2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS transmission

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! ABS warning lamp *T
he yellow ABS warning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
ABS has been switched o. due toa malfunction. As a result, BAS, Hill
St art Assist and ESP ®
as well as its driving saf ety systems, forex ample,
ha ve also been switched o..
AT TENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deacti vated. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form
any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and
th e braking distance may increase. In addition, other driving saf ety
systems are switched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop. #
Switch o. theve hicle, wait a short while, then switch it on again. #
Check whe ther the display message has disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th e display message continues tobe shown: #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
If th e ABS control unit is defective, other systems may be available only
with restrictions or may be una vailable, e.g. the navigation system or
th e automatic transmission.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes while theve hicle is in motion.
ESP ®
or traction cont rol inter venes because there is a risk of skidding
or at least one wheel is spinning.
Cruise cont rol or Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC has been automati-
cal lyswitched o.. #
When pulling away,accelerate only as much as is necessar y. #
Depress the accelerator pedal less during your journe y. #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions. #
Do not switch o. ESP ®
.
In exceptional cases, it may be better toswitch o. ESP ®
(/ page 153).
÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is on while theve hicle is on.
ESP ®
,BAS and Hill Start Assist are una vailable due toa malfunction.
AT TENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deacti vated. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisa-
tion. In addition, other driving saf ety systems are swit ched o.. 306
306
Display messages and
warning and indicator lamps

Fu
elreser ve........................................ 274
Low outside temp eratures................... 273
Pe trol.................................................. 272
Quality (diesel ).................................... 273
Quality (petrol).................................... 272
Re fuellin g............................................ 146
Sulphur content.................................. 272
Ta nk content....................................... 274
F
F uel consump
uel consump tion
tion
Displaying theav erage........................ 184
F
F uses
uses........................................................ 250 G
G
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT lev
lever
er........................................... 141
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT r
r ecommendation
ecommendation
Manual shiTing (automatic trans-
mission).............................................. 144
Manual transmission........................... 141
Gener
Gener al oper
al oper ating per
ating per mit number (EC)
mit number (EC)...... 270
Glasses com
Glasses com par
partment
tment ................................. 99
Glov
Glov e com
e com par
partment
tment
Opening/closing................................... 99 H
H
Handbr
Handbr ak
ake (electr
e (electr ical)
ical)
see Electric parking brake
Hazar
Hazar d w
d war
arning light syst
ning light syst em
em
Switching on/o.................................. 108
Head r
Head r es
estrtraint
aint
Ad justing electrically............................. 95
Ad justing mechanical ly......................... 94
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing .................................... 108
Help call
Help call see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
High beam
High beam Replacing light sources...................... .114
Switching on/o.................................. 108
High-pr
High-pr essur
essure cleaner (car
e cleaner (car e)
e) ..................... 230
Highbeam
Highbeam
Adaptive Highbeam Assis t................... 110
Hill St
Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist......................................... 164
Hing
Hing ed wind ows
ed windo ws
Child saf ety loc k................................... 50
HOLD function HOLD function Notes................................................ .164
Switching on/o.................................. 164
Home scr
Home scr een (media displa
een (media displa y) y).................... 197
Ho
Ho t-w
t-w at
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er
Ac tivating/deactivating with button..... 131 Displa
ys(remo tecont rol).................... 132
Fu nction............................................. 130
Problems............................................ 133
Switching on/o. byremo tecont rol.... .131 I I
Identi/cation
Identi/cation plate
plate
Engine................................................ 270
Re frigerant.......................................... 278
Ve hicle............................................... 270
Ignition key
Ignition key
see Key
Ignition lock
Ignition lock............................................. .136
Immobiliser
Immobiliser ................................................. 68
Im
Im plied w
plied w arr
arranty (v
anty (v ehicle)
ehicle) ............................ 25
Im
Im port
port er addr
er addr esses
esses
Wi reless components............................ 22
Indicat
Indicat or lam
or lam ps
ps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Inst
Inst allations
allations................................................ 17
Ins
Instr trument clust
ument clust er
er
Ad justing the lighting..........................1 83
Care................................................... 233
Displa ys.............................................. 181
No tes on warning/indicator lamps...... 304
Overview............................................ 181
Wa rning/indicator lamps overview..........7
Ins Ins tr
trument lighting
ument lighting................................... .183
Ins
Instr trument panel
ument panel
see Cockpit (o verview)
Int
Int ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 110
Ac tive headlamps................................ 109
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t................... 110
Cornering light.................................... 109
Mo torw ay mode................................. .109
Overview............................................1 09
Int Int er
er ior lighting
ior lighting
Ambient lighting.................................. 113
Re placing light sources...................... .116
Setting................................................1 12
Swit ch-o. delay time.......................... 113
Int Int er
erior mo
ior mo tion sensor
tion sensor
Fu nction............................................... 69
Switching on/o.................................... 69
iP
iP ad
ad ®
®
att
att ac
achment
hment.................................... .106
iPhone
iPhone ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat anc
hild seat anc hor
hor
Fi tting................................................... 44 320
320
Index

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