ESP MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Manual Online

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WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunc-
tioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form
any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and
th e braking distance may increase. In addition, other driving saf ety
systems are switched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake system checked immediately at a quali/ed
specialist workshop. #
Switch o. theve hicle, wait a short while, then switch it on again. #
Check whe ther the display message has disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th e display message continues tobe shown: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
J Brake system warning
lamp *The
red brake system warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on. A
wa rning tone also sounds.
The brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury if brake forc e boosting is
malfunctioning
If brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning, increased brake pedal
fo rc e may be necessary for braking. The braking characteristics
may be impaired. The braking dis tance can increase in eme rgency
braking situations. #
Stop in a safe location immediatel y.Do not continue driving! #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away.
J Brake system warning
lamp *T
he red brake system warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
There is insu1cient brake 0uid in the brake 0uid reser voir. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due tolow brake 0uid le vel
If th e brake 0uid le vel is too lo w,the braking e.ect and the braking
ch aracteristics may be impaired. #
Stop theve hicle as soon as possible, paying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Do not top up the brake 0uid. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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! ABS warning lamp *T
he yellow ABS warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
ABS has been switched o. due toa malfunction. As a result, BAS, Hill
St art Assist and ESP ®
as well as its driving saf ety systems, forex ample,
ha ve also been switched o..
AT TENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deacti vated. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form
any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and
th e braking distance may increase. In addition, other driving saf ety
systems are switched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop. #
Switch o. theve hicle, wait a short while, then switch it on again. #
Check whe ther the display message has disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th e display message continues tobe shown: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
If th e ABS control unit is defective, other systems may be available only
with restrictions or may be una vailable, e.g. the navigation system or
th e automatic transmission.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes while theve hicle is in motion.
ESP ®
or traction cont rol inter venes because there is a risk of skidding
or at least one wheel is spinning.
Cruise cont rol or Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC has been automati-
cal lyswitched o.. #
When pulling away,accelerate only as much as is necessar y. #
Depress the accelerator pedal less during your journe y. #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions. #
Do not switch o. ESP ®
.
In exceptional cases, it may be better toswitch o. ESP ®
(/ page 153).
÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
ESP ®
,BAS and Hill Start Assist are una vailable due toa malfunction.
AT TENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deacti vated. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisa-
tion. In addition, other driving saf ety systems are swit ched o.. 306
306
Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps

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Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Pay attention tothe display messages. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is on while theve hicle is running or
th e ECO start/s top function is active.
ESP ®
has been switched o.. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding when driving with ESP ®
deactivated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fu rther
driving saf ety systems is also limi ted. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. #
Switch ESP ®
on again.
In exceptional cases, it may be better toswitch o. ESP ®
(/ page 153). #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions.
If ESP ®
cann otbe switched on: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
!
Indicator lamp for parking
brake *The
red indicator lamp forth e parking brake 0ashes or is on and/or the
ye llow warning lamp forth e parking brake is on.
The parking brake is malfunctioning or the display sho wsan instruction
to release the parking brake.
If only there d indicator lamp forth e parking brake lights up, the parking
brake has been applied.
Pa y attention tothe display messages. Seat belt Seat belt
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ü Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp lights up or 0ashes aTer theve hicle has
star ted. A warning tone may also sound.
Fo r cer tain countries onl y:The red seat belt warning lamp lights up for a
maximum of six seconds aTer theve hicle has been switched on.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to
fa sten their seat belts. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
307
307

Dr
Dr
iving c
iving c har
haract
acter
eris
istics (unusual)tics (unusual) ................ 252
Dr
Dr iving ins
iving ins tr
tructions
uctions
Brakes................................................ 138
Downhill gradient................................ 138
Gene ral driving tips............................. 137
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................ .138
Ne w brake disks and brakepads......... .138
Pa rking brak e...................................... 138
Ru nning-in no tes................................. 136
Subjecting brakes toa load................. 138
We t roadw ay....................................... 138
Dr
Dr iving lights iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr
Dr iving not
iving not es
es
Tr anspo rtby rail.................................. 138
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (anti-lock braking system)............ 153
Ad aptive brake lights........................... 157
BAS (Brake Assist System).................. 153
Came ras............................................. 152
EBD (Elect ronic Brakeforce Distribu-
tion).................................................... 155
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist....................... 154
ESP ®
trailer stabilisatio n..................... 155
Overview............................................ 153
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s.............. 152
Re sponsibility...................................... 152
Dr
Dr iving syst iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Parking Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Limiter
see PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Aq uaplaning........................................ 139
Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam)................................................. 107
Driving on 0ooded roads..................... 139
Driving on wetro ads........................... 139
Mountainous terrain............................ 139
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST DSR (Do
DSR (Do
wnhill Speed R
wnhill Speed R egulation)
egulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 160
No tes................................................ .159
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Drive prog ram displa y......................... 144
Drive prog rams.................................. .144
Fu nction............................................. 144
Ope rating........................................... 144
Selecting the drive prog ram................ 144 E
E
E10
E10........................................................... 272
EA SY
EASY -ENTR
-ENTR Y easy entr
Y easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature
Using (luxury rear seat)........................ .87
Using (rear seat).................................. .83
EASY
EASY -ENTR
-ENTR Y entr
Y entry and e
y and e xit f
xit feature
eature
Fo lding the EAS Y-ENTRY section
fo rw ards and back (rear ben chseat)..... 80
Using (rear ben chseat)........................ .80
EASY
EASY -PAC
-P AC K t
K tailg
ailg ate
ate
No tes................................................... .60
Opening and closing............................. 60
EBD (Electr
EBD (Electr onic Br
onic Brak
akef
efor
or ce Distr
ce Distr ibution)
ibution).... 155
EC
EC O display
O display
Ac tivating........................................... 140
Fu nction............................................. 140
EC
EC O st
O st ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
Au tomatic engine start....................... .139
Au tomatic engine stop........................ 139
Operation.......................................... .139
Switching on/o.................................. 140
Electr
Electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
Applying automaticall y........................ 151
Applying or releasing manuall y............ 151
Emer gency braking............................. 152
No tes................................................ .150
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 151
Electr
Electr ic sliding door
ic sliding door
Fu nction............................................... 56
Opening/closing (from the inside)......... 57
Opening/closing (with theke y)............ .58
Opening/closing from the outside......... 58
Opening/closing with the door handle.. .58
Opening/closing with theke y................ 58
Problems.............................................. 59
Prog ramming theke y............................ 58
Prog ramming theke y but ton................. 59
Re setting............................................. .59
Electr Electr ic sliding door
ic sliding door
see Electric sliding door 318
318
Index

Electr
Electr
omagne
omagne tic com
tic com patibility
patibility
Declaration of conformity..................... .19
Electr
Electr onicSt
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram
am
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
Electr
Electr onics
onics................................................ 269
Emerg
Emerg ency
ency
Fire extinguisher................................. 235
Fi rs t-aid kit (soT-sided)....................... 235
Re moving thewa rning triangle............ 235
Saf etyve st.......................................... 235
Setting up thewa rning triangle............ 235
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking
Electric parking brak e......................... 152
Emerg
Emerg ency call
ency call
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
Eme rg
Emerg encykey
ency key
Locking a door...................................... 55
Unlocking a door................................... 55
Emerg
Emerg encyke
ency key element y element
Re moving/inserting............................. .52
Eng
Eng ag
agerev
e rev er
erse g
se g ear
ear.................................. 142
Eng
Eng aging dr
aging dr iv
ive position (aut
e position (aut omatic
omatic
tr
tr ansmission)
ansmission)............................................ 143
Eng
Eng aging neutr
aging neutr al (aut
al (automatic tr
omatic tr ansmis-
ansmis-
sion)
sion)......................................................... 142
Engine
Engine
ECO start/s top function.................... .139
Engine number....................................2 70
St arting assis tance............................. 240
Engine electr
Engine electr onics (not
onics (notes
es.......................... 269
Engine number
Engine number .......................................... 270
Engine oil
Engine oil
Additive.............................................. 275
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer..........................2 25, 226
Checking the oil le vel with a dipstic k... 226
Fi lling capacity.................................... 276
To pping up.......................................... 227
Engine output
Engine output
Notes on changes................................. 24
Engine pr
Engine pr e-heating
e-heating
see Auxiliary heating
En
En vir
vironment
onment al prot
al pr otection
ection
No tes................................................... .16
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles............ 16
ERA
ERA -GL
-GLON
ONASS tASS t es
est mode
t mode
St arting/ending................................. .238
ESC (Electr
ESC (Electr onicSt
onic Stability Contr
ability Contr ol)
ol)
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) ESP
ESP
®
®
Crosswind Assis t................................. 154
Tr ailer stabilisatio n.............................. 155
ESP
ESP ®
®
(Electr
(Electronic St
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram)
am)
Ac tivating/deactivating (on-board
computer)........................................... 154
Fu nction/no tes................................... 153
Switching on/o. (button)................... .154
Ext Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
Care...................................................2 32
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
see Lights F
F
F
F atigue det
atigue det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
F
F ault messa ge
ault message
see Displ aymessage
F F illing up t illing up t he windscr
he windscr een w
een w ashing sy
ashing sy s-
s-
t
t em
em ........................................................... 229
F
F ir
ir e e
e e xtinguisher
xtinguisher ....................................... 235
F
F irs
irst-aid kit t-aid kit (soT-sided)
(soT-sided) ............................. 235
Flat tyre
Flat tyre Changing a wheel................................ 261
Notes................................................ .238
F
F og light (e og light (e xt
xtended r
ended r ang
ange)
e)......................... 110
F
F oil cov
oil cov er
ering
ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s.............. 152
F
F olding t
olding t able
able
Fi tting/removing................................. 100
Moving............................................... 100
Using.................................................. 102
F F or
or eign tr
eign tr ip
ip
Symmetrical dipped bea m................... 107
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are..............................................28
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone...................................... 269
Tw o-w ayradio.................................... .269
Fr Fr ont airbag (dr
ont airbag (dr iv
iver
er , co-dr
, co-dr iv
iver)
er) .................... .33
Fr
Fr ont seats
ont seats
Ro tating................................................ 76
Fr Fr ont wheel ar ch
ont wheel ar ch
Fi tting/removing the co ver.................. 114
Wi ng................................................... 114
F
F uel uel
Additives............................................. 272
Diesel................................................ .273
E10....................................................2 72
Flexible fuel vehicles........................... 272 Index
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319

R
R
ear seats
ear seats
No tes................................................... .76
Seat ancho rage ..................................... 76
Seating variants.................................... 76
R
R ear wind ow
ear window
Separately opening and closing............. 62
R
R ear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiper
Re placing............................................ 120
Switching on/o................................. .118
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic).............. 122
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
see Outside mir rors
R
R ecy
ecy cling
cling
see Take -back of end-of-life vehicles
(environmental pr otection)
R
R educing ag
educing ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ®
R
R efr
efr ig
iger
er ant (air conditioning)
ant (air conditioning)
No tes................................................ .278
R
R efr
efr ig
iger
er at
ator box
or box
Switching on and o............................ 105
R
R efuelling
efuelling
Displaying theAd Blue ®
leve l............... 148
Re fuelling theve hicle......................... .146
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................ 148
R
R egis
egistr tration
ation
Ve hicle................................................ .24
R
R egulating headlam
egulating headlam p r
p range
ange....................... 108
R
R egulation of v
egulation of v ehicle dynamics
ehicle dynamics
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
R
R egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation
Indonesia............................................ 270
Small components............................. .270
R
R emot
emot e contr
e contr ol (st
ol (stationar
ationar y heating/
y heating/
v
v entilation)
entilation)
Displa ys.............................................. 132
Re placing the batter y.......................... 132
Setting................................................ 131
R
R eplacing a wheel
eplacing a wheel
Fitting a new wheel............................. 263
R
R eplacing bulbs
eplacing bulbs
Tail lamp types....................................1 15
Ta il lamps........................................... 115
R
R eplacing light sour
eplacing light sour ces
ces
Daytime running lights........................ 114
Fi tting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )................................................... 114
High beam......................................... .114
Low beam........................................... 114 Re
ar and load compartment lamps...... 116
St anding/parking lights...................... 114
Su rround lighting................................ 116
Tu rn signal light................................... 114
R
R escue card
escue card ................................................ 25
R
R ese
ese t function (MBUX multimedia sy
t function (MBUX multimedia sy s-
s-
t
t em)
em).......................................................... 202
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he tr
he trip com
ip com put
put er
er....................... 184
R
R esidual heat utilisation
esidual heat utilisation
Switching on/o.................................. 128
R
R est
est or
oring (f
ing (f act
actor
ory se
y se ttings)
ttings)
see Reset function (MBUX multime-
dia system)
R
R es
es tr
traint syst
aint syst em
em
Basic instructions forch ildren............... 38
Fu nction in an accident......................... 29
Fu nctionality......................................... 29
Malfunction.......................................... 29
Pr otection impaired............................... 29
Pr otection pr ovided............................... 29
Self-te st................................................ 29
Wa rning lamps...................................... 29
R R es
estr tricting t
icting t he
heshiT
shiT r
range
ange.........................1 43
Rev
Rev er
ersing camera
sing camera
Care................................................... 232
Fu nction............................................. 166
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera)............................................. 167
Switching automatic operation
on/o. (360° Camera)........................ 170
R R oll awa
oll awa y prot
y pr otection
ection
see HOLD function
R
R oller sunblind
oller sunblind
Panorama sliding sunroof...................... 66
R
R oof ca rr
oof carr ier
ier
see Roof luggage rack
R
R oof lining (car
oof lining (car e)
e)....................................... 233
R
R oof lugg
oof lugg ag
age r
e r ack
ack
No tes................................................ .221
R
R oute
oute
Calculating......................................... 205
Selecting options................................ 205
R
R unning-in not
unning-in not es
es....................................... 136 S
S
Safe
Safe ty syst
ty syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Sa fe
Safe ty v
ty vest
est................................................ 235
Seat
Seat
Correct driver's seat position................71 Index
325
325

V
V
ehicle sensors
ehicle sensors
Information.........................................1 52
V
V ehicle t
ehicle t ool kit
ool kit
Information......................................... 250
Jack.................................................... 250
St ow age compartment in there ar...... .250
To wing eye.......................................... 249
VIN
VIN
Identi/cation plate.............................. 270
Reading out....................................... .270
Seat................................................... 270
Wi ndsc reen.........................................2 70
V
V ision ision
Demisting windo ws............................. 127 W
W
W
W ar
ar ning syst
ning syst em
em
see ATA (Anti-TheT Alarm system)
W
W ar
ar ning tr
ning tr iangle
iangle
Re moving............................................ 235
Setting up........................................... 235
W
W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lamp
or lamp
! ABSwarning lamp...................... 306
J Brake system warning lamp
.................................................. 304, 305
? Coolant warning lamp........ 309, 310
; Engine diagnostics warning
lamp...................................................3 09
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. 307
÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp.................... 306
6 Fuelreser vewarning lamp.........3 09
! Indicator lamp for parking
brake.................................................. 307
Ð Power steering system warn-
ing lamp.............................................3 09
6 Restraint system warning lam p... 304
ü Seat belt warning lamp...... 307, 308
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp............................... 311
· Warning lamp for distance
wa rning function................................. 308
PA SSENGER AIR BA G............................ 36
W
W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lam
or lamps
ps
No tes................................................ .304
Overview................................................. 7
W
W arr
arr anty
anty.....................................................25 W
W
asher
asher 0uid
0uid
see Windsc reen washer 0uid
W
W ashing b
ashing b y hand (car
y hand (car e)
e)............................. 231
W
W ashing t
ashing t he engine
he engine ................................... 230
W
W eat
eat her inf
her inf or
ormation
mation ................................. .206
W
W eb brow
eb brow sers
sers
Overview............................................2 10
Wheel rot
Wheel rotation
ation .......................................... 260
Wheels
Wheels Care.................................................. .232
Changing............................................ 260
Checking............................................ 252
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring system)............... 258
Fi tting................................................. 263
Flat tyre.............................................. 238
Noise.................................................. 252
No tes on /tting................................... 258
Re moving............................................ 263
Re placing.................................... 258, 261
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor... 258
Selection............................................ 258
Snow chains....................................... 253
St oring................................................ 261
Te ch nical dat a..................................... 264
Ty re pressure (No tes).......................... 253
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................ 257
Ty re pressure table............................ .254
Unusual driving characteristics............ 252
Wheel size catego ries......................... 260
Wheel/tyre combination.....................2 64
Wheels (car
Wheels (car e) e)............................................ 232
W
W i-Fi
i-Fi
Setting................................................ 200
W
W indo
indo w airbag
w airbag............................................ 33
W
W indo
indo w
wliTer
liTer
see Side windo ws
W
W indo ws
indo ws
see Side wind ows
W
W indow
indow s (car
s (care)
e) ......................................... 232
W
W indscr
indscr een
een
Demisting...........................................1 27
Re placing the wiper blades.................. 118
W
W indscr
indscr een
een
see Windsc reen
W
W indscr
indscr een w
een washer
asher 0uid
0uid........................... 277
W
W indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers
Re placing the wiper blades.................. 118
Switching on/o.................................. 118 330
330
Index