ignition MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 User Guide

Au
tomatic reve rsing function of the side win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksa side wind owduring the clos‐
ing process, the side window will open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function is
only an aid and is not a substitute foryo ur atten‐
tiveness. #
During the closing process, make sure that no
body parts are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite there being reve rsing pr otection
on the side window
The reve rsing function does not react:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R during resetting.
The reve rsing function cannot pr event some‐
one from becoming trapped in these situa‐
tions. #
During the closing process, make sure
th at no body parts are in the closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
0062 button toopen the side window
again. Opening and closing
the pop-out windo ws Re
quirements:
R The po wer supp lyor the ignition is switched
on. Example: driver's door cont
rol panel But
ton in there ar (e xamp le: left-hand side of the
ve hicle)
1 Opens and closes there ar left pop-out win‐
dow
2 Opens and closes there ar right pop-out win‐
dow
3 Child saf ety lock for electric rear pop-out
wind ow (/page 48)
4 Opens and closes the pop-out window
Yo u can operate the pop-out window with button
4 only if thech ild saf ety lock is not activated. #
Tostart automatic operation: press/pull
th e cor responding button be yond the point of
re sis tance. #
Tosto p automatic ope ration: press/pull the
cor responding button be yond the point of
re sis tance again. Ve
ntilating theve hicle before starting a jour‐
ney (co nvenience opening) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the
body could be dr awn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody
is touching the side windo w. #
Release the button immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped. The "con
venience opening" function can only be
ope rated using thekey. Thekey must be in close
pr ox imity tothe driver's or co-driver door. 62
Opening and closing

Yo
u can close thero ller sunblinds only when the
sliding sunroof is closed. #
Toopen: pressthe0057 button.
The roller sunblinds will open, and the sliding
sunroof will then be raised into theve nt posi‐
tion.
or #
Pull ba ckthe0057 button.
The roller sunblinds will open. #
Toclose: pull down the0057 button.
When the sliding sunroof is closed, thero ller
sunblinds will close.
If yo u push or pull the0057 button be yond the
point of resis tance and release it, you will start
automatic operation in the direction in question.
Yo u can stop automatic operation bypushing or
pulling the button again.
Opening and closing roller sunblinds from the
re ar #
Push or pull button 1tothe point of resist‐
ance and hold it until thero ller sunblind or
th e sliding sunroof has reached the desired
position. #
Automatic ope ration: push or pull button 1
be yond the point of resis tan ce and release it.
Wi th th e sliding sunroof, a comple teopening or
closing process will alw ays pass thro ugh "vent
position", a fixe d intermediate position. You will
need tooperate button 1twice toexe cute a
comple teopening or closing process. Re
ctifying problems with the sliding sunroof &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fa ta l injuries when closing the sliding
sunroof again
If yo u close the sliding sunroof again immedi‐
ately af ter it has been bloc ked or reset, the
sliding sunroof will close with increased or
maximum forc e. #
Make sure that no parts of the body are
in the closing area. #
Release the button immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brief lypress the button in any direction
during the automatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. The sliding sunroof cannot be closed and
you
cannot de tect the cause.
If th e sliding sunroof is obstructed during closing
and opens again slightly: #
Immediately af terth e sliding sunroof has
been obstructed, pull the0057 button down
again tothe point of resis tance until the slid‐
ing sunroof is closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed with
increased forc e.
If th e sliding sunroof is obstructed again and
opens again slightly: #
Immediately af terth e sliding sunroof has
been obstructed, pull the0057 button down
again tothe point of resis tance until the slid‐
ing sunroof is closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed without the
automatic reve rsing function. Anti-theft pr
evention Fu
nction of the immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from being
st ar ted without the cor rect key.
The immobiliser is automatically activated when
th e ignition is switched off, and deactivated when
th e ignition is switched on.
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke thekey
with you and lock theve hicle. If theke y is left
inside theve hicle, an yone can start the engine. 66
Opening and closing

ATA
(Anti-Theft Alarm sy stem) Fu
nction of ATA(Anti- theft Alarm sy stem)
If th eATA system is primed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
R when opening a door
R when opening theve hicle with the emer gency
key
R when opening the bonn et
R when opening theta ilgate
Af ter locking theve hicle with theke y,theATA
sy stem is automatically primed. When
theATA system is primed, indicator lamp
1 flashes in theove rhead cont rol panel.
AT A is au tomatical lydeactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R After unlocking theve hicle with thekey.
R When theke y is inser ted into the ignition
loc k.
% The alarm is not deactivated,
even if you
immediately close the open door that has
triggered it, forex ample.
Priming/deactivating ATA(Anti- theft Alarm
sy stem)
Priming #
Close all the doors. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
Indicator lamp 1intheove rhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Deactivating #
Unlock theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y into the ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheove rhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping the ala rm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thekey.
or #
Insert theke y into the ignition loc k.
The alarm stops. Fu
nction of tow- aw ay protection A visual and audible alarm is triggered if
the incli‐
nation of theve hicle changes, e.g. when lif ted on
one side, and tow- aw ay protection is primed. Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Re
quirements
R The doors are closed.
R The tailgate is closed.
Priming #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
To w- aw ay protection is automatically primed
af te r about 50 seconds.
Deactivating #
Open theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y into the ignition loc k.
To w- aw ay protection is deactivated. Opening and closing
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Deactivating
#
Remo vetheke y from the ignition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When the button is released, indicator lamp
2 inthe button lights up for appro ximately
th re e seconds. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
To w- aw ay protection is deactivated.
To w- aw ay protection remains deactivated until
yo u lock theve hicle again.
In thefo llowing situations, a false alarm can
occur:
R when loading and/or transporting theve hicle
on a ferry or car transpor ter,fo rex ample
R when parking theve hicle on a mo vable sur‐
fa ce, such as a split-le velga rage
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection in these situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of interior pr otection If
th e primed interior motion sensor de tects
motion in theve hicle interior, a visual and acous‐
tic alarm is triggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches into theve hicle interior, forex ample. Priming and deactivating
the interior motion
sensor Requ
irements
R The side windo wsare closed.
R The doors are closed.
R The tailgate is closed. Priming #
Make sure that no thing (such as masc ots or
coat hangers) is hanging on there ar-view mir‐
ro r or on the grab handles. This will pr event
fa lse alarms. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
The interior motion sensor is primed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unlock theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y into the ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vetheke y from the ignition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When the button is released, indicator lamp
2 inthe button lights up for appro ximately
th re e seconds. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
Interior pr otection remains deactivated until you
lock theve hicle again.
In thefo llowing situations, a false alarm can
occur:
R ifth ere are people or animals remaining
inside
R when transporting theve hicle on a ferry or
car transpor ter,fo rex ample
Deactivate the interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. 68
Opening and closing

#
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.
% Fo
r front swivel seats, the le ver in position
1 is used torelease the swivel seat. The
le ve rto adjust thefo re -and-aft position is in
th efo rm of a bar in front of the seat
(/ page 74).
Ad justing the seat height #
Pull or push le ver3 repeatedly until the
desired seat height has been reached.
Ad justing the seat backrest #
Turn handwheel 4forw ards.
The seat backrest will mo vetoave rtical posi‐
tion. #
Turn handwheel 4backwards.
The seat backrest will tilt bac k.
Ad justing the seat angle #
Turn handwheel 2forw ards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 2backwards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt up. Ad
justing the front seat electrically &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
ted when there is no key in
th e ignition loc k. &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in partic‐
ular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING 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 the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occu‐
pants in the front of theve hicle. #
Always adjust the front seats so they
are as faraw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethe no tes on cor‐
re ct seat adjustment. &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not of ferth e 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 properly before begin‐
ning your journe y. #
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that Seats and
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th
e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restra ints fit‐
te d. #
Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toset the height and inclination of the head
re stra ints tothe cor rect position. &
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot ampli‐
fi ers under the driver's seat
Ve hicles with amplifiers under the driver's
seat:
The amplifier can become hot during opera‐
tion.
Yo u could burn yourself if youto uch the
amplifier. #
Do not reach unde rneath the driver's
seat. #
Adjust the driver's seat carefully. *
NO
TEDama getothe seats and the seat
heating due tofluids, sharp objects or
insulating materials To
avo id damage tothe seats or seat heating,
ta ke thefo llowing steps: #
Do not spill any fluids on tothe seats. If
some thing does get spilt onto the seats,
dry the seats as quickly as possible. #
Ifth e seat co vers are moist or wet, do
not switch the seat heating on. Do not
use the seat heating todry the seats. #
Clean the seats as recommended. See
th e "Cleaning and care" section. #
Do not transport any heavy loads on the
seats. Do not place any sharp objects
such as knives, nails or tools on the
seats. Use the seats only for people if
possible. #
While the seat heating is in operation,
do not co verth e seats with insulating
materials such as blank ets, coats, bags,
pr otective co vers,ch ild seats or boos ter
seats. Re
quirements
R The ignition is switched on or the door is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backrest inclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-aft position adjustment #
Adjust the seat using buttons 1to5 on
th e door trim.
If th e ignition is not switched on, you can adjust
th e seat within 30 seconds of unlocking theve hi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, the front passenger seat will
automatically be adjus ted from a less favo ur‐
able position into one that of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger seat can be
re adjus ted only af terth e hazardous situation
is ove r.Information about the sy stem can be
fo und under "PRE-SAFE ®
Sy stem"
(/ page 36).
% Yo
u can sa vethe settings forth e seat with
th e memory function (/ page73). 72
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Re
quirements
R The ignition is switched on. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Head restra int fore -and-aft adjustment
3 Seat ba ckrest inclination adjustment
4 Leg rest inclination adjustment #
Adjust the luxury rear seat using the buttons
in the left-hand side trim.
% Yo
u can sa vethe settings forth e luxury rear
seats with the memory function
(/ page 73).
Ad justing the upright position of the luxury
re ar seat #
Press button 1until the luxury rear seat is in
th e upright position and the leg rest is fully
fo lded under the seat sur face. Setting the massage function
#
Toswitch on: press button 1repeatedly
until the desired massage program has been
set. #
Toswitch off: press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps are off.
Moving the luxu ryrear seat &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap your‐
self or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
th ere ar ben chseat while theve hicle is in
motion
If yo u mo vethere ar ben chseat while driving,
th e seat may mo vein an unexpecte d or jerk‐
ing manner, forins tance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thrown
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Only mo vethere ar ben chseat when
th eve hicle is stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat is
engaged af ter it is mo ved. Seats and
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&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restra ints fit‐
te d. #
Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toset the height and inclination of the head
re stra ints tothe cor rect position.
Using the head restra int fore -and-aft adjustment,
adjust the head restra int so that it is as close to
th e back of the head as possible. #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int upwards into
th e desired position and ensure that it
engages.
% Use
the head restra int only when it is
engaged. #
Tolowe r:press release button 2, slidethe
head restra int down wards into the desired
position and ensure that it engages.
% Use
the head restra int only when it is
engaged. #
Tomo veforw ards: press release button 1
and pull the head restra int forw ards until it
engages in the desired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease button
1 and slide the head restra int backwards
into the desired position. #
Toremo ve:press release button 2and pull
th e head restra int up and out. #
Tofit: press the head restra int with de tent
into the holes on the left-hand side when
vie we d in the direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justing the head restra int electrically
* NO
TEDama getothe electrical head
re stra int when adjus ted manually If
th e height of the electrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus ted manuall y,this can
damage the mechanism of the head restra int. #
Adjust the height of the electrically
adjus table head restra ints using the
buttons in the door trim. Re
quirements
R The ignition is switched on or the door is
open. #
Toadjust the heigh t:push button 1up or
down in the direction of the ar row. Seats and
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#
Tomo veforw ards or backwards: press and
hold release knob 2and slide the head
re stra int forw ards or backwards into the
desired position.
% If
th e ignition is not switched on, you can
adjust the head restra int height within 30
seconds of unlocking theve hicle.
Ad justing the head restra int on a luxury rear
seat
Ad justing the side bols ters#
Push or pull right-hand and left-hand side bol‐
st er 1 into the desired position.
Ad justing the head restra int electrically #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Toadjust the heigh t:slide the button up or
down in the direction of ar row 1. #
Toadjust the longitudinal direction: slide
th e button forw ards or backwards in the
direction of ar row2. Switching
the seat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of burn s duetorepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limi‐
te dte mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothe seat heating due to
ove rheating The seat heating may
overheat if the seat is
unoccupied when the seat heating is
switched on or if objects are placed on the
seat. #
Switch off the seat heating when the
seat is unoccupied. #
Do not place any objects on the seat
when the seat is unoccupied. Re
quirements
R The po wer supply has been switched on. Fr
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Cup holders
Inserting
the cup holder in there ar passen ger
compa rtment #
Position cup holder 1abo vestow age com‐
partment 3sothat "INSIDE" lettering on its
base 2faces towa rdsth eve hicle interior. #
Insert base 2into stow age compartment 3
and press down on bo thsides.
The cup holder is cor rectly inse rted when bo th
sealing rings 5are inse rted in stowage com‐
partment 3and upper edge 4ofthe base
loc kspositively with stowage compartment 3. #
Toremo ve: grasp the bottom of cup holder
1 from below and remo veitby lifting its
base 2out verticall y. Switching
thetemp erature-cont rolled cup
holders on and off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Toswitch on: pressthe button 1repeatedly
until the blue (keep cool) or red (keep warm)
indicator lamp in the button lights up. #
Toswitch off: pressthe button 1repeat‐
edly until the indicator lamp in the button
goes out.
% Clean
there mo vable rubber mat only with
clean, luk ewarmwate r and the cup holder 2
only with a damp clo th. Asht
ray and cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays #
Slide co ver1 ofthe cent reconsole up wards
( / page 96). #
Insert the ashtr aywith cap 2into a cup
holder in the cent reconsole wi thcover or
into a cup holder in there ar passenger com‐
partment. Using ashtr
ays #
Slide co ver1 ofthe cent reconsole up wards
( / page 96). #
Insert the ashtr aywith cap 2into a cup
holder in the cent reconsole wi thcover or
into a cup holder in there ar passenger com‐
partment. Seats and
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