2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS key

Button in
there ar (e xamp le: leT-hand side of the
ve hicle)
1 Opens and closes there ar leT hinged wind ow
2 Opens and closes there ar right hinged win-
dow
3 Child safe ty lockfor electric hinged window
(/ page 50)
4 Opens and closes the hinged window
Yo u can operate the hinged window with button 4
only if thech ild saf ety lock is not acti vated. #
T
To st
o st ar
art aut
t aut omatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:press/pull the
cor responding button be yond the point of
re sis tance. #
T
To st
o st op aut
op aut omatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:press/pull the
cor responding button be yond the point of
re sis tance again. V
V
entilating t
entilating t he v
he vehicle bef
ehicle bef or
ore st
e st ar
arting a jour
ting a jour ney
ney
(conv
(conv enience opening)
enience opening) &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of entrapment when open-
ing a side wind ow
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. The "con
venience opening" function can only be
ope rated using thekey. Thekey must be in close
pr ox imity tothe driver's or co-driver door. #
Press and hold the% button on thekey.
The following functions are per form ed:
R theve hicle is unloc ked
R the side windo wsare opened
R the panoramic sliding sunroof is opened
R the hinged windo ws are opened
R the seat ventilation forth e driver's seat is
switched on #
T
To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
% button. Closing t
Closing t
he side window
he side window s fr
s from t
om t he outside (conv
he outside (conv e-
e-
nience closing)
nience 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. #
Press and hold the& button on thekey.
The following functions are per form ed:
R theve hicle is loc ked
R the side windo wsare closed
R the panoramic sliding sunroof is closed #
T
To int
o int err
errup
upt conv
t conv enience closing:
enience closing: release the
& button. A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he side windo ws
he side wind ows The side wind
ows must be readjusted aTer a mal-
function or a voltage supply inter ruption. #
Switch on the po wer supply (/ page 136). #
Push bo thbuttons on the po wer window and
hold for appr oximately one second aTer the
side wind owhas closed. #
Ifth e side windo wsremain closed when you
re lease the buttons, they have been reset cor-
re ctl y.Ifth is is not the case, repeat the steps
described forth e open side windo ws. 64
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Opening and closing

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped even
with there ve rsing feature active
In particular, there ve rsing function will not
re act:
R tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g. /n gers
R overth e last 4 mm of the closing path
R during resetting
R when you close the sliding sunroof again
manually immediately aTer automatic
re ve rsing #
During the closing process, make sure
th at no body parts are in the closing
area. #
Release the button immediately if some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Press the button in any direction during
th e automatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. Opening and closing t Opening and closing t
he panor
he panorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof
oof R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on. #
T
T o r
o r aise (v
aise (v ent position):
ent position): pressthe3 button. #
T
T o open:
o open: pull back the3 button. #
T
T o close and low
o close and low er
er:
:pull down the3 button. #
T
To st
o st ar
art aut
t aut omatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:push or pull the
3 button be yond the point of resis tance
and release it. #
T
To st
o st op aut
op aut omatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:push or pull the
3 button be yond the point of resis tance
and release it. Yo
u will still be able tooperate the sliding sunroof
if yo u switch o. theve hicle or remo vethekey. This
function will remain available for 30 seconds or
until you open a front door.
When the po wer supply is switched o., the sliding
sunroof will close automatically in thefo llowing sit-
uations:
R If it starts torain
R Intheev ent of extreme outside temp eratures
R ATer six hours
R Ifth ere is a malfunction in the po wer supply
The sliding sunroof will remain raised at there ar to
allow theve hicle interior tocontinue tobe ventila-
te d.
The sliding sunroof will not close in thefo llowing
situations:
R Ifth e sliding sunroof is raised at there ar.
R Ifth e sliding sunroof is obstructed.
R If it is not raining on the /eld of thera in sensor
on the windscreen because theve hicle is
underneath a bridge, forex ample.
If th e sliding sunroof closes via thera in closing
function and is obstructed in the process, it will
open again slightl y.The rain closing function will
th en be disabled. Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he r
he r oller sunblinds of t
oller sunblinds of t he
he
sliding sunr
sliding sunr oof
oof &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
th ero ller sunblind is being opened and
closed
Body parts may become trapped between the
ro ller sunblind and frame or sliding roof. #
When opening or closing, make sure that
no body parts are in thero ller sunblind's
ra nge of mo vement. #
Release the button immediately if some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press the button in any direction
during automatic operation.
The opening or closing process will be
stopped. 66 66
Opening and closing

R
R
ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems with t
h the sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fata l injuries when the sliding sunroof is
closed again
If yo u close the sliding sunroof again immedi-
ately aTer it has been bloc ked or reset, the
sliding sunroof will close with increased or
maximum forc e.
There is a risk of becoming trapped or even of
fata l injuries! #
Make sure that no parts of the body are
in the closing area. #
Release the button immediately if some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press the button in any direction
during the automatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. The sliding sunr The sliding sunr
oof canno
oof cannot be closed and y
t be closed and y ou can-
ou can-
no
no t det
t det ect t
ect the cause.
he cause.
If th e sliding sunroof is obstructed during closing
and opens again slightl y:#
Immediately aTer the sliding sunroof has been
obstructed, pull the3 button down again to
th e point of resis tance until the sliding sunroof
is closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed with
increased forc e.
If th e sliding sunroof is obstructed again and opens
again slightl y: #
Immediately aTer the sliding sunroof has been
obstructed, pull the3 button down again to
th e point of resis tance until the sliding sunroof
is closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed without the
automatic reve rsing function. Anti-t Anti-theT
heTprev
pr ev ention
ention F
F
unction of immobiliser
unction of immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from being
star ted without the cor rect key.
The immobiliser is automatically activated when
th eve hicle is switched o., and deacti vated when
th eve hicle is switched on. A A
T
TA
A (Anti-
(Anti- TheT
TheT Alar
Alarm syst
m syst em)
em) F
F
unction of AT
unction of ATAA(Anti-t
(Anti-theT heTAlar
Alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
If th eATA system is primed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
R when opening a door
R when opening theve hicle with the emer gency
key
R when opening the bonnet
R when opening theta ilgate
ATer locking theve hicle with theke y,theAT A sys-
te m is automatically primed. When
theATA system is primed, indicator lamp 1
0ashes in theov erhead control panel.
ATA is automatically deactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R ATer unlocking theve hicle with thekey.
R When theke y is inser ted into the ignition loc k.
% The ala rmis not deactivated, even if you
immediately close the open door that has trig-
ge red it, forex ample.
Pr
Pr iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv atingAT
ating ATAA(Anti-t
(Anti-theT heTAlar
Alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Pr
Pr iming
iming #
Close all the doors. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
Indicator lamp 1intheove rhead control
panel 0ashes. 68
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Opening and closing

Deactiv
Deactiv
ating
ating #
Unlock theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y in tothe ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheove rhead control
panel goes out.
S
S t
topping t
opping t he alarm
he alarm #
Press the% or& button on thekey.
or #
Insert theke y in tothe ignition loc k.
The ala rmstops. F
F
unction of tow
unction of tow-awa
-a wa y pr ot
y pr otection
ection A visual and audible alarm is triggered if
the incli-
nation of theve hicle changes, e.g. when liTed on
one side, and tow- awa y protection is primed. Pr
Pr iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv atingtow
ating tow-awa
-a wa y pr ot
y pr otection
ection R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The doors are closed.
R The tailgate is closed.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating
ating #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
To w- awa y protection is automatically primed
aTer about 50 seconds.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating
ating #
Open theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y in tothe ignition loc k.
To w- awa y protection is deactivated.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating
ating #
Remo vetheke y from the ignition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When the button is released, indicator lamp 2
in the button lights up for appr oximately
th re e seconds. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
To w- awa y protection is deactivated.
To w- awa y protection remains deactivated until you
lock theve hicle again.
In thefo llowing situations, a false alarm can occur:
R when loading and/or transporting theve hicle
on a ferry or car transpor ter,fo rex ample
R when parking theve hicle on a mo vable sur-
fa ce, such as a split-le velga rage
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection in these situations. F
F
unction of int
unction of int er
er ior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection If
th e primed interior motion sensor de tects motion
in theve hicle interior, a visual and acoustic alarm
is triggered. This can happen if someone reaches
into theve hicle interior, forex ample. Pr
Pr
iming and deactiv
iming and deactiv ating t
ating the int
he inter
erior mo
ior mo tion sensor
tion sensor R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The side wind ows are closed.
R The doors are closed.
R The tailgate is closed.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating
ating #
Make sure that no thing (such as mascots or
coat hangers) is hanging on there ar-view mir-
ro r or on thegr ab handles. This will pr event
fa lse alarms. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
The interior motion sensor is primed aTer
app roximately 20 seconds.
Deactiv Deactiv ating
ating #
Unlock theve hicle with thekey.
or #
Insert theke y in tothe ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches o.. Opening and closing
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Deactiv
Deactiv
ating
ating #
Remo vetheke y from the ignition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When the button is released, indicator lamp 2
in the button lights up for appr oximately
th re e seconds. #
Lock theve hicle with thekey.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
Interior pr otection remains deactivated until you
lock theve hicle again.
In thefo llowing situations, a false alarm can occur:
R ifth ere are people or animals remaining inside
R when transporting theve hicle on a ferry or car
transpor ter,fo rex ample
Deactivate the interior motion sensor in these sit-
uations. 70
70
Opening and closing

#
Pull le ver1 upwards and slide the seat for-
wa rds or back until the desired position has
been reached. #
Release le ver1 and push the seat back or
fo rw ards until you hear the seat engage.
% For front swivel seats, the le ver in position 1
is used torelease the swivel seat. The le verto
adjust thefo re -and-aT position is in thefo rm
of a bar in front of the seat (/ page 76).
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat height
he seat height #
Pull or push le ver4 repeatedly until the
desired seat height has been reached.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
krest
est #
Turn handwheel 5forw ards.
The seat backrest will mo vetoave rtical posi-
tion. #
Turn handwheel 5backwards.
The seat backrest will tilt bac k.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he seat cushion inclination
he seat cushion inclination #
Turn handwheel 3forw ards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 3backwards.
The front of the seat cushion will tilt up.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he seat cushion length
he seat cushion length #
Pull le ver2 upwards and slide the front part
of the seat cushion forw ards or backwards. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat electr
ont seat electr ically
ically &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjusted when
there is no key in
th e ignition loc k. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted while theve hicle is in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, steering
wheel or mir rors while theve hicle is in
motion.
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Adjust the driver's seat, steering wheel
and mir rors and fasten your seat belt
before you start theve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occupants
in the front of theve hicle. #
Always adjust the front seats so they are
as farawa y as possible from the front air-
bags. #
In addition, obser vethe no tes on cor rect
seat adjustment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the intended le vel of
pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore beginning
yo ur journe y. #
Always ensu rethat the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is Seats and st
owage
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The
following can be found in the st owa gecom-
partment of the centre console depending on the
car's equipment:
R A 12 V soc ket (/ page 104) or the cigar ette
lighter (/ page 104)
R The Media Inter face with two USB ports or
with two USB ports and one SD card slot
R The holder forth e mobile phone cradle
R The ashtr ay (/ page 103)
R A st owage compartment or a device ins talla-
tion frame for auxiliary equipment, e.g. a
ta ch og raph
Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t he stow
he st owag
age com
e com par
partment
tment
under t
under t he ar
he armr
mrest
est #
T
To open:
o open: press button 1.
The st owage compartment opens. #
T To close: o close: presstoclose the caps of the st ow-
age compartment in any order.
Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t he glov
he glove com
e comparpartment
tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change in
direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Comply with
the inst ructions for loading theve hi-
cle. 1
Unloc ked
2 Locked
3 Glovecompartment handle #
T To loc o loc k/unloc
k/unloc k:
k:turn the emer gency key a
qu arter turn anti-clockwise 2(to lock) or
clockwise 1(to unlock). #
T
To open:
o open: pull glovecompartment handle 3in
th e direction of the ar row. #
T To close: o close: fold the glo vecompartment handle
up and press it until it engages.
Opening t
Opening t he glasses com
he glasses com par
partment
tment #
Press on the glasses compartment 1. Seats and st
owage
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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
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Climate control