Recent vehicles have an increasing number of options and although they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always convenient to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Benz M Class, depending on its options, it can be challenging to know precisely how to start a Mercedes Benz M Class? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will show you the several techniques to start a Mercedes Benz M Class with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mercedes Benz M Class with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Mercedes Benz M Class with key?

So we begin our content which aims to teach you how to start a Mercedes Benz M Class, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the various guidelines to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Benz M Class:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Benz M Class that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to consult our content on orange lights on Mercedes Benz M Class to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Benz M Class starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Mercedes Benz M Class,

How to start a Mercedes Benz M Class with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Benz M Class with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Mercedes Benz M Class equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains more or less similar, so don’t think twice to return to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover below the guidelines to stick to to start your Mercedes Benz M Class with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Benz M Class is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Benz M Class
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Benz M Class

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How do I start a Mercedes Benz M Class without a key?

And finally, we will find out, how to start a Mercedes Benz M Class without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Mercedes Benz M Class is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Benz M Class).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Mercedes Benz M Class.

If you have any further questions about the Mercedes Benz M Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz M Class category.