2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS MPV ignition

#
Screw soc ket2 into the lamp housing by
turning it clo ckwise. #
Place the lamp housing in position at the side
of red lens 1and engage it. Wi
ndscreen wipers Switching
the windscreen wipers on and off Re
quirements:
R The po wer supp lyhas been switched on. 0047
005AWindscreen wipe rsoff
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, low
(low rain sensor sensitivity)
0049 0063 Intermitte nt wiping, high
(high rain sensor sensitivity)
004A 00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047–004B. #
Single wiping: pushthe button on the combi‐
nation switch in the direction of ar row 6. #
Washing: pushthe button on the combina‐
tion switch in the direction of ar row 6 asfar
as the second point of resis tance. Switching the
rear window wiper on/off Re
quirements
R The po wer supply has been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping with washer fluid
0048 00AA Inte rm ittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping with washer fluid #
Movethe00C5 switch tothe cor responding
position.
When there ar wind owwiper is swit ched on,
th e on-board computer will show the00C5
symbol on theAssistance graphic menu. #
Towipe with washer fluid: push the00C5
switch be yond its cur rent position as far as it
will go towa rds0047 or004A and hold it there. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothe windscreen or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th e wiper arm on the windscreen or rear
wind owisfolded back before a wiper blade
has been fitted, the window may be damaged
by thefo rc e of the impact. 11 6
Light and vision

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
Light and vision

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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
11 9

Ve
hicles without a hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary hea ter)
Fr ont operating unit:
1 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the left
(/ page 124)
2 008F Setsthe air distribution (/ page123)
3 H Setsthe air flow ( /page 123)
4 0058 Sets clima tecontrol toautomatic mode
(/ page 123)
5 0064 Demists the windscreen (/ page124)
6 Calls up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia sy stem
004B Switches residual heat utilisation
on/off (/ page125)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheater and
mir ror heater on/off (/ page125)
8 005A Switches cooling with air dehumidifica‐
tion on/off ( /page 122)
9 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
manually (/ page124)
A 00A4 Calls up the air conditioning menu of
th e multimedia sy stem forth ere ar air condi‐
tioning sy stem
B 0082 Setsthete mp erature on theright
(/ page 124)
Re ar operating unit:
C 0082 Setsthete mp erature (/ page124)
D Displ ay
E 0097 Setsthe air flow ( /page 123) Operating cli
mate control sy stems Switching
the clima tecontrol sy stem on/off #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Toswitch on: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch.
The multimedia sy stem air conditioning menu
will open.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l0047 or higher using the
H rocker switch. #
Toswitch off: presstheto p or bottom sec‐
tion of the! rocker switch.
or #
Set the air flow toleve l005A using theH
rock er switch.
% When climate contro
l is switched off, "OFF"
will appear on the display of there ar operat‐
ing unit.
% When
theve hicle is star ted, the climate con‐
trol settings most recently selected will be
adop ted automaticall y. Switching
the A/C function on/off Re
quirements
R The climate control sy stem has been
switched on (/ page122).
R The engi ne isrunning.
When the "Cooling with air dehumidification"
function is switched on, the air inside theve hicle
is cooled and dehumidified according tothete m‐
perature selected.
The function can be activated or deactivated only
in the climate cont rol menu and not in the cli‐ 12 2
Climate cont rol

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
12 5

Re
sidual heat utilisation will switch off automati‐
cally in thefo llowing cases:
R afte r a running time of appr oximately
30 minutes
R ifth est ar ter battery's charge status is too
low
R when the ignition is switched on
R when the hot-wa ter auxiliary heater is
switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justing the air vents &
WARNING Risk of burn s and frostbite
due tobeing too close tothe air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can flow from the air
ve nts. #
Makesure that all vehicle occupants
alw ays maintain a suf ficient dis tance
from the air vents. #
If necessa ry, direct the air flow to
ano ther area of theve hicle interior. Ad
justing the centre air vents #
Toopen/close: turn controller 3or4 to
th eright or left as far as it will go. #
Toadjust the airflow direction: hold centre
air vent 1 or2 bycontroller 3or4 and
mo veit up or down or tothe left or right. Ad
justing the side air vents: #
Toopen/close: turn controller 2tothe
ri ght or left as far as it will go. #
Toadjust the airflow direction: hold side air
ve nt 1 bycontroller 2and mo veit up or
down or tothe left or right.
Opening/closing there ar air vents: 1
Adjustment wheel forve rtically adjusting and
re gulating air flow
2 Adjustment wheel for horizontally adjusting
air flow
The air vents can be adjus ted only on vehicles
with rear-compartment air conditioning. #
Toopen: turn adjustment wheel 1ofthe
re ar air vent tothe cent reposition. #
Toclose: turn adjustment wheel 1tothe
upper or lo wer end position. Au
xiliary heating Information about auxiliary heating
&
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury due topoi‐
sonous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or suf ficient ventila‐
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi‐
cle. This is the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle getsst uck in sn ow,fo rex ample. 12 6
Climate cont rol

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

Un
tilthen, compensate forth ere duced brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressure tothe
brake pedal. Driving tips
Note
s on driving &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensure floor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not lay multiple floor mats or carpets
on top of one ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, forex ample:
R shoes with plat form soles
R shoes with high heels
R slippers
There is a risk of an accident. #
Alwayswe ar suitable foot we ar so that
yo u can operate the pedals safely. &
WARNING Risk of accident when ignition
switched off due tosteering wheel lock‐
ing
If yo u swit choff the ignition when theve hicle
is stationar y,yo u can no lon gerst eer the
ve hicle. #
Before theve hicle begins toroll, switch
on the ignition todeactivate steering
wheel locking. &
WARNING Risk of accident if the ignition
is switched off while driving
If yo u swit choff the ignition while driving,
saf ety functions are restricted or no longer
av ailable. This may af
fect the po werst eering sy stem
and the brake forc e boosting, forex ample.
Yo u will need touse considerably more force
to steer and brake, forex ample. #
Do not swit choff the ignition while driv‐
ing. &
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 of skidding and of an
accident due toshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo u shift down on slippery road sur faces to
inc rease the engine braking ef fect, the drive
wheels may lose traction. #
Do not shift down on slippery road sur‐
fa ces toinc rease the engine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury due topoi‐
sonous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or suf ficient ventila‐
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi‐
cle. This is the case when theve hicle
becomes stuck in sn ow,fo rex ample. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the side of theve hi‐
cle facing away from the wind toensure
an adequate supply of fresh air. *
NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in and
engine when pulling away #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. Driving and pa
rking 137