2007 Mercedes M-Class ML 320 CDI, ML 350, ML 500, ML 63 OEM AMG Operator's Manual (P/N 6515 4253 13)

• Exact application: Official 2007 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual for the ML 320 CDI (164.122 / engine 642), ML 350 (164.186 / engine 272), ML 500 (164.175 / engine 113), and ML 63 AMG (164.177 / engine 156). Part No. 164 584 15 81, Order No. 6515 4253 13, USA Edition A; a 585-page PDF.
• Control and display coverage: Maps SmartKey and KEYLESS-GO operation, cockpit and center-console controls, the multifunction steering wheel, instrument cluster, vehicle settings, memory functions, lighting, climate control, automatic transmission, and transfer-case operation.
• Chassis and driver-assistance systems: Explains ABS, BAS, ESP, EBP, 4-ETS, cruise control, DISTRONIC, the distance warning function, DSR, the off-road driving program, AIRMATIC vehicle-level control, ADS damping, Parktronic, and the rear-view camera, including ML 63 AMG-specific menus and shift functions.
• Occupant protection: Covers front, side-impact, and window-curtain air bags; deployment logic; the Occupant Classification System (OCS) and passenger-air-bag indicator; Emergency Tensioning Devices; active head restraints and their reset; plus rear LATCH and top-tether anchor locations.
• Fault recognition: Organizes instrument-cluster lamps and multifunction-display messages into factory troubleshooting tables showing the reported condition, possible cause or consequence, and the appropriate driver response for braking, stability, powertrain, restraint, tire-pressure, lighting, and air-suspension faults.
• Practical procedures: Includes emergency unlocking and closing, SmartKey battery replacement, halogen-bulb and wiper-blade service, headlamp aiming, spare-wheel installation, diesel fuel-system bleeding, vehicle-battery removal and reconnection, jump starting, towing-eye use, transport precautions, and fuse-box access.
• Technical reference and illustrations: Provides engine and electrical data, wheel/tire and spare configurations, dimensions, weights, approved-fluid categories, capacities, and fuel requirements. Useful views include cockpit and instrument-cluster maps, upper/lower center-console layouts, battery access illustrations, three fuse-box locations, active-head-restraint reset views, and model-specific poly-V-belt routing diagrams.

Factory Operating Baseline

This factory manual documents how the W164 M-Class is intended to be operated, configured, and checked from the driver's seat. Written for vehicle owners and drivers, it is also useful to technicians who need the OEM operating baseline before fault tracing or repair planning. The menu coverage goes well beyond switch identification: it follows the Standard, AMG, Off-Road, Audio, Navigation, AIRMATIC/Compass, DISTRONIC, vehicle-status, settings, trip-computer, and telephone displays, with equipment-dependent functions clearly marked.

Audio, navigation, telephone, and rear-camera interaction through the multifunction display is covered. Full COMAND setup and operation are outside this volume; the manual directs the reader to the separate COMAND operating instructions. That distinction matters when checking whether a center-console or steering-wheel function is behaving normally.

Diagnostics, Safety, and Service Support

The Practical Hints section helps separate a normal operating limitation from a fault that requires shop diagnosis. It explains indicator-lamp self-checks, message priority, limp-home behavior, and system interactions - for example, why an ABS fault may also disable BAS, ESP, EBP, and 4-ETS. The on-board diagnostic connector is identified; diagnostic trouble-code readout is performed with shop equipment.

The restraint-system material explains OCS seat classification, passenger-air-bag status, air-bag locations and deployment logic, LATCH mounting points, and post-collision active-head-restraint handling. The manual warns that improper work on SRS wiring can disable restraints or cause unintended deployment. It also flags two costly electrical and driveline mistakes: disconnecting battery terminals with the engine running can damage the alternator and other electronics, while towing with one axle raised can damage the transfer case. After a power interruption, the clock must be reset and the door windows, sunroof, and power-folding mirrors resynchronized where fitted.

Technical Data and Scope

The technical section separates all four engine families and their belt layouts. It provides charging and starting data, gasoline-model spark-plug specifications, approved wheel/tire combinations, model-specific spare configurations, dimensions, and roof-load information. Capacity tables cover the engine, transmission, transfer case, axles, steering, cooling, fuel, and washer systems. Fuel guidance distinguishes gasoline octane requirements from diesel specifications and identifies the required coolant, brake fluid, refrigerant, and lubricant categories.

This is the factory Operator's Manual, not a work