The Mercedes-Benz Viano is now optionally available with a combination of Bi-xenon headlamps, LED daytime driving lights, cornering lights, Add-Light system and a headlamp washer system. The cornering light is controlled via the indicator lever and is effective up to a speed of 40 km/h. The Add-Light system is active at speeds of up to 70 km/h, depending on the steering angle. The particularly extensive Viano Ambiente equipment line includes the Bi-xenon headlamps as standard.

The Mercedes-Benz Viano’s bumper also comes in a new, upgraded design featuring a honeycomb look. The smooth and ungrained surface is painted in the vehicle’s exterior colour on all Viano model variants. The same applies to the three-piece rear bumper, which now extends lower to emphasize the Viano’s dynamism.

The new tail lights are positioned on the right and left above the bumper. The one-piece lights with an integrated black cover in glass look flank the Viano’s rear end. An advantage of the new four-compartment light incorporating tail lamp/brake light, indicator, reversing light and rear fog lamp is improved visibility for the indicator resulting from the use of a new reflector. This change and a different front bumper clearly distinguish the Mercedes-Benz Viano’s exterior appearance from that of the Vito, whose tail lights remain unaltered.

The Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo camper van is based on the long Mercedes-Benz Viano with a front-opening pop-up roof. This roof is also optionally available for the Viano Fun multi-purpose vehicle in its long variant.

All variants benefit from the full everyday practicality of the Mercedes-Benz Viano. With an overall height of just 1875 mm, every rear-wheel-drive Viano fits easily into standard garages, multi-storey car parks, underground car parks and car washes. The same even goes for the Mercedes Viano Fun and the Viano Marco Polo with closed pop-up roof and a vehicle height of 1960 mm.

While the Mercedes Viano’s front axle continues to be based on independent wheel suspension with spring struts, Mercedes-Benz has carried out a complete redesign of the axle’s finer points of detail. The host of new elements cover suspension springs and spring retainers, supporting bearings and suspension strut towers, transverse links including bearings, anti-roll bar and bearings. The modified axle setting ensures improved response. The steering additionally employs a new characteristic and a different torsion bar.

Noise has also come in for close attention. Extensive computer simulations and ongoing monitoring of the results on the actual vehicle have enabled a marked reduction in noise levels. The balancer shafts in the new four-cylinder diesel variant ensure that so-called “second-order” vibrations are eliminated at source. The entire vehicle was subsequently analysed after eliminating these vibrations, giving rise to a diverse range of measures: absorbers in the interior and on the rear axle, specific reinforcement of the body structure, improved insulation and modified seals provide for ultra-quiet travel in the greatest of comfort.

There are no luggage constrictions to be considered when packing for journeys in the versatile and flexible Mercedes-Benz Viano. The development engineers have raised the permissible gross vehicle weight, accompanied by increases in the payload which are quite substantial in some instances. The permissible gross vehicle weight now totals 2.80 t (previously 2.77 t) as standard, while for the extra-long variants it stands at 3.05 t (previously 2.94 t) following the introduction of the new generation. According to model variant, the increase in payload may amount to as much as 100 kg.