MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

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Before you /r stdrive o., read these Operating
Instructions carefully and familiarise yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer
operating lifespan, follow the inst ructions and
wa rning notices in these Operating Instructions.
Disregarding them may result in damage tothe
ve hicle or environment or in injuries topeople.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l-
lowing factors:
R Model
R Order
R National version
R availability
The illust rations in these Operating Instructions
show a leT-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-d rive
ve hicles, the la yout of car parts and control ele-
ments di.ers accordingl y.
Mercedes-Benz is constantly de veloping its vehi-
cles fu rther.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
introduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nical features
Yo ur vehicle may therefore di.er, in individual
cases, from that shown in the descriptions and
illustrations.
The following documents are integ ral parts of the
ve hicle:
R Digital Operating Instructions
R printed Operating Instructions
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent supplements
Alw ayske ep these documents in theve hicle. If you
sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all documents on to
th e new owner.
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Symbols
Symbols
....................................................... 4 4A
A
t a glance
t a glance ................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................ 6
Indicator and warning lamps .........................7
St eering wheel with buttons ......................... 8
Centre console ............................................ 9
Overhead control panel .............................. 13
Door control panel ..................................... 14 Digit Digit
al Oper
al Oper ating Ins
ating Instr tructions
uctions .....................15 15
Calling up the Digital Operating Instruc-
tions .......................................................... 15 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................ 16 16
Environmental pr otection ........................... 16
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles ................. 16
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ..................... 16
Information about attachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallations and con ver-
sions ......................................................... .17
Operating Instructions ................................ 17
Operating saf ety ........................................ .18
Declarations of conformity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries ....................... 19
Diagnostics connection .............................. 23
No tes on changes tothe engine output ......24
Quali/ed specialist workshop ..................... 24
Ve hicle registration .................................... 24
Cor rect use of theve hicle .......................... 24
Information on the REACH directive ............ 25
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi-
cal aids ...................................................... 25
Implied warranty ....................................... .25
QR codes forre scue card ........................... 25
Data storage ............................................. .25
Copyright ................................................... 28 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty......................................... 29 29
Re straint system ....................................... .29
Seat belts .................................................. 30
Airbags ...................................................... 33
PRE-SAFE ®
System .................................... 38
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........ 38
Safely transporting children in theve hi-
cle ............................................................ .38
No tes on pets in theve hicle ....................... 50 Opening and closing Opening and closing
................................... 51 51
Ke y ............................................................ 51
Doors ........................................................ 53 Sliding door ..............................................
.55
Electric sliding door .................................... 56
Ta ilgate ...................................................... 59
Side window .............................................. 62
Pa norama sliding sunroof ........................... 65
Anti-theT pr evention .................................. 68 Seats and st
ow
Seats and st owag
age
e.................................... .7171
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi-
tion ............................................................ 71
Seats ......................................................... 71
St eering wheel ........................................... 98
St owa geareas .......................................... .98
Fo lding table ............................................ 100
Information about the bottle holder .......... 102
Cup holders ............................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ..................... 103
Soc kets .................................................... 104
Switching there frigerator box in the
cent reconsole on and o. ........................ .105
No tes on attaching the iPad ®
................... 106 Light and vision Light and vision
........................................ 107 107
Exterior lighting ........................................ 107
Ad justing the interior lighting .................... 112
Changing bulbs ........................................ 113
Wi ndsc reen wipers ................................... 118
Mir rors ..................................................... 120
Operating sun visors ................................ 122 Climat Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................ 123 123
Overview of climate control systems ......... 123
Operating climate control systems ........... 125
Operating air vents ................................... 129
Au xiliary heating ....................................... 129 Dr Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king ................................. .136
136
Driving ..................................................... 136
Manual transmission ................................ 141
Au tomatic transmission ........................... .141
All-wheel drive .......................................... 145
AIRMATIC ................................................ 145
Re fuelling ................................................ .146
Pa rking .................................................... 150
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............ 152
Tr ailer operation ....................................... 177 Ins Ins
tr
trument clust
ument clust er and on-boar
er and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................ 181 181
Overview of the inst rument cluster ........... 181 2
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Overview and operation of
the on-board
computer ................................................. 181
Overview of data shown on the inst ru-
ment clus ter display ................................. 183
Ad justing the inst rument lighting .............. 183
Overview of menus on the on-board
computer ................................................. 183
Menus and submenus .............................. 184 Mer
Mer
cedes me
cedes me ........................................... 191 191
Mercedes me calls ................................... 191
Mercedes me connect ............................. 193
Mercedes me and apps ............................ 194 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em......................... 196 196
Overview and operation ............................ 196
System settings ....................................... 199
Na vigation ................................................ 202
Te lephone ................................................ 207
Overview of Smartphone Integ ration ......... 209
We b br owser overview ............................. 210
Ra dio and media ...................................... 210
Sound settings ........................................ .213 T
T
r
ranspor
anspor ting
ting............................................. 214 214
No tes on loading guidelines ..................... .214
Load distribution ...................................... 215
Securing loads ......................................... 216
Load securing aid ..................................... 218
Car rier systems ........................................ 221 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e.............................. 223 223
No tes on maintenance ............................. 223
Se rvice inter val display ............................. 223
Engine compartment ................................ 224
Cleaning and care .................................... 230 Br
Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance.............................. 235 235
Emer gency ............................................... 235
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call system .... 236
Flat tyre ...................................................2 38
Battery ..................................................... 238
To wing or tow- starting .............................. 245
Electrical fuses ......................................... 250
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ .250 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es...................................... 252 252
Information on noise or unusual driving
ch aracteristics ......................................... 252
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels
and tyres ................................................ .252 Information on driving with summer
tyres ........................................................ 252
Information on M+S tyres ......................... 252
No
tes on snow chains .............................. 253
Ty re pressure ........................................... 253
Changing a wheel .................................... .258
Information on wheel and tyre combina-
tions ........................................................ 264
Spare wheel ............................................. 267 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a.......................................... 269 269
Information on thete ch nical data ............. 269
On-board electronics ................................ 269
Re gula tory radio identi/cations and
no tes ...................................................... .270
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, vehicle iden-
ti/cation number (VIN) and engine num-
ber ........................................................... 270
Operating 0uids and capacities ............... .271
Ve hicle data ............................................. 278
Tr ailer hitch ............................................. .279
Lashing points and car rier systems ...........2 80 Displa Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning and indi-
ning and indi-
cat
cat or lam
or lam ps
ps.............................................. 281 281
Display message s .................................... .281
Wa rning and indicator lamps .................... 304 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................3 13
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In
these Operating Instructions, you will /nd the
fo llowing symbols: &
W
WARNING
ARNING Danger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohazards
th at may endanger your health or life, or the
health or life of others. #
Obser vethewa rning notices. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due tofailure toobser veenviron-
mental no tes Environmen
tal no tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or envi-
ro nmentally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmental no tes. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage toproperty due tofailure to
obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of risks
which may lead toyour vehicle being damaged. #
Obser venotes on material damage. %
These symbols indicate useful instructions or
further information that could be helpful to
yo u.
# Instructions
(/ page) Fu
rther information on a topic
Display Messages on the display of the inst ru-
ment cluster
4 Highest menu le velto be selected in the
multimedia system
5 Corresponding submenus tobe selected
in the multimedia system
*I ndicates a cause 4 4
Symbols

1
Combination switch →
108
2 Instrument cluster →
181
3 Adjusts the steering wheel →
98
Horn
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver (auto-
matic transmission) →
141
5 Multimedia system display
6 Glovecompartment →
99
7 Cent reconsole operating units
8 Steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dles (automatic transmission) →
144 9
Ignition lock →
136
A Cruise cont rol le ver →
157
B Diagnostics connection →
23
M Opens the bonnet →
224
C Parking brake →
150
D Light switch →
107
E Driving systems control panel:
Ç LaneKeeping Assist →
176
f DSR →
159
Ô 360° camera →
168 6 6
At
a glance – Cockpit

1
å ESP®
OFF →
304
2 ÷ ESP®
→
304
3 · Distance warning →
308
4 Ð Powe r steering →
309
5 #! Turn signal lights →
108
6 ! Parking brake (yellow) →
304
7 ! ABS →
304
8 ; Engine diagnostics →
309
9 % Preglow
A ! Parking brake (red) →
304
B J Brakes (red) →
304
C ? Coolant →
309
D J Brakes (yellow) inopera-
tive E
6 Restraint system →
304
F ü Seat belt →
307
G K High beam →
108
H L Low beam →
107
I 6 Reser vefuel →
309
J T Standing lights and
licence plate and instrument
lighting →
107
K R Rear fog light →
107
N Inoperative
L h Tyre pressure monitoring
system →
311
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on the inst ru-
ment cluster displa y.→
281 At
a glance – Indicator and warning lamps
7 7