2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS window

Inst
Inst
alling t
alling t he EASY
he EASY -ENTR
-ENTRY section
Y section #
Place and engage the front seat anchorage of
th e EAS Y-ENTRY section on the seat ancho-
ra ge s. #
Foldthe EAS Y-ENTRY section bac k.
The rear seat leg of the EAS Y-ENTRY section
will engage audibl y.The indicator tab on the
seat anchorage will no longer be visible.
% The EAS Y-ENTRY section is cor rectly engaged
when the seat anchorage engages audibly and
th e indicator tab is no longer visible and is fully
re tracted into the seat anchorage. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h comf
h comfor
ort r
t r ear benc
ear benc h seat:
h seat: fold the
seat backrest back tothe seat position.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
est (comf t (comf or
ort r
t r ear bench
ear bench
seat)
seat) Only
the seat backrests of a comfort rear ben ch
seat can be adjusted. #
Pull release handle 1forth e seat backrest
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethe seat backrest tothe desired position. #
Release the seat backrest release handle 1
and mo vethe seat backrest slightl y.
The seat backrest will engage in position.
Mo
Mo ving t
ving t he r
he rear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped when
adjusting there ar ben chseat
When adjusting a rear ben chseat, you or
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap-
ped bythe guide rail of there ar ben chseat,
fo re xamp le. #
Make sure that no one has any part of
th eir body within the sweep of there ar
ben chseat when adjusting it. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomoving the
re ar ben chseat while theve hicle is in
motion
If yo u mo vethere ar ben chseat while driving,
th e seat may mo vein an unexpected or jerking
manner, forinst ance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thro wn
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Only mo vethere ar ben chseat when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat is
engaged aTer it is mo ved. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tono pr otec-
tive e.ect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no longer
pr ov ide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective e.ect of the window airbag is
gr adually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage there ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat on the guide rail within the mar ked
area. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the front
seat being positioned too close tovehicle
occupants
If yo u mo vethere ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat outside the markings on the guide rail,
th is could result in the passenger striking their
head on the front seat. #
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
between the knees of there specti ve
ve hicle occupants and the seat in front of
th em. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements
ements
R The vehicle is equipped with a seat rail system
in theve hicle 0oor. Seats and st
owage
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81

#
If a seat is folded forw ards, alw aysfo ld it
back before driving o.. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. If
yo ufo ld there ar seat forw ards, it is easier toget
into or out of the second rear seat row. #
T
To f
o f old t
old t he r
he rear seat f
ear seat f orw
orwar
ards:
ds: pull one of the
two EAS Y-ENTRY release handles 2upwards
and fold there ar seat forw ards. #
T
To f
o f old t
old t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac k:
k:fold there ar seat
back using thegr ab handle 1until it engages
in the seat anchorages.
The indicator tab3 is no longer visible and is
fully retracted into the seat anchorage.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
est (r t (r ear seat)
ear seat) #
Pull there lease handle for seat backrest 1
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethe seat backrest tothe desired position. #
Let go of release handle 1forth e seat bac k-
re st and mo vethe seat backrest slightl y.
The seat backrest will engage in position.
Mo
Mo ving t
ving t he r
he rear seat
ear seat &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomoving the
re ar seat while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u mo veare ar seat while driving, the seat
may mo vein an unexpected or jerking manner,
fo rinstance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thro wn
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Moveare ar seat only when theve hicle is
stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar seat is engaged
aTer it is mo ved. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tono pr otec-
tive e.ect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no longer
pr ov ide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective e.ect of the window airbag is
gr adually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage there ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat on the guide rail within the mar ked
area. 1
Release handle for seat fore -and-aT adjust-
ment
2 Fore-and-aT setting marking
3 Basic setting ma rking
St arting from the basic setting 3,there ar seats
fo r passengers can be mo vedfo rw ards or bac k-
wa rdsby 5 cm. In doing so, make sure that pas-
sengers ha vesu1cient leg room toreduce therisk
of injury during braking. #
Pull release handle 1inthe direction of the
ar ro w. #
With th ere lease handle pulled, slide there ar
seat tothe desired position. #
Release there lease handle 1. 84
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Seats and st
owage

A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he upr
he upr ight position of t
ight position of t he luxur
he luxury r
y rear
ear
seat
seat #
Press button 1until the luxury rear seat is in
th e upright position and the leg rest is ful lyfol-
ded under the seat sur face.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he massag
he massag e function
e function #
T To switc o switc h on:
h on:press button 1repeatedly until
th e desired massage program has been set. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 1until all indica-
to r lamps are o..
Mo
Mo ving t
ving t he luxur
he luxur y r
y rear seat
ear seat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomoving the
re ar ben chseat while theve hicle is in
motion
If yo u mo vethere ar ben chseat while driving,
th e seat may mo vein an unexpected or jerking
manner, forinst ance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thro wn
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Only mo vethere ar ben chseat when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat is
engaged aTer it is mo ved. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tono pr otec-
tive e.ect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no longer
pr ov ide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective e.ect of the window airbag is
gr adually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage there ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat on the guide rail within the mar ked
area. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the front
seat being positioned too close tovehicle
occupants
If yo u mo vethere ar seats or there ar ben ch
seat outside the markings on the guide rail,
th is could result in the passenger striking their
head on the front seat. #
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
between the knees of there specti ve
ve hicle occupants and the seat in front of
th em. Seats and st
owage
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1
Release handle for seat fore -and-aT adjust-
ment
2 Fore-and-aT setting marking
3 Basic setting ma rking
St arting from basic setting 3,you can mo ve a
luxury rear seat forve hicle occupants forw ards or
backwards by5 cm. In doing so, make sure that
ve hicle occupants ha vesu1cient leg room to
re duce therisk of injury during braking. #
Pull release handle 1inthe direction of the
ar ro w. #
With th ere lease handle pulled, slide the luxury
re ar seat tothe desired position. #
Let go of release handle 1. #
Slide the luxury rear seat forw ards and bac k-
wa rds until the car riage is cor rectly engaged
on bo thsides.
It should not be possible tomo vethe seat.
Mo
Mo ving t
ving t he luxur
he luxur y r
y rear seat fr
ear seat fr om t
om the second seat
he second seat
row
row #
Push le ver3 down. #
Slide the luxury rear seat forw ards or bac k-
wa rds.
% A luxury rear seat is generally remo ved and
ins talled in the same way as a standard rear seat (/
page 86). Due tothe high-quality
design and thete ch nical equipment,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha ve
luxury rear seats ins talled at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
N No ot tes on t
es on t he seat/bunk combination
he seat/bunk combination &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting there ar ben chseat
When adjusting a rear ben chseat, you or
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap-
ped bythe guide rail of there ar ben chseat,
fo re xamp le. #
Make sure that no one has any part of
th eir body within the sweep of there ar
ben chseat when adjusting it. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomoving the
re ar ben chseat while theve hicle is in
motion
If yo u mo vethere ar ben chseat while driving,
th e seat may mo vein an unexpected or jerking
manner, forinst ance when braking.
Yo u could become trapped as well as thro wn
against parts of theve hicle or other vehicle
occupants. #
Only mo vethere ar ben chseat when the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat is
engaged aTer it is mo ved. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tono pr otec-
tive e.ect from the window airbag
If yo u mo vethe seat position outside the
mar ked area, the window airbag can no longer
pr ov ide optimum pr otection.
The pr otective e.ect of the window airbag is
gr adually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage the seat‑/‑bunk combination on
th e guide rail within the mar ked area. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury due topositioning
th e seat‑/‑bunk combination outside the
markings
If yo u mo vethe seat‑/‑bunk combination out-
side the markings on the guide rail, this could
re sult in the passenger striking their head on
th e seat. 90
90
Seats and st
owage

W
W
indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers on and
s on ando.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, low
(low rain sensor sensitivity)
3 Å Intermittent wiping, high
(high rain sensor sensitivity)
4 ° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1–5. #
Single wiping:
Single wiping: pushthe button on the combina-
tion switch in the direction of ar row 6. #
W
Washing:
ashing: pushthe button on the combination
switch in the direction of ar row 6 asfar as
th e second point of resis tance. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiperon/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on. 1
ô Wiping with washer 0uid
2 ° Intermittent wiping
3 gRear wind owwiper o.
4 ô Wiping with washer 0uid #
Movetheè switch tothe cor responding
position.
When there ar wind owwiper is switched on,
th eè symbol will appear on the inst rument
cluster displa y. #
W Wiping wit
iping wit h w
h washer
asher 0uid:
0uid:press and hold the
è switch be yond the cur rent position up to
th e1 or4 limit. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
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 o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. *
N NOOTE TE Damage tothe windscreen or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th e wiper arm on the windscreen or rear win-
dow is folded back before a wiper blade has
been /t ted, the window may be damaged by
th efo rc e of the impact. 118 118
Light and vision

th
e "Cooling with air dehumidi/cation" function
is switched on. Conv
Conv
enience opening/closing
enience opening/closing &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment due tonot
paying attention during con venience clos-
ing
When the con venience closing feature is oper-
ating, parts of the body could become trapped
in the closing area of the side windo ws. #
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, moni torth e entire closing
process and make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment when open-
ing a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the body
could be dr awn in or become trapped between
th e side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody is
to uching the side windo w. #
Release the button immediately if some-
body becomes trapped. #
Conv
Conv enience closing wit
enience closing wit h t
h the air
he air -r
-r ecir
ecir culation
culation
r
r ock
ock er switc
er switc h:
h:press and hold theg rock er
switch up or down until the side windo ws auto-
matically close.
The indicator lamp overth eg rock er switch
lights up. The initial position of the side win-
do ws is stored. Air-recirculation mode is acti-
va ted.
If yo u open the side windo wsmanually aTer
using con venience closing, they /rst open
au tomatically tothe initial position before con-
ve nience closing. #
T To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience closing:
enience closing: release the
g rock er switch. #
Conv
Conv enience opening wit
enience opening wit h t
h the air
he air -r
-recir
ecir culation
culation
r
r ock
ock er switc
er switc h:
h:press and hold theg rock er
switch up or down until the side windo ws auto-
matically open.
The indicator lamp overth eg rock er switch
goes out. Air-recirculation mode is deactivated. #
T To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
g rock er switch. #
Pr
Pre-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control and conv
ol and conv enience
enience
opening wit
opening wit h t
h t he key
he key :
:press and hold the%
button on thekey.
The side wind ows are automatically opened
and the climate control blo wer is activated. #
T
To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
% button. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
er on/o.
on/o. The
rear wind owheater consumes a lot of elect ric-
ity. You should therefore switch o. there ar win-
dow heater as soon as there ar wind owis clear. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theto p or bottom of the¤ rock er
switch.
If th e indicator lamp abo vethe¤ rock er
switch lights up, there ar wind owheater is
switched on.
The rear wind owheater will switch o. automati-
cally aTer a fewminutes. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he residual heat utilisation
esidual heat utilisation on/o.
on/o. When
theve hicle is switched o., it is possible to
make use of there sidual heat of the engine toheat
or ventila tetheve hicle interior for appr oximately
30 minutes. The heating or ventilation time
depends on the set vehicle interior temp erature. #
Switch o. theve hicle or remo vethekey. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of the! rock er switch or press Á.
When residual heat utilisation is switched on,
th e indicator lamp abo vethe! rock er
switch or theÁ button will light up.
The blo wer will run at a low speed rega rdless
of the air0ow setting.
If th e "Residual heat" function is switched on at
high outside temp eratures, only the stationary
ve ntilation will be switched on. The blo wer will
th en run at medium speed. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of the! rock er switch or press Áagain.
The indicator lamp abo vethe! rock er
switch or theÁ button goes out.
Re sidual heat utilisation will switch o. automati-
cally in thefo llowing cases:
R aTer a running time of app roximately
30 minutes
R ifth e star ter battery's charge status is too low 128
128
Climate control

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es P ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
6 Front left malfunction
Consult workshop (exa m-
ple) *T
he cor responding restraint system is malfunctioning. In addition, the
6 warning lamp on the instrument cluster lights up. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomalfunctions in there straint
system
Co mp onents in there straint system may be activated unintention-
al ly or not deploy as intended in an accident. #
Have there straint system checked and repaired immediately
at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
6 Left windowbag malfunc-
tion Consult work-
shop (examp le) *T
he cor responding wind owairbag is malfunctioning. In addition, the
6 warning lamp on the inst rument cluster lights up. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due toa malfunction in
th e windowbag
The windowbag might be triggered unintentionally or might not be
triggered at all in theev ent of an accident. #
Have the windowbag checked and repaired immediately at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y. Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems
ems Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es P ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
120 km/h Maximum
speed exceeded *F
or cer tain countries onl y:the maximum permissible speed has been
ex ceeded. #
Drive more slo wly.
À
ATTENTION ASSIST inop-
erative *A
TTENTION ASSIST has failed. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
ATTENTION ASSIST:
Take a break! *B
ased on cer tain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has de tected fatigue or
increasing lapses in concentration on the part of the driver.
A wa rning tone also sounds. #
If necessar y,take a break.
On long jou rney s, take regular and timely breaks that allow youto rest
prope rly.
Active Distance Assist
- - - km/h *A
n activation condition forAc tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC has not
been ful/lled. #
Comply with the activation conditions forAc tive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (/ page 161). Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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R
R
ear seats
ear seats
No tes................................................... .76
Seat ancho rage ..................................... 76
Seating variants.................................... 76
R
R ear wind ow
ear window
Separately opening and closing............. 62
R
R ear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiper
Re placing............................................ 120
Switching on/o................................. .118
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic).............. 122
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
see Outside mir rors
R
R ecy
ecy cling
cling
see Take -back of end-of-life vehicles
(environmental pr otection)
R
R educing ag
educing ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ®
R
R efr
efr ig
iger
er ant (air conditioning)
ant (air conditioning)
No tes................................................ .278
R
R efr
efr ig
iger
er at
ator box
or box
Switching on and o............................ 105
R
R efuelling
efuelling
Displaying theAd Blue ®
leve l............... 148
Re fuelling theve hicle......................... .146
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................ 148
R
R egis
egistr tration
ation
Ve hicle................................................ .24
R
R egulating headlam
egulating headlam p r
p range
ange....................... 108
R
R egulation of v
egulation of v ehicle dynamics
ehicle dynamics
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
R
R egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation
Indonesia............................................ 270
Small components............................. .270
R
R emot
emot e contr
e contr ol (st
ol (stationar
ationar y heating/
y heating/
v
v entilation)
entilation)
Displa ys.............................................. 132
Re placing the batter y.......................... 132
Setting................................................ 131
R
R eplacing a wheel
eplacing a wheel
Fitting a new wheel............................. 263
R
R eplacing bulbs
eplacing bulbs
Tail lamp types....................................1 15
Ta il lamps........................................... 115
R
R eplacing light sour
eplacing light sour ces
ces
Daytime running lights........................ 114
Fi tting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )................................................... 114
High beam......................................... .114
Low beam........................................... 114 Re
ar and load compartment lamps...... 116
St anding/parking lights...................... 114
Su rround lighting................................ 116
Tu rn signal light................................... 114
R
R escue card
escue card ................................................ 25
R
R ese
ese t function (MBUX multimedia sy
t function (MBUX multimedia sy s-
s-
t
t em)
em).......................................................... 202
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he tr
he trip com
ip com put
put er
er....................... 184
R
R esidual heat utilisation
esidual heat utilisation
Switching on/o.................................. 128
R
R est
est or
oring (f
ing (f act
actor
ory se
y se ttings)
ttings)
see Reset function (MBUX multime-
dia system)
R
R es
es tr
traint syst
aint syst em
em
Basic instructions forch ildren............... 38
Fu nction in an accident......................... 29
Fu nctionality......................................... 29
Malfunction.......................................... 29
Pr otection impaired............................... 29
Pr otection pr ovided............................... 29
Self-te st................................................ 29
Wa rning lamps...................................... 29
R R es
estr tricting t
icting t he
heshiT
shiT r
range
ange.........................1 43
Rev
Rev er
ersing camera
sing camera
Care................................................... 232
Fu nction............................................. 166
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera)............................................. 167
Switching automatic operation
on/o. (360° Camera)........................ 170
R R oll awa
oll awa y prot
y pr otection
ection
see HOLD function
R
R oller sunblind
oller sunblind
Panorama sliding sunroof...................... 66
R
R oof ca rr
oof carr ier
ier
see Roof luggage rack
R
R oof lining (car
oof lining (car e)
e)....................................... 233
R
R oof lugg
oof lugg ag
age r
e r ack
ack
No tes................................................ .221
R
R oute
oute
Calculating......................................... 205
Selecting options................................ 205
R
R unning-in not
unning-in not es
es....................................... 136 S
S
Safe
Safe ty syst
ty syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Sa fe
Safe ty v
ty vest
est................................................ 235
Seat
Seat
Correct driver's seat position................71 Index
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