navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Manual

Rear
compartment
Setting theairv ent s...................... 135
Setting thetempera ture................ 130
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Rear seat
Adjusting ......................................... 98
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns..................... 322
Function/notes ............................. 190
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-glar e(manua l)........................ 103
Dippi ng(automa tic)....................... 104
Rear window defros ter
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 133
Rear window heatin g
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 132
Rear window wiper
Rep lacing thewiper blade ....... ....... 119
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 118
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 149
Ref ueling proces s.......................... 150
see Fuel
Remote control
Ga rage door opener ....................... 305
Reportin g
Mal functions relevant tosafe ty....... .25
Res erve (fueltank)
see Fuel
Res erve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 257
Warni nglamp ........................ 276,277
see Fuel
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........ 133
Restrain tsyste m
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Roadsi deAss istanc e(bre akdow n).... 22
Roll ersunb lind
Panor amaroofwith pow ertilt/
sli ding pane l....... ..............................90
Roof carrie r........................................ 293
Roof lining and carpets (clean ing
guide lines) ......................................... 325Roof
load(maximum) ........................ 390
Route see Routegui dance (navigation)
Route guidan ce(nav igati on)............ 228 S
Safety
Childre nint he vehicle ..................... 54
Chi ldrestrai ntsys tems .................... 54
Occupa ntClass ifica tion System
(OC S)............................................... 44
Overvi ewofoccup antsafe ty
sys tems ........................................... 38
Safety systems
see Driving safetysys tems
Seat belts
Adjusting thedrive r'sand front-
pas senger seatbelt ......................... 52
Adjusting theheight ....... .............. ....52
Belt force limiters ............................ 53
Cl eani ng....... ....... ........................... 324
Corr ectusage.................................. 50
Emergency Tensioning Devices ........53
Faste ning......................................... 51
Importa ntsafe tygui del ines ............. 49
Rel eas ing ......................................... 53
Safety guidel ines ............................. 39
Specia lseat belt retractor ............... 56
Switchi ngbeltadju stment on/off
(on-boa rdcompu ter)...................... 237
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 269
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 53
Seats
Adjusting (electrical ly). .................... 96
Adjusting the4-way lumba r
sup port ............................................ 99
Adjusting theheadrestrai nt............ 97
Cl eani ngthe cover ......................... 324
Corr ectdrive r'ssea tposi tion ...........94
Fold ingthe rear bench seat
forwa rds/ba ck....... ..................... ...287
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 95
Seat heating prob lem.................... 100
Seat ventila tionprob lem................ 100
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105 In
dex
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X
Sel ect the Dis
tanceDisplay functi
on
us ing the on-bo ardcomp uter
(Y page 232) . i
Yo
uwi llsee thestore dspe edfor abou t
fiv eseco ndswhen youacti vate DISTR ONIC
PLU S.
Dri vin gwi th DISTRONI CPL US Pul
ling awa y
X Ifthe vehic lein fron tpulls away: remove
you rfoot from thebrake pedal.
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever
(Y page 172)towards you.
or
X Acc elerate briefly.
Your vehicle pullsaway andadapts its
speed tothat ofthe vehicle infront .
Driving G
WARNIN
G If
you depress thebrake, DISTRONIC PLUSis
deactivated unlessyourvehicle isstation ary.
DIS TRONIC PLUSthennolonger brakes your
vehicle. Insuch cases, controlthe distance
from vehicles travelling infront withthebrake
alone. Youcould otherwise causeanaccident
and thereby injureyourself andothers. The
driver remains fullyresponsible forthe
vehicle's distancefromother vehicles, the
speed beingdriven andforbraking ingood
time.
If there isno vehicle infront ,DIS TRONIC
PLUS operates inthe same wayascruise
cont rol.
If DIS TRONIC PLUSdetect sthat thevehicle
in front hasslowed down,itbrakes your
vehicle. Inthis way, thedistance youhave
selected ismaintained.
If DIS TRONIC PLUSdetect sthat thevehicle
in front hasincreased speed,itincreases your
driving speed,butonly uptothe speed you
have stored. Changing
lanes
If you wish tochange tothe passing lane(in
count rieswith right- hand traffic ,the passing
lane isthe left- hand lane), DISTRONIC PLUS
supports youif:
R you aredriving fasterthan40mph
(60 km/ h).
R DIS TRONIC PLUSismaintainin gthe
distance toavehicle infront .
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignals.
R DIS TRONIC PLUSdoesnotdetect adanger
of collision.
If these condit ionsaremet, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinter rupted
if changing lanestakes toolong orifthe
distance between yourvehicle andthe
vehicle infront becomes toosmall. G
WARNIN
G DIS
TRONIC PLUSandActiveBlind SpotAssist
are only aidsdesigned toassist driving.
They donot relieve youofthe responsibility
of paying attention.Thedriver remains fully
responsible forthe vehicle's distancefrom
other vehicles, thevehicle's speedandfor
braking ingood time. Always payatten tionto
traffic conditionsandyour surroundings.
Otherwise, youmay failtorecogn izedangers
in time, cause anaccident andinjure yourself
and others.
Vehicles withCOMAND i
The
following functionisnot operational
in all count ries.
DIS TRONIC PLUSusesadditional information
from yournavigation systemsothat itcan
react appropriately tocert aintraffic
situations. Thisisthe case if,while following
a vehicle, DISTRONIC PLUSisactive andyou:
R approach ordrive through atraffic circle
R approach aTinter section
R turn offatafreeway exit
Even ifthe vehicle infront leaves the
detect ionrange, DISTRONIC PLUS
temporarily maintainsthecurrent driving 174
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speed
anddoes notaccelerate. Thisisbased
on the current mapdata inthe navigation
system. Example:
trafficcircle
The current speedismaintained:
R approximately 10seconds beforethe
traffic circle/T intersect ionand for
approximately 1.5seconds whendriving on
the traffic circle
R approximately 12seconds beforereaching
a freeway exitand approximately
4s econ dsafter thefreeway exit
Aft erwards, thevehicle accelerat esback to
the setspeed youspecified.
Stopp ing G
WARN
ING Never
getout ofthe vehicle whenDISTRONIC
PLUS isactivat ed.
DIS TRONIC PLUSmustalsonever be
operated, activatedordeactivat edbya
passenger orfrom outside thevehicle.
DIS TRONIC PLUSdoesnotreplace the
electr icparkin gbrake andmust notbeused
for parkin g.
The DISTRONIC PLUSbrakin geffec tis
canc eled andthevehicle canstart movin gif:
R DIS TRONIC PLUSisdeactivat edusing the
cruise control lever.
R you accelerat e.
R there isamalfunct ioninthe system oran
inte rruption inthe power supply, e.g.
batter yfailure. R
the electr icalsystem inthe engin e
compart ment,the batter yor the fuses are
tampered with.
R the batter yis discon nected.
If you wish toleave thevehicle orpark it,
deactivat eDIS TRONIC PLUSandsecure the
vehicle against rollingaway.
If DIS TRONIC PLUSdetectsthat thevehicle
in fron tisstopping, itbrakes yourvehicle until
it is stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains
stationary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake. i
Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake. i
Depending
onthe specified minimum
distance, yourvehicle willcome toa
standstill atasufficient distancebehindthe
vehicle infront .The specified minimum
distance isset using thecont rolonthe
cruise controllever.
The electric parking brakeautomatically
secures thevehicle ifDIS TRONIC PLUSis
activated and:
R the driver's doorisopen andthedriver's
seat beltisunfastened.
R the engine isswitched off.
R asystem malfunction occurs.
R the power supply isnot sufficient.
On steep uphillordownhill inclinesorifthere
is amalfunction, thetransmission mayalso
automatically beshifted intoposition P.
Setting aspee d G
WARNI
NG Kee
pin mind thatitm aytak eabrie fmoment
until thevehicle hasmade thenecessary
adjustmen ts.
Inc rease ordecrease thesetvehicle speedto
a value thattheprevailing roadcondit ionsand
legal speed limitspermit. Otherwise, sudden Driving
systems
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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
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Acti
vating/d eactivating Lan eKeepi ng
Assis t You
canusethe Lan
e Kee
p. Ass
t. fun
ction
to act ivat e/deac tivat eLan eKee pingAs sis t
(Y page 200)or Active Lan eKee pingAs sis t
(Y page 205).
X Pre ssthe= or; buttonon the
st eer ing whee lto sele ctthe Dri
veAssist men
u.
X Pre ssthe9 or: buttont oselect Lane
Keep. Asst. .
X Press a.
The current selection isdisplay ed.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toset Off ,
Standard or Adaptive .
X Press thea button tosave thesetting.
If Lane Keeping AssistorAct iveLane keeping
Assist isactivated, themultifunct iondisplay
shows theà symbol whentheignition is
switched on. Service
menu In
the Serv. menu
youcan:
R call updisplay messages (Ypage 238)
R restart thetire pressure losswarning
system (Canada only)(Ypage 357)
R check thetire pressure electronically
(Y page 359)
R call upthe service duedate (Ypage 317) Settings
menu
Introdu ction The Sett. menu
canbeused for:
R changing theinstr ument cluster settings
R changing thelight settings
R changing thevehicle settings
R changing theconv enienc esett ings
R restor ingthe factor ysett ings
Instrum entcluster Selecting
theunit ofmeasur ementfor
distance
The Display
UnitSpeed-/Odome ter: funct
ionallows youtochoose whether
cert aindisplay sappear inkilometers ormiles.
The selected unitofmeasurement for
distance appliesto:
R the digital speedometer inthe Trip menu
R the odometer andthetrip odometer
R the trip computer
R the current consumpt ionand therange
R the navigation instruction inthe Navi menu
R DIS TRONIC PLUS
R ASS YST PLUS service intervaldisplay
X Press the= or; button onthe
steerin gwheel toselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Instr.
cluster submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm. Menus
andsubmenus
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Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
!
The
yello wABS warning
lamp islit while the
engine isrunning. G
Risk
ofaccident ABS
(Anti-lock Brake System) isdeactivated duetoamalfunction .
BAS (Brake Assist), BASPLUS, ESP®
(Electr onicStability
Program), PRE-SAFE®
,PRE-SA FE®
Brake, theHOLD function,hill
start assist andESP®
trailer stabilization aretherefore also
deactivated, forexample.
The brake system continues tofunct ionnormally, butwithout the
funct ionslisted above. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou
brake hard,forexample.
ATTENTI ONASS ISTisdeactivated.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Drive oncarefully.
X Visit aqual ified specialist workshop.
If the ABS controlunit isfaulty, thereisalso apossibili tythat other
systems, suchasthe navigation systemorthe automatic
transm ission,willnotbeavaila ble. !
The
yello wABS warning
lamp islit while the
engine isrunning. G
Risk
ofaccident ABS
istemporarily unavailable.BAS,BAS PLUS, ESP®
,EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribution), PRE-SAFE®
,
PRE-SA FE®
Brake, theHOLD function,hillstart assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilization aretherefore alsodeactivated, for
example.
Self diagnosis isnot yetcomplete orthe on-board voltagemaybe
insufficient ,for example.
The brake system continues tofunct ionnormally, butwithout the
funct ionslisted above. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou
brake hard,forexample.
ATTENTI ONASS ISTisdeactivated.
X Carefull ydrive asuitable distance makingslightsteering
movement sat aspeed above12mph (20km/ h).
The funct ionsment ioned above areavaila bleagain whenthe
warning lampgoesout.
If the warning lampisstill on:
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Drive oncarefully.
X Visit aqual ified specialist workshop. 272
War
ning andindicator lampsin the instrum entclusterOn-board computer and displays

G
WARNING If
the indica torlamp inthe SOS button is
flas hing continuou slyand novoice
connection tothe Mercede s-BenzCustomer
Assistance Centerwasestab lished, then the
mbrace systemcouldnot initia tean
emerge ncycall(e.g. therelevant cellular
phone network isnot available ).
The messa ge Call
Failed app
ears inthe
multi function displayforapp roximatel y
10 seconds.
Shoul dthis occur, assistance mustbe
summone dby other means.
Making anemerge ncycall X
To initiate anemerge ncycall
manually: presscover :brie flytoopen
it.
X Press SOSbutton ;brie fly.
The indica torlamp inSOS button ;
flas hes until theemerge ncycallis
conclude d.
X Wai tfor avoice connection tothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance
Center.
X After theemerge ncycallisended, close
cover :. G
WARNING If
you feel inany way injeopa rdywhen inthe
vehicl e(e.g. smoke orfire inthe vehicl e,
vehicl ein adange rousroad location), please
do not waitfor voice contact afteryouhave
presse dthe SOS button. Careful lylea vethe
vehicl eand move toasafe location. The Mercede
s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
wil lau tomatical lycontact localemerge ncy
officia lswith thevehicl e'sapp roximate
loca tion ifthey receive anautomatic SOS
signa land cannot makevoicecontact withthe
vehicl eoccupa nts.
Roadside Assistanc ebutton X
Press andhold Roadsid eAssistance
button :for more thantwoseconds.
This initia tesacall tothe Mercede s-Benz
Cu stomer Assistance Center.Theindica tor
lamp inRoa dsid eAssistance button:
flas hes whilethe call isactive. The Connect
ing Call messa
geapp ears inthe
mul tifunction 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. Features
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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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esStowing and features

This
may bebecause thecorrespon ding
mobile phonenetwork isnot availab le.
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.
Call prior ity When
servicecall sare active, e.g. Roadsi de
As sist anc eor MB Info call s,an eme rgency
call can still be initia ted. Inthis cas e,an
eme rgencycall willtakeprio rityand override
all other active calls.
The indicat orlamp oftheres pec tive but ton
flas hes untilth ecall isen ded. Aneme rgency
call can onlybe term inat edbytheMer cedes-
Ben zCust omerAs sist anc eCen ter. All other
call scan beended bypre ssin gth e~
but tono nthe multifunction steeringwheelor
the corresponding buttonforending a
telephone callonthe audi osystem oron
COMAND. i
If
an mbrace callisinitiated, audiooutput
is muted. Themobile phoneisno longer
conn ected toCOMAND. However,ifyou
want touse your mobile phone, we
recommen dthat youdothis only when the
vehicle isstationary andinasafe location.
Dow nloading destinations i
Inform
ationonthe componen tsand
operating principles ofCOMAND canbe
found inthe separate COMAND operating
instruct ions. i
You
canonly usetheDestin ation
Download functionifthe vehicle is
equipp edwith anavigation system.
Destin ationDownload givesyouaccess toa
database withover 15million pointsof
interest (POIs)/important destinationsthatcan
bedownloaded ontothenavigation
system ofyour vehicle. Ifyou know the
destination, youcan download theaddress or
obtain thelocation ofpoints ofinterest
(POIs)/important destinationsinthe
surrounding area.
You areprompted toconfirm routeguidance
to the address entered.
The system calculates theroute and
subsequ entlystarts theroute guidancewith
the address entered. i
If
you select No ,
the address canbestored
in the address book. i
The
Destin ationDownload functionis
availa bleifthe corresponding mobile
phone network isavaila bleand data
transf erispossible.
Route Assistance
This service ispart ofthe mbrace PLUS
Package andcannot bepurchased
separately. i
You
canalso usetheRoute Assistanc e
funct ionifyour vehicle isnot equipp edwith
a navigation system.
Within theframework ofthis service, you
receive aprofessional andreliabl eform of
navigation supportwithouthavingtoleave
your vehicle.
The customer servicerepresentat ive
determines asuitable drivingroutebased on
your current vehicleposition andthedesired
destination andguides youlivethrough the
current sections ofthe route.
Search &Send "Sear
ch&Sen d"isadest inationentry
ser vice.You canfindfurt her inform ationon
"Sear ch&S end" inthe separate COMAND
operatin ginst ruct ions. Featur
es
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