2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS belt

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Open the clasp of holder 2. #
Remo ve/re extinguisher 1from its holder.
Fo rve hicles with a swivelling front seat, the
reta iner with the /re extinguisher is loca ted at the
side of the seat base.
Please read the inst ructions on the /re extin-
guisher carefully and familiarise yourself with its
operation. Ha vethe /re extinguisher re/lle daTer
each use and checkedev ery one or two years. It
may otherwise fail in an emer gency.
Obser vethe legal requ irements of the country in
which you are cur rently driving. Mer
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gency call system only
functions in areas where mobile phone co verage is
av ailable from there leva nt contract partner. Insuf-
fi cient network co verage from there leva nt con-
tract partner may result in an emer gency call not
being transmitted.
The ignition must be switched on before an auto-
matic eme rgency call can be made.
% The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system is
activated at thefa ctor y.Using the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system is free of charge. Ov Ov
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gency call system can
help todecisively reduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
th e site of the accident. It helps locate an accident
site in places that are di1cult toaccess.
The emer gency call can be triggered automatically
(/ page 236).
Yo u also ha vethe option of triggering the emer-
ge ncy call manually (/ page 237). Only make eme
rgency calls if you or others are in need of res-
cue. Do not make an emer gency call in theev ent
of a breakdown or a similar situation.
Messag
Messag e in t e in the media displa y:
he media displa y:
SOS NOT READY :th eve hicle is not switched on or
th e emer gency call system is malfunctioning.
This does not necessarily indicate a tota lfa ilure of
th e emer gency call system. Eme rgency calls can
still be transmitted.
The display refers only totheve hicle and does not
ta ke account of theav ailability of mobile phone
networ ksand the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency call sys-
te m on theve hicle can be seen when theSOS
NOT READY display disappears once theve hicle is
switched on.
During an active emer gency call, Gappears in
th e displa y.
Yo u can /nd more information on there gional
av ailability of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
system at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/extra/ecall/
% If no eme rgency call is available due toate ch-
nical problem in theve hicle, there d SOS NOT
READY message appears in the display of the
inst rument cluster or in the media display and
th ere d LED indicator lights up. T T
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uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system auto-
matically triggers an eme rgency call aTer activa-
tion of there straint system in theev ent of an acci-
dent, forex ample airbags or seat belt tensioners.
When the emer gency call is made:
R Avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmit tedto
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call centre can
transmit theve hicle position data toone of the
public emer gency services call centres.
R Under cer tain circumstances data is also
transmitted in thevo ice channel tothe
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call centre. 236
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Breakdown assistance

When jump-starting, obser
vethefo llowing points:
R The battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If
th eot her vehicle's battery is not accessible,
starting assis tance is tobe pr ovided using a
donor battery or a starting assistance device.
R You may only jump-start theve hicle when the
engine and exhaust system are cold.
R Ifth e battery is frozen, do not start theve hicle.
Let the battery thaw /rst.
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided using
batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V.
R Only use jump leads that ha vea su1cient
cross-section and insulated term inal clamps.
R Ifth e battery is fully dischar ged, attach the
donor battery for a few minutes before
attem pting tostart. This charge sth e dis-
ch arge d battery a little.
R Make sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
Jump leads and fur ther information rega rding start-
ing assistance can be obtained at any quali/ed
specialist workshop.
Ensure thefo llowing before connecting the jump
lead:
R The jump leads are not damaged.
R Parts of thete rm inal clamps which are not
insulated do not come into contact with other
me tal parts while the jump leads are connec-
te dto the batter y.
R The jump leads do not touch moving parts
when theve hicle is star ted, such as theV- belt
pulley or thefa n. #
Apply the parking brake. #
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
transmission toposition j. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTto
neutral. #
Switch o. all electrical consumers, e.g. audio
equipment, blo wer. #
Switch o. theve hicle and remo vethekey. #
Open the bonnet (/ page 224). Connecting and disconnecting t
Connecting and disconnecting t
he jum
he jump lead
p lead Example: jump-start connection point
#
Push contact pr otection co ver1 ofthe jump-
start connection point towa rdsth ere ar of the
ve hicle against the spring pressure as far as it
will go.
Po siti veterm inal 5ofthe jump-start connec-
tion point is visible. Te
rm inal connection diag ram #
Remo vethe co ver from positive term inal 3of
th e donor batter y. #
Connect the positive term inal clamp of the
jump lead topositive term inal 3ofthe donor
batter y,and then topositive term inal 5ofthe
jump-start connection point. #
Connect the negative term inal clamp of the
jump lead tonegative term inal 2ofthe donor
batter y,and then toear thcontact 4ofyour
ow nve hicle. Breakdown assis
tance
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Drive in a manner appropriate forth e cur rent le vel, but do not
ex ceed 80 km/h. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Engine
Engine
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# See Owner's Manual *A
warning tone also sounds.
The bat tery is no longer being charge dfo r one of thefo llowing rea-
sons:
R defecti vealternator
R torn pol y-V belt
R malfunction in the electronics #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions and switch it o..
Do not continue driving. If you do, the engine may overheat. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
! Clean the fuel filter *T
here is water in the fuel /lter. The water must be drained o.. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
? Coolant Stop vehicle
Switch engine off *A
warning tone also sounds. The coolant is too hot. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns when opening the bonnet
If yo u open the bonnet in theev ent of an overheated engine or /re
in the engine compartment, thefo llowing situations may occur:
R You may come into contact with hot gases.
R You may come into contact with other escaping hot operating
0uids. #
Before opening the bonnet, allow the engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent of a /re in the engine compartment, keep the
bonnet closed and call the /re service. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of scalding from hot coolant
If yo u open the cap, you could be scalded. #
Letthe mo tor cool down before opening the cap. #
When opening the cap, wear pr otective glo ves and saf ety
glasses. #
Open the cap slo wlytorelease pressure. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions and switch it o.. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Pay attention tothe display messages. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is on while theve hicle is running or
th e ECO start/s top function is active.
ESP ®
has been switched o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding when driving with ESP ®
deactivated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fu rther
driving saf ety systems is also limi ted. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. #
Switch ESP ®
on again.
In exceptional cases, it may be better toswitch o. ESP ®
(/ page 153). #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions.
If ESP ®
cann otbe switched on: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Indicator lamp for parking
brake *The
red indicator lamp forth e parking brake 0ashes or is on and/or the
ye llow warning lamp forth e parking brake is on.
The parking brake is malfunctioning or the display sho wsan instruction
to release the parking brake.
If only there d indicator lamp forth e parking brake lights up, the parking
brake has been applied.
Pa y attention tothe display messages. Seat belt Seat belt
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ü Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp lights up or 0ashes aTer theve hicle has
star ted. A warning tone may also sound.
Fo r cer tain countries onl y:The red seat belt warning lamp lights up for a
maximum of six seconds aTer theve hicle has been switched on.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to
fa sten their seat belts. Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps
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Fasten your seat belt (/ page 32).
ü
Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp lights up aTer theve hicle starts as soon
as the driver's or front passenger door has been closed.
The driver's or front passenger's seat belt is not fastened. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 32).
The warning lamp will go out.
In vehicles with automatic front passen ger airbag actuation, there are
objects on the front passenger seat. #
Take the objects o. the front passenger seat and st owthem in a
we ll-secured place.
The warning lamp will go out.
ü Seat belt warning lamp *The
red seat belt warning lamp 0ashes and an intermittent warning tone
sounds.
The driver's or front passenger's seat belt is not fastened. You are driv-
ing at a speed greater than 25 km/h or ha vebrie0y exceeded 25 km/h. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 32).
The warning lamp and the intermittent warning tone will go out.
In vehicles with automatic front passen ger airbag actuation, there are
objects on the front passenger seat. You are driving at a speed greater
th an 25 km/h or ha vebrie0y exceeded 25 km/h. #
Take the objects o. the front passenger seat and st owthem in a
we ll-secured place.
The warning lamp and the intermittent warning tone will go out. Dr
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· Wa rning lamp for distance
wa rning function *T
he red distance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e selected speed. #
Increase the distance totheve hicle in front.
· Wa rning lamp for distance
wa rning function *The
red distance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion. A
wa rning tone also sounds.
Yo u are approaching a vehicle or a stationary obs tacle on your anticipa-
te dro ute at excessive speed. #
Beready toapply the brakes immediatel y. #
Pay careful attention tothe tra1c situation. If necessar y,apply the
brakes or avoid an obstacle.
Yo u can /nd fur ther information about the distance warning function in
"Active Brake Assist" (/ page 155).308
308
Display message
s andwarning and indicator lamps

B
B
Bac
Bac k suppo rt
k support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Ball coupling
Ball coupling Attach ing............................................ 178
Ball neck
Ball neck
Removing............................................ 179
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assis t Syst
t System)
em)........................ 153
Batt
Batt ery
ery
Care................................................... 240
Charging............................................. 240
Charging a vehicle batter y................... 240
Connecting and /tting the star ter
battery................................................ 244
Disconnecting and removing the
star ter battery.................................... 242
Jump-starting (vehicle)........................ 240
Ke y...................................................... .52
No tes (vehicle ).................................... 238
Re mo tecont rol (stationary heating/
ve ntilation).......................................... 132
Belt
Belt see Seat belt
Belt w
Belt w ar
arning
ning
see Seat belt
Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Fu nction............................................. 174
Re ar Cross Tra1c Ale rt....................... 175
Switching on/o.................................. 175
System limits...................................... 174
Bo
Bo ttle holder
ttle holder............................................. 102
Br
Br ake
ake
ABS (anti-lock braking system)............ 153
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD
function.............................................. 164
Ac tive Brake Assist............................. 155
Ad aptive brake lights........................... 157
BAS (Brake Assist System).................. 153
Braking with the parking brak e............ 138
Downhill gradient................................ 138
Driving instructions............................ .138
EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribu-
tion).................................................... 155
Heavy and light loads.......................... 138
HOLD function....................................1 64
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................ .138
Ne w brake disks and brakepads......... .138
Ne w/replaced brake disks and
brakepads.......................................... .136
Ru nning-in no tes................................. 136
We t roadw ay....................................... 138 Br Br
ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e Assist
e Assist ance
ance
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes................................................ .276
Br
Br ak
ak ef
efor
or ce Dis
ce Distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribu-
tion).................................................... 155
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
Po st-collision brak e............................... 38
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Changing a wheel................................ 261
Re covering theve hicle........................ 247
To w- starting........................................ 249
To wing away (bo thaxles on the
gr ound)............................................... 247
To wing away (raised front or rear
axle)................................................... 248
Tr anspo rting theve hicle..................... .248
Ve hicle stuc k...................................... 247
Br Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
see Flat tyre
Butt
Butt ons on t
ons on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel....................... 8 C
C
Camera
Camera Information......................................... 152
Camera
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car w Car w ash
ash
see Care
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)......................................... 230
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings................. 206
Care
Care Automatic car wash........................... .230
Carpet................................................ 233
Display...............................................2 33
Exterior lighting................................... 232
High-pressure cleaner......................... 230
Instrument cluster...............................2 33
Matt /nish.......................................... 231
Pa int................................................... 231
Plastic trim......................................... 233
Re alwo od/trim elements................... 233
Re versing camera............................... 232
Re versing camera/360° Camer a........ 232
Ro of lining.......................................... 233
Seat belt............................................. 233 Index
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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

Making a call via
theove rhead con-
trol panel............................................ 191
Tr ansfer red data................................. 194
Mer
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ency call system
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Au tomatic emer gency call................... 236
Information......................................... 236
Information about data trans fer........... 237
Manual emer gency call....................... 237
Overview............................................ 236
Self-diagnosis..................................... 238
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode.................................................. 238
Mer
Mercedes-Benz ser cedes-Benz ser vice centre
vice centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Messag
Messag e (displa
e (displa y section of t
y section of t he ins
he instr
tru-
u-
ment displa
ment displa y)
y)
see Displ aymessage
Messag
Messag e memory
e memory ...................................... 281
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
Digital rearview mir ror......................... 121
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone
Mobile phone Frequencies........................................ 269
Tr ansmission output (maximum ).......... 269
Mobile phone
Mobile phone see Mobile phone
see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone
Model ser
Model ser ies ies
see Vehicle identi/cation plate
Mot
Mot orwa
or wa y mode
y mode ........................................ 109
Mounting a load
Mounting a load ........................................ 214
Multimedia sy st
Multimedia syst em
em
see MBUX multimedia system N
N
N
N a
avig
vig ation
ation
Ac tivating........................................... 202
Displaying/hiding the menu................2 02
Menu (on-board computer)................. 185
Overview............................................2 03
Na
Na vig
vigation
ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
Na Na vig
vigation ins
ation instr tructions (on-boar
uctions (on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er)
er)........................................................ 185 O
O
Occupant sa fe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
On-boar On-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Assistant displa y menu........................ 184
Digital speedome ter............................ 184
Di splay.............................................. .183
Displaying the service due dat e........... 223
Media menu........................................ 187
Menu navigation................................. 185
Menu overvie w.................................... 183
Operation........................................... 181
Overview............................................ 181
Ra dio menu........................................ 187
Service menu...................................... 184
Settings menu..................................... 189
Showing thera nge.............................. 184
Te lephone menu................................. 188
Tr ip menu...........................................1 84
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos
d diagnostic int tic interf erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar On-boar d electr
d electr onics onics
Engine electronics.............................. 269
No tes................................................ .269
Tw o-w ayradios................................... 269
Onboar
Onboar d Logic U d Logic Unit nit
Online services.................................... .27
Ve hicle data storag e............................. 27
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are................................. 28
Opening/closing t
Opening/closing t he bonnet
he bonnet..................... 224
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
.............................................. 274
Ad ditives (fuel).................................... 272
Brake 0uid.......................................... 276
Coolant (engine)................................. 277
Engine oil............................................ 275
Fu el (diesel)........................................ 273
Fu el (petrol)........................................ 272
No tes................................................ .271
Wi ndsc reen washer 0uid..................... 277
Oper Oper ating safe
ating safe ty
ty
Changes in the engine output................ 24 Index
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323