wheel MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Manual Online

From LOW RANGE to HIG
HRANGE
! Only carry out the gear change process if:
R the engin eisrunning
R the transmission is in position N
R you are not driving above 70 km/h
X Press LOW RANG Ebutton :.
Indicato rlamp ;flashes.
When the gear change is complete, indica-
tor lamp ;goes out. In th emultifunction
display, the LOWR ANGE Off message
appears and status indica tor=goes out.
While indica torlamp ;is flashing, you can
cancel the gear change by pressin gLOW
RANGE button :agai n.
Me ssages in th emultif un ction display
If ag ear chang eprocess ha snot been suc-
cessful, th efollowin gmessages may be dis-
played in the multifunction display:
LOW RANGE Max. speed 40 km/h :Y
ou have
been drivin gabove 40 km/h. Indicator
lamp ;also flashes.
X Drive mor eslowly to carr yout the gear
change process.
LO WR ANGE Shift to position N briefly :T
he transmission is in position D
and you ar enow drivin gatbelow 40 km/h.
X Shif tthe transmission to Nto complete the
gear change process.
LOW RANGE Shifting cancelled Please
reactivate :T
he shifting process has not
been completed.
X Maintai nall gear change condition sand
carry out the gea rchange process again.
LO WR ANGE Stop Apply parking brake :
Aw arning ton eisalso heard. The gear change
proces shas not been completed. LOW
RANGE is in the neut ralp osition .There is no
con nectio nbetween the engine and the drive
wheels.
! Do not driv eany further, otherwis eyou
coul ddamage the vehicle's drive train. X
Stop the vehicle. Take into account the
road and traffic conditions when doing this.
X Apply the electric parking brake
(Y page 161).
X Carry out the gear change process again.
If the gear change process has been carried
out, the LOWR ANGE Stop Apply park‐ ing brake message disapp
ears. ON&OFFROAD men
uint he COMAND
display (vehicles wit hthe ON&OFF-
ROA Dpackage)
Yo uc an displ ay some driving systems ,driving
programs and additional information in the
COMAND display. X
Make sure that th ekey is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Make sure that COMAN DOnline is activa-
ted, see the separate COMAND operating
instructions.
X Pres sthe : func tion button.
The corresponding displays appear in the
CO MAN Ddisplay:
R level control
R steering angle
R vehicle' sangle of inclination
R uphill or downhil lgradient in percentage
R on- road/off-road program selected
R condition of the differential lock for the
transfer case
R the LOW RANGE off-road gear is selected Off-road driving systems
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Do not exceed the maximum noseweight.
When driving with aloaded carriersystem,
always adjust your drivin gstyle to th eprevail-
ing road, traffic and weather conditions and
drive par ticularly carefully.
You can use carrier sys tems, e.g. bi cycle
racks or load-bea ringimplements on th eball
coupling. The maximum noseweight of 75 kg
applies when usin gcarrier system sontheball
coupling.
General information i
Chec kthe tyr epressure when towin ga
trailer. You will find the values in the tyre
pressure table in the fuel filler flap of the
vehicle (Y page 359).
You will find installation dimensions and loads
in the "Technical data" section
(Y page 378).
The maximum noseweight of the trailer draw-
bar on the ball coupling is 18
.H owever, the
actual noseweight must not exceed the value
given on the trailer tow hitc hortrailer identi-
ficatio nplates. The lowest weight applies.
! Use anoseweight as close as possible to
the maximum permissible noseweight .Do
not use anoseweight of less than 50 kg,
otherwise the trailer ma ycome loose.
Bear in min dthat the payload and the rear
axl eload ar ereduced by the actual nose-
weight.
Please note that when towing atrailer, PARK-
TRONIC (Y page 191) and Blind Spo tAssist
(Y page 208) ar eonly available with limita-
tions ,orn ot at all.
i On vehicles withou tlevel control, the
height of the ball couplin gwill alter accord-
ing to the load placed on the vehicle. If nec-
essary, use atrailer wit haheight-adjusta-
ble drawbar. Driving tips i
Observ ethe information on ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation (Y page 65)and on pull ing
away with atrailer. (Y page 141).
Vehicles wit hthe ON&OFFROAD package:
selec tthe trailer program (Y page 219) with
the off-road program selector wheel in the
cen treconsole.
Th em aximum permissible spee dfor vehicle/
trailer combination sdepends on the type of
trailer .Befor ebeginning the journey, check
the trailer's documents to see what the max-
imu mpermitted speed is. Observ ethe legally
prescribed maximum speed in the relevant
country.
For certai nMercedes-Ben zvehicles, the max-
imu mp ermissible rear axle load is inc reased
when towing atrailer. Refer to th e"Techni cal
data" section to fin dout whether this applies
to your vehicle. If you utilise any of the added
maximum rear axle load when towing atrailer,
th ev ehicle/trailer combination may not
exceed amaximum spee dof100 km/ hfor
reasons concer ning the operating permit.
Thi salso applies in countries in which the
permissible maximum speed for vehicle/
trailer combinations is above 100 km/h.
When towing atrailer, your vehicle's handling
characteristics will be differe ntin comparison
to when drivin gwithout atrailer and it will
consume more fuel.
On long and stee pdownhil lgradients ,you
must select shift range 1,2or 3in good time.
i This also applies if you have activated
cruise con trol, SPEEDTRONIC or DI S-
TRONIC PLUS.
This will use the brakin geffect of th eengine,
so les sbraking wil lberequired to maintain
the speed. This relieves the load on the brake
system and prevent sthe brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly .Ifyou need
additional braking, depress the brake pedal
repeatedly rather than con tinuously.
18 Data unavailable at time of going to print. Towing
atrailer
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pling
atrailer. Th evehicle level could change
and you could endanger yourself or others.
Never press the ADS button or operate the
leve lcontrol while you are coupling up or
decoupling atrailer.
Steel-spring vehicles X
Make sure that th etransmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Engag ethe electric parkin gbrake.
X Positio nthe trailer level behind the vehicle.
X Coupl eupthe trailer.
X Establish the electrical con nection
betwee nthe vehicle and the trailer.
X Chec kthat the trailer lighting system is
working.
Vehicles wit hthe AIRMATIC package X
Make sure that th etransmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Engag ethe electric parkin gbrake.
X Start th eengine.
X Set the vehicl etohighway level
(Y page 189).
X Set the Adaptive Dampin gSystem (ADS )to
AUTO orCOMF(Y page 188).
X Switch off the engine.
X Close the doors and tailgate.
X Position the trailer level behind the vehicle.
X Couple up the trailer.
X Establish the electrical connection
betwee nthe vehicle and the trailer.
X Chec kthat the trailer lighting system is
working.
i If you hav ecoupled atrailer, th evehicle
will remain at highway level.
The vehicle automatically lowers to high-
way level if you driv efaster than 30 km/h
with atrailer. Th evehicle is not lowered to
high-speed level even if you are travelling
at higher speeds. This also applies when using accessories
that are plugged into the socket of the
trailer tow hitch (e.g. abicycle rack). Decoupling
atrailer
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Do not disconnect atrailer with an engaged
overru nbrake .Otherwise, you rhand could
becom etrapped between th ebumpe rand
drawbar. G
WARNING
As soo nasyou raise the trailer drawbar, the
unladen vehicle rises slightly .The vehicle then
lower stod riving level.
Make sure that nobod yisinthe vicinit yofthe
wheel arch or the underbody. You coul doth-
erwise trap yoursel forothers. G
WARNING
Th ev ehicle is lowered as soo nasyou discon-
nec tthe trailer cable. Make sur ethat nobody
is in the vicinit yofthe wheel arch or the
underbody. You coul dotherwis etrap yourse lf
or othe rs.
As soon as you decoupl ethe trailer ,the unla-
den vehicle rise sslightly. Make sure that you
or others are not injured in the process.
! Do not disconnect atrailer wit han
engaged overrun brake. Otherwise, your
vehicle could be damage dbythe rebound-
ing of the overru nbrake.
Steel-spring vehic les X
Ma ke sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Engag ethe electric parkin gbrake.
X Secure th etrailer agains trollin gaway.
X Remove the trailer cable and decouple the
trailer. Towing
atrailer
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or on bridges. If you do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle coul dskid.
For this reason, adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
playe dafter ashort delay. Speedometer wit
hsegments
The segment sinthe speedometer indicate
whic hspeed range is available.
Cruise control (Y page 170) activated:
The segment slight up from the stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONI C(Ypage 172) activa-
ted:
The segment slight up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
DISTRONIC PLU S(Ypage 174) activated:
One or two segment sinthe set speed range
light up.
DI ST RONIC PLUS detects avehicle in front:
The segment sbetween the speed of the vehi-
cle in front and the stored speed light up. Opera
ting th eon-board computer
Overview The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you tur nthe key to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can con trol the multifunc tion display and
the settings in the on-boar dcomputer using
the button sonthe multifunc tion steering
wheel. :
Multifunc tion display
; Switches on LINGUATRONIC ;see the sep-
arate operating instructions
= Right control panel
? Leftcontrol panel
A Bac kbutton
Left control panel =
; R
Call supt he men uand menu bar 9
:
Pres
sbriefly:
R Scrolls throug hlists
R Select sasubmenu or function
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
av ideo scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects aname or telephone
number Displays and operation
235On-boardcomputer and displays Z

9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: select
sthe
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or avideo scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling through the
phone book a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station search func tion at the
desire dstation Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends acall
R Exit stelephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts acall
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC
R Hides display message sorcalls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standar ddisplay in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. :
Time
; Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 246)
= Description field
? Menu bar
A Driv eprogram
B Transmission position
X To sho wmenu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel. 236
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

The
Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly in vehicles with an audio system and vehicles
with COMAN DOnline. The example sgiven in this Owner' sManual apply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
total distance recorder :and trip
meter ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated from the start of ajourney, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last tim ethe submenu
was reset (Y page 240).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start or
From reset .
Tri
pc omputer "From star t"(example)
: Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption The
From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 999 9kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if the
trip exceeds 999 9hour sor9 9,999 kilome-
tres.
Displaying the rang eand cur rent fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
curren tfuel consumption and approximate
range. :
Approximate range
; Current fuel consumption
Approximate range :is calculated accord-
ing to curren tdriving style and th eamount of
fue lint he tank. If ther eisonlyasmal lamount
of fue lleft in the fuel tank ,the display shows
av ehicle being refuelled Cinstead of
range :.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. Menus and submenus
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:
Digita lspeedom eter
Resetting values Yo
uc an reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R trip compute r"From start"
R trip co mputer"From reset"
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
functio nthat you wish to reset.
X Press a. Resettin
gthe trip computer "From start" (example)
X Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Naviga
tion menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instruc tions. For more
information ,see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAN DOnline (se ethe
separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Navi menu.Route guidance not active
:
Direction of travel
; Curren tstreet
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol for "follo wthe road' scourse"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommenda tion :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distanc etochange of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
= Change-of-direction icon
When achange of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distanc edis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction =.This decreases in size as you
approach the announced change of direction. 240
Menu
sand submenusOn-board computer and displays

Change of direction announced with a
lane recommend
ation
Lan erecommendations are only displaye dif
the relevan tdata is available on thed igital
map. :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distanc etochange of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
= Lane recommendation
? Change-of-direction icon
On multi-lane roads, lane recommendation
= may be shown for the next change of
direction. Durin gthe change of direction,
additiona llanes may be displ ayed. :
New lane durin gachange of direction
; Lane con tinues throug hchange of direc-
tion
Other sta tusindicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R Ne wr oute... or
Calculating route :a
new route is being calculated. R
Off map or
Off road :t
he vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital ma p(off-
ma pp osition).
R No route :nor
oute coul dbecalculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selectin garadio station Yo
uc an only change the waveband and store
new stations using the audio system or
COMAND Online.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select Radio (se ethe separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Wav eband
; Station 19
X To selec tastoredstation: brieflypress
the 9 or: button.
X To select astation from the station
list: press and briefl yholdt he 9
or : button.
X To select astatio nusing station
search 20
:press and briefl yholdt he 9
or : button.
i DAB radio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadc ast-
ing); see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
19 If the statio nhas been stored ,the memory po sition will also be displayed.
20 Onl yifnos tation list is received. Menus and submenus
241On-boardcomputer and displays Z

Audio player or audio media operation
Audio dat
afromv arious audio device sor
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select the audio de vice or
medium (see the separat eoperating
instructions).
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Audio menu.
CD changer display (example)
:
Curren tCDint he CD changer
; Curren ttrack
X To sele ctthe next/previous track:
bri efly press the 9or: button.
X To select atrack from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and holdthe
9 or: button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
ton ,the rapi dscrolling spee disincreased.
Not al laudi od evices or media support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the numbe rand name of the track.
The current track does no tappear in audio
AU Xm ode (Auxiliar yaudio mode: external
audio source connected).
TV operation X
Switch on COMAND Online and select TV
(see the separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu. :
Current station
X To select astore dstation: brieflypress
the 9 or: button.
X To select astation from the station
list: press and briefl yholdt he 9
or : button.
Vid eoDVD operation X
Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DVD (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Audio men
u. DVD change
rdisplay (example)
: Curren tDVD in th eDVD changer
; Current scene
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefl ypres sthe 9 or: button.
X To selec tascene from th escene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until th edesired
scene ha sbeenr eached. Telephon
emenu
Introdu ction Functions and display
sare dependen tonthe
optional equipmen tinstalled in your vehicle. 242
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket (Y
page 310), or set
up aB luetooth ®
connection to the audio sys-
tem or COMAN DOnline(see the separate
operating instructions).
i You ca nobtain fur ther information about
suitabl emobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R in any Mercedes Ben zServic eCentre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect G
WAR
NING
Observe the lega lrequir ements of the country
in which you are cur rently drivin gregarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
the mw hen the roa dand traffic conditio ns
allow. Otherwise, you may be distrac tedf rom
th et raffic conditions, caus eanaccident and
injure yourself and others.
X Switch on the mobile phone and audi osys-
tem or COMAND Online (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Tel men
u.
Yo uw ills ee one of the following display mes-
sage sint he multifunction display:
R Please enter PIN :t
he mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
X Enter the PIN usin gthe mobile phone, LIN-
GUATRONIC ,the audio system or
COMAN DOnline.
The mobil ephone will search for anetwor k.
R Telephon eready or th
ename of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
an etwor kand is ready to receive.
R Telephone No Service :non
etwor kis
available, or the mobile phone is searching
for anetwor k. Accepting
acall If someone call
syou when you are in the
Tel menu,
adisplay message appears in the
multifunction display ,for example: X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incomin gcall.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
accept acall.
Rejecting or ending acall X
Press the ~buttonont he steer ing
wheel.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
reject or end acall.
Dialling anumbe rfrom the phone book If you
rmobile phone is able to receive calls,
you can search for and dial anumber from the
phone book in the audio system or COMAND
Online at any time.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly ,pres sand hol dthe
9 or: button for longer than one
second. After ashort time, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. Menu
sand submenus
243On-boardcomput er anddisplays Z