Then you should now have a sticker and a service booklet from Vaillant - the inspection is a condition for the 5-year warranty.
You didn’t take advantage of the Vaillant subsidy, did you?
Regarding the system diagram: There are of course many types, but there was always a buffer - either the hated large one in the supply line or this safety buffer in the return line. However, this should have no impact on efficiency - just costs a few euros (just under 400 euros) and unfortunately I had to agree to it because of the warranty conditions.