2021 MERCEDES-BENZ V-CLASS climate settings

re
calls. These data can also be used toexamine
th e customer's warranty and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them at
any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this includes
th efo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this includes
th efo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
to sfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in an integ rated
hands-free system or an integ rated navigation
system
R entered navigation destinations
R data on the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment func-
tions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or they
may be located on a device which you ha vecon-
nected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone, USB
0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered these
data yourself, you can dele tethem at any time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in partic-
ular, when you use online services in accordance
with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is equipped appropriatel y,yo u can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them by
means of the control elements integ rated in the
ve hicle. The smartphone's picture and sound can
be output via the multimedia system. Simultane-
ousl y,speci/c items of information are transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type of
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For more information, please consult
theve hicle Operating
Instructions/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no additional interaction between
th e smartphone and theve hicle, particular lyactive
access tovehicle data. The type of additional data
processing is de term ined bythe pr ovider of the
app being used. Which settings you can make, if
an y,depends on the speci/c app and the operat-
ing system of your smartphone. Online ser
Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
data can be exch anged between your vehicle and
ot her systems. The wireless network connection is
made possible bytheve hicle's own transmitter
and receiver or bya mobile end device that you
ha ve brought into theve hicle, forex ample, a
smartphone. Online functions can be used via this
wireless network connection. This includes online
services and applications/apps pr ovided toyouby
th e manufacturer or by other pr oviders.
Manuf
Manuf actur
acturer's o
er's o wn ser
wn ser vices
vices
Re garding the manufacturer's online services, the
individual functions are described bythe manufac-
turer in a suitable place, forex ample, in the Oper-
ating Instructions or on the manufacturer's web-
site, where there leva nt data pr otection informa-
tion is also given. Personal identi/cation data may
be used toprovide online services. Data is
ex ch anged via a secure connection, e.g. the manu-
fa cturer's designated IT systems. Any personal
data which are collected, processed and used,
ot her than forth e pr ovision of services, is done so
ex clusively on the basis of legal permission. This is
th e case, forex ample, for a legally prescribed
emer gency call system, a contractual ag reement
or when consent has been given.
Yo u can ha veservices and functions, some of
which are subject toafe e, activated or deactiva-
te d. This excludes legally prescribed functions and
services, such as an emer gency call system.
Ser
Ser vices of t vices of t hir
hird par
d par ties
ties
If yo u use online services from other pr oviders
(third parties), these services are there sponsibility
of the pr ovider in question and subject tothat pro-
vider's data pr otection conditions and term s of
use. As a general rule, the manufacturer has no
in0uence on the content exch anged. Gene
ral no tes
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Ve
hicles without a hot-water auxiliary heater (stationary heater)
Fr ont operating unit:
1 w Setsthete mp erature on the leT
(/ page 127)
2 _ Setsthe air distribution (/ page 126)
3 H Setsthe air0ow (/ page 126)
4 Ã Automatically regulates climate control
(/ page 126)
5 ¬ Demists the windscreen (/ page 127)
6 t Calls up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia system
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater and
mir ror heater on/o. (/ page 128)
8 0 Switching the synchronisation function
on/o. (/ page 127)
9 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
manually (/ page 127)
A Á Switches cooling with air dehumidi/ca-
tion on/o. (/ page 125)
Switches residual heat utilisation on/o.
(/ page 128)
B w Setsthete mp erature on theright
(/ page 127)
Re ar operating unit:
C w Setsthete mp erature (/ page 127)
D Display
E K Setsthe air0ow (/ page 126) Oper
Oper
ating climat
ating climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol syst em
emon/o.
on/o. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press theto p or bottom section
of thet rock er switch or press !.
The multimedia system air conditioning menu
will open.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve l1 or higher using the
H rock er switch. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press theto p or bottom section
of thet rock er switch or press !.
or #
Set the air0ow toleve lg using theH
ro ck er switch.
% When climate control is switched o., "OFF"
will appear on the display of there ar operating
unit.
% When theve hicle is star ted, the climate con-
trol settings most recent lyselected will be
adop ted automaticall y. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The climate control sy stem has been switched
on (/ page 125).
R The vehicle has been star ted.
When the "Cooling with air dehumidi/cation" func-
tion is switched on, the air inside theve hicle is
cooled and dehumidi/ed according tothete mp er-
ature selected.
The function can be activated or deactivated only
in the climate control menu and not in the climate Climate control
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cont
rol menu forre ar-compartment air condition-
ing (second menu le vel). #
Set the air0ow toleve l1 or higher using the
H rock er switch. #
Press theto p or bottom section of rock er
switch ¿or press Á.
When the indicator lamp abo vethe
¿ rock er switch or theÁ button lights
up, the "Cooling with air dehumidi/cation"
function is switched on.
or #
Switch the function on and o. via the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system.
When the indicator lamp abo vethe¿ rock er
switch or theÁ button 0ashes thre e times, the
function is switched o. due toa defect. Ha vethe
climate cont rol system checked at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
% Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y. Other-
wise, the windo wscould mist up more quickl y.
% Condensation may leak from the underside of
th eve hicle in cooling mode. This is not a sign
of a defect. A
A
ut
ut omaticall
omaticall y r
y regulating climat
egulating climat e contr
e control
ol R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem has been switched
on (/ page 125).
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC aut
ONIC aut omatic climat
omatic climat e contr
e control
ol
When THERM OTRO NIC automatic climate cont rol
is in automatic mode, the set temp erature will
automatically be kept cons tant. The system auto-
matically regulates thete mp erature of the dis-
pensed air, the air0ow and the air distribution.
Au tomatic mode can be activated or deactivated
only in the climate control menu and not in the cli-
mate control menu forre ar-compartment air con-
ditioning (second menu le vel). #
T
To switc
o switc h aut
h aut omatic mode
omatic mode on/o.:
on/o.:pressthe
to p or bottom section of theà rock er
switch.
When the indicator lamp abo vetheÃ
ro ck er switch lights up, automatic mode is
switched on.
In automatic mode, if you adjust the air0ow or air
distribution manuall y,the indicator lamp abo vethe
à rock er switch will go out. The function that
has not been changed manual ly, ho wev er, will con-
tinue tobe regulated automaticall y.When the man-
ually changed function switches back toautomatic mode,
the indicator lamp abo vetheà rock er
switch will light up again. Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he air dis
he air distrtribution se
ibution se ttings
ttings TEMPMAT
IC air-conditioning system and
THERM OTRO NIC automatic climate cont rol
¯ Directs air tothe demister vents
b Directs air tothe demister, centre and side
air vents
_ Directs air tothe demister, centre, side and
fo ot we llve nts
a Directs air tothe demister and foot we ll
ve nts
P Directs air tothe centre and side air vents
S Directs air tothe centre, side and foot we ll
ve nts
O Directs air tothefo ot we llve nts
W Controls air distribution automatically Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate control system is switched on. #
Press rock er switch _up or down.
The various air dist ribution settings appear in
th e air conditioning menu of the multimedia
system. #
Press the_ rock er switch up or down until
th e desired setting is reached.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h r ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol
When there ar air conditioning system is switched
on, the air distribution setting on the control panel
also applies torear climate cont rol.
This also applies tothe automatic mode of
THERMOT RONIC automatic climate cont rol. The air
is then automatically directed tothefo ot we ll
and/or the headroom of there ar compartment. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he
he air0ow
air0ow R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem is switched on. #
T
To incr
o incr ease or decr
ease or decr ease:
ease:press theto p or bot-
to m section of theH rock er switch.
Ve hicles with rear climate cont rol: use the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system or the126
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re
ar cont rol panel toset the air0ow forth ere ar
compartment. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem is switched on. #
T
To incr
o incr ease or decr
ease or decr ease:
ease:press theto p or bot-
to m section of thew rock er switch.
Ve hicles with rear climate cont rol: use the air con-
ditioning menu of the multimedia system or the
re ar cont rol panel toset thete mp erature forthe
re ar compartment. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hr onisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The climate cont rolsystem has been switched
on (/ page 125).
The temp erature can be set centrally using the
synchronisation function. The temp erature setting
fo rth e driver's side will then be adop tedfo rthe
front passenger side and, in vehicles with rear cli-
mate cont rol,th ere ar compartment as well.
TEMPMA
TEMPMA TIC and THERMO
TIC and THERMO TR
TRONIC wit
ONIC wit h ho
h hot-w
t-wat
ater
er
auxiliar
auxiliar y heat
y heater
er #
Switch the "Synchronisation" function on and
o. via the air conditioning menu of the multi-
media system.
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC wit
ONIC wit hout ho
hout hot-w
t-wat
ater auxiliar
er auxiliar y heat
y heater
er #
Press theto p or bottom section of rock er
switch 0.
The synchronisation function will be switched o. if
th e settings forth e front passenger side or rear
compartment are changed. Demis Demis
ting t
ting the windscr
he windscr een
een Yo
u can use this function todefrost and demist the
windscreen and the front side windo wsfrom the
inside. Switch o. the "Demist windscreen" function
as soon as the windscreen is clear.
% Vehicles with THERM OTRO NIC: if theve hicle
de tects mist on the windo ws,th e function will
automatically be switched on. #
Switch on climate control (/ page 125). #
T
To switc
o switc h
hon/o.:
on/o.: pushtheto p or bottom sec-
tion of the¬ rock er switch on the front
control panel.
If th e indicator lamp abo vethe¬ rock er
switch lights up, the function has been
switched on. The cur rent air-conditioning set-
tings will be deactivated.
The temp erature, air0ow and air distribution
will be regulated automatically tooptimise the
demisting e.ect. Air-recirculation mode will be
deactivated.
When you enable automatic mode, the "Demist
windscreen" function will switch o. automaticall y.
When you switch o. the "Demist windscreen" func-
tion, the pr evious settings for automatic climate
control will be applied again.
No tethefo llowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched o..
R Ifth e A/C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switc Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch on ai r-
re circulation mode only brie0y. #
Press theto p or bottom section of theg
ro ck er switch.
When the indicator lamp abo vetheg
ro ck er switch lights up, air-recirculation mode
is switched on.
Air-recirculation mode will automatically switch on
in thefo llowing cases:
R in high outside tempe ratures
R while theve hicle is driving through a tunnel
(vehicles with THERM OTRO NIC automatic cli-
mate cont rol and navigation only)
ATer appr oximately 30 minutes, outside air will
automatically be introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automatically switch o.
in thefo llowing cases:
R aTer appr oximately /ve minutes at outside
te mp eratures below appr oximately 7°C
R aTer approximately /ve minutes when the
"Cooling with air dehumidi/cation" function is
deactivated
R aTer appr oximately 30 minutes at outside tem-
peratures abo veappr oximately 7°C and when Climate control
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R
R
ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems with t
h the ho
he ho t-w
t-wat
ater auxiliary
er auxiliary
heat
heat er
er
F
F AIL
AIL ¨
¨appear
appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol display
ol display
Po ssible cause:
R Signal transmission between transmit ter and
re ceiver is malfunctioning. #
Change your position in relation totheve hicle,
moving closer if necessar y.
F
F AIL appear
AIL appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol display
ol display
Po ssible cause:
R The star ter battery is not su1ciently charge d. #
Char gethe star ter batter y.
Po ssible cause:
R The fuel tank is not /lled up tothere ser ve
le ve l. #
Refuel at the nearest /lling station.
F
F AIL appear
AIL appear s on t
s on the r
he remot
emot e contr
e contr ol displa
ol displa y
y¯
¯
Po ssible cause:
R The auxiliary heating has malfunctioned. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. A
A
uxiliar
uxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er
er F
F
unction of t
unction of t he auxiliar
he auxiliary w
y w ar
arm-air heat
m-air heat er
er
Obser vethe no tes on auxiliary heating
(/ page 129).
The air-in take opening forth e auxiliary warm-air
hea ter is located on the inner side of the leT front
seat base. The warm-air outlet is on there ar side
of the leT front seat.
The auxiliary warm-air hea ter supplements the cli-
mate control system of your vehicle and has an
auxiliary heating function.
The stationary heater will switch o. automatically
when theve hicle is switched o. or when the set
heating duration has elapsed.
The immediate heating mode of the auxiliary heat-
ing supports the climate control system when the
engine is running and the outside temp erature is
lo w.
The switch clo ckforth e auxiliary warm-air hea ter
is located in the lo wer centre console.
Yo u can use the switch clock toset up tothree
departure times for pre-entry climate control. Switc
Switc h cloc h cloc kov
k over ervie
vie w (auxiliar
w (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er) 1
Select option / change values
2 Menu bar
3 Select option
4 Pressing brie0y :con/rms a selection or set-
ting
Pressing and holding: switches immediate
heating mode on/o.
5 Status bar
6 Pressing brie0y: switches switch clock on /
cancels or term inates the settings in a menu
Pressing and holding: term inates all functions
Switc
Switc hing t hing t he switc
he switc h cloc
h clock on (auxiliar
k on (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er)
er) #
Press button 6.
% The switch clock will switch tostandby mode
aTer ten seconds. The display will go o..
Se
Se tting t
tting t he switc
he switc h cloc
h clock (auxiliar
k (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er)
Se
Se tting t
tting t he time
he time
Yo u must reset the da y,time and default value for
th e operating duration in thefo llowing cases:
R initial operation
R aTer a voltage supply inter ruption (e.g.if the
battery has been disconnected)
R aTer a malfunction #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until Î0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toset the hours. Climate control
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#
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toset the minutes. #
Press button 4.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he time f
he time f or
ormat
mat #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until the symbol forthe
time form at 0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Select the desired time form at using button 1
or 3. #
Press button 4.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he day
he day #
Press button 1or3 until 4 0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4. #
Press button 1or3 until the symbol forthe
day 0ashes. #
Press button 4. #
Use button 1or3 toselect the desired day
of thewe ek. #
Press button 4.
Switc
Switc hing immediat
hing immediat e heating mode
e heating mode on/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on: press button 4until y
0ashes on menu bar 2.
On will brie0y appear on the displa y,follo wed
by there maining operating duration or the
à symbol for continuous operation. #
T
To switc
o switc h
h o.:
o.: press button 4until Off
appears on the displa y.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time (auxiliar
e time (auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er)
er)
Yo u can set thre e departure times with the switch
cloc k.Fo llowing malfunctions or if the battery has
been disconnected, you will need tore-set the
departure times.
Selecting a pr Selecting a pr ogr
ogram memory
am memory #
Press button 1or3 until j0ashes on
menu bar 2. #
Press button 4.
The numbers of the prog ram memories are
shown on status bar 5. The tick denotes acti-
va ted prog ram memories. #
Use button 1or3 toselect the desired pro-
gr am memor y. #
Press button 4.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating pr
ating progr
ogram memor
am memor ies
ies #
Use button 1or3 toselect OnorOff. #
Press button 4.
Editing pr
Editing pr ogr
ogram memor
am memor ies
ies #
Use button 1or3 toselect 4. #
Press button 4. #
Set the day of thewe ek and the time
(/ page 133).
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per atur
atur e and oper
e and oper ating dur
ating duration
ation
(auxiliar
(auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air heat
m-air heat er)
er) #
Press button 4. #
Set thete mp erature with button 1or3. #
Press button 4. #
Set the operating duration with button 1or
3 or select theà symbol for continuous
operation. #
Press button 4.
% The operating duration set is the default set-
ting for immediate heating mode. You can set
th e operating duration within a range of 10 to
120 minutes or tocontinuous operation.
R
R ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems with t
h the auxiliar
he auxiliar y w
y war
arm-air
m-air
heat
heat er
er
The messag
The messag e
eERROR appear
appears on t
s on the switch
he switch
cloc
cloc k's displa y.
k's displ ay.
Po ssible cause:
R A malfunction has occur red. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop.
The messag
The messag e
eINIT appear
appear s on t
s on the switc
he switc h cloc
h clock's
k's
displa y.
displa y.
Po ssible cause:
R The po wer supply has been inter rupted. All
sa ved settings ha vebeen dele ted.
Au tomatic hardware de tection is cur rently
active. #
When automatic ha rdwa redetection is com-
ple te, set the day of thewe ek, time and operat-
ing duration (/ page 133). #
Set the departure time (/ page 134). 134
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