2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV engine

Comfort
rear seat Lu
xury rear seat #
Toswitch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
When all indicator lamps are off, the seat
heating is switched off.
% The seat heating will automatically switch
back out of
theth re e heating le vels af ter7,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating
switches off.
% Re
ar seat heating activation is possible only
with the engine running. Switching the seat
ventilation on and off Re
quirements
R The po wer supply has been switched on. Fr
ont seat Comfort
rear seat Lu
xury rear seat Seats and
stowage 95

#
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).
% Re
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
Seats and stowage

&
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

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:
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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:
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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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deactivated and
the automatic driving lights acti‐
va ted. Ad
justing the in terior lighting Ad
justing the in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel In
te rior lighting buttons (e xample: com fort ove r‐
head control panel)
1003D Front-left reading lamp
20033 Automatic interior lighting control
3004A Front interior lighting
40044 Rear or load compartment lighting
5003D Front-ri ghtreading lamp #
Toswitch on/off: pressthe cor responding
button 1–5.
The la yout and number of buttons depend on the
equipment.
Operating unit in thegr ab handle 1003D
Rear reading lamp #
Toswitch on/off: press button1. Ad
justing ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Set therequ ired colour.
Ad justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Adjust the brightness. #
Select a colour combination. Switching
the interior lighting switch-off
delay time on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. sw. off #
Switch the switch-off delay time on or off.
When this function is active, the interior light‐
ing switches on automatically when the
engine is unloc ked or switched off. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forre placing light sou rces &
WARNING Risk of burn s from hot com‐
ponent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connectors can
become very hot during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your‐
self on these component parts. #
Allow the component parts tocool
down before replacing the bulbs. Impor
tant sa fety no tes
R Before changing the bulbs, switch off the
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use only spa rebulbs of the same type and
with the cor rect voltage.
R Use bulbs only in enclosed lamps that ha ve
been designed forth em.
R Do not use any light source that has been
dropped or has scratches on its glass tube.
Otherwise, the light source may explode.
R The light source may explode under thefo l‐
lowing conditions:
- if it is hot and youto uch it
- ifyo u drop it
- ifyo u sc ratch it
R Stains on theglass tube will reduce the
service life of the light source. Do not touch
th eglass tube with your bare hands. If neces‐ 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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#
Switch on the po wer supp lyor the ignition. #
Brief lypress button 1.
Yo u will no lon ger be able tofold in the outside
mir rors once youre ach a speed greaterth an
47 km/h.
En gaging the outside mir rors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disen gaged
fo rw ards or backwards, proceed as follo ws. #
Press and hold button 1until you hear a
click follo we dby the mir ror audibly engaging
in position.
The mir ror housing will now be engaged and
yo u will be able toadjust the outside mir rors
as normal.
Re setting the outside mir rors
% If
th e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. #
Switch on the po wer supp lyor the ignition. #
Brief lypress button 1.
Heating the outside mir rors
Ve hicles without a rear window heater: at
te mp eratures below 15°C, the mir ror heater will
automatically switch on permanently once the
engine has been star ted.
Ve hicles with a rear window heater: attemp er‐
atures below 15°C, the mir ror heater will auto‐
matically switch on forte n minu tes once the
engine has been star ted. The mir ror heater can
also be switched on toget her with there ar win‐
dow heater. #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Press theto p or bottom section of the006C
rock er switch on the cont rol panel forth e air
conditioning.
The indicator lamp abo vethe006C rock er
switch will light up and the mir ror heater will
be switched on toget her with there ar wind ow
heater. Operating sun visors
#
Glare from front: Foldthe sun visor 1
down wards. #
Glar e from the side: Swivelthe sun visor 1
to the side.
% The sun visor can only be mo
vedto the side
fo rve hicles without a window airbag. Light and vision
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Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of entrapment due tonot
paying attention duri ng convenience clos‐
ing
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, parts of the body could become
trapped in the closing area of the side win‐
do ws. #
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, monitor the entire closing
process and make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from the
con venience opening feature
During con venience opening pa rts of the
body could be dr awn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody
is touching the side windo ws. #
If someone becomes trapped, immedi‐
ately press the0062 button in the door
to open the side windo ws.
The side windo ws stop. #
Tocontinue closing the side windo ws,
pull on the0062 button. #
Con venience closing with the air recircu‐
lation rocker switch: press and hold the
0072 rocker switch up or down until the side
windo wsclose au tomatically.
The indica tor lamp abo vethe0072 rock er
switch lights up. The initial position of the
side windo wsis sa ved. Air-recirculation mode
is activated.
If yo u open the side windo wsmanually af ter
closing them with the con venience closing
fe ature, they will open automatically as far as
th est art position before the con venience
closing. #
Conve nience opening with the air-recircu‐
lation rocker switch: press and hold the
0072 rocker switch up or down until the side
windo wsopen automatically.
The indicator lamp abo vethe0072 rock er
switch goes out. Air-recirculation mode will
be deactivated. #
Pre-entry climate control and con veni‐
ence opening with theke y:press and hold
th e0036 button on thekey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo wer of the climate cont rol sy stem is activa‐
te d. Switching
there ar window heater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes a lot of elec‐
tricity. You should therefore switch off there ar
wind owheater as soon as there ar wind owis
clear. #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Press theto p or bottom of the006C rocker
switch.
If th e indicator lamp abo vethe006C rock er
switch lights up, there ar wind owheater is
switched on.
The rear wind owheater will switch off automati‐
cally af ter a few minutes. Switching
there sidual heat utilisation on/off When
the engine is switched off, it is possible to
make use of there sidual heat of the engine to
heat or ventilate theve hicle interior for appro x‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on the set vehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switch off the engine or remo vethekey. #
Toswitch on: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch.
When residual heat utilisation is switched on,
th e indicator lamp abo vethe! rocker
switch will light up.
The blo wer will run at a low speed rega rdless
of the air flow setting.
If th e "Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, only thest a‐
tionary ventilation will be switched on. The
bl owe r will then run at medium speed. #
Toswitch off: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch again.
The indicator lamp abo vethe! rock er
switch goes out. Climate control
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