2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS automatic transmission

The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
Driving and pa rking

Righ
tcontrol pane lonthesteering wheel
00E3 R
Vehicles wit hnavigation sy stem:
switc hont hevoice control func‐
tion of then avigation sy stem (see
th em anufacturer's operating
instructions)
0063 R
Switc hthe sound on/off The audio equipment,
telephon eoperation and
vo ice control using thes teering-wheel buttons on
th er ight cont rolp anel workonl yw itha
Mercedes-Benz audio or navigation sy stem. If you
ar eu singana udio or navigatio nsystemf rom
ano ther manufacturer ,the described functions
ma yber estricted or ma ynotbe available at all. Overvie
wofwhat is shown on them ulti‐
function display
Multifunction displa y(vehicles without steer‐
ing wheel but tons) Multifunction displa
y(example)
1 Time
00B2 Cruise control (/ page115 )
2 Cons tant displ ay:o utsid etemperatur eor
speed
75 mph(120k m/h)! (for cer tain countries
only) Maximum permit teds peed exceeded
3 Displa ysection ford ispla ymessa ges, menus
and menu bar
4 Fuel le vel
Fu elfiller flap locatio nindicator 007F:the
fuel filler cap is on thel eft
5 00C5 Rear wind owwiper (/ page86)
Displa ysection 3showsthes elected menu or
submenu as well as displa ymessages. Multifunction displa
y(vehicles wit hsteering
wheel but tons) Multifunction displa
y(example)
1 Time
2 00C7 ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e113 )
005D ActiveP arking Assis t(/pag e125)
3 Constant display: outside temp eratur eor
speed (/ page148)
75 mph(120k m/h)! (for cer tain countries
only) Maximum permit teds peed exceeded
4 Menu bar
Outside temp eratur e(onl yifh eader A
sho ws th eadditional speedome ter)
5 Comfor tdispla y(/ pag e104)
6 Transmission position (/ page104)
7 Status area
8 Displa ysectio nfor displa ymessa ges, menus
and menu bar
9 Header
Yo uc an call up men ubar4 inthed ispla ysec‐
tion bypressing the0059 or0065 steering-wheel
button. It will automaticall ydisappear again af ter
af ew seconds.
Displa ysection 9showsthes elected menu or
submenu as well as displa ymessages.
In status area 8,the multifunction displa ycan
sho wthe status of thef ollowing driving sy stems:
00AD AT
TENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e127)
00B0 Lane
Keeping Assis t(/pag e129)
00B2 Cruise control (/
page115 ) 14 0
Instrument clus tera nd on-boar dcomputer

Fo
rm orei nformation, see "Blind Spot
Assist" (/ page129).
R Ifth es ymbol forL ane Keeping Assist 5
sho wsthel ane marking as abroke nl ine,
Lane Keeping Assis thas been switched
on but is no tready foru se.
Fo rm orei nformation, see "Lane Keeping
Assist" (/ page129).
% In addition,
youc an displ aythee valuatio nof
AT TENTION ASSIS Torthe attention le velin
th es tatus overview( /pag e127). Calling up displa
yson theT ripm enu Displaying
ther ang eand cur rent fuel con‐
sum ption #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect range
1 and consu mption 2.
App roxima terange 1is de term ined bythec ur‐
re nt driving stylea nd fuel suppl y.Ifth er eiso nlya
small amount of fuel lef tinthe fuel tank ,the dis‐
pla yw ill sho wavehicle being refueled Ï
ins tead of thea ppr oximat erange.
Re cuperation display 3showswhe ther and, if
so, ho wmuchk inetic energy is being con verted
to electric energy while thev ehicle is coasting.
The recuperated energy is then stored in the
st ar terb atter y.Re cuperation display 3is
dependent on thee ngine ins talled and is there‐
fo re nota vailable in all vehicles.
Displaying trip computer "F roms tart" or
"F romr eset" #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect the
From Start orFrom Reset submenu.
The following values will be displa yed:
R Distance
R Leng thof journey
R Averag efuel consum ption
R Averag espeed
The values in theFrom Start submenurelat eto
th ose measured since thes tart of thej ourne y.
The values in theFrom Reset submenurelat eto
th ose measured since thes ubmenu waslast
re set.
The From Start trip computer will automatically
be rese tu nder thef ollowing conditions:
R The ignition has been switched of ffor longer
th an four hours.
R Atimeof9 99hour shas been exceeded.
R Adista nce of 9999 mi (999 9km) ha sbeen
exc eeded.
The From Reset trip computer will automatically
be rese tu nder thef ollowing conditions:
R Atimeof9 999h our shas been exceeded.
R Adista nce of 99,999 mi (99,999 km) has
been exceeded.
Displaying the digita lspeedome ter #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Select thed igital speedome teru sing
the 0064 or0063 button.
The following will be shown on thed isplay:
R Gearshif trecommendation:
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmission
R Digital speedome ter
Re setting values
The values of thef ollowing function scan be
re se t:
R Trip dis tance
R "Fro ms tart"t ripc omputer
R "Fro mr eset" trip computer #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect the
function tobe reset. #
Press the0076 button. Instrument clus
tera nd on-boar dcomputer 14 5

Making
abreakdown assistanc ecall #
Press button 1.
Making an emer gency call #
Brief lypress thec over on 0053 button 2to
open it. #
Press and hold 0053button 3foratl east
one second.
An emer gency cal lcan still be triggered when a
breakdown assis tance cal lisactive.T hish aspri‐
ority overallot her activ ecalls. Information on
theb reakd owna ssistance
call via the overhead control panel
Ac alltotheM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center
using theb reakdown assis tance button ha sbeen
initia tedv iatheo verhead cont rolp anel:
In thee vent of abreak down, youw illge ts uppo rt:
R Aqualified tech nician car ries out repair son
sit ea nd/or thev ehicle will be towe dtot he
neares tauthorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
Dat aist ransmit tedd uring thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center (/ page151). Giving pe
rmission ford ata trans fer
Re quirements:
R Ther eisana ctivebreakdown assis tance call
(/ page 150).
Am essa geappear sinthe instrument clus ter. #
Con firm thep romp t.
Re leva nt identi fication da tais transmitted
automaticall y. Tr
ansmitted data during aservic ecall
In cer tain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
The following requ irements mus tbemetford ata
transmission:
R The ignitio nisswitched on.
R The necessar ydatat ransmission tech nology
is suppor tedbyt he mobile networ kprovide r.
R Asufficient mobile phone connection quality
is pr ovided. The dat
atransfer redw hen calling depends on the
services activated and thet ype of call made:
R General information about thev ehicle
R Accident and breakdown assis tance
R Service appointment agreement
The following dat aistransmitted if thed atap ro‐
te ction queryh as been confirmed in them ultime‐
dia sy stem or in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Vehicle identification number
R Reason fort he initiation of thec all
R Confirmation of thed atap rotection prom pt
If ac all is made foras ervice appointment via the
service reminder ,the following dat amaybe
transmitte d:
R Current milea geand main tenance da ta
If accident and breakdown assis tance is called
via thev oice control sy stem, and thed atap rotec‐
tion queryh as been confirmed, thef ollowing data
can also be called up from thev ehicle bythe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center:
R Current vehicle location
The following dat aistransmit tedift he dat apro‐
te ction queryh as been declined on thei nstru‐
ment clus ter:
R Reason fort he initiation of thec all
R Rejection of thed atap rotection prom pt Mercedes PRO
151

Selecting
asatellit eradio category
Yo uc an mak eastatio ns electio nbased on cate‐
gories. #
Select SiriusXM ®
as them edia source. #
Select Browse *POIs. #
Select acategor y.
Using playbac kmode
Playbac kmode is used tocontrol playbac kofa
SiriusXM ®
broadcast.
% The device au
tomatically activates thep lay‐
bac km ode when stored prese tchannels are
pla yedb ack. #
If necessar y,select Livetoswitc htop layback
mode.
The following option sareavailable:
R Tocontinu eorpause playback: select 00D0
or 00CF.
R Tostop playbac kmode: select Replay.
R Tofast forw ardorr ewind step bystep: select
0054 or0055.
% If
yo uf astfor wa rdorrewind tothee nd of the
progress bar ,playbac kmode is automatically
ex ited and switched tothec urrent real-time
transmission.
Creating aTuneMix™ list
Befor eyou can playbac kaTuneMix™ list, you
mus thave save dt wo or mor echannel presets.
The TuneMix™ function allo wsyoutop ut
to ge ther an individual lis tening experience with
yo ur favo rite music channels. #
SetS iriusXM ®
as them edia source and select
Favourites . #
Select TuneMix . #
Toend playback: selectFavourites *
TuneMix.
Switching theT uneStart™ function on or off
When youa ctivat ethe TuneS tart™f unctio nand
switc htoap rese tc hannel, thet rack cur rently
pl ay ing is pla yedb ackf romt he beginning. It does
no ts tart at thep oint at whic hthe liv etransmis‐
sion is cur rentl yb road casting.
% The
TuneS tart™f unctio nisonlyavailable
when yous wit ch on prese tchannels. #
Select Z. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *Tune Start.
% When
theT une Start™ function pl aysat rack
from theb eginning, aprogress bar is shown wit
hw hichyou can control thep laybac kof
th et rack and thep laybac kmode.
Sear ching unsubscribed channels
Yo uc an activat eunsubsc ribed channels. #
Select SiriusXM ®
as them edia source. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *Unsubscribe
Channel List.
Unsubscribed channels in thec hannel lis tare
displa yedw ithg rayt ext.
Yo uc anno tset an unsubsc ribed channel bytap‐
ping it. Youc an displ aythef ollowing information,
fo re xamp le:thec hannel name, then ame of the
cur rentl yp layin gartista nd trac k.
Deletin guser data
All SiriusXM ®
user information ,e.g.p resets and
ot her data, can be dele ted. #
Select Z. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *SiriusXM User
Data Reset. Up
dating maps and sy stem software
When youd ownload thel ates tsoftwar eupdate,
yo ug etnewm apma terial, updated features and
per form anc eimp rove ments.
Map updates ha vethef ollowing advantages:
R Your multimedia sy stem take sintoa ccount all
cur rent changes in thec ourse of ther oad.
R The maps ar ekeptuptod ate,fore xamp leto
fi nd recently added points of interest.
Map upda tesa reextensiv eand ma ytakes eve ral
hours.
Softwar eupdates pr ovide inn ovations and
impr ovement sinthefeatures and functionality of
th em ultimedia sy stem. Softwar eupdates are
small and take onl yaf ewminutes. #
Toupdat esystems oftware: press on003B. #
Select Settings *About *System
Update. #
Followt he instructions on them edia displa y. #
Toupdat emaps: press on 003B. #
Select Settings *Navigation *Map and
Vehicle *Map Updates. #
Followt he instructions on them edia displa y. #
Form orei nformation on updating maps and
softwar efor them ultimedia sy stem https://
auto-oem. garm in.com/landing/site. Multimedia sy
stem 16 5

*
NO
TEDama getotheb atter ythrough
self-discharging If dir
tenter sthe batter ycell, batter yself-dis‐
ch argin gwill accelerat eand theb atter ymay
be damaged. #
Onlyclean batteries when thec aps are
scr ewed on. Obser
vethef ollowing points on batter ycare: #
Regular lych eckt he batter yterminals and the
fast ening of then egativ ecable tothec hassis
to ensur ethat they aref irml yseated. #
Lightly grease theu ndersides of theb attery
te rm inal clamps wit hacid- resis tant grease. #
Only clean theb atter yhousing wit hcommer‐
cially available cleaning agents. Disconnecting and
removing the star terb at‐
te ry &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
The reisad anger of hydrogen gasigniting
when chargin gthe batter yifthereisas hort
circuit or spar ksstar ttof orm. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wit hvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
The described order of theb attery
clamps mus tbeobservedw hen con‐
necting and disconnecting theb atter y. #
When giving startin gassistance, alw ays
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbattery
te rm inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cable. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic components
due towo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the
battery If
th es tarterb atter yisd isconnected before
th ek eyisremo vedf romt he ignition loc k,
electronic components or assemblies, such
as thea lternator ,can be damaged. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and remo vethe
ke yf romt he ignition loc k. #
Chec ktos eethat ther ea reno indicator
lamps lit in thei nstrument clus ter. #
Alwaysr emo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pfirst and then thep ositiv etermi‐
nal clamp. #
Do no tinter chang ethe batter yclamps. Alw
aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried out at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
If, in exceptional circums tances, youm ustd is‐
connec tthe batter yyourself, pa yattention tothe
fo llowing:
R Obser vethen otes on the12Vb attery
(/ page189).
R Secur ethe vehicle topreve nt it from rolling
aw ay.
R Forv ehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
th et ransmission is loc kedinp osition 005Dafter
disconnecting theb atter y.Yo uc an then no
longer mo vethev ehicle.
R The batter yand thec over of thep ositiv eter‐
mina lclamp mus tbeinstalled securel yduring
operation. 194
Breakdown assis tance

ta
in thed ista nce so that thet ow ro pe
does no tsag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing thev ehicle
at tooh igh aspeed or toof ar To
wing thev ehicle at tooh igh aspeed or too
fa rc an dama gethed rive train. #
Do no texceed atow ing speed of
31 mp h(50 km/h). #
Do no texceed atow ing distanc eof
31 miles (50 km). *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission when towing due toshifting into
transmission position 005D If
yo uo pen thed rive r's or co-driver's door
when towing, it can lead tothea utomatic transmission shifting
toposition 005Dand
becomin gdamaged. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission to
position 005C. #
Do no topen an ydoor sduring thet ow‐
ing process. When
towing away,y ou mus tobse rvet he legal
re qu irements fort he countr yinwhichyou are
cur rentl yd riving.
In thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
Ha ve thev ehicle transpor tedonat ranspor teror
trailer if it has transmission dama ge.
Pe rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel loc k.
Maximum 31miles
(50 km) at 31mph
(50 km/h) %
If
th et ransmission cann otbe shif tedtop osi‐
tion 005C,h avet he vehicle transpor ted
( / pag e199) .At owing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d. If
th eb atter yisd ischar ged, obser vethef ollowing
points:
R The ignition canno tbeswitched on.
R The transmissio ncanno tbes hiftedtop osi‐
tion 005C.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e200). #
Secur ethe towing device. #
Swit chon thei gnition. 19 8
Breakdown assis tance

#
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e115). #
Deactivat eActiv eDistan ce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 117, 119). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition
005C(/ page105). #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109).
Re covering avehicle that is stuck
* NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. If
th ed rive wheels gettrapped on loose or muddy
ground, reco verthe vehicle wit hthe utmos tcare,
especially so if thev ehicle is laden. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Nevera ttem pttoreco verav ehicle that is
st uc kw hen atrailer is attached. #
If possible, pull thev ehicle out backwards
using thet rack sitm ade befor eitbecame
st uc k. To
wing thev ehicle wit hthe axl eraised Wi
th th erear axl eraised #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larm( /pag e60). #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Fixt he steering wheel in thec enter position
wit has teering wheel loc k. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Take thek eywit hyou when leaving thev ehi‐
cle.
Do no texceed atow ing speed of 31mph
(50 km/h). Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect attach‐
ment The
vehicle ma ybedamaged when lashing to
ch assis components. #
Only lash thev ehicle at thew heels. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Toload thev ehicle ont oatrailer or trans‐
por ter,use thet railer towh itch orthet ow ing
ey e.
Befor eloading thev ehicle #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005C. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Loadthe vehicle ont othe transpor ter.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive train due to
incor rect positioning of thev ehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
Af terl oa din gthe vehicle #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Disar mthetow- aw ay alar m(/ pag e60). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo veit from thei gnition loc k. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Secu rethev ehicle bythew heels. Breakdown assis
tance 19 9