child seat MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Owner's Guide

#
Take care that the positive clamp con-
nected toa battery does not come into
contact with vehicle parts. #
Never place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y. #
When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,alw ays obser vethe sequence of
battery clamps described. #
Take care toonly connect battery term i-
nals of identical polarity when receiving
starting assistance. #
Obser vethe sequence described for con-
necting and disconnecting the jump
leads when receiving starting assistance. #
Do not connect or disconnect the battery
te rm inals while the engine is running. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGDanger of chemical burns from
th e battery acid
Battery acid is caustic. #
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do not lean overth e batter y. #
Do not inhale battery gases. #
Keep children away from the batter y. #
Immediately rinse bat tery acid o. thor-
oughly with plenty of clean water and
seek medical attention immediatel y.*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage toelectronic components
due towo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the
battery If
th e star ter battery is disconnected before
th eke y is remo ved from the ignition loc k,elec-
tronic components or assemblies, such as the
alternator, can be damaged. #
Switch o. theve hicle and remo vethe
ke y from the ignition loc k. #
Check tosee that there are no indicator
lamps lit in the inst rument cluster. #
Always disconnect the negative clamp
/rst and then the positive clamp. #
Do not inter change the battery clamps. Alw
ays ha veworkon the battery car ried out at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. If, in
exceptional circums tances, you must discon-
nect the battery yourself, pay attention tothefo l-
lowing:
R Obser vethe no tes on the 12 V battery
(/ page 238).
R Secure theve hicle toprev ent it from rolling
awa y.
R ATer the battery has been disconnected, the
parking brake is automatically applied. You can
th en no longer mo vetheve hicle.
R Forve hicles with an automatic transmission,
th e transmission is loc ked in position jaTer
disconnecting the batter y.Yo u can then no lon-
ge r mo vetheve hicle.
R The battery and the co ver of the positive term i-
nal clamp must be /t tedsecurely during opera-
tion. Seat base (e
xample:right-hand front seat)
The following description on connecting and /tting
th e battery uses theex ample of the star ter battery
in the seat base of theright-hand front seat. #
Switch o. all electrical consumers. #
Switch o. theve hicle and remo vetheke y from
th e ignition loc k. #
Open the front right-hand door. #
Press bo thcatch springs 1down and remo ve
co ver2 upwards from the seat base. #
Remo vecover2 bypulling upwards at an
angle from the seat base. Breakdown assistance
243
243

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es P ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Fu rther information on airbag shuto. can be found under "Automatic
front passenger airbag actuation" (/ page 35).
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's
Manual *
The front passenger airbag is enabled while theve hicle is in motion
although:
R the front passenger seat is occupied byach ild in a child restraint
system or a pe rson of small stature.
or
R the front passenger seat is not occupied.
The system may de tect objects or forc es that are adding tothewe ight
applied tothe seat. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death when using a rear wa rd-
fa cing child restraint system while the front passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a rear wa rd-facing child restraint system on
th e front passenger seat and thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi-
ca tor lamp is o., the front passenger airbag can deploy in the
eve nt of an accident.
The child could be struck bythe airbag. #
Always ensu rethat the front passenger airbag is disabled.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child restraint system on a
seat wi than ENABLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in the
DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY tothe CHILD. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Ensure that no objects ha vebecome trapped beneath the front
passenger seat. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Open the front passenger door. #
Remo vethech ild and thech ild restraint system from the front
passenger seat. #
Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight tothe
seat.
The system may otherwise de tect the additional weight and inter-
pr et theve hicle occupant's weight on the front passenger seat as
gr eater than it actual lyis. #
Make sure that the front passenger seat is unoccupied, close the
front passenger door and switch on theve hicle. #
Obser vethePA SSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator la mponthe
cent reconsole and the displa y. #
With th e seat unoccupied and theve hicle switched on, check the
fo llowing:
R The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator la mpmust light up
continuousl y.Ifth e indicator lamp is lit, the automatic front 284 284
Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps

Seat co
ver..........................................2 33
Sensors.............................................. 232
Ta ilpipes............................................. 232
Tr ailer hitc h......................................... 232
Wa shing byhand................................. 231
Wheels/rims....................................... 232
Wi ndo ws............................................. 232
Wi per blades....................................... 232
Car
Car pe
pet (car
t (car e)
e)............................................ 233
Carr
Carr ier syst
ier syst ems
ems
No tes................................................ .221
Centr
Centr e console
e console
Between the seats (o verview)................ 12
Lo we r section (o verview)....................... 11
Middle section (o verview)...................... 10
St ow age compartmen t.......................... 98
To p (o verview)......................................... 9
Changing a bulb
Changing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing a wheel
Changing a wheel Lowe ring theve hicle........................... 263
Preparing........................................... .261
Ra ising theve hicle.............................. 262
Re moving a wheel.............................. .263
Changing bulbs
Changing bulbs
Light bulb types halogen headlamp s.... 114
No tes................................................ .113
Changing lam
Changing lam ps
ps
see Changing bulbs
Char
Char ging
ging
Battery............................................... 240
Child safe
Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Hinged windo ws.................................... 50
Child safe
Child safe ty loc
ty lock (door
k (door s)
s).............................. 49
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.............................. 41
At tach ing (no tes).................................. 41
Basic instructions................................. 38
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)................. 48
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................. 47
ISOFIX (/tting)...................................... 44
No tes on risks and danger s................... 39
Re commendations forch ild
re straint systems.................................. 40
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems.................................. 46
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems.................................. 43
Securing on the co-driver seat............... 48
Securing on there ar seat...................... 47
To pTe ther............................................. 45 Childr
Childr en en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............ .39
Basic instructions................................ .38
Cig
Cig are
arett
tte light
e light er
er
Fr ont centre console........................... 104
Cleaning
Cleaning see Care
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 125
Ad justing the air vents........................ 129
Air distribution settings....................... 126
Au tomatic control.............................. .126
Au xiliary heating................................. 129
Au xiliary warm-air hea ter..................... 133
Demisting the windscreen................... 127
Demisting windo ws............................. 127
Hot-water auxilia ryheater.................. .130
Re frigerant.......................................... 278
Setting the air distribution...................1 26
Setting the air0ow............................... 126
Setting thete mp erature...................... 127
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/o................................................. 127
Switching residual heat utilisation
on/o................................................. 128
Switching the A/C function on/o.......1 25
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/o................................................. 128
Switching there set function on/o.
(cont rol panel).................................... 127
TEMPMATIC operating unit.................. 123
THERMOTRONIC control panel............ 124
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening)............................................... 64
Co-dr
Co-dr iv iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
Coc
Coc kpit (ov
kpit (ov er
ervie
vie w)
w) ....................................... .6
Combination switch
Combination switch
see Headlamp 0ashing
see High beam
see Turn signal light
Comf Comf or
ort r
t r ear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat
Ad justing the seat backrest................... 81
Const
Const ant headlam
ant headlam p mode
p mode
see Daytime running lights
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing................................... 64
Conv
Conv enience opening
enience opening.................................. 64
Conv
Conv enience opening/closing
enience opening/closing................... 128
Conv
Conv er
ersions
sions................................................ 17
Coolant
Coolant Checking le vel.................................... 228 316
316
Index

Fu
elreser ve........................................ 274
Low outside temp eratures................... 273
Pe trol.................................................. 272
Quality (diesel ).................................... 273
Quality (petrol).................................... 272
Re fuellin g............................................ 146
Sulphur content.................................. 272
Ta nk content....................................... 274
F
F uel consump
uel consump tion
tion
Displaying theav erage........................ 184
F
F uses
uses........................................................ 250 G
G
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT lev
lever
er........................................... 141
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT r
r ecommendation
ecommendation
Manual shiTing (automatic trans-
mission).............................................. 144
Manual transmission........................... 141
Gener
Gener al oper
al oper ating per
ating per mit number (EC)
mit number (EC)...... 270
Glasses com
Glasses com par
partment
tment ................................. 99
Glov
Glov e com
e com par
partment
tment
Opening/closing................................... 99 H
H
Handbr
Handbr ak
ake (electr
e (electr ical)
ical)
see Electric parking brake
Hazar
Hazar d w
d war
arning light syst
ning light syst em
em
Switching on/o.................................. 108
Head r
Head r es
estrtraint
aint
Ad justing electrically............................. 95
Ad justing mechanical ly......................... 94
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing .................................... 108
Help call
Help call see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
High beam
High beam Replacing light sources...................... .114
Switching on/o.................................. 108
High-pr
High-pr essur
essure cleaner (car
e cleaner (car e)
e) ..................... 230
Highbeam
Highbeam
Adaptive Highbeam Assis t................... 110
Hill St
Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist......................................... 164
Hing
Hing ed wind ows
ed windo ws
Child saf ety loc k................................... 50
HOLD function HOLD function Notes................................................ .164
Switching on/o.................................. 164
Home scr
Home scr een (media displa
een (media displa y) y).................... 197
Ho
Ho t-w
t-w at
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er
Ac tivating/deactivating with button..... 131 Displa
ys(remo tecont rol).................... 132
Fu nction............................................. 130
Problems............................................ 133
Switching on/o. byremo tecont rol.... .131 I I
Identi/cation
Identi/cation plate
plate
Engine................................................ 270
Re frigerant.......................................... 278
Ve hicle............................................... 270
Ignition key
Ignition key
see Key
Ignition lock
Ignition lock............................................. .136
Immobiliser
Immobiliser ................................................. 68
Im
Im plied w
plied w arr
arranty (v
anty (v ehicle)
ehicle) ............................ 25
Im
Im port
port er addr
er addr esses
esses
Wi reless components............................ 22
Indicat
Indicat or lam
or lam ps
ps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Inst
Inst allations
allations................................................ 17
Ins
Instr trument clust
ument clust er
er
Ad justing the lighting..........................1 83
Care................................................... 233
Displa ys.............................................. 181
No tes on warning/indicator lamps...... 304
Overview............................................ 181
Wa rning/indicator lamps overview..........7
Ins Ins tr
trument lighting
ument lighting................................... .183
Ins
Instr trument panel
ument panel
see Cockpit (o verview)
Int
Int ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 110
Ac tive headlamps................................ 109
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t................... 110
Cornering light.................................... 109
Mo torw ay mode................................. .109
Overview............................................1 09
Int Int er
er ior lighting
ior lighting
Ambient lighting.................................. 113
Re placing light sources...................... .116
Setting................................................1 12
Swit ch-o. delay time.......................... 113
Int Int er
erior mo
ior mo tion sensor
tion sensor
Fu nction............................................... 69
Switching on/o.................................... 69
iP
iP ad
ad ®
®
att
att ac
achment
hment.................................... .106
iPhone
iPhone ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat anc
hild seat anc hor
hor
Fi tting................................................... 44 320
320
Index

Making a call via
theove rhead con-
trol panel............................................ 191
Tr ansfer red data................................. 194
Mer
Mer cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency call syst
ency call system
em
Au tomatic emer gency call................... 236
Information......................................... 236
Information about data trans fer........... 237
Manual emer gency call....................... 237
Overview............................................ 236
Self-diagnosis..................................... 238
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode.................................................. 238
Mer
Mercedes-Benz ser cedes-Benz ser vice centre
vice centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Messag
Messag e (displa
e (displa y section of t
y section of t he ins
he instr
tru-
u-
ment displa
ment displa y)
y)
see Displ aymessage
Messag
Messag e memory
e memory ...................................... 281
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
Digital rearview mir ror......................... 121
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone
Mobile phone Frequencies........................................ 269
Tr ansmission output (maximum ).......... 269
Mobile phone
Mobile phone see Mobile phone
see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone
Model ser
Model ser ies ies
see Vehicle identi/cation plate
Mot
Mot orwa
or wa y mode
y mode ........................................ 109
Mounting a load
Mounting a load ........................................ 214
Multimedia sy st
Multimedia syst em
em
see MBUX multimedia system N
N
N
N a
avig
vig ation
ation
Ac tivating........................................... 202
Displaying/hiding the menu................2 02
Menu (on-board computer)................. 185
Overview............................................2 03
Na
Na vig
vigation
ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
Na Na vig
vigation ins
ation instr tructions (on-boar
uctions (on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er)
er)........................................................ 185 O
O
Occupant sa fe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
On-boar On-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Assistant displa y menu........................ 184
Digital speedome ter............................ 184
Di splay.............................................. .183
Displaying the service due dat e........... 223
Media menu........................................ 187
Menu navigation................................. 185
Menu overvie w.................................... 183
Operation........................................... 181
Overview............................................ 181
Ra dio menu........................................ 187
Service menu...................................... 184
Settings menu..................................... 189
Showing thera nge.............................. 184
Te lephone menu................................. 188
Tr ip menu...........................................1 84
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos
d diagnostic int tic interf erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar On-boar d electr
d electr onics onics
Engine electronics.............................. 269
No tes................................................ .269
Tw o-w ayradios................................... 269
Onboar
Onboar d Logic U d Logic Unit nit
Online services.................................... .27
Ve hicle data storag e............................. 27
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are................................. 28
Opening/closing t
Opening/closing t he bonnet
he bonnet..................... 224
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
.............................................. 274
Ad ditives (fuel).................................... 272
Brake 0uid.......................................... 276
Coolant (engine)................................. 277
Engine oil............................................ 275
Fu el (diesel)........................................ 273
Fu el (petrol)........................................ 272
No tes................................................ .271
Wi ndsc reen washer 0uid..................... 277
Oper Oper ating safe
ating safe ty
ty
Changes in the engine output................ 24 Index
323
323

Seat belt
Seat belt
Activating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment........................................... 32
Ad justing the height.............................. 32
Care...................................................2 33
Fa stening.............................................. 32
Pro tection............................................. 30
Pr otection impaired............................... 31
Re leasing.............................................. 32
Seat belt adjustment (function).............32
Wa rning lamps...................................... 32
Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment tment
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 32
Fu nction............................................... 32
Seat belt t Seat belt t ensioners
ensioners
Ac tivation............................................. 29
Seat cov
Seat cov er (car
er (care)
e)....................................... 233
Seat v
Seat v entilation
entilation
Switching on/o.................................... 97
Seat/bunk combination
Seat/bunk combination Fitting/removing st owage compart-
ment.................................................. .100
Fo lding up the bed extension................. 91
Installing and removing......................... 93
Ins talling/removing bed extension........ 91
Moving................................................. 91
No tes................................................... .90
Setting up/folding awayth e ber th......... 91
Seats
Seats
4-waylumbar suppor t........................... 75
Ad justing (electrically)........................... 73
Ad justing (manual ly).............................. 71
Ad justing armrests................................ 76
Ad justing the head restraint electri-
cally...................................................... 95
Ad justing the head restraints
me chanical ly......................................... 94
Installing and removing rear ben ch
seat...................................................... 82
Operating the memory function............. 75
Ro tating (front seats)............................ 76
Setting options..................................... 14
Secur
Secur ing lugg ing lugg age
age...................................... 214
Selecting a g
Selecting a g ear
ear
see ShiTing
Select
Select or lev
or lever
er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-t
Self-t est
est
Au tomatic co-driver airbag shuto......... .36
Sensor
Sensor s (car
s (care)
e)......................................... .232 Ser
Ser
vice
vice
see ASS YST PLUS service inter val display
Ser
Ser vice (on-boar
vice (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)..................... 184
Ser
Ser vice Centre
vice Centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Ser
Ser vice pr
vice pr oducts
oducts
Re frigerant (air conditioning)............... 278
Se
Se tting a speed limit
tting a speed limit
see Limiter
Se Se tting t tting t he
heair0 ow
air0ow..................................... 126
Se
Se tting t
tting t he map scale
he map scale
see Map
Se
Se tting t
tting t he speed
he speed
see Cruise cont rol
Se
Se ttings (on-boar
ttings (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er).................... 189
ShiT
ShiT paddles
paddles
see Steering wheel gearshiT paddles
ShiTing
ShiTing GearshiT recommendation (manual
shiTing, automatic transmission)......... 144
GearshiT recommendation (manual
transmission)...................................... 141
Shor
Shor t-dist
t-dist ance tr
ance tr ips
ips................................. .138
Sho
Sho wing t
wing t he r
he range
ange....................................1 84
Side airbag
Side airbag.................................................. 33
Side window Side window Closing using theke y............................ 64
Co nve nience closing............................. 64
Con venience opening............................ 64
Opening with theke y............................. 64
Problems.............................................. 65
Side windo ws
Side windo ws
Ad justing.............................................. 64
Closing................................................. 62
Opening................................................ 62
Opening/closing the pop-out window.... 63
Sliding door
Sliding door
Child saf ety loc k................................... 49
Closing (from the inside).......................56
Closing (from the outside).....................55
Opening (from the inside)...................... 56
Opening (from the outside).................... 55
Sliding sunr Sliding sunr oof
oof
see Panorama sliding sunroof
Smar
Smar tphone
tphone
see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone
Smar
Smar tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation
Overview............................................ 209 326
326
Index