towing capacity MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

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Push cover =forwar duntil it is lying on the
rear sea tarmrest. Enlargin
gthe luggag ecompartment
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Do not carr yheavy or hard object sinsid ethe
vehicle or in the luggag ecompartmen tunless
they are secured.
Otherwise, you and othe rvehicle occupants
could be injured by object sbeing thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, asudden change in direction or an acci-
dent.
When using the luggag ecompartment
enlargement, you should always clip in the
safet ynet,ifath and. G
WARNING
Always drive with the tailgat eclosed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior. G
WARNING
Do not fold the backrest ont othe folded-down
seat cushi ons.Ift he seat cushi ons arefolded
down, luggage can be thrown over the back-
rest int othe passenger compar tment,e.g.
duri ngheav ybraking ,sudden changes of
direction or in the even tofanaccident.You
coul dcause an accident or cause injury to
yourself and others. !
Fold the seat cushion upwards before
folding the rear benc hseat forward. Other-
wise, the back rests ma ybedamaged.
When the backrest is folded forwards, the
fron tseats can notb em oved to their rear-
most position .Otherwi se,the fr ontseats
and the rea rbenc hseat could be damaged.
The left -hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggag ecompartmen tcapacity.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards i
If the driver' sorfront-passenge rseat is
set for alarger person, it maynot be pos-
sibl etof old the rea rbench seat forwards.
In this case, mov ethe fron tseats as far
forwar daspossible.
X Move the head restraint stothe lowest
position (Y page 95).
X Fold seat cushion :upwards. X
Pull release cat ch; upwards in the direc-
tion of the arrow until the backrest is com-
pletely unlocked. Stowag
eareas
299Stowing andfeatures Z

Fuel
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. Fire, naked flames
and smokin gare therefore prohibi tedw hen
handlin gfuels.
Swit choff th eenginea nd the auxiliary hea ting
before refuelling. G
WARNING
Do not come int ocontact with fu els.
It is hazardous to your healt hifyour skin
comes int odirect contact wit hfuels or you
breathe in fuel vapours.
Tank capacity Total capacity
32 Of whic
hreserv efuel !
Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not use diesel to refuel
vehicles with apetrol engine. Even small
amounts of the wron gfuel result in damage
to the fuel system and the engine.
Further information on refuelling and on fuels
(Y page 152).
Notes on fuel consumption The vehicle will use more fuel than usua
lin
the follow ings ituations:
R at very low outside temperatures
R in urban traffic
R on short journeys
R when towing atrailer
R in mountainou sterrain
i Only for certain countries: you can find
the curren tconsumption and emission val-
ues of your vehicle in the COC documents (EU CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY). These
documents ar
edelivered with your vehicle.
The consumption figures were in each case
based on the currently applicable version:
R for vehicles up to and including the EURO
4s tandard ,inaccordanc ewithEUD irec-
tive 80/1268/ECC
R for vehicles above the EURO 5standard,
in accordance with Regulatio n(EC) No.
715/2007
Deviations from these value smay occur
under normal operating conditions.
! Do not use any fuel additives, as they can
cause malfunctions and engine damage. H
Environmental note
CO 2(carbon dioxide) is the gas which scien-
tists believe to be principally responsibl efor
global warmin g(the greenhouse effect). Your
vehicle's CO 2emissions are directly related
to fuel consumptio nand therefore depend on:
R efficient use of the fuel by the engine
R driving style
R othe rnon-technical factors, such as envi-
ronmental influences or road conditions
You can minimise your vehicle' sCO
2emis-
sions by driving carefull yand having it serv-
iced regularly. AdBlue
®
Important safety notes i
For BlueTEC vehicles only.
AdBlue ®
is an on-flammable, non-toxic, col-
ourless, odourless and water-soluble fluid.
! Surfaces which have com einto contact
with AdBlue ®
whil erefilling should be
rinsed immediately with water ,orremove
AdBlue ®
with amoist clot hand cold water.
If AdBlue ®
has alread ycrystallised, us ea
sponge and cold water to clean the area.
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