parking brake MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV 2021 Owners Manual

1
Combination swit ch→
106
2 Instrument clus ter →
180
3 Adjusts thesteering wheel →
96
Horn
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver (auto‐
matic transmission) →
14 2
5 Multimedia sy stem display
6 Glo vecompa rtment →
97
7 Cent reconsole ope rating units
8 Steering wheel gearshift pad‐
dles (automatic transmission) →
14 5 9
Ignition lock →
13 6
A Cruise control le ver→
15 8
B Diagnostics connection →
21
0083 Opens the bonn et →
221
C Parking brake →
151
D Light switch →
105
E Driving sy stems cont rol panel:
Ç LaneKeeping Assist →
174
0092 DSR →
16 0
Ô 360° camera 6
Ataglance – Cockpit

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

#
Ifth ech ild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight, allow it to
cool before secu ring a child into it. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. Obser
vewhen stopping or parking &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
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. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. Overview of
recommended child restra int
sy stems %
Fu
rther information on the cor rect child
re stra int sy stem can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Cent reforth is purpose.
Securing with ISOFIX
We ight category 0+ (up to13 kgand up to
appr ox.15 months) Ty
pe 1
BABY SAFE plus
Size categories E
App rova lE 1 04 30114 6 Ty
pe 1
BABY SAFE plus
Order number 2
B6 6 86 82 24
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. We
ight category I (9 to18 kgand from
appr oxima tely 9 months to4ye ars) Ty
pe 1
DUO plus
Size catego ries B1
Appr oval E1 04 30113 3
Order number 2
A 000970 43 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. Securing with th
e seat belt ontheve hicle
seat
We ight category 0 (up to10 kgand appr ox‐
ima tely 6 months) and weight category 0+
(up to13 kgand appr oxima tely 15 months) Ty
pe 1
BABY SAFE plus II
App rova lE 1 04 30114 6
Order number 2
A 000970 38 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. We
ight category I (9 to18 kgand from
appr oxima tely 9 months to4ye ars) Ty
pe 1
DUO plus
Appr oval E1 04 30113 3
Order number 2
A 000970 43 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. We
ight category II/III (15 to36 kgand from
appr oxima tely 3to 12 years) Ty
pe 1
KIDFIX XP
Appr oval E1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000970 49 02 Ty
pe 1
AMG KIDFIX XP
Appr oval E1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000970 33 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. Occupant saf
ety39

0073
The
child restra int sy stem must not be put
under stra in between thero of and the seat
cushion and/or be fitted facing the wrong
direction.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem must not be put
under stra in by the head restra int. Adjust the
head restra ints as appropriate.
0073 Ne
ver place objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thech ild restra int sy stem. #
Set the co-driver seat as far back as possible
and mo vethe seat into the highest position
possible. #
Set the seat backrest tothe most vertical
position possible. #
Installth ech ild restra int sy stem.
The entire base of thech ild restra int sy stem
must alw aysre st on the sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat. #
Always make sure that the shoulder belt strap
is cor rectly routed from the seat belt outlet of
th eve hicle tothe shoulder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra p must be routed for‐
wa rds and down wards from the seat belt out‐
let. #
If necessar y,adjust the seat belt outlet and
th e co-driver seat as appropriate. Child saf
ety loc ks Ac
tivating or deactivating child saf ety loc ks
fo r the doo rs &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unsupervised in theve hi‐
cle, they could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic.
R operate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion, forex ample by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
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. #
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. &
WARNING Dangertolife due toexposure
to extreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If people, particular lych ildren, are exposed to
ex treme temp eratures over an extended
pe riod of time, there is a risk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Never lea vepersons, children in particu‐
lar, unat tended in theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are tra velling in theve hicle, they
could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample #
Always activate thech ild saf ety loc ks
ins talled if children are tra velling in the
ve hicle. #
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. The
following doors ha vechild saf ety loc ks:
R sliding doors
R pop-out windo ws
The child saf ety loc kson the doors secure each
door separately. The doors can no longer be
opened from the inside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When theve hicle is unloc ked, the door
can be opened from the outside.
If th e electric sliding door is secured, only the
sliding door controls in there ar are deactivated.
The electric sliding door can be opened at any
time using the switch in the cent reconsole. Occupant saf
ety47

Key
Overview of
key functions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
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. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toinad‐
ve rtent turning of theke y in the ignition
lock
If yo u attach lar geor heavy objects totheke y,
th eke y could inadver tently turn in the ignition
lock while theve hicle is in motion. #
Do not attach any lar geor heavy objects
to thekey. #
Remo veake yring if it is cumbe rsome
before you insert theke y in the ignition
loc k. *
NO
TEDama getotheke y caused bymag‐
netic fields #
Keep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields. Ke
y (e xamp le:vehicles with an EAS Y-PA CK tail‐
ga te and/or rear wind owwhich can be opened
separately)
1 Indicator lamp
2 Toopen or close the EASY -PAC Ktailgate, or
to unlo ck th ere ar wind owwhich can be
opened separately
3 Tolock theve hicle centra lly
4 Tounlo ckthe EASY -PAC Ktailgate and sliding
doors, or tounlo ckand open/close the elec‐
tric sliding door
5 Emer gency key
6 Tounlo cktheve hicle centra lly or onlythe
driver's door
The key's factory setting enables youto centrally
lock and unlock thefo llowing components:
R the driver's door and co-driver door
R the sliding doors
R theta ilgate
% If
yo u do not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds of unlocking, theve hicle
will lock again and anti-theft pr otection will
be primed again.
Do not keep theke yto ge ther with electronic devi‐
ces or me tallic objects. This can af fect theke y's
functionalit y.
% If
th ech eck lamp does not light up when you
press the0036 or0037 button, the battery is
dischar ged.
Re place theke y bat tery ( / page 50). Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Acoustic lock .
% Please no
te: Opening and closing
49

Centrally locking and unlocking
the door from
th e inside &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
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. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
WARNING Dangertolife due toexposure
to extreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If people, particular lych ildren, are exposed to
ex treme temp eratures over an extended
pe riod of time, there is a risk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Never lea vepersons, children in particu‐
lar, unat tended in theve hicle. Yo
u can use the cent ral locking buttons tocen‐
trally lock and unlock the entire vehicle from the
inside.
The central locking buttons are located in the
driver's door. Central locking buttons (vehicles with manually
adjus
table front seats) Central locking buttons (vehicles with electrically
adjus
table front seats) #
Tolock or unlock the entire vehicle: press
button 1(unlock) or 2(lock) when the
doors are closed.
Obser vethefo llowing settings when locking and
unlocking from inside:
R Ifth e driver's or co-driver's door is open, the
open door is not loc ked.
All other doors and theta ilgate are loc ked.
R If a sliding door or theta ilgate is open, only
th e driver's and co-driver's doors are loc ked.
R You cannot unlo cktheve hicle centra lly from
th e inside if theve hicle has been loc ked with
th ekey.
R Ifth eve hicle has been loc ked using the cen‐
tral locking button and a door is opened from 52
Opening and closing

#
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
11 3

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
Light and vision

Driving
Ke
y positions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toleaving children unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in part icular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf fic.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
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. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
DANG ER Risk of death caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine or, if present,
th e auxiliary heating running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in the engine compartment or
th eex haust sy stem
Flammable materials may ignite. #
Therefore, check regularly that there are
no flammable materials in the engine
compartment or on theex haust sy stem. 005A
Inserting/ removing thekey
0047 Switching on the po wer supp ly
0048 Switching on the ignition
0049 Start the engine
% If
th eke y does not belong totheve hicle, it
can still be turned in the ignition loc k.How‐
eve r,th e ignition will not be switched on. The
engine cann otbe star ted. #
Insert theke y into the ignition lock in position
005A and turn it tothe desired position. Ru
nning-in no tes Pr
otect the engine during thefirs t1, 500 km by:
R driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R shift tothe next highest gear at theve ry lat‐
est when the needle reaches the last third
before there d area in there v counter.
R avoiding stre ss on theve hicle such as driving
at full thro ttle.
R not shi fting manually toa lo werge ar to brake.
R afte r1, 500 km, gradually increasing the
engine speed and accelerating theve hicle up
to full speed.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: not
depressing the accelerator pedal be yond the
pressure point (kickdown).
This also applies if the engine or parts of the driv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethefo llowing running-in no tes:
R Afterth eve hicle has been delivered or af ter
re pairs, the sensor sy stem of some driving
sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems adjusts
itself automatically af terth eve hicle has been
driven a cer tain dis tance. Full sy stem ef fec‐
tiveness is not reached until the end of this
te ach-in process.
R New and replaced brakepads, brake disks and
tyres only reach their optimal braking ef fect
and traction af ter appro ximately 10 0 km. 13 6
Driving and pa rking

%
Chan
gethe shift range in good time when
cruise control or the limiter are activated.
Obser vethe driving tips (/ page137).
Yo uth ereby make use of the braking ef fect of the
engine and do not ha vetobrake as of tento main‐
tai nth e speed. This relie vesth e load on the
service brake and pr events the brakes from over‐
heating and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th e brakes ha vebeen subjected toa heavy
load, do not stop theve hicle immediatel y.Drive
on for a short while. The brakes cool down more
qu ickly in the air flow.
If th e brakes ha vebeen used only moderately,
yo u should occasionally test their ef fectiveness.
To do this, brake more firm ly from a higher speed
while pa ying attention tothe traf fic conditions.
The brakes will grip better as a result.
We tro ad sur faces
If yo u ha vebeen driving for a long time in heavy
ra in without braking, there may be a dela yed
re sponse when youfirs t apply the brakes. This
may also occur af ter driving thro ugh a car wash
or deep water.Yo u must depress the brake pedal
more firm ly. Maintain a grea ter dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothe traf fic conditions,
yo u should brake theve hicle firm lyafte r driving
on a wetro ad sur face or thro ugh a car wash. This
heats the brake disks so that they dry more
qu ickl y,which pr otects them against cor rosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate dro ads:
R a layer of salt on the brake disks or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerably,
or braking may happen on only one side
R maintain an especially large safe dis tance to
th eve hicle in front
To remo vethe la yer of salt:
R apply the brakes from time totime, paying
attention totraf fic conditions
R carefully dep ress the brake pedal at the end
of a journey and af terth est art of a new jour‐
ney
Ne w brake dis ksand brakepads
New brakepads and brake disks only reach their
optimal braking ef fect af ter appro ximately
10 0 km.
Un tilthen, compensate forth ere duced braking
ef fect by applying greater pressure tothe brake
pedal. For saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐ mends
that you on lyha ve brakepads and brake
disks which are appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brake disks or brakepads may compromise
th e saf ety of your vehicle.
Alw aysre place all brake disks and brakepads on
an axle at the same time. Alw aysfit new brake‐
pads when replacing brake disks.
Information about driving on wetro ads
Note s on aquaplaning
Aq uaplaning can take place once a cer tain
am ount of water has accumulated on thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes during heavy precipi‐
ta tion or in conditions in which aquaplaning may
occu r:
R reduce your speed
R avoid tyre ruts
R avoid sudden steering mo vements
R brake carefully
Note s on driving through water on roads
If th e maximum permissible height of thewate r is
exc eeded when ford ing, theve hicle can be dam‐
aged.
Obser vethefo llowing if you must drive thro ugh
wate r:
R thewate r level of standing water may not be
abo vethe lo wer edge of the front bumper
R you may drive no fasterthan walking pace
R vehicles tr avelling in front, or oncoming vehi‐
cles, can create waves which may exceed the
maximum permissible height of thewa ter
The braking ef fect of the brakes is reduced af ter
fo rd ing. Brake carefully while paying attention to
th e traf fic conditions until braking po wer has
been fully restored.
Note s on driving in mountainous areas
Ve hicles with diesel engines: the operating
saf ety of the diesel engine is guaranteed up toan
ele vation of 2,500 m ab ovesea le vel.Yo u may
exc eed this ele vation for a short time, e.g. in
mountainous terrain. Do not drive continuously at
ele vations ab ove2,500 m. Otherwise, you may
damage the diesel engine.
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefore start-off gradeabil‐
ity, will dec rease with inc reasing ele vation. The
ECO start/ stop function is no longer available Driving and parking
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