2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS AUX

Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he ho
he hot-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er on/o.
on/o.
wit
with t h the butt
he butt on
on
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l. The coloured indicator lamps abo
vethe&
ro ck er switch ha vethefo llowing meanings:
R Blue – stationary ventilation is switched on
R Red – the stationary heater is switched on
R Yellow – a departure time is preselected #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will light up.
The multimedia system will be activated for
appr oximately one minute. #
Set the desired temp erature via the multimedia
system. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1again.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will go out. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ho
he ho t-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater b
er by r
y remo te
emo te
contr
contr ol
ol
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l.
Switc
Switc hing on immediat
hing on immediat ely
ely #
Press and hold theu button until theON
message appears on there mo tecont rol's dis-
pla y.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time
e time #
Brie0y press the u button. #
Continue topress the, or. button
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The Îsymbol on there mo tecont rol display
will 0ash. #
Set there qu ired departure time with the,
and . buttons. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The new departure time will be sa ved.
Up tothre e departure times can be sa ved. #
T To activ o activ at
ate t
e t he depar
he depar tur
tur e time:
e time: brie0y press
th eu button. #
Select there qu ired departure time with
th e, and. buttons. #
Press and hold the u button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time, let-
te r AA, B Bor C Cwill appear on there mo tecon-
trol's displa y. Climate control
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R
R
ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems with t
h the ho
he ho t-w
t-wat
ater auxiliary
er auxiliary
heat
heat er
er
F
F AIL
AIL ¨
¨appear
appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol display
ol display
Po ssible cause:
R Signal transmission between transmit ter and
re ceiver is malfunctioning. #
Change your position in relation totheve hicle,
moving closer if necessar y.
F
F AIL appear
AIL appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol display
ol display
Po ssible cause:
R The star ter battery is not su1ciently charge d. #
Char gethe star ter batter y.
Po ssible cause:
R The fuel tank is not /lled up tothere ser ve
le ve l. #
Refuel at the nearest /lling station.
F
F AIL appear
AIL appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol displa
ol displa y
y¯
¯
Po ssible cause:
R The auxiliary heating has malfunctioned. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. A
A
uxiliar
uxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er
er F
F
unction of t
unction of t he auxiliar
he auxiliary w
y w ar
arm-air heat
m-air heat er
er
Obser vethe no tes on auxiliary heating
(/ page 129).
The air-in take opening forth e auxiliary warm-air
hea ter is located on the inner side of the leT front
seat base. The warm-air outlet is on there ar side
of the leT front seat.
The auxiliary warm-air hea ter supplements the cli-
mate control system of your vehicle and has an
auxiliary heating function.
The stationary heater will switch o. automatically
when theve hicle is switched o. or when the set
heating duration has elapsed.
The immediate heating mode of the auxiliary heat-
ing supports the climate control system when the
engine is running and the outside temp erature is
lo w.
The switch clo ckforth e auxiliary warm-air hea ter
is located in the lo wer centre console.
Yo u can use the switch clock toset up tothree
departure times for pre-entry climate control. Switc
Switc h cloc h cloc kov
k over ervie
vie w (auxiliar
w (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er) 1
Select option / change values
2 Menu bar
3 Select option
4 Pressing brie0y :con/rms a selection or set-
ting
Pressing and holding: switches immediate
heating mode on/o.
5 Status bar
6 Pressing brie0y: switches switch clock on /
cancels or term inates the settings in a menu
Pressing and holding: term inates all functions
Switc
Switc hing t hing t he switc
he switc h cloc
h clock on (auxiliar
k on (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er)
er) #
Press button 6.
% The switch clock will switch tostandby mode
aTer ten seconds. The display will go o..
Se
Se tting t
tting t he switc
he switc h cloc
h clock (auxiliar
k (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er)
Se
Se tting t
tting t he time
he time
Yo u must reset the da y,time and default value for
th e operating duration in thefo llowing cases:
R initial operation
R aTer a voltage supply inter ruption (e.g.if the
battery has been disconnected)
R aTer a malfunction #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until Î0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toset the hours. Climate control
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#
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toset the minutes. #
Press button 4.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he time f
he time f or
ormat
mat #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until the symbol forthe
time form at 0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Select the desired time form at using button 1
or 3. #
Press button 4.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he day
he day #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until the symbol forthe
day 0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toselect the desired day
of thewe ek. #
Press button 4.
Switc
Switc hing immediat
hing immediat e heating mode
e heating mode on/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on: press button 4until y
0ashes on menu bar 2.
On will brie0y appear on the displa y,follo wed
by there maining operating duration or the
à symbol for continuous operation. #
T
To switc
o switc h
h o.:
o.: press button 4until Off
appears on the displa y.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time (auxiliar
e time (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er)
er)
Yo u can set thre e departure times with the switch
cloc k.Fo llowing malfunctions or if the battery has
been disconnected, you will need tore-set the
departure times.
Selecting a pr Selecting a pr ogr
ogram memory
am memory #
Press button 1or3 until j0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4.
The numbers of the prog ram memories are
shown on status bar 5. The tick denotes acti-
va ted prog ram memories. #
Use button 1or3 toselect the desired pro-
gr am memor y. #
Press button 4.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating pr
ating progr
ogram memor
am memor ies
ies #
Use button 1or3 toselect OnorOff. #
Press button 4.
Editing pr
Editing pr ogr
ogram memor
am memor ies
ies #
Use button 1or3 toselect 4. #
Press button 4. #
Set the day of thewe ek and the time
(/ page 133).
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per atur
atur e and oper
e and oper ating dur
ating duration
ation
(auxiliar
(auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er) #
Press button 4. #
Set thete mp erature with button 1or3. #
Press button 4. #
Set the operating duration with button 1or
3 or select theà symbol for continuous
operation. #
Press button 4.
% The operating duration set is the default set-
ting for immediate heating mode. You can set
th e operating duration within a range of 10 to
120 minutes or tocontinuous operation.
R
R ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems with t
h the auxiliar
he auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er
er
The messag
The messag e
eERROR appear
appears on t
s on the switch
he switch
cloc
cloc k's displa y.
k's displ ay.
Po ssible cause:
R A malfunction has occur red. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop.
The messag
The messag e
eINIT appear
appear s on t
s on the switc
he switc h cloc
h clock's
k's
displa y.
displa y.
Po ssible cause:
R The po wer supply has been inter rupted. All
sa ved settings ha vebeen dele ted.
Au tomatic hardware de tection is cur rently
active. #
When automatic ha rdwa redetection is com-
ple te, set the day of thewe ek, time and operat-
ing duration (/ page 133). #
Set the departure time (/ page 134). 134
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Climate control

A
A
uxiliar
uxiliar y heating aut
y heating aut omaticall
omatically switc
y switches
heso.
o.and/or
and/or
canno
canno t be switc
t be switc hed on.
hed on.
Po ssible cause:
R The under voltage pr otection system integ rated
in the control unit switches auxiliary heating o.
as the on-board electrical system voltage is
below 10 V. #
Have thege nerator and the battery checked.
Po ssible cause:
R The elect rical fuse has blown. #
Replace the electrical fuse; see "Fuse assign-
ment" supplement. #
Have the cause of thefa ulty fuse in vestigated
at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
The ho
The ho t-air auxiliar
t-air auxiliar y heat
y heater has ov
er has overerheat
heat ed
ed
Po ssible cause:
R The air ducts are clogged. #
Ensure that the 0ow of hot air is not bloc ked. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Climate cont
rol
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#
Before you open the fuel /ller cap or take
hold of the pump nozzle, touch the met-
allic vehicle body. #
Toavo id creating ano ther electrostatic
ch arge , do not get into theve hicle again
during there fuelling process. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from fuel mixtu re
Ve hicles with a diesel engine:
If yo u mix diesel fuel with petrol, the 0ash point
of the fuel mixture is lo werth an that of pure
diesel fuel.
While theve hicle is running, component parts
in theex haust system may overheat without
wa rning. #
Neverre fuel using petrol. #
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel. *
N NOOTE
TE Do not use diesel torefuel vehicles
with a petrol engine If
yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel:
R Do not switch on theve hicle. Otherwise
fuel can enter the engine.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel system
and the engine. The repair costs are high. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
comple tely. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Do not use petrol torefuel vehicles
with a diesel engine If
yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel:
R Do not switch on theve hicle. Otherwise,
fuel can enter the fuel system.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel system
and the engine. The repair costs are high. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
comple tely. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe fuel system caused
by ove r/lled fuel tanks #
Only /ll the fuel tank until the pump noz-
zle switches o.. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked and switched o..
R The auxiliary heating is switched o..
R The front leT-hand door is open.
% Do not getback into theve hicle during the
re fuelling process. Othe rwise, electrostatic
ch arge could build up again.
Obser vethe no tes on operating 0uids
(/ page 271). #
Open fuel /ller 0ap 1. #
Turn fuel /ller cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Close all vehicle doors topreve nt fuel vapours
from entering theve hicle interior. #
Comple tely slide the /ller neck of the pump
nozzle into theta nk, hook in place and refuel. #
Fillth e fuel tank only until the pump nozzle
switches o.. #
Replace fuel /ller cap 2and turn it clockwise.
Yo u will hear a click when the fuel /ller cap is
closed full y. #
Open the front leT-hand door. #
Close fuel /ller 0ap 1.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine and incorr
h a diesel engine and incorr ect
ect
fuelling pr ot
fuelling prot ect
ector ag
or ag ains
ainst rt refuelling wit
efuelling wit h pe
h pet-
t-
r
r ol:
ol: the /ller neck is designed forre fuelling at
diesel /lling pumps for passenger vehicles. Driving and parking
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#
Park theve hicle on a le vel sur face to/ll
th eAd Blue ®
tank. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The auxilia ryheating is switched o..
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The front leT-hand door is open.
The following message sth at appear in succession
in the inst rument cluster display indicate that you
need tore/ll theAd 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-
fo rm ance aTer there maining distance dis-
pla yed 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 limi tedto appr oximately
20 km/h. You will only be able todrive the
ve hicle the distance shown. Subsequentl y,it
will no longer be possible tostart theve hicle.
R Refill AdBlue Engine start not possible
The vehicle can no lon ger be star ted.
Yo u can also ha vetheAd Blue ®
/ll le vel and the
Ad Blue ®
range displa yed (/ page 148).
Opening t Opening t he A
he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
Open the front door on the leT-hand side and
fo ld out /ller 0ap 1. #
Close all vehicle doors topreve nt ammonia
va pours from entering theve hicle interior. #
Turn blue AdBlue ®
/ller cap 2anti-clockwise
and remo veit.
Fu el /ller cap 3forth e fuel remains closed. R
R efuelling wit
efuelling wit h a
h ar
re/ll
e/ll canist
canist er
er Example
#
Unscr ewthe cap on AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1. #
Screw disposable hose 2onto the opening of
Ad Blue ®
re/ll canis ter1 until hand-tight. #
Screw disposable hose 2onto the /ller neck
of theve hicle until hand-tight. #
LiT up and tip AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1.
The /lling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is comple tely full.
Ad Blue ®
re/ll canis ter1 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
containers permanently
in theve hicle. #
Unscr ewdisposable hose 2inreve rse order
from AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1 and the /ller
neck of theve hicle.
Closing t
Closing t he A
he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
ATer /lling theAd Blue ®
tank, place the
Ad Blue ®
/ller cap on the /ller neck and tighten
it clockwise. #
Turn theAd Blue ®
/ller cap until the lettering is
legible and horizontal.
The /ller neck is only loc ked cor rectly when
th is is the case. #
Open the front leT-hand door /rst, and then
close the /ller 0ap. #
Switch on theve hicle.
The Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual mes-
sage in the inst rument cluster display must go
out aTer appr oximately 20 seconds. If the
message continues tobe displa yed, you must
add more AdBlue ®
. Driving and pa
rking
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#
T
To select t
o select t he ne
he next or pre
xt or pre vious tr
vious trac
ack on t
k on t he
he
tr
tr ac
ac k list
k list: :brie0y press the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
To select a tr
o select a tr ac
ack on t
k on t he tr
he trac
ack lis
k list wit t wit h r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 button
until the desired track has been reached.
If yo u press and hold the: or9 button,
th era pid scroll speed will increase aTer a
short time. Not all audio pla yers or data stor-
age media support this function.
If th e cor responding track information has been
sa vedto the audio pla yer or data storage medium,
th e display can show thefo llowing:
R Track number
R Track name
R Artist
R Album
The track information will not be displ ayed in AUX
audio mode (auxiliary audio mode: extern al audio
source connected).
Oper
Oper ating video ating video #
T To select a dat o select a dat a st
a stor
orag
ag e medium:
e medium: brie0y press
th ea button.
The display will show the list of media sources. #
Press the: or9 button toselect a data
storage medium. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. #
T
To open t
o open t he scene list
he scene list: :brie0y press the:
or 9 button. #
T
To select t
o select t he ne
he next or pre
xt or pre vious scene on t
vious scene on t he
he
scene list
scene list: :brie0y press the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
To select a scene on t
o select a scene on t he scene lis
he scene list witt with r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 button
until the desired scene has been reached. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. T
T
elephone menu
elephone menu &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from operat-
ing integ rated communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment inte-
gr ated in theve hicle when driving, you could
be distracted from the tra1c situation. This
could also cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When using
the phone, you must obser vethe legal
re qu irements forth e country in which you are cur-
re ntly driving. #
Switch on the mobile phone (see the separate
operating inst ructions from the manufacturer). #
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Insert the mobile phone into the mobile phone
cradle.
or #
Establish a Blue tooth ®
connection with the
multimedia system (/ page 209). #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Telephone menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The display will show one of thefo llowing mes-
sages:
R Telephone ready or name ofthe mobile
phone network pr ovider: the mobile phone
has found a network and is ready to
re ceive.
R Telephone No service: no network is avail-
able or the mobile phone is sear ching for a
networ k.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information about suitable
mobile phones and connecting mobile phones via
Blue tooth ®
from a Mercedes-Benz se rvice centre
or on the internet under https://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. #
T To accep
o accep t a call:
t a call: pressthe6 button.
If someone calls you when you are in theTele-
phone menu, a cor responding message will appear
on the displa y. #
T
To r
o r eject or end a call:
eject or end a call: pressthe~ button.
Dialling a number fr
Dialling a number fr om t
om t he t
he telephone book
elephone book #
Use the:, 9ora button toswitch
to thete lephone book. 188
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Instrument cluster and on-board computer

R19
R19
T
T
yr
yr es
es Light-allo
Light-allo y wheels
y wheels
245/45 R19 XL 102Y 8 J x 19 H2 ET 52245/45 R19 XL 102Y: only
forve hicles with a per-
missible gross weight up to3,200 kg and a permis-
sible axle load of 1,650 kg on there ar axle. Use of
snow chains is not permitted. Obser vethe no tes
under "Snow chains". Spar Spar
e wheel e wheel N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he emerg
he emerg ency spar
ency spar e wheel and spare
e wheel and spare
wheel
wheel Spar
Spar
e wheel:
e wheel: wheel and tyre dimensions as well as
th e type of tyre cor respond totheot her /tted
wheels.
% A label with the limit speed and tyre pressure
can be found on the emer gency spa rewheel.
A /tted spare wheel changes the driving character-
istics and bears risks. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct wheel and tyre dimensions
The spare wheel can signi/cant lyimpair the
driving characteristics of theve hicle.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Adapt your driving style accordingly and
drive carefull y. #
Never /t more than one spare wheel that
di.ers in size tothe wheel being
re placed. #
Only use the spare wheel brie0y. #
Have a spare wheel of a di.erent size
re placed at the nearest quali/ed special-
ist workshop. It is essential that the new
wheel and tyre ha vethe cor rect dimen-
sions and that the cor rect tyre type is
obser ved. R
When using a spare wheel (di.erent from the
wheel tobe replaced), you must not exceed a
to p speed of 80 km/h.
R The tyre pressure of the spare wheel must be
ch ecked before starting a journey and, if nec-
essar y,adjusted (/ page 254).
R Have the spare wheel replaced bya quali/ed
specialist workshop. The
following should be checkedre gular ly, particu-
lar lyprior tolong journe ys:
R the secure positioning of the spare wheel
R the tyre pressure of the spare wheel (adjust
th e tyre pressure if necessary) (/ page 254)
R thefa stenings of the spare wheel holder
The spare wheel is located in a spare wheel holder
under there ar of theve hicle.
Re place the tyres aTer six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear. This also applies tothe spare
wheel.
% Ifyo u ha ve/tted a spare wheel, the tyre pres-
sure monitor will not function forth is wheel.
The spare wheel is not equipped with a sensor
fo r monitoring tyre pressure. F F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t he spar
he spar e wheel
e wheel R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he spar
he spar e wheel under t
e wheel under t he r
he rear of t
ear of t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle #
Take the wheel wrench and the auxiliary tool
fo rth e spare wheel winch out of theve hicle
to ol kit (/ page 250). #
Carefully prise o. co ver cap 1with a suitable
to ol, e.g. a scr ewdriver. Be careful not todam-
age the paintwork or the co vering cap when
doing so. Wheels and tyres
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