buttons MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Manual
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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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2.
this devicemust accep tany 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.
Import antnotes onthe use ofKEY LESS-
GO R
The KEYLE SS-GO key can beused likea
conv ention alkey.
R You cancombine KEYLESS-GO funct ions
with those ofaconv ention alkey, e.g.
unlock withKEYLE SS-GO and lock with the
& button .
R Always carryyourKEYLE SS-GO key onyour
person.
R Do not keep theKEYLE SS-GO key toget her
with:
- electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another key
- metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil.
This canaffect thefunct ionality of
KEYLE SS-GO.
R When lockingand unlockin gusing
KEYLE SS-GO, thedistance between the
Smart Keyand thecorrespon dingdoor
handle mustnotexceed 3ft (1 m).
R Ifthe KEYLE SS-GO key isremoved fromthe
vehicle, itis possible thatthesystem may
not recogn izethe Smart Key.Thevehicle
can then notbelocked orstart edusing
KEYLE SS-GO.
R Ifthe KEYLE SS-GO key has been removed
from thevehicle, e.g.ifapassenger leaves
the vehicle withaKEYL ESS-G Okey : X
To unl ockt he vehi cle:touch theinner
surfa ceofthe door handl e.
X To loc kthe vehi cle:touch sensor
surfa ce:.
X Co nven ienceclo singfeature: touch
recesse dsensor surface; for an
extended period(Ypag e87).
If you pullon the handl eofthe tailgate, only
the cargo compartmen tof the vehicle is
unlocked. Changing
thesettings ofthe lockin g
system
You canchange thesettin gofthe locking
system insuch away that only thedriver's
door andthefuel filler flapareunlocked. This
is useful ifyou frequently travelonyour own.
X To change thesetting: pressandhold
down the% and& buttons
simultaneously forapproximately six
seconds untilthebattery checklamp
(Y page 76)flashes twice. i
If
the settin gof the locking systemis
changed withinthesignal rangeofthe
vehicle, pressing the& or% button
locks orunlocks thevehicle.
The SmartK eynow funct ionsasfollows:
X To unlock thedriver's door:pressthe
% button once.
X To unlock centrally: pressthe%
button twice.
X To lock centrally: pressthe& button. 74
Smar
tKeyOpening/closing
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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
79Opening/closing Z
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X
To dea ctivate :pre ssand holdbu tton :
for abou tfive seco ndsuntila ton esoun ds.
X To act ivat e:press andhold button; for
about fiveseco ndsuntila ton esoun ds. i
If
you press oneofthe two buttons and
do not hear aton e,the relev antsettinghas
already beenselected.
You canalso switc hthe autom aticlocking
func tion onand offusing theon-board
com puter (Ypage 235). Unlocking
thedr iver' sdoor
(mecha nicalkey)
If the vehic lecan nolong erbe unloc kedwith
the SmartKey, usethemec hanic alkey.
If you usethemec hanic alkey tounloc kand
op en the driver 'sdo or, the anti-thef talarm
syst emwill betriggere d(Y page 68).
X Take themec hanic alkey outofthe
Sm artKey (Ypage 75).
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe lock of
the drive r'sdoor asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themec hanic alkey coun tercloc kwise
to posit ion1.
The door isunloc ked.
X Turn themec hanic alkey back andremo ve
it.
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe
Sm artKey. Locking
thevehicle (mechanicalkey)
If the vehic lecan nolong erbe lock edwith the
Sm artKey, usethemec hanic alkey.
X Open thedrive r'sdoor.
X Close thefront-pass engerdoor, therear
doors andthetailgat e.
X Press thelock ingbutt on(Ypage 79).
X Check whetherthelock ingknobs onthe
fro nt-pass engerdoor andtherear doors
are still visible. Pressdownthelock ing
kn obs byhand, ifnec essary.
X Close thedrive r'sdoor.
X Take themec hanic alkey outofthe
Sm artKey (Ypage 75).
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe lock of
the drive r'sdoor asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themec hanic alkey cloc kwise asfar
as itwill gotoposit ion1.
X Turn themec hanic alkey back andremo ve
it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetailgat e
are lock ed.
X Insert themec hanic alkey intothe
Sm artKey. 80
DoorsOpening/closing
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Problems
withtheseat heating The
seat heating hasswitched off
prematurely orcannot beswitched on.The
vehicle's electrical systemvoltage istoo low
because toomany electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers whichyou
do not need, suchasthe rear window
defroster orinterior lighting. Switching
theseat ventilation on/off
Switching on/off The
three blueindicator lampsinthe buttons
indicate thevent ilation levelyouhave
selected. i
If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
vent ilation mayswitch off. X
Make surethattheSmartK eyisin position
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button :repeatedly
until thedesired ventilation levelisset. i
You
canopen theside windows andthe
sliding sunroof usingthe"Convenience
opening" feature(Ypage 86).Theseat
vent ilation ofthe driver's seat
automatically switchestothe highest level.
X To switch off:press button :repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout. Problems
withtheseat ventilation The
seat ventilation hasswitched off
prematurely orcannot beswitched on.The
vehicle's electrical systemvoltage istoo low
because toomany electrical consumers are
switched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers whichyou
do not need, suchasthe rear window
defroster orinterior lighting. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING Do
not adjust thesteering wheelwhiledriving.
Adjust ingthe steering wheelwhiledriving, or
driving without thesteering wheeladjustment
feature lockedcouldcause thedriver tolose
cont rolofthe vehicle.
The electrical steeringwheeladjustment
feature canbeoperated atany time.
Therefore, donot leave children unattended
in the vehicle, orwith access toan unlocked
vehicle. Achild's unsupervised accesstoa
vehicle couldresult inan accident and/or
serious personal injury. 100
Steering
wheelSeats, steering wheel and mirrors
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=
Directs theairfl ow thro ughthe rearai rvents
? Directs theairfl ow thro ught he footwell vents Notes
onusing climate control
The following contains notes and
recommen dationsonoptimum operation of
dual -zoneautomatic climatecontrol.
R Act ivate climate controlusing theà and
¿/Á buttons.Theindicator lampsin
the à and¿/Á buttonslightup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Only usethe"defrosting" functionbriefly
until thewindshield isclear again.
R Only use"air-recirculation" modebriefly,
e.g. ifthere areunpleasa ntoutside odors
or when inatunn el.The windows could
otherwise fogupas, inair-recirculation
mode, nofresh airisdrawn intothevehicle.
R Use theZONE functiontoadopt the
temperature settingson the driver's side
for the front -passenger sideaswell. The
indicator lampinthe á button goesout. Overview
ofclimate controlsystems
125Climate control Z
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Note
son using 3-zo neauto matic
cl imate contro l
Th efol lowi ng conta insnote sand
rec omm endations onoptim um opera tiono f
auto maticclim atecontrol.
R Ac tivate clim atecontrol usin gth eà and
¿ buttons .T he indicator lampsinthe
à and¿ buttons lightup.
R In automatic mode,youcan also usethe
ñ button toset aclimate mode
(FOCUS/ME DIUM/DIFFUSE). The
MEDI UMlevel isrecommen ded.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Only usethe"defrosting" functionbriefly
until thewindshield isclear again.
R Only use"air-recirculation" modebriefly,
e.g. ifthere areunpleasa ntoutside odors
or when inatunn el.The windows could
otherwise fogupas, inair-recirculation
mode, nofresh airisdrawn intothevehicle.
R Use theZONE functiontoadopt the
temperature settingson the driver's side
for the front -passenger sideandtherear
compartmen taswell .The indicator lampin
the á button goesout.
R Use theresidual heatfunct ionifyou want
to heat orvent ilate thevehicle interior
when theignition isswitched off.The
"residu alheat" functioncan only be
activated ordeactivated withtheignition
switched off. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystem Activating/deactivating
climate
control
Import antinformat ion G
WARNING When
theclimate controlsystem is
deactivated, theoutside airsupply and
circulation arealso deactivated. Onlychoose
this settin gfor ashort time.Otherwise the windows
couldfogup,impairing visibilityand
endangering youand others. i
Switch
onclimate controlprimarily using
the à button (Ypage 129).
In the rear compartmen t,you can also switch
climate controlonand offusing theà and
^ buttons.
Activating/deactivating X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X To switch on:press theà button.
The indicator lampinthe à button lights
up. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode.
or
X Press the^ button.
The indicator lampinthe ^ button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettingscome
into effect again.
X To switch off:press the^ button.
The indicator lampinthe ^ button lights
up. Activating/deactivating
thecool ing
with airdehum idification function
Import antinformat ion The
cooling withairdehumidi ficationfunction
is only availa blewhen theengine isrunning.
The airinside thevehicle iscooled and
dehumidi fiedaccording tothe temperature
selected. G
WARNING If
you switch offthe cooling function,the
vehicle willnotbecooled whenweather
condition sare warm. Thewindows canfogup
more quickly. Window foggingmayimpair
visibili tyand endanger youand others.
Condensation maydripfrom theunderside of
the vehicle whenitis in cooling mode.Thisis 128
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemClimate control
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!
Ifthe coolant temperature istoo high a
displa ymessage isshown.
If the coolant temperature risesabove
248 ‡(120 †),donot drive anyfurther as
this could damage theengine. Tachometer
The redband inthe tachometer indicatesthe
engine's overrevving range.
! Donot drive inthe overrevving range,as
this could damage theengine.
The fuel suppl yis interrupted toprotect the
engine whenthered band isreached. Outside
tempera turedisplay
The outside temperature displayis in the
multifunction display(Y page 224). G
WARNING The
outside temperature indicatorisnot
designed toserve asan ice-warning device
and istherefore unsuitablefor that purpose.
Indicated temperatures justabove the
freezing pointdonot guara nteethattheroad
surface isfree ofice. The road maystillbeicy,
especial lyin wooded areasoron bridges.
Changes inthe outside temperature are
displa yedafter ashort delay. Speedometer
withsegments
The segments inthe speedometer indicate
which speed rangeisavail able.
Cruise control(Ypage 167)activated:
The segments lightupfrom thestored speed
to the maximum speed.
DISTRONIC PLUS(Ypage 169)activated:
One ortwo segments inthe setspeed range
light up.
DISTRONIC PLUSdetects avehicle infront :The
segments betweenthespeed ofthe
vehicle infront andthestored speedlightup. Operating
theon-board computer
Overview The
on-board computer isactivated assoon
as you turn theSmartKey toposition 1in the
ignition lock.
You cancont rolthe multifunction displayand
the settings inthe on-board computer using
the buttons onthe multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
; Toswitch onthe Voice Control System;
see theseparate operating instructions
= Right controlpanel
? Left controlpanel
A Back button Dis
plays andoperation
223On-board computer and displays Z
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Program
mingtheintegrat edgarage
door opener onthe rear -view mirror Program
ming G
WARNING Only
press thetransm itterbutton onthe
integrated garagedooropener ifthere areno
persons orobject spresent withinthesweep
of the garage door.People couldotherwise be
injured bythe movement ofthe door. Int
egrated garagedooropener onthe rear-view
mirror
Garage doorremote controlA isnot part of
this integrat edgarage dooropener. i
To
achieve thebest result, insertnew
batteries ingarage doorremote control
A before programming.
X Before programming forthe first time, clear
the memory ofthe integrat edgarage door
opener (Ypage 308).
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press andhold oneoftransm itter
buttons ;to? onthe integrat edgarage
door opener.
Indicator lamp:starts toflash yellow
after ashort period. i
Indicator
lamp:flashes yellow
immediately afterthetransm itterbutton
has been stored forthe first time. Ifthe
transm itterbutton hasalready been
programmed, indicatorlamp:does not
flash yellow until10seconds haveelapsed. X
Relea sethe transm itterbutton.
X Point transm itterbutton Bofgarage door
remote controlA towards thetransm itter
buttons onthe rear-view mirrorata
distance of2to 8inches (5to 20 cm). i
The
distance requiredbetween garage
door remote controlA and theintegrated
garage dooropener depends onthe system
of the garage doordrive. Youmight require
several attempt s.You should testevery
position foratleast 25seconds before
trying another position.
X Press andhold transm itterbutton Bon
garage doorremote controlA until
indicator lamp:lights upgreen.
Programming iscomplete ifindicator
lamp :lights uporflashes green.
X Relea setransm itterbutton ;,=or? on
the integrat edgarage dooropener andthe
transm itterbutton ongarage doorremote
cont rolB.
If indicator lamp:lights upred:
X Repea tthe programming procedureforthe
transmit terbutton. Whendoingso,vary the
distance between thegarage doorremote
cont roland therear-view mirror. i
If
the indicator lampflashes greenafter
successful programming, thegarage door
system isoperating onarolling code. After
programming, youmust synchron izethe
garage dooropener integratedinthe rear-
view mirror withthereceiver ofthe garage
door system.
Synchronizing therolling code
Your vehicle mustbewithin rangeofthe
garage orgate opener drive.Makesurethat
neither yourvehicle norany persons/ objects
are present withinthesweep ofthe door or
gate.
Observe thesafety noteswhen performin g
the rolling codesynchron ization. 306
Featur
esStowing and features