window MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
4ETS (Electronic Traction System) ....64
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 220A
ABS (Anti-lock Brakin gSystem)
Disp laym essage ............................ 254
Function/notes ................................ 61
Important safety notes ....................61
Warn ingl am p................................. 286
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode .................................... 128
Activating/d eactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................124
Activ eBlindS pot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 245
Display message ............................ 274
Function/notes ............................. 212
To wing atrailer .............................. 215
Activ eCurv eSyst em
Disp laym essage ............................ 269
Function/notes ............................. 188
Activ eDriving Assistanc epackage .212
Activ eLane Keepi ngAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 245
Display message ............................ 273
Function/informatio n.................... 215
To wing atrailer .............................. 217
Activ elight function ......................... 109
Activ ePark Assist
Display message ............................ 274
Activ eParkin gAssist
Important safety notes ..................194
To wing atrailer .............................. 197
Activ eService System PLUS
se eA SSYSTP LUS service interval
display
ADAPTIV EBRAKE ................................ .66
Adaptive bra kelamps ......................... 63
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Function/notes ............................. 110Adaptive Main-Beam Assist
Display message ............................ 265
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 248
AdBlue ®
Display message ............................ 268
Service ind icator ............................ 323
topping up ..................................... 157
AdBlue ®
service indicator ................323
Additive s(engine oil)........................ 376
Adjustin gthe headlamp range .........108
AD S(Ad aptiv eDampin gSystem)
Function/note s............................. 188
Airbags
Activati on......................................... 41
Front airba g(driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 44
Important safety gu idelines ............. 42
Kneeba g.......................................... .44
Sidebag ............................................ 44
Windowba g...................................... 45
Ai rc onditioning
Settin gthe te mperature (rear
compartment) ................................ 126
Air-co nditionin gsyst em
se eC limate control
Ai rf ilter (whit edisplay message) ....267
AI RF LOW ........................................... 125
AIRMATIC package ADS (Ad aptive Damping System) ...188
Function/notes ............................. 188
Leve lcontrol .................................. 189
Ai rp ressure
see Tyr epres sure
Ai rv ents
Glove compartmen t....................... 135
Important safety notes ..................135
Rea r............................................... 136
Setting ........................................... 135
Setting the centre ai rvents ........... 135
Setting the si deairv ents ............... 135
Alarm system
seeA TA (Anti-Theft Alar msystem) 4
Index

BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 62
Battery (key) Checking .......................................... 74
Important safety notes ....................74
Replacing ......................................... 75
Battery (v ehicle)
Charging ........................................ 347
Connectin g.................................... 346
Disconnecting ................................ 346
Display message ............................ 267
Important safety notes ..................343
Jump starting ................................. 348
Location ......................................... 344
Removing/fittin g........................... 346
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt force limiters (activation) ...........41
Bel ttensioner
Activation ......................................... 41
Function .......................................... .49
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactiva ting ................. 245
Display message ............................ 274
Notes/function .............................. 208
Traile rtowing ................................. 210
se eA ctive Blind Spo tAssist
BlueTEC
Topping up AdBlue ®
...... ................. 157
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................. 374
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 318
Closing ........................................... 319
Display message ............................ 281
Opening ......................................... 318
Boot
seeT ailgate
Brak eAssist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 259
Note s............................................. 376
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .63
Changin gbulbs .............................. 116
Display message ............................ 263Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 376
Display message ............................ 254
Driving tip s.................................... 162
Important safety notes ..................162
Warn ingl am p................................. 285
Breakdown
seeF lat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
Callin gupaf ault
se eD isplay messages
Capacities
see Technical data
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Automatic car was h....................... 324
Carpets .......................................... 330
Display ........................................... 328
Exterio rlighting ............................. 327
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 329
High-pressure cle aner ...... .............. 325
Matt paintwork .............................. 326
Nig htVie wA ssist Plus ................... 328
Note s............................................. 324
Pa int. ............................................. 326
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 329
Revers ingc amera .......................... 327
Roo flining ...................................... 330
Seat bel t........................................ 330
Sea tcover ..................................... 329
Sensors ......................................... 327
Steering wh eel............................... 329
Tri mp ieces .................................... 329
Washing by hand ........................... 325
Wheels ........................................... 325
Windows ........................................ 326
Wi perb lades .................................. 327
Wooden trim .................................. 3296
Index

Car key
see Key
Car wash (care) ................................. 324
CD player /CDc hanger( on-board
computer) .......................................... 242
Cell phone seeM obile phone
Centra llocking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .249
Locking/unlockin g(key ).................. 72
Centr econsole
Low er se ction .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Brake lamps ................................... 116
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 114
Important safety notes ..................113
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 115
Overview of bul btypes .................. 113
Parking lamps (front) .....................115
Removing/repl acing the cover
(fron twheel arch) .......................... 114
Standing lamps .............................. 115
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................60
Rea rdoors ....................................... 60
Children
In the veh icle ................................... 50
Restraint sy stems ............................ 50
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n..................... 52
Display message ............................ 261
ISOFIX .............................................. 53
On the front-passenger se at............ 51
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 56
Rec ommend ations ........................... 58
Suit able positions ............................ 56
Cig arett elighter ................................ 309
Cle aning
Trailer to whitch ............................. 328
Climate control
Activating/deactivating rear win-
dowh eating ................................... 128
Auxi liaryheating/ventilation ...... .... 130
Contro lling automatically ...............125
Convenience op ening/closing (air
recirculation) ................................. 129Co
oling with air dehumidificatio n..1 24
Demist ingt he windows ...... ............ 128
Demisting the windscree n............. 127
Important safety notes ..................120
Indicator lamp ................................ 125
Note sonu sing THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control .....................122
Note sonu sing THERMOTRONIC
automatic climate control ..............124
Overview of sy stems ...................... 120
Pro blem swithc ooling with air
dehumid ification ............................ 125
Pro blem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 128
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 123
Setting the ai rdistribution .............126
Setting the airflo w......................... 127
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 135
Setting the climate mod e(AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 125
Setting the temperature ................126
Switch inga ir-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 128
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 124
Switch ingr esidua lheat on/off ......129
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 127
THERMATIC automatic climate
control (2-zone) ............................. 121
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control (3-zone) ....................123
Coat hooks ......................................... 303
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 28
se eI nstrument cluster
COMAND Online
ON&OFFROAD menu .....................225
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Combination switch ..........................108
Combine dluggag ecove rand net ....302
Constant headlamp mode seeD aytime driving lamps
Consumption statistic s(on-boa rd
computer) .......................................... 239
Conv enienc eclosin gfeature .............. 84
Conv enienc eopening/closing (air-
recirculation mode) ........................... 129
Conv enienc eopening feature ............84 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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Permanent four-wheel drive
see 4MATIC (permanen tfour-
wheel drive)
Petrol .................................................. 152
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .329
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system) Display message ............................ 259
Operatio n......................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (vehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Display message ............................ 260
Function/notes ................................ 66
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (v ehicles with
DISTRONI CPLUS)
Switching on/off ........................... 245
Warn ingl am p................................. 293
Prev entive occupant safety sys-
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occu-
pant safety system)
Program selector button ..................148
Pul ling away
Automatic transmission .................141
Traile r............................................ 141Q
Qual ified specialist wor kshop ........... 24 R
Radar se nsor system
Activating/deactivating .................249
Co untry overview ........................... 380
Display message ............................ 272
Radiato rcover ................................... 320
Radio Selecting astation ......................... 241
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Radio- controlled device s(fitting) ....316
Rain clos ingf eature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Sli ding sunroo f................................. 87
Readi nglamp ..................................... 112Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 136
Setting the temperature ................126
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 49
Rear foglamp Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 107
Rear seat
Adjusting ......................................... 96
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........102
Dipping (manual )........................... 100
Rear windo wheating
Problem (fault) ............................... 128
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 128
Rear windo wwiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 118
Switching on/off ........................... 117
Refuell ing
Fuel gauge ....................................... 30
Important safety notes ..................152
Refuellin gproce ss......................... 154
se eF uel
Remote control
Auxiliary heating/ventilatio n.......... 131
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 132
Garage door opene r....................... 313
Replacin gthe battery (aux iliary
heating remot econt rol) .................... 132
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 267
Warn ingl am p................................. 291
Residual heat (climate control) ........129
Restrain tsyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Rev counter ........................................ 234
Reversing camera Cleaning instructions .....................327
Function/notes ............................. 197
Rev ersing lamps
Display message ............................ 26416
Index

SRS
................................................ 290
Tyr ep ressure monito r................... 293
Warning triangle ................................ 332
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 282
se eW indscreen washer system
Whee lboltt ightening torque ...........341
Whee lchock ...................................... 338
Wheels Changing/replacing ....................... 363
Ch anging awheel .......................... 337
Ch ecking ........................................ 356
Cleaning ......................................... 325
Fitting awheel ............................... 340
Important safety notes ..................356
Removing awheel .......................... 340
Storin g........................................... 364
Ti gh tening torqu e........................... 341
Whee lsize/tyre size ...................... 364
Windowbag
Display message ............................ 262
Operatio n......................................... 45
Windows
Cleaning ......................................... 326
seeS ide windows
Windscreen
Demisting ...................................... 127
Infrared refl ective .......................... 316
Windscre enwasher system .............321
Windscre enwipers
Problem (malfunction) ...................118
Rea rwindow wiper ........................ 117
Replacing the wipe rblades ............ 117
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 116
Winte roperation
Important safety note s.................. 357
Radi ator cover ............................... 320
Sli pp ery road surf aces ................... 165
Sno wchains .................................. 358
Sno wdrive program ....................... 219
Winte rtyres
Limiting th espee d(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .249
M+S tyre s...................................... 358
Wipe rblades
Cleaning ...... ................................... 327
Important safety note s.................. 117Replacing (o
nthe rea rwindo w)..... 118
Replacing (windscreen) ..................117
Wooden trim (cleanin ginstruc-
tions) .................................................. 329 Index
21

Door control panel
Function Page
:
Opens th
edoor 77
;
%&
Unlocks/locks
th ev ehicle 78
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r4
5=
Stores se ttingsfor theseat,
exterior mirrors and steer-
ing wheel 103
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Adjusts the seat electrically 93
A
7Zö\
Adjusts and folds the exte-
rio
rm irrors in/out electri-
cally 100
B
W
Opens/closes the
side windows 83
C
q
Opens/closes the
tailgate 82
D
n
Activates/deacti-
vates the override feature
for the side windows in the
rear compartment 60 Doo
rcontrol panel
37Atag lan ce

the centre of the driver's airba
gcover as
possible.
R move the fr ont-passenge rseatasf ar back
as possible. Thi sisespecially important if
yo uh aves ecure dac hild in achild restraint
syste mont he front-passenger seat.
R vehicle occupants –inparticular ,children
–m ust not lean their heads into the area of
the window in which the sidebag/window-
bag is deployed.
R rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fit tedtot he front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger airbag has
been disabled. On the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger airbag is disabled
if ac hild rest raint system with atrans-
ponde rfor automatic child seat recognition
is fit tedtot he front-passenger seat in a
vehicle equipped with automatic chil dseat
recognition. The 4PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator lamp must be continuously
lit.
If the front-passenger sea tofyour vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition ,oryour rearward-facing child
rest raint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in achild rest raint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
R make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in the pockets of clothing.
R do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger airbag, partic-
ularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R only hold the steerin gwheel on the outside.
This allow sthe airbag to be fully deployed.
You coul dbeinjured if the airbag is
deploye dand you are holding the inside of
the steerin gwheel. R
do not lean on the doors from insid ethe
vehicle.
R make sur ethat ther eare no people ,ani-
mals or obje ctsb etween the vehicle occu-
pants and the area where the airbags are
deployed.
R do not place any objects between the seat
back rest and the door.
R do not hang any har dobjects, for example,
coat hangers, on the grab handles or coat
hooks.
R do not atta chaccessories, e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out arisk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed. G
WARNING
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steerin gwheel boss
R kneebag cover below the steerin gcolumn
R front-passenger airbag cover
R outer side of seat bolsters G
WAR
NING
As mall amo untofp owder is released when
an air bagisd eployed. The powder could
cause short-term breathing difficulties in peo-
ple with asthma or other respirator yprob-
lems.
In order to prevent bre athing difficulties ,you
should leave the vehicle as soon as it is safe
to do so. You can also open the window to
allow fresh air to enter the interior .The pow-
der does not constitute ahealth hazar dand
doe snot indicat ethat ther eisaf ire in the
vehicle. G
WARNING
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself. Occupant safety
43Safety
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obtained from
aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. G
WARNING
Sensor stocontrol the airbags are located in
the doors. Therefore, do not mak eany modi-
fications to the doors or doo rtrim, e.g .retro-
fit ting loudspeakers. Damage to the doors
can affect operation of the sidebags.
Whe ndeployed, the sidebags offer additional
protection for the thora xand the pelvis of the
vehicl eoccupants on the sid eofthe vehicle
on whic hthe impac toccurs. However, they
do not prote ctthe:
R head
R neck
R arms Fron
tsidebags :and rear sidebags ;
deploy nex ttothe outer seat cushions.
The sidebags ar edeployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the star tofanaccident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R independently of seat belt use
R independently of the front airbags
R independently of the belt tensioners
If the vehicle overturns, the sidebags are gen-
erally not deployed. They are deployed if the
system detect shigh vehicle deceleration or
acceleration in alateral direction and deter-
mines that sidebag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt.
Windowbags The windowbag
senhance the level of protec-
tion for the head, but not ches torarms, of the
vehicl eoccupants on the sid eofthe vehicle
on whic hthe impac toccurs.
Th ew indowbags are integrated into the side
of the roof frame and deploy in the area from
the A-pillar to the C-pillar. Windowbags
:are deployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of seat belt use
R if the vehicle overturns, and the system
determines that it can provide the vehicle
occupant sadditiona lprotectio ntothat
provided by the seat belt
R independen tlyo fthe front airbags PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occupant
protection)
PRE- SAFE®
take spre-emptive measures to
protect occupants in certain hazardo us sit-
uations. Occupan
tsafety
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the dashboard and on both side
softhe sun
visor on the fr ont-passenge rside.
Information about recommended child
restraint system sisavailabl eatany
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition 1
on the fron t-passenger
seat, this is indicated by aspecial sticker .The
stic kerisa ffixe dtot he side of the dashboard
on the front-passenger side. The stic keris
visible when yo uopen the front-passenger
door. The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detect swhether a
special Mercedes-Ben zchild seat with a
transpo nder for automatic child seat recog-
nition has been fitted. In this case, 4
PASSENGER AIRBA GOFF indicato rlamp : lights up. The front-passenger front airbag is
disabled. G
WARNING
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-passenger
airbag has not been disabled. If the front-
passenger airbag deploys, the child could be
seriously or even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
R do not use arearward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R fit arearward-facing child restraint system
on asuitable rear seat.
or
R only use aforward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat and
mov ethe front-passenger seat to the rear-
most position.
R hav ethe automatic chil dseat recognition
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognitio nonthe front-passenger seat func-
tions/communicates correc tly, never place
objects, e.g. acushion, under the child
restraint system. The entire base of the child
restraint system must always rest on the seat
cushion. An incorrectly fitted child restraint
system cannot perform its intended protec-
tive function in the event of an accident, and
could lead to injuries.
i If the front-passenger front airbag is dis-
abled by the automatic child seat recogni-
tion, the following remain enabled on the
front-passenger side:
R the sidebag
R the windowb ag
R the belt tensio ner
1 Vehicles withou tautomatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2int he ignition lock ,the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly but has no function.
It does not indicate that there is automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat. 52
Childre
ninthe vehic leSafety