2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS key

XRemove impurities immediately, wherepos-
sible, whils tavoidin grubbing to ohard.
XSoak insec tremain swithi nsec tremove rand
rinse off th etreated areas afterwards .
XSoak bird droppings wit hwater and rinse off
th et reated areas afterwards .
XRemove coolant, brakefluid ,tre er esin, oils ,
fuel sand greases by rubbing gentl ywitha
cloth soaked in petroleum ether or lighte r
fluid .
XUse tar remove rtoremove tar stains.
XUse silicon eremove rtoremove wax.
Cleaning th ewindows
GWARNIN G
You could become trapped by th ewindshield
wiper siftheys tart moving while cleaning th e
windshield or wiper blades. There is arisko f
injury.
Always switch off th ewindshield wiper sand
th ei gnition before cleaning th ewindshield or
wiper blades.
!Do no tfoldt he windshield wiper saway from
th ew indshield unless th ehoodisc losed. Oth-
erwise, you could damag ethe hood.
!Hold th ewiper arm securel ywhen foldin g
back. The windshield could be damaged if th e
wiper arm smack sagainst it suddenly.
!Do no tuse dry cloths, abrasive products ,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean th einside of th ewindows .Do
no ttou ch th einsides of th ewindows wit h
har dobjects ,e.g.ani ce scrape rorring. There
is otherwise ariskofd amaging th ewindows .
!Clean th ewater drainag echannels of th e
windshield and th erear window at regular
intervals. Deposit ssuchasl eaves, petals and
polle nmay under certain circumstances pre -
ven twater from drainin gaway. This can lead
to corrosio ndamag eand damag etoelec-
tronic components.
XClean th einside and outside of th ewindows
wit had amp cloth and acleaning agen ttha tis
recommended and approve dbyMercedes-
Benz.
Exterior
Cleaning th ewheels
!Do no tuse any acidic or alkalin ecleaning
agents .The yc an caus ecorro sionont he
whee lbolt sort heretainer spring sfor th e
wheel-balancin gweights .
!Do notpark th evehicl efor an extended
period straight after cleaning it ,particularly
after having cleane dthe wheels wit hwhee l
cleaner. Whee lcleaners could caus e
increased corrosio nofthebrak ediscsa nd
brak epads/linings. Fo rthisr eason ,you
should driv efor afew minute safter cleaning .
Braking heat sthe brak ediscsa nd th ebrak e
pads/linings, thus dryin gthem. The vehicl e
can then be parked.
If you clean th ewheels wit hapower washer,
observ ethe safet ynotes for th epower washe r
(
Ypage 255). You could otherwise damag ethe
tires .
Cleaning th ewiper blades
GWARNIN G
You could become trapped by th ewindshield
wiper siftheys tart moving while cleaning th e
windshield or wiper blades. There is arisko f
injury.
Always switch off th ewindshield wiper sand
th ei gnition before cleaning th ewindshield or
wiper blades.
!Do no tfoldt he windshield wiper saway from
th ew indshield unless th ehoodisc losed. Oth-
erwise, you could damag ethe hood.
!Do no tpull th ewiper blade .Otherwise, th e
wiper blade could be damaged.
!Do no tclean wiper blade stoo often and do
no trub them to ohard. Otherwise, th egraph-
it ec oating could be damaged. This could
caus ewiper noise.
!Hold th ewiper arm securel ywhen foldin g
back. The windshield could be damaged if th e
wiper arm smack sagainst it suddenly.
XTurn th ekeyto position 0in th eignition loc k
or remove it .
XFold thewindshield wiper arm saway from th e
windshield until you fee lthe me ngage .
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Maintenance and care

!Vehicles withagasolinee ngine:avoid
repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Oth-
erwise, the catalytic converter could be dam-
aged by non-combusted fuel.
If the indicator and warning lamps in the instru-
ment cluster do not light up at low tempera-
tures, the discharged battery may have frozen.
In this case you may neither charge the battery
nor jump-start the vehicle. The service life of a
thawed battery may be shorter. Start-up behav-
ior may deteriorate, in particular at low temper-
atures. Have the thawed battery checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Do not use arapid charging device to start the
vehicle. If your vehicle's battery is discharged,
the engine can be jump-started from another
vehicle or from adonor battery using jumper
cables. For this purpose, the vehicle has ajump-
starting connection point in the engine com-
partment.
When jump-starting, observe the following
points:
RThe battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If
the other vehicle's battery is not accessible,
jump-start the vehicle using adonor battery
or ajump-startingd evice.
RYou may only jump-start the vehicle when the
engine and exhaust system are cold.
RDo not start the engine if the battery is frozen.
Let the battery thaw first.
RJump-starting may only be performed from
batteries with anominal voltage of 12 V.
ROnly use jumper cables that have asufficient
cross-section and insulated terminal clamps.
RIf the battery is fully discharged, attach the
battery of another vehicle for afew minutes
before attempting to start. This charges the
empty battery alittle.
RMake sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
Rthe jumper cables are not damaged.
Rbare parts of the terminal clamps do not come
into contact with other metal parts while the
jumper cables are connected to the battery.
Rthe jumper cables cannot come into contact
with parts such as the V-belt pulley or the fan.
These parts move when the engine is started
and while it is running.
Jumper cables and further information regarding
jump starting can be obtained at any qualified
specialist workshop.
Before connecting the jumper cables
XApply the parking brake.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XSwitch off all electrical consumers, e.g. audio
equipment, blower.
XTurn key to position 0in the ignition lock and
remove it.
XOpen the hood (Ypage 241).
Connecting the jumper cable
XPush contact protection cover :of the jump-
starting connection point backwards against
the spring force as far as it will go.
The jump-startingc onnection point is visible.
Terminal connecting plan
XRemove the cover from positive terminal =
of the donor vehicle's battery.
XConnect the positive terminal clamp of the
jumper cable to positive terminal =of the
donor vehicle's battery, and then to positive
terminal Aof the jump-startingc onnection
point.
XRun the donor vehicle's engine at idling
speed.
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XConnect thenegative terminal clam pofthe
jumper cabl etonegative terminal ;of the
donor veh icle's battery, and then to earth
contact ?of your own veh icle.
XInsertt hekeyintot he ignition locka nd start
th ee ngine.
You can no wswitch electrical consumers
back on excep tthe lighting system.
XBefore disconnecting th ejumper cables, let
th ee nginer un for several minutes.
XDisconnect th enegative terminal of the
jumper cabl efrome arthc ontac t? and then
from negative terminal ;of th edonor veh i-
cle's battery.
XDisconnect th epositiv etermi nal clam pofthe
jumper cabl efromp ositiv etermi nalAon the
jump-startin gconnectio npoint, and then
from positiv etermi nal=of th edonor veh i-
cle's battery.
Contac tprotection cover :isautomatically
returned forwards to its original positio nby
th es pring force and th ejump-startin gcon-
nection pointisc losed.
XPositio nthe cover on positiv etermi nal=of
th ed onor veh icle's battery.
You can no wswitch on th elighting system.
XHav ethe battery checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Tow-startin gand towin gaway
Important safety notes
GWAR NING
Functionsr elevanttosafety are restricted or
no longer availab leif:
Rthee ngineisn otrunning.
Rtheb rak esystem or th epower steering is
malfunctioning.
Rthere isam alfunctio ninthevoltage supply
or th evehicle 's electrical system.
If your veh icle is bein gtow ed, muc hmore
force may benecessary to steer or brake.
Thereisar iskofana cciden t.
In suchc ases, use atow bar. Before to wing,
mak esure that th esteering moves freely.
GWARNING
You can no longer steer th evehicle ifthe
steering wheel lockh as been engaged.There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Alwa ysswit ch off th eignition when to wingthe
vehicle withat owcabl eorat owbar.
GWARNING
When to wingor tow-startin ganother vehicle
and its weightisg reatertha nt he permissible
gross weightofy our vehicle,the :
Rthet ow ing eye could detach itself
Rthev ehicle /traile rcom binatio ncould roll-
over.
Thereisar iskofana ccident.
When towing or tow-startin ganother vehicle,
its weights hould notbegreatertha nt he per-
missible gross weightofy our vehicle.
In formation on th egross vehicle weightc anbe
foun dont hevehicle identification plate
(
Ypage 294).
!Secure th etow rop eort owbar to th etow ing
eye or trailer to whitch only. Otherwise, the
vehicle could become damaged.
!Do no tuse th etow ing eye for recovery, this
could damag ethe vehicle .Ifindoubt,recover
th ev ehicle withac rane.
!Drive slowlya nd smoothly when to wing.
Excessivet ractive power could otherwise
damag ethe vehicles.
!Shift th eautomatic transmission to Nand
do noto pen th edriver' sorf rontpassenger's
door durin gtow ing .The automatic transmis-
sion may otherwise shifttop ositionP,which
could damag ethe transmission.
!The vehicle can be towed amaximum of
30 mile s(50km ).The to wingspeedof30m ph
(50 km/h) must no tbeexceeded.
If th evehicle has to betowed mor ethan
30 mile s(50km) ,the entire vehicl emus
tbe
ra

ised and transported.
When towing away, you must observet helegal
requirement sfor th ecountr yinw hichy ou are
currently driving.
It is bette rtohave th evehicle transported than
to have it towed.
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Have the vehicle transported onatransporter or
trailer if it has transmission damage.
Whent owing, the automati ctransmission must
be in position N.Ifthe automati ctransmission
cannot be shifted to position N,havet he vehicle
transported on atransporter or trailer.
The battery mus tbeconnected and charged.
Otherwise ,you :
Rcannot turn the key to position 2in the igni-
tion lock
Rcannot shift the transmission to position N
Before the vehicle is towed, switch off the auto-
mati clocking feature (
Ypage 72). You could
otherwise lock yourself out of the vehicle when
pushing or towing away the vehicle.
Installing/removin gthe towing eye
The fixtur efor the front towing eyeisl ocated in the
bumper.
The rea rtowing eyeisl ocated underthe bumper.
If yo utow or tow-start avehicle, attach the tow-
ing device to rea rtowing eye ;.
If your vehicle is equipped with atrailer tow
hitch, attach the towing device to the trailer tow
hitch (
Ypage 162). Installing the front towing eye
XTake the towing eyea
nd screwdriver from the
vehicle tool kit (Ypage 260).
XPres sthe arro wonthe cover :and remove
cover :from the opening.
You will see the fixtur efor the towing eye.
XScrew in the towing eyec lockwise to the stop.
XInsert the screwdriver into the towing eyea nd
tighte nthe towing eye.
XStow the screwdriver in the vehicle tool kit
(Ypage 260).
Removing the front towing eye
XRemove the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit (Ypage 260).
XInsert the screwdriver into the towing eyea nd
turn the screwdriver counter-clockwise.
XUnscrew the towing eye.
XInsert cover :with the lu gatthe top and
pres sitinatt he bottom until it engages.
XStow the towing eyea nd the screwdriver with
the vehicle tool kit (Ypage 260).
Towing with the rear axle raised
!
Vehicles with automati ctransmission must
not be towe dwitht he rea raxler aised.T he
vehicle/trailer combinatio nmay otherwise
swerve or even roll over.
!The ignition mus tbeswitched off if the vehi-
cle is being towe dwitht he front or rea raxle
raised.O therwise,ESP
®may intervene and
damag ethe brake system.
Always raise the rea raxlef or towing away.
XSwitch on the hazard warning lamps
(Ypage 94).
XTur nthe front wheels to the straight-ahead
position.
XRelease the parking brake.
XIf necessary ,turn the key to position 0in the
ignition lock and remov eit.
XTake the key with yo uwhenleaving the vehi-
cle.
XDo not excee dthe towing speed of 30 mph
(50 km/h).
Please observe the important safety instruc-
tions whe ntowing your vehicle with the rea raxle
raised (
Ypage 264).
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Towingthe vehicle with both axles on
the ground
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Yo uc an no longe rstee rthe vehicl eifthe
steerin gwheel lock hasb eene ngaged .There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Alway sswitch off the ignition when towing the
vehicl ewithat ow cable or atow bar.
!Do not exceed the towing spee dof30mph
(50 km/h). Yo ucould otherwis edamag ethe
transmission.
Please observe the important safety notes
befor etowing your vehicl e(
Ypage 264).
Towingvehicle switha utomatic trans-
mission
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
XDepres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
N.
XLeave the key in position 2in the ignition lock.
XSwitch on the hazar dwarning lamps
(Ypage 94).
XReleas ethe parkin gbrake.
XReleas ethe brake pedal.
XDo not exceed the towing spee dof30m ph
(50 km/h).
Recovering avehicle that is stuck
!
When recovering avehicl ethath asbecome
stuck, pull it as smoothl yand evenly as pos-
sible. Excessive tractiv epower could damage
the vehicles.
If the drive wheels gett rapped on loose or
mudd yground ,recover the vehicl ewitht he
utmost care. Thi sisespecially the cas eifthe
vehicl eisladen .
Never attempt to recover avehicl ewithat railer
attached.
Pull ou tthe vehicl ebackwards ,ifpossible, using
the tracks it made when it becam estuck.
Transporting the vehicle
!
Yo um ayonl ysecur ethe vehicl ebythe
wheels ,not by parts of the vehicl esucha s
axl eors teerin gcomponents. Otherwise, the
vehicl ecould be damaged.
The towing ey eortrailer tow hitch can be used
to pull the vehicl eonto atrailer or transporte rif
yo uw ishtot ransport it.
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
XShift the transmission to position N.
XReleasethe parkin gbrake.
If the vehicle is loaded:
XShift the transmission to position P.
XTurn the key to position 0in the ignition lock
and remove it.
XMake sure the parkin gbrake is applied.
XLash down the vehicle.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
Vehicle switha utomatic transmission
!Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow-started .You could otherwis edam -
ag et he automatic transmission.
Yo uc an find informatio nonjump-starting under
"Jump-starting “(
Ypage 262).
Electrical fuses
The fuse allocation chart and important safety
informationonthe fuses can be found in the
"Fuse allocation chart" supplement.
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nificantlytoo low. The tire pressure monitor is
not malfunctioning.
RUSA only: if the hwarning lamp flashe sfor
60 seconds and then remains li tconstantly,
the tire pressure monitor is malfunctioning.
The display also shows amessage:
Ron vehicles withou tsteering whee lbuttons
(Ypage 199)
Ron vehicles with steering whee lbuttons
(Ypage 216)
USA only: if the tire pressure monitor is mal-
functioning ,itmaybe more than10m inutes
before the malfunctio niss hown. The htire
pressure warning lamp flashe sfor 60 seconds
and then remains lit. Whe nthe malfunctio nhas
been rectified, the htire pressure warning
lamp goe soutafte raf ew minutes of driving.
The tire pressure value sindicated by the on-
board compute rmaydiffer from thos emeas-
ured at agasstatio nwithap ressure gage. The
tire pressures shown by the on-board computer
refe rtot hosem easured at sea level .Athigh
altitudes, the tire pressure value sindicated by a
pressure gage are highe rthant hoseshown by
the on-board computer. In thisc ase, do not
reduce the tire pressures.
If radio transmitting equipment (e.g. wireless
headphones, two-wa yradios) is operated inside
the vehicl eorinthe vicinity of the vehicle, this
can interfer ewitht he operatio nofthe tire pres-
su re

monitor.
Checkin gthe tire pressure electroni-
cally on vehicle swiths teering wheel
buttons
Yo uc an onlyc heck the tire pressure electroni-
cally on vehicles with steering whee lbuttons.
Using the steering whee lbuttons
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
XPress the =or; button to select the
Servicemenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select
TireP ressure.
XPressato confirm.
The current tire pressure of each whee lis
shown in the display.
If the vehicl ehasbeen parked for over
20 minutes ,the Tirep ressure willb e
displayed after drivingaf ew minutesmessage appears. After
ateach-inp eriod, the tire pressure monitor
automaticall ydetects new wheels or new sen-
sors. As long as aclear allocation of the tire
pressure value to the individual wheels is not
possible, the Tire
PressureMonitorActivemessage is shown insteadoft he tire pressure
display .The tire pressures are already being
monitored.
Tire pressure monito rwarning mes-
sages
If the tire pressure monitor detects alossin
pressure in one or more tires, awarning mes-
sage is shown in the display .The h warning
lamp lights up.
Vehicles withou tsteering whee lbuttons
RIf the CorrectT irePressuremessage is
shown in the display ,the tire pressure in at
leas tone tire is too low. The tire pressure
must be correcte datthe next opportunity.
RIf the CheckTirePressureSoonmessage
is shown in the display ,the tire pressure in
one or more tire shasdropped significantly.
The tire smustbec hecked.
RIf the WarningT ireMalfunc.message is
shown in the display ,the tire pressure in one
or more tire shasdropped suddenly. The tires
must be checked.
Vehicles with steering whee lbuttons
RIf the Adjust TireP ressuremessage is
shown in the display ,the tire pressure in at
leas tone tire is too low. The tire pressure
must be correcte datthe next opportunity.
RIf the Check Tiresmessage is shown in the
display ,the tire pressure in one or more tires
hasd ropped significantly .The tire smustb e
checked.
RIf the WarningTireMalfunctionmessage
is shown in the display ,the tire pressure in
one or more tire shasdropped suddenly. The
tire sm ustbec hecked.
Alway sreada nd follo wthe instructions and
safety notes relate dtothe display messages,
which can be found in the "Tires" section.
Rfor vehicles withou tsteering whee lbuttons
(Ypage 199)
Rfor vehicles with steering whee lbuttons
(Ypage 216)
Vehicles with steering whee lbuttons: if the
whee lpositions on the vehicl eare rotated,t he
tire pressures maybed isplayed for the wrong
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positionsfor as hort time. This is rectified after a
few minutes of driving ;the tire pressures are
then displayed for the correct positions.
Restarting the tir epressure monitor
General notes
When you restart the tire pressure monitor, all
existing warning messages are deleted and the
warning lamp goes out. The monitor uses the
currently set tire pressures as the referenc eval-
ues for monitoring. In most cases, the tire pres-
sure monitor will automatically detec tthe new
referenc evalues after you have changed the tire
pressures. However,y ou can also define refer-
enc evalues manually as described here. The tire
pressure monitor then monitors the new tire
pressure values.
Vehicles without steering wheel buttons
The vehicle must be stationary. Use the buttons
in the instrument cluster.
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
XPress Èto select the TirePressuremenu.
XPress3to confirm.
The display shows the Monitoring Active
message.
XPress3to confirm.
The display shows the Tire Pressure OK?
message.
If you wish to confirm the restart:
XPress the fbutton.
The display shows the distance menu.
After you have driven for afew minutes, the
system checks whether the currentt ire pres-
sures are within the specified range. The new
tire pressures are then accepted as reference
values and are monitored.
If you wish to cancel the restart:
XPress g.
The display shows the tire pressure menu.
The tire pressure values stored at the last
restart will continue to be monitored.
Vehicles with steering wheel buttons
Using the steering wheel buttons
XMake sure that the tire pressures of all four
wheels are set correctly for the currento per-ating conditions. When doing so, observe the
notes under "Tire pressure" (
Ypage 270).
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
XPress =or; to select the Servicemenu.
XPress9or: to select the TirePres‐suresubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
The display shows either the currentt ire pres-
sure for the individual tires, or the Tire
pressure will be displayed afterdrivingafew minutesmessage.
XPress the:button.
The display shows the Use CurrentPres‐
sures as New Reference Values:mes-
sage.
If you wish to confirm the restart:
XPress the abutton.
The display shows the Tire Press. Moni‐
tor Restartedmessage.
After you have driven for afew minutes, the
system checks whether the currentt ire pres-
sures are within the specified range. The new
tire pressures are then accepted as reference values and are monitored.
If you wish to cancel the restart:
XPress the %button.
The tire pressure values stored at the last
restart will continue to be monitored.
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