Mercedes-Benz 2004 M-Class Automobile User Manual


 
Contents
Safety and Security........................... 57
Occupant safety................................... 58
Airbags ........................................... 59
Seat belts....................................... 64
Children in the vehicle.................... 67
Blocking of rear door
window operation........................... 73
Panic alarm.......................................... 75
Activating ....................................... 75
Deactivating ................................... 75
Driving and safety systems .................. 76
ABS ................................................ 76
BAS ................................................ 78
4-ETS.............................................. 79
EBP................................................. 80
ESP................................................. 80
Anti-theft systems................................ 83
Immobilizer..................................... 83
Anti-theft alarm .............................. 83
Tow-away alarm,
glass breakage sensor.................... 84
Controls in detail............................... 87
Locking and unlocking......................... 88
Remote control with folding key..... 88
Opening the doors
from the inside............................... 90
Opening the liftgate ....................... 91
Closing the liftgate......................... 92
Automatic central locking .............. 93
Locking and unlocking
from the inside............................... 94
Seats ................................................... 95
Removing and installing
front seat head restraints............... 95
Rear seat head restraints............... 96
Heated seats*................................ 98
Rear seats...................................... 99
Third row seats* .......................... 102
Memory function* ............................. 105
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position ........................... 105
Storing positions in memory ........ 106
Recalling positions from memory. 106
Lighting ............................................. 107
Combination switch ..................... 107
Fog lamps .................................... 111
Hazard warning flasher ................ 112
Interior lighting ............................ 112
Instrument cluster ............................. 116
Instrument cluster illumination .... 116
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 117
Display in the speedometer ......... 117
Resetting trip odometer............... 118
Tachometer.................................. 118
Outside temperature indicator..... 118
Setting the clock.......................... 118
Automatic transmission..................... 119
One-touch gearshifting ................ 120
Gear ranges ................................. 121
Gear selector lever position ......... 122
Accelerator position..................... 123
Towing a trailer ............................ 124
Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode) ...................... 124