2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS sensor

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R The radar sensor system is temp orarily non-operational, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation close toTV orradio transmitting sta-
tions or other sources of radiation.
R The system is outside the operating temp erature range.
R The on-board electrical system voltage is too lo w.
If th e causes mentioned abo veno longer app ly,th e display message
will disappear and Active Brake Assist will be operational again.
If th e display message does not disappear: #
Stop in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Clean the sensors in the front bumper (/ page 232). #
Start theve hicle again.
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *A
warning tone also sounds.
At least one of thefo llowing driving systems or driving saf ety systems
is temp orarily non-operational or operational only on a restric ted
basis:
R Active Brake Assist
R Blind Spot Assist
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
The following causes are possible:
R The sensors in thera diator grille and/or in the bumpers are dirty.
R The function of the driving system or driving saf ety system is
impaired due toheavy rain or sno w.
If th e causes mentioned abo veno longer app ly,th e display message
will disappear and the driving systems or driving saf ety systems will be
operational again.
If th e display message does not disappear: #
Stop in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Clean the sensors in thefo llowing places:
R Inthera diator grille
R Inthe front bumper
R Inthere ar bumper #
Start theve hicle again.
Limiter - - - km/h *The limi ter cannot be activated while you ha vethe accelerator pedal
depressed be yond the point of resis tance (kickdown). #
If conditions permit, drive at a speed greater than 30 km/h and
store the speed.
Limiter passive *You ha vethe accelerator pedal depressed be yond the point of resist-
ance. Whilst you are accelerating, the limiter does not control your
speed. Display message
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Remo ve yo urfoot from the accelerator pedal. The limiter will be
re activated and will limit your speed.
Cruise control - - - km/h *An activation condition for cruise control has not been met.
Fo rex ample, you are aiming tostore a speed below 30 km/h. #
If conditions pe rmit, drive at a speed greater than 30 km/h and
store the speed. #
Obser vethe activation conditions for cruise control
(/ page 158).
Cruise control and Lim-
iter inoperative *A
warning tone also sounds. Cruise control and the limiter are mal-
functioning. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist not
available when towing a
trailer See Owner's Man-
ual *B
lind Spot Assist is switched o. during trailer operation. #
Ackno wledge the display message with thea steering wheel
button.
Blind Spot Assist inoper-
ative *B
lind Spot Assist is malfunctioning. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist cur-
rently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *B
lind Spot Assist is temp orarily non-operational.
The following causes are possible:
R The function is impaired due toheavy rain or sno w.
R The radar sensor system is temp orarily non-operational, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation close toTV orradio transmitting sta-
tions or other sources of radiation.
R The system is outside the operating temp erature range.
If th e causes mentioned abo veno longer app ly,th e display message
will disappear and Lane Keeping Assist will be operational again.
If th e display message does not disappear: #
Stop in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Restart theve hicle.
à --- km/h *D
SR has been switched on but is not active as you are driving at a
speed greater than 18 km/h. If you drive at a speed below 18 km/h,
DSR will automatically brake again tothe set speed.
Ã
Off *D
SRwas deacti vated.
If it was not deacti vatedby the driver, e.g. due toa malfunction of the
ESP ®
, a warning tone also sounds. 292 292
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Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle without steering or braking sudden ly.Pa y atten-
tion tothe tra1c conditions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Check the tyres. If necessar y,replace the wheel (/ page 261). #
Check the tyre pressure (/ page 258). Correct the tyre pressure
as necessar y.
Warning tyre defect *The tyre pressure in one or more tyres has dropped sudden ly.&
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of an accident from driving with a 0at tyre
R The tyres can overheat and cause a /re.
R The driving characteristics as well as the steering and braking
may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Do not drive on with a 0at tyre. #
Obser vethe no tes on 0at tyres. #
Stop theve hicle without steering or braking sudden ly.Pa y atten-
tion tothe tra1c conditions. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Check the tyres. If necessar y,replace the wheel (/ page 261).
Tyre press. monitor cur-
rently unavailable *D
uetoa source of radio inter fere nce, no signals from the tyre pres-
sure sensors are being received. The tyre pressure monitoring system
is temp orarily malfunctioning.
The tyre pressure monitoring system will restart au tomatically as soon
as the cause has been recti/ed.
Wheel sensor(s) missing *There is no signal from the tyre pressure sensor of at least one tyre.
The display is not showing any pressure value forth e tyre in question. #
Have thefa ulty tyre pressure sensor replaced at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
Tyre pressure monitor
inoperative No wheel
sensors *T
he wheels /tted do not ha vesuitable tyre pressure sensors. The tyre
pressure moni toring system is deactivated. #
Fit wheels with suitable tyre pressure sensors.
The tyre pressure monitoring system will switch on aTer a few
minutes of driving.
Tyre pressure monitor
inoperative *T
he tyre pressure moni toring system is malfunctioning. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Display messages and
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& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
he hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary heater) is malfunctioning. #
When theve hicle is stationary on a le vel sur face and the engine
has cooled down, make up tofour attem ptsto switch on the hot-
wa ter auxiliary heater (stationary heater), waiting se veral minutes
between each attem pt (/ page 131).
If th e hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary heater) does not switch
on: #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Lights Lights
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b Left dipped beam (exa m-
ple) *T
he cor responding light source is defecti ve.
Ha ve defective LED lights replaced at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe no tes on changing a bulb (/ page 113). #
Replace the defective bulb at the front (/ page 114) or rear
(/ page 115).
% Vehicles with LED lights on the trailer: if the cur rent falls below
th e minimum of 50 mA, a display message may appear even
th ough the trailer lights are working proper ly.
Adaptive Main-beam
Assist inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning. #
Switch high beam on/o. manuall y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Adaptive Main-beam
Assist currently unavaila-
ble See Owner's Manual *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temp orarily inoperative.
The following causes are possible:
R The windscreen is dirty in the camera's /eld of vision.
R Visibility is impaired due toheavy rain, snow or fog. #
Clean the windscreen.
When the system de tects that the camera is fully operational, the
display will show the message Adaptive Main-beam Assist availa-
ble again
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is operational again.
Active Light System inop-
erative *T
he active light function is faulty. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
b AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. The automatic driving lights are malfunction-
ing. #
Switch the light functions on/o. manually (/ page 107). #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Intell. Light System inop-
erative *T
he Intelli gent Light System is malfunctioning. The lighting system
re mains available without the Intelligent Light System functions. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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Ð Po we r steering system
wa rning lamp *The
red po wer steering warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on. A
wa rning tone also sounds.
The po wer assistance forth e steering could be malfunctioning. You may
need tosteer mo reforc efull y. #
Carefully continue toaqu ali/ed specialist workshop and ha vethe
stee ring checked immediatel y. Engine
Engine
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; Engine diagnostics warn-
ing lamp *The
yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp is on while theve hicle is
on.
There may be a malfunction in thefo llowing vehicle systems:
R Engine management
R Injection
R Exhaust system
R Ignition system (in vehicles with a petrol engine)
R Fuel system
This can cause the emissions limit values tobe exceeded and the
engine torun in eme rgency mode. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist work-
shop.
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Fu elreser vewarning lamp *T
he yellow fuel reser vewarning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
The fuel supply has dropped into there ser verange.
Ope ration of the auxiliary heating (stationary heater) is deactivated in
th ere ser verange. #
Refuel theve hicle.
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Coolant warning lamp *The
red coolant warning lamp is on while theve hicle is running and the
coolant temp erature display is at the start of the scale.
The temp erature sensor forth e coolant temp erature display is defec-
tive.
The coolant temp erature is no longer being monitored. If the coolant is
to o hot, the engine may be damaged. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions and switch it o.. Do not continue driving! #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
? Coolant warning lamp *T
he red coolant warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
The coolant le vel is too lo w.
If th e coolant le vel is cor rect, the air supply tothera diator may be
impaired or thera diator's electric fan may be faulty.
The coolant is too hot and the engine is not being adequately cooled. #
Pay attention tothe display messages. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr
ive
ive
see 4MATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)..... .113
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle................................. 50
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Snow chains
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em
em
see ATA (Anti-TheT Alarm system)
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Immobiliser........................................... 68
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (Anti-TheT Alarm system)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection sy
ection sy s-
s-
t
t em
em
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Aq
Aq uaplaning
uaplaning.............................................. 139
Ar
Ar mr
mr est
est
St ow age compartmen t.......................... 99
Ashtr ay
Ashtr ay
Re ar passen ger compartment.............1 03
Use (front centre console)................... 103
Assist
Assist ance syst
ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assist
Assist ant displa
ant displa y (on-boar
y (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)...... .184
ASS YST
ASS YST
see AS SYST PLUS service inter val display
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval display
al display
Displaying the service due dat e........... 223
Fu nction/no tes................................... 223
Non-operational times with the bat-
te ry disconnected............................... 224
Re gular maintenance work.................. 223
Special service requ irements.............. 223
AT
ATA A(Anti-
(Anti- TheT
TheT Alar
Alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Ac tivating/deactivating interior pro-
te ction.................................................. 69
Fu nction............................................... 68 Interior motion sensor function............. 69
St
opping the alarm................................ 68
Switching tow- awa y protection on/o.... 69
To w- awa y protection function................69
A
A tt tt ac
ac hments
hments............................................... 17
A
A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
Function............................................. 173
Switching on/o.................................. 173
System limi tations............................... 173
A A ut
ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........ 35
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mp..... 36
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance adjus
ance adjustmenttment
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ............................. 107
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st ar
art (EC
t (EC O st
O star
art/st
t/st op
op
function)
function) ................................................... 139
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op (EC
op (ECO st
O star
art/st
t/st op
op
function)
function) ................................................... 139
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident......... 38
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver.......................... 141
Drive prog ram displa y......................... 144
Drive prog rams.................................. .144
DY NAMIC SELECT swit ch.................... 144
Engage park position........................... 143
Engage reve rsege ar............................ 142
Engaging drive position....................... 143
Engaging neutral................................ .142
Kickdown............................................1 45
Manual shiTing................................... 144
Re stricting the shiT range................... 143
Selecting the drive prog ram................ 144
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles......... 144
Tr ansmission position displ ay.............. 141
Tr ansmission position s........................ 141
A
A uxiliar uxiliar y heating
y heating
No tes................................................ .129
A
A uxiliar
uxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er
er
Fu nction............................................. 133
Immediate heating mod e..................... 134
Overvie w,timer................................... 133
Problems............................................ 134
Setting the departure time.................. 134
Setting thete mp erature/operating
duration..............................................1 34
Setting the timer................................. 133
Axle load
Axle load................................................... 270 314 314
Index

Seat co
ver..........................................2 33
Sensors.............................................. 232
Ta ilpipes............................................. 232
Tr ailer hitc h......................................... 232
Wa shing byhand................................. 231
Wheels/rims....................................... 232
Wi ndo ws............................................. 232
Wi per blades....................................... 232
Car
Car pe
pet (car
t (car e)
e)............................................ 233
Carr
Carr ier syst
ier syst ems
ems
No tes................................................ .221
Centr
Centr e console
e console
Between the seats (o verview)................ 12
Lo we r section (o verview)....................... 11
Middle section (o verview)...................... 10
St ow age compartmen t.......................... 98
To p (o verview)......................................... 9
Changing a bulb
Changing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing a wheel
Changing a wheel Lowe ring theve hicle........................... 263
Preparing........................................... .261
Ra ising theve hicle.............................. 262
Re moving a wheel.............................. .263
Changing bulbs
Changing bulbs
Light bulb types halogen headlamp s.... 114
No tes................................................ .113
Changing lam
Changing lam ps
ps
see Changing bulbs
Char
Char ging
ging
Battery............................................... 240
Child safe
Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Hinged windo ws.................................... 50
Child safe
Child safe ty loc
ty lock (door
k (door s)
s).............................. 49
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.............................. 41
At tach ing (no tes).................................. 41
Basic instructions................................. 38
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)................. 48
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................. 47
ISOFIX (/tting)...................................... 44
No tes on risks and danger s................... 39
Re commendations forch ild
re straint systems.................................. 40
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems.................................. 46
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems.................................. 43
Securing on the co-driver seat............... 48
Securing on there ar seat...................... 47
To pTe ther............................................. 45 Childr
Childr en en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............ .39
Basic instructions................................ .38
Cig
Cig are
arett
tte light
e light er
er
Fr ont centre console........................... 104
Cleaning
Cleaning see Care
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 125
Ad justing the air vents........................ 129
Air distribution settings....................... 126
Au tomatic control.............................. .126
Au xiliary heating................................. 129
Au xiliary warm-air hea ter..................... 133
Demisting the windscreen................... 127
Demisting windo ws............................. 127
Hot-water auxilia ryheater.................. .130
Re frigerant.......................................... 278
Setting the air distribution...................1 26
Setting the air0ow............................... 126
Setting thete mp erature...................... 127
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/o................................................. 127
Switching residual heat utilisation
on/o................................................. 128
Switching the A/C function on/o.......1 25
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/o................................................. 128
Switching there set function on/o.
(cont rol panel).................................... 127
TEMPMATIC operating unit.................. 123
THERMOTRONIC control panel............ 124
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening)............................................... 64
Co-dr
Co-dr iv iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
Coc
Coc kpit (ov
kpit (ov er
ervie
vie w)
w) ....................................... .6
Combination switch
Combination switch
see Headlamp 0ashing
see High beam
see Turn signal light
Comf Comf or
ort r
t r ear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat
Ad justing the seat backrest................... 81
Const
Const ant headlam
ant headlam p mode
p mode
see Daytime running lights
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing................................... 64
Conv
Conv enience opening
enience opening.................................. 64
Conv
Conv enience opening/closing
enience opening/closing................... 128
Conv
Conv er
ersions
sions................................................ 17
Coolant
Coolant Checking le vel.................................... 228 316
316
Index

Dr
Dr
iving c
iving c har
haract
acter
eris
istics (unusual)tics (unusual) ................ 252
Dr
Dr iving ins
iving ins tr
tructions
uctions
Brakes................................................ 138
Downhill gradient................................ 138
Gene ral driving tips............................. 137
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................ .138
Ne w brake disks and brakepads......... .138
Pa rking brak e...................................... 138
Ru nning-in no tes................................. 136
Subjecting brakes toa load................. 138
We t roadw ay....................................... 138
Dr
Dr iving lights iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr
Dr iving not
iving not es
es
Tr anspo rtby rail.................................. 138
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (anti-lock braking system)............ 153
Ad aptive brake lights........................... 157
BAS (Brake Assist System).................. 153
Came ras............................................. 152
EBD (Elect ronic Brakeforce Distribu-
tion).................................................... 155
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist....................... 154
ESP ®
trailer stabilisatio n..................... 155
Overview............................................ 153
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s.............. 152
Re sponsibility...................................... 152
Dr
Dr iving syst iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Parking Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Limiter
see PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Aq uaplaning........................................ 139
Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam)................................................. 107
Driving on 0ooded roads..................... 139
Driving on wetro ads........................... 139
Mountainous terrain............................ 139
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST DSR (Do
DSR (Do
wnhill Speed R
wnhill Speed R egulation)
egulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 160
No tes................................................ .159
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Drive prog ram displa y......................... 144
Drive prog rams.................................. .144
Fu nction............................................. 144
Ope rating........................................... 144
Selecting the drive prog ram................ 144 E
E
E10
E10........................................................... 272
EA SY
EASY -ENTR
-ENTR Y easy entr
Y easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature
Using (luxury rear seat)........................ .87
Using (rear seat).................................. .83
EASY
EASY -ENTR
-ENTR Y entr
Y entry and e
y and e xit f
xit feature
eature
Fo lding the EAS Y-ENTRY section
fo rw ards and back (rear ben chseat)..... 80
Using (rear ben chseat)........................ .80
EASY
EASY -PAC
-P AC K t
K tailg
ailg ate
ate
No tes................................................... .60
Opening and closing............................. 60
EBD (Electr
EBD (Electr onic Br
onic Brak
akef
efor
or ce Distr
ce Distr ibution)
ibution).... 155
EC
EC O display
O display
Ac tivating........................................... 140
Fu nction............................................. 140
EC
EC O st
O st ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
Au tomatic engine start....................... .139
Au tomatic engine stop........................ 139
Operation.......................................... .139
Switching on/o.................................. 140
Electr
Electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
Applying automaticall y........................ 151
Applying or releasing manuall y............ 151
Emer gency braking............................. 152
No tes................................................ .150
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 151
Electr
Electr ic sliding door
ic sliding door
Fu nction............................................... 56
Opening/closing (from the inside)......... 57
Opening/closing (with theke y)............ .58
Opening/closing from the outside......... 58
Opening/closing with the door handle.. .58
Opening/closing with theke y................ 58
Problems.............................................. 59
Prog ramming theke y............................ 58
Prog ramming theke y but ton................. 59
Re setting............................................. .59
Electr Electr ic sliding door
ic sliding door
see Electric sliding door 318
318
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