phone MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

Overview and operation of
the on-board
computer ................................................. 181
Overview of data shown on the inst ru-
ment clus ter display ................................. 183
Ad justing the inst rument lighting .............. 183
Overview of menus on the on-board
computer ................................................. 183
Menus and submenus .............................. 184 Mer
Mer
cedes me
cedes me ........................................... 191 191
Mercedes me calls ................................... 191
Mercedes me connect ............................. 193
Mercedes me and apps ............................ 194 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em......................... 196 196
Overview and operation ............................ 196
System settings ....................................... 199
Na vigation ................................................ 202
Te lephone ................................................ 207
Overview of Smartphone Integ ration ......... 209
We b br owser overview ............................. 210
Ra dio and media ...................................... 210
Sound settings ........................................ .213 T
T
r
ranspor
anspor ting
ting............................................. 214 214
No tes on loading guidelines ..................... .214
Load distribution ...................................... 215
Securing loads ......................................... 216
Load securing aid ..................................... 218
Car rier systems ........................................ 221 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e.............................. 223 223
No tes on maintenance ............................. 223
Se rvice inter val display ............................. 223
Engine compartment ................................ 224
Cleaning and care .................................... 230 Br
Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance.............................. 235 235
Emer gency ............................................... 235
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call system .... 236
Flat tyre ...................................................2 38
Battery ..................................................... 238
To wing or tow- starting .............................. 245
Electrical fuses ......................................... 250
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ .250 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es...................................... 252 252
Information on noise or unusual driving
ch aracteristics ......................................... 252
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels
and tyres ................................................ .252 Information on driving with summer
tyres ........................................................ 252
Information on M+S tyres ......................... 252
No
tes on snow chains .............................. 253
Ty re pressure ........................................... 253
Changing a wheel .................................... .258
Information on wheel and tyre combina-
tions ........................................................ 264
Spare wheel ............................................. 267 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a.......................................... 269 269
Information on thete ch nical data ............. 269
On-board electronics ................................ 269
Re gula tory radio identi/cations and
no tes ...................................................... .270
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, vehicle iden-
ti/cation number (VIN) and engine num-
ber ........................................................... 270
Operating 0uids and capacities ............... .271
Ve hicle data ............................................. 278
Tr ailer hitch ............................................. .279
Lashing points and car rier systems ...........2 80 Displa Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning and indi-
ning and indi-
cat
cat or lam
or lam ps
ps.............................................. 281 281
Display message s .................................... .281
Wa rning and indicator lamps .................... 304 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................3 13
313 Contents
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1
Display →
183
2 ~ Ends or declines calls/
ex its the phone book or redial
memory →
188
6 Makes or accepts calls/
switches tothere dial memory
WX Adjusts thevo lume
8 Mutes
ó Activates LINGU ATRO NIC →
198 3
ò Calls up the main menu →
181
9: Selects a menu or
submenu or scrolls thro ugh lists
a Con/rmsa selection/
hides displ aymessages
% Back
ñ Deactivates LINGU A-
TRONIC →
198 8
8
At
a glance – Steering wheel with buttons

Centr
Centr
e console, upper section
e console, upper section 1
Multimedia system display
2 Climate control system operat-
ing unit →
123
3 £ Switches the hazard warn-
ing light system on/o. →
108
4 f Calls up favo urites →
197
5 \ Calls up vehicle functions 6
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
la mps →
36
7 | Calls up radio or media →
197
8 z Calls up navigation →
202
9 % Calls up thete lephone →
208 At
a glance – Centre console
9 9

Centr
Centr
e console, low
e console, low er section
er section St
ow age compartment with co ver
1 Cover →
98
2 12 V soc ket →
104
Cigar ette lighter →
104
3 Holder forth e mobile phone
brac ket
4 Media Inter face with two USB
ports or with two USB ports and
one SD card slot 5
Cup holder
6 Ashtr ay →
103
7 Stow age compartment
Switch clock for auxiliary warm-
air heater →
133
Device ins tallation frame for
auxiliary equipment, e.g. a
ta ch og raph At
a glance – Centre console, lo wer section
11 11

T
T
ec
ec hnology Fr
hnology Freq
eq uency r
uency r angeT r
ang eT ransmission output/magne
ansmission output/magne tic
tic
/eld
/eld s
strtr eng th
ength
24 GHz UWB radar 24.25–26.65 GHz ≤ -41.3 dBm/MHz EIRP mean
≤ 0 dBm/50MHz EIRP peak
76 GHz radar 76–77 GHz ≤ 55 dBm peak EIRP
Onboard Logic Unit (OLU) GSM 900 (880–915 MHz / 925–960 MHz)33 dBm (2 W)
GSM 1800 (1710–1785 MHz /
1805–1880 MHz) 30 dBm (1 W)
WC DMA FDDI (1920–1980
MHz / 2110–2170 MHz) 24 dBm (0.25 W)
WC DMA FDDVIII (880–915
MHz / 925–960 MHz) 24 dBm (0.25 W)
LT E FDD1 (1920–1980 MHz /
2110–2170 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)
LT E FDD3 (1710–1785 MHz /
1805–1880 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)
LT E FDD7 (2500–2570 MHz /
2620–2690 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)
LT E FDD8 (880–915 MHz /
925–960 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)
LT E FDD20 (832–862 MHz /
791–821 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)
LT E TDD38 (2570–2620 MHz /
2570–2620 MHz) 23 dBm (0.2 W)Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he
he speci/c
speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion r ate
ate
Fr ance onl y:
The values ha vebeen de term ined and tested in
acco rdance with Décr etn° 2019-1186 rega rding th
e indication of the speci/c absor ption rate of
ra dio-based vehicle components.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he
he speci/c
speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion r ate
ate V
V
ehicle com
ehicle com ponents (designa-
ponents (designa-
tion in accor
tion in accor dance wit
dance with EU DoC)
h EU DoC) S
S
AR v
AR v alue in W/kg
alue in W/kg Limit v
Limit value t
alue to be used
o be used
Te lephone system radio data
transmission 0.24 W/k
g2 W/kg
Hermes 2.1 < 0.4 W/kg2 W/kg
Compensator ECE DE003 & ECE
DE004 < 0.2 W/kg
2 W/kg
DA I RS E1 .8 W/kg 2 W/kg General no
tes
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re
calls. These data can also be used toexamine
th e customer's warranty and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them at
any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this includes
th efo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this includes
th efo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
to sfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in an integ rated
hands-free system or an integ rated navigation
system
R entered navigation destinations
R data on the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment func-
tions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or they
may be located on a device which you ha vecon-
nected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone, USB
0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered these
data yourself, you can dele tethem at any time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in partic-
ular, when you use online services in accordance
with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is equipped appropriatel y,yo u can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them by
means of the control elements integ rated in the
ve hicle. The smartphone's picture and sound can
be output via the multimedia system. Simultane-
ousl y,speci/c items of information are transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type of
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For more information, please consult
theve hicle Operating
Instructions/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no additional interaction between
th e smartphone and theve hicle, particular lyactive
access tovehicle data. The type of additional data
processing is de term ined bythe pr ovider of the
app being used. Which settings you can make, if
an y,depends on the speci/c app and the operat-
ing system of your smartphone. Online ser
Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
data can be exch anged between your vehicle and
ot her systems. The wireless network connection is
made possible bytheve hicle's own transmitter
and receiver or bya mobile end device that you
ha ve brought into theve hicle, forex ample, a
smartphone. Online functions can be used via this
wireless network connection. This includes online
services and applications/apps pr ovided toyouby
th e manufacturer or by other pr oviders.
Manuf
Manuf actur
acturer's o
er's o wn ser
wn ser vices
vices
Re garding the manufacturer's online services, the
individual functions are described bythe manufac-
turer in a suitable place, forex ample, in the Oper-
ating Instructions or on the manufacturer's web-
site, where there leva nt data pr otection informa-
tion is also given. Personal identi/cation data may
be used toprovide online services. Data is
ex ch anged via a secure connection, e.g. the manu-
fa cturer's designated IT systems. Any personal
data which are collected, processed and used,
ot her than forth e pr ovision of services, is done so
ex clusively on the basis of legal permission. This is
th e case, forex ample, for a legally prescribed
emer gency call system, a contractual ag reement
or when consent has been given.
Yo u can ha veservices and functions, some of
which are subject toafe e, activated or deactiva-
te d. This excludes legally prescribed functions and
services, such as an emer gency call system.
Ser
Ser vices of t vices of t hir
hird par
d par ties
ties
If yo u use online services from other pr oviders
(third parties), these services are there sponsibility
of the pr ovider in question and subject tothat pro-
vider's data pr otection conditions and term s of
use. As a general rule, the manufacturer has no
in0uence on the content exch anged. Gene
ral no tes
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th
at the lap belt ne ver lies across the abdo-
men.
R Adopt the cor rect seat position and keep
as faraw ay as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment of
an airbag, each vehicle occupant must obser vethe
fo llowing information in particular:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;bo th th e driver's and co-driver seat
should be mo ved as far back as possible.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe information
on the cor rect driver's seat position
(/ page 71).
R Only hold the steering wheel bythe steering
wheel rim. This allo ws the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Always lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the air-
bags.
R Alwayske ep your feet on the 0oor. Do not put
yo ur feet on the cockpit, forex ample. Your feet
may otherwise be in the deployment area of
th e airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle, obser ve
th e additional no tes (/ page 39).
R Always st owand secure objects cor rectl y.
Objects in theve hicle interior may pr event an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Each vehicle occu-
pant must alw ays make sure of thefo llowing in
particular:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an airbag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on thegr ab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessories, such as mobile navi-
gation devices, mobile phones or cup holders,
within the deployment area of an airbag, e.g.
on the cockpit, on the door, on the side win-
dow or on the side trim. In addition, no connecting cables,
tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached totheve hicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Alw ays comply with the
accessory manu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tions and, in particular, the no tes on suitable
places for installation.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by airbags
y airbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomodi/ca-
tions tothe co ver of an airbag
If yo u modify the co ver of an airbag or a1x
objects such as stic kers to it,the airbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Never modify the co ver of an airbag and
do not a1x objects toit. An airbag's installation location is identi/ed
bythe
label AIRB AG (/page 33).
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent the airbag from functioning cor rectl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury from objects in
th e deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr event the cor rect deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional injuries
to theve hicle occupants bydeploying. This
may be the case in particular if the airbag is
integ rated into the seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. #
Before commencing your journe y,make
sure that no objects are st owed in the
deployment area of an airbag. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,th e airbags can-
not pr otect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. could be restric-
te d. 34
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Occupant saf
ety

The
following can be found in the st owa gecom-
partment of the centre console depending on the
car's equipment:
R A 12 V soc ket (/ page 104) or the cigar ette
lighter (/ page 104)
R The Media Inter face with two USB ports or
with two USB ports and one SD card slot
R The holder forth e mobile phone cradle
R The ashtr ay (/ page 103)
R A st owage compartment or a device ins talla-
tion frame for auxiliary equipment, e.g. a
ta ch og raph
Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t he stow
he st owag
age com
e com par
partment
tment
under t
under t he ar
he armr
mrest
est #
T
To open:
o open: press button 1.
The st owage compartment opens. #
T To close: o close: presstoclose the caps of the st ow-
age compartment in any order.
Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t he glov
he glove com
e comparpartment
tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change in
direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Comply with
the inst ructions for loading theve hi-
cle. 1
Unloc ked
2 Locked
3 Glovecompartment handle #
T To loc o loc k/unloc
k/unloc k:
k:turn the emer gency key a
qu arter turn anti-clockwise 2(to lock) or
clockwise 1(to unlock). #
T
To open:
o open: pull glovecompartment handle 3in
th e direction of the ar row. #
T To close: o close: fold the glo vecompartment handle
up and press it until it engages.
Opening t
Opening t he glasses com
he glasses com par
partment
tment #
Press on the glasses compartment 1. Seats and st
owage
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th
e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obser vethe legal requ irements forthe
count ryin which you are cur rently driving when
ope rating the on-board computer. 1
Display
2 Right control panel
3 LeT control panel
When you switch the po wer supply on, the on-
board computer will be activated.
Ve hicles with manual transmission: if youre mo ve
th eke y,then quickly re-insert it and switch the
po we r supply on, the on-board computer and the
inst rument cluster will not be activated.
Yo u can control the displa ysand the settings on
th e on-board computer with the steering wheel
buttons on the leT 3and right 2control panels.
S
S t teer
eer ing-wheel butt
ing-wheel butt ons
ons LeT
LeT
contr
control panel on t ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
ò R
Call up the main menu
:
9 Pr Pr
ess
ess br
brie0y
ie0y
R Scroll thro ugh lists
R Select menu or function
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, open
th e track or station list and select a
station, audio track or video scene.
R IntheTelephone menu, switch to
th ete lephone book and select a
name or a telephone number. LeT
LeT
contr
contr ol panel on t
ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
:
9 Pr
Pr ess and hold ess and hold
R Quickly scroll thro ugh all lists
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, use
ra pid scroll toselect a station,
audio track or video scene.
R IntheTelephone menu withthe
te lephone book open, start rapid
scroll.
a R
In all menus, con/ rmthe selected
entry on the list or the display
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, open
th e list of available radio sources or
media.
R IntheTelephone menu, switch to
th ete lephone book and start dial-
ling the selected number.
ñ R
Switch o. LINGU ATRO NIC
% Pr
Pr ess
ess br
brie0y
ie0y
R Back
R Hide displ aymessages
R IntheRadio orMedia menu,exit
th e track or station list
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
% Pr
Press and hold
ess and hold
R Call up the standard display in the
Trip menu Right contr
Right contr
ol panel on t
ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
6 R
Make or accept a call
R Switch tothere dial memory
~ R
Reject or end a call
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
W
X R
Adjust thevo lume
ó R
Switch on LINGU ATRO NIC
8 R
Switch sound on/o. 182 182
Instrument clus
ter and on-board computer

Depending on
theve hicle equipment, you can call
up thefo llowing menus:
R Trip menu (/ page 184)
R Navi menu (navigation inst ructions)
(/ page 185)
R Radio menu (/ page 187)
R Media menu (/ page 187)
R Telephone menu (/page 188)
R Assistance graphic menu (/page 184)
R Service menu (/ page 184)
R Settings menu (/ page 189) Menus and submenus
Menus and submenus
Ser
Ser
vice menu
vice menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Service menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing options in the Service
menu:
R Calling up display messages in the message
memory (/ page 281).
R Checking the tyre pressure electronically or
re starting the tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 258).
R Checking the engine oil le vel electronically
(/ page 184).
R Calling up the service due date
R Displaying theAd Blue ®
/ll le vel (in BlueTEC ®
ve hicles). Assist
Assist
ant displa
ant displa y menu
y menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
With th e: or9 button, select the
Assistance graphic menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The status of thefo llowing driving or driving
saf ety systems can be displa yed:
R Rear wind owwiper (/ page 118)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 155)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173)
R DSR (/ page 159)
R Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 174)
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 162)
R Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 176)
R Blind Spot Assist (/ page 175) #
Press the: or9 button toswitch
between the assistant display and theev alua-
tion of ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173).
The evaluation of ATTENTION ASSIST sh ows
th e length of journey since the last break and
th e calculated attention le vel. Calling up display
Calling up display
s on t
s on t heTr
he Trip menu
ip menu Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the r
he rang
ange and curr
e and curr ent fuel consump
ent fuel consump tion
tion 1
Appr oximate range
2 Current fuel consum ption
3 Recuperation display #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
With th e: or9 button, select range
and consum ption.
If th ere is only a small amount of fuel leT in the
fuel tank, the display will show a vehicle being refu-
elled Ï instead of the appr oximate range 1. 184
184
Instrument cluster and on-board computer