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

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In this Operator's Manual, you will find the
following symbols:GWARNING
Warning notes draw your attention to hazards
that endanger your health or life, or the health
or life of others.
! These warning notes draw your attention
to hazards that could cause damage to your
vehicle.
i This symbol indicates useful instructions
or further information that could be helpful
to you.XThis symbol designates an
instruction you must follow.XSeveral consecutive symbols
indicate an instruction with several
steps.Y PageThis symbol tells you where you
can find further information on a
topic.YYThis symbol indicates a warning or
an instruction that is continued on
the next page.DisplayThis font indicates a display
message in the multifunction
display/COMAND display.
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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
In
dex

Swi
tching seatheating on/off......... 99
Switchi ngsea tventila tionon/off ..100
Sec uring hooks....... ..................... ...... 288
Sen sors (clean inginstruction s)....... 322
Servi ce
see ASSYST PLUSserviceinterva l
dis pla y
Servi ceinte rval display
Displ aying servi cemessa ges......... 317
Hidi ngservi cemessa ges............... 317
Notes ............................................. 318
Service messages.......................... 317
Servi cemenu (on-bo ardcomputer) .233
Servi ceproducts
Brake fluid..................................... 389
Ca paci ties ...................................... 384
Coo lant (engi ne)............................ 389
DEF speci aladd itive s..................... 387
Engine oil....................................... 388
Fuel ................................................ 385
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 382
Ref rige rant (air-condi tioning
sys tem) .......................................... 389
Was herfluid.......................... .........3 90
Settin gs
Factory (on-boardcompu ter)......... 237
On-boa rdcompu ter....................... 233
Settin gthe airdistribu tion............... 130
Settin gthe airflo w............................ 131
Side impact airbag ............................. 43
Side marker lamp(display
messag e)............................................ 252
Side marker lamps(changi ng
bulb s)................................................. 117
Side window s
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 86
Conve nience openingfeatu re.......... 86
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 85
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 85
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 87
Res etting ......................................... 87
Sli ding sunroo f
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 88
Openi ng/closi ng.............................. 89
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 91
Res etting ......................................... 89
see Panor amaroofwith pow er
tilt/sl iding pane l SmartKey
Cha nging thebattery ....................... 76
Cha nging theprogr ammi ng............. 74
Che cking thebattery ....................... 76
Conve nience closingfeatu re............ 86
Conve nience opening featu re.......... 86
Displ aymessa ge............................ 267
Door central locking/u nlocking.......72
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 72
Loss ................................................. 77
Mecha nicalkey................................ 75
Posi tions (ignition lock)................. 139
Prob lem(malfunction) ..................... 77
Starting theengine ........................ 140
Sno wchai ns
Informati on.................................... 353
Soc kets
Lugg agecompa rtment ................... 298
Poi nts toobse rvebefo reuse ......... 297
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 297
Spare wheel
Notes/da ta.................................... 377
Storage location ............................ 329
see Emergency sparewhe el
Spec ialistwo rkshop ............................ 25
Spee d,controll ing
see Cruisecontrol
Spee dometer
Digita l............................................ 227
In the Instrument cluster................. 29
Segments ...................................... 223
Selecti ngthe unit of
meas urement................................ 233
see Instrument cluster
SRS (Supple mentalRestrain t
Syste m)
Displ aymessa ge............................ 246
Introducti on..................................... 38
Warni nglamp ....... ..................... ..... 275
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 38
Standing lamps
Cha nging bulbs.............................. 116
Displ aymessa ge............................ 252
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 108
Starting (engi ne) ....... .........................140
Station
see Radio
STEE RCONT ROL .................................. 6716
In
dex

Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
cannot lockor
unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Try again tolock/un lockthevehicle usingtheremote control
funct ionofthe SmartK ey.Point thetipofthe SmartK eyatthe
driver's doorhandle fromclose range andpress the%/
& button.
If this does notwork:
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 76)and replace itif
necessary (Ypage 76).
X Lock (Ypage 80)orunlock (Ypage 80)thevehicle using
the mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Lock (Ypage 80)orunlock (Ypage 80)thevehicle using
the mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionof
the SmartK ey.Point thetipofthe SmartK eyatthe driver's door
handle fromclose range andpress the%/& button. There
isamalfunction withKEYLE SS-GO.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionof
the SmartK ey.Point thetipofthe SmartK eyatthe driver's door
handle fromclose range andpress the%/& button.
X Have KEYLE SS-GO check edataqual ified specialist workshop.
If this does notwork:
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 76)and replace itif
necessary (Ypage 76).
X Lock (Ypage 80)orunlock (Ypage 80)thevehicle using
the mechanical key. You
have losta
SmartK ey. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist
workshop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. Smar
tKey
77Opening/closing Z

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
engine cannot be
started usingthe
SmartK ey. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 338).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 341).
or
X Consult aqual ified specialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. Ad
oor isopen. Therefore, theSmart Keycann otbe detect edas
easily .
X Close thedoor andtrytostart thevehicle again. There
isinter ferenc efrom apowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmart Keyinthe ignition lock. Doors
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G When
leaving thevehicle, alwaysremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Always take
the Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised inthe
vehicle, evenifthey aresecured inachild
restraint system,anddonot give them access
to an unlocked vehicle.Achild's unsupervised
access toavehicle couldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.Theycould:
R injure themselves onvehicle parts
R be seriously orfatally injured byextrem e
heat orcold
R injure themselves orhave anaccident with
vehicle equipment thatmay stillbein
operation evenaftertheSmartKey has
been removed fromtheignition, suchasthe
seat adjustment ,steering wheel
adjustment ormemory function. If
children openadoor, theycould cause
severe oreven fatalinjury toother persons; if
they getout ofthe vehicle, theycould injure
themselves whendoing soorbe seriously or
even fatally injured byany passing traffic.
Do not expose thechild restraint systemto
direct sunlight. Thechild restraint system's
metal parts, forexample, couldbecome very
hot, andachild could beburned onthese
parts. G
WARNING Do
not carry heavy orhard object sin the
passenger compartmen tor cargo
compartmen tunle ssthey arefirmly secu red
in place .
Unse curedorimp roperlypo sitio ned cargo
incre ases achi ld's ris kof inju ryinthe event
of
R stro ngbra king maneu vers
R sudd en cha nges ofdirecti on
R an acci dent 78
Do
orsOpening/closing

Problems
withPARKTRONIC Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
Only
thered segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysare lit.
You also hear awarning
tone forapproximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately
20 seconds, andthe
indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC
hasmalfunction edand hasswitched off.
X Ifproblems persist,havePARKTRONIC checkedataqual ified
specialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysare lit.
PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately 20
seconds. The
PARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinterf erence.
X Clea nthe PARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 322).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio or
ultrasound waves.
X See ifPARKTRONIC functionsinadifferent location. Active
Parking Assist
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electronic parking
aid with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused to
measure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
As uitable parkingspac eis ind icat edbythe
park ingsymb ol.Active steer ing interv ention
can assis tyou during parking. Youmay also
use PARKTRONIC (Ypage 183). When
PARKTRONIC isswitched off,Active Parking
Assist isalso unavailab le. G
WARNIN
G Act
iveParking Assistismerely anaid and may
sometimes recommendparking spacesthat
are not suitable forparking. Forexample,
these might bespaces whereparking is
prohibited, driveways,unsuitablesurfaces,
etc. Act
ive Parking Assistmeasures theparking
space asyou drive pastit.Any later changes
to the parking spacearenot taken into
account .For instan ce,this may bethe case
when thevehicle parkedinfront ofor behind
the space changes itsposition orwhen an
obstacle ismoved intotheparking space.
Act ive Parking Assistdoesnotrelieve youof
the responsibility ofpaying attention.Ifyou
rely solely onAct ive Parking Assist,you could
cause anaccident andinjure yourself and
others.
You arealway sresponsible forsafety and
must continue topay atten tiontoyour
immediate surroundings whenparking and
maneuvering. 186
Driving
systemsDriving and parking

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

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions G
Tel
eAid Ino
perative US
Ao nly:one ormor eof the mainfunctio nsinthe mbr ace system
ar ema lfunctio ning.
Ca nad aonl y:one ormor eof the mainfunctio nsofthe TELEAI D
sy stem arema lfunctio ning.
X USA only:ha ve the mbr ace system checked ataq ualifi ed
spec ialist workshop.
X Canad aon ly: have theTE LE AIDs ystem checke dat aqualif ied
spe cialist wor kshop . PRE
-SAFE Ino
perative See Ope
rator'sMan ual G
Ri
sk ofinjury Im
por tant fun ction sofPRE-SAFE ®
have failed .Alloth erocc upant
safet ysyst ems, e.g.airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immed iately. PRE-
SAFE Func
tion Curr
ently Limi
tedSee Oper. Manu
al G
Risk
ofacciden t PRE-
SAFE®
Br ake istem porar ilyinope rative if:
R the DISTRON ICPLUS coverinthe radiat orgrill isdirt y.
R the sensors inthe bumper sare dirty.
R its func tion isimpaired duetoheavy rainorsno w.
R the radar sensor syst emistem porar ilyinope rative, e.g. due to
elect romagnet icradiat ionemit tedbynear byTV orradio
st ation sor oth ersourc esofelect romagnet icradiat ion.
R the syst emisouts idethe operat ingtem perat urerang e.
R the on-board voltage istoo low.
PRE- SAFE®
Br ake isoperat ionalagain andthedisplay message
disappears if:
R the dirt (e.g.slush) drops awaywhile thevehic leisin mot ion.
R the syst emdete ctsthat thesensors arefully available again.
R the syst emiswithin theoperat ingtem perat urerang e.
If the display messagecontinues tobe displayed:
X Clean theDISTRON ICPLUS coverinthe radiat orgrill
(Y page 322).
X Clean thebumper s(Y page 322).
X Restar tthe engine.
X Wait untilthebattery issufficiently charged. Display
messages
245On-board computer and displays Z

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions Lan
eKee ping Ass
ist Ino
perative or Act
ive Lane Kee
pingAss ist Ino
perative Lan
eKee pingAs sis torA ctive Lane Keeping Assi stisdef ectiv e.
X Vis itaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. Blin
dSpot Assist Curr
ently Unav
ailableSee Oper
ator'sManu al or Acti
veBlin d Spot
Assist Curr
ently Unav
ailableSee Oper
ator'sManu al Bli
nd Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assististemp orarily
inop erative .Possible causesare:
R you have established theelectric alconn ection between the
trailer andyour vehicle.
R the sensors aredirty.
R funct ionisimpaired duetoheavy rainorsnow.
R the radar sensor system isoutside theoperating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system istemporarily inoperative, e.g.due to
electrom agneticradiation emittedbynearby TVorradio
station sor other sources ofelectrom agneticradiation.
The yellow 9indicator lampsalsolight upinthe exter ior
mirrors.
X When towing atrailer, confirmthedisplay message witha.
If you aredriving without atrailer andthedisplay message does
not disappea r:
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic conditions.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Clean thesensors (Ypage 322).
X Restart theengine.
If the system detectsthat thesensors arefully operational, the
display message disappears.
Blind SpotAssist orAct ive Blind SpotAssist isoperational again. Blind
SpotAssist Inoperative
or Active
Blind Spot
Assist Inoperative Blind
SpotAssist orAct ive Blind SpotAssist isdefectiv e.
The yellow 9indicator lampsalsolight upinthe exter ior
mirrors.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Park
Assist Canceled The
driver's doorisopen andthedriver's seatbelthasnotbeen
fasten ed.
X Repeat theparking process withtheseat beltfastened andthe
driver's doorclosed. 260
Display
messagesOn-board computer and displays

Disp
laymessa ges Poss
iblecauses/c onseq uences and M Solu
tions DIS
TRONIC PLUS Cur
rently Una
vailableSee Ope
rator'sMan ual DI
ST RON ICisdeac tivat ed and tempo rarily inoper ative. Pos sible
caus esare:
R theDI ST RON ICPLU Sco ver intheradi atorgri lle isdir ty.
R fun ction isimp aire ddue toheav yrain orsnow.
R thesen sorsin thebump ersare dirty.
R therada rsensor system istempor arilyinoperat ive,e.g. due to
electr omagnet icradiation emittedbynearby TVorradio
stat ions orother sources ofelectr omagnet icradiation.
R the system isoutside theoperatin gtemper aturerange.
R The on-board voltage istoo low.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
If th edispl aymes sage does notd isappear:
X Pull over andstop the vehic lesafely assoon aspossible ,paying
att ent ion toroad andtraffic conditio ns.
X Apply theelect ricpark ingbrak e.
X Clean theDISTRON ICPLUS coverinthe radiat orgrille
(Y page 322).
X Clean thebumper s(Y page 322).
X Restar tthe engine.
If the system detectsthat thesensors arefully operational, the
displa ymessage disappears.
DIS TRONIC isoperational again. DISTRONIC
PLUS Inoperative DIS
TRONIC PLUSisdefective. BASPLUS (Brake AssistPLUS) and
PRE-SA FE®
Brake maybeinoperative aswell.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Visi taqu alified specialist workshop. DISTRO
NICPLUS Passiv
e You
have depressed theacceler atorpedal. DISTRONIC PLUSisno
longer controlling thespeed ofthe vehicle.
X Take yourfootoffthe acceler atorpedal. DISTRO
NICPLUS ---
mph An
activ ation condition forDIS TRONIC PLUSisnot fulfilled.
X Check theactiv ation condition sfor DIS TRONIC PLUS
(Y page 169). 262
Display
messagesOn-board computer and displays