lock MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 Owner's Guide

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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.
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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
ont seat 94
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Make sure that the air inlet grilles on the back
of the seat backrest are not co vered
( / page 97). #
Toswitch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired blo wer
setting is set.
Depending on the blo wer setting, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired blo wer
setting is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐
tion is switched off.
% The con
venience opening function au tomati‐
cally switches the seat ventilation forthe
driver's seat tothe highest blo wer setting
(/ page 62).
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ar seat ventilation acti vation is possible
only wi th the engine running. St
eering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel &
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 accident due to
unlo cked steering wheel
The steering wheel may mo veunexpectedly if
it is unlo cked while theve hicle is in motion. #
Make sure that thesteering wheel is
loc ked before driving off. #
Never unlock thesteering wheel when
th eve hicle is in motion. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. Ad
justing the steering wheel #
Tounlo ck:push release le ver3 down as far
as it will go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjust height 1and di stance 2tothe
st eering wheel. #
Tolock: pushrelease le ver3 up as far as it
will go.
The steering column is loc ked. St
ow age areas St
ow age spaces and stow age comp artments Opening and closing
thesto wage compa rt‐
ment in the centre console #
Slide co ver1 ofthe cent reconsole up or
down using handle 2. 96
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The
following can be found in thestow age com‐
partment of the cent reconsole depending on the
car's equipment:
R A12 V soc ket (/ page 102) or the cigar ette
lighter (/ page102)
R The Media In terface with two USB ports or
with two USB ports and one SD card slot
R The holder forth e mobile phone cradle
R The ashtray (/ page101)
R Astow age compartment or a device ins talla‐
tion frame for auxiliary equipment, e.g. a
ta ch ograph
Opening and closing thest ow age comp art‐
ment under the armrest #
Toopen: press button 1.
The stow age compartment opens. #
Toclose: presstoclose the caps of thestow‐
age compartment in any order.
Opening and closing thegl ove compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addition,
cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cannot al waysretain
all objects they contain.
The reis a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alwaysstow objects 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 stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alwaysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Comply with
the instructions for loading theve hi‐
cle. 0047
Unloc ked
0048 Locked
3 Glovecompa rtment handle #
Tolock/unlock: turnthe emer gency key a
qu arter turn anti-clockwise 0048(to lock) or
clockwise 0047(to unlock). #
Toopen: pullglov e compartment handle 3
in the direction of the ar row. #
Toclose: fold theglove compa rtment handle
up and press it until it engages.
Using thesto wage net on the seat backrest #
Store lightweight small parts in thestow age
nets.
% On front seats with seat
ventilation, make
su re that no objects pr otru de out of thestow‐
age net and co verth e seat ventilation air inl et
abo ve.
Opening thegl asses comp artment Seats and
stowage 97

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Insert the plug of the device into 230 V
soc ket3.
When the on-board electrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp1lights up.
When you are not using the 230 V po wer soc ket,
ke ep theflap closed. Swit
ching there frigerator box in the centre
console on and off &
WARNING Risk offire due toa co vered
ve ntilation grille on the coolbox
If yo u co verth eve ntilation grille forth e cool‐
box, it may overheat. #
Always make sure that theve ntilation
grille is not co vered. The coolbox
ventilation grille is between the front
seat base and the cent reconsole sid ewall.
Re quirements
R The ignition is switched on.
R The stow age compartment under the armrest
is open (/ page 96). The
refrigerator box can bear a maximum load of
3.5 kg. #
Toopen: fold co ver1 upwards. #
Toswitch the cooling le velto low: press
button 2for appro ximately two seconds. #
Toswitch the cooling le velto high: press
button 2again. #
Toswitch off: press button 2for appro x‐
ima tely two seconds until all indica tor lamps
go out. %
If
yo u do not need touse there frigerator box
fo r an extended pe riod, you should swit chit
off, defrost it and clean it. Af ter doing so,
lea vethe cap open for a time. Note
s on attaching the iPad ® Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with iPad ®
attachment
1 onthe driver's and co-driver's seat backrests.
A mount, which has been tested and appr oved
especially for Mercedes-Benz vehicles, is availa‐
ble as an accesso ry. Only this mount can unlock
th e attachment opening and allow the iPad ®
to
be charge d whilst it is ins talled.
iPad ®
attachment 1may only be used for
accesso ries up to42 W (3.5 A).
Contact a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
information and availabilit y.Before using the
mount, please read the operating instructions for
th e mount.
% Only use accessories which ha
vebeen tested
and recommended byMercedes-Benz. 104
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y,clean theglass tube with alcohol or spi‐
ri ts while it is cold and wipe it down wi th a
lint-f ree clo th.
R Protect light sources from moisture and do
not bring them into contact with liquids.
Alw ays ensure the bulbs are firm ly secu red.
Ha ve thefo llowing light sources changed at a
qu alified specialist workshop only:
R Additional turn signal lamps on the outside
mir ror
R Bulbs in the licence plate lighting Re
placing front light bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overview of front light sourc
e types1
Additional turn signal lamp on the outside
mir ror: LED
2 Turn signal light: PY 21 W
3 Low beam: H7 55 W
4 High beam/s tanding/parking lights/daytime
ru nning lights: H15 55 W/15 W
Re placing light sou rces in the headlamp
Re quirements
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R The appropriate front wheel is turned
inwa rds.
R Low beam: youre qu ire a H7 55 W light bulb.
R Turn signal light: yourequ ire a PY 21W light
bulb.
R High beam /
standing/parking lights /
daytime running lights: youre qu ire a
H15 55 W/15 W light bulb. Fi
tting/ removing the co ver in the front wheel
ar ch #
Toremo ve:grip the cent reof co ver1, slide
it upwards and pull it out.
The co ver will hang down wards on thest ra p. #
Tofit: insert co ver1 attheto p and slide it
down wards until it engages.
Low beam #
Remo vethe co ver in the front wheel ar ch. #
Turn housing co ver1 anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Turn soc ket2 for low beam tothe left and
pull it out. #
Pull the bulb out of soc ket2. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into soc ket2. #
Inse rtsoc ket2 and rotate itto theright to
tighten it. #
Press on housing co ver1 and rotate itto
th eright totighten it. 11 2
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Replace the co ver in the front wheel ar ch.
High beam, standing/parking lights and day‐
time running lights #
Open the bonn et. #
Turn housing co ver1 anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Pull out the bulb with soc ket2. #
Inse rtthe new bulb with soc ket2 and
engage it as far as it will go. #
Press on housing co ver1 and rotate itto
th eright totighten it. #
Close the bonn et.
Tu rn signal light #
Open the bonn et. #
Turn soc ket1 anti-clo ckwise and pull it out. #
Pull the bulb out of soc ket1. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into soc ket1. #
Inse rtsoc ket1 and turn it clo ckwise until it
engages. #
Close the bonn et. Re
placing rear bulbs Overview of
rear light source types Ve
hicles with standard tail lamp
1 Third brake light: LED
2 Licence plate lighting: LED
3 Rear fog light (driver's side): P 21 W
4 Reversing light: P 21 W
5 Brake light, tail light/parking lights: P 21 W
6 Turn signal light: P 21 W
Ve hicles with LED tail lamps
1 Third brake light: LED
2 Licence plate lighting: LED
3 Rear fog light (driver's side): LED
4 Reversing light: W 16 W
5 Brake light, tail light/parking lights: LED
6 Turn signal light: LED
Re placing light sou rces in the tail lamp
Re quirements
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R Standard tail lamp: yourequ ire a P 21 W
light source.
R LED tail lamp: yourequ ire a W 16W light
source.
Re moving the tail lamp
* NO
TEDama getothe paintwork during
ta il lamp remo val The paintwork may be damaged when
theta il
lamps are remo ved. The tail lamp ma y,for
ex ample, scratch the paintwork when it is
re mo ved. #
Remo vetheta il lamps carefull y. #
Mercedes-Benz recommends having the
ta il lamp light sources replaced at a
qu alified specialist workshop. Light and vision
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Please no
tethat you can change the bulb of the
re ve rsing light only in the case of an LED tail
lamp. #
Open theta ilgate.
% Yo
u will find a scr ewdriver in theve hicle tool
kit (/ page247). #
Unscr ewtwo side scre ws1. #
Push tail lamp 2outwards against bolts 3
as far as it will go. #
Press tail lamp 2off outwards and away
from bolts 3. #
Pull the connector off the bulb mount of tail
lamp 2.
Installing the tail lamp #
Push the connector into the bulb mount of tail
lamp 2. #
Push tail lamp 2onto bolts 3from the side
and press it against theve hicle. #
Tighten two side scr ews1.
St andard tail lamp #
Unscr ewthre e scr ews1 and remo vebulb
mount 2from theta il lamp. Bulb mount
3
Turn signal light
4 Brake light, tail light, parking light
5 Reversing light
6 Rear fog light (only on the driver's side) #
Remo vetheta il lamp. #
Gently turn the bulb anti-clockwise and take it
out of the soc ket. #
Push the new bulb into the soc ket and turn it
clo ckwise toscr ew it in. #
Insert bulb mount 2into theta il lamp and
tigh ten all thre e scr ews1. #
Installth eta il lamp.
LED tail lamp #
Remo vetheta il lamp. #
Unscr ewhousing co ver1 byturning it anti-
clo ckwise. #
Turn the soc ket anti-clo ckwise and pull it out. #
Pull the bulb out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and rotate it clockwise to
tighten it. #
Press on housing co ver1 and rotate it
clockwise totighten it. #
Installth eta il lamp. 11 4
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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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Re
placing the rear window wiper blade Ta
ilgate #
Fold wiper arm 1away from there ar win‐
dow until it engages in there placement posi‐
tion. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand pull wiper blade
2 offthe wiper arm in the direction of the
ar row. #
Place new wiper blade 2on wiper arm 1. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand push wiper
blade 2inthe opposite direction tothe
ar row until it engages. #
Make sure that wiper blade 2is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Fold wiper arm 1back onto there ar win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
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 accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Ad
justing the outside mir rors electrically #
Swit chon the po wer supp lyor the ignition. #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Set the position of the mir rorgl ass using but‐
to n2.
Fo lding the electric outside mir rors in/out
* NO
TEDama getothe electric outside
mir rors If
yo ufo ld the electric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo u may damage the outside
mir rors and they will not lock in place prop‐
er ly.
If th e outside mir rors are not folded in when
wa shing theve hicle in a car wash, thewa sher
brushes may fold them in forc ibly and dam‐
age them. #
The outside mir rors must only be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldthe outside mir rors in before wash‐
ing theve hicle in a car wash. 11 8
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Always switch thest ationary heater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the windward side of
th eve hicle toensure an adequate sup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components and exhaust
ga ses
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials.
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
st ationary heater exhaust pipe
unhindered.
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials. The heater
forth e auxiliary heating is fitted at the
front of theve hicle underbody. The emissions
outlet is on the left side of theve hicle below the
front door. &
WARNING Risk of poisoning duri ngwork
on the auxiliary warm-air hea ter
If wo rkon the heat exchanger of the auxiliary
wa rm-air hea ter is not per form ed cor rectl y,
ex haust fumes could leak into the passenger
compartment. #
Have all workon the auxiliary warm-air
hea ter car ried out at a qualified special‐
ist workshop. If
yo u are transpo rting hazardous materials, com‐
ply with there leva nt sa fety regulations. Place
objects a suf ficient dis tance from the auxiliary
heating outlet opening.
* NO
TEDama getothe auxiliary heating
due toove rheating If
th eflow of hot air is bloc ked, the auxiliary
heating may overheat and switch off. #
Do not block theflow of hot air. *
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
ope ration Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Yo
ur vehicle may be equipped with either a hot-
wate r auxiliary heater or an auxiliary warm-air
hea ter.
The hot-water auxiliary heater is adjusted and
operated using the003B rock er switch on the cli‐
mate cont rol sy stem cont rol panel and via the
multimedia sy stem or byremo tecontrol.
The auxiliary warm-air heater is adjusted and
operated via the switch clock on the lo wer centre
console or byremo tecontrol Hot-water auxiliary heater
Fu
nction of the hot- water auxiliary hea ter
Obser vethe no tes on auxiliary heating
(/ page 126).
The hot-water auxiliary hea ter has a heater boos‐
te r,stationary heater and stationary ventilation
function. In addition, the auxiliary heating sy stem
heats the engine coolant toprotect the engine.
The stationary heater automatically adapts its
operating mode tochanges in outside temp era‐
ture and weather conditions. It is therefore possi‐
ble that thest ationary heater may swit chfrom
ve ntilation toheating mode or from heating to
ve ntilation mode.
The stationary heater will automatically swit ch
itself off af ter a maximum of 50 minutes. The
heater boos ter function helps toheat up theve hi‐
cle while the engine is running and at low outside
te mp eratures.
Yo u can set up tothre e departure times for pre-
entry clima tecontrol byremo tecontrol or via the
multimedia sy stem. The switch-on time is then
calculated based on the outside temp erature and
th e activated departure time. This means that
yo ur vehicle is preheated or precooled bythe set
departure time.
If th e departure time is reached and the engine is
not star ted, the auxiliary heating will continue to Climate cont
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