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10-K - MBART 2011-1 FORM 10-K 2011 - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1form10kmbart20111.htm
EX-34 - EXHIBIT 34.2 ATTESTATION REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA RELATING TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1ex342attestationreport.htm
EX-34 - EXHIBIT 34.1 ATTESTATION REPORT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA RELATING TO MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES USA LLC, AS SERVICER - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1ex341attestationreport.htm
EX-33 - EXHIBIT 33.2 REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA FOR U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1ex332reportonassessment.htm
EX-33 - EXHIBIT 33.1 REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA FOR MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES USA LLC, AS SERVICER - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1ex331reportonassessment.htm
EX-35 - EXHIBIT 35.1 SERVICER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT OF MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, AS SERVICER - MERCEDES-BENZ AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2011-1ex351servicercompliance.htm

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Brian T. Stevens, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the
period covered by this report on Form 10-K of Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2011-1 (the
"Exchange Act periodic reports");
2.
Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided
under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4.
I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer and based on my knowledge and the
compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required in this report under
Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer has
fulfilled its obligations under the servicing agreement in all material respects; and
5.
All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their
related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in
this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this
report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following
unaffiliated parties: U.S. Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
Date: March 26, 2012
/s/ Brian T. Stevens
Name: Brian T. Stevens
Title: Vice President and Controller
(senior officer of Servicer in charge of servicing function)