2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS ad blue

Cup holders
Cup holders
Inser
Inser
ting t
ting t he cup holder in t
he cup holder in t he r
he r ear passeng
ear passeng er
er
com
com par
partment
tment #
Position cup holder 1abo vestow age com-
partment 3sothat "INSIDE" lettering on its
base 2faces towa rdsth eve hicle interior. #
Insert base 2into st owagecompartment 3
and press down on bo thsides.
The cup holder is cor rectly inser ted when bo th
sealing rings 5are inse rted in st owage compart-
ment 3and upper edge 4ofthe base loc ks
positively with st owage compartment 3. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:grasp the bottom of cup holder 1
from below and remo veitby liTing its base 2
out verticall y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he t
he tem
emper
per atur
atur e-contr
e-contr olled cup holde rs
olled cup holders
on and
on and o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. #
T To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press the button 1repeatedly
until the blue (keep cool) or red (keep warm)
indicator lamp in the button lights up. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press the button 1repeatedly
until the indicator lamp in the button goes out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber mat only with
clean, luk ewarmwater and the cup holder 2
only with a damp clo th. Ashtra
Ashtra
y and cig
y and cig are
are tt
tte light
e light er
er Using ashtr
ays
Using ashtr ays #
Slide co ver1 ofthe centre console upwards
(/ page 98). #
Insert the ashtr aywith cap 2into a cup
holder in the centre console with co ver or into
a cup holder in there ar passen ger compart-
ment. Using t
Using t
he ashtra
he ashtra y and cig
y and cigare
arett
tte light
e light er in t
er in the r
he rear
ear
passeng
passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. #
Pull down the co ver. #
T
To use t
o use t he cig
he cigare
arett
tte light
e light er
er:
:press cigar ette
lighter 2.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Seats and st
owage
103
103

Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he ho
he hot-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er on/o.
on/o.
wit
with t h the butt
he butt on
on
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l. The coloured indicator lamps abo
vethe&
ro ck er switch ha vethefo llowing meanings:
R Blue – stationary ventilation is switched on
R Red – the stationary heater is switched on
R Yellow – a departure time is preselected #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will light up.
The multimedia system will be activated for
appr oximately one minute. #
Set the desired temp erature via the multimedia
system. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of rock er switch 1again.
The red or blue indicator lamp abo verock er
switch 1will go out. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ho
he ho t-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater b
er by r
y remo te
emo te
contr
contr ol
ol
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is /lled abo vethere ser veleve l.
Switc
Switc hing on immediat
hing on immediat ely
ely #
Press and hold theu button until theON
message appears on there mo tecont rol's dis-
pla y.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time
e time #
Brie0y press the u button. #
Continue topress the, or. button
until the time tobe changed appears on the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The Îsymbol on there mo tecont rol display
will 0ash. #
Set there qu ired departure time with the,
and . buttons. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane-
ousl y.
The new departure time will be sa ved.
Up tothre e departure times can be sa ved. #
T To activ o activ at
ate t
e t he depar
he depar tur
tur e time:
e time: brie0y press
th eu button. #
Select there qu ired departure time with
th e, and. buttons. #
Press and hold the u button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time, let-
te r AA, B Bor C Cwill appear on there mo tecon-
trol's displa y. Climate control
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131

%
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine wit
h a diesel engine wit hout an incor-
hout an incor-
r
r ect fuelling pr ot
ect fuelling pr otect
ect or
or:
:re fuelling prefer red at
diesel /lling pumps for passenger vehicles.
Ho wev er,you can also refuel at a diesel /lling
pump for lor ries.
% Ifth e fuel tank has been run comple tely dry,
to p up with at least 5 l of fuel. Switch on the
ve hicle thre eto four times before starting the
ve hicle.
% Vehicles that can use a mixtu reof fuels can be
re cognised bythe stic ker "Ethanol up toE85!"
on the fuel /ller 0ap. A
A
dBlue
dBlue ®
® N
No
ot
tes on A
es on A dBlue
dBlue®
®
Ad Blue ®
is a water-soluble 0uid forth eex haust gas
aTertreatment of diesel engines. In order forthe
ex haust gas aTertreatment tofunction proper ly,
only use AdBlue ®
in acco rdance with ISO 22241.
Ad Blue ®
has thefo llowing properties:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-0ammable
If yo u open theAd Blue ®
tank, small amounts of
ammonia vapour may be released. Fillth eAd Blue ®
ta nk only in well-ventilated areas.
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact with skin,
ey es or clo thes. Keep AdBlue ®
awa y from children.
Do not ingest AdBlue ®
. If AdBlue ®
is swall owed,
immediately rinse your mouth out thoroughl y.
Drink plenty of water. Seek medical at tention at
once.
Obser vethe no tes on the operating 0uid AdBlue ®
(/ page 274).
Ad Blue ®
av ailabilit y:
R AdBlue ®
can be topped up at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at nume rous /lling sta-
tions via AdBlue ®
/lling pumps.
R Alternati vely,Ad Blue ®
is available at quali/ed
specialist workshops, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre, and at nume rous /lling sta-
tions as an AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter or AdBlue ®
re /ll bottle.
% Ensure the connection between there /ll con-
ta iner and vehicle /ller neck does not drip. Calling up t
Calling up t he A he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
r
rang
ang e and A
e and A dBlue
dBlue®
®
/ll
/ll lev
level
el
display
display
On-board computer:
4 Service 5
AdBlue
Ad Blue ®
freezes at a temp erature of appr oximately
-11°C. The vehicle is equipped with an AdBlue ®
preheating system at thefa ctor y.This means that
winter operation is also ensu redfo rte mp eratures
below -11°C. If youto p up AdBlue ®
at temp era-
tures below -11°C, theAd Blue ®
leve l in the inst ru-
ment cluster may not be displa yed cor rectl y.Ifthe
Ad Blue ®
is frozen, drive for at least 20 minutes
and then park theve hicle for a minimum of 30 sec-
onds, so that the le vel is cor rectly displa yed. In
ex treme winter conditions, the time needed to
de tect the amount topped up may be considerably
longer. Park theve hicle in a warm garage tospeed
up this process. #
Call up the menu.
The inst rument cluster display will show the
Ad Blue ®
leve l.
T T opping up A
opping up A dBlue
dBlue®
®
* NO
NOTE
TEEngine damage due toAd Blue ®
being in the fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used to/ll the fuel
ta nk. #
Only use AdBlue ®
to /ll theAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not over/ll theAd Blue ®
tank. *
N
NOOTE
TE Contamination of theve hicle interior
due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
ATer topping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re/ll con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re/ll con tainers
permanently in theve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Over/lling theAd Blue ®
tank due to
th eve hicle standing at an angle The
AdBlue ®
tank can only be /lled as inten-
ded when theve hicle is par ked on a le vel sur-
fa ce. This way,va riations in the /lling amount
are avoided.
When /lling there ser voir when theve hicle is
standing at an angle, there is a risk of over/ll-
ing. This may damage exhaust gas aTertreat-
ment components. 148
148
Driving and parking

#
Park theve hicle on a le vel sur face to/ll
th eAd Blue ®
tank. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The auxilia ryheating is switched o..
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The front leT-hand door is open.
The following message sth at appear in succession
in the inst rument cluster display indicate that you
need tore/ll theAd Blue ®
tank:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual
The AdBlue ®
tank has dropped tothere ser ve
le ve l.
R Refill AdBlue Emer. oper. in XXX km See Own-
er's Manual
The low AdBlue ®
leve l will result in limited per-
fo rm ance aTer there maining distance dis-
pla yed has been driven. Top up AdBlue ®
as
qu ickly as possible.
R Emergency operation: 20 km/h No start in
XXX km See Operating Instructions
The vehicle speed is limi tedto appr oximately
20 km/h. You will only be able todrive the
ve hicle the distance shown. Subsequentl y,it
will no longer be possible tostart theve hicle.
R Refill AdBlue Engine start not possible
The vehicle can no lon ger be star ted.
Yo u can also ha vetheAd Blue ®
/ll le vel and the
Ad Blue ®
range displa yed (/ page 148).
Opening t Opening t he A
he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
Open the front door on the leT-hand side and
fo ld out /ller 0ap 1. #
Close all vehicle doors topreve nt ammonia
va pours from entering theve hicle interior. #
Turn blue AdBlue ®
/ller cap 2anti-clockwise
and remo veit.
Fu el /ller cap 3forth e fuel remains closed. R
R efuelling wit
efuelling wit h a
h ar
re/ll
e/ll canist
canist er
er Example
#
Unscr ewthe cap on AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1. #
Screw disposable hose 2onto the opening of
Ad Blue ®
re/ll canis ter1 until hand-tight. #
Screw disposable hose 2onto the /ller neck
of theve hicle until hand-tight. #
LiT up and tip AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1.
The /lling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is comple tely full.
Ad Blue ®
re/ll canis ter1 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
containers permanently
in theve hicle. #
Unscr ewdisposable hose 2inreve rse order
from AdBlue ®
re/ll canis ter1 and the /ller
neck of theve hicle.
Closing t
Closing t he A
he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
ATer /lling theAd Blue ®
tank, place the
Ad Blue ®
/ller cap on the /ller neck and tighten
it clockwise. #
Turn theAd Blue ®
/ller cap until the lettering is
legible and horizontal.
The /ller neck is only loc ked cor rectly when
th is is the case. #
Open the front leT-hand door /rst, and then
close the /ller 0ap. #
Switch on theve hicle.
The Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual mes-
sage in the inst rument cluster display must go
out aTer appr oximately 20 seconds. If the
message continues tobe displa yed, you must
add more AdBlue ®
. Driving and pa
rking
149 149

Depending on
theve hicle equipment, you can call
up thefo llowing menus:
R Trip menu (/ page 184)
R Navi menu (navigation inst ructions)
(/ page 185)
R Radio menu (/ page 187)
R Media menu (/ page 187)
R Telephone menu (/page 188)
R Assistance graphic menu (/page 184)
R Service menu (/ page 184)
R Settings menu (/ page 189) Menus and submenus
Menus and submenus
Ser
Ser
vice menu
vice menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Service menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing options in the Service
menu:
R Calling up display messages in the message
memory (/ page 281).
R Checking the tyre pressure electronically or
re starting the tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 258).
R Checking the engine oil le vel electronically
(/ page 184).
R Calling up the service due date
R Displaying theAd Blue ®
/ll le vel (in BlueTEC ®
ve hicles). Assist
Assist
ant displa
ant displa y menu
y menu #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
With th e: or9 button, select the
Assistance graphic menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The status of thefo llowing driving or driving
saf ety systems can be displa yed:
R Rear wind owwiper (/ page 118)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 155)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173)
R DSR (/ page 159)
R Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 174)
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 162)
R Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 176)
R Blind Spot Assist (/ page 175) #
Press the: or9 button toswitch
between the assistant display and theev alua-
tion of ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 173).
The evaluation of ATTENTION ASSIST sh ows
th e length of journey since the last break and
th e calculated attention le vel. Calling up display
Calling up display
s on t
s on t heTr
he Trip menu
ip menu Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the r
he rang
ange and curr
e and curr ent fuel consump
ent fuel consump tion
tion 1
Appr oximate range
2 Current fuel consum ption
3 Recuperation display #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Press thea button. #
With th e: or9 button, select range
and consum ption.
If th ere is only a small amount of fuel leT in the
fuel tank, the display will show a vehicle being refu-
elled Ï instead of the appr oximate range 1. 184
184
Instrument cluster and on-board computer

Yo
u ha vereached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination. R
R
adio menu
adio menu 1
Frequency band
2 Channel with memory preset
3 Artist's name
4 Name of track #
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Radio menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The display will show the station cur rently
selected 2. #
T
T o open t
o open t he st
he station list
ation list :
:brie0y press the:
or 9 button. #
T
T o select a st
o select a st ation in t
ation in the st
he st ation list
ation list: :brie0y
press the: or9 button. #
T
T o select a st
o select a st ation in t
ation in the st
he st ation lis
ation list wit t with r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
T o select a fr
o select a fr eq
eq uency band or st
uency band or st ation memory
ation memory:
:
brie0y press thea button. #
Use the: or9 button toselect a fre-
qu ency band or station memor y.#
Press thea button tocon/rm.
% You can /nd fur ther information, e.g. about
saving stations and about DABradio mode
(Digital Audio Broadcasting), in "Radio"
(/ page 212). Media menu
Media menu
#
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Media menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
Changing t
Changing t he media sour
he media sour ce
ce
Yo u can change the media source and the pla y-
back type (audio, video or TV) in theMedia menu. #
T
To open/close t
o open/close t he media sour
he media source list
ce list::brie0y
press thea button.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the list
will show thefo llowing media sources, for
ex ample:
R Memo rycard (SD or SDHC)
R Media register
R USB storage devices
R Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
% Obser vethe additional information on media
support in "Media" (/ page 210).
Oper
Oper ating dat
ating dat a st
a stor
orag
ag e media
e media 1
Media source, e.g. the name of the USB 0ash
drive
2 Current track
3 Artist's name
4 Name of album
5 Folder name
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, you can
play back audio /les from di.erent data storage
media. #
T
To select a dat
o select a dat a st
a stor
orag
ag e medium:
e medium: brie0y press
th ea button.
The display will show the list of media sources. #
Press the: or9 button toselect a data
storage medium. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. #
T
To open t
o open t he tr
he trac
ack list
k list: :brie0y press the: or
9 button. Instrument cluster and on-board computer
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187

#
T
To select t
o select t he ne
he next or pre
xt or pre vious tr
vious trac
ack on t
k on t he
he
tr
tr ac
ac k list
k list: :brie0y press the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
To select a tr
o select a tr ac
ack on t
k on t he tr
he trac
ack lis
k list wit t wit h r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 button
until the desired track has been reached.
If yo u press and hold the: or9 button,
th era pid scroll speed will increase aTer a
short time. Not all audio pla yers or data stor-
age media support this function.
If th e cor responding track information has been
sa vedto the audio pla yer or data storage medium,
th e display can show thefo llowing:
R Track number
R Track name
R Artist
R Album
The track information will not be displ ayed in AUX
audio mode (auxiliary audio mode: extern al audio
source connected).
Oper
Oper ating video ating video #
T To select a dat o select a dat a st
a stor
orag
ag e medium:
e medium: brie0y press
th ea button.
The display will show the list of media sources. #
Press the: or9 button toselect a data
storage medium. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. #
T
To open t
o open t he scene list
he scene list: :brie0y press the:
or 9 button. #
T
To select t
o select t he ne
he next or pre
xt or pre vious scene on t
vious scene on t he
he
scene list
scene list: :brie0y press the: or9 but-
to n. #
T
To select a scene on t
o select a scene on t he scene lis
he scene list witt with r
h rapid
apid
scr
scr oll:
oll: press and hold the: or9 button
until the desired scene has been reached. #
Press thea button tocon/rm. T
T
elephone menu
elephone menu &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from operat-
ing integ rated communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment inte-
gr ated in theve hicle when driving, you could
be distracted from the tra1c situation. This
could also cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When using
the phone, you must obser vethe legal
re qu irements forth e country in which you are cur-
re ntly driving. #
Switch on the mobile phone (see the separate
operating inst ructions from the manufacturer). #
Switch on the multimedia system. #
Insert the mobile phone into the mobile phone
cradle.
or #
Establish a Blue tooth ®
connection with the
multimedia system (/ page 209). #
Press theò button tocall up the list of
menus. #
Use the: or9 button toselect the
Telephone menu. #
Press thea button tocon/rm.
The display will show one of thefo llowing mes-
sages:
R Telephone ready or name ofthe mobile
phone network pr ovider: the mobile phone
has found a network and is ready to
re ceive.
R Telephone No service: no network is avail-
able or the mobile phone is sear ching for a
networ k.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information about suitable
mobile phones and connecting mobile phones via
Blue tooth ®
from a Mercedes-Benz se rvice centre
or on the internet under https://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. #
T To accep
o accep t a call:
t a call: pressthe6 button.
If someone calls you when you are in theTele-
phone menu, a cor responding message will appear
on the displa y. #
T
To r
o r eject or end a call:
eject or end a call: pressthe~ button.
Dialling a number fr
Dialling a number fr om t
om t he t
he telephone book
elephone book #
Use the:, 9ora button toswitch
to thete lephone book. 188
188
Instrument cluster and on-board computer

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, sugg
sugges
estions and fav
tions and favour
our it
ites
es Using
the multimedia system up toseven pro/les
can be created in theve hicle.
Pro/les store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia system.
If th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the driver
can select their pro/le before the journe y,without
ch anging the settings of other drivers.
The following settings are sa ved in your pro/le, for
ex ample:
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Favourites and suggestions
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most likely naviga-
tion destinations, media sources, radio stations or
contacts. The requ irements forth at are the selec-
tion of a pro/le, your consent tothere cording of
data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites are quick accesses tofrequently used
applications. Favourites can be selected from cate-
gories or added directly in an application. Con/gur Con/gur
ing
ing pr
pr o/les
o/les and sugg
and sugg es
estionstions Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le. #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pro/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select Äfor a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting favo urites
R Con/guring suggestions Con/gur Con/gur
ing ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select Äfor a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear n function f
n function f or one day
or one day:
:
activate Deact. learn. for 24h.
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula-
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learn function. Syst
Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control elements:
R Display
R Control elements:
- Keyboard langua geand handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound:
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements
- Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity:
- Transmission of theve hicle location
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance
R SoTware updates
R Data import and data export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset MBUX multimedia system
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