2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS MY21 Operator's Manual

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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

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

Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses *
NO
TEElectrica lfuses #
Obser vethei nformation in thes upple‐
ment .You ma yotherwise failto recog‐
nize dangers. The fus
eallocation charta nd thei nformation on
th ef uses can be found in the" Fuse allocation
ch art" Supplement. Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit storag elocation depends on
th ee quipment version of thev ehicle.
The following ar eexamp les of storag elocations:
R Inthes eat base of thel eftf ront seat
R Inther ear storag ecompartment
R Inthet ool holder in thec argo compartment
Apar tfroms ome count ry-specific variants, vehi‐
cles without aspar ew heel ar enotequipped with
at ire-changing tool.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hatire-chang etool
kit, youc an find it in thev ehicle tool kit.
If th ev ehicle tool kit is stored in thed rive r's seat
base, youc an find thej ackinas eparateholder
at ther ear of thec argo compartmen tonthe
ri ght-han dside (/ page203).
Some tools forc hanging awheel ar especific to
th ev ehicle. Form orei nformation on whic htire-
ch ang etools ar erequired and appr oved forp er‐
fo rm ing awheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tire-chang etools ma yinclude thef ol‐
lowing, fore xamp le:
R Jack
R Lugw rench
R Ratche twrench
% The jac
khasam aximum weight of 16.5 lbs
(7.5 kg)d epending on thev ehicle's equip‐
ment.
Yo uw illfind them aximum load capacity of
th ej acks tatedont he adhesiv elabel
attached tothej ack. The jac
kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Opening and closing
thes towa ge compa rt‐
men tint he seat base St
orag ecompartmentint he seat base ofthel eft
front seat #
Toopen: press cat chsprings 1down and
re lease co ver2upwards from thes eat base.
Co ver 2can be remo vedbyp ulling upwards
at an angle from thes eat base. #
Remo vethec lamping stra pa nd remo vethe
ve hicle tool bag.
% Fo
rv ehicles wit hatire-chang etool kit, the
jac kisinas eparateholde rint herear right-
hand side of thec argo compartment
(/ page203). #
Toclose: afte rs towing thev ehicle tool bag,
inser tcover 2 belo wint he seat base and
fo ld shut.
Catc hsprings 1of co ver2should engage
audibly. Breakdown assi
stance 201

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

To
ol holder in th ecargo compa rtment Re
moving the tool and thej ack To
ol holder in thec argo compartmen tonthe
ri ght-han dside of thev ehicle (e xamp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Remo vecla mp ing strap 2. #
Remo vecover 1ofthet ool holder. #
Carefully pull thev ehicle tool kit and jac kout
of thet ool holder.
St oring thet ool and thej ack #
Before storing, 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. #
Fitthec over 1 ofthet ool holder. #
Tighten clamping strap 2.
Re moving the jac kfromt hetool holder Holde
rfor jac kinthe cargo compartment on the
ri ght-han dside of thev ehicle (for example, Cargo
Va n) #
Remo vecla mp ing strap 1. #
Pull jack 2out of theu pper holder and from
lo we rbrack et 3 . #
The vehicle tool bag or tire-chang etool kit is
in thes eat base of thel eftf ront seat
(/ page201). St
ow ing thej ack #
Before stow ing, wind thej ackasf ar as it will
go and position it wit hthe handwheel facing
down and thep latef acing in wards. #
Place jack 2ontolowe rbrack et 3 . #
Press jack 2intot he upper holder and fas‐
te nc lamp ing strap 1.
The jac kissecured. Breakdown assis
tance 203

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

canno
tacce ptresponsibility fort his type of dam‐
age.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he summer tires youh ave installed
(/ page213).
Once youh ave installed thes ummer tires:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e206)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page209) Information on M+S tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
The wheel or tir esize and thet iret ype of the
emer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced ma ydiffe r.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one emergency
spar ewheel or spar ewheel that dif fers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size brie fly. #
Have thee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size replaced
at then eares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The ne wwheel mus thave thec or‐
re ct dimensions. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
insuf ficient tir etread
M+S tires wi thatread dep thof less than 00CFin
(4 mm) ar enotsuitable foru se in winter and
do no tprovide suf ficient grip. #
M+S tires wi thatread dep thof less
th an 00CFin (4 mm) mus tbereplaced
immediatel y. At
temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) use winter
tires or all-season tires –botha remar kedw ith
M+S.
Onl ywinter tires bearing the004D snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad conditions.
Only these tires will allo wdriving saf etys ystems
suc hasA BS and ESP ®
to also function optimally in winter
.Thes etires ha vebeen de veloped specif‐
icall yfor driving in sno w.
Use M+S tires of thes ame mak eand tread on all
wheels tomaintain saf ehandling characteristics.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he M+S tires youh avei nstalled
(/ page213).
If yo ui nstall M+S tires that ha vealow er maxi‐
mum permissible spee dthan them aximum
design speed of thev ehicle, af fixana ppropria te
wa rning sign in thed rive r's field of vision. Yo u
can obtai nthis at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Once youh avei nstalled thew inter tires, take the
fo llowing measures:
R checkt he tir epressur e(/pag e206)
R restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page209) Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly ins talled sno wchains
If yo uh ave installed sno wchains on thef ront
wheels, they ma ydraga gains tthe vehicle
body or chassis components. #
Neverins tall sno wchains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyins tall sno wchains on ther ear
wheelsinp airs. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable sn ow chains
Commerciall yavailable sn ow chains can
com eloose and damag echassi scomponents
or brak ehoses. #
Only ins tall sno wchains that ha vebeen
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf orthese
tires. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etosnow
ch ains breaking
If yo ud rive toof astw iths nowc hains, they
can brea k,injur eother persons, and damage
th ev ehicle. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible
speed foro peration wit hsnowc hains. Wheels and tires
205

*
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km) .This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: onlyins tall
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe rear
wheels .Obse rvet he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Vehicles with front-wheel drive: only install
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe front
wheels. Obser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstalling sno wchains.
R If sno wchains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h ).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e111,112 ). This all owsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessi vetirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe ither tool ow ortooh igh apres‐
sur epresent thef ollowing hazards:
R thet ires could bur st
R thet ires could wearexcessi vely and/or
un eve nly
R thed riving characteristic saswell as
st eering and braking characteristic smay
be se verely impaired #
Obse rvet he recommended tir epres‐
sures and checkt he tir epressur eofa ll
tires including thes par ew heel:
R monthly
R if altering thel oad on thev ehicle
R prior tolong journe ys
R ifth eo perating conditions change, for
ex ample when drivin goff-road #
Adjus tthe tir epressur ewhereneces‐
sar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R Cause increased tir edamage
R Adverselya ffect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
lo wat irep ressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas ac onsequence.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressure. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire malfunctioning as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption 206
Wheels and tires