light MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 Owners Manual

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Front-passenger airbag
disabled See Owner's
Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled while theve hicle is in motion
ev en though an adult or a person with a cor responding build is
occupying the front passenger seat.
If additional forc es are applied tothe seat or the front passenger is
not sitting on the seat sur face properl y (/page 33), thewe ight the
sy stem de tects may be too lo w. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of inju ryor even fata l injury when the front
passenger airbag is disabled
If th e front passenger airbag is disabled, It will not be deplo yed
in theev ent of an accident and cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctive function.
A person in the front passenger seat could then, forex ample,
come into con tact with th eve hicle interior, especially if the per‐
son is sitting too close tothe dashboard. #
Beaware of thest atus of the front passenger airbag bo th
before and during the journe y. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic con‐
ditions. #
Secu retheve hicle against rolling away. #
Ensu rethat no objects ha vebecome trapped beneath the front
passenger seat. #
Switch off the ignition. #
The front passenger must get out of theve hicle. #
Make sure that the front passenger seat is unoccupied, close
th e front passenger door and switch on the ignition. #
Obser vethePA SSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lamp on the
centre console and the display messages. #
With th e seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on, check
th efo llowing:
R The PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lamp must light up
continuously. If the indicator lamp is lit, the automatic front
passenger airbag actuation has disabled the front passenger
airbag (/ page 33).
R The display must not show the messages Front-passenger
airbag enabled See Owner's Manual orFront-passenger air-
bag disabled See Owner's Manual . #
Waitfor at least one minute until the necessary sy stem checks
ha ve been comple ted. #
Ensure that the display does not show either of the two display
messages about the front passenger airbag.
If th ese conditions are met, the front passenger seat can be occu‐
pied again.
If th ese conditions are not met, the automatic front passenger air‐
bag actuation is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. Displ
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Fu rther information on airbag shutoff can be found under "Auto‐
matic front passenger airbag actuation" (/ page 33).
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's
Manual *
The front passenger airbag is enabled while theve hicle is in motion
although:
R the front passenger seat is occupied byach ild in a child
re stra int sy stem or a person of small stature.
or
R the front passenger seat is not occupied.
The sy stem may de tect objects or forc es that are adding tothe
we ight applied tothe seat. &
WARNING Risk of injury or death when using a rear wa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem while the front passenger air‐
bag is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a rear wa rd-facing child restra int sy stem
on the front passenger seat and thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is off, the front passenger airbag can deploy in
th eeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe airbag.
Alw ays ensure that the front passenger airbag is disabled. The
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child restra int sy stem on a seat
with an ENABLED FRONT AIRB AG. This can result in the DEAT H
of or SERIOUS INJURY totheCH ILD. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic con‐
ditions. #
Secu retheve hicle against rolling away. #
Ensu rethat no objects ha vebecome trapped beneath the front
passenger seat. #
Switch off the ignition. #
Open the front passenger door. #
Remo vethech ild and thech ild restra int sy stem from the front
passenger seat. #
Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight tothe
seat.
The sy stem may otherwise de tect the additional weight and
interpr ettheve hicle occupant's weight on the front passenger
seat as greater than it actually is. #
Make sure that the front passenger seat is unoccupied, close
th e front passenger door and switch on the ignition. #
Obser vethePA SSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lamp on the
centre console and the displa y. #
With th e seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on, check
th efo llowing:
R The PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lamp must light up
continuously. If the indicator lamp is lit, the automatic front 282
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This will se verely impair steerability and braking. Braking dis tance
may increase in an emergency braking situation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabili‐
sation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive carefully on a suitable stre tch of road, making slight steer‐
ing mo vements at a speed abo ve20 km/h.
The functions mentioned abo vewill be available again when the
display message goes out.
If th e display message continues tobe shown: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
0024 Release parking brake *
The red0024 indicator lamp on the instrument clus ter lights up.
A wa rning tone also sounds.
Yo u are driving with the parking brake applied or per form ing emer‐
ge ncy braking using the parking brake. #
Release the parking brake (/ page152).
0024
Parking brake See Own-
er's Manual *
The yellow 0024 warning lamp lights up and there d0024 indicator
lamp is off.
The parking brake is malfunctioning, e.g. af terth est ar ter battery
has been disconnected.
Re leasing the pa rking brake: #
Swit chthe ignition off and back on again. #
Depress the brake pedal and briefly pull the handle of the park‐
ing brake (/ page152). #
After around ten seconds, push down the handle of the parking
brake.
If th eye llow 0024 warning lamp is off: #
Release the parking brake.
If th eye llow 0024 warning lamp remains lit: #
Do not drive on. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Vehicles with manual transmission: engagefirs tge ar. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to 005D . #
Turn the front wheels towa rdsth eke rb. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
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* The yellow 0024 warning lamp and there d0024 indicator lamp light
up.
The parking brake is malfunctioning.
Re leasing the pa rking brake: #
Swit chthe ignition off and back on again. #
Release the parking brake.
If th e parking brake still cannot be released: #
Do not drive on. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
* The red0024 indicator lamp flashes and theye llow 0024 warning
lamp lights up.
The parking brake is malfunctioning. #
Swit chthe ignition off and back on again. #
Release or apply the parking brake.
If th ere d0024 indicator lamp continues flashing: #
Do not drive on. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Vehicles with manual transmission: engagefirs tge ar. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to 005D . #
Turn the front wheels towa rdsth eke rb. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
0024
Depress brake pedal to
release *
The red0024 indicator lamp lights up.
Yo u ha vetried torelease the parking brake without depressing the
brake pedal. #
Depress the brake pedal. #
Torelease, pull the handle on the parking brake.
PRE-SAFE inoperative
See Owner's Manual *
Impor tant functions of PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve failed. All other occupant
saf ety sy stems, e.g. airbags, remain available. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
Information on these functions can be found under "PRE‑SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant pr otection)" (/ page 36).
0075
Restraint sys. malfunc-
tion Consult workshop *
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition, the0075 warn‐
ing lamp on the instrument clus ter lights up. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunctions in there stra int
sy stem
Components in there stra int sy stem may be activated uninten‐
tionally or not deploy as intended in an accident. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immedi‐
ately at a qualified specialist workshop. 286
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Fu rther information on there stra int sy stem and its components can
be found under "Occupant saf ety".
0075 Front left malfunction
Consult workshop (exa m‐
ple) *T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition,
th e0075 warning lamp on the instrument clus ter lights up. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunctions in there stra int
sy stem
Components in there stra int sy stem may be activated uninten‐
tionally or not deploy as intended in an accident. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immedi‐
ately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
0075 Left windowbag malfunc-
tion Consult work-
shop (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding window airbag is malfunctioning. In addition, the
0075 warning lamp on the instrument clus ter lights up. &
WARNING Risk of injury orfata l injury due toa malfunction
in the windowbag
The windowbag might be triggered unintentionally or might not
be triggered at all in theeve nt of an accident. #
Have the windowbag checked and repaired immediately at
a qu alified specialist workshop. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. Driving sy
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120 km/hM aximum
speed exceeded *F
or cer tain countries only: the maximum permissible speed has
been exceeded. #
Drive more slowly.
00AD
ATTENTION ASSIST inop-
erative *A
TTENTION ASSIST has failed. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
ATTENTION ASSIST:
Take a break! *B
ased on cer tain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has de tected fatigue
or increasing lapses in concentration on the part of the driver.
A wa rning tone also sounds. #
If necessa ry,ta ke a break.
On long journe ys,ta ke regular and timely breaks that allow youto
re st properly.
Active Distance Assist
- - - km/h *A
n acti vation condition forAc tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC has
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003B
inoperative Refuel vehi-
cle *T
here is too little fuel in the fuel tank.The hot-water auxiliary heater
(s ta tionary hea ter) cannot be switched on. #
Refuel theve hicle.
003B
inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
he hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary hea ter) is malfunctioning. #
When theve hicle is stationary on a le vel sur face and the engine
has cooled down, make up tofour attem ptsto switch on the hot-
wate r auxiliary heater (stationary hea ter), wa iting se veral
minutes between each attem pt (/ page 128).
If th e hot-wate r auxiliaryheater (stationary hea ter) does not switch
on: #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Lights
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0049
Left dipped beam (exa m‐
ple) *T
he cor responding light source is defective.
Ha ve defective LED lights replaced at a qualified specialist work‐
shop. #
Obser vethe no tes on changing a bulb (/ page111). #
Replace the defective bulb at the front (/ page112) or rear
(/ page 113).
% Ve
hicles with LED lights on the trailer: if the cur rent falls below
th e minimum of 50 mA, a display message may appear even
th ough the trailer lights are working proper ly.
Adaptive Main-beam
Assist inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning. #
Switch high beam on/off manually. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Adaptive Main-beam
Assist currently unavaila-
ble See Owner's Manual *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temp orarily inopera‐
tive.
The following causes are possible:
R The windsc reen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R Visibility is impaired due toheavy rain, snow or fog. #
Clean the windscreen.
When the sy stem de tects that the camera is fully operational,
th e display will show the message Adaptive Main-beam Assist
available again
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is operational again.
Active Light System inop-
erative *T
he active light function is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
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0049
AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. The automatic driving lights are malfunc‐
tioning. #
Swit chthe light functions on/off manually (/page105). #
Consul t aqualified specialist workshop.
Intell. Light System inop-
erative *T
he Intelligent Light Sy stem is malfunctioning. The lighting sy stem
re mains available without the Intelligent Light Sy stem functions. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
0049
Malfunction See Own-
er's Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicator lamps Indicator and
warning lamps on the instru‐
ment clus ter Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some indicator and warn‐
ing lamps may briefly light up or flash. This
behaviour is non-c ritical. These indica tor and
wa rning lamps indicate a malfunction only if they
light up or flash af terth e engine has been star ted
or during a journe y. Saf
ety sy stems Wa
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lamp Po
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0075
Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp *The
redwa rning lamp forth ere stra int sy stem is on while the engine
is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunctions in there stra int
sy stem
Components in there stra int sy stem may be activated unintention‐
ally or not deploy as intended in an accident. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Pay attention tothe display messages. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have there stra int sy stem and its components checkedby aqu ali‐
fi ed specialist workshop immediately.
Fu rther information on there stra int sy stem and its components can
be found under "Occupant saf ety". 302
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0024
Indicator lamp for park‐
ing brake *The
red indicator lamp forth e parking brake flashes or is on and/or
th eye llow warning lamp forth e parking brake is on.
The parking brake is malfunctioning or the display sho wsan instruc‐
tion torelease the parking brake.
If only there d indicator lamp forth e parking brake lights up, the park‐
ing brake has been applied.
Pa y attention tothe display messages. Seat belt
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lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E9
Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp lights up or flashes af terth e engine
has star ted. A warning tone may also sound.
Fo r cer tain countries only: The red seat belt warning lamp lights up
fo r a maximum of six seconds af terth e ignition has been switched on.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to
fa sten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 30).
00E9
Seat belt warning lamp *The
redwa rning lamp forth e seat belt lights up af terth e engine
st arts as soon as the driver's or front passenger door has been
closed.
The driver's or front passenger's seat belt is not fastened. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 30).
The warning lamp will go out.
In vehicles with automatic front passenger airbag deactivation, there
are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Take the objects off the front passenger seat and stowthem in a
we ll-secured place.
The warning lamp will go out.
00E9 Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds.
The driver's or front passenger's seat belt is not fastened. You are
driving at a speed greater than 25 km/h or ha vebriefly exceeded
25 km/h. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 30).
The warning lamp and the intermittent warning tone will go out.
In vehicles with automatic front passenger airbag actuation, there are
objects on the front passenger seat. You are driving at a speed
grea terth an 25 km/h or ha vebrief lyexceeded 25 km/h. #
Take the objects off the front passenger seat and stowthem in a
we ll-secured place.
The warning lamp and the intermittent warning tone will go out. 306
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00BA
Wa rning lamp for dis‐
ta nce warning function *The
red dis tance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e selected
speed. #
Incre asethe dis tance totheve hicle in front.
00BA Wa rning lamp for dis‐
ta nce warning function *The
red dis tance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
A wa rning tone also sounds.
Yo u are approaching a vehicle or a stationary obs tacle on your antici‐
pated route at excessive speed. #
Beready toapply the brakes immediatel y. #
Pay careful attention tothe tra ffic situation. If necessar y,apply
th e brakes or avoid an obs tacle.
Yo u can find fur ther information about the dis tance warning function
in "Active Brake Assist" (/ page156). Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00CC
Po we rst eering sy stem
wa rning lamp *The
red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is on while the engine is
ru nning. A warning tone also sounds.
The po wer assi stance forth esteering may be malfunctioning. Yo u
may need touse more forc eto steer. #
Carefully drive on toaqu alified specialist workshop and ha vethe
st eering checked immediatel y. Engine
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B9
Engine diagnostics warn‐
ing lamp *The
yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp is on while the engine is
ru nning.
The remay be a malfunction in thefo llowing vehicle sy stems:
R engine management
R injection
R exhaust sy stem
R ignition sy stem (in vehicles with a petrol engine)
R fuel sy stem
This can cause the emissions limit values tobe exc eeded and the
engine torun in eme rgency mode. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at a qualified specialist
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1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC Function............................................. 14 6
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
230 V so cket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera Care................................................... 229
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rs‐
ing camera)....................................... .169 A
ABS (anti-lock braking sy stem) ............ .154
Ac celeration
see Using kickdown
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating........................ 49
Ac tivating/deactivating air-recircu‐
lation mode ............................................ .124
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating...................... 157
Fu nction/no tes.................................. 15 6
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC
Calling up a speed.............................. 16 3
Displ ays.............................................. 16 4
Fu nction............................................. 16 2
Increasing/decreasing speed.............1 63
Re quirements:.................................... 16 3
Selecting............................................ 16 3
St eering wheel buttons.......................1 63
St oring a speed..................................1 63
Switching off/deactivating................. 16 3
Switching on/activating..................... 16 3
Sy stem limitations.............................. 16 2
Ac tive headlamps................................... 107
Ac tive Parking Assist
Exiting a parking space....................... 171
Fu nction............................................. 16 9
Pa rking............................................... 17 0
Sy stem limitations.............................. 16 9
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist
Ad aptive brake lights .............................158
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction............................................. 108
Switching on/of f................................ 109Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction............................................. 109
Switching on/of f................................ 11 0
Ad Blue ®
Ad ditive...................................... 148, 272
Displ aying thefill le vel........................ 14 9
Filling capacity.................................. .273
Journe ysabroad................................ .138
No tes.................................................. 14 8
Purity.......................................... 148, 272
To pping up..........................................1 49
Ad d-on equipment ................................... .17
Ad d-on equipment guidelines................. 17
Ad diti ve
Ad Blue ®
...................................... 148, 272
Engine oil........................................... .273
Ad diti ves
Fu el....................................................2 70
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Af ter-sales service
see ASS YST PLUS service inter val display
Air recirculation but ton
Con venience opening/closing............ 12 5
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Airbag Activation............................................ .27
Fr ont airbag (driver, co-driver).............. 31
Ins tallation locations............................ 31
Overview.............................................. 31
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp... .34
Pr otection impaired.............................. 32
Pr otection pr ovided.............................. 32
Side airbag.......................................... .31
Wi ndow airba g...................................... 31
AIRM ATIC
Suspension........................................ .146
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm sy stem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Notes.................................................. 14 6 Index
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