.
Operation isonly possible usingthe
switches inthe driver's door.Ifindicator
lamp ;isoff, operation ispossible using
the switches inthe rear compartmen t. Panic
alarm X
To activate: press!button :for at
least onesecond.
An alarm sounds andtheexterior lighting
flashes.
X To deactivate: press!button :
again.
or
X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or
X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe
vehicle. i
USA
only:
This device complies withPart15ofthe
FCC Rules. Operation issubject tothe
following twocondition s:
1. This device maynotcause harmful
interfer ence,and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterfer ence
received, includinginterferencethatmay
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authority to
operate theequipment.
The product labelwithFCCIDand IC
certific ationnumber canbefound inthe
battery caseofthe SmartK ey. i
Canada
only:
This device complies withRSS-Gen of
Industry Canada.Operation issubjec tto
the followi ng two cond itions :
1. Thisde vice ma ynot causeinte rferenc e,
and
2. thi sde vice mu stacc eptany inte rference
rece ived,incl uding inte rference thatm ay
caus eunde sired oper ation.
An yunaut horizedmod ificatio ntothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authority to
operate theequipment.
The product labelwithFCCIDand IC
cert ification numbercanbefound inthe
battery caseofthe Smart Key. Driving
safetysystems Driving
safetysystems overview
In this section ,you willfind informat ionabout
the following drivingsafetysystems:
R ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
R BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
R BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System Plus*)
R ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
R EBD (Electr onicBrake forceDistribution)
R AD APTIVE BRAKE 60
Driving
safetysystemsSafety

The
ftdete rrentlo ck ingsys tems Immo
bilizer
The imm obilize rprevents yourvehicle from
being startedwithout thecorr ectSmart Key.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. The
engin ecan bestart edbyanyone withavalid
Smart Keythat isleft inside thevehicle.
X To activa tewith theSma rtKey: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X To activa tewith KEYLE SS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactiva te:switch onthe ignition . i
The
immobilizer isalway sdeactivat ed
when youstart theengin e.
In the event thattheengin ecann otbe
start edwhen thestart erbatter yis fully
charged, theimmobilizer maybefaulty.
Contac tana uth orizedMer cedes- Benz
Cen tero rcall 1-80 0-FO R-M ERCed es(in
US A)or1-80 0-38 7-01 00 (inCanada) . ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlar msyst em)
Av isual andaudible alarmistriggere difthe
alarm systemisarmed andyouopen :
R adoor
R the vehic lewith themec hanic alkey
R the tailgat e
R the hood
The alarm isnot switc hedoff,even ifyou
clos ethe open doorthathastriggere dit, for
exam ple. i If
the alarm stays onfor mor ethan 30
seco nds,the emer gencycall system
mbrac e(USA only)orTEL EAI D (Canada
only) initiates acall tothe Custom er
Ass istanc eCent erautom atically. The
emer gencycall systeminitiates thecall
prov ided that:
R you have subsc ribedtothe mbrac e/
TEL EAI D serv ice.
R the mbrac e/TELEAID serv icehas been
act ivat edproper ly.
R the require dmobile phone,power supply
and GPS areavailable. X
To arm: lock thevehic lewith theSmartKey
or KEYLE SS-GO.
In dicat orlamp :flashes .The alarm
system isarmed afterapproximately 15
seconds.
X To deactivate: unlockthevehicle withthe
SmartK eyorKEYLE SS-GO.
X To stop thealarm usingtheSmar tKey:
insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
The alarm isswitched off.
or
X Press the% or& button onthe
SmartK ey.
The alarm isswitched off. 68
Theft
deterr entlocking systemsSafety

X
To sto pthe alarm usingKE YLESS-GO :
gras pthe outsi dedoor handl e.The
SmartKey mustbeoutsi dethe vehi cle.
The alarm isswi tched off.
or
X Press theStart/Stop buttononthe
das hboa rd.The SmartKey mustbeinsid e
the vehi cle.
The alarm isswi tched off. Theft
deterrent locki ng syste ms
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The
KEYLE SS-GO funct ionischanged as
follows:
X To unlock thedriver 'sdoor: touch the
inner surface ofthe door handle onthe
driver's door.
X To unlock centrally: touchtheinner
surface ofthe door handle onthe fron t-
passenger doororthe rear door.
X To lock centrally: touchtheouter sensor
surface onone ofthe door handles. Restoring
thefactor ysettings
X Press the% and& button s
simultaneously forapproximately six
seconds untilthebattery checklamp
flashes twice. Mechanical
key
General notes If
the vehicle cannolonger beunlocked with
the Smart Key,usethemechanic alkey.
If you usethemechanic alkey tounlock and
open thedriver's door,theanti- theft alarm
system willbetriggered (Ypage 68).
There areseveral waystoturn offthe alarm:
X To turnthe alarmoff with the
Smar tKey: pressthe% or& button
on the Smart Key.
or
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
or
X To deactivat ethe alarmwith KEYL ESS-
GO: press theStart/S topbutton inthe
ignition lock.TheSmart Keymust beinthe
vehicle.
or
X Lock orunlock thevehicle usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmart Keymust beoutside the
vehicle. Removing
themechanical key X
Push release catch: inthe direction of
the arrow andatthe same time,remove
mechanic alkey ;from theSmart Key. Smar
tKeybattery
Impor tantsafety notes Have
thebatteries changedataquali fied
specialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G Batt
eries containtoxicsubstances .
Swallowing batteriescanlead toserious
health issues ordeath.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
Seek medical attentionimmediately ifa
battery isswallowed . G
WARNIN
G The
Smart Keybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.Observe
governm entdisposal guidelines. California
resident s,see www .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/
index.cfm. Sma
rtKey
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Unlocking
andopening doorsfrom
the inside
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.You canonly open
the rear doors frominside thevehicle ifthey
are not secured bythe child- proof locks
(Y page 59).
Only open thedoor when thetrafficsituation
permit s.
If the vehicle waspreviously lockedwith the
Smar tKeyorwith KEYL ESS-GO, openin gthe
vehicle fromtheinside willactiv atethe anti-
thef talarm system .Switc hoff the alarm
(Y page 68). X
Pull door handle ;.
If the door islock ed,lock ingknob : pops
up. The door isunlock edand canbe
opened. Centra
llylocking andunlocking the
vehicle fromtheinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside.
The central lock ing/ unlock ingbutt ondoes
not lock orunlock thefuel filler flap.
The buttons arelocate don both frontdoors. i
You
cann otunlock thevehicle centrally
from theinside ifthe vehicle hasbeen
locked withtheSmart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO. i
It
is only possible tolock thevehicle
cent rally ifthe front -passenger dooris
closed. X
To unlock: pressbutton :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors andthetailgate areclosed,
the vehicle locks.
You canopen afront doorfrom inside the
vehicle evenifit has been locked. Onlyopen
the door when thetraffic situation permits.
If the vehicle hasbeen locked withthecent ral
lockin gbutton :
R and theSmart Keyisset toits factor y
sett ing, theentire vehicle isunlocked ifa
front doorisopened fromtheinside
R and theSmart Keyisset toan individual
sett ing, only thefront doorthatisopened
from inside thevehicle isunlocked.
If the vehicle hasbeen locked centrally with
the Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-GO, itis not
unlocked whentherelease buttonforthe
cent rallockin gis used. Automa
ticlocking feature
The vehicle locksautomatically whenthe
ignition isswitched onand thewheels ofthe
vehicle areturnin gat as peed ofmore than
9 mph (15km/ h).
You could therefore belock edout when:
R the vehicle isbeing pushed.
R the vehicle isbeing towed.
R the vehicle isbeing testedon a
dynamomet er. Doors
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