display MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 User Guide

The cornering light may
still light up for a short
time but will be switched off automatically af ter a
maximum of thre e minutes.
Mo torw ay mode function
Mo torw ay mode increases thera nge and bright‐
ness of the cone of light, enabling better visibility. Mo
torw ay mode will automatically be activated in
th efo llowing cases:
R Your speed is greaterth an 110 km/h and the
ve hicle has co vered at least 1,000 m without
any signi ficant steering mo vement.
R Your speed is greater than 130 km/h.
If yo ur speed falls below 80 km/h af ter mo torw ay
mode has been activated, it will automatically be
deactivated.
Enhanced fog light function
The enhanced fog light function reduces self-daz‐
zling and impr ovesth e illumination of the edge of
th e car riag ewa y. If
yo ur speed is below 70 km/h and thefo g light
has been switched on, the enhanced fog light
function will automatically be activated.
The enhanced fog light function will automatically
be deactivated af ter activation in thefo llowing
cases:
R Your speed is greaterth an 100 km/h.
R The fog light is switched off. Switching
the Intelligent Light Sy stem on/off #
Press the00E2 button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect Set-
tings. #
Press the0076 button. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect
Lights. #
Press the0076 button. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect Intelli-
gent Light System.
If th e Intelligent Light Sy stem has been
switched on, the display will show the0058
symbol in yellow on the instrument clus ter. #
Press the0076 button.
When you swit chon the Intelligent Light Sy stem
function, you will enable thefo llowing functions:
R Motorw ay mode
R Active light function
R Cornering light
R Enhanced fog light function
% If
yo u set the low beam for driving on the
ri ght or left, the display will show the display
message Inactive for left-side traffic orInac-
tive for right-side traffic intheLights sub‐
menu ins tead of Intelligent Light System
(/ page 189). This display messa gewill
appear only if the setting for driving on the
ri ght or left is the opposite to yourvehicle's
national version.
% Yo
u can find fur ther information in "Intelli‐
ge nt Light Sy stem" (/ page107). Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist function &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognise other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late. 108
Light and vision

In
these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. #
Always obser vethero ad and traf fic con‐
ditions carefully and switch off the high
beam in good time. The
Adaptive Highbeam Assist automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing settings:
R Low beam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in the opposite direction or driving
ahead of theve hicle.
If yo ur speed is greater than 30 km/h and no
ot her road users are de tected, high beam will
au tomatically be switched on.
If yo ur speed is greater than 25 km/h, the head‐
lamp range will be controlled au tomatical ly
depending on the dis tance from other road users.
High beam will automatically be deactivated in
th efo llowing cases:
R Your speed is lo werth an 25 km/h.
R Other road users ha vebeen de tected.
R The road is suf ficiently illumina ted.
Sy stem limits
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cannot take thero ad,
we ather or traf fic conditions into consideration.
The de tection of obs tacles may be restricted if:
R visibility is poo r,e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
sno w.
R the sensors are dirty or co vered. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid. You are
re sponsible for ensuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance with the pr evailing light, visibility
and traf fic conditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windscreen near theove rhead cont rol panel.
Switching Highbeam Assist on/off
Requ irements
R The light switch is in the0058 position. #
Toswitch on: switch on high beam using the
combination switch.
If high beam is au tomatical lyswitched on in
darkness, the00CE indicator lamp on the
multifunction display will light up. #
Toswitch off: switch off high beam using the
combination switch. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recog‐
nise them too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. #
Always obser vethero ad and traf fic con‐
ditions carefully and switch off the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured Light and vision
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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for ensuring cor rect vehicle light‐
ing in accordance with the pr evailing light, visibil‐
ity and traf fic conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus swit ches auto‐
matically between thefo llowing light types:
R Low beam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
Pa rtial high beam uses high beam toshine past
ot her road users rath er than dazzling them. The
low beam illumination area co vers theve hicle in
front.
At speeds lo werth an 25 km/h or if there is insuf‐
fi cient stre et lighting, Highbeam Assist Plus will
per form thefo llowing actions:
R Partial high beam and high beam will be auto‐
matically deactivated.
R The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will go out. The 00CEsymbol for High‐
beam Assist Plus will remain switched on.
At speeds greater than 30 km/h, Highbeam
Assist Plus will per form thefo llowing actions:
R If no other road users are de tected, high
beam will be switched on.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, part ial high
beam will be switched on.
R The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will light up. At
speeds greater than 40 km/h, Highbeam
Assist Plus will per form thefo llowing actions:
R If no other road users are de tected and the
ro ad is stra ight, high beam will be switched
on.
R If highly reflective signs are de tected, high
beam will auto maticallybe switched off.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, part ial high
beam will be switched on automaticall y.
R The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will light up.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windscreen near theove rhead cont rol panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
on/off
Requ irements
R The light switch is in the0058 position. #
Toswitch on: switch on high beam using the
combination switch.
If high beam is au tomatical lyswitched on in
darkness, the00CE indicator lamp on the
multifunction display will light up. #
Toswitch off: switch off high beam using the
combination switch. Setting the
exterior lighting switch-off delay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switch is in the0058 position.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Ext. light. del. sw. off #
Set a switch-off delay time.
When theve hicle engine is switched off, theex te‐
ri or lighting will be activated forth e set time. Ac
tivating and deactivating the sur round
lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Surround lighting #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
The exterior lighting will remain on for 40 sec‐
onds af terth eve hicle is unloc ked. When you
st art theve hicle, the sur round lighting will be 11 0
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#
Neverfo ld the wiper arm on the wind‐
screen or rear wind owback until a
wiper blade has been fitted. Keep hold
of the wiper arm when replacing a wiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getobonn etor windscreen
wipers when opening the bonn et If
th e windscreen wipers ha vebeen folded
back from the windscreen when the bonn etis
opened, the windscreen wipers or the bonn et
may be dama ged. #
Ensure that the windscreen wipers ha ve
not been folded back from the wind‐
screen. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐
tion of ar row1away from the wiper arm as
fa r as it will go. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row4. Fi
tting the wiper blades #
Inse rtthe new wiper blade into the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind‐
screen.
Maintenance display #
Remo veprotective film 1 from the mainte‐
nance displa yson the tips of the newly fitted
wiper blades.
If th e colour of the maintenance display changes
from black to yellow, the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The time until
the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Light and vision
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Ve
hicles without a hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary hea ter)
Fr ont operating unit:
1 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the left
(/ page 124)
2 008F Setsthe air distribution (/ page123)
3 H Setsthe air flow ( /page 123)
4 0058 Sets clima tecontrol toautomatic mode
(/ page 123)
5 0064 Demists the windscreen (/ page124)
6 Calls up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia sy stem
004B Switches residual heat utilisation
on/off (/ page125)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheater and
mir ror heater on/off (/ page125)
8 005A Switches cooling with air dehumidifica‐
tion on/off ( /page 122)
9 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
manually (/ page124)
A 00A4 Calls up the air conditioning menu of
th e multimedia sy stem forth ere ar air condi‐
tioning sy stem
B 0082 Setsthete mp erature on theright
(/ page 124)
Re ar operating unit:
C 0082 Setsthete mp erature (/ page124)
D Displ ay
E 0097 Setsthe air flow ( /page 123) Operating cli
mate control sy stems Switching
the clima tecontrol sy stem on/off #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Toswitch on: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch.
The multimedia sy stem air conditioning menu
will open.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l0047 or higher using the
H rocker switch. #
Toswitch off: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l005A using theH
rock er switch.
% When climate contro
l is switched off, "OFF"
will appear on the display of there ar operat‐
ing unit.
% When
theve hicle is star ted, the climate con‐
trol settings most recently selected will be
adop ted automaticall y. Switching
the A/C function on/off Re
quirements
R The climate control sy stem has been
switched on (/ page122).
R The engi ne isrunning.
When the "Cooling with air dehumidification"
function is switched on, the air inside theve hicle
is cooled and dehumidified according tothete m‐
perature selected.
The function can be activated or deactivated only
in the climate cont rol menu and not in the cli‐ 12 2
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ru
nfo r appro ximately five more minutes. It will
th en switch off automaticall y.
When the auxiliary heating is heating and the
engine is star ted, the heater boos ter function of
th e auxiliary heating will be activated.
When the auxiliary heating is ventilating and the
engine is star ted, the auxiliary heating will be
automatically switched off.
Switching the hot- water auxiliary hea ter
on/off with the but ton
Requ irements
R The fuel tank is filled abo vethere ser veleve l. The coloured indicator lamps abo
vethe003B
rock er switch ha vethefo llowing meanings:
R Blue – stationary ventilation is switched on
R Red – thest ationary heater is swit ched on
R Yellow – a departure time is preselec ted#
Toswitch on: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of rocker switch 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will light up.
The multimedia sy stem will be activated for
appr oximately one minute. #
Set the desired temp erature via the multime‐
dia sy stem. #
Toswitch off: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of rocker switch 1again.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will go out. Ad
justing the hot-water auxiliary hea terby
re mo tecontrol
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vethere ser veleve l.
Switching on immediately #
Press and hold the008B button until theON
message appears on there mo tecontrol's dis‐
pla y.
Setting the departu retime #
Brie fly press the 008B button. #
Continue topress the006A or0066 button
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press the008B and0078 buttons simultane‐
ously.
The 004Dsymbol on there mo tecontrol display
will flash. #
Set therequ ired departure time with
th e006A and0066 buttons. #
Press the008B and0078 buttons simultane‐
ously.
The new departure time will be sa ved.
Up tothre e departure times can be sa ved. #
Toactivate the departu retime: briefly
press the008B button. #
Select there qu ired departure time with
th e006A and0066 buttons. #
Press and hold the 008B button.
The 004Csymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
letter A,Bor Cwill appear on there mo tecon‐
trol's displa y. 12 8
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#
Todeactivate the departure time: select
th ere qu ired departure time and press and
hold the0078 button.
OFF will appear on the displa y. #
Tocheck thest atus of the active station‐
ary heater: briefly press the008B button.
Switching off immediately #
Press and hold the 0078 button.
Overview of remo tecontrol displa ys(station‐
ary heating/ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heating swit ched on
3 Selected departure time
4 Remaining stationary heating or ventilation
time (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heating or ventilation acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth
Fu rther display options:
R Time: the selected departure time.
R 0 minutes: theru nning time of thest ationary
heating extends as the engine has not yet
re ached the operating temp erature.
R OFF: stationary heating or ventilation has
been switched off.
Changing the remo tecontrol's bat tery (sta‐
tiona ryheater) &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injuries due to
swallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive subs tan‐
ces. Swallowing batteries may cause se vere
internal burns within two hours.
There is a risk of fata l injuries. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
Ifth e battery co ver does not close
securely, do not continue touse the
re mo tecontrol, and keep it out of the
re ach of children. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries contain
toxic and cor ro‐
sive subs tances. #
Ta
ke dischar ged batteries to
a qu alified specialist workshop or to a
collection point for used batteries. Re
quirements
R A CR2450 lithium battery is available.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
battery replaced byaqu alified specialist work‐
shop. #
Push a pointed object into recess 1. #
Slide battery co ver2 backwards in the
direction of the ar row. #
Insert new battery 3with the lettering
fa cing up wards. #
Slide battery co ver2 onto there mo tecon‐
trol in the opposite direction tothe ar row
until the battery co ver engages. Climate control
12 9

Re
ctifying problems with the hot- water auxili‐
ary hea ter
FA IL00A3 00A3 appea rson there mo tecontrol dis‐
play
Po ssible cause:
R Signal transmission between transmitter and
receiver is malfunctioning. #
Change your position in relation totheve hi‐
cle, moving closer if necessar y.
FA IL appea rson there mo tecontrol display
Po ssible cause:
R The star ter battery is not suf ficiently charge d. #
Charge thest ar ter batter y.
Po ssible cause:
R The fuel tank is not filled up tothere ser ve
le ve l. #
Refuel at the nearest filling station.
FA IL appea rson there mo tecontrol dis‐
play 0099 0099
Po ssible cause:
R The auxiliary heating has malfunctioned. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Au
xiliary warm-air heater Fu
nction of the auxiliary warm-air heater
Obse rveth e no tes on auxiliary heating
(/ page 126).
The air-intake opening forth e auxiliary warm-air
hea ter is located on the inner side of the left
front seat base. The warm-air outlet is on there ar
side of the left front seat.
The auxiliary warm-air hea ter supplements the
climate control sy stem of your vehicle and has an
auxiliary heating function.
The stationary heater will swit choff automatically
when the engine is switched off or when the set
heating duration has elapsed.
The immediate heating mode of the auxiliary
heating supports the climate cont rol sy stem
when the engine is running and the outside tem‐
perature is lo w. Yo
u ha vethefo llowing options for operating the
auxiliary heating:
R The swit chclock in thestow age compartment
below the cent reconsole
R The switch clock on the lo wer centre console
R Remo tecontrol
Yo u can use the switch clock toset up tothree
departure times for pre-entry clima tecontrol.
Au xiliary warm-air heater switch clo ckove r‐
vi ew
Use the switch clock toconfigu rethefo llowing
settings:
R Swit ching immediate heating mode on/off
R Setting up tothre e preselection times
R Setting the operating duration within a range
of 10 to120 minutes or tocontinuous ope ra‐
tion
R Adjusting the heating le vel (preselec tedte m‐
perature). 1
Program column on the display
0059 Selects preselection memory number
1–3
Mon–Sun, sets da ys
2 Menu bar on the display
0084 Switches immediate heating mode
on/o ff
0045 Setsthe preselection periods
0045 Setsthe da y,time and operating du ra‐
tion
00D1 Setsthe heating le vel
3 Displ aysection for time, heating le vel and
operating duration on the display
00D5 Continuous operation on 13 0
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00D1
Heating le vel set
4 Selects an option in program column 1or
on menu bar 2(forwards)
Increases values
5 Confirms a selection or setting
6 Status bar
0084 Heating mode on
7 Activates the switch clock
Cancels or term inates the settings in a menu
8 Selects an option in program column 1or
on menu bar 2(backwards)
Re duces values
Operating the switch clock (auxiliary warm-
air heater)
Ac tivating the switch clock
The switch clo ckwill swit chtostandby mode
af te rte n seconds. The displ aywill go off.
Sa ved settings will not be lost when the switch
clock switches tostandby mode. #
Press and hold the00D0 button until menu
bar 2and the time are shown on the dis‐
pla y.
Setting the da y,time and ope rating duration
When you swit ch the auxiliary heating on forthe
fi rs t time af ter a malfunction, set the day and
time.
% Yo
u can find fur ther information on malfunc‐
tions under "Problems with the auxiliary
wa rm-air hea ter". #
Activate the switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the0045
symbol flashes on menu bar 2.#
Press the0076 button.
The selected day will flash in prog ram column
1. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toselect the
desired da y. #
Press the0076 button.
The selected day will be stored.
The hour value on the clock will flash. #
Set the hour and minute value on the clock to
cor respond with the day and confirm using
th e0076 button.
The time will be stored. Program column 1
will not be shown and the operating duration
will flash on display section 3.The operating duration set is
the default setting
fo r immediate heating mode. You can set the
operating duration within a range of 10to
12 0 minutes or tocontinuous ope ration. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toset the
minute value or the00D5 symbol toselect
continuous operation. #
Press the0076 button.
The operating duration will be stored and the
time will be shown on displ aysection 3.
Setting the heating le vel
Yo u can set the heating le velto between 10and
30.
The heating le vel cor responds toa preselected
te mp erature forth eve hicle interior. This is a
guide value and, depending on the ambient tem‐
perature, may dif fer from the actual vehicle inte‐
ri or temp erature. #
Activate the switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the00D1
symbol flashes on menu bar 2. #
Press the0076 button.
The heating le vel will flash on display section
3. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toset the
desired heating le vel. #
Press the0076 button.
Immediate heating mode #
Toswitch on: activatethe switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the0084
symbol flashes on menu bar 2. #
Press the0076 button.
The 0084 symbol will be shown on display
section 3and the operating duration will
fl ash. #
Set the operating duration.
The temp erature le vel will be shown on dis‐
play section 3. #
Toswitch off: pressthe00CF or00DB button
until the0084 symbol flashes on menu bar
2. #
Press the0076 button.
The 0084 symbol will not be shown on display
section 3.
The auxiliary heating will continue torunfor
appr oximately thre e minutes and will then
switch off automaticall y. Climate cont
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Preselecte
d heating mode
Preselected heating mode is available only for
ve hicles that are not equipped totranspo rthaz‐
ardous goods.
Yo u can set thre e preselection periods using the
switch cloc k.
When setting the preselection period, make sure
th at it cor responds not tothe switch-on time but
to the switch-off or departure time. The auxiliary
heating will start up automatically prior todepar‐
ture and runfo rth e set operating duration.
If identical preselection periods (time and day)
are set in the preselection memor y,only the last
preselection period set will be sa ved.
When switching on the auxiliary heating forthe
fi rs t time following a malfunction or voltage sup‐
ply inter ruption, you will need toset the preselec‐
tion periods again. #
Toset the switch-on time: activatethe
switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the0045
symbol flashes on menu bar 2. #
Press the0076 button.
The preselection memory numbers 0059will
be shown in program column 1. The selec‐
te d preselection memory number will flash. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toselect the
desired preselection memory number. #
Press the0076 button.
The preselection memory number will be
selected. The da yswill be displa yed. #
Set the day and time as described in the "Set‐
ting the da y,time and operating du ration"
section.
The preselection pe riod will be stored. Pro‐
gram column 1will be hidden. The message
on and symbol 0084will appear on display
section 3. #
Press the0076 button.
The operating duration will flash on display
section 3. #
Set the operating duration.
The operating duration forth e preselection
period will be stored. The time and the num‐
ber of the set preselection memory will be
shown.
% An underscore deno
testh e preselection
memory that will be next tobe activated in
chro nological orde r.The selected day will
also be shown. #
Todeactivate the switch-on time: complete
th esteps as described in the "Setting the
switch-on time" section. #
Ifth e0084 symbol is shown on display sec‐
tion 3: press the00CF or00DB button until
off appears. #
Press the0076 button.
The preselection period will be deactivated
and the time will be shown on display section
3.
Operating the auxiliary heating byremo te
control (auxilia rywa rm-air heater)
Yo u can swit chthe auxiliary heating on and off as
we ll as set the operating duration with a remo te
control. The remo tecontrol must be synchron‐
ised wi th the auxiliary heating sy stem receiver.
Fo r more information, please contact a qualified
specialist workshop.
St ore there mo tecontrol forth e auxiliary heating
such that the auxiliary heating function cann otbe
switched on unintentionally. In particular, ensure
th at there mo tecontrol is kept out of there ach of
ch ildren.
The remo tecontrol has a range of appr oximately
300 m. The range is reduced bysources of radio
inter fere nce or solid objects, forex ample. 1
Indicator lamps
2 Confirms settings
3 Swit ches there mo tecontrol on/off
Changing the operating duration or cancel‐
ling or term inating settings
Indicator lamp 1lights up in various ways to
show dif fere nt ope rating modes:
R Lights up red – remo tecontrol switched on
R Flashes red – auxiliary heating switched off 13 2
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