2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS warning light

Cleaning thesteering wheel and selec-
tor lever
XThoroughlyw ipe withadamp cloth.
XVehicles with leather upholstery: after
cleaning, use leather car eagents that have
been recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning th etrime lements
!Do no tuse solvent-based cleanin gagents
suchast ar remover, wheel cleaners, polishes
or waxes. Thereiso therwise ariskofd amag-
ing th esurface.
XWipe th etrime lements withad amp, lint-free
cloth ,e.g.am icrofiber cloth.
XHeavy soiling: use careproduct sand clean-
ing agents recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning th eseat covers
!Do no tuse microfiber cloth stoclean genu-
ine leather or artificial leather covers.Ifu sed
often,am icrofiber cloth can damag ethe
cover.
!Clean:
Rartificial leather covers withac loth mois-
tene dwithas olution containing 1% deter-
gent, e.g .dish washingl iquid.
Rcloth covers witham icrofiber cloth mois-
tene dwithas olution containing 1% deter-
gent, e.g .dish washingl iquid. Wipe entire
seat sections carefull ytoa void leaving visi-
ble lines. Leavet heseat to dry afterwards.
Cleaning results dependont hetype of dirt
and how longith as been there.
Rgenuine leather covers carefull ywitha
damp cloth ,the nw ipe th ecovers down
withad ry cloth.Makes ure that th eleather
does no tbecome soaked. Otherwise, the
leather coul dbecome roug horcracked.
Only use leather car eagents that have
been tested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz. You can obtain these from aqualified
specialist workshop.
iPleasek eepinm indt hat:
Rleather covers are anatural product and ,as
such, are subject to anatural agingp roc-
ess.L eather may reac tdifferently (e.g. increased wrinkling
)tocertain environ-
mental influences (suchash igh humidity or
intense heat).
Rregular car eisessential to mak esure that
th ea ppearanc eand comfor tofthecovers
are retaine dovertime.
Cleaning th eseat belts
GWARNING
Seat beltsc an become severely weakened if
bleached or dyed. This coul dcaus ethe seat
beltstot earorf ail, for instance, in th eevent of
an accident. This posesani ncreased riskof
injury or fatal injury.
Never bleachord ye theseat belts.
!Do no tclean th eseat beltsu singchemical
cleanin gagents .Don otdry th eseat beltsb y
heating at temperatures above1 76‡(80 †)
or in direct sunlight.
Remove any stains or dirt immediately .This will
avoi dresidue or damage.
XUse clean, lukewarm water and soaps olution.
Cleaning the headliner and carpets
XHeadliner:if it is very dirty ,use asoft brus hor
dry shampoo.
XCarpets: use the carpe tand textile cleaning
agents recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
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Maintenancea nd care
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!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.
264Tow-startin gand towing away
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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
276Tire pressure
Wheel sand tires

Mountingawheel
Vehicle preparation
XStop the vehicleasf ar awayaspossible from
traffic and on alevel, firm and non-slip sur-
face.
XIf you rvehicl eposesar isk to approaching
traffic, switch on the hazar dwarning lamps.
XApply the parking brake.
XTurn the front wheels to the straight-ahead
position.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XSwitch off the engine.
XPassengers should leave the vehicle. Make
sure that the passengers are not endangered
as they do so.
XMake sure that no one is near the dange rarea
while the whee lisbeing changed .Anyone
who is not directly assisting in the wheel
change should, for example, stand behind the
barrier.
XPlace the warning triangl eorwarning lamp at
as uitable distance.
Observe the lega lrequirements on the cor-
rect use of the warning triangl eorwarning
lamp for the country in which you are cur-
rently driving
XSecure the vehicletop revent it from rolling
away.
Observe the safety notes on parking under
"Driving and parking" (
Ypag e132)
XOn level terrain: place chocks or other suit-
abl eo bjects under the front and rear of the
whee lthat is diagonally opposite the whee lto
be changed.
XOn slight inclines: place chocks or other
suitable objects under the wheels on the front and rear axle sopposite the whee ltobe
changed.
XIf included in the vehiclee quipment, take the
tire-changing tool kit out of the vehiclet ool kit
(
Ypag e260).
Apart from some country-specific variants,
vehicles are not equipped with tire-changing
tools. Some tools for changing awhee lare
specific to the vehicle. Consult aqualified
specialist worksho pfor more information on
which tools are required to perform awheel
change on you rv
ehi cle.
XIf included in the vehiclee quipment, remove
the spare whee lfrom the spare whee lbracket (
Ypag
e292) .Observe the safety notes listed
under "Spare wheel" (Ypag e291).
XCarefully remove the hub caps.
XLoosen the whee lbolts on the whee ltobe
changed in acounter-clockwise direction by
about one turn using lug wrench :.Donot
remove the whee lbolts.
Raisingt he vehicle
GWARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack coul dtip over with the vehicler aised.
There is arisk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The bas eofthe jack
must be positioned vertically,d irectly under
the jacking point of the vehicle.
GWARNING
On uphill and downhill slopes, the jack could
tip over with the vehicler aised. There isarisk
of injury.
Do not change wheels on uphill or downhill
gradients. Notify aqualified specialist work-
shop.
!Only position the jack on the jacking points
intended for this purpose. You coul dother-
wis edamage the vehicle.
Observe the following when raising the vehicle:
RTo rais ethe vehicle, only use the vehicle-spe-
cific jack that has been tested and approved
by Mercedes-Benz. If the jack is use dincor-
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Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the respective
wheel.
!On vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monitor, electronic componentsa re located
in the wheel.
Tire-mounting tools should not be used near
the valve. This could damage the electronic
components.
Only have tires changed at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
XCleant he wheel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces.
XSlide the new wheel onto the wheel hub and
push it on.
XScrew in the wheel bolts and tighten them
lightly.
Lowering the vehicle
GWARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is arisk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel is changed.
:—AWheel bolts
XPlace the adapter and the ratchet on the hex-
agon head nut of the jack such that the let-
tering AB/DOWN is visible (
Ypage 287).
XTurn the ratchet in the AB/DOWNdirection
until the vehicle is once agains tanding firmly
on the ground.
XPut the jack aside.
XTighten the wheel bolts evenly in acrosswise
pattern in the sequence indicated (: toA).
Tighten the wheel bolts to the following tight-
ening torques:
RSteel wheel 147 lb-ft(200 Nm)
RAlloy wheel 133 lb-ft(180 Nm)
XTurn the jack back to its out-of-use position.
XStow the jack and the rest of the tire-change
tool kit in the vehicle again.
XWheel with hub cap: position the opening for
the tire valve in the hub cap over the tire valve.
XPush the edge of the hub cap with both hands
against the wheel until it clicks into place.
Make sure the hub cap retaining catches
engage on the steel wheel.
XIf included in the vehicle equipment, secure
the faulty wheel in the spare wheel bracket
(
Ypage 292). Otherwise, transport the faulty
wheel in the cargo compartment.
XCheck the tire pressure of the newly mounted
wheel and adjust it if necessary.
Observe the recommended tire pressure
(
Ypage 270).
Vehicles with the tire pressure monitor sys-
tem: all mounted wheels must be equipped
with functionings ensors.
XRetighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts to the
specified tightening torque after the vehicle
has been driven for 30 miles (50 km).
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Wheels and tires
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