2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS Owners Manual

th
e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obser vethe legal requ irements forthe
count ryin which you are cur rently driving when
ope rating the on-board computer. 1
Display
2 Right control panel
3 LeT control panel
When you switch the po wer supply on, the on-
board computer will be activated.
Ve hicles with manual transmission: if youre mo ve
th eke y,then quickly re-insert it and switch the
po we r supply on, the on-board computer and the
inst rument cluster will not be activated.
Yo u can control the displa ysand the settings on
th e on-board computer with the steering wheel
buttons on the leT 3and right 2control panels.
S
S t teer
eer ing-wheel butt
ing-wheel butt ons
ons LeT
LeT
contr
control panel on t ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
ò R
Call up the main menu
:
9 Pr Pr
ess
ess br
brie0y
ie0y
R Scroll thro ugh lists
R Select menu or function
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, open
th e track or station list and select a
station, audio track or video scene.
R IntheTelephone menu, switch to
th ete lephone book and select a
name or a telephone number. LeT
LeT
contr
contr ol panel on t
ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
:
9 Pr
Pr ess and hold ess and hold
R Quickly scroll thro ugh all lists
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, use
ra pid scroll toselect a station,
audio track or video scene.
R IntheTelephone menu withthe
te lephone book open, start rapid
scroll.
a R
In all menus, con/ rmthe selected
entry on the list or the display
R IntheRadio orMedia menu, open
th e list of available radio sources or
media.
R IntheTelephone menu, switch to
th ete lephone book and start dial-
ling the selected number.
ñ R
Switch o. LINGU ATRO NIC
% Pr
Pr ess
ess br
brie0y
ie0y
R Back
R Hide displ aymessages
R IntheRadio orMedia menu,exit
th e track or station list
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
% Pr
Press and hold
ess and hold
R Call up the standard display in the
Trip menu Right contr
Right contr
ol panel on t
ol panel on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
6 R
Make or accept a call
R Switch tothere dial memory
~ R
Reject or end a call
R Exit thete lephone book or redial
memory
W
X R
Adjust thevo lume
ó R
Switch on LINGU ATRO NIC
8 R
Switch sound on/o. 182 182
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ter and on-board computer

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of dat
w of dat a sho
a sho wn on t
wn on t he ins
he instr
trument clus-
ument clus-
t
t er display
er display Display (e
xample)
1 Drive prog ram (/ page 144)
2 Additional speedome ter
3 Transmission position (/ page 141)
4 Time
5 Outside temp erature
6 Display section for display messages and
menus
7 Status area
To call up the list of menus in display section 6,
press theò steering-wheel button.
% You can switch additional speedome ter2 on
and o. on theInstrument cluster submenu of
th eSettings menu.
The following displa ysmay appear in status area
7 ofthe displa y:
Z GearshiT recommendation with manual
transmission (/ page 141) or automatic
transmission (/ page 144)
1 A door is not comple tely closed
= PARKTRONIC (/ page 165)
¯ Cruise control (/ page 157)
È Limiter (/ page 157)
z DSR (/ page 159)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 110) or
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 111) è
ECO start/stop function (/ page 139)
The following displa ysmay also be shown in the
fo ot er of the displa y:
R Xj YAc tive Parking Assist (/ page 170)
R ë HOLD function (/ page 164)
R Maximum permitted speed of 120 km/h
ex ceeded (for cer tain countries only)
R è Rear wind owwiper switched on
(/ page 118) A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ins
he ins tr
trument lighting
ument lighting The displa
yson the inst rument cluster are illumina-
te d during the da y.A dimming function is not pos-
sible in da ylight.
The light sensor on the inst rument cluster auto-
matically controls the brightness of the display
lighting.
When the light has been switched on, the bright-
ness control is in0uenced bythe ambient light. Yo u
can then adjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting and the display lighting with controller 1
as well. #
Turn cont roller 1up or down. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of menus on t
w of menus on t he on-boar
he on-board com
d comput
puter
er
Use theò steering-wheel button tocall up the
list of menus and select a menu.
Yo u can /nd operating information in "Overview
and operation of the on-board computer"
(/ page 181). Instrument cluster and on-board computer
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Depending on
theve hicle equipment, you can call
up thefo llowing menus:
R Trip menu (/ page 184)
R Navi menu (navigation inst ructions)
(/ page 185)
R Radio menu (/ page 187)
R Media menu (/ page 187)
R Telephone menu (/page 188)
R Assistance graphic menu (/page 184)
R Service menu (/ page 184)
R Settings menu (/ page 189) Menus and submenus
Menus and submenus
Ser
Ser
vice menu
vice menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Service menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing options in the Service
menu:
R Calling up display messages in the message
memory (/ page 281).
R Checking the tyre pressure electronically or
re starting the tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 258).
R Checking the engine oil le vel electronically
(/ page 184).
R Calling up the service due date
R Displaying theAd Blue ®
/ll le vel (in BlueTEC ®
ve hicles). Assist
Assist
ant displa
ant displa y menu
y menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
With th e: or9 button, select the
Assistance graphic menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The status of thefo llowing driving or driving
saf ety systems can be displa yed:
R Rear wind owwiper (/ page 118)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 155)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173)
R DSR (/ page 159)
R Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 174)
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 162)
R Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 176)
R Blind Spot Assist (/ page 175) #
Press the: or9 button toswitch
between the assistant display and theev alua-
tion of ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173).
The evaluation of ATTENTION ASSIST sh ows
th e length of journey since the last break and
th e calculated attention le vel. Calling up display
Calling up display
s on t
s on t heTr
he Trip menu
ip menu Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the r
he rang
ange and curr
e and curr ent fuel consump
ent fuel consump tion
tion 1
Appr oximate range
2 Current fuel consum ption
3 Recuperation display #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
With th e: or9 button, select range
and consum ption.
If th ere is only a small amount of fuel leT in the
fuel tank, the display will show a vehicle being refu-
elled Ï instead of the appr oximate range 1. 184
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Instrument cluster and on-board computer

Re
cuperation display 3showswhe ther and, if so,
how much kinetic energy is being con verted to
electrical energy while theve hicle is coasting. The
re cuperated energy is then stored in the star ter
batter y.
Displa
Displa ying tr
ying tr ip com
ip com put
puter "Fr
er "Fr om st
om st ar
art" or "Fr
t" or "Fr om
om
r
r ese
ese t"
t" #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
Press the: or9 button toselect the
From start orFrom reset submenu.
The following values will be displa yed:
R 1Distance
R 2Length of journey
R 3Average speed
R 4Average fuel consum ption
The values on theFrom start submenurelate to
th ose measured since the start of the journe y.The
va lues on theFrom reset submenurelate tothose
measured since the submenu was last reset.
The trip computer will automatically be reset under
th efo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle has been switched o. for longer
th an four hours (only From start).
R A time of 9999 hours has been exceeded.
R A distance of 99,999 km has been exceeded.
Displa
Displa ying t
ying the digit
he digit al speedomet
al speedomet er
er #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
Select the digital speedome ter using the:
or 9 button. R
R ese
ese tting v
tting v alues
alues
The values of thefo llowing functions can be reset:
R Trip distance
R "Fro m start" trip computer
R "Fro m reset" trip computer
R ECO display #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
Use the: button toselect Yesand con-
/rm with thea button.
If th e ECO display values are reset, theva lues in
th e "F rom start" trip computer will also be reset. If
th eva lues in the "F rom start" trip computer are
re set, the ECO display values will also be reset. N
N
a
avig
vig ation menu
ation menu In
theNavi menu, the display sho wsnavigation
instructions from the multimedia system. #
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
With th e: or9 button, select theNavi
menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
R
R out
out e guidance no
e guidance no t active
t active 1
Direction of tr avel
2 Name of cur rent road
R
R out
out e guidance active
e guidance active Instrument clus
ter and on-board computer
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No
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next destination
2 Expected ar riva l time
3 Distance tothe next change of direction
4 Name of cur rent road Change of direction announced with lane
recom-
mendation
1 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
2 Distance tothech ange of direction
3 Change-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane and new lane during a
ch ange of direction (white)
5 Possible lane (light grey)
6 Lane not recommended (dark grey)
If th e digital map contains the cor responding data,
lane recommendations for upcoming changes of
direction can be displ ayed in the case of multi-lane
ro ads. New lanes may be added during thech ange
of direction.
Lane not recommended 6: inthis lane, you will
not be able tocomple tethe next change of direc-
tion without changing lane.
Po ssible lane 5: inthis lane will you be able to
comple tethe next change of direction.
Re commended lane 4: inthis lane, you will be
able tocomple teboth th e next change of direction
and the one aTer that. Change of direction without lane
recommendation
1 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
2 Distance tothech ange of direction and dis-
ta nce indicator graphic
3 Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is made, you will see
distance indicator graphic 2in addition to
ch ange-of-direction symbol 3. This willreduce in
size from bottom to top as you approach the
announced change of direction. When the distance
indicator runs out, thech ange of direction will
begin. Change of direction with lane
recommendation
1 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
2 Distance tothech ange of direction and dis-
ta nce indicator graphic
3 Change-of-direction symbol
4 Lane recommendation
The following additional navigation status displa ys
are possible:
R New route... orCalculating route…
A new route is being calculate d.
R Road not mapped
The vehicle's position is within the area of the
digital map, but thero ad is not known, e.g.
unpa vedro ads (o.-road).
R No route
Noroute tothe selected destination could be
calculated.
R O 186 186
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Yo
u ha vereached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination. R
R
adio menu
adio menu 1
Frequency band
2 Channel with memory preset
3 Artist's name
4 Name of track #
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Radio menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The display will show the station cur rently
selected 2. #
T
T o open t
o open t he st
he station list
ation list :
:brie0y press the:
or 9 button. #
T
T o select a st
o select a st ation in t
ation in the st
he st ation list
ation list: :brie0y
press the: or9 button. #
T
T o select a st
o select a st ation in t
ation in the st
he st ation lis
ation list wit t with r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
T o select a fr
o select a fr eq
eq uency band or st
uency band or st ation memory
ation memory:
:
brie0y press thea button. #
Use the: or9 button toselect a fre-
qu ency band or station memor y.#
Press thea button tocon/rm.
% You can /nd fur ther information, e.g. about
saving stations and about DABradio mode
(Digital Audio Broadcasting), in "Radio"
(/ page 212). Media menu
Media menu
#
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Media menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Changing t
Changing t he media sour
he media sour ce
ce
Yo u can change the media source and the pla y-
back type (audio, video or TV) in theMedia menu. #
T
To open/close t
o open/close t he media sour
he media source list
ce list::brie0y
press thea button.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the list
will show thefo llowing media sources, for
ex ample:
R Memo rycard (SD or SDHC)
R Media register
R USB storage devices
R Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
% Obser vethe additional information on media
support in "Media" (/ page 210).
Oper
Oper ating dat
ating dat a st
a stor
orag
ag e media
e media 1
Media source, e.g. the name of the USB 0ash
drive
2 Current track
3 Artist's name
4 Name of album
5 Folder name
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, you can
play back audio /les from di.erent data storage
media. #
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 tr
he trac
ack list
k list: :brie0y press the: or
9 button. Instrument cluster and on-board computer
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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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#
Use the: or9 button toscroll thro ugh
th e names.
If yo u press and hold the button for longer than
one second, the names in thete lephone book
will be displa yedqu ickly one aTer theot her.
or #
Press and hold the: or9 button for
longer than /ve seconds.
Ra pid scrolling – the name that starts with the
next letter or the pr evious letter in the alphabet
is displa yed.
Ra pid scrolling will stop when youre lease the
button or reach the end of the list. #
If onl
If onl y one t
y one t elephone number has been sav
elephone number has been sav ed
ed
f
f or a name:
or a name: pressthe6 ora button to
start dialling.
or #
If sev
If sev er
er al t
al t elephone number
elephone number s hav
s have been sav
e been sav ed
ed
f
f or a name:
or a name: pressthe6 ora button to
display thete lephone numbers. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
te lephone number. #
Press the6 ora button tostart dial-
ling. #
T
To e
o e xit t
xit t he t
he t elephone book:
elephone book: pressthe~ or
% button.
Using r Using r edial edial #
Press the6 button toswitch tothere dial
memor y. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
name or telephone number. #
Press the6 ora button tostart dial-
ling. #
T
To e
o e xit t
xit t he r
he r edial memo ry
edial memory :
:press the~ or
% button. Se
Se
ttings menu
ttings menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Settings menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing options on theSettings
menu:
R Changing the settings forth e driver assistance
systems on the Assistance submenu
R Changing the settings forth eex terior lighting
on the Lights submenu R
Changing the display options on the Instrument
cluster submenu
R Setting the permanent limiter on theVe hicle
submenu
R Resetting the settings tofactory settings #
Select the desired submenu and con/ rmyour
selection.
Assist
Assist ance submenu
ance submenu #
Select a driving or driver assistance system
and con/gure a setting.
R Switching ESP ®
on/o. (/ page 154).
R Switching Tra1c Sign Assist on/o.
(/ page 174).
R Switching Active Brake Assist on/o.
(/ page 157).
R Switching Blind Spot Assist on/o.
(/ page 175)
R Adjusting ATTENTION ASSIST
(/ page 173).
R Setting Lane Keeping Assist
(/ page 176).
Lights submenu Lights submenu
The following settings are possible on the Lights
submenu:
R Switching the Intelligent Light System on/o.
(/ page 110)
R Switching between low beam forright- and leT-
sid etra1c (in vehicles with Intelli gent Light
System only) #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Lights submenu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. #
T To switc o switc h be
h betw
tw een lo
een lo w beam f
w beam f or r
or right- and
ight- and leT-
leT-
side
side tr
tra1c:
a1c: usethe: or9 button to
select Dipped beams Setting for.
The display will show the selected setting. #
Change the selected setting with thea but-
to n.
When youch ange the setting, the switcho ver
will not take place until the next time theve hi-
cle is stationar y.
When you switch overth e low beam forright- or
leT-sid etra1c, mo torw ay mode and the enhanced
fo g light function may not be available. This deacti-
va tion will take place only if the setting for driving
on theright or leT is the opposite toyour vehicle's
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