2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS tow

Parking brakeDisplay message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 207
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 193
Notes/function .............................. 133
Warning lamp ................................. 133
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 100
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 152
Display messages .......................... 213
Driving system ...............................1 50
Function/notes .............................1 50
Important safety notes .................. 150
Problem (malfunction) ................... 154
Range of the sensors ..................... 151
Roll-back warning .......................... 152
Trailer towing ................................. 153
Warning displa y............................. 152
PASSENGER AI RBAG OFF
Indicato rlam p.................................. 44
Passenger compartmenta ir-condi-
tioning system
see Climate control
Passenger compartmenth eating
see Climate control
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 62
Plasti ctrim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 258
Powe rwashers .................................. 255
Powe rwindows
see Sid ewindows
Preparin gfor ajourney
Checks in the vehicl e..................... 120
Visua lcheck of the vehicl eexte-
rio r................................................. 120
Program selecto rbutton .................. 129
Protectio nagainst theft
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Protectio nofthe environment
Genera lnotes .................................. 27
Pulling away
Automati ctransmissio n................. 121
Hil lstart assis t............................... 122Q
QR code
Rescuec ard ..................................... 32
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 29
R
Radiatorcover ..................................... 31
Radio
Selecting astation ......................... 180
see separate operating instructions
Radio-wave reception/transmis-
sion in the vehicle
Declaration of conformity ................ 29
Rain sensor
Setting the sensitivity .................... 101
Setting the sensitivity (vehicle
with steering wheelb uttons) ......... 187
Setting the sensitivity (vehicle
withou tsteering wheelb uttons) .... 174
Reading lamp ....................................... 95
Rear benchs eat
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature ............... 86
Genera lnotes .................................. 85
Installation options .......................... 85
Removing/installing (standard
rea rbench seat) ............................... 87
Seata nchorage ................................ 85
Seatr ails .......................................... 85
Seating variants ............................... 85
Rear compartment
Activating/deactivating climate
control ........................................... 110
Seating variants ............................... 85
Setting the ai rvents ...................... 117
Setting the temperature ................ 112
Switching the interio rlighting on/
off .................................................... 96
Rear door
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 218
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 200
Important safety notes .................... 78
Indicato rlam p................................ 227
Opening at an angle of 180° or
270° ................................................ 79
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Important safety notes .................. 291
Removing/mounting ...................... 292
Special seat beltr etractor.................. 57
Specialist workshop ............................ 29
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer (vehicle with
steering whee lbuttons) .................1 85
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 174
Digita l(vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 178
Digita l(vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 172
General notes ................................ 169
In the instrument cluster (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ............ 37
In the instrument cluster (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) ...... 35
Setting the displa yunit (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 185
Setting the displa yunit (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 174
Standin glamp
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 210
Standin glamps
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 196
Replacing bulbs (front) ................... 100
Replacing bulbs (rear) .................... 101
Switching on/off .............................. 92
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting
see Starting (engine)
Starting (engine) ................................ 121
Status overview (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 83
Steering
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 218
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 201
Warning lamps ............................... 227 Steering wheel
Adjusting ......................................... 90
Button overview ............................... 39
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 175
Cleaning ................................... ...... 259
Pa d

dle shifters ............................... 130
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........130
Stickers
General safety notes ........................ 27
Stowage net ....................................... 229
Stowage spaces
see Stowag espaces and stowage
compartments
Stowage space sand stowage com-
partments
Eyeglasses compartment ...............2 28
Glove box ....................................... 228
Important safety notes .................. 228
Stowag enet ................................... 229
Summer opening
see Convenience opening feature
Summer tires ..................................... 269
Sun visor
Changing abulb( mirror lamp) ......... 97
Overview ........................................ 229
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 86
Switchin gair-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 115
Switchin goff the alarm (ATA) ............ 66
T
Tachometer........................................ 169
Tail lamps
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 195
Replacing bulbs .............................1 01
Trailer displa ymessages (vehicle
with steering wheel but-
tons) .............................................. 209
Trailer displa ymessages (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 195
Tailgate
Changing bulbs (ambient lamp) ....... 97
Changing bulbs (signal and ambi-
ent light) .......................................... 98
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Display messages(vehicle with
steering whee lbuttons )................. 218
Display message s(vehicle with-
ou tsteering whee lbuttons )........... 200
Important safety note s.................... 77
Opening dimensions ...................... 303
Opening/closing from the out-
sid e.................................................. 77
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 77
Tank contents
Displaying the rang e(vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 177
Displaying the rang e(vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 172
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 295
Cargo tie-dow npoints .................... 304
Guid erail. ...................................... 304
Loading rails .................................. 304
Rear racks ..................................... 304
Roof carrie r.................................... 304
Tires/wheels ................................. 290
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 305
Vehicl edata. .................................. 303
Vehicl edimensions ........................ 303
Telephone
Accepting acall. ............................ 182
Displa ymessage ............................ 218
Introduction ................................... 181
Numbe rfrom the phone boo k........ 182
Redialing ........................................ 182
Rejecting/ending acall. ................ 182
Temperature
Coolant (displa yinthe instrument
cluster) .......................................... 169
Coolant (displa yinthe on-board
computer) ...................................... 172
Outsid etemperature ...................... 169
Setting (climate control )................ 112
Thef tdeterrents ystems
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 66
Immobilizer ...................................... 66
Time
Setting (vehicle with steering
wheelb uttons) ............................... 186
Setting the time (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 186 Setting the time (vehicle without
steering wheelb
uttons) ................. 175
Tire pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 274
Checki ng ma
nually ........................ 274
Di

spla ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 216
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 199
Important safety notes .................. 274
Maximu m....................................... 274
Note s............................................. 273
Recommended ............................... 270
Tables ............................................ 278
Tire labe l........................................ 271
Tire pressure monitor
Checking the tire pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 276
Function/note s............................. 274
Genera lnotes ................................ 274
Important safety notes .................. 275
Restarting ...................................... 277
Warning lamp ................................. 226
Warning message .......................... 276
Tire pressure table ............................ 278
Tiredness assistant
see ATTENTIO NASSIST
Tires
Aspect rati o(definition) ................. 285
Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition) .................... 284
Bar (definition) ............................... 284
Changing awheel .......................... 286
Characteristics .............................. 284
Checking ........................................ 268
Curb weight (definition) ................. 285
Definition of terms ......................... 284
Directio nofrotation ...................... 286
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 216
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 199
Distribution of the vehicl eoccu-
pants (definition) ............................ 286
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) (definition) ............................. 284
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................... 283
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GAWR(Gross Axle WeightR ating)
(definition) .................................... .284
GTW (Gross Trailer Weight) (defi-
nition) ............................................ 284
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) (def-
inition) ...........................................2 85
GVW R(Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) (definition) .............................. 285
Important safety notes .................. 267
Increase dvehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ...... 284
Information on driving .................... 267
Kilopascal (kPa)( definition) ........... 285
Labeling (overview )........................ 281
Loadb earing index (definition) ...... 286
Loadi ndex ..................................... 283
Loadi ndex (definition) ................... 285
M+S tire s....................................... 269
Maximu mloadona tire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 285
Maximu mloaded vehicleweigh t
(definition) ..................................... 285
Maximu mpermissibl etire pres-
sure (definition) ............................. 285
Maximu mtire load ......................... 283
Maximu mtire load (definition) ....... 285
Optionale quipmentweight (defi-
nition) ............................................ 285
PSI (pounds pe rsquare inch )(de f-
inition) ........................................... 285
Replacing ....................................... 286
Service life ..................................... 268
Sidewal l(de finition) ....................... 285
Snow chains .................................. 270
Speed rating (definition) ................ 284
Storing ........................................... 286
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 284
Summer tire s................................. 269
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 286
Tire bead (definition) ...................... 285
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 285
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 284
Tire size (data )............................... 290
Tire size desi
gnation, load-bearing
ca

pacity, speed rating .................... 281
Tire trea d....................................... 268 Tire trea
d(definition) ..................... 285
Tota lloa dlim it (definition) ............. 286
Tractio n(definition) ....................... 286
TWR (permissibl etraile rdrawbar
noseweight) (definition) ................. 286
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(de finition) .................... 284
Wea rindicator (definition) ............. 286
Wheel and tire combination ........... 291
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 284
Top Tether ............................................ 59
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 266
Important safety notes .................. 264
Towing
If the vehicl eisstuck ..................... 266
Installing/removing the towing
eye. ................................................ 265
Towin gatrailer
Active Parking Assist ..................... 154
Axle load ,permissibl e.................... 305
Cleaning the traile rtow hitch ......... 258
Coupling up atraile r...................... 165
Decoupling atraile r....................... 166
Driving tip s.................................... 162
Note sonr etrofitting ...................... 305
Power supply ................................. 167
Trailer load s................................... 305
Towin gaway
Important safety guideline s........... 264
With both axles on the ground ....... 266
With the rea raxler aised ................ 265
Towin geye......................................... 260
Trailer coupling
see Towing atrailer
Trailer loads and drawbar nose-
weights ............................................... 166
Trailer operation
Lights display messages (vehicle
with steering wheelb uttons) ......... 208
Lights display messages (vehicle
withou tsteering wheelb uttons) .... 194
Trailer towing
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 147
ESP
®................................................ 65
PARKTRONIC ................................. 153
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Electronics .....................................294
Emergency unlocking ....................... 68
Equipment ....................................... 25
Limited Warranty .............................2 5
Loading .......................................... 278
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 69
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 67
Lowering ........................................ 289
Maintenance .................................... 26
Operating safety .............................. 28
Parking for along period. ............... 134
Pulling awa y................................... 121
Raising ........................................... 287
Registration ..................................... 30
Reporting problems ......................... 30
Securing from rolling away ............ 132
Towing away .................................. 264
Transporting .................................. 266
Unlocking (i nanemergency) ........... 69
Unlocking (SmartKey )...................... 67
Vehicl ebattery
see Battery (vehicle)
Vehicl ebodies ..................................... 30
Body/equipment mounting direc-
tive sfor trucks ................................. 30
Vehicl echeck
see Preparing for ajourney
Vehicl edata ....................................... 303
Vehicl edimensions ........................... 303
Vehicl eemergencyl ocking ................ 69
Vehicl eidentificatio nnumber
see VIN
Vehicl eidentificatio nplate .............. 294
Vehicl ekey
see SmartKey
Vehicl etoolkit
in the sea tbase. ............................ 260
Scope. ........................................... 260
Storage location ............................ 260
Stowag ecompartment in the rea r..2 60
Stowag espace in the cargo com-
partment ........................................ 261
Ventilation
see Climate control
VIN
Engine compartment ..................... 295
Typeplate ...................................... 294W
Warning
Stickers ...........................................2 7
Warning and indicator lamps
ABS ................................................ 221
Brakes ...........................................2 20
Check Engine ................................. 223
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST .. 225
Coolant .......................................... 223
Distance warning ........................... 225
Door ............................................... 227
ESP
®.............................................. 221
ESP®OFF ....................................... 222
Fuel tank ........................................ 223
General notes ................................ 218
Overview (vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ................................. 38
Overview (vehicle without steer-
ing wheel buttons) ........................... 36
Parking brake ................................ 133
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ...............4 4
Rear doo r....................................... 227
Reservef uel ................................... 223
Restraint system ............................ 222
Seat belt. ....................................... 219
Sliding door ................................... 227
Steering ......................................... 227
Tire pressure monitor .................... 226
Warranty .............................................. 25
Washer fluid
Adding ...........................................2 46
Capacities ...................................... 302
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 218
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 201
Notes ............................................. 302
Whee land tire combination
see Tires
Whee lboltt ightening torque ........... 289
Wheels
Changing awheel .......................... 286
Checking ........................................ 268
Cleaning ......................................... 256
Important safety notes .................. 267
Interchanging/changing ................ 286
Mounting anew wheel ................... 288
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the occupant's body.The ydon ot, however, pull
vehicl eoccupants back towards the backrest.
Emergency Tensioning Devices do not correct
an incorrect seat positio norincorrectly worn
seat belts.
When triggered ,the seat belt force limiter
reduce sthe force exerted by the seat belt on the
vehicl eoccupant.
The seat belt force limiters for the front seats are
synchronize dwitht he front ai rbags, which
absor bpartoft he deceleratio nforce. This
makes it possibl etoreduce the forces to which
vehicl eoccupants ar esubjected durin ganacci-
dent.
!If the front-passenge rseatisu noccupied,
do not insert the belt tongue into the buckle of
the front-passenge rseat. Thi smayotherwise
lead to the triggerin gofthe Emergency Ten-
sioning Device in the event of an accident,
which will thenn eedtober eplaced.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If the seat belt is incorrectly fastened ,itcan-
not protect as intended. Furthermore, an
incorrectly fastened seat belt can cause addi-
tional injury,f or example, in an accident, dur-
ing braking or when abruptl ychanging direc-
tion. Thi sposes an increasedr iskofi njury or
eve nfatal injury.
Make sure thata llvehicl eoccupants are
seate dproperly with acorrectl yfas tened seat
belt.
GWARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intende dlev el
of protection if yo uhaven ot moved the back-
res ttoana lmostvertica lposit ion. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, yo ucould
slid eunderneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
posesani ncreasedr iskofi njury or eve nfatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly befor ebeginning
your journey .Alway sensur ethatt he backrest
is in an almos tvertica lposit iona nd thatt he
shoulde rsectio nofy ours eatb eltisr outed
across the cente rofyours houlder. If
ac hild younger thant welve yearsoldand
under 5ft(1.50 m) in height is traveling in the
vehicle:
Ralways secur ethe child in achild restraint
systems uitabl efor thisM ercedes-Benz vehi-
cle .The child restraint systemm ustbea ppro-
priate to the age, weight and size of the child
Ralways observe the instructions and safety
note sint he "Children in the vehicle" section
of thisO perator' sManual(
Ypage 56 )in
additio ntothe child restraint systemm anu-
facturer' sinstallatio ninstructions
Rbe sure to observe the instructions and safety
note sont he "Occupant classification system
( O
CS) "(Ypage 50)
GWARNING
The seat belts mayn ot perform their intended
protective functio nif:
Rtheya redamaged, modified ,extremely
dirty,b leachord yed
Rthe seat belt buckle is damage dor
extremel ydirty
Rthe Emergency Tensioning Devices ,belt
anchorage sorinertia reels have been modi-
fied
Sea tbelts mays ustain non-visibl edamag ein
an accident, e.g .due to glas ssplint ers.Modi-
fie dord amaged seat belts mayt earorf ail,
e.g .inana ccident. Modified Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices could accidentall ytrigge ror
fail to deploy when necessary.T hisp oses an
increasedr iskofi njury or eve nfatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts ,Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices ,belta nchorage sorinertia
reels .Makes uret hatt he seat belts are
undamaged ,not worn ou tand clean. Follow-
ing an accident, have the seat belts checked
immediatel yataqualified specialis twork-
shop.
Onlyu seseat belts thath aveb eena pproved for
your vehicl ebyMercedes-Benz.
Proper use of the seat belts
Pa ya ttentio ntothe safety note sabout the seat
belt (Ypage 45).
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All vehicleoccupants must fasten the sea tbelt
correctl ybefore setting off. Make sure thata ll
occupants ar eweari ng thei rseatb elts correctly
for the entire journey.
Whe nfastening the sea tbelt, make sure that:
RThe sea tbeltt ongu eisinserte dinto the belt
buckle thatb elongs to the seat.
RThe sea tbeltist ightene dacross your body.
Avoi dweari ng bulky clothing, e.g .awinter
coat.
RThe sea tbeltisn ot twisted.
Onlyt hen can the forces produced in the
event of an accident be evenly distributed
across the belt.
RThe shoulde rsectio noft he belt must always
be routed across the cente rofthe shoulder.
The shoulde rsectio noft he belt shoul dnot
come into contact with your neck and must
not be routed under the arm. Where possible,
adjus tthe sea tbelttot he appropriate height.
RThe la pbeltm ustbet auta nd as lo waspos-
sibl eovery ourlap .
The la pbeltm usta lway spassa cross your hip
joints and neve racross your stomach or
abdomen. Pregnant women must take partic-
ular care. If necessary,t he lapbeltc an be
pushe ddowna cross the hipj oints and pulled
tight using the shoulde rsection.
RThe sea tbeltisn ot routed ove rsharp, pointed
or fragile objects.
If the sei te
ms ar eonoriny ourc lothing, e.g.
eyeglasses ,pen s, keys, etc., stow thes eitems
in am ore suitabl eloc ation.
ROnlyo ne persons houlduseeach sea tbelta t
any one time.
On no account shoul dbabie sorc hildren
travel sitting on the la pofanother vehicle
occupant. During an accident, they could be
crushe dbetween the occupant and sea tbelt.
RObjects ar enot secured with aseatb eltift he
sea tbeltisb eing used by one of the vehicle’s
occupants.
Als om akes uret hatt hereareno objects, e.g.
cushions, between the occupant and the seat.
Sea tbelts ar esolel yintende dfor the protection
and restraint of the vehicl eoccupants. To
secur eobjects, luggage or loads, always
observe the "Loading guidelines" (
Ypage 232).
Fastenin gand adjusting seat belts
Observ ethe safety notes on the sea tbelt
(Ypage 45) and the notes on correct us eofseat
belts (Ypage 45).
Basic illustration
XAdjust the sea t(Ypage 83).
The sea tbackres tmustbeinana lmostv er-
tica lposit ion.
XPull the sea tbelts moothl yfrom belt outlet =
and engag ebeltt ongue ;into belt
buckle :.
The shoulde rsectio noft he sea tbeltm ust
always be routed across the cente rofthe
shoulder. Adjust the belt outle tifnecessary.
XIf necessary,p ullu pwar ds on the shoulder
sectio nofthe sea tbelttot ighten the belt
across your body.
46Occupant safety
Safety

The shoulder section of the seat belt must
alwaysberouted across the center of the shoul-
der. Adjust the belt outlet if necessary.
XTo raise: slide belt outlet =upwards.
The belt outlet will engage in various posi-
tions.
XTo lower: hold belt outlet release ?and slide
the belt outlet =downwards.
XLet go of belt outlet release ?in the desired
position and make sure that the belt outlet
engages.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with aspecial seat belt retractor to
securely fasten child restraint systems in the
vehicle. Further information can be found under
"Special seat belt retractor" (
Ypage 57).
Releasing seat belts
!Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled up.
Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue will be
trapped in the door or in the seat mechanism.
This could damage the door, the door trim
panel and the seat belt. Damaged seat belts
can no longer fulfill their protective function
and must be replaced. Visit aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Basic illustration
XPress release button :,hold belt tongue ;
firmly and guide it back towards belt outlet
=.
Belt warning for driver sand front pas-
sengers
The 7 seat belt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is areminder that all vehicle occu-
pants must wear their seat belts. It may light up
continuously or flash. In addition, there may be
aw arning tone.
Regardless of whether the driver's seat belt has
already been fastened, the 7seat belt warn-
ing lamp lights up for six seconds each time the engine is started If the front doors are closed
and the driver or front-passenger seat belt has
not been fastened, the 7seat belt warning
lamp lights up again after the six seconds. As
soon as the driver's and front-passenger seat
belts are fastened or afront door is opened
again, the 7seat belt warning lamp goes out.
If the driver's seat belt is not fastened after the
engine is started, an additional warning ton ewill
sound. This warning ton estops after amaximum
of six seconds or once the driver's seat belt is
fastened.
If the vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph (2 5km/ h)
and th edriver'sorf ront-passenger seat belt is
no tfastened, awarning tone sounds again.T he
warning tone sounds with increasing intensity
for am aximum of 60 seconds or until th edriver
or frontp assenger have fastene dtheir seat
belts.
If th edriver or frontp assenger unfasten their
seat belt while th evehicle is in motion,t hebelt
warning automatically reactivates.
iFor morei nformationonthe7 seat belt
warning lamp, see "Warning and indicator
lamps in th einstrumentc luster, seat belts"
(
Ypage 219).
Air bags
Introduction
The air bag installatio npointisi dentified by the
label AI RBAG.
An air bag supplements acorrectly fastened
seat belt.H owever,itisnotintended as asub-
stitut efor th eseat belt.A ir bags provide addi-
tional protection in th eeven tofana ccident.
Not all air bags are deployed in an accident. The
various air bag systems work independently of
each other (
Ypage 54).
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