MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2014 W166 Owner's Guide

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems betwee nyou, your
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go
to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov Limited Warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from
culpable contraventions against these
instructions is not covered either by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. Data stored in the vehicle
Information about electronic data
acquisition in the vehicle
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with
devices that can record vehicle systems data.
If your vehicle is equipped with mbrace
(Canada :TELE AID) ,data is transmitted in the
event of an accident. This informatio
nhelps, for example, to test
vehicle systems after an accident and to
continually improve vehicle safety.
Daimler AG can access these data and submit
them:
R for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
R with the consent of the vehicle owner
R on the instruction of prosecuting
authorities
R for use in arbitration of disputes that
involve Daimler AG, its subsidiaries or its
sales and service organizations
R as otherwise required or permitted by law
Please chec kyour mbrace (Canada: TELE
AID) purchase agreement to find out more
about data that can be recorded and
transmitted by this system.
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR
is to record data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed in certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as during air bag deployment
or when hitting a road obstacle. The EDR is
designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
R how various systems in your vehicle are
operating
R whether or not the driver and passenger
seat belts are fastened
R how far (if at all) the driver is depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal and
R how fast the vehicle is traveling
This data can help provide abetter
understanding of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and
no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) are recorded. However, Introduction
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other parties, such as law enforcement, can
combine the EDR data with the type of
personal identification data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer ,othe rparties, such
as law enforcement, who have the special
equipment, can read the informatio nifthey
have access to the vehicle or the EDR. Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-
source software used in your vehicle and its
electronic components is available on the
following website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
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Introduction

Dashboard
........................................... 32
Instrument cluster ..............................33
Multifunction steering wheel .............35
Center console .................................... 36
Overhea dcontrol panel ...................... 39
Door control panel .............................. 40 31At a glance

Dashboard
Function Page
0002
Steering wheel paddle
shifters
169
0003
Combination switch 123
0023
Instrument cluster 33
0022
Horn
0020
DIRECT SELECT lever 165
0021
PARKTRONIC warning
display
213
0014
Overhead control panel 39
0015
Climate control systems 138
0016
Ignition lock 157
Start/Stop button
158 Function Page
0017
Adjusting the steering
wheel manually 111
0018
Adjusting the steering
wheel electrically 111
Steering wheel heating 112
001A
Cruise control lever 192
001B
Opening the hood 364
001C
Diagnostics connection 27
001D
Electric parking brake 180
001E
Light switch 120
001F
Night View Assis
tPlus 23132
DashboardAt a glance

Instrumen
tcluster Displays and controls
Function Page
0002
Speedometer with
segments
264
0003
Fuel gauge
0023
Tachometer
264 Function Page
0022
Coolant temperature 263
0020
Multifunction display 265
0021
Instrument lighting 263Instrument cluster
33At a glance

Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
0002
000D
Low-beam
headlamps 121
0003
0016
Parking lamps 122
0023
000F
ESP® 321
0022
000C
High-beam
headlamps 124
0020
Electric parking brake (red) 324
0007
(USA only) 000C
(Canada only) 0021
000C
Electric parking brake
(yellow) 324
0014
000E
Distance warning 328
0015
00070006
Turn signals 123
0016
0012
Tire pressure monitor 329 Function Page
0017
001F
SRS 324
0018
0014
Seat belt 317
001A
000F
Diesel engine:
preglow 159
001B
000E
Coolant 326
001C
0010
Rearfog lamp 122
001D
0010
Check Engine 325
001E
0012
Reserve fuel 325
001F
0017
ESP®
OFF 321
0024
0019
ABS 319
0025
Braking 318
0011
(USA only) 0008
(Canada only) 34
Instrument clusterAt a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
0002
Multifunction display 265
0003
COMAND display; see the
separate Operating
Instructions
0023
0003
Switches on the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructions
0022
000D
Rejects or ends a call 270
Exits phone book/redial
memory
0004
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial
memory
0009000A
Adjusts the volume
0006
Mute Function Page
0020
00020005
Selects a menu 264
00030004
Selects a submenu or
scrolls through lists
264
000B
Confirms yours
election 264
Hides display messages 282
0021
0007
Back 264
Switches off the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructionsMultifunction steering wheel
35At a glance

Center console
Center console, upper section
Function Page
0002
COMAND; see the separate
operating instructions
0003
000A
Seat heating 109
0023
0011
Seat ventilation 110
0022
0006
PARKTRONIC 213
0020
0012
ECO start/stop
function 161 Function Page
0021
001B
Hazard warning
lamps 124
0014
001A001C
Indicator lamp 49
0015
0017
ESP® 7236
Center consoleAt a glance

Center console, lower section
i
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package Function Page
0017
Cup holder 343
Ashtray 346
Cigarette lighter 346
Socket 347
0018
COMAND controller; see
the separate operating
instructions
001A
0007
ON&OFFROAD menu
button 252
001B
0010
LOW RANGE off-road
gear 249 Function Page
001C
0002
Level control 202
001D
0001
DSR (Downhill Speed
Regulation) 246
001E
0013
Manual drive program 170
001F
Selector wheel for on-road
programs
243
Selector wheel for off-road
programs
248
0024
Stowage compartment 334Center console
37At a glance

i
Vehicles without the ON&OFFROAD
package and AMG vehicles Function Page
0017
Cup holder 343
Ashtray 346
Cigarette lighter 346
Socket 347
0018
COMAND controller; see
the separate operating
instructions
001A
0004
Selects the drive
program 169
Selects the drive program
(AMG vehicles)
169 Function Page
001B
0001
DSR (Downhill Speed
Regulation) 246
001C
0002
Level control
(vehicles with AIRMATIC
package) 209
001D
0008
Adaptive Damping
System (vehicles with
AIRMATIC package) 207
000B
Adjusts AMG
adaptive damping system
(AMG vehicles) 212
001E
Stowage compartment 33438
Center consoleAt a glance