Mercedes ML350 SUV

Specifications: ( Return to top )

Seating and Trim:

• 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat: Driver's 4-way power lumbar support
• MB-Tex front and rear upholstery
• Standard burl walnut trim on console and doors: Aluminum trim along console
• Dual-zone climate control
• Charcoal activated dust and pollen filter
• Multifunction steering wheel
• Power windows: All with one-touch express-up/down
• 4-way (tilt/telescoping) manually adjustable steering column
• Electronic cruise control
• 12-volt power outlets: In ashtray (with lighter), at rear of front console, in cargo area, and in passenger footwell

Audio, Navigation and Communication:

• 5" color display with flip-up cover: For radio and CD player(6)
• AM/FM stereo/weatherband radio
• In-dash single-CD player: With MP3 capability
• 8-speaker audio system
• Auxiliary audio input jack for MP3 player in glovebox (10)
• Bluetooth® interface: For hands-free calling

Performance: ( Return to top )

Acceleration: 0 - 60 in 7.9 seconds
EPA estimate: 18 mpg
Highway estimate: 20 mpg (4MATIC)

Engine:

• Net power: 268 hp @ 6,000 rpm
• Fuel and ignition system: Integrated sequential
  multipoint fuel injection and ignition includes
  individual cylinder control of fuel spray,
  spark timing, and antiknock.
• Electronic throttle.
• Two high-energy ignition coils and two spark
  plugs per cylinder. 100,000-mile spark-plug intervals

Transmission:

• Automatic transmission: 7-speed electronically
  controlled automatic with Direct Select™ shifter
• Steering-wheel-mounted Direct Select shifter
  provides convenient selection of Park, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive
• Touch Shift with fingertip shift controls permits driver
  to manually downshift and allows upshifts in Drive
  via rocker buttons behind the upper steering-wheel spokes
• Driver-adaptive programming adjusts shift points
  to the driver's current driving style. Shift into Optimum
  Gear programming allows one-touch selection of the
  best gear for maximum acceleration or engine braking
  by holding a Touch Shift button in the downshift position for one second
• Hill-start assist: Helps prevent unwanted vehicle
  rollback when taking off from a stop on an incline
• Automatically maintains brake pressure for approximately
  one second after the driver releases the brake pedal
• System is automatically deactivated when the vehicle is level,
  the gear selector is in Park or Neutral, or the parking brake is set

Traction Control / Stability Sytems:

• Electronic Stability Program (ESP®): ESP compares the
  driver's intended course, via steering and braking inputs,
  to the vehicle's response, via lateral acceleration, rotation (yaw),
  and individual wheel speeds. ESP then brakes individual front
  or rear wheels and/or reduces excess engine power as needed
  to help correct understeer (plowing) or oversteer (fishtailing).
• ESP also integrates all-speed traction control, which senses
  drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes
  the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine
  power, until control is regained
• Electronic Traction System (ETS):
  Standard ETS monitors the speed of all four wheels to detect
  wheel slip, then applies individual brakes as needed (to provide
  the effect of locking the front, rear, and/or center differentials)
  and/or reduces excess engine power.
• ETS continually balances the torque split to help ensure
  power is permitted to flow to the wheel or wheels with traction
  

Drivetrain:

• Drive configuration: (4MATIC) All wheel drive