ESP MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

X
To switc hthe conn ected powe rsupply
on or off: turn thekey in the ignition lock
to position 2or 0respectivel y. Bulb failure indi
cator for LE Dlamps
i If LED lamps are fitte dinthe trailer, an
error message ma yappear in the multi-
function display even if there is no fault. The
reason for the error message may be that
the current has fallen below the minimum
of 50 milliamper es(mA).
To ensure reliabl eoperation of the bul bfailure
indicator, each LED chai ninthe trailer lighting
must be guaranteed aminimum current of
50 mA. Trailer with 7-pin connector
Genera linforma tion If your trailer has
a7-pin connector, you can
connect it to the 13-pin socket on the ball
coupling using an adapter or, if necessary, an
adapter cable .Both of these can be obtained
at aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
Fitting the adapter X
Open the socket cover.
X Insert the connector with lug :into
groove ;on the socket and tur nthe con-
nec torc lockwise to the stop. X
Let the cover engage.
X If you are using an adapter cable, secure
the cable to the trailer with cable ties.
! Make sure that there is sufficient cable
play so that the cable cannot become
detached when cornering. Towing
atrailer
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Usefu
linfor mati on
i This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available to your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-
specific deviation sare possible .Please
not ethat your vehicle ma ynot be equipped
with all featur es described. This also
applies to safety-releva ntsystems and
functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 24).Important safet
ynotes
You will fin danillustration of th einstrument
cluste rinthe "A taglance "section
(Y page 30). G
WARNING
Only use th eon-bo ardc omputer wh en road
and traffic condition spermit .You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and coul dcause an
accident. G
WARNING
No message swill be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction dis-
play is inoperative.
As aresult, you will not be able to see infor-
mation about your driving conditions, such as
speed, outside temperature, warning and indi-
cator lamps, display messages or system fail-
ures. Drivin gcharacteristic smay be impaired.
Adjust your driving style and vehicle speed
accordingly.
Contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. G
WARNING
The on-board computer only records and dis-
plays malfunctions and warnings from certain
systems. For this reason, you should always make sure that your vehicle is safe to use. You
could otherwis
ecause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle. G
WARNING
The operating safety of your vehicle could be
impaired if maintenance work is carried out
incorrectly. This could cause you to lose con-
trol of your vehicle and cause an accident.
Moreover, the safety systems may no longer
be able to protect you or others as they are
designed to do.
Always have service work carried out at a
qualified specialis tworkshop. Displays and operation
Coolant tempera
tureg auge
Th ec oolant temperatur egauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side.
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driv-
ing uphill, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevvin grange.
! Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doing so will damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
The outside temperature display is in the mul-
tifunction display (Y page 236). G
WARNING
At temperatures just above freezing point, the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas 234
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

X
If only one telep hone number is stored
for aname: press the 6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than on enumbe rfor a
particula rname: press the 6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to mak eacall:press
the ~ or% button.
Redialling Th
eo n-board compute rsaves the last names
or numbers dialle dinthe redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switc htothe
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to selec tthe
desired nam eornumber.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to mak eacall:press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introd uction In the
Assist. menu you can:R
display Spee dLimit Assist and activate/
deactivate the message func tion of Speed
Limit Assist
R show the distance display
R activate/deactivate PRE- SAFE®
Brake
R activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
R activate/deactivate Blind Spo tAssist or
Ac tive Blind Spo tAssist
R activate /deactivate Lan eKeeping Assist or
Active Lan eKeeping Assist
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
In the
SpeedLim. Asst. function
,adetec-
ted speed limi tisdisplayed under certain
conditions (Y page 203).
X Press =or; on the steerin gwheel
to selec tthe Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Speed Lim.
Asst. .
X Press a.
The multifunc tion display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
Activating/deactiva ting th eSpeed Limit
Assist message function
You can se tSpeed Limit Assist (Y page 203)
to display adetected speed limi tautomati-
cally for five seconds .Other messages in the
multifunction display will be faded out for this
length of time.
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Speed Lim.
Asst. .
X Press a.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press :.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If Speed Limit Assist is operational and the
message function is activated, the multifunc- 244
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Displa
ymessages General notes
Display message sappear in th emultifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified for minthe Owner's Manual
and ma ydiffer from the messages shown in the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the displa ymessages and follow the additional notes in
this Owner's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or acontinuou stone.
When you stop and par kthe vehicle, please observe the notes on the HOL Dfunction
(Y page 187 )and parking (Y page 160). Hiding display messages
You can hid esome display messages with alow priority.
X Press the aor% button on the steering wheel to hide the display message.
The display message is cleared.
Displa ymessages with ahigh priority are shown in red.
You cannot hide displa ymessages of the highest priority. The multifunction display shows
these messages continuously until the causes for the messages have been remedied. Message memory
The on-boar dcomputer save scertain display messages. You can call up the display messages
in the message memory .
X Press the =or; button on the steering wheel to select the Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, the multifunction display shows, for example, 2messages .
X Press the 9or: buttontos elect the entry, e.g. 2messages .
X Confirm with a.
X Press the 9or: buttontos croll through the displa ymessages.
When the ignition is switched off ,all displa ymessages are deleted apar tfrom some high-
priority displa ymessages. Once the causes of the high-priorit ydispla ymessages have been
rectified, the corresponding display messages are also deleted. Display messages
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Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!÷
currentl
yunavail‐ able See Owner's
Manual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram), BAS (Brake Assist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill
start assis tand ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily not avail-
able.
The adaptive brake lights ,BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
also have failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps ligh tupin
the instrument cluster.
The self-diagnosis function might not be complete ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
functions liste dabove. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brak ehard, for example.
X Carefully drive on asuitable stretch of road, making slight steer-
ing movements, at aspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident
ABS ,ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily not available.
The adaptive brake lights ,BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
also have failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps ligh tupin
the instrument cluster.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions liste dabove. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brak ehard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again. 254
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
If th
edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !÷
in
operative See Owner'
sManual G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunc-
tion.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the J,÷,åand! warning lamp slight
up in the instrument cluster.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefor elock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisd eactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop immediately. ÷
currentl
yunavail‐ able See Owner's
Manual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ESP ®
,B AS, PRE- SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assis tand
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily not available.
The adaptive brake lights ,BAS PLU Sand PRE-SAFE ®
Brak emay
also have failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamps light up in the
instrument cluster.
The self-diagnosis function might not be complete, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
functions liste dabove.
X Carefull ydrive on asuitable stretc hofroad, makin gslight steer-
ing movements, at aspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the fun ction sm entioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
in
operative See Owner'
sManual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. T!
÷
inoperativ
eSee Owner'
sManual G
Ris
kofa ccident
EB D( electroni cbrake force dist ribution) ,ABS ,ESP ®
,B AS, PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisation are not available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamp slight up in
the instrument cluster and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. !
Release parking
brake Th
er ed ! indicator lam pflashes and awarning tone sounds.
Ac ondition for automatic release of the electric parkin gbrake is
not fulfill ed (Ypag e161).
Yo ua re driving wit hthe electric parkin gbrake appl ied.
X Release the electric parking brake manually. The red
!indicator lamp flashe sand aw arning tone sounds.
You are making an emergency stop using the electric parking
brake (Y page 161). 256
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assist again later (Y page 194).Park Assist
inoperative You hav
ejust carried out alarge number of turnin gorparking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately 10 minutes (Y page 194).
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Switch off and restart the engine.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parkin
gAssist switched off Th
ev ehicle is parked. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. DI
STRONIC PLUS off DISTRONIC PLUS ha
sbeen deactivate d(Ypage 174). If it was
deactivate dautomatically, awarning ton ealso sounds. DI
STRONIC PLUS available again DISTRONIC PLUS is operational agai
nafter having been tempo-
rarily unavailabl e. Youcan now reactivat eDISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 174). Display messages
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J
The red brake system
warnin
glamp comes on
while the engine is run-
ning. Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately.
X Observe th eadditiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
Do not top up the brake fluid. This does not correct the error. !
The yello
wABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) has bee ndeactivated due to afault.
For this reason, BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS, ESP ®
(Electronic
Stability Program), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunc-
tion, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation are also deactivated, for example.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheel scould therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldispla ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is also apossibility that other
systems, such as the navigation system or the automatic trans-
mission ,will not be available. 286
Warning and indicator lamp
sinthe instrument clusterOn-board compute rand displays

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The yellow AB
Swarning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS is temporarily unavailable. Therefore, BAS ,BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,
EBD (electronic brake force distribution), PRE-SAFE ®
,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD function, hil lstart assist, the adaptive
brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation, for example, are also
deactivated.
Self-diagnosi sisnot yet complete or the on-boar dvoltage ma ybe
insufficient ,for example.
The brake system con tinues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above .The wheels could therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Careful lydriv eonas uitable stretch of road, making slight steer-
ing movements, at aspeed above 20 km/h.
The functions mentioned above are available again when the
warning lamp goes out.
If the warning lamp is still on:
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !
The yello
wABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running .A
warning tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
EBD is faulty. Therefore, ABS ,BAS, BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE -SAFE ®
,
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD functi on,hills tart assist, the adaptive
brake lights and ESP ®
trai lers tabilisation, for example, are not
availabl eeither.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above .The wheels could therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin the instrument cluster
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