2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS Owners Manual

Seat belt
Seat belt
Activating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment........................................... 32
Ad justing the height.............................. 32
Care...................................................2 33
Fa stening.............................................. 32
Pro tection............................................. 30
Pr otection impaired............................... 31
Re leasing.............................................. 32
Seat belt adjustment (function).............32
Wa rning lamps...................................... 32
Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment tment
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 32
Fu nction............................................... 32
Seat belt t Seat belt t ensioners
ensioners
Ac tivation............................................. 29
Seat cov
Seat cov er (car
er (care)
e)....................................... 233
Seat v
Seat v entilation
entilation
Switching on/o.................................... 97
Seat/bunk combination
Seat/bunk combination Fitting/removing st owage compart-
ment.................................................. .100
Fo lding up the bed extension................. 91
Installing and removing......................... 93
Ins talling/removing bed extension........ 91
Moving................................................. 91
No tes................................................... .90
Setting up/folding awayth e ber th......... 91
Seats
Seats
4-waylumbar suppor t........................... 75
Ad justing (electrically)........................... 73
Ad justing (manual ly).............................. 71
Ad justing armrests................................ 76
Ad justing the head restraint electri-
cally...................................................... 95
Ad justing the head restraints
me chanical ly......................................... 94
Installing and removing rear ben ch
seat...................................................... 82
Operating the memory function............. 75
Ro tating (front seats)............................ 76
Setting options..................................... 14
Secur
Secur ing lugg ing lugg age
age...................................... 214
Selecting a g
Selecting a g ear
ear
see ShiTing
Select
Select or lev
or lever
er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-t
Self-t est
est
Au tomatic co-driver airbag shuto......... .36
Sensor
Sensor s (car
s (care)
e)......................................... .232 Ser
Ser
vice
vice
see ASS YST PLUS service inter val display
Ser
Ser vice (on-boar
vice (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)..................... 184
Ser
Ser vice Centre
vice Centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Ser
Ser vice pr
vice pr oducts
oducts
Re frigerant (air conditioning)............... 278
Se
Se tting a speed limit
tting a speed limit
see Limiter
Se Se tting t tting t he
heair0 ow
air0ow..................................... 126
Se
Se tting t
tting t he map scale
he map scale
see Map
Se
Se tting t
tting t he speed
he speed
see Cruise cont rol
Se
Se ttings (on-boar
ttings (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er).................... 189
ShiT
ShiT paddles
paddles
see Steering wheel gearshiT paddles
ShiTing
ShiTing GearshiT recommendation (manual
shiTing, automatic transmission)......... 144
GearshiT recommendation (manual
transmission)...................................... 141
Shor
Shor t-dist
t-dist ance tr
ance tr ips
ips................................. .138
Sho
Sho wing t
wing t he r
he range
ange....................................1 84
Side airbag
Side airbag.................................................. 33
Side window Side window Closing using theke y............................ 64
Co nve nience closing............................. 64
Con venience opening............................ 64
Opening with theke y............................. 64
Problems.............................................. 65
Side windo ws
Side windo ws
Ad justing.............................................. 64
Closing................................................. 62
Opening................................................ 62
Opening/closing the pop-out window.... 63
Sliding door
Sliding door
Child saf ety loc k................................... 49
Closing (from the inside).......................56
Closing (from the outside).....................55
Opening (from the inside)...................... 56
Opening (from the outside).................... 55
Sliding sunr Sliding sunr oof
oof
see Panorama sliding sunroof
Smar
Smar tphone
tphone
see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone
Smar
Smar tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation
Overview............................................ 209 326
326
Index

Sno
Sno
w c
w chains
hains............................................. 253
Soc ke
Soc ket (12 V)
t (12 V)
Fr ont centre console........................... 104
Re ar.................................................. .104
Soc ke
Soc ket (230 V)
t (230 V)
Re ar.................................................. .105
SoTw
SoTw are
areupdate
update
System updates.................................. 200
Sound menu
Sound menu Functions overview............................. 213
Spar
Spar e wheel
e wheel
Fi tting/removing................................. 267
No tes................................................ .267
Specialis
Specialist w t work
ork shop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Speci/c
Speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion rate
ate.............................. 19
Speed limit
Speed limit ation, wint
ation, winter tyr
er tyres
es
Setting................................................ 159
Speedomet
Speedomet er
er........................................... .181
St
St anding light
anding light............................................ 107
St
St anding/par
anding/par king lights
king lights
Re placing light sources...................... .114
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
see ECO start/stop function
St
St ar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance
ance
see Jump-start connection point
St
St ar
ar ting t
ting t he engine
he engine
see Vehicle
St
St ar
arting-o.
ting-o. aid
aid
see Hill Start Assist
St
St ationar
ationar y heat
y heater
er
see Auxiliary heating
St
St ationar
ationar y heating
y heating
see Auxiliary warm-air hea ter
St
St ationar
ationar y heating/v
y heating/v entilation
entilation
Displ ays (remo tecont rol).................... 132
Setting (remo tecont rol)......................1 31
St
St ationar
ationar y heating/v
y heating/v entilation
entilation
see Auxiliary warm-air hea ter
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing.............................................. 98
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles...............1 44
St
St eer
eer ing-wheel butt
ing-wheel butt ons
ons.................................. 8
St
St opping t
opping t he alar
he alarm (AT
m (ATA)
A)............................ .68
St ow
St ow ag
age com
e com par
partment in t
tment in t he r
he rear
ear
Jack.................................................... 250
Ve hicle tool kit.................................... 250 S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e space
e space
Glasses compartment........................... 99
Sugg
Sugg es
estionstions
Con/guring........................................ .199
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent
ent........................................2 72
Summer tyr
Summer tyr es
es........................................... 252
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Switching on/o.................................. 112
Surr
Surr ound V
ound V iew
iew
see 360° Camera
Suspension
Suspension see AIRMATIC
S
S VHC (subst
VHC (subst ances of v
ances of ver
ery high concer
y high concer n)
n)..... 25
Switc
Switc h clock
h clock
Ac tivating........................................... 133
Overview............................................ 133
Setting................................................ 133
Setting the departure time.................. 134
Setting thete mp erature/operating
duration.............................................. 134
Switching immediate heating mode
on/o................................................. 134
Switc
Switc h-o. h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Exterior...............................................1 12
Interior............................................... 113
Switc
Switc hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o..... 127
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.engine
engine
see Vehicle
Switc
Switc hing on t
hing on t he ignition
he ignition
see Vehicle
Switc
Switc hing seat heating
hing seat heating on/o.
on/o. ..................... 96
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o............. 125
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
eron/o.
on/o. ... 128
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rese
eset function
t function on/o.
on/o.
(contr
(contr ol panel)
ol panel) .......................................... 127
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
Overview of the system settings
menu..................................................1 99
Re set function (MBUX multimedia
system)............................................... 202
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
see Language T
T
T
T able
able
see Folding table
T
T ail lam
ail lam ps (r
ps (replacing bulbs)
eplacing bulbs) ....................... 115
T
T ailg
ailg ate
ate
Ad justing.............................................. 61 Ind
ex
327
327

EAS
Y-PA CK.. ......................................... 60
Limiting the opening angle.................... 61
Opening in an emer gency...................... 59
Opening/closing................................... 59
Prog ramming theke y but ton................. 62
Separately opening rear wind ow............ 62
T
T ailpipes (car
ailpipes (car e)
e).......................................... 232
T
T ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles (en
ehicles (en vi-
vi-
r
r onment
onment al prot
al pr otection)
ection)................................. 16
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
.............................................. 275
Fu el.................................................... 274
Re ser ve(fuel)...................................... 274
T
T ec
ec hnical data
hnical data
Information........................................ .269
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch)..... 279
No tes (trailer hitch)............................. 279
Re gula tory radio identi/cation
(Indonesia).......................................... 270
Re gula tory radio identi/cation of
small component s............................... 270
Ve hicle identi/cation plat e.................. 270
T T elep hone
elephone
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass-
key).................................................... 209
Connecting a mobile phone (Secure
Si mp lePa iring).................................... 209
Fu nctions in thete lephone menu........2 09
Menu (on-board computer)................. 188
No tes................................................ .207
Operating modes................................ 208
Te lephone menu overview................... 208
T
T elephon elephon y oper
y oper ating modes
ating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephony.......................... 208
Business telephon y............................. 208
T
T em
em per
per ature
ature
Setting (heating/air conditioning)........ 127
TEMPMA
TEMPMA TIC (oper
TIC (oper ating unit)
ating unit)...................... 123
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC (contr
ONIC (contr ol panel)
ol panel)................ 124
T
T ie-do
ie-do wney
wn eyes
es...........................................2 17
T
T ool
ool
see Vehicle tool kit
T
T op Tet
op Tether
her................................................... 45
T
T ouc
ouc h Contr
h Contr ol
ol
Operatin g.......................................... .197
T
T ouc
ouc hpad
hpad
Operating...........................................1 97
T
T ouc
ouc hscr
hscr een
een
Operating...........................................1 97T
T o
o w
w -a wa
-a wa y pr ot
y pr otection
ection
Fu nction............................................... 69
Switching on/o.................................... 69
Tow
Tow -st
-star
arting
ting.............................................. 249
To
To wing away
wing away
Bo th axles on thegr ound.................... 247
Ra ised front or rear axle..................... .248
To
To wing eye
wing eye
Fi tting/removing................................. 249
St orage location.................................. 249
To
To wing met
wing met hods
hods....................................... .245
Tr
Tr a1c
a1c inf
infor
ormation
mation
Switching on the display...................... 206
Tr
Tr a1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
Fu nction/no tes................................... 174
Setting............................................... .174
System limitations............................... 174
Tr
Tr ailer hitch
ailer hitch
Attach ing the ball coupling.................. 178
Care...................................................2 32
Fi tting the co verfo r trailer coupling.... .178
General no tes.................................... .279
Information about trailer operation...... 177
Mounting dimensions.......................... 279
Re moving the ball neck.......................1 79
Soc ket................................................ 179
Tr Tr ailer loads
ailer loads ............................................. .279
Tr
Tr ailer oper
ailer oper ation
ation
At tach ing the ball coupling.................. 178
Coupling/Decoupling the trailer.......... 179
No tes................................................ .177
Pe rm issible axle load.......................... 270
Re moving the ball neck.......................1 79
Soc ket................................................ 179
Tr ailer loads....................................... .279
Tr
Tr ailer st
ailer st abilisation
abilisation .................................... 155
Tr
Tr ansmission position displ ay
ansmission position displ ay.................... 141
Tr
Tr anspor
anspor t b
t by r
y rail
ail ....................................... .138
Tr
Tr anspor
anspor ting (v
ting (vehicle br
ehicle br eakdo
eakdown)
wn).............. 248
Tr
Tr im element (car
im element (car e)
e)................................... 233
T
T ur
ur n signal indicat
n signal indicat ors
ors
see Turn signal light
T
T ur
ur n signal light
n signal light
Re placing light sources...................... .114
Switching on/o.................................. 108
Tw
Tw o-wa
o-wa y r
y radio t
adio t elephone
elephone
see Mobile phone
Tw
Tw o-wa
o-wa y r
y radios
adios
Fr equencies........................................ 269
No tes on ins tallation........................... 269 328
328
Index

Tr
ansmission output (maximum ).......... 269
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essure
essure
Checking (tyre pressure monitoring
system)............................................... 258
No tes................................................ .253
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor... 258
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................ 257
Ty re pressure table............................ .254
T T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e monit
e monit or
or
Checking the tyre pressures................2 58
Checking the tyre temp eratur e............ 258
Fu nction............................................. 257
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
Re starting........................................... 258
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e t
e table
able .................................... 254
T
T yr
yr e t
e t em
em per
per ature
ature
Checking (tyre pressure moni toring
system)............................................... 258
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................ 257
T
T yr yr e tr
e tr ead
ead................................................. 252
T
T yr
yr es
es
Checking............................................ 252
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring system)............... 258
Direction of rotation............................ 261
Fi tting................................................. 263
Flat tyre.............................................. 238
M+S tyres........................................... 252
Noise.................................................. 252
No tes on /tting................................... 258
Re moving............................................ 263
Re placing.................................... 258, 261
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor... 258
Selection............................................ 258
Snow chains....................................... 253
St oring................................................ 261
Summer tyres..................................... 252
Ty re pressure (No tes).......................... 253
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................ 257
Ty re pressure table............................ .254
Unusual driving characteristics............ 252
Wheel size catego ries......................... 260
Wheel/tyre combination.....................2 64
T
T yr yr es
es
see Wheels U
U
U
Updat pdat es
es
Impor tant system updates................... 200 Using kic
Using kic
kdo
kdown
wn........................................ .145 V
V
V
V ehicle
ehicle
Cor rect use.......................................... .24
Data acquisition.................................... 25
Deactivating....................................... 150
Diagnostics connection.........................23
Equipment............................................ 17
Implied warrant y................................... 25
Locking (automatic).............................. 55
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)...... 55
Lo we ring............................................. 263
Medical aids......................................... 25
Pa rking............................................... 150
Pa rking up.......................................... 152
QR code rescue car d............................ 25
Quali/ed specialist workshop............... .24
Ra ising................................................2 62
REACH regulation................................. 25
Re gistration.......................................... 24
St arting (k ey)...................................... 136
SV HC (substances of very high con-
cern)..................................................... 25
Switching on the po wer suppl y............ 136
Unlocking (from inside )......................... 54
Ve ntilating (con venience opening)......... 64
V
V ehicle camera ehicle camera
Information......................................... 152
V
V ehicle data
ehicle data
Vehicle height.................................... .278
Ve hicle length..................................... 278
Ve hicle widt h...................................... 278
Wheelbase.......................................... 278
V
V ehicle dat
ehicle dat a st
a stor
orage
age
Onboa rdLogic Unit.............................. .27
V
V ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions ................................... 278
V
V ehicle emerg
ehicle emerg ency st
ency start
art............................ 249
V
V ehicle
ehicle identi/cation
identi/cation number
number
see VIN
V
V ehicle
ehicle identi/cation
identi/cation plate
plate
EC general ope rating permit number... 270
Maximum permissible gross vehicle
we ight................................................ 270
Pa int code.......................................... 270
Pe rm issible axle load.......................... 270
VIN..................................................... 270
V
V ehicle key
ehicle key
see Key
V
V ehicle maint
ehicle maint enance
enance
see ASS YST PLUS service inter val display Index
329
329

V
V
ehicle sensors
ehicle sensors
Information.........................................1 52
V
V ehicle t
ehicle t ool kit
ool kit
Information......................................... 250
Jack.................................................... 250
St ow age compartment in there ar...... .250
To wing eye.......................................... 249
VIN
VIN
Identi/cation plate.............................. 270
Reading out....................................... .270
Seat................................................... 270
Wi ndsc reen.........................................2 70
V
V ision ision
Demisting windo ws............................. 127 W
W
W
W ar
ar ning syst
ning syst em
em
see ATA (Anti-TheT Alarm system)
W
W ar
ar ning tr
ning tr iangle
iangle
Re moving............................................ 235
Setting up........................................... 235
W
W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lamp
or lamp
! ABSwarning lamp...................... 306
J Brake system warning lamp
.................................................. 304, 305
? Coolant warning lamp........ 309, 310
; Engine diagnostics warning
lamp...................................................3 09
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. 307
÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp.................... 306
6 Fuelreser vewarning lamp.........3 09
! Indicator lamp for parking
brake.................................................. 307
Ð Power steering system warn-
ing lamp.............................................3 09
6 Restraint system warning lam p... 304
ü Seat belt warning lamp...... 307, 308
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp............................... 311
· Warning lamp for distance
wa rning function................................. 308
PA SSENGER AIR BA G............................ 36
W
W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lam
or lamps
ps
No tes................................................ .304
Overview................................................. 7
W
W arr
arr anty
anty.....................................................25 W
W
asher
asher 0uid
0uid
see Windsc reen washer 0uid
W
W ashing b
ashing b y hand (car
y hand (car e)
e)............................. 231
W
W ashing t
ashing t he engine
he engine ................................... 230
W
W eat
eat her inf
her inf or
ormation
mation ................................. .206
W
W eb brow
eb brow sers
sers
Overview............................................2 10
Wheel rot
Wheel rotation
ation .......................................... 260
Wheels
Wheels Care.................................................. .232
Changing............................................ 260
Checking............................................ 252
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring system)............... 258
Fi tting................................................. 263
Flat tyre.............................................. 238
Noise.................................................. 252
No tes on /tting................................... 258
Re moving............................................ 263
Re placing.................................... 258, 261
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor... 258
Selection............................................ 258
Snow chains....................................... 253
St oring................................................ 261
Te ch nical dat a..................................... 264
Ty re pressure (No tes).......................... 253
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................ 257
Ty re pressure table............................ .254
Unusual driving characteristics............ 252
Wheel size catego ries......................... 260
Wheel/tyre combination.....................2 64
Wheels (car
Wheels (car e) e)............................................ 232
W
W i-Fi
i-Fi
Setting................................................ 200
W
W indo
indo w airbag
w airbag............................................ 33
W
W indo
indo w
wliTer
liTer
see Side windo ws
W
W indo ws
indo ws
see Side wind ows
W
W indow
indow s (car
s (care)
e) ......................................... 232
W
W indscr
indscr een
een
Demisting...........................................1 27
Re placing the wiper blades.................. 118
W
W indscr
indscr een
een
see Windsc reen
W
W indscr
indscr een w
een washer
asher 0uid
0uid........................... 277
W
W indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers
Re placing the wiper blades.................. 118
Switching on/o.................................. 118 330
330
Index

W
W
indscr
indscr een wipers
een wipers
see Rear wind owwiper
W
W int
int er dr
er dr iving (sno
iving (sno w c
w chains)
hains) ..................... .253
W
W int
int er tyr
er tyr es
es
Setting a permanent speed limitation.. 159
W
W iper blades
iper blades
Care................................................... 232
Re placing (rear window)...................... 120
Re placing (windscreen)....................... 118
W
W ir
ireless com
eless com ponents
ponents
Impor ter addresses...............................22
W
W ir
ireless v
eless v ehicle com
ehicle com ponents
ponents
Declaration of conformity......................19
Speci/c absor ption rate........................ 19
W
W ork
ork shop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop Index
331
331