2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS seats

Index....................................................... 3
Introduction......................................... 25
Atag lance ........................................... 34
Safety................................................... 43
Opening and closing...........................67
Seats,steering wheel and mirrors ....83
Lights and windshield wipers ............92
Climatecontrol ................................. 107
Driving and parking..........................119
On-boardcomputer and displays ....168
Stowing and features .......................228
Transportingloads ............................ 232
Maintenance and care ......................240
Breakdown assistance .....................260
Wheels and tires ............................... 267
Technicaldata................................... 294
2Contents

DoorChangin gbulbs (ambien tlamp )....... 97
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 218
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 201
Indicato rlam p................................ 227
Doors
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey )....................................... 67
Control panel ................................... 41
Emergency locking ........................... 69
Emergency unlocking ....................... 69
Drinking and driving ......................... 135
Drinks holder
see Bottle holder
Driver's doo rand front-passenger
door ...................................................... 73
Driver's seat
see Seats
Drivin gabroad
Fue l................................................ 136
Low-bea mheadlamp s.................... 136
Mercedes-Benz Service ................. 136
Drivin goff-road
see Off-road driving
Drivin gonfloodedroads .................. 138
Drivin gsafety systems
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ....... 62
BAS (Brake Assist System) .............. 63
EBD (electroni cbrake force distri-
bution) ............................................. 63
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 64
Important safety information ........... 62
Overview .......................................... 62
Drivin gsystem
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST .. 143
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 198
Drivin gsystems
Active Parking Assist ..................... 154
ATTENTIO NASSIST ........................ 149
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 145
Cruise control ................................ 140
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 213 Lane Keeping Assist ...................... 147
PARKTRONIC ................................. 150
Rear vie
wcamera .......................... 158
Drivin gtips
Automati ctransmission ................. 129
Brakes ........................................... 136
Break-in perio d.............................. 119
Downhil lgradient ........................... 136
Drinking and driving ....................... 135
Driving ab roa
d............................... 136
Dri vi

ng in mountainousa reas ........ 140
Driving in winter ............................. 138
Driving on floode droads ................ 138
Driving on we troads ...................... 137
Exhaus tcheck ............................... 135
Fue l................................................ 135
Genera l.......................................... 134
Hydroplaning ................................. 137
Icy roa dsurfaces ........................... 138
Important safety notes .................. 119
Limite dbraking efficiency on sal-
ted roads ....................................... 137
New brake disks ............................ 137
New brake pads/linings ................ 137
Off-road driving .............................. 138
Overrunc ut-off .............................. 135
Snow chains .................................. 270
Speed limitation ............................. 135
Towing atraile r.............................. 162
Wet roa dsurface ........................... 137
E
EBD (electronicb rake forcedistri-
bution)
Displa ymessage (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 206
Displa ymessage (vehicle without
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 192
Function/note s................................ 63
EC Os tart/stopf unction
Automati cengine start .................. 123
Automati cengine switch-off .......... 123
Deactivating/activating ................. 124
Genera linformation ....................... 122
Important safety notes .................. 123
Electric sliding door
Function ........................................... 74
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Flat tireChangingaw heel/mountin gthe
sparew heel .................................. .287
Fogged-up windows
see Climate control
Frequencies
Mobile phone ................................. 294
Two-way radio ................................ 294
Fron tfog lamps
Changing bulbs ................................ 98
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 210
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 196
Switching on/off .............................. 93
Front-passenger seat
see Seats
Fuel
Additives (gasoline) ........................ 297
Consumption information .............. 297
Consumption statistics (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 178
Consumption statistics (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 171
Displaying the current consump-
tion (vehicle with steering wheel
buttons) ......................................... 177
Displaying the current consump-
tion (vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 172
Displaying the range (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 177
Displaying the range (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 172
Driving abroad ............................... 136
Driving tips ....................................1 35
Fuel content displa y(vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 170
Fuel gauge (vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ................................. 37
Grade (gasoline) ............................ 296
Important safety notes .................. 296
Problem (malfunction) ................... 132
Refueling ........................................ 131
Tank content/reserve fuel ............. 296
Fue lcon tent
Display (vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 170 Fue
llevel
Gauge (vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ............................ ..... 37
F ue ltank
Probl

em (malfunction) ................... 132
Fue ltank reserve level
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 212
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 198
Fuses ..................................................2 66
G
Gasoline............................................. 296
Gearshift recommendation
Display (vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 176
Display (vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 170
Genuine parts ...................................... 31
Glove box ...........................................2 28
GTW (Gros sTrailer Weight) (defini-
tion) .................................................... 284
Guide rail
Maximum tensil estrength ............. 304
H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
Handling control system
see ESP
®(Electroni cStability Program)
Hazard warning lamps ........................ 94
Head restraints
Adjusting (manually). ....................... 88
Important safety notes .................... 88
Removing/installing ........................ 88
Headlamps
Changing bulb s(halogen head-
lamps ).............................................. 98
Fogging up ....................................... 95
see Automati cheadlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High-beam headlamps
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 209
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Cleaning .........................................259
Correct usage .................................. 45
Fastening ......................................... 46
Important safety guidelines ............. 45
Introduction ..................................... 44
Releasing ......................................... 47
Warning lamp ................................. 219
Warning lamp (function) ................... 47
Seats
Adjusting (manually). ....................... 84
Adjusting lumba rsuppo rt ................ 84
Adjusting the hea drestraint ............ 88
Armrest ............................................ 89
Cleaning the cove r......................... 259
Correct driver' sseatp osition ........... 83
Important safety notes .................... 83
Seath eating .................................... 89
Selecting gear
see Automati ctransmission
Selecto rlever
Cleaning ......................................... 259
see Automati ctransmission
Sensors (cleaning instructions) ....... 257
Servic ecenter
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Servic einterva ldisplay
Calling up the service du edate. ..... 248
Hiding service messages ............... 248
Note s............................................. 247
Servic emenu( on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 184
Servic ephon enumber ...................... 262
Servic eproducts
Brake fluid ..................................... 300
Coolant (engine) ............................ 300
Engine oil. ...................................... 298
Fue l................................................ 296
Important safety notes .................. 295
Power steering fluid ....................... 300
Refrigerant (air-conditioning sys-
tem) ............................................... 301
Transmission oil. .................... 299 ,300
Washe rfluid ................................... 302
Setting the air distribution ............... 113
Setting the airflow ............................ 113 Settings
Factory (vehicle with steering
wheelb uttons) ............................... 187
Factory (vehicle withou tsteering
wh eelb
uttons) ............................... 173
On-b
oard compute r(vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 185
On-board compute r(vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 173
Side impac tair bag ............................. 49
Side windows
Cleaning ......................................... 256
Convenience closing feature ............ 81
Convenience opening feature .......... 81
Hinged sid ewindow s....................... 80
Important safety information ........... 80
Opening/closing .............................. 81
Overview .......................................... 80
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 82
Resetting ......................................... 81
Signal and ambien tlight
Changing abulb. .............................. 98
Sliding door
Child-proo floc ks .............................. 61
Cleaning ......................................... 258
Important safety notes .................... 73
Indicato rlam p................................ 227
Opening/closing from the inside ..... 74
Opening/closing from the out-
side .................................................. 73
see Electric sliding door
SmartKey
Changing the battery ....................... 69
Changing the programming ............. 68
Checking the battery ....................... 69
Convenience closing fea-
ture .......................................... 81 ,116
Convenience opening feature .......... 81
Door centra lloc king/unlocking ....... 67
Important safety notes .................... 67
Loss. ................................................ 71
Mechanical key ................................ 68
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 71
SmartKey position s(igni tion lock) .. 120
Sno wchains ...................................... 270
Sockets .............................................. 231
Spare wheel
Genera lnotes ................................ 291
18Index

Please observe the information concerning
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts (Ypage 31).
You can obtain further information from any
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Van Center.
GWARNING
The function of systems or components can
be affected by conversions or modifications
to the vehicle. They might not function prop-
erly anymore and/or jeopardize the opera-
tional safety of the vehicle. There is an
increased risk of an accident and injury.
Conversion sormodification sshould always
be carried out at qualified specialist work-
shop.
If you inten dtomake modification stoyour vehi-
cle, we strongly recommend that you contact
the distributor named on the inside of the front
cover. There you will receive all the necessary
information and acharge may be levied.
You alone accept the responsibility if body man-
ufacturers or dealers make modification sthat
affect the final certification of the engine, the
vehicle or the equipment. This also applies to
the identification and documentation of modifi-
cation stothe affected vehicle components.
You are responsible for certification and confir-
mation that:
Rall the applicable standards and regulations
that are affected by the vehicle modification
are met
Rthe modified vehicle fulfills the vehicle safety standards and emissions laws and regula-
tions
Rthe modification sorinstallation of accesso-
ries does not affect the safety of the vehicle
We are not responsible for the final certification,
product liability or warranty claims which result
from the modifications. This applies to:
Rthe modified components ,assemblies or sys-
tems
Rany resulting noncompliance with any of the
emissions laws and regulations or the motor
vehicle safety standards
Rany consequences arising from the changes
that make the vehicle less safe or even render it defective
We do not assume responsibility as the final-
stage manufacturer or for the consequential
product liability.
Notes on the radiator
Even seemingly small changes to the vehicle,
such as attaching aradiator trim for winter driv-
ing, is not permitted. Do not cover up the radi-
ator. Do not use thermal mats, insect protection
covers or anything similar.
Otherwise, the values of the diagnostic system
may be affected. Some of these values are
legally prescribed and must alwaysbec orrect.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
!
Air bags and Emergency TensioningD evi-
ces, as well as control units and sensors for
these restraint systems, may be installed in
the following areas of your vehicle:
Rdoors
Rdoor pillars
Rdoor sills
Rseats
Rcockpit
Rinstrument cluster
Rcenter console
Do not install accessories such as audio sys-
tems in these areas. Do not carry out repairs or welding. You could impair the operating
efficiency of the restraint systems.
Have aftermarket accessories installed at a
qualified specialist workshop.
HEnvironmenta lnote
We supply reconditioned assemblies and
parts which are of the same quality as new
parts. The same New Vehicle Limited War-
rantya pplies as for new parts.
The operating safety of the vehicle could be
jeopardized if you use parts, tires and wheels as
well as accessories relevant to safety which
have not been approved by Mercedes-Benz.T his
could lead to malfunctions in safety-relevant
systems, e.g. the brake system. Only use genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of equal qual-
ity. Only use tires, wheels and accessories that
have been specifically approved for your vehi-
cle.
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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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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-
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formed correctly to the doors or door panel-
ing, as wellasdamaged doors,c an leadtothe
function of the sensors being impaired .The air
bag smight therefore not function properly
anymore. Consequently, the air bag scannot
protect vehicl eoccupants as they are
designed to do. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors. Always have work on the doors or door pan-
eling carrie dout at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fron tair bags
Driver's air bag :deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger air bag ;deploys in
front of and above the glove box and the center
console.
When deployed, the front air bag soffer addi-
tional heada nd thorax protection on the front
seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
showsy ou the status of the front-passenger
front air bag (
Ypag e44).
The front-passenger air bag wil lonly deploy if:
Rthe Occupant Classification System (OCS)
has detected that the front-passenger seati s
occupied (
Ypag e50). The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lam pisnot lit
(
Ypag e51)
Rthe restraint system control unit predicts a
high accident severity
Side impact air bags
GWARNING
Unsuitabl eseatc overs coul drestrict or even
prevent the deployment of the air bag sinte-
grated into the seats. Consequently, the air
bag scannot protect vehicl eoccupants as
they are designed to do. In addition, the func- tion of the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) coul dberestricted. This posesa n
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
You should only use seatc overs that have
been approved for the respective seatb y
Mercedes-Benz.
Side impact air bags :deploy next to the outer
cushions of the seatb ackrest.
When deployed, the side impact air bag offers
additiona lthorax and pelvis protection. How-
ever, it does not protect the:
Rhead
Rneck
Rarms
In the event of aside impact, the side impact air
bag is deploye donthe side on which the impact
occurs.
The side impact air bag on the front-passenger
side deploys under the following conditions:
Rthe OCS system detects that the front-
passenger seatiso ccupied or
Rthe belttongue has engaged in the beltb uckle
of the front-passenger seat.
If the beltt ongue has engaged in the beltb uckle,
the side impact air bag on the front-passenger
side deploys if the corresponding accident sit-
uation occurs. This is regardless of whethe rthe
front-passenger seatiso ccupied or not.
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