2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ignition

Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. #
Toadjus tthe height: slide button 1up or
down in thed irection of thea rrow. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards until it engages in thed esired posi‐
tion. #
Tomo vebackwards: press and hold down
re lease knob 2and slide theh ead restra int
backwards tothed esired position.
% If
th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an
adjus tthe head restra int height within 30
seconds of unlockin gthe vehicle. Switching
thes eat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular ,the healt hofpersons wit hlimi‐
te dt emperatur esensitivity or alimited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat heating due to
ove rheating The seat heating ma
yoverheat if thes eat is
unoccupied when thes eat heating is
switched on or if object sareplaced on the
seat. #
Switc hoffthes eat heating when the
seat is unoccupied. #
Do no tplace an yobjects on thes eat
when thes eat is unoccupied. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. Fr
ont seat #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
When all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat
heating is switched off.
% The seat heating will automaticall
yswitch
bac kout of thet hree heating le vels af ter7,
10 and 20 minutes until thes eat heating
switches off. 74
Seats and stowage

#
Inser tnew wiperb lade1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gvehicle settings while thev ehi‐
cle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hilet he vehicle is in motion.
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion. #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel and them irro ra nd fas‐
te ny our seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tance when using the
front-passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors electrically #
Swit chon thep ower suppl yorthe ignition. #
Press button 3or4 toselect theo utside
mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass using but‐
ton 2.
Fo lding thee lectric outside mir rors in/out
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly.
If th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Switc hont he powersupp lyor thei gnition. #
Brief lypress button 1.
Yo uw ill no lon gerbea bletof old in theo utside
mir rors once your eac has peed greatert han
29 mph(47 km/h).
Engaging theo utside mir rors
If an outside mir rorh as been forc ibl yd isen gaged
fo rw ards or backwards, proceed as follo ws. 88
Light and vision

Overvie
wof3-zone automatic climat econtrol 1
Sets thet emperatur eonthe leftand at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
2 0058 Switches on automatic mode
(/ page92)
3 0064 Defrosts thew indshield (/ page94)
4 0097 Increases air flow ( /pag e93)
5 0054 Setsthea ir distribution (/ page93)
6 Display
7 0073 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
( / pag e94)
8 004E Switches controls torear air condition‐
ing sy stem (secon dmenu le vel)
9 Sets thet emperatur eontheright and at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
A 0 Switches synchronization on/o ff
( / pag e94)
B 005A Switches cooling wit hair dehumidifica‐
tio no n/of f(/pag e92)
C 0095 Reduces air flow ( /pag e93)
D 006C Switches ther ear windo wheater and
mir rorh eater on/of f(/pag e95)
E 004B Switches residualh eat utilization
on/of f(/ pag e95) Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on/off Fr
ont heating or dual-zone automatic clima te
control
If climat econtrol is swit ched off, thea ir supply
and circulation will also be switched off. Use this
setting onl yfor ab rief period. Otherwise ,the win‐
do ws could fogu p. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe 0097 airflow control
to level 0047 or higher. #
Toswitc hoff:turnthe 0097 airflow control
to level 005A.
Fr ont 3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the0058 button.
The indicator lam ponthe0058 button will
light up. Climat econt rolw ill automaticall ybe
re gulated according tothes ettemp erature.
or #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. #
Toswitc hoff:press the0095 button and
th en press it again once thel owest blower
setting has been reached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go off. Climat
econtrol 91

Driving
Ke
yp ositions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials ma yignite. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. 005A
Toinsert/ remo vethek ey
0047 Toswitc hont he powersupply
0048 Toswitc hont he ignition
0049 Tostar tt he engine
% If
th ek eydoes no tbelong tothev ehicle, it
can still be turned in thei gnition loc k.How‐
eve r,th ei gnition will no tbeswitched on. The
engine cann otbe star ted. #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kinposition
005A and tur nittot he desired position. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelerating
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Notdepressing thea ccelerator pedal pas tthe
pressur epoint (kickdown).
This also applies if thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R Aftert he vehicle has been delivered or af ter
re pairs, thes ensor sy stem of cer tain driving
sy stems and cer tain driving saf etys ystems
adjus tthemselves automaticall yafter the
ve hicle has been driven acertain dis tance.
Fu ll sy stem ef fectivenes sisnotreached until
th ee nd of this teach-in process.
R Newa ndreplaced brakepads, brak edisksa nd
tires onl yreac htheir optimal braking ef fect Driving and pa
rking 97

and traction af
tera pproxima tely 10 0m iles.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object ssecurel yinthevehicle
so that they do no tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
When using floor mats or carpets, make
sur ethat they arep roperly secured so
th at they do no tslip or obstruct the
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xamp le:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safely. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable.
Yo uw ill nee dtouse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswit ch offt he ignition while driv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling th
ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etob eing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Drinkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
driving ar everyd angerous combinations.
Even asmall amount of alcohol or drugs can
af fect your reflex es, perceptions and judg‐
ment.
The possibility of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent ar egreatl yinc reased when youd rink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Do no tdrink or take drugs and driv eor
allo wanyo netodriv ewho has been
drinkin gortaking drugs. 98
Driving an dparking

Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page105). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel gearshif tpaddle 1.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
lo we rgear ,dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel gearshif tpaddle
1.
The automatic transmissio nwillch ang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th em aximum engine speed fort he restric‐
te ds hiftrang eisr eached and youc ontinue
to depress thea ccelera torp edal, thea uto‐
matic transmission will shif tupautomaticall y.
This pr otects agains tengine overrev. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
ge ar up, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .Thisd e-re stricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2. or #
Engage transmission position 005Bagain
(/ page 105).
The auto matic transmission shifts up one or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Re commended shi ftranges fort he following driv‐
ing conditions:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions.
0047 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extreme ly
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. Re
fueling Re
fueling thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process. 106
Driving and pa rking

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

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