2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS recommended oil

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

Cleaning thesliding door
The car einstructionsdon otapply to electric
slidingd oors.
XRemove foreign object sfromt hevicinity of
contac tsurfaces ;and contac tpins :of
th es lidingd oor.
XClean contac tsurfaces ;and contact
pins :witham ild cleanin gagenta ndasoft
cloth.
Do no toil or grease contac tplates ;and
contac tpins :.
Cleaning th etrailer tow hitch
HEnvironmental note
Dispose of rags soaked in oil and grease in an
environmentall yresponsible manner.
!Do no tclean th eball couplingw ithapower
washer. Do no tuse solvents.
!Observ ethe note sona dditional car efor the
trailer to whitch (see th emanufacturer'so per-
atin ginstructions).
You can also have th emaintenance work on the
ball couplinga nd thetrailer to whitch carried out
by aq ualified specialist workshop.
Interior
Cleaning th einterior
!When usingl iquids to clean th evehicle inte-
rior ,observ ethe followingp oints:
RUnder no circumstances use power wash-
ers.
RMakesure that no fluid senter or remain in
gaps and cavities.
REnsure sufficient ventilatio nwhen clean-
ing.
RMakes ure that th evehicle interiorisc om-
pletely dry after cleaning.
Cleaning th edisplay
!For cleaning, do no tuse any of th efollowing:
Ralcohol-based thinner or gasoline
Rabrasive cleanin gagents
Rcommercially-available householdc leaning
agents
Thesem ay damag ethe display surface. Do
no tp ut pressure on th edisplay surface when
cleaning. This coul dlead to irreparable dam-
age to th edisplay.
XSwitch off th edisplay and let it coo ldown.
XClean th edisplay surface withac ommercially
available microfiber cloth and cleane rfor
TFT/LCD displays.
XDr yt he display surface usingad ry microfiber
cloth.
Cleaning th eplastic trim
GWARNING
Care product sand cleanin gagents containing
solvents caus esurfaces in th ecockpit to
become porous. As aresult, plastic part smay
com elooseint heevent of air bag deploy-
ment. Thereisar iskofi njury.
Do no tuse any car eproduct sand cleaning
agents to clean th ecockpit.
!Do no taffix th efollowingtop lastic surfaces:
Rstickers
Rfilms
Rscentedoil bottle sorsimilar items
You can otherwise damaget heplastic.
!Do no tallow cosmetics ,insect repellento r
sunscree ntocomeintoc ontac twitht heplas-
tic trim. This maintain sthe high-quality look of
th es urfaces.
XWipe th eplastic trim and th ecockpit witha
damp, lint-free cloth ,e.g.am icrofiber cloth.
XHeavy soiling: useamild detergentorc are
product sand cleanin gagents recommended
and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
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Maintenance and care

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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Additives
!Do notuse any additive sintheengin eoil.
This could damag ethe engine.
Engineo il viscosity
!If theSAE viscosit yclassoft heengin eoil
used does no tcover th eoutside temperature
range in whic hyou are operating th evehicle,
it mus tbechanged in goo dtime, in particular
before th ecolds eason commences. Using an
engin eoil that does no thavea dequate tem-
peratur echaracteristics can lead to engin e
damage.
The temperature range information of th eSAE
classification always refers to that of fresh oil.
The temperature characteristics of th eengine
oil may deteriorat esignificantly due to agin g
in use, especially at low outside tempera-
tures.
We recommen dthaty ou chang ethe engin e
oil before th ecolds eason commences. Use
an approve dengineo il of th especifie dSAE
class.
Engin eoil SA Eclassification
Viscosit yindicates th eflowc haracteristics of a
fluid .Ifane ngineo il has ahigh viscosity, this
mean stha titi sthick ;al ow viscosit ymean stha t
it is thin.
Dependin gontherespective outside tempera-
tures, select an engin eoil according to SA E
classification (viscosity). The table displays th e
SA Ec lassification to be used .The low temper-
atur echaracteristics of engin eoils can notice -
ably deteriorat eduring operation ,e.g.f ro m
aging, soo tand fuel accretion .For this reason ,
regular oil changes usin ganapprove dengineo il
from th esuitable SA Eclassification are urgently
recommended.
Oil change
Oil chang eintervals depend on th evehicle's
operating condition sand th equalit yoft he
engin eoil used .The on-board computer auto -
matically shows th edatef or th enexto il chang e
as an event message in th edisplay.
Mercedes-Benz recommends having th eoil
changed at aqualified specialist workshop .
Information abou toil consump tion
Dependin gonthedrivin gstyle, th evehicl econ-
sumes amaximum of 1. 0USqt(1.0l )ofe ngine
oil over adistance of 620 miles (1,000 km).
Oil consumption may be higher if:
Rthe vehicle is new.
Ryou mainly operate the vehicle under arduous
operating conditions.
Ryou frequently drive at high engine speeds.
Regularm aintenance is one of the preconditions
for moderate rates of consumption.
You can only estimate the oil consumption after
you have driven aconsiderable distance.
Check the engine oil level on aregular basis, e.g.
weekly or each time you refuel (
Ypage 242).
Transmission and power steering oil
Automatic transmission
Service product: automatic transmission
fluid
Product name/numberMaintenance interval
Mobil ATF 134 FE
Valvoline ATF Pro 236.15—
MB Sheet No. 236.15
Further information can be obtained at any
qualified specialist workshop.
Service products and capacities299
Technical data
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