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FEATURES | 9 out of 10
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accessory iPad docking stations for the backseat
Edmunds' Inside Line
you’ll remember the awesome stereo more than any dynamic merits
Car and Driver
The ML's "award-winning cupholders" (wait, weren't those our idea?) are now available with built-in heaters and coolers.
Automobile Magazine
Couple the isolated ride with the excellent optional 610-watt, 14-speaker Harmon Kardon stereo, and the M-Class becomes a very comfortable place to rack up the freeway miles.
Motor Trend
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz M Class has all the luxury-vehicle comforts you might expect in a premium utility vehicle, as well as some high-tech convenience and entertainment features that you won't see in many other models.
On all ML 350 and ML 350 Bluetec models, you'll find power heated front seats and a power liftgate--both items that are a step up in some rival models. The newly upgraded sound system (or premium Harman/Kardon system) provide some varied and superb-sounding entertainment, and include an SD card slot, 10 GB of audio storage, CD/DVD compatibility, HD radio, weatherband, and Bluetooth audio streaming—as well as Bluetooth hands-free calling. There's also a USB port within the center console.
We're still not all that enthused about the latest version of M-B's COMAND screen-based interface, which includes a rotary/button controller, placed just ahead of the driver's right-hand armrest. But it includes a couple of programmable shortcut buttons to make it more comfortable.
Among the other standouts among available features is a heated or cooled cupholder that can heat up to 141 degrees F. It did a great job keeping our coffee hot while running the A/C. And there's a new iPad docking station—positioned between the front seats and in view for rear passengers—that will be available first in this product but will soon be available for all Mercedes-Benz models. A night-vision system is among the standalone options, as is an Advanced Park Assist system, which helps steer the vehicle back into a parallel-parking space as the driver controls the accelerator and brakes. Other extras are grouped into Premium packages, including, for instance, a Dynamic Handling Package that adds adaptive damping and an air suspension system.Conclusion
Add some of the many options offered in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M Class, and you'll have one of the most luxurious, technologically advanced utility vehicles in the world.
