warning MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 Workshop Manual

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat is not engaged
The seat does not engage when folded for‐
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unex‐
pectedl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in
th eev ent of an abrupt change of direction or
an accident.
Pe ople in the seat's sweep can become trap‐
ped. #
If a seat is folded forw ards, alw aysfo ld
it back before driving off. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. If
yo ufo ld there ar seat forw ards, it is easier to
ge t into or out of the second rear seat row. #
Tofold there ar seat forw ards: pull one of
th e two EASY -ENTRYrelease handles 2
upwards and fold there ar seat forw ards. #
Tofold there ar seat back: fold there ar seat
back using the grab handle 1until it
engages in the seat anchorages.
The indicator tab3 is no longer visible and
is fully retracted into the seat anchorage.
Ad justing the seat backrest (rear seat) #
Pull there lease handle for seat backrest 1
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethe seat backrest tothe desired posi‐
tion. #
Let go of release handle 1forth e seat back‐
re st and mo vethe seat backrest slightl y.
The seat backrest will engage in position.
Moving there ar 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 seat while theve hicle is in
motion
If yo u mo veare ar seat while driving, the seat
may mo vein an unexpecte d or jerking man‐
ner, forins tance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thrown
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Moveare ar seat only when theve hicle
is stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar seat is engaged
af te r it is mo ved. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetono pro‐
te ctive ef fect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no lon‐
ge r pr ovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective ef fect of the window airbag is
gradually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage there ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat on the guide rail within the mar ked
area. 82
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1
Release handle for seat fore -and-aft adjust‐
ment
2 Fore-and-aft setting marking
0049 Basic setting marking
St arting from the basic setting 0049,there ar seats
fo r passengers can be mo vedfo rw ards or back‐
wa rdsby 5 cm. In doing so, make sure that pas‐
sen gers have suf ficient legroom toreduce the
ri sk of injury during braking. #
Pull release handle 1inthe direction of the
ar row. #
With th ere lease handle pulled, slide there ar
seat tothe desired position. #
Release there lease handle 1. #
Slide there ar seat forw ards and backwards
until the car riage is cor rectly engaged on bo th
sides.
It should not be possible tomo vethe seat.
Fo lding there ar seat forw ards and back‐
wa rds &
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 accident‑ and injury if
th e seat is not engaged
If a seat is not engaged, it may be thrown
about while theve hicle is moving. #
Always make sure that all seats are
engaged as desc ribed. In order
toensure that the seats can securely
engage, keep the seat guide rails and anchorages
in theve hicle floor free of dirt and fore ign
objects. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat is not engaged
The seat does not engage when folded for‐
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unex‐
pectedl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in
th eev ent of an abrupt change of direction or
an accident.
Pe ople in the seat's sweep can become trap‐
ped. #
If a seat is folded forw ards, alw aysfo ld
it back before driving off. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding table or the
armrest when there ar seats are folded
fo rw ards or backwards If
th efo lding table is not positioned all the
wa y back when there ar seats are folded for‐
wa rds or backwards, thefo lding table and/or
th e armrest of there ar seat may be damaged. #
Slide thefo lding table all thewa y back
before folding there ar seats forw ards or
backwards. *
NO
TEDama getothe cup holder from the
re ar seat Fo
lding there ar seat in theth ird row of seats
fo rw ards can damage the cup holder. #
Remo vethe cup holder before folding
th e seat. Fo
lding the seat backrest forw ards (table
position) #
Fold up the armrests (/ page74). #
Pull there lease handle for seat backrest 1
up and fold the seat backrest forw ards. Seats and
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Fo
lding there ar seat forw ards %
Pictogram
4onthe seat reminds you not to
tr ave l sitting behind a seat that has been fol‐
ded forw ards. #
Slide thefo lding tableto its rearmost position
(/ page 98). #
Remo vethe head restra int (/ page 92). #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards into theta ble
position. #
Pull release handle 3upwards. #
Grasp the seat bygrab handle 2and fold
th e seat forw ards. #
Tofold back there ar seat: using grab han‐
dle 2, pull the seat backwards forc efully.
The rear seat anchorages will engage.
The rear seat legs of there ar ben chseat are cor‐
re ctly engaged when the seat legs engage audibly
and indicator tabs 5 onthe seat legs are no lon‐
ge r visible and ha vefully retracted into the seat
legs.
Installing and removing the rear seat &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
a re sult of rear ben chseat not being
engaged
If th ere ar ben chseat is not engaged, it may
be flung around during tra vel. #
Always make sure that there ar ben ch
seat is engaged as described. In order
toensure that there ar ben chseat can
securely engage, keep the seat guide rails and
anchora ges in theve hicle floor free of dirt and
fo re ign objects.
If th e indicator tab of the seat anchorage is not
re tracted into the seat leg, the seat is not cor‐
re ctly engaged. Engage the seat again. &
WARNING Risk of injury ‑ orfatal injury
when the last rowof seats is rotated
18 0 °
The vehicle occupants in there ar seats can
be injured byunsecured loads.
This poses an inc reased risk of injury or even
fa ta l injur y. #
If loads are being transpor ted, ne ver
ins tallth ere ar seats in the last row of
seats rotatedby 180 °. #
Alwaysst ore and secure objects and
loads properly in theve hicle. &
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. Re
moving
When ins talling and removing there ar seats with
seat heating and seat ventilation or the luxury
re ar seats, no tethero uting of the cables and
th eir original ins tallation positions. Otherwise,
yo u may damage the cables and the on-board
computer may de tect the seat position incor‐
re ctly.
Use only rear seats with seat heating and seat
ve ntilation or luxury rear seats that we resupplied
with theve hicle. Due tothe high-quality design
and thete ch nical equipment, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that you ha veluxury rear seats ins tal‐
led at a qualified specialist workshop. Re
ar seat folded forw ard (e xample:standard rear
seat) 84
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#
Make sure that all sliders forfo re -and-aft
adjustment are engaged on bo thsides.
It should not be possible tomo vethere ar
seat. #
Foldthe seat forw ards (/ page 83).
% Fo
r luxu ryrear seats, the electrical connector
must also be disconnected. #
Remo vecover4 ofthefloor soc ket. #
Remo vethe dummy cap from the brac ket on
th e seat. #
Press in the sides of electrical connector 5
in soc ket6 and remo ve. #
Insert the dummy cap into soc ket6 and
close thefloor soc ket wi thcover4. #
Secure electrical connector 5onto brac ket
7 onthe seat. #
Grasp the seat bygrab handle 1and fold
two release handles 2upwards. #
Movethefo lded seat towa rdsth e front and
lift it out. Fi
tting #
Hold the seat bygrab handle 1. #
From abo ve, guide the seat in a tilted position
into front seat anchorages 3and allow it to
engage.
% Fo
r luxu ryrear seats, the electrical connector
must also be connected. #
Remo vecover4 ofthefloor soc ket and
re mo vethe dummy cap from soc ket6. #
Remo veelectrical connector 5forth e seat
ve ntilation and seat heating from brac ket7
and insert into soc ket6. #
Attach the dummy cap tobrac ket7 onthe
seat. #
Close thefloor soc ket wi thcover4. #
Foldthe seat back totheta ble or seat posi‐
tion (/ page 83) and slide into the basic set‐
ting (/ page 82).
Using the EAS Y-ENT RYeasy entry and exit
fe ature (luxury rear seat) &
WARNING Risk of accident‑ and injury if
th e seat is not engaged
If a seat is not engaged, it may be thrown
about while theve hicle is moving. #
Always make sure that all seats are
engaged as desc ribed. In order
toensure that the seats can securely
engage, keep the seat guide rails and anchorages
in theve hicle floor free of dirt and fore ign
objects. &
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 becoming trapped if
th e seat is not engaged
The seat does not engage when folded for‐
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unex‐
pectedl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in
th eev ent of an abrupt change of direction or
an accident. Seats and
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Pe
ople in the seat's sweep can become trap‐
ped. #
If a seat is folded forw ards, alw aysfo ld
it back before driving off. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. Fo
lding the luxu ryrear seat forw ards #
Make sure that the luxury rear seat is in the
upright position and the leg rest is fully folded
under the sitting sur face. #
Pull one of two EAS Y-ENTRY release handles
1 upwards and fold the luxury rear seat
fo rw ard using there lease handle.
or #
For luxury rear seats installed on the left
side onl y:push the le ver on the left side of
th e seat down wards and fold the luxury rear
seat forw ards #
Tofold the luxu ryrear seat back: fold the
luxury rear seat back until it engages into the
seat anchorages.
Indicator tab2 is no longer visible and is
fully retracted into the seat anchorage.
Ad justing the luxury rear seat electrically &
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
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothe leg rest due to
ove rload The leg
rest can be damaged if it is loaded
wi th more than 25 kg. #
Do not place more than 25 kgon the leg
re st. *
NO
TEDama getothe leg rest due to
manual adjustment The leg
rest can be damaged if it is adjus ted
manually. #
Only adjust the leg rest electricall y. *
NO
TEDama getothe luxury seat due to
incor rect adjustment of the leg rest If
yo u turn the luxury seat's leg rest or mo ve
it in the longitudinal direction, the seat may
be damaged. #
Only adjust the leg rest inclination as
described in thefo llowing. 86
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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 duetono pro‐
te ctive ef fect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no lon‐
ge r pr ovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective ef fect of the window airbag is
gradually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage there ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat on the guide rail within the mar ked
area. &
WARNING Risk of injury fromthe front
seat being positioned too close tovehicle
occupants
If yo u mo vethere ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat outside the markings on the guide rail,
th is could result in the passenger striking
th eir head on the seat. #
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
between the knees of there spective
ve hicle occupants and the seat in front
of them. 1
Release handle for seat fore -and-aft adjust‐
ment
2 Fore-and-aft setting marking
0049 Basic setting marking
St arting from the basic setting 0049,you can mo ve
a luxury rear seat forve hicle occupants forw ards
or backwards by5 cm. In doing so, make sure
th at vehicle occupants ha vesuf ficient legroom to
re duce therisk of injury during braking. #
Pull release handle 1inthe direction of the
ar row. #
With th ere lease handle pulled, slide the
luxury rear seat tothe desired position. #
Let go of release handle 1. #
Slide the luxury rear seat forw ards and back‐
wa rds until the car riage is cor rectly engaged
on bo thsides.
It should not be possible tomo vethe seat.
Moving the luxu ryrear seat from the second
seat row #
Push le ver3 down. #
Slide the luxury rear seat forw ards or back‐
wa rds.
% A luxury
rear seat is generally remo ved and
ins talled in the same way as a standard rear
seat (/ page84). Due tothe high-quality
design and thete ch nical equipment,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha ve
luxury rear seats ins talled at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Note s onthe seat/bunk combination &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting there ar ben chseat
When adjusting a rear ben chseat, you or
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bythe guide rail of there ar ben chseat,
fo re xamp le. #
Make sure that no one has any part of
th eir body within the sweep of there ar
ben chseat when adjusting it. &
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. 88
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#
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. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetono pro‐
te ctive ef fect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no lon‐
ge r pr ovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective ef fect of the window airbag is
gradually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage the seat‑/‑bunk combination on
th e guide rail within the mar ked area. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetoposition‐
ing the seat‑/‑bunk combination outside
th e markings
If yo u mo vethe seat‑/‑bunk combination out‐
side the markings on the guide rail, this could
re sult in the passenger striking their head on
th e seat. #
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
between the knees of there spective
ve hicle occupants and the seats in front
of them. *
NO
TEDama getothe seat belt retractor
due topulling on the seat belts The function of
the seat belt retractor can be
impaire dby pulling on the seat belts toadjust
th e seat backrest. #
Always use the grab stra p on the seat
backrest of the middle seat toalign the
seat backrest. *
NO
TEDama getothe seat/bunk combi‐
nation when moving If
yo u grasp and push the seat/bunk combi‐
nation bythestow age compartment plastic
co ver onl y,the co ver may break off.
If th e space in front of or behind the seat/
bunk combination is not clear, objects may
become trapped when displaced.
The seat/bunk combination, trim or the
objects may become damaged. #
Tomo ve, use the loop between the seat
backrest and sitting sur face. #
When moving, make sure that the space
in front of or behind the seat/bunk
combination is clear. 1
Seat backrest grab strap
2 Seat/bunk combination grab strap
Use only cor responding grab stra ps 1 and 2to
adjust the seat/bunk combination.
The seat/bunk combination can accommodate
th re e persons. You can adjust the seat backrest
to ave rtical and horizon tal position. If you set the
seat backrest tothe horizontal position, this –
to ge ther with the bed extension – will gi veyou a
full-length bed for two people.
Pa ssengers may use the seats of the seat/bunk
combination only when the seat backrest is
upright. Only then do the seat belts pr ovide the
intended deg ree of pr otection.
The seat/bunk combination is fitted wi thtwo
re mo vable stow age compartments under the seat
sur face (/ page 98). You can use these stow‐
age compartments tostore bedding, forex ample.
Po sitioning the seats in the optimum area of
pr otection 0047
Basic setting
St arting from the basic setting 0047,the seat/bunk
combination for passengers can be mo vedfo r‐
wa rds or backwards by5 cm. In doing so, make Seats and
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sure
that passengers ha vesuf ficient legroom to
re duce therisk of injury during braking.
Using the seat/bunk combination
Moving the seat/bunk combination
Yo u can mo vethe seat/bunk combination only
when it is unoccupied. Pull the seat/bunk combi‐
nation forw ards using only the loop between the
seat sur face and the seat backrest. %
If
th e seat sliders on the front rear seat row
are toofar back in the guide rails, the seat/
bunk combination cannot be movedfo rw ard.
In this case, use the handle forth e seat slid‐
ers tomo vethe seat sliders. #
Pull release handle 1up as far as it will go
and hold it in this position. #
Grasp the loop between the seat sur face and
th e seat backrest and mo vethe seat/bunk
combination. #
Let go of release handle 1.
The locking mechanism will engage automati‐
call y. #
Make sure that all seat sliders forfo re -and-aft
adjustment engage audibly on bo thsides.
It should no longer be possible tomo vethe
seat/bunk combination.
Bed extension #
Tofold up: pullrelease handle 2back and
mo vebed extension 3into an up right posi‐
tion.
The bed extension will engage in an up right
position. #
Toremo ve:fo ld up bed extension 3and
unscr ewthumbscr ews4.
The bed extension will now be loose and
capable of being remo ved from the guide
ra ils. #
Toinstall: guide bed extension 3into the
guide rails and tigh tenth umbscr ews4.
Setting up/folding away the ber th &
WARNING Risk of injury or death ifthe
ber this used while theve hicle is in
motion
Any vehicle occupant using a bed while the
ve hicle is in motion cannot be restra ined
proper ly. #
Use the bed only when theve hicle is
par ked. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when the seat backrest is folded up and
down
When folding the seat backrest up or down,
yo u could cause yourself or other vehicle
occupants tobecome trapped. #
Make sure that thera nge of mo vement
of the seat backrest is clear and that no
one is trapped. The saf
ety net forth eto p ber this not a restra int
sy stem forve hicle occupants while theve hicle is
in motion. 90
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The ber
thcan accommoda tetwo pe rsons. #
Fold up the short section of bed extension
6. #
Movethe seat/bunk combination forw ards to
mark 7onthe guide rail. #
Remo vethe head restra ints of the seat/bunk
combination. #
Rotate the head restra ints by180° and insert
th em into brac kets 5 onthere ar side of the
seat backrest. #
Pull backrest release handle 8up and adjust
th e seat backrest toa horizontal position.
When doing so, hold on tothe seat backrest
only bythe grab stra p. #
Fold down the short section of the bed exten‐
sion 6. #
Tofold aw ay: perform thesteps toset up the
ber thinreve rse order.
Af ter use, finish bymoving the seat/bunk combi‐
nation back tothe basic setting and ensure that
th e seat backrest is in an upright position. Moving
the seat sliders When
youre mo vethe seat/bunk combination, a
re ar ben chseat or a seat, the seat slider may
slide in a guide rail. The seat sliders will then no
longer be parallel in the guide rails. In this case,
yo u will no lon ger be able tofit th ere spective
seating. The seat sliders must be mo ved using
only the handle for seat sliders 1or at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop in order toprev ent the
ri sk of damage.
In addition, you can use the end of the handle to
open and close the loc kson the sliders.
% Handle
1is in thestow age compartment of
th e seat/bunk combination (/ page 98). #
Place the tip of handle 1onto the middle
bolt of thre e bolts 4. #
Swing handle 1down wards onto seat slider
2. #
Press seat slider 2into guide rail3 with
handle 1.
Seat slider 2will be unloc ked. #
Moveseat slider 2into the cor rect position
and engage it there.
Installing and removing the seat/bunk combi‐
nation &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury as
a re sult of rear ben chseat not being
engaged
If th ere ar ben chseat is not engaged, it may
be flung around during tra vel. Seats and
stowage 91