2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS seats

Please observe the following conditions for safe
rear seating:
ROnly use rear bench seats approved for the
vehicle.
RArear bench seat with three seats withoutan
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT section may only be fitted
in there is no other row of rear seats behind it.
RPassengers may only use the seats if the rear
bench seat has engaged correctly
(
Ypage 87).
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
GWARNING
If the rear bench seat is not fully engaged, it
may be thrown about while the vehicle is mov-
ing. There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Always make sure that the rear bench seat is
fully engaged as described.
GWARNING
When you adjust aseat, you or other vehicle
occupantsc ould become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting aseat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
GWARNING
The rear bench seat will not engage when fol-
ded forward. The rear bench seat may inad-
vertently fold backward while accelerating,
braking, changin gdirection suddenly or in the
event of an accident ,for example. People
within the sweep of the rear bench seat may
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Before driving off, alwaysf old back the rear
bench seat if it is folded forward. Make sure
that the rear bench seat is fully engaged.
The only way to ensure that the rear bench seat
will engage securely is to alwaysk eep the seat
anchorages clean and free of foreign objects.
The rear seat anchorage is only engaged when
the red indicator tab is no longer visible and is
fully retracted into the seat anchorage.
Rear bench seat with EASY-ENTRY
:
Handle
;EASY-ENTRY release handle
=Indicator tab for seat anchorage locking
mechanism
?Release handle for fronts eat anchorages
If you fold the EASY-ENTRY section of the rear
bench seat forwards, it is simpler and easier to
get into or out of the second row of seats.
XTo fold the EASY-ENTRY section forwards:
pull EASY-ENTRY release handle ;upwards.
XFold the easy-entr ysection forwards with the
aid of release handle ;.
XTo fold the EASY-ENTRY section back: fold
the EASY-ENTRY section back until it engages
in the seat anchorages.
Indicator tab =is no longer visible.
The EASY-ENTRY section has engaged cor-
rectly if:
Rthe seat anchorage engages audibly
Rindicator tab =is no longer visible and is
locked in place in the seat anchorage
XTo remove the EASY-ENTRY section: pull
EASY-ENTRY release handle ;upwards.
XFold the EASY-ENTRY section forwards.
XPull the release handle for fronts eat ancho-
rages ?upwards.
XFold the EASY-ENTRY section further for-
wards.
XLift the easy-entr ysection up and out of the
anchorage.
XTo install the EASY-ENTRY section: place
fronts eat leg of the EASY-ENTRY section on
the seat anchorages and engage.
XFold the EASY-ENTRY section back.
The rear seat leg of the EASY-ENTRY section
engages audibly.I ndicator tab=on the seat
anchorage is no longer visible.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

The EASY-ENTRY section has engaged cor-
rectly if:
Rthe seat anchorage engages audibly
Rindicator tab=is no longer visible and is
fully retracted into the seat anchorage
If the EASY-ENTRY section has not engaged cor-
rectly:
XFold the EASY-ENTRY section forwards.
XFold the EASY-ENTRY section backwards
again and check the lockingm echanism.
Removing/installing the rear bench
seat
Standard rear bench seat:
GWARNING
If the rear bench seat is not fully engaged, it
may be thrown about while the vehicle is mov-
ing. There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Always make sure that the rear bench seat is
fully engaged as described.
GWARNING
If the rear bench seat is not installed as descri- bed or an unsuitable rear bench seat is instal-
led, the seat belts may not provide protection
as intended. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Install the rear bench seat as described. Only
use rear bench seats that are approved for
your vehicle by the distributor named on the
inside cover page.
The only way to ensure that the rear bench seat
will engage securely is to alwaysk eep the seat
anchorages clean and free of foreign objects.
Always observe the notes about the seating var-
iants (
Ypage 85).
:Release handle for rear seat anchorage
;Release handle for front seat anchorages
=Seat anchorages
XTo remove: fold release handle for rear seat
anchorage :up.
XTilt the rear bench seat forward by the upper
edge of the seat backrest.
XPull release handle for front seat ancho-
rages ;up.
XHold the rear bench seat by the lower edge of
the seat cushion.
XFold the rear bench seat forwards and pull it
out of seat anchorages =.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

XTo install:holdthe rea rbench sea tbythe
lowe redgeoft he sea tcushion.
XGuid ethe rea rbench sea tfrom the front
downward sinto front sea tanchorages =and
allo wittoe ngage.
XMake sure thatr elease handles;are folded
underneath in the direction of the floor of the
vehicle.
XFol dthe rea rbench sea tbackinto the upright
position.
The rea rseata nchorages of the rea rbench seat
have engaged correctl yif:
Rthe sea tanchorages engage audibly
Rindicator tabs ?on the sea tanchorages are
no longer visible and have retracted fully into
the sea tanchorages
If the rea rseata nchorages of the rea rbench
sea thaven ot engaged correctly:
XPress release lever for rea rseatleg s:
downward suntilindicator tabs ?have fully
retracted into the rea rseatleg s.
If the rea rseata nchorages of the rea rbench
sea thaven ot engaged correctl yagain :
XFoldthe rea rbench sea tbacka gain with force
so thatt he seatanchorages engage correctly.
Hea drestraints
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Yo uc ould lose contro lofyourvehicl eifyoudo
the following whil edriving:
Radjus tthe driver's seat, hea drestraint,
steering whee lormirrors
Rfasten the sea tbelt
There is ariskofana ccident.
Adjust the driver' sseat, hea drestraint, steer-
ing whee land mirror and fasten your sea tbelt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If the hea drestraints are not installe dornot
adjusted correctly, they canno tprovid epro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the hea dand neck area, e.g .inthe
event of an accident or when braking.
Alway sdrive with the hea drestraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicl eoccupant thatt he centerofthe head
restraint supports the back of the hea dat
aboute yelevel.
Adjust the hea drestraint so that:
Rthe cente rofthe hea drestraint supports the
back of the hea dateyelevel and the head
restraint is engaged
Rwhen your hea disrelaxe dthe back of your
hea drests as close as possibl etothe head
restraint
Use the hea drestraint pa dtoadjus tthe head
restraint so thatiti sasclose as possibl etothe
back of your head.
Adjustin gthe hea drestraints
XTo raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired position.
XTo lower: press release button :and slide
hea drestraint down to the desired position.
XTo mov eforwards: pull the hea drestraint
forward suntilite ngages in the required posi-
tion.
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Seats, steering wheel andmirrors

XTo movebackwards: press and hol ddown
release button ;(luxury hea drestraints
only) and slid ethe hea drestraint back to the
desired position.
XLet go of release button ;(luxury head
restraints only).
XEnsure thatt he headrestraint hase ngaged
properly.
The hea drestraints for the front seats or for a
standard rea rben ch sea tcan onlybei nstalledor
remove dasdescribe dbelow .
XTo remove: pull the headrestraint for the
front sea torstandard rea rbench sea tupa s
far as it will go.
XPress release button :and pull outt he head
restraint.
XTo install: insert the hea drestraints for the
front sea torstandard rea rbench sea tsuch
thatt he rod with the detents is on the left
when viewe dinthe direction of travel.
XPush the hea drestraint down unti litengages.
Armrests
XTo adjust the armres tangle: foldt he arm-
res tupwar ds by more than4 5° to position
2.
The armres tisr eleased.
XFol da rmrest 3forward stothe stop.
XSlowl yfoldt he armres tupwar ds to the
desired position.
XTo fol dthe armres tup:if necessary,f oldt he
armres tupwar ds by more than9 0° to posi-
tion 1.
Seat heating
GWARNING
Repeatedl yswitching on the sea theating can
cause the sea tcushion and backres tpadst o
become very hot. The health of persons with
limite dtemperature sensitivity or alim ited
ability to react to excessivel yhight empera-
ture smaybe affecte dorthey maye vens uffer
burn-like injuries. There is ariskofi njury.
Therefore, do not switch the sea theating on
repeatedly.
!Whe nyou leave your seat, do not place any-
thing on the sea tand switch off the sea theat-
ing .Don ot switch the sea theating on when
the sea tisn ot occupied ,e.g.w hend riving
withou tafront passenger .The sea theating
mayo therwise overheat, causing damag eto
the seat.
The thre ered indicator lamps in the Íbutton
sho wthe activate dheating level 1to 3.
The sea theating automaticall yswitches down
from level 3to level 2afte rapp roximatelys even
minutes.
The system automaticall yswitches down from
level 2to level 1afte rapproximatelyt en
minutes.
At level 1the sea theating switches off auto-
maticall yafterapproximately2 0minutes.
XMake sure thatt he key is in position 1or 2in
the ignition lock.
XTo switc hon:press the Íbutton repeat-
edly unti lthe desired heating level hasb een
set.
XTo switc hoff:press the Íbutton repeat-
edly unti lallindicator lamps go out.
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Seats, steering wheel andmirrors
Z

If the on-board voltage is too low, the seat heat-
ing willeither switch itself off prematurely or not
come on at all .Inthis case, too many electrical
consumers are switched on or the battery
charge is not sufficient. The seat heating will
automatically switch back to the current heating
level when enough on-board voltage is available
again.
Steering wheel
GWARNING
You could lose control of you rvehicle if you do
the following whil edriving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten you rseat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
If the steering wheel is unlocked whil ethe
vehicle is in motion, it could change position
unexpectedly .This could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle.T here isarisk of an
accident.
Before starting off, make sure the steering
wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering
wheel whil ethe vehicle is in motion.
GWARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steering wheel .There is arisk of
injury.
When leaving the vehicle,a lways take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.N ever
leave childrenu nsupervised in the vehicle.
The steering wheel can still be adjusted if the
key has been removed.
Adjusting the steering wheel
:
Steering column height
;Lever
XTo adjust the steering wheel: pulllever ;
up and hold it.
The steering wheel is unlocked.
XMove the steering wheel to the desiredp osi-
tion.
XLet go of lever ;.
The steering wheel engages and is locked
again.
Mirrors
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of you rvehicle if you do
the following whil edriving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten you rseat belt
before starting the engine.
GWARNING
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side reduces the size of the image .Visible
objects are actually closer than they appear.
This means that you could misjudge the dis-
tance from road users traveling behind, e.g.
when changing lane. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
90Mirrors
Seats, steerin gwheel and mirrors

For this reason, always make sureofthe
actual distance from the roadu sers traveling
behind by glancing over your shoulder.
Rear-view mirror
XAnti-glare mode: push anti-glare lever :
forward sorback.
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting manually
XBefores tarting off, manually adjust the exte-
rio rm irrors in such awaythat yo ucan get a
goodo verviewofroadand traffi cconditions.
Adjusting electrically
XBeforep ulling away ,turn the key to position 1
or 2in the ignition lock.
XPres sthe Z button for the lef texterior
mirro rorthe\ button for the right exterior
mirror.
The indicator lamp for the button switches on
and the selected exterior mirro rcan be adjus-
ted.
The indicator lamp goeso utagai naftersome
time.
XIf the indicator lamp for button Zor\
lights up ,press adjustment button 7up or
down, to the right or left.
Adjus tthe exterior mirrors in such awaythat
yo uh aveag oodo vervie woftrafficcondi-
tions.
After the engine has bee nstarted, the exterior
mirrors are automaticall yheated if the rearw in-
dow defroster is switched on and the outside
temperature is low.
Disengaged exterior mirrors
If an exterior mirro rhas bee npushedo utof
position, proceed as follows:
XMove the exterior mirro rinto the correct posi-
tion manually.
The mirro rhousing engages agai nand the
exterior mirrors can be adjuste dagain as
usual.
Mirrors91
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

Useful information
This Operator's Manual describes all models as
well as standard and optional equipment of your
vehicle that were available at the time of going
to print.Country-specific variation sare possi-
ble. Note that your vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the described functions. This also
applies to system sand function srelevantt o
safety.
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops (
Ypage 29).
Loading guidelines
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
When objects are unsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, turn over or be thrown
about, strikin gvehicle occupants .This also
applies to:
Rluggage or loads
Rseats which have been removed and are
being transported in the vehicle in an
exceptional case.
There is arisk of injury, particularly in the
eventofab rakingmaneuver or abrupt change
in direction.
Always stow objects in such away that they
cannot be tossed about. Beforet raveling,
secure objects, luggage or loads to prevent
them slipping or tippin gover. If you removea
seat, stor eitpreferably outside the vehicle.
GWARNING
As aresult of improperly placed or unevenly
distributed loads, the center of gravityoft he
load being transported may be too high or too
far back. This can significantly impair handling
as well as steering and brakin gcharacteris-
tics. There is arisk of an accident.
Always make sure that the center of gravityo f
the load is:
Rbetween the axles
and
Ras low as possible, near the rear axle.
GWARNING
When the permissible wheel loads, axle loads
and/o rthe maximum permissible gross vehi-
cle weight are exceeded, drivings afetyis
compromised. The handlin gaswell as steer-
ing and brakin gcharacteristic smay be signif-
icantly impaired. Overloaded tires may over-
heat, causing them to burst. There is arisk of
an accident.
When transporting aload, always observet he
permissible wheel loads, axle loads and the
maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
for the vehicle (includin goccupants).
!If you are using aroof carrier,o bservethe
maximum roof load and maximum roof carrier
load.
RDo not stac kluggage or loads higher than the
backrests.
RObjects to be transported should preferably
be stowed in the cargo compartment.
RWhen transporting luggage, always use the
cargo tie-down rings for securingl oads and a
cargo net ,ifinstalled.
RUse cargo tie-down rings and fasteners which
are suitable for the weight and size of the
load.
When using suitable load securin gaids and tie
downs, always follow the manufacturer's oper-
ating instructions, in particular the notes on dis-
card criteria contained therein.
Load securin gaids or tie downs must not be
used if:
Ridentification marksa re missingorillegible
Rthereare yarn breakages ,damage to bearing
seams or other signs of tearing
Rther eare signs of shearing, deformation,
pinching or other damage
Rther eisd amage to clampingorc onnecting
elements
Load securinga ids and tie downs in this condi-
tion are ready for discard and must be replaced.
If you use load securinga ids or tie downs which
are worn out, the load may not be sufficiently
secured and could cause damage to property.
232Loading guidelines
Transporting loads

XAlwaystransport load sinthe cargo compart-
ment and with the sea tbackrests folde dup
and properly locked in position.
XAlway splace the load against the backrests of
the front or rea rseats.
XMov elarge and heavy load sasfar towards the
front of the vehicl easpossibl eagain st the
front or rea rseats. Stow the load flush with
the rea rorfront seats.
XAlway saddit ionally secur ethe load with suit-
able load-securing aids or tie downs.
Observ ethe following notes:
RDo not stack load shighe rthant he uppe redg e
of the backrests.
RTransport load sbehin dseats thata renot
occupied.
RIf the rea rbench sea tisn ot occupied ,insert
the sea tbelts crosswis einto the buckle of the
opposite sea tbelt.
Carg ocom partmen tvariations
Youc an vary the cargo compartment according
to your transportation requirements as follows:
Rby folding the sea tbackrests forwar dtothe
table position.
Rby removing the rea rbench seat.
Yo uw illf ind informatio nabout rearbench seats
in the "Rea rbench seats" sectio n(
Ypage 85).
Securingloa ds
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo uattach the tie-down incorrectly when
securing the load ,the following mayo ccurin
the event of abrupt changesind irection, brak-
ing maneuver soranaccident:
Rthe cargo tie-down ring smaybecome
detached or the tie-down mayt earifthe
permissibl eloa dise xceeded
Rthe load mayn ot be restrained.
Thi sm aycause the load to slip ,tip ove rorbe
tossed about, striking vehicl eoccupants.
There is ariskofana ccident and injury.
Alwaystension the tie-downs in the proper
manner and onlyb etween the described
cargo tie-down rings. Alway susetie-downs
designeds pecifically for the loads.
!Observethe informatio nonthe maximum
loading capacity of the individual cargo tie-
down points.
If yo uusesevera lcargo tie-down points to
secur eaload, youm usta lway stake the max-
imu mloadin gcapacity of the weakest cargo
tie-down point into account.
If yo ubrake hard, for example, the forces act-
ing could be up to severa ltime sthe weight
forc eoft he load .Alway susemultipl ecargo
tie-down points in order to distribute the force
absorption. Loa dthe anchorages evenly.
Spread the load evenly across the cargo tie-
down points/cargo tie-down rings. Yo uwillf ind
informatio nonthe maximu mloadin gcapacity of
the cargo tie-down points under "Cargo tie-
down points and carrie rsystems" (
Ypage 304).
Do not attempt to modify or repai rthe cargo tie-
down points/cargo tie-down ring sortie downs.
Read the informatio nonqualified specialist
workshops: (
Ypage 29).
As the driver ,you arer esponsibl efor ensuring
that:
RThe load is secured against slipping, tipping,
rolling or falling off in norma l traffic condi-
ti
ons, shoul dthe vehicl eswervetoa voidan
obstacle ,inthe event of full brake application
and on poor roa dsurfaces.
RThe applicabl erequirements and guidelines
relating to load-securing practice smustb e
met.
If thisisn ot the case, thism ayconstitute a
punishabl eoffense, depending on local legis-
latio nand any ensuing consequences.
Alway sobserve the legalr equirements for the
country yo uarecurrentl yin.
Make sure thatt he load is securebefore every
journey and at regular intervals during alon g
journey .Correct an incorrectly or inadequately
secured load if necessary.
Alway sobserve the operating instructions or the
notes of the lashing strapm anufacturer for the
operatio nofthe lashing strap.
Yo uc an obtai ninformatio nabout securing the
load correctl yfrom the manufacturer of the load
securing aids or tie down for securing the load.
234Securingl oads
Transporting loads