2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS lock

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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
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ro
uted across the centre of your shoul-
der. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the front
and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be able to
set the height and inclination of the head restraints
to the cor rect position. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot ampli/-
ers under the driver's seat
Ve hicles with ampli/ers under the driver's seat:
The ampli/er can become hot during opera-
tion.
Yo u could burn yourself if youto uch the ampli-
/er. #
Do not reach underneath the driver's
seat. #
Adjust the driver's seat carefull y. *
N NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe seats and seat heat-
ing due to0uids, sharp objects or insulat-
ing materials To
prev ent damage tothe seats and the seat
heating, obser vethefo llowing inst ructions: #
Do not spill any 0uids onto the seats. If
some thing is spilt onto the seats, dry the
seats as quickly as possible. #
Do not switch on the seat heating if the
seat co vers are wet or damp. Do not use
th e seat heating todry the seats. #
Clean the seats as recommended; see
th e "Cleaning and care" section. #
Do not transport heavy loads on the
seats. Do not place any sharp objects,
such as knives, nails or tools, on the seats. If possible, use
the seats only for
people. #
When using the seat heating, do not
co verth e seats with insulating materials,
such as blank ets, coats, bags, pr otective
co vers,ch ild seats or booster seats. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on or the door is open. 1
Head restraint height adjustment
2 Seat ba ckrest inclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat cushion inclination adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-aT position adjustment #
Adjust the seat using buttons 1to5 onthe
door trim.
If th eve hicle is not switched on, you can adjust
th e seat within 30 seconds of unlocking theve hi-
cle.
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter-
ve nes, the front passenger seat will automati-
cally be adjusted from a less favo urable posi-
tion into one that o.ers better pr otection. The
front passenger seat can be readjusted only
aTer the hazardous situation is over.Informa-
tion about the system can be found under
"PRE-SAFE ®
System" (/ page 38).
% You can sa vethe settings forth e seat with the
memory function (/ page 75). 74
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Se
Se
tting 4-wa
tting 4-wa y lumbar support
y lumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjust the backrest con-
to ur individually toyour spine. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he memor
he memor y function
y function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident if the mem-
ory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driver's
side while driving, you could lose control of the
ve hicle as a result of the adjustments being
made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station-
ar y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of entrapment when
adjusting the seat with the memory func-
tion
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the
seat. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi-
ately release the memory function posi-
tion button.
The adjustment process is stopped. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if the mem-
ory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they activate
th e memory function, particular lywhen unat-
te nded. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. The memory function can be used when
theve hi-
cle is switched o..
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe seat when moving
into a stored position If
th e seat is mo ved out of the fully reclined
position into a stored seat position, it can col-
lide with other vehicle parts.
This can damage the seat. #
Before moving the seat into a stored
position, mo vethe seat backrest into an
upright position. S S
t
t or
or ing seat se
ing seat se ttings
ttings
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h luxur
h luxury r
y rear seat
ear seat :
:th e memory
function is used identically tothe front seats.
Tw o memory positions are available.
Seat settings for up tothre e people can be stored
and called up using the memory function.
The following settings are stored as a single mem-
ory preset:
R the position of the seat, seat backrest and
head restraint
R additionally forth e driver's side, the position of
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Benc
Benc
h seat anc
h seat anc hor
horage
age &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident‑ and injury if
th e seat is not engaged
If a seat is not engaged, it may be thro wn
about while theve hicle is moving. #
Always make sure that all seats are
engaged as described. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of rear ben chseat not being
engaged
If th ere ar ben chseat is not engaged, it may be
0ung around during tr avel. #
Always make sure that there ar ben ch
seat is engaged as described. Ke
ep the seat anchorages in theve hicle 0oor free
of dirt and objects at all times toensure that the
seat engages securel y.
If th e indicator tab of the anchorage is not retrac-
te d into the seat leg, the seat is not cor rectly
engaged. Engage the seat again. Example: seat
rail system with quick- locking mech-
anism
Guide rails 1 ofthe seat rail system can be used
fo rth efo llowing purposes:
R For mounting up totwo rear seat rows
R For mounting bo threar seat rows facing one
ano ther
R For mounting rear seats and rear ben chseats
R For moving rear seats and rear ben chseats
% When youre mo veare ar ben chseat or a seat,
th e seat slider may slide into a guide rail. The
seat sliders will then no longer be parallel in
th e guide rails. In this case, you will no longer
be able to/tthere specti veseating. The seat
sliders must be mo ved only using a special
to ol or at a quali/ed specialist workshop in
order toprev ent therisk of damage. The tool is
available as a Mercedes-Benz accessory or
as part of a seat/bunk combination.
Seating v Seating v ar ariants
iants &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toincor rect
ins tallation of there ar ben chseats
If th ere ar ben chseats are inco rrectly installed,
th e integ rated saf ety precautions in there ar
ben chseats cann otwo rkas intended. #
Installth ere ar ben chseats only as
described. #
Only use rear ben chseats appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle. Depending on
the type of seat anchorage in the
ve hicle 0oor, you can install thefo llowing seating
va riants:
R Rear ben chseats with two or thre e seats
R Single rear seats
R Seat/bunk combination with thre e seats
Depending on theve hicle equipment, you can /t
th ere ar ben chseats and there ar seats on the /rst
and/or second rear seat row.
The seating variants shown are permitted only if
th e conditions speci/ed below for safe rear seating
are met. Other seating variants are not permitted
and may endanger the occupants.
When using only the individual seats, there ar seats
can be ins talled facing in the direction of tr avel in
all combinations and con/gurations. Seats and st
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#
Pull one of two EAS Y-ENTRY release handles
1 upwards and fold the luxury rear seat
fo rw ard using there lease handle.
or #
F
For luxur
or luxur y r
y rear seats inst
ear seats inst alled on t
alled on the
heleT
leT side
side
only
only :
:push the le ver on the leT side of the seat
down wards and fold the luxury rear seat for-
wa rds #
T
To f
o f old t
old t he luxur
he luxur y r
y r ear seat bac
ear seat bac k:
k:fold the
luxury rear seat back until it engages into the
seat anchorages.
Indicator tab2 is no longer visible and is fully
re tracted into the seat anchorage.
A A djus
djusting t ting t he luxur
he luxur y r
y rear seat electr
ear seat electr ically
ically &
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
ro uted across the centre of your shoul-
der. &
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. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe leg rest due toove r-
load The leg
rest can be dama ged if it is loaded with
more than 25 kg. #
Do not place more than 25 kg on the leg
re st. *
N NOOTE TE Dama getothe leg rest due toman-
ual adjustment The leg
rest can be dama ged if it is adjusted
manuall y. #
Only adjust the leg rest electrical ly. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe luxury seat due to
incor rect adjustment of the leg rest If
yo u turn the luxury seat's leg rest or mo veit
in the longitudinal direction, the seat may be
damaged. #
Only adjust the leg rest inclination as
desc ribed in thefo llowing. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. 1
Head restraint height adjustment
2 Head restraint fore -and-aT adjustment
3 Seat ba ckrest inclination adjustment
4 Legrest inclination adjustment #
Adjust the luxury rear seat using the buttons in
th e leT-hand side trim.
% You can sa vethe settings forth e luxury rear
seats with the memory function (/ page 75).88
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#
Grasp the loop between the seat sur face and
th e seat backrest and mo vethe seat/bunk
combination. #
Let go of release handle 1.
The locking mechanism will engage automati-
call y. #
Make sure that all seat slide rsforfo re -and-aT
adjustment en gage audibly on bo thsides.
It should no longer be possible tomo vethe
seat/bunk combination.
Bed e Bed e xt
xtension
ension #
T
To f
o f old up:
old up: pullrelease handle 2back and
mo vebed extension 3into an upright posi-
tion.
The bed extension will engage in an upright
position. #
T To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:fold up bed extension 3and
unsc rew thumbscr ews4.
The bed extension will now be loose and capa-
ble of being remo ved from the guide rails. #
T
To inst
o inst all:
all:guide bed extension 3into the
guide rails and tighten thumbscr ews4. Se
Se
tting up t
tting up t he berth
he ber th &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thifthe
ber this used while theve hicle is in motion
Any vehicle occupant using a bed while the
ve hicle is in motion cann otbe restrained prop-
er ly. #
Use the bed only when theve hicle is
par ked. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
th e seat backrest is folded up and down
When folding the seat backrest up or down,
yo u could cause yourself or other vehicle occu-
pants tobecome trapped. #
Make sure that thera nge of mo vement of
th e seat backrest is clear and that no
one is trapped. The saf
ety net forth eto p ber this not a restraint
system forve hicle occupants while theve hicle is in
motion. The ber
thcan accommodate two persons. #
Fold up the short section of bed extension 6. #
Movethe seat/bunk combination forw ards to
mark 7onthe guide rail. #
Remo vethe head restraints of the seat/bunk
combination. 92
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head
restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the front
and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be able to
set the height and inclination of the head restraints
to the cor rect position.
Using the head restraint fore -and-aT adjustment,
adjust the head restraint so that it is as close to
th e back of the head as possible. #
T
To r
o r aise:
aise: pullthe head restraint up wards into
th e desired position and ensure that it
engages.
% Use the head restraint only when it is
engaged. #
T
To low
o low er
er:
:press release button 2, slidethe
head restraint down wards into the desired
position and ensure that it engages.
% Use the head restraint only when it is
engaged. #
T
To mov
o mov e f
e forw
orw ar
ards:
ds: press release button 1
and pull the head restraint forw ards until it
engages in the desired position. #
T
To mov
o mov e bac
e backw
kwar
ards:
ds: press release button 1
and slide the head restraint ba ckwards into the
desired position. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:press release button 2and pull
th e head restraint up and out. #
T
To
o /t:
/t: press the head restraint wi thdetent into
th e holes on the leT-hand side when vie wed in
th e direction of tr avel until it engages. A
A djus
djusting t ting t he head r
he head r es
estrtraint electr
aint electr ically
ically
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe electrical head
re straint when adjusted manually If
th e height of the electrically adjustable head
re straint is adjusted manuall y,this can damage
th e mechanism of the head restraint. #
Adjust the height of the electrically
adjustable head restraints using the but-
to ns in the door trim. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on or the door is open. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the height
he height: :push button 1up or
down in the direction of the ar row. #
T To mov o mov e f
e forw
orw ar
ar ds or bac
ds or bac kw
kwar
ards:
ds: press and
hold release knob 2and slide the head
re straint forw ards or backwards tothe desired
position.
% Ifth eve hicle is not switched on, you can
adjust the head restraint height wi thin 30 sec-
onds of unlocking theve hicle. Seats and st
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#
Make sure that the air inlet grilles on the back
of the seat backrest are not co vered. #
T
To switc
o switc h on / incr
h on / incr ease t
ease the lev
he level:
el:press button
1 repeatedly until the desired blo wer setting
is set.
Depending on the blo wer setting, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
T To switc
o switc h
h o.
o. / r
/ reduce t
educe t he lev
he level:
el:press button
1 repeatedly until the desired blo wer setting
is set.
If all indicator lamps are o., the seat ventila-
tion is switched o..
% The con venience opening function automati-
cally switches the seat ventilation forth e driv-
er's seat tothe highest blo wer setting
(/ page 64).
% Rear seat ventilation activation is possible only
once theve hicle has been switched on. S S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings 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, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due to
unloc ked steering wheel
The steering wheel may mo veunexpectedly if it
is unloc ked while theve hicle is in motion. #
Make sure that the steering wheel is
loc ked before driving o.. #
Never unlock the steering wheel when
th eve hicle is in motion. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of ent rapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel #
T
To unloc
o unloc k:
k:push release le ver3 down as far
as it will go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjust height 1and distance 2tothe steer-
ing wheel. #
T To loc
o loc k:
k:push release le ver3 up as far as it
will go.
The steering column is loc ked. S S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e ar
e ar eas
eas S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e spaces and st ow
e spaces and st owag
age com
e com par
par tments
tments Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he stow
he st owag
age com
e com par
partment in
tment in
t
t he centr
he centr e console
e console #
Slide co ver1 ofthe centre console up or
down using handle 2. 98
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