2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ABS

Overvie
wofthe media menu The informatio
ndispla yedont he media display
and visible playbac kcont rols ma ychange
depe nding on them edia source. Example:
Trac kisp laye df romaU SB device
1 Activem edia sou rce
2 Album co ver,ifav ailable from acompatible
source
3 : Repeat (once per track)
4 9 Random pl aybac k(shuf flem ode)
5 0055 Next tra ck
6 00CF Controls playbac k(pause)
7 0054 Prev ious track
8 Timeline (elapsed playing time and playing
time of thet rack)
9 Details about thet rack (ifavailable)
A Track Connecting USB devices
*
NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damag eUSB devices. #
Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle. #
Connect theU SB device totheU SB port. #
Press on |. #
Select Source *USB.
% When connectin gseve ralA pple ®
devices, pay
attention totheo rder in whic hthe devices
ar ec onnected. The multimedia sy stem only
connects wit hthe device that is connec ted
fi rs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that ar econ‐ nec
tedatt he same time ar eonlys upplied
wit hp ower. St
arting media playback Re
quirements
Ad atas torage medium is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem. #
Press |. #
Select amedia source with Source. #
Select thed esired trac korstation. Ad
justin gthe volume #
Press on |. #
Select ë. #
Press on cor0082 untilthed esired vol‐
ume is set. Information on playbac
kusing Blu etoo th®
de vices When using Blue
tooth®
devices youc an control
playbac kwitht he contro lelements on them ulti‐
media sy stem. With some devices youc an also
sear chthem usic librar yfromt he menu. On Blue‐
tooth ®
devices that do no tsuppor tthis type of
sear ch,select thet rack orthep laylistd irectly on
th em edia pla yeritself.
Whe ther tra ckinformatio nsuchast he song title,
artis tname, tra cklengt hand album co vera re
av ailable, depends on thef unctions of them edia
pla yera nd them usic app. Ra
dio Selecting
aradio station #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio.
One of thef ollowing options is available:
R Tosetal ower or higher radio frequency:
select 00F5or00F6.
R Tosear chfora vailable radio stations :select
Scan.
R Toviewal istoft heavailable radio stations:
select StationList. Setting
DABs tations DA
Bs tations ar enotavailable in all regions.
St ation scan forD AB stations Multimedi
asyst em 16 3

#
Select DAB Radio. #
Press on Scan.
Whe nthe sear chis comple te,t he firs ta vaila‐
ble statio nint hefirs te nsemble found is
pla yed.
% Aftert he firs ts earch, youc an select Scan
again tosear chforD AB stations again. When
th en ew sear chisfinished them ultimedia
sy stem pla ysbac kthe firs ts tatio nint he
ensemble whic hyou werelistening toatthe
beginning of then ew sear ch.
Changing DABs tations #
Select DABR adio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select 00F5or00F6 tochang ethe DABs ta‐
tion.
At thee nd of thec urrent ensembl ethe multi‐
media sy stem automaticall ychanges tothe
fi rs ta vailable statio nint he next ensemble.
Selecting aDAB station from alist #
Select DAB Radio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select StationList. #
Ifre qu ired, selec tacategor y. #
Select astation. Saving
astatio nasa favo rite #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio. #
Select Favourites.
The following option sareavailable:
R Tostor eas tatio ninana vailable prese t:
select preset.
R Toreplace astatio nt hat has been sa ved:
press and hold on thep rese ta nd select
Replace . Switching
thet raffic information service on
or off The traf
fici nformation service use sthe radio
dat asystem( RDS), toprov ide youw ithc urrent
traf fici nformation. If thes ystemr ecei vesat raffic
announcemen titswitches automaticall ytothe
st atio ntransmitting thet raffic announcement.
When thea nnouncemen tisfinished thes ystem
re turns tothep reviou sstation. #
Toswitc hont he traf fici nformation
service: selectZ. #
Select RDS Announcement s-TA. Satellit
eradio Information on
thes atellit eradio
SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio of fers mor ethan 14 0
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100%
commercial-free music, sports, ne wsand enter‐
ta inment ,for example. SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio
emplo ysaflee tofh igh-per form anc esatellites to
broadcas taround thec lockthroughout theU SA
and Canada. The satellit eradio prog ramisa vaila‐
ble foram onthly fee. Information about this can
be obtained from aSiriusXM ®
Service Center and
at https://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.c a(Canada).
% Sirius, XM and all
related mar ksand logos
ar et rademar ksof SiriusXM Radio Inc .and its
subsidiaries. All other mar ks,c hannel names
and logo sarethep roperty of their respective
ow ners. All rights reser ved.
Re gis tering satellit eradio
Re quirements
R Satellit eradio equipment
R The registration wit hasatellit eradio pr ovider
% If
re gistration is no tincluded when pur chas‐
ing thes ystem, your credit car ddetails will
be requ ired toactivat eyour account
Befor eyou ar eable toactivat eyour SiriusXM ®
subs cription youw ill nee dtohavether adio ID for
yo ur SiriusXM Connec tTune ravailable. Youc an
call up this radio ID in theS iriusXM ®
settings
menu or se tyour stereo sy stem tochannel 0. #
Select Z*SiriusXM Settings *Sir-
iusXM Radio ID .
The servic einformation screen appear sshow‐
ing ther adio ID and thec urrent subscription
st atus. #
Establish atelephone connection. #
Followt he service staff's instructions.
The activatio nprocess ma ytakeuptot en
minu tes.
% Yo
uc an also ha vethes atellit eservice activa‐
te do nline. Todo so, please visit https://
www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada). 16 4
Multimedia sy stem

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el oad. The lashing rods directly absorb the
po tentia lshifting forc es.
Securing loads on thec argo compartmen tfloor
by lashing them down is onl yrecommended for
light weight loads. La yanti-slip mats under the
load toassis tinsecuring it.
Do no tattem pttomodify or repair thec argo tie-
down points ,tie-down eyesort ie downs. Read
th ei nformation on qualified specialis tworks hops
(/ page18). Using lashin
gstraps Obser
vetheo perating instruction sorthe lashing
st ra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor theo pera‐
tion of thel ashing stra p.
Securing loads on thec argo compartmen tfloor
by lashing them down is onl yrecommended for
light weight loads. La yanti-slip mats under the
load toassis tinsecuring it. #
Obse rvet he no tesons ecuring loads
(/ page168). #
Obser vethem aximum loading capacity of the
cargo tie-d ownp oints and tie-down eyes
(/ page234).
No tesa nd information on them aximum loading
capacity of thel ashing stra pc an be found on the
lashing stra pl abel. If thel abel is missing or illegi‐
ble, thel ashing stra pisr eady tobe discarded and
mus tber eplaced. Suc halashing stra pm ustn ot
be used.
If re fere nce sticke rs we reincluded on deliver y,
af fixt hem tothev ehicle as follo ws: #
Clean thes urface befor esticker 1is af fixe d.
The sticke rs mus tbea ffixed toaflat, me tallic
sur face free from grease and du st. #
Affixs tickers 1 oneverys ide of thev ehicle
in close pr oximit ytot he loading rails in a
clearly visible location.
Te nsioning strap #
Obser vetheO perating Instruction sorthe
manufacturer's no tesonh owtouse thet en‐
sioning stra p.
Ti ghtening #
Press and hold tensioning le ver3. #
Guide tensioning strap 1between tension‐
ing le ver3and brace 2as illustrated and
tighten. #
Release tensioning le ver3.
Re leasing #
Press and hold tensioning le ver3. #
Pullt ensioning strap 1out of thes trap
bu ckle.
Ra tche tstrap 17 0
Transporting

Yo
uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R When braking
R Inthee vent of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions #
Inthee vent of ashortcircui tora simi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately. #
Do no tdrive on. #
Alwaysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. R
Further information on ABS (/ page111 )
R Further information on ESP ®
(/ page111 )
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use bat teries that ha vebeen tested
and appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These batteries pr ovide inc reased impact pr otec‐
tion toprev ent vehicle occupants from suf fering
aci db urns should theb atter ybed amaged in an
accident. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can igni tetheh ighly
ex plosiv egas mixtur einthe batter y. #
Todischar geanye lectrostatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry. The highly
flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated while
th eb atter yisc harging and when jump-s tarting.
Mak esuret hat neither youn ortheb atter yis
electros tatically charge d.
Elect rostatic charge can occu rinthefollowing
cases ,for example:
R Youa rewe aring synthetic clo thing.
R Ther eisf riction between your clo thing and
th es eat.
R Youd ragorp ushtheb atter yacross acarpet
or other synthetic materials.
R Your ub theb atter ywithc loth sort owels. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. #
Do no tinhal ebattery gases. #
Keep children away from theb atter y. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughly wit hplenty of clean waterand
seek medica lattention immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetoimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. Obser
vethes afet yn otes and pr otectiv emeas‐
ures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion Fire, open
flames and smokin gare
prohibited when handlin gthe batter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyte
or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes
and clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an apron
and asafet ym ask. Immedia tely rinse
electrolyt eacids plashes of fwith
clea nwater .Ifn ecessar y,seek medi‐
cal advice. We
areyep rotection. 19 0
Breakdown assis tance

cation code
,tires ize,tiret ypec ode and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants overdesignated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or components in
th eb rake system and in thew heel suspen‐
sion ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEPossible wheel and tir edamage
when driving overobstac les Lar
gewheels ha vealow er tir esection width.
As thes ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheel sand tires being damaged when driving
ove robstacles increases. 216
Wheels and tires

Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensu rethat thew heel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renots ure, do no tmovet he
ve hicle. Contact aqualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethet ightening tor‐
qu ec hec kedi mmediately. Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been ins talled
(/ page220). #
Place thea dap tera nd ther atche tonthe hex‐
agon head nut of thej acks ucht hat thel ette r‐
ing AB/DOWN is visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche toft he
jac kc ounter-clo ckwise. #
Steel wheels: tightent he wheel bolts or
wheel nuts evenly in acrosswise patter nin
th es equence indicated (1 to5 )and to a
maximu mof200 Nm. #
Alloy wheels: tightenthew heel bolts or
wheel nuts evenly in acrosswise patter nin
th es equence indicated (1 to5 )and to a
maximu mof180 Nm. #
Che ckthet irep ressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y.
Ve hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor sys‐
te m: allins talled wheels mus tbeequipped with
functioning sensors. #
Retighten thew heel bolts tothes pecified
tightening torque af tert he vehicle has been
driven 31miles (50 km). %
When using
awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted disk wheel, ha vethe
wheel bolt sorwheel nut sretightene dagain
af te ra pproxima tely 62 1to3 ,107 miles
(1,000 to5,000 km) .Obser vethes pecified
tightening torque. Infor
matio nonw heeland tir ecom binations
Gene raln otes
Re treade dtires ar enotcheckeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benzasitisn otalw aysp ossi‐
ble todetect pr evious damag eafter retreading.
Fo rthis reason ,Mercedes-Ben zcanno tguarantee
th eir driving saf ety. Do no tuse used tires when
th eir pr evious usag eisunknown.
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nlyu se tires, wheel sand accesso ries
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or use
wit hd riving saf etys ystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Onl yuse tires, wheels and accessories that ha ve
been checkeda nd recommended byMercedes-
Benz.C ertain characteristics, suc hashandling,
ve hicle noise emissions, fuel consum ption, etc.
ma yotherwise be adversely af fected. Other
wheel size smaycause thet ires tocome int ocon‐
ta ct wi th thevehicle body and axle components
when under load. This ma yresult in damag eto
th et ireort hevehicle.
Mercedes-Benzisn otresponsible fora ny dama ge
caused byusin gtires, wheel soraccesso ries
ot her than those recommended.
Information on tires, wheels and permissible
combinations can be obtained at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The smaller thec ross-section of atireofas pe‐
cific wheel size, thew orse thed riving comfor ton
poor road sur faces. Ride and da mping com fort
ar er educed and ther isk increases that when you
driv eovero bstacles ,dam agetow heels and tires
ma yresult.
If yo uc hang ewheel siz eonyourvehicle, checkit
is assigned tothec orrect wheel size catego ry
( / pag e218). If thea ssignmen tchanges without
re coding thec ont rolu nit sint hevehicle, the
speedome terw illn ot displa ythe speed accu‐
ra tely.D riving safety sy stems and driving sy stems
ma ythen be operationally impaired or ma ydetect
am alfunction and switc hthemselves off. Wheels and tires
221

*
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB -Appr oval Model
sM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All model s2 29.5, 229.6**R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.1USqt( 1.0l) of
thee ngine oils wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4.
Re placement amount
Engine oil Approximately
2USg al (7.7 l) Tr
ansmissio noil Au
tomatic transmission
Ope ratin gfluid :automatic transmission fluid Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
Mobil ATF1 34 FE
Va lvoline ATFP ro
236. 15
MB Shee tNumber
236. 15 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Re ar axle
Operating fluid: transmission oil Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
MobilubeFE7 5W-85
Mobilub eFEPlusNG
75 W- 85
MB Shee tNumber
235.7 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. Te
ch nica ldata 229

pla
yasam eans of orientation, toget her with
th en umber of sa vedd ispla ymessages. #
Press 0038toexitth ed ispla ymessages
screen. Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0091
ABS,E SP Inoperative *
ABS,B AS, hillstart assis tand ESP ®
as well as its driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eunavailable due toam alfunction.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated and other driving sy stems could
be automaticall ydeactivated.
The brak esystem continues tofunction normally ,but without the
functions lis teda bove. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
The wheels ma yblock during braking and ESP ®
does no tper‐
fo rm anyv ehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease. In addition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Switc hthe engine off, wait brief lyand star tt he engine again. #
Chec kwhether thed ispla ymessag ehas disappeared and ESP ®
is operational.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe shown: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00DF
00E5 Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
ABS, BAS, hil lstart assis tand ESP ®
as well as its driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eunavailable due toam alfunction.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated and other driving sy stems could
be automaticall ydeactivated.
The brak esystem continues tofunction normally ,but without the
functions lis teda bove. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
The wheels ma yblock during braking and ESP ®
does no tper‐
fo rm anyv ehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease. In addition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. 236
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps