dimensions MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

Opening/closing (from outside)
.......80
Opening dimensions ......................378
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 264
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Notes ............................................. 370
Traile rloads ................................... 379
Tyres/whee ls................................. 364
Vehicle data ................................... 377
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 243
Display message ............................ 282
Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 242
Number from the phone book ........ 243
Redialling ....................................... 244
Rej ecting/end ingac all................. 243
Te lephon ecompartmen t................ 298
Tel escopic rod (Easy-Pack fix kit) ....304
Temperature Coolan t.......................................... 234
Outs idet emper ature ...... ............... .234
Setting (cl imate control) ................126
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 170
Theft-deterren tsyst em
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) .........68
Through-loading ................................ 298
TIRE FITk it.......................................... 335
Top Tether ............................................ 54
Total distanc erecorder .................... 239
Tow-away protection ..........................69
Towing Important safety notes ..................349
Towing atrailer
Active Blind Sp ot Assist................. 215
Active Lane Kee ping Assist ............217
Active Parking Assis t..................... 197
Bulb failure ind icator for LED
lamps ............................................. 231
Pullin gawayw ithat railer .............. 141
Traile rdrive program ..................... 219
Towing away
Fitting the tow inge ye.................... 350
Removing the tow inge ye............... 351
With both axl eson the ground .......351 Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............352
Important safety notes ..................349
Trailer coupli ng
se eT owing atrailer
Traile rtowing
7-pin connector ............................. 231
Blind Spo tAssist ...... ...................... 210
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 328
Coupling up atrailer ...................... 228
Decouplin gatrailer ....................... 229
Driving tip s.................................... 226
ESP ®
................................................ 65
Fol ding in the bal lcoupling ............ 230
Fol ding out the bal lcoupling .......... 228
Important safety notes ..................226
Lig htsd ispla ymessage .................. 262
Mo unting dimensions ....................378
Parktroni c...................................... 193
Po wer suppl y................................. 230
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 232
Shift rang e..................................... 148
Traile rloads ................................... 379
Transmission
seeA utomati ctransmission
Transporting the vehicle ..................351
Travellin guphill
Brow of hil l..................................... 169
Driving downhil l............................. 169
Maximum gradient-climbing cap a-
bility ............................................... 169
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .329
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) ................................................. .239
Trip meter Calling up ....................................... 239
Resetting (on-bo ardc omputer )...... 240
Trip odom eter
see Trip meter
Turn signals
Switching on/off ........................... 108
TV
Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 242
se eS eparate operating instructions Index
19

Two-way radio
Frequencie s................................... 371
Installati on .................................... .371
Transmission output (maximum ).... 371
Type identification plate
seeV ehicle identificat ionp late
Tyr epressure
Calling up (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 361
Display message ............................ 277
Not reac hed( TIREFIT) .................... 336
Pressure loss warning ....................360
Reache d(TIREFIT) .......................... 337
Rec ommended ............................... 359
Tyre pressur emonitor
Function/notes ............................. 361
Restarting ...................................... 362
Warn ingl am p................................. 293
Tyres
Checking ........................................ 356
Directi on ofrotation ...................... 364
Display message ............................ 277
Gri p................................................ 164
Important safety note s.................. 356
Replacing ....................................... 363
Service life ..................................... 357
Storing ........................................... 364
Tyr esize (data) .............................. 364
Tyr etrea d...................................... 357
se eF lat tyre U
Unladen weight ................................. 377
Un lock ing
Emergency unlocking .......................79
From insid ethe vehicle (central
unl ocking button) ............................. 78V
Vanity mirror (in sun visor) ..............308
Variable SP EEDTRONIC
se eS PEEDTRONIC
Vehicle
Corr ectu se ...................................... 25
Data acq uisition ............................... 25
Display message ............................ 280
Electronics ..................................... 371Equ
ipment ....................................... 22
Implied warranty .............................. 25
Individua lsettings .......................... 246
Leaving pa rkedup. ........................ 162
Locking (i nanemergency) ............... 79
Locking (ke y)................................... 72
Lowering ........................................ 341
Pullin gaway................................... 141
Rais ing. .......................................... 339
Registratio n..................................... 24
To wing away .................................. 349
Transporting .................................. 351
Unlockin g(in an emergency) ...........79
Unlockin g(key )................................ 72
Veh icle data ................................... 377
Vehi cleb attery
se eB attery (vehicle)
Vehicle data ....................................... 377
se eT echnical data
Vehicle dimensions ...........................377
Vehi clee mergency locking ................79
Vehi clei dentification number
se eV IN
Vehi clei dentification plate ..............372
Vehi clel evel (display message) .......269
Vehi clet ool kit .................................. 333
Vehi clew eights ................................. 377
Vents seeA ir vents
Video (DVD) ....................................... .242
Vide oDVD (on-board computer) ......242
VIN ...................................................... 372 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 286
Brake s........................................... 285
Distance warning signa l................. 293
ESP ®
.............................................. 288
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 288
LIM (cruise control )........................ 170
LIM (DISTRONIC PLUS) ..................176
LIM (variabl eSPEEDTRONI C)......... 173
Overview .......................................... 32
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................52
Reserve fuel ................................... 291
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 28420
Index

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

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

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
227Driving andparki ng Z

Inserting th
ebracket sintot he loading
rail X
Insert bracket :into th ecentr eofl oading
rail ?.
X Press release button ;and push
bracket :intothe desired position in load-
ing rail ?.
X Let go of rel ease button ;.
X Press locking button =.
Bracket :is locked in loading rail ?.
X If necessary, fol dlashin geyelet A
upwards. G
WARNING
Distribute the loa donthe lashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be
injured by objects being thrown around if you:
R brake shar ply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Please observe the loading guidelines.
Luggage holder The luggage holder can be use
dtosecure
ligh tloads against the side wall of the luggage
compartment to prev entthem from moving
around.
! Only use the luggage holder to secure
loads with amaximum weight of 7kgand
with dimensions that the luggage holder
can safel yand securely contain. X
To install: insert two brackets Ainto the
left or right loading rail (Y page303).
X Press releas ebutton :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out slightly.
X Insert luggag eholder ;intob rackets A
and ,while doing so, press release button
= and push the luggage holder downwards
until it engages.
X Press release button :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out in the direction
of the arrow.
X Plac ethe load between the strap and the
luggage compartment side wall.
X Using one hand, press locking button :of
the luggage holder.
X With your other hand, let the strap go slowly
until the load is secured.
X Make sur ethat locking button ?on brack-
ets Ais pressed.
This keeps brackets Ain plac eonthe
loading rail.
X To remove: press release button =on
respective bracket Aand remove luggage
holder ;by pulling upwards and out.
Telescopic rod The telescopic rod can be used to secure the
load against the rea
rseats to prevent it from
moving around. 304
Stowage areasStowing and features

detec
tthe new referen ce values after you
have changed th etyrep ressure.
i For an overview of the menus, see
(Y pag e238).
If you wis htodefinethe new reference values
manually:
X Use the tabl eonthe insid eofthe fuel filler
fla ptoe nsure that the tyre pressure is set
correctly in all four tyres for the current
operating conditions.
Also observe the notes in the section on
tyre pressures (Y page359).
X Make sure tha tthe key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Service menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressu re .
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the cur-
ren ttyre pressure of the individual tyres or
the Tyrepressures will be dis‐ played after a few minutes of driv‐
ing message.
X Press the :button.
The Usec urrent pressures as new reference values message appears in
th em ultifunction display.
If you wish to confirm the restart:
X Press the abutton.
The Tyre press. monito rrestarted message appears in th
emultifunction dis-
play.
After you have driven for afew minutes, the
system checks whether the curren ttyre
pressures are within the specified range.
The new tyre pressures are then accepted
as reference values and monitored.
If you wish to cancel the restart:
X Press the %button.
The tyre pressure values stored at the last
restart will continue to be monitored. Radio typ
eapproval for the tyr epres-
sur em onitor In certain countries,
aradio type approval for
the tyre pressure monitor may be required.
The radio type approval number for the tyre
pressure monitor can be found online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.de/
betriebsanleitung. Changing
awheel Flat tyre
Th e" Breakdown ass istance" section
(Y pag e334) contain sinformation and notes
on how to dea lwith aflat tyre. It also provides
instructions on changing awhee lorf itting the
spar ewhee lore mergency spar ewheel. Interch
angin gthe wheels G
WARNING
Interchange th efront and rea rwheels only if
they hav ethe sam edimensions :for example
size, offset ,etc.
After every whee linterchange/change, have
the tightening torque checked at aqualified
specialist workshop that has the necessary
specialist knowledg eand tool stocarry out
the work required. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use aMercedes-Benz Service
Centr efor this purpose. In particular ,work
relevant to safet yoronsafety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
The wheel scould work loose if they are not
tightened to atorqu eof150 Nm.
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benz recom-
mends that you only use wheel bolts of the
correct siz ewhich hav ebeen approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The wear patterns on the fron tand rea rtyres
differ ,dependin gontheopera tingconditions.
Interchange the wheels before aclear wear
pattern has formed on th etyres. Front tyres Changing
awheel
363Wheels and tyre s Z

Usefu
linfor mation ............................ 370
Notes on the technical data .............370
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........370
Vehicle electronics ...........................371
Vehicle identification pla tes............ 372
Service products and capacities .....373
Vehicle da ta...................................... 377
Tailgate opening dimensions ...........378
Trailer tow hitch ................................ 378
24-GHz radar sensor system (coun-
tr yo verview) ..................................... 380 369Technical
data

All models
Wheelbase
2915 mm
Unladen weight
Maximu
mroofload 10
0kg Vehicle height
178
8mm Ground clearance
191 mm
1796 mm
Ground clearance
202 mm
Tailg
ateo pening dimensions Models with: :
Opening
height ;
Maximum
headroom Stee
lsuspen-
sion 2195 mm 1987 mm
Steel suspen-
sion
33 2187 mm 1980 mm
AIRMATIC
package
34 2140 –
2215 mm 1931 –
2006 mm Traile
rtow hitch Mounting dimensions
G
WARNING
Only have atrailer tow hitch retrofit tedata
qualified specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre for thi spurpose. In particular,
work relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems must be carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
! If you have atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
changes to the cooling system and drive
train may be necessary, depending on the
vehicle type.
observe the anchorage points on th echas-
sis frame.
! trailer tow hitc hfitted retrospectively with-
out changing the engine cooling system
and the drive train ,the braked and
unbraked tota ltowing weight (trailer
weight plus load weight) is reduced. Miss-
ing values wer enot available at tim eof
going to print. If higher towin gweight sare
used ,this can result in damage to your
vehi cle's engine. An ydamage that may
33
34 On vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package, the value increases by 30 mm. 378
Trailer tow hitchTechnica
ldata
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML 350 4MATIC
Vehicle height
ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATICC
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC:if you have a
If you have
atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
ML 25 0BlueTE C4MATIC.