low beam MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 Owners Manual

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
302
2 00E5 ESP®
→
302
3 00BA Distance warning →
307
4 00CC Powe rst eering →
307
5 003E003D Turn signal lights →
106
6 0024 Parking brake (yellow) →
302
7 0025 ABS →
302
8 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
307
9 0028 Preglow
A 0024 Parking brake (red) →
302
B 004D Brakes (red) →
302
C 00AC Coolant →
307
D 004D Brakes (yellow) inopera‐
tive E
0075 Restra int sy stem →
302
F 00E9 Seat belt →
306
G 0057 High beam →
106
H 0058 Low beam →
105
I 00B4 Reser vefuel →
307
J 0060 Standing lights and
licence plate and instrument
lighting →
105
K 005E Rear fog light →
106
005A Inoperative
L 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem →
309
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on the multi‐
function displa y. →
279 At
aglance – Indicator and warning lamps 7

Exterior lighting
Note
s onchanging the lights when driving
abroad Low beam
In countries in which traf
fic drives on the oppo‐
site side of thero ad from the count ryin which
th eve hicle is regis tere d, you will ha vetoswitch
th e headlamps tosymmetrical dipped beam. This
will pr event oncoming traf fic from being dazzled.
Symm etrical dipped beam will no longer illumi‐
nate the edge of the car riag ew ay as far or as
high.
Ve hicles with halogen headlamps:
It is not necessa ryto change the headlamps over
to symmetrical dipped beam. The statutory
re qu irements of the count ries in which traf fic
drives on the opposite side of thero ad from the
country in whi chtheve hicle is regis tere d will also
be met without changing over.
Ve hicles with LED headlamps:
Yo u can set the low beam for driving on theright
or left via the on-board computer (/ page189). Infor
mation about lighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems are only
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible for adjust‐
ing theve hicle's lighting tothe pr evailing light,
visibilit y,statutory conditions and traf fic condi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
0047
0063 Left pa rking lights
0048 0064 Right parking lights
0049 0060 Standing lights and licence plate and
instrument lighting
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position)
004B 0058 Low beam or high beam
6 005E Rear fog light
7 005A Front fog lamp
If yo u hear a warning tone when exiting theve hi‐
cle, the lights may still be on. #
Turn the light switch to0058 .
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will automatically swit choff in thefo llow‐
ing cases:
R ifyo ure mo vetheke y from the ignition loc k.
R ifyo u open the driver's door while theke y is
in position 005Ainthe ignition loc k.
Switching on the daytime running lights #
Turn the light switch to0058 .
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights will be switched on auto matically
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. Light and vision
105

&
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set to0058 ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay.#
In such cases, turn the light switch to
0058 . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Re
sponsibility forve hicle lighting rests with you.
If th est anding lights and low beam ha vebeen
switched on, the green 0060(sta nding lights) and
0058 (low beam) indicator lamps on the instru‐
ment clus ter will light up.
Ac tivating/deactivating the fog light
Re quirements:
R The light switch is in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wer supply has been switched on. #
Toswitch there ar fog light on or off: press
th e button 005E.
Comply with the count ry-specific regulations for
using there ar fog lamp.
Ad justing headlamp range #
Turn headlamp range adjus ter1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth eve hicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of thero ad should be 40 m to
10 0 m and low beam must not dazzle oncoming
traf fic. Yo
u can use the headlamp range adjus terto
adjust the light cone of the headlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ange as the seats are occupied or the load
compartment is loaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorate and you
could dazzle oncoming traf fic. Operating the combination light switch
1
High beam
2 Right turn signal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Left turn signal light #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switch on the low beam (/ page105). #
Push the combination switch forw ards 1.
The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will light up.
% The high beam switches tothe0058 position
only in darkness and when the engine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitch off: movethe combination switch
back toits starting position.
The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will light up.
Headlamp flashing #
Brief lypull the combination switch in the
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthe combination switch in
th ere qu ired direction 2or4 until it 106
Light and vision

engages. In
the case of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, the combination switch will automati‐
cally switch bac k. #
Toindicate briefl y:tapth e combination
switch briefly in there qu ired direction 2or
4. The cor responding turn signal lamp will
fl ash thre e times. Switching
the hazard warning light sy stem
on/off #
Press button 1.
If yo u operate a turn signal indicator while the
hazard warning light sy stem is switched on, only
th e turn signal lamps on there leva nt side of the
ve hicle will light up.
The hazard warning light sy stem will switch on
automatically in thefo llowing situations:
R The airbag is deplo yed
R The vehicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toast andstill.
The hazard warning light sy stem will automati‐
cally switch off when theve hicle rega ins a speed
of more than 10 km/h af ter maximum full-s top
braking.
% The hazard
warning light sy stem will work
eve n when theve hicle has been switched off. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Fu
nction of the Intelligent Light Sy stem
The In telligent Light Sy stem adapts the head‐
lamps' lighting function tothe cur rent driving and
we ather situation. The sy
stem comprises thefo llowing functions:
R Active light function (/ page 107)
R Cornering light (/ page107)
R Motorw ay mode (/ page108)
R Enhanced fog light function (/ page108)
Yo u can swit ch the Intelligent Light Sy stem func‐
tion on or off via the on-board computer
(/ page 108).
Ac tive light function The acti
velight function has thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R The headlamps follow thesteering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt areas are better illumina ted during a
journe y.
The functions will be active when low beam is
switched on.
The active light function can, forex ample, de tect
pedestrians, cyclist s and animals at an earlier
st age.
Cornering light function The function is active under
thefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R Your speed is less than 40 km/h and the turn
signal light has been switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
R Your speed is between 40 km/h and
70 km/h and thesteering wheel is turned. Light and vision
107

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
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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
109

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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sar
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
Light and vision

#
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle until the engine has reached
its operating temp erature. Note
s on short-distance trips
If th eve hicle is predominantly used in short-dis‐
ta nce driving, a fault in the automatic cleaning
function of the diesel particulate filter can occur.
Due tothis, fuel may also accumulate in the
engine oil and cause engine failure.
During automatic cleaning, extreme lyhot exhaust
ga ses escape from theex haust pipe. Maintain a
dis tance of at least 1 m to other objects, e.g.
par kedve hicles, in order toavoid material dam‐
age.
If yo u main lydrive short dis tances, you should
drive on a mo torw ay or go for a country drive for
20 minutes every500 km. This facilitates the
re ge neration of the diesel particulate filter.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensive Mercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spare parts may not be available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
are available from a Mercedes-Benz Service
Cent re.
Fu el
In some countries, only fuels with an inc reased
sulphur con tent are available.
Uns uitable fuel can cause engine damage. Yo u
can find fur ther information under "Fuel"
(/ page 270).
Ad Blue ®
Ad Blue ®
is not available in suf ficient quality in all
countries. Therefore, check theAd Blue ®
leve l,
particular lybefore driving outside Europe
(/ page 148). Consul t aqualified specialist
wo rkshop for advice.
Yo u can find information about AdBlue ®
in "Oper‐
ating fluids and capacities" (/ page271).
Low beam
In countries in whi chtraf fic drives on the oppo‐
site side of thero ad from the count ryin which
th eve hicle is regis tere d, you will ha vetoswitch
th e headlamps tosymmetrical dipped beam. This
will pr event oncoming traf fic from being dazzled.
Symm etrical dipped beam will no longer illumi‐
nate the edge of the car riag ewa y as far or as
high. Ve
hicles with halogen headlamps:
It is not necessa ryto change the headlamps over
to symmetrical dipped beam. The statutory
requ irements of the count ries in which tra ffic
drives on the opposite side of thero ad from the
country in whi ch theve hicle is regis tere d are also
met without changing over.
Ve hicles with LED headlamps:
Yo u can set the low beam for driving on theright
or left via the on-board computer (/ page189).
Information about transport byrail
Tr ansporting your vehicle byrail may be subject
to cer tain restrictions or requ ire special meas‐
ures tobe take n in some countries due tovarying
tunnel heights and loading standards.
Yo u can obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Information on brakes &
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
brake sy stem overheating
If yo u lea veyour foot on the brake pedal
when driving, the brake sy stem may overheat.
This increases the braking dis tance and the
brake sy stem may evenfa il. #
Never use the brake pedal as a foot re st. #
Do not depress the brake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at the same time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto the brake linings
by permanently depressing the brake
pedal #
Do not permanently depress the brake
pedal while driving. #
Touse braking ef fect of the engine, shift
to a lo werge ar in good time. Downhill
gradients
On long and steep downhill gradients you should
obse rveth efo llowing instructions:
R invehicles with an automatic transmission,
shift down toshift ranges 2or 1in good time
so that the engine is running at a medium to
high engine speed (/ page143).
R invehicles with a manual transmission, shift
down toa lo werge ar in good time, so that the
engine is running at a medium tohigh engine
speed. 13 8
Driving and pa rking

Left control panel on
thest eering wheel
0076 R
In all menus, con firm the selected
entry onthe list or the display
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, open
th e list of available radio sources
or media.
R IntheTelephone menu, switch to
th ete lephone book and start dial‐
ling the selected number.
00E1 R
Switch off LINGU ATRO NIC
0038 Press brief
ly
R Back
R Hide display messages
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, exit
th e tra ckorstation list
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
0038 Press and hold
R Call up thest andard display in the
Trip menu Right control panel on
thest eering wheel
0061 R
Make or accept a call
R Swit chtothere dial memory
0076 R
Reject or end a call
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
0081
0082 R
Adjust thevo lume
00E3 R
Swit chon LINGU ATRO NIC
0063 R
Switch the sound on/o ff Overview of what is shown on
the multi‐
function display Multifunction display (e
xamp le)
1 Drive prog ram (/ page144)
2 Additional speedome ter
3 Transmission position (/ page142)
4 Time
5 Outside temp erature
6 Display section for display messa ges, menus
and menu list
7 Status area
To call up the menu bar in display section 6,
press the00E2 steering-wheel button.
% Yo
u can swit chadditional speedome ter2
on and off in theInstrument cluster submenu
of theSettings menu.
The following displa ysmay appear in status area
7 ofthe display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation with manual
transmission (/ page141) or automatic
transmission (/ page 145)
003E A door is not compl
etely closed
= PARKTRONIC (/ page166)
00B2 Cruise co
ntrol (/ page 158)
00CB Limi
ter (/ page158)
z DSR (/ page 160)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page108)
or Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 109)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (/ page140)
00D9 HOLD fu
nction (/ page 165)
120
km/h Maximum pe
rmitted speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
The display forAc tive Parking Assist 0095005D0096may
also be shown in thefo ot er of the multifunction
display (/ page169). 18 2
Instrument clus ter and on-board computer