2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV clock

00D1
Heating le vel set
4 Selects an option in program column 1or
on menu bar 2(forwards)
Increases values
5 Confirms a selection or setting
6 Status bar
0084 Heating mode on
7 Activates the switch clock
Cancels or term inates the settings in a menu
8 Selects an option in program column 1or
on menu bar 2(backwards)
Re duces values
Operating the switch clock (auxiliary warm-
air heater)
Ac tivating the switch clock
The switch clo ckwill swit chtostandby mode
af te rte n seconds. The displ aywill go off.
Sa ved settings will not be lost when the switch
clock switches tostandby mode. #
Press and hold the00D0 button until menu
bar 2and the time are shown on the dis‐
pla y.
Setting the da y,time and ope rating duration
When you swit ch the auxiliary heating on forthe
fi rs t time af ter a malfunction, set the day and
time.
% Yo
u can find fur ther information on malfunc‐
tions under "Problems with the auxiliary
wa rm-air hea ter". #
Activate the switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the0045
symbol flashes on menu bar 2.#
Press the0076 button.
The selected day will flash in prog ram column
1. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toselect the
desired da y. #
Press the0076 button.
The selected day will be stored.
The hour value on the clock will flash. #
Set the hour and minute value on the clock to
cor respond with the day and confirm using
th e0076 button.
The time will be stored. Program column 1
will not be shown and the operating duration
will flash on display section 3.The operating duration set is
the default setting
fo r immediate heating mode. You can set the
operating duration within a range of 10to
12 0 minutes or tocontinuous ope ration. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toset the
minute value or the00D5 symbol toselect
continuous operation. #
Press the0076 button.
The operating duration will be stored and the
time will be shown on displ aysection 3.
Setting the heating le vel
Yo u can set the heating le velto between 10and
30.
The heating le vel cor responds toa preselected
te mp erature forth eve hicle interior. This is a
guide value and, depending on the ambient tem‐
perature, may dif fer from the actual vehicle inte‐
ri or temp erature. #
Activate the switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the00D1
symbol flashes on menu bar 2. #
Press the0076 button.
The heating le vel will flash on display section
3. #
Press the00CF or00DB button toset the
desired heating le vel. #
Press the0076 button.
Immediate heating mode #
Toswitch on: activatethe switch cloc k. #
Press the00CF or00DB button until the0084
symbol flashes on menu bar 2. #
Press the0076 button.
The 0084 symbol will be shown on display
section 3and the operating duration will
fl ash. #
Set the operating duration.
The temp erature le vel will be shown on dis‐
play section 3. #
Toswitch off: pressthe00CF or00DB button
until the0084 symbol flashes on menu bar
2. #
Press the0076 button.
The 0084 symbol will not be shown on display
section 3.
The auxiliary heating will continue torunfor
appr oximately thre e minutes and will then
switch off automaticall y. Climate cont
rol131

#
Turn battery co ver2 anticlockwise using a
suita ble object, e.g. a coin, and remo veit. #
Check the seal on battery co ver2 for dam‐
age and replace it if necessar y. #
Remo vebattery 3. #
Insert a new battery 3into the battery com‐
partment with the positive term inal facing
up wa rds.
Use a lint-free clo thtodo so. #
Position battery co ver2 sothat mark 1on
th era ised area points between two recesses
4. #
Turn the battery co ver clockwise as far as it
will go. #
Check all the functions of there mo tecontrol.
Re ctifying problems with the auxiliary warm-
air heater
The display section of the switch clock sho ws
th e message Err.
Po ssible cause:
R The fuel le vel in the fuel tank is too lo w.
The auxiliary heating switches off automati‐
call y. #
Refuel theve hicle. #
Start the auxiliary heating se veral times until
th e fuel lines are full.
Po ssible cause:
R A malfunction has occur red.
The auxiliary heating switches off automati‐
call y. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. The message
iniappears on the display sec‐
tion of the switch clock or the clock is flash‐
ing.
Po ssible cause:
R The on-board electrical sy stem voltage has
been inter rupte d. All sa ved settings ha ve
been dele ted.
Au tomatic hardware de tection is cur rently
acti ve. #
When automatic hardware de tection is com‐
ple te, set the da y,time, operating du ration
and preselection pe riod (/ page131).
The indicator lamp on the remo tecontrol
flashes redra pidl y.
Po ssible cause:
R The remo tecontrol battery is dis charge d.
Data transmission is not possible. #
Replace there mo tecontrol battery
(/ page 133).
The indicator lamp on there mo tecontrol
flashes red and green in rapid succession.
Po ssible cause:
R There is no connection between there mo te
control and there ceiver in theve hicle. #
Change your position in relation totheve hi‐
cle, e.g. hold there mo tecontrol higher or
mo veitto the side. #
Movecloser.
If yo u cannot make a connection and the auxiliary
heating is switched on, you can swit choff the
auxiliary heating only via the switch clock in the
ve hicle.
Po ssible cause:
R The remo tecontrol is not synchronised. #
Have there mo tecontrol synchronised at a
qu alified specialist workshop.
The indicator lamp on there mo tecontrol
slo wly flashes red and green alternatel y.
Po ssible cause:
R The remo tecontrol is not synchronised. #
Have there mo tecontrol synchronised at a
qu alified specialist workshop. 134
Climate cont rol

R
The ignition is switched off.
R The front left-hand door is open.
% Do not
get ba ckinto theve hicle during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could build up again.
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 269). #
Open fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn fuel filler cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Close all vehicle doors topreve nt fuel
va pours from entering theve hicle interior. #
Comple tely slide thefiller neck of the pump
nozzle into theta nk, hook in place and refuel. #
Fillthe fuel tank only until the pump nozzle
switches off. #
Replace fuel filler cap 2and turn it clock‐
wise.
Yo u will hear a click when the fuel filler cap is
closed full y. #
Open the front left-hand door. #
Close fuel filler flap 1.
% Ve
hicles with a diesel engine and incor‐
re ct fuelling pr otector against refuelling
with petrol: thefiller neck is designed for
re fuelling at diesel filling pumps for
passenger vehicles.
% Ve
hicles with a diesel engine without an
incor rect fuelling pr otector: refuelling pre‐
fe rred at diesel filling pumps for passenger
ve hicles. Ho wever,yo u can also refuel at a
diesel filling pump for lor ries.
% If
th e fuel tank has been run comple tely dr y,
to p up with at least 5 l of fuel. Before starting th
e engine again: switch on the ignition three
or four times.
% Ve
hicles that can use a mixture of fuels can
be recognised bythest icke r "Ethanol up to
E85!" on the fuel filler flap. Ad
Blue ® Note
s onAdBlue ®
Ad Blue ®
is a wate r-soluble fluid forth eex haust
ga s af tertre atment of diesel engines. In order for
th eex haust gas af tertre atment tofunction prop‐
er ly, only use AdBlue ®
in accordance with
ISO 222 41 .
Ad Blue ®
has thefo llowing properties:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
If yo u open theAd Blue ®
tank, small amounts of
ammonia vapour may be released. Fill the
Ad Blue ®
tank only in well-ventilated areas.
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact wi thskin,
ey es or clo thes. Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from chil‐
dren.
Do not ingest AdBlue ®
. If AdBlue ®
is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out thoroughly.
Drink plenty of water.Seek medical attention at
once.
Obser vethe no tes on the operating fluid AdBlue ®
(/ page 272).
Ad Blue ®
av ailability:
R AdBlue ®
can be topped up at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at numerous filling sta‐
tions via AdBlue ®
filling pumps.
R Alternatively, AdBlue ®
is available at qualified
specialist workshops, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre, and at numerous filling sta‐
tions as an AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter or AdBlue ®
re fill bottle.
% Ensure
the connection between there fill con‐
ta iner and vehicle filler neck does not drip. 14 8
Driving and pa rking

Calling up
theAd Blue ®
ra nge and AdBlue ®
fill
le ve l display
On-board computer:
4 Service 5
AdBlue
Ad Blue ®
freezes at a temp erature of appr ox‐
imately -11 °C. The vehicle is equipped with an
Ad Blue ®
preheating sy stem at thefa ctor y.This
means that winter operation is also ensured for
te mp eratures below -11 °C. If youto p up AdBlue ®
at temp eratures below -11 °C, theAd Blue ®
level
in the instrument clus ter may not be displa yed
cor rectl y.Ifth eAd Blue ®
is frozen, drive for at
least 20 minutes and then park theve hicle for a
minimum of 30 seconds, so that the le vel is cor‐
re ctly displa yed. In extreme winter conditions,
th e time needed todetect the amount topped up
may be considerably longer. Park theve hicle in a
wa rm garage tospeed up this process. #
Call up the menu.
The multifunction display will show the
Ad Blue ®
leve l.
To pping up AdBlue ®
* NOTEEngine damage due toAd Blue ®
being in the fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used tofill th e fuel
ta nk. #
Only use AdBlue ®
to fill th eAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not overfill theAd Blue ®
tank. *
NO
TEContamination of theve hicle inte‐
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
Afterto pping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re fill conta iner. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re fill conta iners
permanently in theve hicle. *
NOTEOver filling theAd Blue ®
tank due to
th eve hicle standing at an angle The
AdBlue ®
tank can only be filled as inten‐
ded when theve hicle is par ked on a le vel sur‐
fa ce. This way,va riations in thefilling amount
are avoided.
When filling there ser voir when theve hicle is
st anding at an angle, there is a risk of overfill‐
ing. This may damage exhaust gas af tertre at‐
ment components. #
Park theve hicle on a le vel sur face tofill
th eAd Blue ®
tank. Re
quirements
R The auxiliary heating is switched off.
R The ignition is switched off.
R The front left-hand door is open.
The following messages that appear in succes‐
sion in the multifunction display indicate that you
need torefill th eAd Blue ®
tank:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual
The AdBlue ®
tank has dropped tothere ser ve
le ve l.
R Refill AdBlue Emer. oper. in XXX km See Own-
er's Manual
The low AdBlue ®
leve l will result in limited
per form ance af terth ere maining dis tance dis‐
pl ay ed has been driven. Top up AdBlue ®
as
qu ickly as possible.
R Emergency operation: 20 km/h No start in
XXX km See Operating Instructions
The vehicle speed is limited toappr oximately
20 km/h. You will on lybe able todrive the
ve hicle the dis tance shown. Subsequently, it
will no longer be possible tostart the engine.
R Refill AdBlue Engine start not possible
The vehicle can no longer be star ted.
Yo u can also ha vetheAd Blue ®
fill le vel and the
Ad Blue ®
ra nge displ ayed (/ page149).
Opening theAd Blue ®
filler cap #
Open the front door on the left-hand side and
fo ld out filler flap 1. #
Close all vehicle doors topreve nt ammonia
va pours from entering theve hicle interior. #
Turn blue AdBlue ®
filler cap 2anti-clockwise
and remo veit.
Fu elfiller cap 3forth e fuel remains closed. Driving and parking
14 9

Information about Mercedes PRO (Mercedes
me)
Mercedes-Benz Vans vehicles support thefo llow‐
ing telematics solutions depending on what is
selec ted:
R Mercedes PRO
R Mercedes me
When you ha veregis tere d and logged in with a
user account tothe Mercedes PRO Portal or
Mercedes me Portal, then services and of fers
from Mercedes-Benz Vans will be available to
yo u.
Av ailability of Mercedes PRO is countr y-depend‐
ent. You can check theav ailability of Mercedes
PRO in your country in the Mercedes PRO Portal:
http://www.mercedes.pro
Av ailability of Mercedes me is countr y-depend‐
ent. You can check theav ailability of Mercedes
me in your country in the Mercedes me Portal:
http://www.mercedes.me
Fo r more information on Mercedes PRO or
Mercedes me contact a Mercedes-Benz service
centre or visit the Mercedes PRO Portal or
Mercedes me Portal. Information about Mercedes PRO connect
(Mercedes me connect)
Mercedes PRO connect or Mercedes me connect
is the connectivity product from Mercedes-Benz
th at intelligent lyconnects your vehicle with your
smartphone, your tablet or your PC. You can then
call up diverse information about your vehicle at
any time, forex ample, or control specific vehicle
functions remo tely.
Among stothers, Mercedes PRO connect or
Mercedes me connect pr ovide thefo llowing serv‐
ices:
R Breakdown Management (breakdown assis‐
tance call button)
In theeve nt of a breakdown, you can use the
breakdown assis tance call button in theove r‐
head control panel tomake a call tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
(/ page 192).
Yo u can also select a menu ent ryinthe multi‐
media sy stem (/ page191).
R Info call/General question about your vehicle
(Info call button), if available Use
the Info call button in theov erhead con‐
trol panel tomake a call tothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Centre (/ page192).
R Mercedes-Benz Emer gency call sy stem (SOS
button)
Use the0053 button (SOS button) in the
ov erhead cont rol panel tomake a call tothe
Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre
( / page 192).
R Accident Recovery
Ac cident Recovery isavailable foryo u as a
supplement tothe Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem. If desired, at the conclusion of an
emer gency call, your call is forw arded tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre, so you can
ha ve your vehicle towe daw ay toa Mercedes-
Benz service centre, forex ample
(/ page 192).
The Mercedes-Benz Cust omer Centre andthe
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre are availa‐
ble foryo u around the clock forth e use of the
services. Obser vethe legal requ irements forthe
country in whi chyou are stay ing.
To use the services in your vehicle, thefo llowing
conditions must be me t:
R Your vehicle is in an area with suf ficient GSM
network co verage.
R The ignition is switched on.
More information on Mercedes PRO and
Mercedes PRO connect and thera nge of services
of fere d can be found in the Mercedes PRO sup‐
plement at: https://moba.i.daimler.com/
mar kets/ece-r ow/baix/truc ks/mercedespro/
en_GB/index.html
Fu rther information about Mercedes me and
Mercedes me connect and thera nge of services
of fere d can be found in the Mercedes me supple‐
ment at: https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/
ece-r ow/baix/ca rs/connectme/en_GB/
#emotions/S tartseite.html Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes PRO connect orMercedes me
connect.
Wi th your appr oval, theve hicle transmits the
re qu ired data tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus‐ Mercedes PRO
191

Example: cap and coolant
expansion reser voir
Checking the coolant le vel #
Slowly turn the cap 1ofthe coolant expan‐
sion reser voir2 half a turn anti-clockwise
and allow overpressure toescape. #
Turn cap 1further and remo veit.
The coolant le vel is cor rect in thefo llowing cases:
R uptomar ker bar 3when the engine is cold
R ifth e engine is warm, up to1.5 cm over
mar ker bar 3
To pping up the coolant
Only use coolant appr ovedfo r Mercedes-Benz to
avo id damaging the engine cooling sy stem. #
Refe rto the information on coolant
(/ page 274). #
Refill th e coolant up tothe mar ker bar 3in
th efiller opening of the coolant expansion
re ser voir2. #
Replace cap 1and tighten in a clockwise
direction. #
Start the engine. #
Set thete mp erature in theve hicle interior to
th e maximum output on the cont rol panel of
th e climate cont rol. #
After about five minutes, switch off the
engine again and allow it tocool down. #
Che ckthe coolant le vel again and top up the
coolant if necessar y. Fi
lling up the windscreen washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk offire and injury from
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndscreen washer concentrate is highly
fl ammable. #
Avoid fire , naked flames, smoking and
th e creation of spar kswhen using wind‐
screen washer concentrate. &
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component pa rts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and pa rts of theex haust sy stem. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch component parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due tounsuitable windsc reen washer
fl uid Uns
uitable windsc reen washer fluids may
damage the plastic sur face of theex terior
lighting. #
Only use windscreen washer fluids that
are also suitable for use on plast ic sur‐
fa ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. To
pping up the washer fluid Wa
sher fluid reser voir (e xamp le) #
Obser vethe no tes on windshield cleaning
agents (/ page275). 226
Maintenance and care

#
Turn theke yto position 005Ainthe ignition lock
and remo veit from the ignition loc k. #
Use the parking brake tosecure theve hicle
against rolling away. #
Secu retheve hicle bythe wheels. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eye is located in theve hicle tool kit
(/ page 247). Fi
tting/ removing the towing eye Fi
tting and removing the front towing eye
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due to
incor rect use of theto wing eye When a
towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess. #
Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle. Fixture
forth e front towing eyeinthe bumper #
Take theto wing eye and scr ewdriver from the
ve hicle tool kit (/ page247).
Fi tting #
Press the ar row on co ver1 and remo ve
co ver1 from the opening.
Yo u will see thefixture forth eto wing eye. #
Screw intheto wing eye clockwise tothe
st op. #
Insert the scr ewdriver into theto wing eyeand
tighten theto wing eye. #
Stow th e screwdriver in theve hicle tool kit.
Re moving #
Remo vethe scr ewdriver from theve hicle tool
kit. #
Insert the scr ewdriver into theto wing eyeand
turn theto wing eye anti-clockwise. #
Unscr ewand remo vetheto wing eye. #
Insert co ver1 with the lug at theto p and
press it in at the bottom until it engages. #
Stow th eto wing eye and the scr ewdriver with
th eve hicle tool kit.
Re ar towing eye Re
ar towing eye under the bumper #
When towing away ortow- starting a vehicle,
attach theto wing device torear towing eye
2 . #
Ifth eve hicle is equipped with a trailer tow
hitch, attach theto wing device tothe trailer
to w hit ch (/page 277). #
Obse rveth e no tes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page242). To
w starting vehicle (eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmission may be damaged
in
the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Obser vethe no tes and information on start‐
ing assis tance (/ page 237). 246
Breakdown assis tance

#
If necessar y,fold up there ar seat. #
Turn topro tary catch 1clockwise and bot‐
to m rotary catch 1anti-clockwise. #
Remo vecover2.
Re moving the vehicle tool kit and ja ckfrom
th eto ol holder St
ow age compartment with tool holder #
Remo vecla mp ing stra p4. #
Lift off tool holder co ver3. #
Carefully pull theve hicle tool kit and jack
upwards out of thestow age compartment.
Lift the jack slightly before removing it and
turn it toa diagonal position in thestow age
compartment.
St ow ing theve hicle tool kit and the ja ck #
Before stowing, wind the jack tothe fully
closed position and place it so that the hand‐
wheel is facing forw ards and the plate is
fa cing in wards. #
Place the jack and vehicle tool kit into the
to ol holder. #
Replace co ver3 oftheto ol holder. #
Tighten clamping stra p4.
Closing thesto wage compa rtment #
Put on co ver2. #
Turn topro tary catch 1anti-clockwise and
bottom rotary catch 1clockwise. #
Fold down there ar seat. 248
Breakdown assis tance