2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS lights

Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
Light and vision

#
Press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sy stem is switched on, only
th et urns ignal lamps on ther ele vant sid eofthe
ve hicle will light up.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will switc hon
automaticall yinthefollowing situations:
R The airbag is deplo yed
R The vehicle is heavily braked from aspeed of
mor ethan 45 mph(70 km/h) toas tandstill.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will automati‐
call yswitc hoffwhen thev ehicle rega ins aspeed
of mor ethan 6mph (1 0km/h) af term aximum
full-s topb raking.
% The hazar
dwarning light sy stem will work
eve nw hent he vehicle has been switched off. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no treact to:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate. In
these, or in similar situations, thea uto‐
matic high beam will no tbedeactivated or
will be activated despit ethe presence of
ot her road users. #
Alwayso bser vether oad and traf ficc on‐
ditions carefully and switc hofftheh igh
beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 19 mp h(30 km/h)
and no other road user saredetected, hig hbeam
will au tomatically be switched on.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 16 mp h(25 km/h),
th eh eadlam prang ewillbec ontrolle dautomati‐
cally depending on thed ista nce from other road
users.
High beam will automaticall ybedeactivated in
th ef ollowing cases:
R Your spee dislowerthan 16mp h(25 km/h).
R Other road user shave been de tected.
R The road is suf ficiently illumina ted.
Sy stem limits
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles ma yberestricted if:
R visibility is poo r,e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
sno w.
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered. Light and vision
79

#
Press and hold button 1until youh ear a
clic kfollo wedbyt he mir rora udibly engaging
in position.
The mir rorh ousing willn owbe engaged and
yo uw ill be able toadjus tthe outside mir rors
as normal.
Heatin gthe outside mir rors
Ve hicles without arear windo wheater: at
te mp eratures belo w59°F (15°C), them irror
heater will automaticall yswitc honp ermanently
once thee ngine has been star ted.
Ve hicles with arear windo wheater: attemp er‐
atures belo w59°F (15°C), them irro rh eater will
automatically switc honfortenm inuteso nce the
engine has been star ted. The mir rorh eater can
also be switched on toget her wit hthe rear win‐
do wh eater. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel
fo rt he air conditioning.
The indicator lam ponthe006C button lights
up and them irro rh eater switches on toget her
wit hthe rear wind owheater. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror #
Fold anti-glar elever 1inthed irection of the
ar row. Operating sun visors #
Glar efromf ront: fold sun visor 1down‐
wa rds. #
Glar efromt he side: swivels un visor 1to
th es ide. Light and vision
89

cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93

wit
hrear climat econtrol, thet emperatur efor the
re ar compartment can also be set. Eac hsettem‐
peratur eisautomatically maintained at acon‐
st ant le vel. #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe cor re‐
sponding temp eratur econt rolc oun ter-clock‐
wise or clockwise (/ page 91).
The control panel displa yshows thes ettem‐
peratur efor thel eftorr ight side at the
re spectiv eedgeoft he displa y.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe temp eratur efor ther ear com‐
partment .When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe temp erature. Switching
thes ynchronization function
on/off Requ
irements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automa ticc limat econtrol
The temp eratur ecan be se tcent rallyu sing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting fort he driver's side will then be adop tedf or
th ef ront passenger side and, in vehicles wit hrear
climat econtrol, ther ear compartment as well. #
Press the0 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0 button
lights up, thef unction is switched on. The dis‐
pla yw illthen sho wthe temp eratur eseton
th ed rive r's side fort he front passenger side.
The synchronization function will switc hoffifthe
te mp eratur esetting fort he front passenger side
or fort he rear compartment is altered. The indi‐
cator lam ponthe0 button will go out. Defrosting
thew indshield Heating or dual-zone automatic clima
tecon‐
trol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it take sf or thew indshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Ifth ew indo wsaref ogged up: switc hoffair-
re circulation mode (/ page 94). #
Turn thet emperatur econt rola nd air flow con‐
trol tothe 0085 position (/ page90). #
Select the0061 position fora ir distribution
(/ page93).
Onl ythe indicator lam ponthe0061 button
will light up. #
Vehicles wit hheating: close thec enter air
ve nt (/ page 95). #
Vehicles wit hair conditioning: switc honthe
"Cooling wit hair dehumidification "function
(/ page92).
3-zone au tomatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it takesfort he windshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Press the0064 button.
The temp erature, air flow and air distribution
will be regulated automaticall y.Air-reci rcula‐
tio nm odew ill be deactivated.
When youe nable automatic mode, the" Defrost
windshield" function will switc hoffautomaticall y.
When yous wit ch offt he "Defros twindshield"
function, thep reviou ssettings fora utomatic cli‐
mat econtrol willbea ppliedagain.
No tethef ollowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched
off.
R Ifth eA /C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switching air-recirc
ulation mode on/off Dual-zone or 3-zone automatic climat
econ‐
trol
When air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hona ir-
re circulation mode only brief ly. #
Press the0073 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0073 button
lights up, air-recirculation mode is switched
on. 94
Climat econtrol

Air-reci
rculation mod ewill automaticall yswit ch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol and navigatio nonly)
Af tera pproxima tely 30 minutes, outside air will
auto matical lybe introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automaticall yswitch
of fint hefollowing cases:
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes at outside
te mp eratures belo wapproximately 44°F
(7°C)
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes when the
"Coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "function is
deactivated
R Aftera pproxima tely 30 minutes at outside
te mp eratures abo veappr oximatel y44°F
(7°C) and when the" Cooling wit hair dehu‐
midification "function is switched on Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing con venience opening
During con venience opening ,bod yp arts
could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wandthed oor frame. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
to uches thes ide windo w. #
Release the0036 button immediatel yto
inter rupt theo pening procedur eif
somebody becomes trapped. #
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol and con veni‐
ence opening with thek ey: press and hold
the 0036 button on thek ey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo weroft he climat econt rols ystemisa ctiva‐
te d.
% At
higher interior temp eratures, theb lowe ris
also activated when adoor is opened .This
means that cooled air enter sthe vehicle inte‐
ri or sooner tocool thev ehicle mor erapidly. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes alot of elec‐
tricity .You should therefor eswitc hoffther ear windo
wheater as soon as ther ear windo wis
clear. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe006C button
lights up, ther ear windo wheater is switched
on.
The rear wind owheater switches of fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes. Switching
ther esidual heat utiliz ation on/off Onl
yvehicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol ha vether esidual heat function.
When thee ngine is switched off, it is possible to
mak euse of ther esidual heat of thee ngine to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicle interior fora pprox‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on thes etvehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switc hoffthee ngine or remo vethek ey. #
Toswitc hon:press the004B button.
When residualh eat utilization is switched on,
th ei ndicator lam ponthe004B button will
light up.
The blo werw illr un at alow speed rega rdless
of thea irflow setting.
If th e" Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, onl ythe sta‐
tionar yventilation will be switched on. The
blo werw illt hen runatm ediumspeed. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004B button again.
The indicator lam ponthe004B button will go
out.
Re sidualh eat utilization will switc hoffautomati‐
cally in thef ollowing cases:
R Afterar unnin gtime of appr oximately
30 minutes
R Ifth es tarter battery's conditio nofchargeis
to ol ow
R When thei gnition is switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe air vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd frostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts. Clima
tecontrol 95

Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
101

Manual parking brake
Applying or
releasing thep arking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: depress parking
brak epedal 2firm ly.
The red0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(only Can‐
ada) indicator lam pinthe instrument clus ter
light supift he engine is running .Ifthevehicle
is in motion, awarning tone sounds. #
Torelease thep arking brake: depressthe
brak epedal and keep it depressed. #
Pull release handle 1.
The parkin gbrake isreleased abruptl y.The
red 0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(onl yCanada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument clus terg oes
out.
Pe rforming emer gency braking with thep ark‐
in gb rake If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo uc an use thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Pull release handle 1and slowl ydepress
parkin gbrake pedal 2. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Connect thes tarter batter ytoatrick le
ch arge rv iaaj ump-s tart connection
(/ page 191).
or #
Disconnect all batteries (/ page194).
Pa rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan si xweeks #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop and
seek advice.
The vehicle can otherwise suf ferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Note
sond riving sy stems and your responsi‐
bility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eonly
aids. These cann otreplace your attention tothe
sur rounding sand do no trelease youf romy our
re sponsibility under road traf ficl aw .The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good time and
fo rs tayi ng in lane. Alw aysp ayattention tothe Driving and pa
rking 109