2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS dashboard

There is, however, no system availabletoday
that can completely rule out injury or death.
It is also not possible to rule out arisk of injury
caused by an air bag due to the high speed at
which the air bag must be deployed.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you do not sit in the corrects eat position,
the air bag cannot protec tasintended and
could even cause additional injury when
deployed. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
To avoid hazardous situations, alwaysm ake
sure that all of the vehicle's occupants:
Rhave fastened their seat belts correctly,
including pregnant women
Rare sittin gcorrectly and maintain the great-
est possible distance to the air bags
Rfollow the following instructions
Always make sure that there are no objects
between the air bag and the vehicle's occu-
pants.
RCorrectly adjust the seats before driving off.
Always make sure the seat backrest sare
positioned as close to the vertical as possible.
The center of the head restraints should sup-
port the back of the head at about eye level.
RMove the driver's and front-passenger seat as
far back as possible. The driver's seat position
must be such that the vehicle can be driven
safely.
RKeep hands on the outside of the steering
wheel rim. This allows the air bag to deploy
fully.
RAlways sit with your back against the seat
backrest when driving. Do not lean forward,
on the door or against the side window. Oth-
erwise, you are in the air bag deployment
area.
RAlways keep your feet in the footwell in front
of the seat. Do not,f or example, place your
feet on the dashboard. Otherwise, your feet
are in the air bag deployment area.
RSuitable restraint systems must alwaysb e
used for persons under 5ft(1.50 m) in height.
The seat belt cannot be worn correctly by
persons who do not reach this height. If children are also traveling in the vehicle,
please take note of the followingp
oints.
RChild restraint systems should preferably be
installed on the rear seats.
ROnly secureachild on the front-passenger
seat in arearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem if the front-passenger front air bag is
deactivated. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is permanently lit, the front-
passenger front air bag is deactivated
(
Ypage 44).
RMake sure you observe the instructions and
safety notes on "Occupan t Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 50) and "Children in the
vehicle" (Ypage 56), as well as the child
restraint system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Objects in the passenger compartment
could prevent an air bag from functioning
properly. To prevent risks due to the required
air bag speed after deployment, ensure the fol-
lowing before starting the journey:
Rthere are no persons, animals or objects
between the vehicle occupantsa nd an air
bag.
Rthere are no object sbetween the seat, door
and B-pillar.
Rno hard objects, e.g. coat hangers, hang on
the grab handles or coat hooks.
Rno accessories, such as cup holders, are
attached to the vehicle within the deployment
area of an air bag, e.g. to doors or side win-
dows.
Rthere are no heavy, sharp or fragile object sin
the pocketsofi tems of clothing. Such items
should be suitably stowed elsewhere.
GWARNING
If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects
to it.
Vehicles with window curtain air bags for all
rows of seats:
GWARNING
Sensorstoc ontrol the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
48Occupant safety
Safety

Occupant Classification System (OCS)
operation
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp:
shows you whether the front-passenger fronta ir
bag is deactivated .
XTurn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
The system will carry out aself-test.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
must light up for approximately six seconds.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
then shows the status of the front-passenger
fronta ir bag. If the status of the front-passenger
fronta ir bag changes while the vehicle is in
motion ,anair bag display message may appear
in the instrument cluster:
Ron vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Ypage 190)
Ron vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Ypage 204)
When the front-passenger seat is occupied,
alwaysp ay attention to the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp. Make sure the correct
status is displayed for the front-passenger air
bag before and during the journey.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp:
Rlights up ,the front-passenger air bag is deac-
tivated. It will not be deployed in the event of
an accident.
Rdoes not light up,t he front-passenger air
bag is activated. If, in the case of an accident,
all deployment criteria are met, the front-
passenger fronta ir bag is deployed.
GWARNING
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit, the front-passenger fronta ir bag is
disabled. It will not be deployed in the event of
an accidenta nd cannot perform its intended
protective function .Aperson in the front-
passenger seat could then ,for example, come
into contact with the vehicle's interior, espe-
cially if the person is sitting too close to the
dashboard. This poses an increased risk of
injur yore ven fatal injury.
When the front-passenger seat is occupied,
alwayse nsure that:
Rthe classification of the person in the front-
passenger seat is correct and the front-
passenger fronta ir bag is enabled or disa-
bled in accordance with the person in the
front-passenger seat
Rthe front-passenger seat has been moved
back as far back as possible.
Rthe person is seated correctly.
Make sure, both before and during the jour-
ney, that the status of the front-passenger
fronta ir bag is correct.
GWARNING
If you secure achild in achild restraint system
on the front-passenger seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
off, the front-passenger fronta ir bag can
deploy in the event of an accident. The child
could be struc kbythe air bag. This poses an
increased risk of injur yoreven fatal injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger fronta ir
bag has been disabled. The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
GWARNING
If you secure achild in aforward-facing child
restraint system on the front-passenger seat
and you position the front-passenger seat too close to the dashboard, the child could, in the
event of an accident:
Rcome into contact with the vehicle's inte-
rior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi-
cator lamp is lit, for example
Rbe struck by the air bag if the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is off
Occupant safety51
Safety
Z

XTo switchonoro ff:press the |button.
Whe nthe automatic interio rlighting contro lis
activated, the button is flush with the over-
hea dcontro lpan el.
The interio rlighting switches on automaticall yif
you:
Runlock the vehicle
Ropen adoor
Rremove the key from the ignition lock
The cargo compartment lamp switches on auto-
maticall yifyou:
Runlock the vehicle
Ropen the tailgate or rea rdoor
Ropen aslidin gdoor
The trunk lamp always switches on automati-
cally when the tailgate is opened.
Manual interior lighting control
XTo switc hthe fron tint erior lighting on/
off: press the cbutton.
XTo switc hthe rear or carg ocom partment
lighting on/off: press thewbutton.
XTo switc hthe fron treading lamps on/off:
press the pbutton.
Rear interior light with reading lamp
in the handles
:Rear interio rlight and reading lamp
;Switching the reading light on and off
Carg ocom partmen tlamp with button
Cargo compartment lamp with button
:
c Switches the cargo compartment
lighting on/off
If your vehicl eisinstalle dwithac argo compart-
ment lamp with abutton, yo ucan switch al lthe
cargo compartment lamps on/off using the
c button in thisc argo compartment lamp.
Regardless of the positio nofthe switch ,the
cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on/off centrall yusing the wbutton in the
overhead contro lpan el (
Ypage 95).
Replacing bulbs :int erior lighting and
ambien tlamps
General notes
It is essential thatt he important safety notes on
changing light bulb sare observed
(
Ypage 98).
Hav ethe bulb softhe following interio rlights
replaced at aquali fied specialist workshop only:
Rlights for the footwell lighting
Rlights for the overhead contro lpan el in the
dashboard
Rlamps in the rea rcompartment gra bhandles
Rthe trunk lamp in the headline rinaPassenger
Van
RLED light stripint he cargo compartment in a
Cargo Van
Otherwise, the lamps ,thei rbrackets or the side
paneling and headline rmaybe damaged.
If yo urequire hel pwhenc hanging bulb sofother
interio rlights ,pleas evisit aquali fied specialist
workshop.
96Replacin gbulbs:i nterior lighting and ambien tlamps
Lights and windshield wiper s

Warning displays
Front area warning display in center of dashboard.
Reararea warning display on the dashboard
Rea rarea warning display in center of headliner in
rear compartment.
:
Warning segments for the left side of the
vehicle
;Warning segments for the right side of the
vehicle
=Segments showing operational readiness
The warning display sshow the distance
between the sensor and the obstacle.
The warning display is divided into five yellow
and two red segments for each side of the vehi- cle. PARKTRONIC is operational if operational
readiness indicator
=lights up.
There is amalfunction if only the red segments
of the warning display light up (
Ypag e154).
The selected transmission position determines
whethe rthe front and/or rear area is monitored.
Selector lever posi-
tionMonitoring
DFront area
R or NFront and rear area
PNo area sactivated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approache sanobstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
Rsixth segment, an intermittent warning tone
sound sfor approximately 2seconds.
Rseventh segment, acontinuou swarning tone
sounds. This indicates that you have now
reache dthe minimu mdistance.
Roll-back warning
Regardless of transmission position,
PARKTRONIC automatically monitors the area
behind the vehicl eifthe vehicl ebegins to roll
backwards, e.g. after stopping on an uphill gra-
dient.
Activating/deactivating PARKTRONIC
XPress the fbutton.
If PARKTRONIC is deactivated, the indicator
lam pint he switch lights up.
152Driving systems
Driving and parking

Cup holders in thedashboard
Cup holder in th edashboar d(example :left side of
vehicle )
Cup holders :are locate dontheleft and the
righ tont opof th edashboard and on th ecenter
console.
Bottle holder
The bottle holders are in frontoft hestowage
compartments in th efront doors.
Therea re additional bottle holders on th eleft
and righ tintherear compartmen tside paneling.
Observ ethe safety note s(
Ypage 228).
Ashtray
Ashtray
Ashtray withl id: can be inserted int oacup
holder on th edashboard or int oacup holderi n
th er ear compartment.
Cigarett elighter
GWARNING
You can burn yourself if you touch th ehot
heating elementort hesocke tofthecigarette
lighter.
In addition,f lammable materialsc an ignite if:
Rtheh ot cigarette lighter falls
Rachild holdst hehot cigarette lighter to
objects, for example
Thereisar iskoff irea nd injury.
Always hold th ecigarette lighter by th eknob.
Always mak esure that th ecigarette lighter is
out of reac hofchildren. Never leave children
unsupervised in th evehicle.
Above all, pay attentio ntotraffic conditions. You
coul dotherwise caus eanaccidenta nd injure
yourself and others. Only operate th ecigarette
lighter if traffic conditionsp ermit.
230Cigarettelighter
Stowing and features