2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS Clock

If
yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughly wit hclean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can igni tefuel vapor. #
Befor eyou open thef uel filler cap or
ta ke hold of thep um pn ozzle, touc ht he
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo id creatin ganother electros tatic
ch arge ,don otget intot he vehicle again
during ther efueling process. *
NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehicles
wit hag asoline engine If
yo uh ave accidentally refueled wit hthe
wrong fuel:
R Do no tswit ch th eignition on. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es drained
comple tely. *
NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The ignition is switched off.
R The front left-hand door is open. %
Do no
tget back intot he vehicle during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). #
Open fuel filler flap 1 . #
Turn fuel filler cap 2coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Close all vehicle door stopreve nt fue lvapors
from entering thev ehicle interior. #
Comple tely slide thef iller nec kofthe pump
nozzle int othe tank ,h oo kinp lace and refuel. #
Fillthef uel tank only unti lthe pum pnozzle
switches off. #
Replace fuel filler cap 2and tur nitclock‐
wise.
Yo uw ill hear aclickw hen thef uel filler cap is
close dfully. #
Open thef ront left-hand door. #
Close fuel filler flap 1.
% If
th ef uel tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y,
add at leas t1.3gal(5l)off uel. Befor estart‐
ing thee ngine again, switc honthe ignition
th re eorf our times.
% Ve
hicles that can use amixtur eoff uels can
be recognized bythes ticker"Ethanol up to
E85!" on thef uel filler flap. Drivin
gand parking 107

Only
checkt he coolant le vela nd/or fill th ec ool‐
ant if thev ehicle is stationar y,on aleve lsurface
and thee ngine has cooled down. The coolant
te mp eratur emustbeb elow1 22°F (50°C). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. #
Coolant con tains glyc ol and is therefor epoi‐
sonous. Obser vethei nformation under
"Operating fluids and capacities"
(/ page230).
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Re
gular lych eckt he engine cooling sy stem and
th eh eating sy stem forl ea ks.Ift hereisal oss of
coolant ,have thec ause de term ined and rectified
in aq ualified specialis tworks hop without dela y. Example: cap and coolant
expansion reser voir
Checking thec oolant le vel #
Slowly tur ncap 1 of coolant expansion res‐
er vo ir2 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and
allo woverpressur etoe scape. #
Turn cap 1further and remo veit. The coolan
tleve lisc orrect in thef ollowing cases:
R Uptomar kerb ar3 when thee ngine is cold
R Ifth ee ngine is warm,upto0 .6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar3
Ad ding coolant
Only use coolant appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz to
av oid damaging thee ngine cooling sy stem. #
Refe rtot he information on coolant
(/ page230). #
Refill th ec oolant up tomar kerb ar3 inthe
fi ller openin gofcoolantexpansio nreser voir
2. #
Replace cap 1and tighten in aclockwise
direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Setthe temp eratur einthevehicle interior to
th em aximum output on thec ont rolp anel of
th ec limat econt rol. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y. Re
filling thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,smokin gand
th ec reation of spar kswhen using wind‐
shield washer concentrate. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐ Maintenance and care
181

To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit
(/ page201). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Installin
gand removing the fron ttow ing eye
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to
incor rect use of thet ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. Fixtur
efor thef ront towing eyeintheb umper #
Take thet ow ing eyea nd scr ewdriver from the
ve hicle tool kit (/ page201).
Installing #
Press thea rrow on co ver1and remo ve
co ver 1from theo pening.
Yo uw ill see thef ixtur efor thet ow ing eye. #
Screw inthet ow ing eyec lockwise tothe
st op. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tighten thet ow ing eye. #
Stow th escrew driver in thev ehicle tool kit.
Re moving #
Remo vethes crew driver from thev ehicle tool
kit. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tur nthe towing eyec ounter-clockwise. #
Unscr ewand remo vethet ow ing eye. #
Inser tcover 1 withthe lug at thet op and
press it in at theb otto muntil it engages. #
Stow th etow ing eyea nd thes crew driver with
th ev ehicle tool kit.
Re ar towing eye Re
ar towing eyeu nder theb umper #
When towing or tow- startin gav ehicle, attach
th et ow ing devic etoreartowing eye2. #
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hatrailer tow
hitch, attac hthe towing devic etothe trailer
to wh itch ( /pag e233). #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Obser vethen otes and information on start‐
ing assis tance (/ page 191). 200
Breakdown assi stance

St
orag ecompa rtmen tint he rear comp art‐
ment Opening
thes torage compa rtment St
orag ecompartmentint herear compartment
on ther ight-ha ndside of thev ehicle #
If necessar y,fold up ther ear seat. #
Turn topr otar yc atch 1clockwise and bot‐
to mr otar yc atch 1counter-clockwise. #
Remo vecover 2.
Re moving the vehicl etool kit and ja ckfrom
th et ool holder
Depending on thee quipment version of thev ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle tool kit and thej acka restored
either in astora ge tray or in atool holder wit ha
co ver. St
orag ecompartmentw itht ool holder #
Remo vecla mp ing strap 4. #
Lifto fftool holder co ver3. #
Carefully pullt hevehicle tool kit and jack
upwards out of thes tora ge compartment. Lift
th ej acks lightl ybefor eremoving it and tur nit
to ad iagonal position in thes torage compart‐
ment. Re
moving the vehicl etool kit and ja ckfrom
th es torage tray St
orag ecompartmentw iths torage tray #
Open clamping strap 5and remo vejack 6
by pulling it upwards at an angle from the
st orag etrayc ompa rtment. #
Remo ve ve hicle tool bag 7upwards from
th es tora ge tray compa rtment.
St ow ing thev ehicle tool kit and thej ack
Stora gecompa rtmen twitht ool holder #
Befor estoring, wind thej acktot he fully
closed position and place it so that theh and‐
wheel is facing forw ards and thep lateis
fa cing in wards. #
Place thej acka nd vehicle tool kit int othe
to ol holder. #
Replace co ver3ofthet ool holder. #
Tighten clamping strap 4.
St orag ecompa rtmen twiths torage tray #
Inser tvehicle tool bag 7intot he front com‐
partment of thes tora ge tray. #
Befor estoring, wind jack 6tothef ully
closed position and place it so that theh and
wheel is facing down wardsa nd thep lateis
fa cing in wardsatana ngle. #
Inser tjack 6intot he bac kcompartmen tof
th es tora ge tray. #
Press jack 6intot he upper holder and fas‐
te nc lamp ing strap 5.
The jac kissecured.
Closing thes torage compa rtment #
Putonc over2. #
Turn topr otar yc atch 1counter-clockwise
and bottom rotar yc atch 1clockwise. #
Fold down ther ear seat. 202
Breakdown assis tance