2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS traction control

The
following option sareavailable:
R Entert he telephon enumbe rusing thek eypad
ÿ and press on _.
R Toselect acontact from thep hone book:
press jand select thec ontact.
The following option sareavailable during acall:
R Totrans fert he sound output bac ktoyour
smartphone, press on &.
% Yo
uc an use this function if youd isconnect
Blue tooth ®
and at thes ame time wish to
maintain thec all or conduc tapriva te con ver‐
sation.
R Callupt he dial pad.
% Yo
uc an use this function touse automated
sy stems suc hasvoicemail.
R Press on mtomut ethe microphone.
R Press on ktoend acall.
Saving atelephone number as apreset
Yo uc an sa veup tofour contacts as presets on
dial pad. Youc an then quickl ycall frequently
called con tacts. #
Press on 002B. #
Select Add Preset Contact and selectacon‐
ta ct.
Displayin gmessages #
Select 3. #
Select amessage.
Connecting Androi dAuto #
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonyour
Android™ smartphone is up todate #
Download and ins tallth eA ndroid Autoapp on
th es martphone. #
Connec tthe Android™ smartphone wit hthe
USB media por tinthevehicle using asuitable
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure.
Connecting Apple CarPlay ®#
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonthe Apple
iPhone ®
is up-to-date. #
Connect theA pple iPhone ®
wit hthe USB
media por tinthevehicle using agenuine
Apple ®
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure. Android
Autoand Apple CarPlay ®
can be activa‐
te dbyc onnecting asuita ble mobile phone to
USB por t1 Media
Information about suppor
tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas tora ge medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. The multimedia sy
stem is compatible wit hmany
media pla yers,includin gsmartphones and other
por table devices. Youc an connec tacompatible
medi aplaye ru sing Blue tooth®
or USB.
The multimedia sy stem is compatible with
Android devices that suppor tMTP mode.
If yo uc onnec tanexternal ha rddrive, youh aveto
connect this wit hane xternal po wersource. The
USB por tonthe multimedia sy stem cann otsup‐
pl yp owe rtoane xternal ha rddrive.
Th em ultimedia sy stem supports thef ollow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T16, FAT32, NTFS
Pe rm issible
dat acarriers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: MP3
,WMA ,AAC ,W AV,FLAC %
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Due tothew ide rang eofU SB devices
av ailable on them arke t, pl aybac kcann ot
be guaranteed fora ll USB devices.
R Cop y-pr otected music files or DRM (Digi‐
tal Ri ghts Management) encryp tedf iles
canno tbeplaye db ack.
R MP3 pla yers mus tsuppor tMediaTrans fer
Pr oto col (MTP). 16 2
Multimedia sy stem

Emer
gency Re
moving the saf etyv est The saf
etyv estisl ocated in thed oor storage
compartmentint he driver's door. #
Take thes afet yv esto ut of thed oor storage
compartment.
% Saf
etyv ests can also be stored in thed oor
st orag ecompartmentoft he co-driver's door. 1
Maximum number of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no ttumble dry
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2vest
The saf etyv esto nlyf ulfills thel egally required
st andards if it is thec orrect size and is com‐
ple tely closed.
Re place thes afet yv estint hefollowing cases:
R If damaged or if ther eflectiv estrip saredirty
R Ifth em aximum permitted number of washes
is exc eeded
R Ifth es afet yv est's fluorescenc ehasfaded Re
moving the firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) The
firs t-ai dkit (sof tsided )islocated in thes tor‐
ag ec ompartmentint he co-driver door. #
Remo vefirs t-ai d(softsided) kit from thes tor‐
ag ec ompartment.
Chec kthe expiration dat eonthefirs t-ai dkit (soft
sided) at leas tonce ayear .Replace an yexpi red
or missing con tents.
Obser vethel egal requ irements of thec ount ryin
whic hyou ar ecurrently driving. Mercedes-Ben
zeme rgency call sy stem Information on
theM ercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Obser
vethel egal requ irements fort he countr yin
whic hyou ar estaying.
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em only
functions in areas wher emobile phone co verage
is available from ther ele vant contract pa rtner.
Insu fficien tnetwo rkcoverage from ther ele vant
contract pa rtner ma yresult in an emer gency call
no tb eing transmitted.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call sy stem can
help todecisivel yreduce thet ime between an
accident and thea rrival of emer gency service sat
th es iteoft he accident. It helps locat eanacci‐
dent sit einplaces that ar edifficul ttoa ccess.
An emer gency cal lcan be initia teda utomatically
or manually using theS OS button (/ page188).
Onl ym akee mer gency calls if youoro ther sa rein
need of rescue. Do no tmakeane mergency call
in thee vent of abreak down or asimilar situation.
Ad ditional information on thet ransfer redd ata
(/ page189).
Yo uc an find mor einformation on ther egional
av ailabilit yofthe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem at :https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/extra /ecall/ Displa
ysinthei nstrument clus ter Af
tert he ignition is switched on, amessage
appear sinthe instrument clus teri ndicating
whe ther your vehicle can be located. Breakdown assis
tance 187

Information on noise or unusua
ldriving
ch aracteristics
Whil edriving, pa yattention tovibrations, noises
and unusual driving characteristics, e.g .pullin gto
one side. This ma yindicat edamag etothe wheels
or tires. If yous uspect that at ireisd efective,
re duce your speed. Stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible tocheckifw heels and tires ha vebeen
damaged or ar enolonger functioning properly.
Hidden tir edamag ecould also be causing the
unusual drivin gcharacteristics. If no signs of
dama gecan be de tected, ha vethet ires and
wheels checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Note
sonr egular lyinspecting wheels and
tires &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc oul dlose control of your
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y. Chec
kthe wheels and tires of your vehicle for
damag eregular ly,i .e. at leas tevery twow eeks,
as well as af terd riving off-road or on rough
ro ads. Damaged wheels can lead toaloss of tire
pressure.
Look out fort he following types of damage, for
ex ample:
R Cuts in thet ires
R Punctures in thet ires
R Tearsint he tires
R Bulges on tires
R Deformation or se vere cor rosion on wheels &
WARNING Risk ofhydroplaning because
tir et read is tool ow
Insuf ficient tir etread will result in reduced
tir et raction .The tir etread will no longer be
able todissipat ewater.
This increase sthe risk of hydroplaning on wet
ro ad sur faces, pa rticularly when tra veling at
an inappropriat espeed. If
th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,tires
ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at dif fer‐
ent locations on thet iret read. #
Regular lych eckt he tir etread dep thand
th ec ondition of thet iret read across
th ee ntir ew idthofa ll tires.
Minimum tread dep thforu se:
R In summer: 00CEin (3 mm)
R In winter: 00CFin (4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, ha vethet ires
re placed befor ethe legally prescribed
limit fort he minimum tir etread dep this
re ached. Conduct
thef ollowing checks regular lyon all
wheels, at leas tonce amonthorasr equired, e.g.
befor ealong journe yorwhen driving off- road:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e206)
R Chec kthe valvec aps
Va lves mus tbeprotected from moistur eand
dir tw ithv alvec apss pecifically appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
R Visually inspect thet read dep thand thet ire
tread across thew hole tir ewidth
Fo ru se in summer ,the minimum tread dep th
is 00CE in (3 mm) and foru se in winter 00CFin
(4 mm). Markings
1showinw hichp laces theb ar indica‐
to rs (ar row )are integ ratedi ntot he tir etread.
The yarevisible as soon as thet read dep this
appr oximately 00CDin (1.6 mm). Information on driving wit
hsummer tires
At temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) Summer
tires lose elasticit yand therefor etraction and
braking po wer.Chan gethet ires on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Using summer tires at very cold
te mp eratures could cause tear stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.Mercedes-Benz 204
Wheels and tires

Count
ry Radio equipment appr oval
number
Philip‐
pines NTC
Ty
pe Appr oved.
No: ESD-13 06995C
Singapo reComplies wit hIDA Standards
DA -103365
Sou th
Africa TA
-20 13/461
United
Arab Emi‐
ra tes
Abu Dhabi
and Dubai TRA
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gis tere dN o: ER0 104996/13
Dealer No: DA00470 74/10 Tir
elabeling Overvie
woftirel abeling 1
Unifor mTireQ uality Grading Standards
(/ page211 )
2 DOT(Depa rtment of Transpor tation), (TIN)
Ti re Identification Number (/ page212 )
3 Maximum tir eloa d( /pag e213 )
4 Maximum tirep ressur e(/ page 213)
5 Manu facturer
6 Characteristics of thet ire( /pag e213 ) 7
Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e213 )
8 Tire name
% The da
tashown in thei llustration is sample
data. Information on tir
equality grades Ac
cording tother equirements of theU .S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tation's "Uni form Tire
Quality Grading Standards" tir emanufacturers
mus tgrade their tires using thef ollowing three
per form anc efactors: 1
Tread weargrade
2 Traction grade
3 Temp eratur egrade
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
% This grading is no
tlegall yprescribed forC an‐
ada,b ut specified in mos tcases anyw ay.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread wear grade is acomparativ egrading
based on tread wear grade testsc onducted
under controlled conditions on aspecified U.S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tatio nt esttrack .F or
ex ample, atireg raded 150w ould wear one and
one-half times as well on theg ove rnment test
trac kasat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractices and
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions. Wheel
sand tires 211

Tr
actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The traction grades
–fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. These grades relat etot he
tire's ability tocome toas tandstill on awetpave‐
ment under controlle dconditions on aspecified
U. S. go vernment test sur face mad efroma sphalt
and concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade &
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lished forat iret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separatel yor
in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epres‐
sures and regular lych eckt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. The
temp eratur egrades ar eA(highes tgrade), B
and C. These relat etoat ire'sresis tance toheat
and its ability torelease heat on aspecified test
wheel in laborator ytests under cont rolled condi‐
tions. Sus tained high temp eratures can cause the
material of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tire
life. In addition, excessivel yhigh temp eratures
can lead tosudden tir efailure. Grade Crefer sto
ap erform anc ewhicha ll passenger vehicle tires
mus texhibit, accordin gtotheU.S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation's requ irements. Information on DO
Tand TIN (Tir eIdentifica‐
tion Number) U.
S. tir eregulations indicat ethat everyt irem an‐
ufacturer or retreade rmustimp rint aT IN in or on
th es ide wall of eac htirep roduced. %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
The TIN is aunique identification number fort ires
and consists of thef ollowing components:
R DOT(Department of Transportation): tire
symbol 1indicates that thet irec omplies
wit hthe requ irements of theU .S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation.
R Manufacturer identi fication code: manu‐
fa cturer identification code 2prov ides infor‐
matio nabout thet irem anufacturer .New tires
ha ve ac odew itht wo symbols. Retreaded
tires ha veac odew ithf our symbols.F or fur‐
th er information about retreade dtires, see
(/ page 216).
R Tire size: identifier 3describes thet ires ize.
R Tire type code: tiret ypec ode 4can be
used bythem anufacturer as acode to
describe specific characteristic softhe tire.
R Dat eofm anufactu re:date of manufacture
5 prov ides informatio nabout thea geof a
tire. The 1s tand 2nd number sindicat ethe
calendar week and the3 rdand 4t hnumbers
indicat ethe year of manufactur e(e.g. "3208"
re fers to the3 2ndw eek of they ear 2008). 212
Wheels and tires