So you've just been given the keys to a Mercedes-Benz for
maybe a rental company or been given a loan car.
But...how does it work?
Well this very very quick guy today will show you how to get going in less than four minutes.
So starting off with the Mercedes-Benz key, the previous style looks just like
this one here with unlock, lock and a boot release but the newer style looks like this.
They both all have the same buttons on them but the only exception to that is the V-class or the
EQV and sometimes in the Marco Polo, because they have a sliding door this button is the one for the
sliding door and then this one hidden at the very top is to open the very rear of the boot.
So let's get your seat set up first and foremost so if you have electric seats
you'll actually see this kind of little seat symbol just up here on the door you basically
move this forwards or backwards depending on where you want to move and that will move your seat.
However don't worry if you don't have that like this particular car here
there is a lever just underneath here to move yourself backwards and forwards
and then the rest of the controls are just on the right hand side in between your seat and the door.
Of course once you have done your seat don't forget to do your side mirrors.
Side mirrors are just above the window switch and
then of course don't forget your centre mirror as well.
So switching on the car is nice and easy there'll be a start/stop button either
on the left hand side or the right hand side depending on the model.
Once you've located that button just put your foot on the brake pedal and
then press that button just once and then it will start up in park.
Which brings us very neatly onto the gears.
Now the gear stick in most Mercedes-Benz is actually over here
on the right hand side on a stalk.
If you notice really really closely it says R, N, P & D on there...
Basically if you see the screen as well R, N, P & D is also displayed there.
This basically moves up to reverse, down for drive and then there's a button on the end for park.
And this whole thing on most Mercedes-Benz from about 2015 or newer,
the handbrake works in conjunction with this as well.
Don't worry if it's a car before 2015 the handbrake will be down here on
the right hand side somewhere you'll see a little P with a little lever.
But basically up for reverse, down for drive and then the
button on the end for park and you'll see it displayed on the screen as you use it.
On the left hand side you have your wipers
and you basically just spin those around depending on the speed you want to go.
Zero at the very bottom is of course completely off, there's a dashed line just above that
which is a low sensitivity on the rain sensor then the high sensitivity on the rain sensor
and then the last two are manually on normal and then manually on really fast.
And then the buttons just in the middle of the stalk here are the rear wiper
although this is automatic if it is raining and your front wipers are on and you put it in reverse
but you can manually turn that on there just in case you need it.
The last thing on this stalk is of course your full beams you can pull towards you to
of course flash but then push away from you it will do full beam up manually.
Although some Mercedes-Benz do have an automatic function on there as well.
And then finally this screen here is the multimedia system
now in some cars it'll either be called MBUX or COMAND for the vast majority of Mercedes .
This one here is that one of the latest from Mercedes and is controlled using a
touchpad in the middle so you just swipe this left and right like this
or you can use it as an actual touchscreen like so.
And quite simply either on COMAND or MBUX you'll see 'Phone',
'Navigation', 'Radio' & 'Media' functions all displayed on pretty much the first four.
There's a few more advanced things on the right hand side just in case you
wanted to go through some settings and things but the real basics are literally
just shown there and of course you can get your phone connected up all via Bluetooth.
So guys of course this is a very very quick video on just a few things to
get you going in case you've got a Mercedes-Benz for the short term.
However if you've got one for the long term then you might want kind of
a few more ins and outs and a few more details in which case I'd recommend checking out
this video right here because this one is equivalent to what Mercedes-Benz staff do
on a handover if you've bought one and collected in person.
So check that video out there.
Guys thank you so much for watching huge shout out to these guys Sandown Mercedes-Benz
as they help provide access to all these awesome cars you see in the videos.
Until next week see you then!