reset MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

Exterior mirrors
Adjustin g....................................... 100
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........102
Fol ding in/ou t(automatically )....... 101
Fol ding in/ou t(electrically) ...........101
Fol ding in whe nlocki ng(on-board
computer) ...................................... 251
Ou tofp osition (troubleshooting) ...101
Parking positio n............................. 102
Resetting ....................................... 101
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103F
Faul tmessage
see Display messages
Filler cap
see Fuel filler flap
Fire extinguisher ............................... 332
First-aid kit ......................................... 332
Flat tyre Changing awheel/fitting the
spare wheel ................................... 337
MOExtende drun-flat sy stem......... 342
Pre paring th evehicle ..................... 334
Rais ingt he vehicle ......................... 339
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 335
Floormat ............................................ .316
Foglamps (extende drang e).............. 110
Foldin gthe rear be nchs eat for-
wards/back ....................................... 299
Fording Off-road ......................................... 164
On flo oded roads ........................... 164
Frequencies
Garage door opene r....................... 316
Mobile phone ................................. 371
Tw o-way radio ................................ 371
Fron twindscreen
see Windscreen
Fuel
Consumption statistic s.................. 239
Displaying the curren tconsum p-
tion ................................................ 239
Displaying the rang e...................... 239
Fue lgauge ....................................... 30
Important safety notes ..................374Note
sabout consum ption ............. 374
Pro blem (malfunction) ................... 156
Refuellin g....................................... 152
Tank content/reserve fuel .............374
Fue lfiller flap
Opening/closing ............................ 154
Fue lfilter (white display mess age) .2 68
Fue llevel
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 239
Gaug e.............................................. 30
Fue lreserve
see Fuel
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 374
Pro blem (malfunction) ................... 156
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 353
Before changing ............................. 353
Dashboard fus ebox....................... 353
Fus ebox in the engin ecompart-
men t.............................................. 353
Fus ebox under rear bench seat ....353
Important safety notes ..................352 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory .....................315
Freq uencies ................................... 316
Note s............................................. 313
Opening/closing the garage door ..314
Programming (b utton in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 313
Gear or se lector lever (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 329
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........370
Glove compartment ..........................297 H
Handbrake seeP arking brake
Hazard warning lamps ......................109
Headlamp Clean ings ystem (function) ............108 Index
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Off-road 4ETS
.................................. 64
Off-road ABS .................................... 62
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 65
Off-road program (ve hicle without
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Off-road programs (ve hicle with
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Oil
seeE ngine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 252
On-board computer Assistance menu ........................... 244
Aud iomen u................................... 241
Convenience su bmenu .................. 251
Displaying aserv icem essage ........323
Display message s.......................... 253
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
Factory settin gsubmenu ............... 252
Heating su bmenu ...... ..................... 250
Important safety note s.................. 234
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........246
Lig ht subm enu............................... 247
Menu overview .............................. 238
Mess agem emor y.......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 240
On and Offro admen u.................... 252
Operating the TV ............................ 242
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 242
Operatio n....................................... 235
Service menu ................................. 246
Setting smenu ............................... 246
Standard di splay. ........................... 239
Te lephon emenu ............................ 242
Tri pm enu ...................................... 239
Veh icle submenu ........................... 249
On-board diag nostic interface ...........24
On-road programs AUTO program ............................... 218
Function/notes ............................. 218
Sno wprogram ............................... 219
SPORT program ............................. 218
Traile rprog ram .............................. 219
Ope ning and closing th eside trim
panels ................................................ .115
Operatin gsafety
On-bo ardd iagnostic interface .......... 24 Operatin
gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........234
Ov erhead control panel ......................36
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 60 P
Pai nt code .......................................... 372
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...326
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 87
Opening/closing the rol lers un-
blind ...... ........................................... 88
Problem (malfunction) .....................89
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 88
Resetting ......................................... 88
Parking ............................................... 160
Important safety notes ..................160
Positio nofexterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 102
Reversing camera ..........................197
se eP ARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................194
se eE xterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Disp laym essage ............................ 256
Electric parking brak e.................... 161
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 115
Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 106
Parking lamps (chang ingb ulbs) ......115
PARKTRONIC Deactivating/activating .................192
Driving sy stem ............................... 191
Function/notes ............................. 191
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 194
Sensor rang e................................. 191
Traile rtowing ................................. 193
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 192
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 52 Index
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Rolle
rsunb lind
Pa norama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Roof carri er........................................ 306
Roof li ning and carpet s(cle aning
in st ructions) ...................................... 330
Roof load (maximum) ........................377
Route seeR oute guidance (nav igation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............240 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Ch ildr estra ints ystems .................... 50
Safety net
Attaching ....................................... 303
Important safety informatio n......... 303
Safety systems
seeD riving safety sy stems
Seat belt
Adjusting the driv er's and front-
pa ssenger sea tbelt ......................... 48
Adjusting the he ight......................... 48
Belt force limiter .............................. 49
Bel ttensioner .................................. 49
Clean ing. ........................................ 330
Disp laym essage ............................ 260
Fasten ing. ........................................ 47
Important safety gu idelines ............. 46
Rea rseat belt status indicator .........49
Releasing ......................................... 48
Switch ingb elta djustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................251
Warn ingl am p(function) ................... 48
Seat be lts
Warn ingl am p................................. 284
Seats
Adjusting (electrically )..................... 94
Adjusting the 4-way lumba rsup-
port .................................................. 96
Adjusting the head restraint............ 94
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 329
Correct driver's se at position ........... 92
Folding the rear bench sea tfor-
wards/bac k................................... 299
Important safety notes ....................93
Sea theating problem ...................... 97Sea
tventil ation proble m.................. 98
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103
Switch ings eat heating on/off .........96
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................... 97
Se curing hooks .................................. 301
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......327
Service seeA SSYST PLUS service interval
display
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .246
Service products
AdBl ue®
special additive s.............. 374
Brake fluid ..................................... 376
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 377
Engine oi l....................................... 375
Fue l................................................ 374
Important safety note s.................. 373
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 252
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 246
Settin gthe air distribution ...............126
Settin gthe airfl ow............................ 127
Sidebag ................................................ 44
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 264
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................84
Convenience op ening ...................... 84
Important safety notes ....................83
Opening/closing .............................. 83
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 85
resetting .......................................... 85
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 86
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 89
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 87
Resetting ......................................... 87
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains
Information .................................... 358
Sno wdrive program ....................... 219
So cket
Centre console .............................. 310
Luggag ecompartmen t................... 310 Index
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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
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The equipment conform
stothe relevant
equipment -specific EMC specification sin
accordanc ewith the following European
standards:
R EN 550 13
R EN 55020
Therefore, adherence to the relevant specifi-
cations for electromagnetic compatibility is
guarantee dfor this device.
As aresult, interferenc ecaused by your
equipment to other electrical/electronic
equipment and interferenc etoyour equip-
men tcaused by other electrical/electronic
equipment can be largely prevented. On-board diagnostic interface
G
WARNING
If you connect equipment to the on-board
diagnostic interface, it can affect the opera-
tion of the vehicle systems. This can impair
the operating safety of your vehicle while driv-
ing. There is arisk of accident.
Do not connect any equipment to the on-
board diagnostic interface. G
WARNING
Loose equipment or equipment cables which
are connected to the on-board diagnostic
interface may infringe on the space around
the pedals. The equipment or the cables could
get between the pedals in the event of sudden
braking or acceleration .You may then no lon-
ger be able to brake, operate the clutch or
accelerate as intended. There is arisk of acci-
dent.
Do not attach any equipment or cables in the
driver footwell.
Connecting equipment to the on-board diag-
nostic interface can lead to emissions moni-
torin ginformation being reset. Thi smay lead
to the vehicle failing to meet the require-
ment satthe nex temissions con trol test or
main inspec tion. If the engin
eisswitched off and equipment
on the on-board diagnostic interface is used,
the starter battery may discharge.
The on-board diagnostic interface is intended
for the connection of diagnostic equipment at
aq ualified specialist workshop. Qualified specialist workshop
Aq ualified specialist workshop has the nec-
essary specialist knowledge, tools and quali-
fication stocorrectlyc arry out the work
required on your vehicle. This is especially the
cas efor work releva ntto safety.
Observ ethe information in th eServic eBook-
let.
Alway shave th efollowin gwork carried out at
aq ualified specialist workshop:
R work relevan ttosafety
R servic eand maintenance work
R repair work
R alterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
R work on ele ctroniccomponen ts
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Vehicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres
to carry out technical inspectio nson certain
ve hicles to improv etheir quality or safety.
If you did not purchase your vehicle from an
authorised specialist dealer and your vehicle
has never been inspected at aMercedes-
Ben zService Cent re,itisp ossible that your
vehicle is not registered in your nam ewith
Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Ben zcan only
infor myou about vehicle chec ksif it has your
registration data.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Servic eCentre. 24
Introduction

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
85Openingand closing
Z

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
87Openingand closing Z

Rain closin
gfeature Whe
nthe key is in position 0in the ignition
lock or is removed ,the panorama slidin gsun-
roof closes automatically:
R if it starts to rain
R at extreme outsid etemperatures
R after six hours
R if there is amalfunction in the power supply
The panorama sliding sunroof remains raised
at the rear in order to allow ventilation of the
vehicle interior.
i If the panorama sliding sunroof is obstruc-
ted when being closed by the rain closing
feature, it opens again slightly. The rain
closing feature is then deactivated.
The panorama 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). Operating the panoram
asliding sun-
roof roller sunblinds
Genera lnotes The roller sunblinds shield the vehicle interior
from sunlight. The two roller sunblinds can
only be opened and closed together when the
panoram asliding sunroof is closed. G
WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you open or close the roller sunblinds. Opening and closing Overhead control panel
:
To open
; To open
= To close
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press or pull the 2switch in the corre-
sponding direction.
i If you press the 2switch beyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is started in the corre-
sponding direction. You can stop automatic
operation by pressing again.
Resetting the panora masliding sunroof
and th eroller sunblinds Reset the panorama sliding sunroof and the
roller sunblinds if the panorama sliding sun-
roof or the roller sunblinds do not move
smoothly.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Pull the 2switchrepeatedly to the point
of resistanc einthe direction of arrow =
until the pano rama sliding sunroof is fully
closed.
X Kee pswitch 2pulled for an additional
second.
X Pull the 2switchrepeatedly to the point
of resistanc einthe direction of arrow =
until the roller sunblinds ar efully closed. 88
Sliding sunroofOpenin
gand closing

X
Kee pswitch 2pulled for an additional
second.
X Make sure that the panorama sliding sun-
roof (Y page 87) and the rolle rsunblinds
(Y page 88 )can be fully opened again.
X If this is no tthe case ,repeat the steps
above again.
! If the panorama sliding sunroof and the
roller sunblin dcannot be fully opened or
closed after resetting, contact aqualified
specialist workshop. Problems with the slidin
gsunroof
Your vehicl emay be fitted with asliding sun-
roof or apanorama sliding sunroof. In the fol-
lowing section, the term "sliding sunroof"
refers to both types of sliding sunroof.
Problem: the sunroof cannot be closed
and you cannot see the cause. G
WARNING
You could be severely or even fatally injured
when closing the sliding sunroof with
increased closing force or if the anti-entrap-
ment feature is deactivated. Make sure that
nobody can become trapped when closing the
sliding sunroof.
If the sliding sunroof is obstructed during
closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks, pull the 2switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of
resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed with increased
force.
If the sliding sunroof is obstructed again dur-
ing closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the sliding sunroof
blocks, pull the 2switch in the over-
head control panel down to the point of resistance and hold it until the sliding sun-
roof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed without the
anti-entrapment feature. Sliding sunroof
89Openingand closing Z

X
Make sur ethat the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press button :for the left-hand exterior
mirror or button ;for the right-hand exte-
rior mirror.
The indicator lam pint he corresponding
button lights up in red.
The indicator lam pgoes out again after
some time. You can adjust the selected
mirror using adjustment button =as long
as the indicator lam pislit.
X Press adjustment button =up, down, to
the right or to the left until the exterior mir-
ror is set to aposition that provides you
with agood overview of traffic conditions.
Folding th eexterior mir rors in or out
electrically X
Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypres sbutton :.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out. i
Make sure that the exterior mirrors are
always folded out fully while the vehicle is
in motion, as they may otherwis evibrate.
Setting the exterior mirrors If the battery has been disconnected or com-
pletely discharged, the exterior mirrors must
be reset. The exterior mirrors will otherwise
not fold in when you select the "Fold in mir-
rors when locking" func tion in the on-board
computer (Y page 251).
X Make sure that the key is in position 1in
the ignition lock.
X Briefl ypres sbutton :.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
automatically If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 251):
R the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soo nasyou lock the vehicle from the out-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold out again automat-
ically as soon as you unloc kthe vehicle and
then open the driver's or front-passenger
door.
i The mirrors do not fol dout if they have
been folded in manually.
Exterior mirror out of position If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows:
X Vehicles without electrically folding
exterior mirrors: move the exterior mirror
into the correct position manually.
X Vehicles with electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: press and hold the mirror-
folding button (Y page 101)until you hear
the mirror engage in position.
The mirror housing is engaged agai nand
you can adjus tthe exterior mirrors as usual
(Y page 100). Mir
rors
101Seats ,steeri ngwheel and mirrors Z