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

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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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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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
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ............................ ....75
Locking vehicle................................ 80
Unlocking thedrive r'sdoor .............. 80
Memory card(audio )......................... 230
Memory function ............................... 105
Mess agememory (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 238
Mess ages
see Displ aymessa ges
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vani tymirror
Mobi lephone
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 230
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)........................................... 74
MOEx tendedrun-flat system........... 338
MP3 Opera ting.......................................2 30
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes ............................. 224
Perma nentdispla y......................... 234
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcompu ter.2 23
Overvi ew.......................................... 31N
Navigati
on
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)............ 228
On-boa rdcompu ter....................... 228
see sepa rateoperating instructio ns
Night ViewAssistPlus
Activating/d eactivating ................. 196
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 323
Function/notes ............................. 195
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 198Notes
onbreaki ng-inan ew
vehicle ................................................ 138 O
Occ
upant Classi fication System
(OC S)
Fau lts............................................... 48
Opera tion............ ...... .......................4 4
Sys tem self-test ............................... 47
Occ upant safety
Chi ldre nint he vehicle ..................... 54
System overview.............................. 38
Octan enumbe r(fuel) ........................ 386
Odome ter........................................... 227
see Trip odome ter
Off-road driving
Che cklist afterdrivingoff-roa d...... 164
Che cklist beforedrivi ngoff-roa d.... 164
Gene ralinforma tion....................... 163
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 162
Trave linguphill....... .............. ..........166
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 208
DSR ............................................... 208
Oil
see Engine oil
On-b oard computer
Assista ncemenu ........................... 232
Audi omenu ................................... 229
Conve nience submenu .................. 236
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge........ 317
Displ aymessa ges.......................... 238
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 173
Factory settings submenu ............. 237
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 222
Instrument clustersub menu .......... 233
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 234
Menu overview.............................. 226
Messa gememory .......................... 238
Navi gationmenu ............................ 228
Opera tingvideoDVD ..................... 230
Opera tion.............. .........................223
Service menu................................. 233
Settings menu............................... 233
Standard displa y............................ 227
Tel epho nemenu ............................ 230 In
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Left
contr olpa nel =
; R
Calls upthemen uand men ubar 9
:
Pr
ess briefly:
R Sc rolls through lists
R Sele ctsa subme nuorfun ction
R In the Aud
io men
u:selec tsa
st ored statio n,an audio track or
a video scene
R In the Tel (te
lepho ne)men u:
swit chesto thephon ebook and
selec tsanam eor telepho ne
num ber 9
:
Pr
ess and hold :
R In the Aud
io men
u:selec tsthe
prev ious/ nextstati onorselects
an audio tra ck oravide osce ne
us ing rapid scro lling
R In the Tel (te
leph one )menu :
sta rts rapidscro lling thro ughthe
ph one book a R
Co nfirms ase lectio n/di splay
mes sage
R In the Tel (te
leph one )menu :
sw itch estothe telepho ne book
and starts dialing the selected
num ber
R In the Aud
io menu
:sto psthe
sta tionse arch functio nat the
de sired station Rig
htcontro lpane l ~ R
Re jects orend sa cal l
R Exits phone book/r edial
mem ory 6 R
Ma kes oracc epts acal l
R Swi tche sto the redialmem ory W
X R
Adju ststhe volum e 8 R
Mu te Bac
kbutto n %
Pre
ssbriefly:
R Bac k
R Swi tche soff the VoiceControl
Sy ste m
R Hid esdisp laymes sage sor cal ls
up the last Tri
p menu
functio n
us ed
R Exits thetelepho ne book/r edial
mem ory %
Pre
ssand hold:
R Ca lls up the standa rddisp layin
the Tri
p menu
Mul
tifunc tiondis pla y
Va lues and setting sas wellas disp lay
mes sage sar esho wninthe multifu nctio n
di sp lay. :
Time
; Outside temp eratureor spee d
(Y page 234) 22
4 Disp
lays andop erationOn-boardcompu ter and displays

Menus
andsubmen us Menu
overview
The number ofmenus showndepends onthe option alequipment inthe vehicle. Function
:
Trip menu
(Ypage 227) ;
Navi menu
(navigation instruct ions) (Ypage 228) =
Audio menu
(Ypage 229) ?
Tel menu
(telephon e)(Y page 230) A
DriveAs
sist menu
(assistanc e)(Y page 232) B
Service menu
(Ypage 233)
R calls updisplay messages (Y page 238)
R tire pressure losswarning system(Canada only)(Ypage 357)
R tire pressure monitor(Y page 359)
R AS SYST PLUS serviceint erval display (Ypage 317) C
Sett. menu
(Ypage 233) 226
Menus
andsubm enusOn-board computer and displays

Cha
nge ofdir ection announced witha
lane recom mendation
Lan erec omm endatio nsare onlydisplaye dif
th erele vantdata isavailabl eonthe digital
map. :
Road intowhich thechange ofdirection
leads
; Distanc eto change ofdirection andvisual
distance display
= Lane recommen dation
? Symbol forchange ofdirection
On multi-lane roads,lanerecommen dation
= may beshown forthe next change of
direction. Lanesmaybeadded during a
change ofdirection. :
New laneduring achange ofdirection
; Unint errupted lane
Other statusindicators ofthe
navigation system R
O :you have reached thedestinat ionor
an inter mediate destination .
R New
Route... or Calculating
Route :
a
new route isbeing calculated. R Off
Map or Off Mapped Road :t
he vehicle
position isoutside thearea ofthe digital
map (off-map position).
R No
Route :n
oroute could becalculated to
the selected destination . Audio
menu
Selecting aradio station i
SIRIUS
XMsatel literadioacts likea
normal radio.
For more informa tiononsatel literadio
ope ratio n,see thesepa rateoperating
instructi ons.
You canonly change thewaveba ndand store
new statio nsusing COM AND.
X Switch onCOM AND andselect Radio (see
the sepa rateoperating instructi ons).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steeri ngwhe elto sel ect the Audio menu.
:
Wave band
; Station 18
X To selectas toredstatio n:bri eflypre ss
the 9 or: button.
X To select astati onfrom thestati on
li st: pressand brieflyhol dthe 9
or : button.
X To select as tatio nusi ng stati on
se arch 19
:pre ssand brieflyhol dthe 9
or : button.
18 Ifthe stationh asbeen stored ,th emem oryposit ionwill also bedisplaye d.
19 Onl yif no statio nlist isrece ived. Menus
andsubm enus
229On-board computer and displays Z

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
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andsubm enusOn-board computer and displays

Possible
causesofmalfunct ion:
R the on-board power supply isnot within a
permissible voltrange.
R the temperat ureofthe DC/A Cconv erter is
temporarily toohigh.
R some smallelectronicdevices havea
cons tantnomin alpower ofless than
150 W,but avery high inrush current.
These devices willnotwork. Ifyou conn ect
such adevice, 115Vpower socket :will
not supply itwith power.
If indicator lamp;still does notlight up,
cont actaspecialist workshop, e.g.an
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. mbr
ace
Import antsafety notes !
Alicen seagreem entmust existino rder
to activa tethe mbrace service. Ensurethat
you rsyst em isact ivat edand readyforu se,
and press theï MBInfo callbutton to
register. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned is
not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions aboutthe activation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone
assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen teru nde r
1-800-FO R-MERC edes
(1-8 00-367 -6372) or1-888-9 90-9007
R Can ada: Custom erServ iceat
1-888-9 23-8367
Shor tlyafter succes sfullyr egisterin gwith the
mbrace service,auser IDand password will
be sent toyou bypost. Youcanusethis
password tolog into the mbrace section
under "Owners Online"athtt p://
www.mbusa. com20
. The
mbrace systemisavailable if:
R ithas been activat edand isoperation al.
R the corr espondin gmobile phonenetwork
is available fortran smitt ingdata tothe
Customer Center.
R aservic esubscript ionisavailable.
R the start erbatter yis sufficien tlycharged. i
Det
erminin gthe location ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible ifther eis sufficien t
GPS recept ionand thevehicle position can
be forwarded tothe Customer Center.
The mbrace system The
mbrace systemprovides different
servic es,e.g. :
R automatic andmanual emergen cycall
R Roadside Assistancecall
R MB Infocall
To adjust thevolume duringanmbrace call,
proceed asfollows:
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunc tionsteer ingwheel.
or
X Use thevolume controller ofthe audio
system/ COMAND .
You canfind furth erinfor mation anda
descript ionofall available featuresunder
"Owners Online"athtt p://
www.mbusa.com 21
.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switch edon the ignition ,the
system carriesoutaself-diagn osis.
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WARNING Am
alfun ction inthesyst emhas been
det ectedifon eof thefoll owin gcon dition s
occ urs:
R theind icat orlamp intheSO Sbutt ondoes
no tlight updurin gthe syst emself-
diagno sis.
R the indic atorlamp inthe F Roadside
Ass istan cebutt ondoes notlight updurin g
the syst emself- diagno sis.
R The indic atorlamp inthe ï informat ion
butt ondoes notlight updurin gself-
diagno sisofthe syst em.
R the indic atorlamp inthe SOS button,
F Roadside Assistan cebutt onorï
inf ormat ionbutt oncon tinues tobe litred
aft erthe syst emself- diagno sis.
R The Tele Aid Inop
erative or Tele Aid
Not
Activated mess
ageappears inthe
multif unction display afterthe syst emself-
tes t.
If amalfun ction isindic ated asoutlin edabove,
the syst emmay notoperat eas expec ted.In
the even tofane mergency, assistance must
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checked atthe nearest
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orcontact
the follo wing service hotlines:
R USA: Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance
Center under
1-800-FOR-MERCed es(1-800-367-6372)
or 1-888-990- 9007
R Canada: Customer Service at
1-888-923- 8367
Emerge ncycall Important
safetynotes
! Alicen seagreem entmust existino rder
to activate thembrace service. Ensurethat
you rsyst em isact ivat edand readyforu se,
and press theï MBInfo callbutton to
register. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned is
not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated. If
you have questions aboutthe activation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone
assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome r
As sist anc eCen teru nde r
1-800-FO R-MERC edes
(1-8 00-367 -6372)or1-888-9 90-9007
R Can ada: Custom erServ iceat
1-888-9 23-8367
An eme rgency callis dialed automa tically if
an airb ag orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic eis
tr igger ed. i
An
mbr ace eme rgencycall that has been
ini tiat edauto maticall ycan notb e
term inated bythe custo mer .
An eme rgency callcan also be initia ted
ma nua lly.
As soon asthe eme rgency callha sbe en
ini tia ted ,the indicator lamp inthe SOS button
fl as he s.Th e Con
nectingCal l mes
sage
ap pe arson the multifu nctio ndisplay.
The audio output ismut ed.
Onc eacon nection hasbeen established, the Call
Connected mess
ageappears inthe
mult ifunc tiondisplay.
All impor tantinf orm ation onthe emer gency
is transm itted, forexam ple:
R curr entlocat ionofthe vehic le(as
dete rmin edbythe GPS system)
R vehic leident ification numb er
R inf orm ation onthe type ofemer gency
Sho rtly aft erthe emer gencycall has been
init iated, avoic econ nection isautom atically
est ablished betweenthe Merc edes- Benz
Custom erAss istanc eCent erand thevehic le
occ upant s.Ifthe vehic leocc upant srespo nd,
the Merc edes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center attempts toget more information on
the emergency. i
If
no vehicle occupant answers,an
ambul anceisimmediately senttothe
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Av
oice conn ection isestablished between
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
X Descr ibethe type ofassistance needed.
The Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center eithersends aquali fiedMercedes-
Benz techn icianororganizes foryour vehicle
to be trans ported tothe nearest authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Youmay becharged
for services suchasrepair workand/or
towing. Further detailsareavaila bleinyour
mbrace manual. i The
mbrace systemfailedtoinitiate a
Roadside Assistancecallif:
R the indicator lampinRoadside
Assist ancebutton :isflashing
cont inuously.
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter was
established.
This may bebecause thecorrespon ding
mobile phonenetwork isnot availa ble.
The Call
Failed message
appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .
X To end acall: press the~ button onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel.
or
X Pre ssthe corr espo ndi ng button forend ing
a ph one callon the audio sy ste mo ron
COMA ND.
MB Info callbutton X
Pre ssand hold MBInfo call button: for
mor eth an two seconds.
This initiate sa call totheMer cedes-Ben z
Cust omerAssistance Center.Theindicator
lamp inMB Info callbutton :flashes while
the conn ection isbeing established .The Connecting Call message
appearsinthe
multifunction display.The audi ooutput is
muted.
If aconn ection canbeestablished, the Call
Connected message
appearsinthe
multifunction display.
If acellula rphone network isavaila bleand
there issufficient GPSreception, thembrace
system transmit sdata tothe Mercedes-Ben z
Customer AssistanceCenter, forexample:
R current location ofthe vehicle
R vehicle identification number i
The
displa yof the audi osystem or
COMAND showsthatanmbrace callis
active. During thecall, youcan change to
the navigation menubypressing theNAVI
button onCOMAND, forexample.
Voice output isnot availa ble.
Av oice conn ection isestablished between
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.You can
obtain informat iononhow tooperate your
vehicle's systems, onthe location ofthe
nearest authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter,
and onfurther products andservices offered
by Mercedes-B enzUSA .
Further detailsonthe mbrace systemcanbe
found under http://www.mbusa. com22
.
Log inunder "Owners Online". i The
mbrace systemfailedtoinitiate an
MB Info callif:
R the indicator lampinMB Info call
button :isflashing continuously.
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter was
established.
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