steering wheel adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

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ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk 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. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting steering wheel
3, seat belt 2and driver's seat 1:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's air-
bag as possible.
R You are sitting in an upright position.
R Your thighs are gently suppor tedby the seat
cushion.
R Your legs are not fully extended and you can
re ach the pedals easil y.
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye le vel
by the middle part of the head restraint.
R You can hold the steering wheel with your arms
slightly bent.
R You can mo veyour legs without any restric-
tions.
R You can see all of the inst rument cluster dis-
pla yswe ll. R
You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions.
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area. Seats
Seats A
A djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanically
hanically &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted while theve hicle is in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in particu-
lar in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, 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 the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restraints, stee ring
wheel and mir ror in particular and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe driv-
er's seat not being engaged
The driver's seat may mo veunexpectedly while
driving. Seats and st
owage
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#
Pull le ver1 upwards and slide the seat for-
wa rds or back until the desired position has
been reached. #
Release le ver1 and push the seat back or
fo rw ards until you hear the seat engage.
% For front swivel seats, the le ver in position 1
is used torelease the swivel seat. The le verto
adjust thefo re -and-aT position is in thefo rm
of a bar in front of the seat (/ page 76).
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat height
he seat height #
Pull or push le ver4 repeatedly until the
desired seat height has been reached.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
krest
est #
Turn handwheel 5forw ards.
The seat backrest will mo vetoave rtical posi-
tion. #
Turn handwheel 5backwards.
The seat backrest will tilt bac k.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he seat cushion inclination
he seat cushion inclination #
Turn handwheel 3forw ards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 3backwards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt up.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat cushion length
he seat cushion length #
Pull le ver2 upwards and slide the front part
of the seat cushion forw ards or backwards. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat electr
ont seat electr ically
ically &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjusted when
there is no key in
th e ignition loc k. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted 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, steering
wheel or mir rors while theve hicle is in
motion.
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Adjust the driver's seat, steering wheel
and mir rors and fasten your seat belt
before you start theve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occupants
in the front of theve hicle. #
Always adjust the front seats so they are
as farawa y as possible from the front air-
bags. #
In addition, obser vethe no tes on cor rect
seat adjustment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the intended le vel of
pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore beginning
yo ur journe y. #
Always ensu rethat the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is Seats and st
owage
73
73

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