oil change MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

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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

Wheel size cat
Wheel size cat
egor
egory 1
y 1
225/55 R 17 XL
245/45 R 18 XL Wheel size cat Wheel size cat
egor
egory 2
y 2
225/55 R 17 XL
235/55 R 17 XL
245/55 R 17 XL
245/45 R 18 XL
245/50 R 18 XL
245/45 R 19 XL %
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you st ay
within a wheel size category when changing a
tyre. In this wa y,yo uavo idrecoding the con-
trol units.
Due tothe legally prescribed accuracy of the
speedome ter and odome ter displa ys,th efo llowing
tyres are not permitted forta xis and hire cars:
R Wheel size category 1
- 195/65 R16C
R Wheel size category 2
- 225/55 R17XL
- 245/45 R18XL
If th e wheel size category changes, you must ha ve
yo ur vehicle's cont rol units recoded at a quali/ed
specialist workshop. Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he dir
he direction of tyr
ection of tyr erot
e rot ation
ation Ty
res with a speci/ed direction of rotation ha ve
additional bene/ts, e.g. if there is a risk of aqua-
planing. You will only gain these bene/ts if the cor-
re ct direction of rotation is obser ved.
An ar row on the side wall of the tyre indicates its
cor rect direction of rotation.
Yo u may also /t a spare wheel against the direc-
tion of rotation. Obser vethe time restriction on
use as well as the speed restriction speci/ed on
th e spare wheel. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on st
mation on st or
oring wheels
ing wheels Obser
vethefo llowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo ved should be
stored in a cool, dry and, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect the tyres from oil, grease and fuel. Pr
Pr
epar
epar ing t
ing the v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or a wheel c
or a wheel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The tyre-change tool kit is available.
R The vehicle is not on a slope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and le vel
gr ound. #
Apply the parking brake. #
Movethe front wheels tothe straight-ahead
position. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: engage
/rst or reve rsege ar k. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
transmission toposition j. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Make sure that theve hicle cann otbe switched
on. #
On lev On lev el t
el t err
err ain: ain: place choc ks orother suitable
objects under the front and rear of the wheel
th at is diagonal lyopposite the wheel tobe
ch anged. #
On slight inclines:
On slight inclines: placechoc ks orother suita-
ble objects under the wheels on the front and
re ar axles opposi tethe wheel tobe changed. #
If included in theve hicle equipment, take the
tyre-change tool kit out of theve hicle tool kit
(/ page 250). #
If included in theve hicle equipment, remo ve
th e spare wheel from the spare wheel holder
(/ page 267). #
If necessar y,remo vethe wheel trim. Wheels and tyres
261
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pean standard EN 15940.
Para1nic diesel fuels
are collectively known as XTL.
In accordance with European standard EN 16942,
th efo llowing fuel compatibility mar ksapply toyour
XTL-compatible vehicle: 2
For para1nic diesel fuel
% R Refuel wit
efuel wit h
hpar
par a1nic
a1nic diesel fuels t
diesel fuels t o EN 15940
o EN 15940
onl
onl y if t
y if t he appr
he appr opr
opriat
iate com
e com patibility mar
patibility mar k is
k is
pr
pr esent in y
esent in y our fuel
our fuel/ller
/ller0ap.
0ap.
B10 f
B10 f atty acid me thy
atty acid me thyl est
l est er
er
Mercedes-Benz appr ovesth e use of B10 fatty acid
me thyl ester (lo w-sulphur diesel fuel with a maxi-
mum of up to10% byvolume fatty acid me thyl
ester) for all vehicles with Euro 5 diesel engines
with Common Rail Direct Injector (CDI).
Pure fatty acid me thyl ester and diesel fuel that
has a higher percentage of fatty acid me thyl ester,
e.g. B20, could damage the fuel system and the
engine.
The identi/cation of thefa tty acid me thyl ester on
th e fuel dispenser must clear lyindicate that it ful-
/ls the standard for lo w-sulphur diesel fuel. If the
identi/cation is not clear, do not refuel.
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent ent
* NO
NOTE
TEDama getothe emission control sys-
te m forve hicles with diesel particulate /l-
te rs If
yo u use diesel fuel with a sulphur content
th at is too high, the emission control system
may be damaged. #
In countries without sulphur-free diesel
fuel, refuel using only lo w-sulphur diesel
fuel with a sulphur content less than
50 ppm. V V
ehicle wit
ehicle wit hout diesel par
hout diesel par ticulat
ticulate
e /lt
/lt er:
er: In coun-
tries in which only diesel fuel with a higher sulphur
content is available, theve hicle's engine oil change
is car ried out at shor ter inter vals. Further informa- tion on oil
change inter vals can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop.
Information about cur rent count ry-speci/c sulphur
con tent is available:
R Atany Mercedes-Benz service cent re
R Athttps://be vo.mercedes-benz.comunder the
speci/cations on Sheet Number 136.2
N
No ot tes on lo
es on lo w outside t
w outside t em
emper
per atur
atur es
es
Re fuel your vehicle with as much winter diesel fuel
as possible at the beginning of winter.
Before switching towinter diesel fuel, the fuel tank
should be as em pty as possible. When /rst refuel-
ling wi thwinter diesel fuel, keep the fuel le vel lo w,
e.g. toreser veleve l. The next time youre fuel, /ll
th e fuel tank again normal ly.
Fu rther information on fuel is available:
R Ata /lling station
R Ataqu ali/ed specialist workshop
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent and fuel r
ent and fuel r eserve
eser ve
The total capacity of the fuel tank may vary,
depending on theve hicle equipment.
Capacity
Capacity Mode
lT ot
Mode lT otal capacity
al capacity
Ve hicles with a diesel
engine: Appr
oximately
57 litres
or
Appr ox. 70 litres
Ve hicles with a petrol
engine Appr
ox. 70 litres Model
Model
Of whic
Of which r
h reserv
eserv e fuel
e fuel
Ve hicles with a diesel
engine: Appr
oximately
10 litres
Ve hicles with a petrol
engine Appr
oximately
13 litres A
A
dBlue
dBlue ®
® N
No
ot
tes on A
es on A dBlue
dBlue®
®
Obser vethe no tes on operating 0uids
(/ page 271).
Ad Blue ®
is a water-soluble 0uid forth eex haust gas
aTertreatment of diesel engines.
It may be improper or punishable in some coun-
tries tooperate a vehicle that uses no AdBlue ®
or 274 274
Te
ch nical data

one
that does not comply with the speci/cations of
th ese operating inst ructions.
* N
NO OTE
TE Damage caused byadditives in
Ad Blue ®
or by diluting AdBlue ® The
AdBlue ®
ex haust gas aTertreatment sys-
te m could be dest roye dby thefo llowing:
R additives in AdBlue ®
R diluting AdBlue ® #
Only use AdBlue ®
in acco rdance with
ISO 22241. #
Do not mix additives. #
Do not dilu teAd Blue ®
. *
N
NOOTE
TE Dama geand malfunctions caused
by impurities in AdBlue ® Impurities in
AdBlue ®
result in thefo llowing:
R higher emission values
R damage tothe catalytic con verter
R engine damage
R malfunctions in theAd Blue ®
ex haust gas
aTertreatment system #
Avoid impurities in AdBlue ®
. Ad
Blue ®
residue cr ystallises aTer some time and
stain the a.ected sur faces. Clean the dirty sur fa-
ces with water as soon as possible.
If yo u open theAd Blue ®
tank, small amounts of
ammonia vapour may be released. Do not inhale
any ammonia vapours that may be released. Fill
th eAd Blue ®
tank only in well-ventilated areas.
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
consump
consump tion and
tion and/lling
/llingcapacity
capacity
F
F illing capacities
illing capacities
The tota l capacity of theAd Blue ®
tank may vary,
depending on theve hicle equipment.
Tot
Tot al capacity of A
al capacity of A dBlue
dBlue®
®
t
tank
ank V
V
ehicle Tot
ehicle Total capacity
al capacity
All model s1 1.5 litres, 24 litres or
25 litres A
A
dBlue
dBlue ®
®
consump
consump tion
tion
Like fuel consum ption, AdBlue ®
consu mption is
high lydependent upon driving style and operating
conditions. AdBlue ®
consu mption is usually within
a ra nge of 1 and 5% of the fuel consum ption. If necessar
y,Ad Blue ®
must be re/lled in acco rdance
with the inst ructions when there /ll message is dis-
pla yed in the inst rument cluster. This may also be
necessary between the scheduled maintenance.
Check theAd Blue ®
/ll le vel before making jour-
ne ys outside of Europe.
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
r
rang
ang e and
e and /ll
/lllev
level
el
The AdBlue ®
/ll le vel and range can be displa yed
via the on-board computer. The AdBlue ®
range
sh ow n depends strongly on the driving style and
operating conditions. The actual range can there-
fo re deviate from thera nge cur rently displa yed in
th e on-board computer. The information given in
th e operator's manual in display messages rega rd-
ing there ser vequantity and the minimum top-up
qu antity when the fuel tank is em pty is also tobe
understood as guide values.
Display theAd Blue ®
range and le vel
( / page 184). Engine oil
Engine oil N
No ot
tes on engine oil
es on engine oil
Obser vethe no tes on operating 0uids
(/ page 271). *
N
NOOTE
TE Engine damage caused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter, incor rect oil or additi ves #
Do not use engine oils or oil /lters other
th an those which meet the speci/cations
necessary forth e prescribed service
inter vals. #
Do not alter the engine oil or oil /lter in
order toachie velonger change inter vals
th an prescribed. #
Do not use additives. #
Have the engine oil changed aTer the
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having the oil
ch anged at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Te
ch nical data
275
275

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
319
319

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