light MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Workshop Manual

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indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers Switc
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hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers on and
s on ando.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, low
(low rain sensor sensitivity)
3 Å Intermittent wiping, high
(high rain sensor sensitivity)
4 ° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1–5. #
Single wiping:
Single wiping: pushthe button on the combina-
tion switch in the direction of ar row 6. #
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Washing:
ashing: pushthe button on the combination
switch in the direction of ar row 6 asfar as
th e second point of resis tance. Switc
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hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiperon/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on. 1
ô Wiping with washer 0uid
2 ° Intermittent wiping
3 gRear wind owwiper o.
4 ô Wiping with washer 0uid #
Movetheè switch tothe cor responding
position.
When there ar wind owwiper is switched on,
th eè symbol will appear on the inst rument
cluster displa y. #
W Wiping wit
iping wit h w
h washer
asher 0uid:
0uid:press and hold the
è switch be yond the cur rent position up to
th e1 or4 limit. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. *
N NOOTE TE Damage tothe windscreen or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th e wiper arm on the windscreen or rear win-
dow is folded back before a wiper blade has
been /t ted, the window may be damaged by
th efo rc e of the impact. 118 118
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#
Neverfo ld the wiper arm on the wind-
screen or rear wind owback until a wiper
blade has been /tted. Keep hold of the
wiper arm when replacing a wiper blade. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tobonnet or windscreen
wipers when opening the bonnet If
th e windscreen wipers ha vebeen folded
back from the windscreen when the bonnet is
opened, the windscreen wipers or the bonnet
may be damaged. #
Ensure that the windscreen wipers ha ve
not been folded back from the wind-
screen. R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the windscreen. #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc-
tion of ar row 1 awa y from the wiper arm as
fa r as it will go. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm in
th e direction of ar row 4. F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Insert the new wiper blade into the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor-
re ctl y. #
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the windscreen.
Maint
Maint enance display
enance display #
Remo veprotective /lm 1from the mainte-
nance displa yson the tips of the ne wly/tted
wiper blades.
If th e colour of the maintenance display changes
from black toyello w, the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The time until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Light and vision
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R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper blade
w wiper blade T
T
ailg
ailg ate
ate #
Fold wiper arm 1awa y from there ar wind ow
until it engages in there placement position. #
Hold wiper arm 1/rmly and pull wiper blade
2 o.the wiper arm in the direction of the
ar ro w. #
Place new wiper blade 2on wiper arm 1. #
Hold wiper arm 1/rmly and push wiper blade
2 inthe opposite direction tothe ar row until
it engages. #
Make sure that wiper blade 2is seated cor-
re ctl y. #
Fold wiper arm 1back onto there ar wind ow. Mirr
Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the out-
side mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoulder
in order toensure that you are awareof
th e actual distance between you and the
ro ad users driving behind you. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors electr
s electr ically
ically #
Switch on the po wer supply or theve hicle. #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjusted. #
Set the position of the mir ror glass using but-
to n2.
F
F olding t
olding t he electr
he electr ic outside mirr
ic outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe electric outside mir-
ro rs If
yo ufo ld or unfold the electric outside mir rors
by hand, you may damage the outside mir rors
and the outside mir rors will not engage prop-
er ly.
If th e outside mir rors are not folded in when
th eve hicle is washed in an automatic car
wa sh, the brushes may forc ibly fold in and
damage the outside mir rors. #
Foldthe outside mir rors in and out elec-
trically onl y. #
Fold in the outside mir rors before wash-
ing theve hicle in an automatic car wash. #
Switch on the po wer supply or theve hicle. 120
120
Light and vision

#
Brie0y press but ton1.
Yo u will no longer be able tofold in the outside
mir rors once youre ach a speed greater than
47 km/h.
Eng
Eng aging t aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disengaged
fo rw ards or backwards, proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 1until you hear a click
fo llo we dby the mir ror audibly engaging in posi-
tion.
The mir ror housing will now be engaged and
yo u will be able toadjust the outside mir rors
as normal.
R
R ese ese tting t
tting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Switch on the po wer supply or theve hicle. #
Brie0y press button 1.
Heating t
Heating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a r
hout a rear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
er:
:at temp era-
tures below 15°C, the mirror heater will automati-
cally switch on permanently once theve hicle has
been star ted.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a r
h a rear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
er:
:at temp era-
tures below 15°C, the mirror heater will automati-
cally switch on forte n minutes once theve hicle
has been star ted. The mir ror heater can also be
switched on toget her with there ar wind owheater. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theto p or bottom section of the¤
ro ck er switch on the control panel forth e air
conditioning system.
The indicator lamp abo vethe¤ rock er
switch will light up and the mir ror heater will be
switched on toget her with there ar wind ow
heater. Using t Using t
he digit
he digit al r
al r ear
ear vie
vie w mirr
w mirr or
or The
vehicle may be /tted with a digital inside rear-
view mir ror.This uses a camera in there ar wind ow
and a displ ayinteg rated in the mir rorto prov ide a
better view tothere ar. The rearview mir ror can be
used either as a standard rearview mir ror or as a
displa y.
To prev ent glare from the digital rearview mir ror,
/r st set the digital rearview mir ror as the standard
re arview mir ror. Cer
tain types of sunlight (e.g. sun low on the hori-
zon) or light from ano ther intense light source can
re duce the display's contrast and cause it to
become too bright. In such situations, objects in
th e display may be obscured or di1cult tosee. In
th ese cases be particular lycareful and adapt your
driving style accordingl y.
Drivers must alw ayswe arthe necessary personal
visual aids requ ired forth em todrive a vehicle.
Drivers with presb yopia (age-related long-sighted-
ness) should, if necessar y,we ar visual aids with
multifocal lenses tobe su1cient lyable tosee traf-
fi c including via the displa ys.
% Ifth e camera in there ar wind owis dirty, oper-
ate there ar wind owwiper with washer 0uid
(/ page 118) or clean there ar wind owman-
uall y.Obser vethe no tes on cleaning the digital
re arview mir ror (/ page 233). #
T
To use t
o use t he st
he standar
andar d r
d rear
ear vie
view mirr
w mirr or
or:
:mo vethe
switch toposition 1. #
T
To use t
o use t he display
he display :
:mo vethe switch toposition
2.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he displa
he displa y br
y brightness
ightness
% The digital rearview mir ror is equipped with
light sensors on the front and back and auto-
matically adjusts the brightness of the display
to the lighting conditions. Do not co verthe
light sensors, e.g. with a stic ker. #
Press menu button 3once. #
Press button 4toreduce the display bright-
ness.
or #
Press button 5toincrease the display bright-
ness.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he camera
he camera #
Press menu button 3twice. #
Press button 4tomo vethe angle down-
wa rds.
or #
Press button 5tomo vethe angle upwards. Light and vision
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Err
Err
or mode of t
or mode of t he digit
he digital r
al rear
ear vie
view mirr
w mirr or
or
If a system er ror occurs, e.g. if the camera fails, a
crossed-out camera will appear at theto p leT of
th e display and no camera image will be visible in
th e mir ror. #
Switch tothe standard rearview mir ror if there
is a system er ror. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y.The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if:
R theve hicle is switched o.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
R the interior lighting is switched on.
R the incident light from the headlamps is
bloc kedby objects in the load compartment, fo
rex ample, and does not hit the sensor on
th e inside rearview mir ror. Oper
Oper
ating sun visors
ating sun visors #
Glar
Glar e fr
e from fr
om fr ont
ont::Fo ldthe sun visor 1down-
wa rds. #
Glar
Glar e fr
e from t
om t he side:
he side: Swivelth e sun visor 1to
th e side. 122
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cont
rol menu forre ar-compartment air condition-
ing (second menu le vel). #
Set the air0ow toleve l1 or higher using the
H rock er switch. #
Press theto p or bottom section of rock er
switch ¿or press Á.
When the indicator lamp abo vethe
¿ rock er switch or theÁ button lights
up, the "Cooling with air dehumidi/cation"
function is switched on.
or #
Switch the function on and o. via the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system.
When the indicator lamp abo vethe¿ rock er
switch or theÁ button 0ashes thre e times, the
function is switched o. due toa defect. Ha vethe
climate cont rol system checked at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
% Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y. Other-
wise, the windo wscould mist up more quickl y.
% Condensation may leak from the underside of
th eve hicle in cooling mode. This is not a sign
of a defect. A
A
ut
ut omaticall
omaticall y r
y regulating climat
egulating climat e contr
e control
ol R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem has been switched
on (/ page 125).
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC aut
ONIC aut omatic climat
omatic climat e contr
e control
ol
When THERM OTRO NIC automatic climate cont rol
is in automatic mode, the set temp erature will
automatically be kept cons tant. The system auto-
matically regulates thete mp erature of the dis-
pensed air, the air0ow and the air distribution.
Au tomatic mode can be activated or deactivated
only in the climate control menu and not in the cli-
mate control menu forre ar-compartment air con-
ditioning (second menu le vel). #
T
To switc
o switc h aut
h aut omatic mode
omatic mode on/o.:
on/o.:pressthe
to p or bottom section of theà rock er
switch.
When the indicator lamp abo vetheÃ
ro ck er switch lights up, automatic mode is
switched on.
In automatic mode, if you adjust the air0ow or air
distribution manuall y,the indicator lamp abo vethe
à rock er switch will go out. The function that
has not been changed manual ly, ho wev er, will con-
tinue tobe regulated automaticall y.When the man-
ually changed function switches back toautomatic mode,
the indicator lamp abo vetheà rock er
switch will light up again. Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he air dis
he air distrtribution se
ibution se ttings
ttings TEMPMAT
IC air-conditioning system and
THERM OTRO NIC automatic climate cont rol
¯ Directs air tothe demister vents
b Directs air tothe demister, centre and side
air vents
_ Directs air tothe demister, centre, side and
fo ot we llve nts
a Directs air tothe demister and foot we ll
ve nts
P Directs air tothe centre and side air vents
S Directs air tothe centre, side and foot we ll
ve nts
O Directs air tothefo ot we llve nts
W Controls air distribution automatically Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate control system is switched on. #
Press rock er switch _up or down.
The various air dist ribution settings appear in
th e air conditioning menu of the multimedia
system. #
Press the_ rock er switch up or down until
th e desired setting is reached.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h r ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol
When there ar air conditioning system is switched
on, the air distribution setting on the control panel
also applies torear climate cont rol.
This also applies tothe automatic mode of
THERMOT RONIC automatic climate cont rol. The air
is then automatically directed tothefo ot we ll
and/or the headroom of there ar compartment. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he
he air0ow
air0ow R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem is switched on. #
T
To incr
o incr ease or decr
ease or decr ease:
ease:press theto p or bot-
to m section of theH rock er switch.
Ve hicles with rear climate cont rol: use the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system or the126
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re
ar cont rol panel toset the air0ow forth ere ar
compartment. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem is switched on. #
T
To incr
o incr ease or decr
ease or decr ease:
ease:press theto p or bot-
to m section of thew rock er switch.
Ve hicles with rear climate cont rol: use the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system or the
re ar cont rol panel toset thete mp erature forthe
re ar compartment. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hr onisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem has been switched
on (/ page 125).
The temp erature can be set centrally using the
synchronisation function. The temp erature setting
fo rth e driver's side will then be adop tedfo rthe
front passenger side and, in vehicles with rear cli-
mate cont rol,th ere ar compartment as well.
TEMPMA
TEMPMA TIC and THERMO
TIC and THERMO TR
TRONIC wit
ONIC wit h ho
h hot-w
t-wat
ater
er
auxiliar
auxiliar y heat
y heater
er #
Switch the "Synchronisation" function on and
o. via the air conditioning menu of the multi-
media system.
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC wit
ONIC wit hout ho
hout hot-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er #
Press theto p or bottom section of rock er
switch 0.
The synchronisation function will be switched o. if
th e settings forth e front passenger side or rear
compartment are changed. Demis Demis
ting t
ting the windscr
he windscr een
een Yo
u can use this function todefrost and demist the
windscreen and the front side windo wsfrom the
inside. Switch o. the "Demist windscreen" function
as soon as the windscreen is clear.
% Vehicles with THERM OTRO NIC: if theve hicle
de tects mist on the windo ws,th e function will
automatically be switched on. #
Switch on climate control (/ page 125). #
T
To switc
o switc h
hon/o.:
on/o.: pushtheto p or bottom sec-
tion of the¬ rock er switch on the front
control panel.
If th e indicator lamp abo vethe¬ rock er
switch lights up, the function has been
switched on. The cur rent air-conditioning set-
tings will be deactivated.
The temp erature, air0ow and air distribution
will be regulated automatically tooptimise the
demisting e.ect. Air-recirculation mode will be
deactivated.
When you enable automatic mode, the "Demist
windscreen" function will switch o. automaticall y.
When you switch o. the "Demist windscreen" func-
tion, the pr evious settings for automatic climate
control will be applied again.
No tethefo llowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched o..
R Ifth e A/C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switc Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch on ai r-
re circulation mode only brie0y. #
Press theto p or bottom section of theg
ro ck er switch.
When the indicator lamp abo vetheg
ro ck er switch lights up, air-recirculation mode
is switched on.
Air-recirculation mode will automatically switch on
in thefo llowing cases:
R in high outside tempe ratures
R while theve hicle is driving through a tunnel
(vehicles with THERM OTRO NIC automatic cli-
mate cont rol and navigation only)
ATer appr oximately 30 minutes, outside air will
automatically be introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automatically switch o.
in thefo llowing cases:
R aTer appr oximately /ve minutes at outside
te mp eratures below appr oximately 7°C
R aTer approximately /ve minutes when the
"Cooling with air dehumidi/cation" function is
deactivated
R aTer appr oximately 30 minutes at outside tem-
peratures abo veappr oximately 7°C and when Climate control
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th
e "Cooling with air dehumidi/cation" function
is switched on. Conv
Conv
enience opening/closing
enience opening/closing &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment due tonot
paying attention during con venience clos-
ing
When the con venience closing feature is oper-
ating, parts of the body could become trapped
in the closing area of the side windo ws. #
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, moni torth e entire closing
process and make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment when open-
ing a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the body
could be dr awn in or become trapped between
th e side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody is
to uching the side windo w. #
Release the button immediately if some-
body becomes trapped. #
Conv
Conv enience closing wit
enience closing wit h t
h the air
he air -r
-r ecir
ecir culation
culation
r
r ock
ock er switc
er switc h:
h:press and hold theg rock er
switch up or down until the side windo ws auto-
matically close.
The indicator lamp overth eg rock er switch
lights up. The initial position of the side win-
do ws is stored. Air-recirculation mode is acti-
va ted.
If yo u open the side windo wsmanually aTer
using con venience closing, they /rst open
au tomatically tothe initial position before con-
ve nience closing. #
T To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience closing:
enience closing: release the
g rock er switch. #
Conv
Conv enience opening wit
enience opening wit h t
h the air
he air -r
-recir
ecir culation
culation
r
r ock
ock er switc
er switc h:
h:press and hold theg rock er
switch up or down until the side windo ws auto-
matically open.
The indicator lamp overth eg rock er switch
goes out. Air-recirculation mode is deactivated. #
T To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
g rock er switch. #
Pr
Pre-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control and conv
ol and conv enience
enience
opening wit
opening wit h t
h t he key
he key :
:press and hold the%
button on thekey.
The side wind ows are automatically opened
and the climate control blo wer is activated. #
T
To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
% button. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
er on/o.
on/o. The
rear wind owheater consumes a lot of elect ric-
ity. You should therefore switch o. there ar win-
dow heater as soon as there ar wind owis clear. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theto p or bottom of the¤ rock er
switch.
If th e indicator lamp abo vethe¤ rock er
switch lights up, there ar wind owheater is
switched on.
The rear wind owheater will switch o. automati-
cally aTer a fewminutes. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he residual heat utilisation
esidual heat utilisation on/o.
on/o. When
theve hicle is switched o., it is possible to
make use of there sidual heat of the engine toheat
or ventila tetheve hicle interior for appr oximately
30 minutes. The heating or ventilation time
depends on the set vehicle interior temp erature. #
Switch o. theve hicle or remo vethekey. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of the! rock er switch or press Á.
When residual heat utilisation is switched on,
th e indicator lamp abo vethe! rock er
switch or theÁ button will light up.
The blo wer will run at a low speed rega rdless
of the air0ow setting.
If th e "Residual heat" function is switched on at
high outside temp eratures, only the stationary
ve ntilation will be switched on. The blo wer will
th en run at medium speed. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of the! rock er switch or press Áagain.
The indicator lamp abo vethe! rock er
switch or theÁ button goes out.
Re sidual heat utilisation will switch o. automati-
cally in thefo llowing cases:
R aTer a running time of app roximately
30 minutes
R ifth e star ter battery's charge status is too low 128
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Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he ho
he hot-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er on/o.
on/o.
wit
with t h the butt
he butt on
on
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l. The coloured indicator lamps abo
vethe&
ro ck er switch ha vethefo llowing meanings:
R Blue – stationary ventilation is switched on
R Red – the stationary heater is switched on
R Yellow – a departure time is preselected #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will light up.
The multimedia system will be activated for
appr oximately one minute. #
Set the desired temp erature via the multimedia
system. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1again.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will go out. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ho
he ho t-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater b
er by r
y remo te
emo te
contr
contr ol
ol
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l.
Switc
Switc hing on immediat
hing on immediat ely
ely #
Press and hold theu button until theON
message appears on there mo tecont rol's dis-
pla y.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time
e time #
Brie0y press the u button. #
Continue topress the, or. button
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The Îsymbol on there mo tecont rol display
will 0ash. #
Set there qu ired departure time with the,
and . buttons. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The new departure time will be sa ved.
Up tothre e departure times can be sa ved. #
T To activ o activ at
ate t
e t he depar
he depar tur
tur e time:
e time: brie0y press
th eu button. #
Select there qu ired departure time with
th e, and. buttons. #
Press and hold the u button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time, let-
te r AA, B Bor C Cwill appear on there mo tecon-
trol's displa y. Climate control
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131

*
N NO OTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due tonot
observing the maximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th eve hicle height is greater than the maxi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, thero of
and other parts of theve hicle may be dam-
aged. #
Obser vethe signposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle height is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethech anged vehicle height with
add-on roof equipment. N No
ot
tes on shor
es on shor t-dist
t-distance tr
ance tr ips
ips
If th eve hicle is predominantly used in short-dis-
ta nce driving, a fault in the automatic cleaning
function of the diesel particulate /lter can occur.
Due tothis, fuel may also accumulate inthe engine
oil and cause engine failure.
During automatic cleaning, extremely hot exhaust
ga ses escape from theex haust pipe. Main tain a
distance of at least 1 m toother objects, e.g.
par kedve hicles, in order toavo id material damage.
If yo u mainly drive short distances, you should
drive on a mo torw ay or go for a country drive for
20 minutes every 500 km. This facilitates the
re ge neration of the diesel particulate /lter.
Inf
Inf or
ormation about tr
mation about tr anspor
ansport b
t by r
y rail
ail
Tr ansporting your vehicle byrail may be subject to
cer tain restrictions or requ ire special measures to
be take n in some countries due tovarying tunnel
heights and loading standards.
Yo u can obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Inf
Inf or ormation on br
mation on br ak
ak es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
brake system overheating
If yo u lea veyour foot on the brake pedal when
driving, the brake system may overheat.
This increases the braking distance and the
brake system can even fail. #
Never use the brake pedal as a foot re st. #
Do not depress the brake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at the same time while
driving. *
N NOOTE TE Causing wearto the brake linings by
permanently depressing the brake pedal #
Do not permanently depress the brake
pedal while driving. #
Touse braking e.ect of the engine, shiT
to a lo werge ar in good time. Do
Do
wnhill gr
wnhill gradients
adients
On long and steep downhill gradients you should
obser vethefo llowing inst ructions:
R invehicles with an automatic transmission,
shiT down toshiT ranges 2 2or 1 1in good time
so that the engine is running at a medium to
high engine speed (/ page 143).
R invehicles with a manual transmission, shiT
down toa lo werge ar in good time, so that the
engine is running at a medium tohigh engine
speed.
% Change the shiT range in good time when
cruise control or the limiter are activated.
Obser vethe driving tips (/ page 137).
Yo uth ereby make use of the braking e.ect of the
engine and do not ha vetobrake as oTen tomain-
ta in the speed. This relie vesth e load on the
service brake and pr events the brakes from over-
heating and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Hea
Hea vy and light loads
vy and light loads
If th e brakes ha vebeen subjected toa heavy load,
do not stop theve hicle immediatel y.Drive on for a
short while. The brakes cool down more quickly in
th e air0o w.
If th e brakes ha vebeen used only moderatel y,you
should occasionally test their e.ectiveness. Todo
th is, brake more /rmly from a higher speed while
paying attention tothe tra1c conditions. The
brakes will grip better as a result.
We
We t r
t road surf
oad surf aces
aces
If yo u ha vebeen driving for a long time in heavy
ra in without braking, there may be a dela yed
re sponse when you /rst apply the brakes. This may
also occur aTer driving thro ugh a car wash or deep
wa ter. Yo u must depress the brake pedal more
/rml y.Maintain a greater distance totheve hicle in
front.
While paying attention tothe tra1c conditions, you
should brake theve hicle /rml yaTer driving on a
we tro ad sur face or thro ugh a car wash. This heats
th e brake disks so that they dry more quickl y,
which pr otects them against cor rosion. 138 138
Driving and parking