2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS tow

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Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backres tinclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment #
Adjus tthe seat using buttons 1to5 on
th ed oor trim.
If th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an adjust
th es eat within 30 seconds of unlocking thev ehi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, thef ront passenger seat will
automaticall ybeadjustedf romal essfavo ra‐
ble position int oonethat of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger sea tcan be
re adjus tedo nlya fter theh azardous situation is
ove r.Information aboutt he system can be
fo und unde r"PRE-SAFE ®
".
% Yo
uc an sa vethes ettings fort he seat with
th em emor yfunction (/ page65). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjus tthe backrest
contour individually to your spine. Operating
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memor yfunction is used whil edriving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc oul dlose control
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat,
yo ua nd other vehicle occupants –particu‐
lar lych ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
memor yfunction, mak esuret hat no Seats and
stowage 65

one has an
ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atelyrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction, particularly when
unattended. #
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. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat when moving
int oas tore dp osition If
th es eat is mo vedo ut of thef ully reclined
positio nintoas tore ds eat position, it can col‐
lide wit hother vehicle parts.
This can damag ethe seat. #
Befor emoving thes eat int oastored
position, mo vethes eat backres tint oan
upright position. St
oring seat settings
Seat settings foruptot hree people can be stored
and called up using them emor yfunction. The
position of thes eat, seat backres tand head
re stra int ar estore dasas ingle memor ypreset. #
Adjus tthe seat tothed esired position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Vandthen
press prese tposition button 0037,Tor
U within thre es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold prese tposition
button 0037,TorU untilthes eat is in
th es tore dp osition. Ad
justin garmrests #
Foldthea rmrest upwards mor ethan 45° in
posi tion 0048.
The armres twill be unlo cked. #
Foldthea rmrest forw ards 0049asfarasitw ill
go. #
Slowly fold thea rmrest upwards int othe
re qu ired position. #
Tofold thea rmrest upwa rds: if necessar y,
fo ld thea rmrest upwards mor ethan 90° in
posi tion 0047. Re
ar ben chseats Note
sont herear seats
Benc hseat anchorage
Ke ep thes eat anchorages in thev ehicle floor free
of dir tand object satall times toensur ethat the
seat engages securely. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. 66
Seats and stowage

Ke
ep thes eat anchorages in thev ehicle floor free
of dir tand object satall times toensur ethat the
seat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he anchorag eisnotretrac‐
te di ntot he seat leg, thes eat is no tcorrectly
engaged. Engag ethe seat again. Example: seat
rail sy stem wit hquick-locking
mechanism
Guide rails 1 ofthes eat rail sy stem can be used
to mount up totwor ear benc hseats in tw orow s.
% Ve
hicles with seat rail sy stems: When you
re mo vearear benc hseat, thes eat slider
ma yslide int oaguiderail. The seat sliders
will then no longer be parallel in theg uide
ra ils. In this case, youw ill no lon gerbea ble
to ins tallth er ear benc hseat. The seat sliders
mus tbem ovedonlyu sing aspecial tool or at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop in order to
pr eve ntther isk of damage. The tool is availa‐
ble as aMercedes-Ben zaccesso ry. Sea
tanchorages wi thquick- lockin gmechanism
(e xa mp le:thre es eat anchorages per rowofrear
seats)
Yo uc an secur erear benc hseats in seat ancho‐
ra ges 2.Ify ourvehicle is equipped wit hfour
seat anchora gesont hefirs tr ear seat row,the
re ar ben chseats can be mounted facing one
ano ther. Seating
variants &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor rect
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseats
The integrated saf etyp recaution sintherear
ben chseats canno tperform their intended
pr otectiv efunction. #
Alwaysi ns tallth er ear benc hseats as
described. #
Use only rear ben chseats appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle. Depending on
thet ype of seat anchorag einthe
ve hicle floor ,you can ins tallth ef ollowing seating
va riants:
R Rear ben chseats wit htwo orthre es eats
R Seat/bunk combination wit hthree seats
Depending on thev ehicle equipment, youc an
ins tallth er ear benc hseats on thef irst and/or
second rear seat row.
The seating variant sshown ar epermit tedo nlyif
th ec onditions specified belo wfor saf erear seat‐
ing ar emet.O ther seating variant sarenotp er‐
mit teda nd ma yendanger theo ccupants. EE
Easy entry andexitfeatur e–E ASY-ENTRY
If ar ear benc hseat is mar kedw ithEEint he illus‐
trations, arear benc hseat mus tbeinstalled with
th eE ASY-ENTR Yeasye ntr yand exitfeatur ein
th ep osition indicated.
If ar ear benc hseat is no tmarke d, ar ear bench
seat can be ins talled wit horwithout an EA SY-
ENTRY/EXIT sectio ninthe position indicated. Seats and
stowage 67

Please obser
vethef ollowing condition sfor safe
re ar seating:
R Use onl yrear benc hseats appr ovedfor the
ve hicle.
R Arear benc hseat wit hthree seats without
th eE ASY-ENTR Yfeatur emaybe ins talled only
if th er eisnoo ther rear seat rowbehind it.
R Passenger scan use thes eats onl yiftherear
ben chseat has been cor rectl ye ngaged
(/ page 69).
Using theE ASY-ENT RYeasy entr yand exit
fe atur e(rear ben chseat) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tr avel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. In order
toensur ethat ther ear benc hseat can
securely engage, keep thes eat guide rails and
anchora gesint hevehicle floor free of dir tand
fo re ign objects.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to ther ear benc hseat no tbeing engaged
The rear ben chseat will no tengag ewhen fol‐
ded forw ard. The rear ben chseat ma yinad‐
ve rtently fold bac kwhile thev ehicle is accel‐
erating, braking or changing direction sud‐
denly or in thee vent of an accident, fore xa m‐
ple.
Pe ople within thes weep of ther ear bench
seat ma ybecome trapped. #
Alwaysf old bac karear benc hseat that
has been folded forw ardb efor eyou
st ar td riving. #
Ensur ethat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged. Fo
lding theE ASY-ENT RYsection forw ards and
back
If yo uf old theE ASY-ENTR Ysectio noft herear
ben chseat forw ards, it is easier togetint ooro ut
of thes econ drear seat row. Re
ar ben chseat wit hEASY-ENTR Yfeatur e(exam‐
ple :comfor trear benc hseat)
1 Grab handle
2 EASY-ENTR Yrelease handle
3 Release handle forf ront seat anchorages #
PullE ASY-ENTR Yrelease handle 2upwards. #
FoldtheE ASY-ENTR Ysection forw ards with
th ea id of grab handle 1. #
Tofold theE ASY-ENT RYsection back: fold
th eE ASY-ENTR Ysection ba ckuntil it engages
in thes eat anchorages. The indicator tabw ill
no longer be visible.
% The EASY
-ENTRYsection is cor rectly engaged
whe nthe seat anchorag eengages audibly
and thei ndicator tabisnol onger visible and
is fully retracted int othe seat anchorage.
Re moving the EA SY-ENTR Ysection #
Vehicles with comfor trear benc hseat:
Fo ldthes eat backres tfor wa rd. #
Pull EA SY-ENTR Yrelease handle 2upwards. #
FoldtheE ASY-ENTR Ysection forw ards with
th ea id of grab handle 1. #
Pull release handle 3fort he front seat
anchorages upwards. #
FoldtheE ASY-ENTR Ysection fur ther for‐
wa rds. #
Liftthe EAS Y-ENTR Ysection up and ou tofthe
anchora ge. 68
Seatsand stow age

Installin
gthe EAS Y-ENT RYsection #
Place and engag ethe front seat anchorag eof
th eE ASY-ENTR Ysection on thes eat ancho‐
ra ge s. #
FoldtheE ASY-ENTR Ysection ba ck.
The rear seat leg of theE ASY-ENTR Ysection
will engag eaudib ly.T he indica tort ab on the
seat anchorag ewill no longer be visible.
% The EAS
Y-ENTR Ysectio nisc orrectly engaged
whe nthe seat anchorag eengages audibly
and thei ndicator tabisnol onger visible and
is fully retracted int othe seat anchorage. #
Vehicles with comfor trear benc hseat:
Fo ldthes eat backres tbacktot he seat posi‐
tion.
Moving ther ear benc hseat (standar dand
comfor trear benc hseat) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
th er ear benc hseat while thev ehicle is in
motion
If yo um ovet he rear ben chseat while driving,
th es eat ma ymove in an unexpec tedorj erk‐
ing manner ,forins tance when braking.
Yo uc oul db ecome trapped as well as thrown
agains tparts of thev ehicle interior or other
ve hicle occupants. #
Onlym ovet he rear ben chseat when
th ev ehicle is stationar y. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged af teritism oved. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tono pro‐
te ctiv eeffect from thew indo wairbag
If yo um ovet he seat position outside the
mar keda rea, thew indo wairbag can no lon‐
ge rp rovide optimum pr otection. The pr
otectiv eeffect of thew indo wairbag is
gradually reduced and ma yinsome positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage ther ear seats or ther ear bench
seat on theg uide rail within them arked
area. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thef ront
seat being positioned tooc lose tovehicle
occupants
If yo um ovet he rear seat sortherear ben ch
seat outside them arkings on theg uide rail,
th is could result in thev ehicle occupant strik‐
ing their head on thes eat. #
Maintain aminimum clearance of 2in
(5 cm) between thek nees of the
re spectiv evehicle occupants and the
seat in front of them. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit haseatrail sys‐
te mint hevehicle floor. Maintain
aminimum clearance of 2in(5cm)1
between thek nees of thev ehicle occupants and
th es eats in front of them. St
artin gfromt he basic setting 0048,therear
ben chseat forp assenger scan be mo vedf or‐
wa rdsorb ackwards by2in(5c m). In doing so,
mak esuret hat passenger shave sufficient leg‐
ro om toreduce ther isk of injur yduring braking. Seats and
stowage 69

Example: comfor
trear benc hseat
Yo uc an slide ther ear benc hseat onl ywhen it is
unoccupied. If possible, slide ther ear benc hseat
wit hthe assis tance of asecond pe rson. #
Pull up release handle 4fors eat fore -and-
af ta djustment. #
Movether ear benc hseat tothed esired posi‐
tion bygrab handles 3. #
Letgoofr elease handle 4.
Re lease handle 4will fold down toits origi‐
nal position. #
Mak esuret hat all slider sfor fore -and-aft
adjustment engag eaudib ly on bo thsides.
It will no longer be possible tomo vether ear
benc hseat.
Fo lding ther ear benc hseat forw ards and
backwards &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. In order
toensur ethat ther ear benc hseat can
securely engage, keep thes eat guide rails and
anchora gesint hevehicle floor free from dir tand
fo re ign objects.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat anchorage, thes eat is not
cor rectl ye ngaged. Engag ethe seat again. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to ther ear benc hseat no tbeing engaged
The rear ben chseat will no tengag ewhen fol‐
ded forw ard. The rear ben chseat ma yinad‐
ve rtently fold bac kwhile thev ehicle is accel‐
erating, braking or changing direction sud‐ denly or in
thee vent of an accident, fore xa m‐
ple.
Pe ople within thes weep of ther ear bench
seat ma ybecome trapped. #
Alwaysf old bac karear benc hseat that
has been folded forw ardb efor eyou
st ar td riving. #
Ensur ethat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged. #
Remo vetheh ead restra int s(/pag e72). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds. #
Pull ther elease handles forr ear seat anchor‐
age 2up and tilt ther ear benc hseat. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bygrab handles 1
and fold thes eat forw ards.
Note sont he seat/bunk combination &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
th er ear benc hseat while thev ehicle is in
motion
If yo um ovet he rear ben chseat while driving,
th es eat ma ymove in an unexpec tedorj erk‐
ing manner ,forins tance when braking.
Yo uc oul db ecome trapped as well as thrown
agains tparts of thev ehicle interior or other
ve hicle occupants. 70
Seats and stowage

#
Only mo vether ear benc hseat when
th ev ehicle is stationar y. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged af teritism oved. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tono pro‐
te ctiv eeffect from thew indo wairbag
If yo um ovet he seat position outside the
mar keda rea, thew indo wairbag can no lon‐
ge rp rovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otectiv eeffect of thew indo wairbag is
gradually reduced and ma yinsome positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage thes eat‑/‑bunk combination on
th eg uide rail within them arke da rea. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toposition‐
ing thes eat‑/‑bunk combination outside
th em arkings
If yo um ovet he seat/bunk combination out‐
side them arkings on theg uide rail, this could
re sult in thev ehicle occupant striking their
head on thes eat. #
Maintain aminimum clearance of 2in
(5 cm) between thek nees of the
re spectiv evehicle occupants and the
seats in front of them. *
NO
TEDama getothes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation when moving If
yo ug rasp and push thes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation bythes torage compartmentp lastic
co vero nly, thec over ma ybreak off.
If th es pace in front of or behind thes eat/
bunk combination is no tclear ,object scan
become trapped when moving.
The seat/bun kcombination, trim or the
object smaybecome damaged. #
Tomo ve,u se thel oop between thes eat
backres tand sitting sur face. #
Whe nmoving, mak esuret hat thes pace
in front of or behind thes eat/bunk
combination is clear. 1
Adjusts thes eat backres tgrabs trap
2 Movest he seat/bunk combination grab strap
Use only thec orresponding grab stra ps 1 and
2 toadjus tthe seat/bunk combination.
The seat/bunk combination can accommodate
th re ep ersons. Youc an adjus tthe seat backrest
to av ertical and horizontal position. If yous etthe
seat backres ttothe horizontal position, this –
to ge ther wit hthe bed extensio n–w illg ivey ou a
full -lengt hbedfort wo people.
Pa ssenger smayuse thes eats of thes eat/bunk
combination onl ywhen thes eat backres tis
upright. Onl ythen do thes eat belts pr ovide the
intended deg reeofp rotection.
The seat/bun kcombination is equipped wit htwo
re mo vable storag ecompartments under thes eat
sur face .You can use these storag ecompart‐
mentstos tore bedding, fore xamp le.
Po sitioning thes eat sint he optimum area of
pr otection 0047
Basic setting
St artin gfromt he basic setting 0047,the seat/bunk
combination forp assenger scan be mo vedf or‐
wa rdsorb ackwards by13 in (5 cm). In doing so,
mak esuret hat passenger shave sufficient leg‐
ro om toreduce ther isk of injur yduring braking. Seats and
stowage 71

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. Ke
ep thes eat guide rails and anchora gesint he
ve hicle floor free of dir tand object stoensure
th at ther ear benc hseat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again.
Re moving the rear ben chseat
Yo uc an ins tallth er ear benc hseats in thef ace-
to -face position only if thev ehicle floor is equip‐
ped wit hfour seat anchorages on thef irst rear
seat rowor wit haseatrail sy stem. %
In
vehicles wit haseatrail sy stem, car ryout
th er elease, remo vala nd subsequent re-
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseat at the
mar kedatt he mar kedb asic position only
(/ page69). #
Foldther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1up. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards at the
upper edg eofthe seat backrest. #
Pull ther elease handle forf ront seat legs 2
up. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards and
re mo veit from seat anchorages 3.
Installing ther ear benc hseat #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Inser tthe rear ben chseat int ofront seat
anchorages 3from abo veatthef ront and
allo wittoe ngage. #
Mak esuret hat ther elease handles forf ront
seat legs 2aref olded down towa rdst he
fl oor of thev ehicle. #
Foldther ear benc hseat bac kintot he seat
position. #
Press ther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1down until indicator tabs 4 have
fully retracted int othe rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of ther ear benc hseat ar ecor‐
re ctly engaged whe nthe seat legs engag eaudibly
and indicator tabs 4 onthes eat legs ar enolon‐
ge rv isible and ha vefully retracted int othe seat
legs. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraint mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle 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 int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion 72
Seats and stowage