MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Manual Online

the doors from ins
idethe vehicle. Deactivate
the interio rmotion sensor (Y page 69)before
you lock the vehicle. The doors can then be
opened from the inside after the vehicle has
been locked from the outside.
You can only open the rear doors from inside
the vehicle if they are not secured by the
child-proof locks (Y page 60).X
Pull door handle ;.
If the door is locked, locki ngknob :pops
up. The doo risu nlocke dand can be
opened. Centrally lockin
gand unlocking the
vehicle from th einside
You can cen trally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside.
The central locking/unlocking button does
not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
The button sare locate donboth front doors.
i You can notu nlock the vehicl ecentrally
from the inside if the vehicle has been
locked with the key or KEYLESS-GO.
i It is only possible to lock the vehicle cen-
trally if the front-passenger door is closed. X
To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;. Automatic locking mechanism
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning.
You could therefor ebelockedout when:
R the vehicle is being pushed.
R the vehicle is being towed.
R the vehicle is being tested on adynamom-
eter. X
To deactivate: press and holdbutton :
for about five seconds until atones ounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ;for
about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
i If you press one of the two button sand
do not hea ratone, the relevant setting has
already been selected. 78
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You can also switc
hthe automati clocking
function on and off using the on-boar dcom-
puter (Y page 249). Unlocking th
edriver' sdoor (emer-
gency key element)
If the vehicle can no longer be unlocked with
the key, use the emergenc ykey element.
If you use the emergenc ykey elemen tto
unlock and open the driver' sdoor, the anti-
thef talarm system will be triggered
(Y page 68).
X Take the emergenc ykey elemen tout of the
key (Y page 74).
X Insert the emergenc ykey elemen tinto the
lock of the driver's doo rasfar as it will go. X
Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1.
The door is unlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key. Locking the vehicle (emergency key
element)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
key, use the emergency key element. X
Open the driver' sdoor.
X Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the tailgate.
X Press the locking button (Y page 78).
X Check whether the locking knobs on the
front-passenger door and the rea rdoors
ar es till visible. Press down the locking
knobs by hand, if necessary.
X Clos ethe driver's door.
X Take the emergenc ykey elemen tout of the
key (Y page 74).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver' sdoor as far as it will go. X
Tur nthe emergenc ykey elemen tclockwise
as far as it will go to position 1.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergenc ykey elemen tanti-clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Make sure that the doors and the tailgate
are locked.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
i If you lock the vehicl easdescribed above,
the fuel filler fla pisnot locked. The anti-
thef talarm system is not primed. Luggage compartment
Important safet
ynotes
Do not leave the key in the luggage compart-
ment. You could otherwise lock yourself out. Luggage compartment
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G
WARNING
If the engine is running and the tai lgate is
open, exhaust gase scan enter the vehicle
interior. This coul dresult in poisoning. There-
fore, mak esure that the tailgate is always
closed when the engine is running.
! The tailgate swings upwards and to the
rear when opene d. Therefore, mak esure
that there is sufficient clearance above and
behind the tailgate.
i You will find details on the tailgate open-
ing dimensions in the Technical data sec-
tion (Y page 378).
For vehicle swithou tEASY-PACK tailgate
you can:
R open and close the tailgate manually from
outside
R unlock the tailgate from inside with the
emergency release
For vehicle swith EASY-PACK tailgate you
can:
R close the tailgate manually from outside
R open and close the tailgate automatically
from outside
R open and close the tailgate automatically
from inside
R limit the opening angle of the tailgate
R unlock the tailgate from inside with the
emergency release Opening/closing from the outside
Opening X
Press the %button on the key. X
Pull handle :.
X Raise the tailgate.
Vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate: if
you pull handle :and then release it, the
tailgate opens automatically.
Closing G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the tailgate. X
Pull the tailgate down using recess :.
X Push the tailgate closed from outside the
vehicle.
X If necessary, lock the vehicle with
the & button on the key (Y page 72)or
with KEYL ESS-GO (Ypage 73).
i IfaK EYLESS-GO key is detected in the
lugg age compartment, the tailgate wil lnot
lock. 80
Luggage compa
rtmentOpening and closing

Opening/closing au
tomatically from
outside
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
Only for the United Kingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key or with KEY-
LESS-GO, the double lock function is activa-
ted as standard. It is then not possible to open
the doors from inside the vehicle.
Therefore, do not leave any people behind in
the vehicle, particularly children ,elderly peo-
ple or people requirin gspecial assistance. As
ar esult, they may not be able to free them-
selves in the event of an emergency. They
could be seriously or even fatally inju redby
prolonged exposure to extremely high or low
temperatures, for example. In this case, res-
cuin gpeople from outside the vehicle is diffi-
cult.
Deac tivate th einterior motion sensor before
you lock the vehicle. The doors can then be
opened from the inside after the vehicl ehas
been locked from the outside. G
WARNING
Monitor the tailgate opening and closing pro-
cedures to make sure that nobody can
become trapped. To stop the opening or clos-
ing procedure, press the closing button on the
tailgate again or pull the handle on the outside
of the tailgate.
! The tailgate swings upwards and to the
rear when opened .Therefore, make sure
that ther eiss ufficien tclearance above and
behind the tailgate.
i You will fin ddetails on the tailga teopen-
ing dimension sinthe Technical data sec-
tion (Y page 37 8). Opening You can open the tailgat
eautomatically with
the key or the handle in the tailgate.
X Press and hold the Fbutton on the key
until the tailgate opens.
or
X When the tailgate is unlocked, pull the han-
dle and let it go again immediately.
Closing You can close the tailgate automatically using
the key, the closin
gbutton 4
or the locking
button 5
. Closing butto
nand locking button (example :vehi-
cle with the EASY-PACK tailgat eand KEYLESS-GO)
X To close: pressclosing button :on the
tailgate.
or
X Press and hold the Fbutton on the key
until the tailgate closes.
X To close and lock simultaneously:
Press lockin gbutton ;on the tailgate.
i Simultaneously closing and lockin gthe
tailgat eisonly possible if all doors are shut
and the key is locate dinthe vicinit yofthe
tailgate.
i The tailgat ecan only be opened and
closed with the key if there is no key in the
ignition lock.
4 For vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate only.
5 For vehicles with the EASY-PACK tailgate and KEYL ESS-GO only. Luggag
ecompa rtment
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If th
etailgate touches an object whil eclos-
ing, the closing procedure is interrupted
and the tailgate reopens.
i If you leave aKEYLESS-GO key in the lug-
gage compartment, the tailgate wil lnot
lock.
The tail gate is not close dunles saK EY-
LESS-GO key is detected. Opening/closing automatically from
the ins ide G
WARNING
Monito rthe tailgate openin gand closing pro-
cedures to make sure that nobody can
become trappe d. To halt the opening or clos-
ing procedure, press or pull the tailgate's
remote operating button from the driver's
seat again.
You can open and close the tailgate from the
driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary
and unlocked. X
To open: pull remote operating switch :
for the tailgate until the tailgate opens.
X To close: turn the key to position 1or 2in
the ignition lock.
X Press remote operating switch for tail-
gate :until the tailgate is closed. Limiting the opening angle of the tail-
gate
Important safety notes You can limit the opening angle of the tail-
gate. This is possible in the top half of its
opening range, up to approximately 10 cm
before the stop.
!
Make sure there is sufficien tclearanc eto
open the tailgate fully when setting the
openin gangle .The tailgat ecould otherwise
be damaged. Ideally, set the openin gangle
outside.
Activating X
To open the tailgate: pull the handle on
the tailgate.
X To stop the opening procedur eatthe
desire dposition: press the closing button
(Y page 81) in the tailgate or pull the handle
on the outside of the tailgate again.
X To store the position: press and hold the
closing button in the tailgate until you hear
as hort tone.
The opening angl elimiter is activated. The
tailgate will now stop in the stored position
when opening.
Deactivating X
Press and hold the closing button
(Y page 81) in the tailgate until you hear
two short tones. Tailgat
eemergency release
If the tailgate can no longe rbeo pened from
outside the vehicle, use the emergency
release on the inside of the tailgate.
X Take the emergenc ykey elemen tout of the
key (Y page 74).
i You will find details on the tailgate open-
ing dimensions in the Technical data sec-
tion (Y page 378). 82
Luggage compartmentOpenin
gand closing

!
When opening, the tailgate swings up and
out. Therefore, mak esure that there is suf-
ficient clearance above and behind the tail-
gate.
X Insert emergency key element ;into
opening in trim :.
X Turn emergency key element ;90° clock-
wise.
X Push emergency key element ;in the
direction of the arrow and open the tail-
gate. Side windows
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
when aside window is opened. Do not touch
or lean against the side window during the
opening procedure. You could become trap-
ped between the side window and the door
frame as the side window moves down. If
there is arisk of becoming trapped, release
the switch or pull the switch upwards to close
the side window again. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close aside window. If there is arisk
of becoming trapped, release the switch or
press it agai ntoopen the side window again. G
WARNING
Children may injur ethemselves if they open
or close the side windows.
Never leav echildren unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always tak ethe key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you ar eonly leaving it for
as hort time. G
WARNING
Do not leav echildren unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they ar esecured in achild
restraint system .The children could:
R be seriously or even fatall yinjured on parts
of the vehicle
R be seriously or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to extremely hig hor
extremely low temperatures
If children open adoor, they could:
R seriously or even fatally injure other people
R get out of the vehicle and injure them-
selves, or be seriously or even fatally
injure dbya passing vehicle
Activat ethe child-proof locks/overrid efea-
tur eifc hildren ar etravelling in th evehicle.
They could otherwise open doors or side win-
dows while the vehicle is in motion and
thereby injure themselves or others. Opening and closing the side win-
dows :
Fron tleft
; Fron tright Side windows
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=
Rear right
? Rear left
The switches for all side windows are located
on the driver's door. There is also aswitch on
eac hdoorfor the corresponding side window.
The switches on the driver's door tak eprec-
edence.
i Thes ide windows cannot be operated
from the rear when the override featur efor
the side window sisactivate d(Ypage 60).
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X To open: press the corresponding switch.
X To close: pull the corresponding switch.
i If you press the switch beyond the point
of resistan ce,ana utomatic opening /clos-
ing process is started in the corresponding
direction .You can stop automatic opera-
tion by pressin gagain.
i You can con tinue to operate the sid ewin-
dows after switching off the engine or
removing the key. This func tion remains
active for fiv eminutes or until the driver's
or front-passenger door is opened. Convenience opening feature
You can ventilate the vehicle before you start
driving. To do this, the key is used to carr yout
the following functions simultaneously:
R unlock the vehicle
R open the side windows
R open the sliding sunroof or the panorama
sliding sunroof and the roller sunblinds
R switch on the seat ventilation for the driv-
er's seat
i The convenience opening feature can
only be operated using the key. The key
must be close to the driver' sdoor handle. X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Press and hold the %button until the
side window sand the sliding sunroo forthe
panorama slidin gsunroof are in the desired
position.
If the roller sunblinds of the panorama sliding
sunroof are closed ,the roller sunblinds are
opened first.
X Press and hold the %button again until
the panorama slidin gsunroof is in the
desired position.
X To interrupt convenience opening:
release the %button. Convenience closin
gfeature
General notes When you lock the vehicle, you can simulta-
neously:
R
close the side windows
R close the sliding sunroof or the panorama
sliding sunroof
On vehicles with apanorama sliding sunroof,
you can then close the roller sunblinds. G
WARNING
When using the convenienc eclosing feature,
make sure that nobody can become trapped.
Proceed as follows if there is arisk of entrap-
ment:
With the key:
R release the &button.
R press and hold the %button until the
side windows and the sliding sunroof or the
panoram asliding sunroof open again.
With KEYL ESS-GO:
R release the senso rsurface on the door han-
dle.
R pull the door handle immediately and hold
it.
The side windows and the sliding sunroof
or the panorama sliding sunroof open. 84
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gand closing

Using th
ekey i
The key must be close to the driver 'sdoor
handle.
X Point the tip of the key at the driver' sdoor
handle.
X Press and hold the &button until the
side window sand the sliding sunroof or the
panorama sliding sunroof are fully closed.
X Make sure that all the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or panorama sliding sunroof
are closed.
On vehicles with apanorama sliding sunroof:
X Press and hold the &button again until
the roller sunblinds of the panorama sliding
sunroof close.
X To interrupt convenienc eclosing:
release the &button.
Using KEYLESS-GO The KEYL
ESS-GOkey must be outside the
vehicle .All the doors must be closed. X
Touch recessed sensor surface :on the
door handle until the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or the panoram asliding
sunroof are fully closed.
i Make sure you only touch recessed sen-
sor surface :.
X Make sure that all the side windows and the
sliding sunroof or panoram asliding sunroof
are closed. On vehicles with
apanorama sliding sunroof:
X Touch recessed senso rsurface :on the
door handle again until the roller sunblinds
of the panorama sliding sunroof close.
X To interrupt convenienc eclosing:
release recessed sensor surface :on the
door handle. Resetting the side windows
If as ide window can no longer be closed fully,
you must reset it.
X Close all the doors.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Pull the corresponding switch on the door
control panel until the side window is com-
pletely closed. (Y page 83)
X Hold the switch for an additional second.
If the side window opens again slightly:
X Immediately pull the corresponding switch
on the door control panel until the side win-
dow is completely closed (Y page 83).
X Hold the switch for an additional second.
X If the corresponding side window remains
closed after the button has been released,
the side window has been reset correctly.
If this is not the case, repeat the steps
above again. Problems with the side windows
Problem: aside window cannot be closed
because it is blocked by objects, e.g.
leaves in th ewindow guide.
X Remov ethe objects.
X Close the side window.
Problem :aside window cannot be closed
and you cannot see th ecause. G
WARNING
Closing the side windows wit hincrease dforce
or withou tthe anti-entrapmen tfeature could Side windows
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lead to serious or even fatal injury. Make sure
that nobody can becom etrapped when clos-
ing the side windows.
If as ide window is obstructed during closing
and reopen sagain slightly:
X Im me diately after the window blocks, pull
the correspondin gswitc hagain until the
side window has closed.
The side window is close dwith increased
force.
If as ide window is obstructed again during
closing and reopen sagain slightly:
X Im me diately after the window blocks, pull
the correspondin gswitc hagain until the
side window has closed.
The side window is close dwithout the anti-
entrapmen tfeature. Sliding sunroof
Important safet
ynotes
Your vehicle may be fitted with asliding sun-
roof or apanorama sliding sunroof. In the fol-
lowing section, the ter m"slidin gsunroof"
refers to both types of sliding sunroof. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when opening and closing the sliding sunroof.
If there is arisk of entrapment ,release the
switch immediately. Durin gautomatic opera-
tion ,push the switc hbriefly in any direction
to stop the sliding sunroof. G
WARNING
Th eg lass in th epanoram asunroof could
brea kinana ccident. If yo uare not wearin ga
seat belt ,there is arisk that you could be
thrown through the opening in the event of the
vehicle overturning. Therefore, always wear a
seat belt to reduce the risk of injuries. G
WARNING
Children could injur ethemselves if they oper-
ate the slidin gsunroof.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving
the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
as hort time.
! Only open the panoram asliding sunroof
if it is free of snow and ice. Otherwise, mal-
func tions ma yoccur.
Do not allo wanything to protrude from the
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, the seals could
be damaged.
i Resonance noises can occur in addition
to the usual airflow noises whe nthe sliding
sunroof is open. They ar ecaused by minor
pressure fluctuations in the vehicle interior.
Change the position of the sliding sunroof
or open aside window slightly to reduce or
eliminat ethese noises. Operating th
esliding sunroof
Opening and closing i
You can continue to operate the sliding
sunroof after switching off the engine or
removing the key. This function remains
activ efor fiv eminutes or until the driver's
or front-passenger door is opened. Overhead control panel
:
To raise
; To open
= To close/lower 86
Slidin
gsunroofOpenin gand closing

X
Tur nthe key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press or pull the 2switchinthe corre-
sponding direction.
i If you press the 2switchbeyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is star tedint he corre-
sponding direction .You can stop automatic
operation by pressin gagain.
The sun protection cover automatically opens
along with the slidin gsunroof. You can open
or close the sun protection cover manually
when the sliding sunroof is raised or closed.
Rain closin gfeature When the key is in position
0in the ignition
lock or is removed, the sliding sunroof closes
automatically:
R if it start storain
R at extreme outside temperatures
R after six hours
R if there is amalfunction in the power supply
The rear of the sliding sunroof is then raised
in order to ventilate the vehicle interior.
i If the sliding sunroof is obstructed when
being closed by the rain closing feature, it
opens again slightly. The rain closing fea-
ture is then deactivated.
The sliding sunroof does not close if:
R it is raised at the rear.
R it is blocked.
R no rain is falling on the area of the wind-
screen being monitored by the rain sensor
(e.g. because the vehicle is under abridge
or in acarport).
Resetting Reset the sliding sunroof if it does not move
smoothly. X
Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Raise the sliding sunroof fully at the rear
(Y page 86).
X Keep the 2switch presse dfor another
second.
X Make sure that the slidin gsunroof can be
fully opened and closed again (Y page 86).
X If this is not the case, repeat the steps
above again.
! If the sliding sunroof still cannot be
opened or closed fully after resetting, con-
tact aqualified specialist workshop. Operating the panorama slidin
gsun-
roof
Opening and closi ng Overhead con
trol panel
: To raise
; To open
= To close/lower
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Push or pull the 2switch in the corre-
sponding direction.
i If you press the 2switch beyond the
point of resistan ce,ana utomatic opening/
closing process is started in the corre-
sponding direction. You can stop automatic
operation by pressing again. Sliding sunroof
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