2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ESP

Opening
ther ear-en ddoor s180° or 270° *
NO
TEDama gedue tocollision between
th er ear-end door and thes liding door or
th ep op-out window If
th er espectiv erear-end door is opened
27 0° while thes liding door is open, thed oors
will collide.
Ther ewill be acollision between ther ear win‐
do ww iper and thep op-out windo wunder the
fo llowing circums tances:
R The pop-ou twindo wiso pen.
R The rear-en ddoor is open 270°.
R The rear wind owwiper is in operation. #
Mak esuret hat thes liding door is
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched of forthe pop-out windo wis
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is designed suc hthat youc an
open ther ear-end door s180° or 270° (side
wa ll). #
Open ther ear-end door appr oximatel y45°. #
Pull and hold door retainer 1inthed irection
of thea rrow. #
Open ther ear-end door at an angle greater
th an 90 °sothatthed oor retainer is no lon‐
ge rloc kedinp lace. #
Release thed oor retainer and open ther ear-
end door 180° or 270°. #
With th erear-end door opened 270°, pus hit
agains tmagnetic door retainer 3onthes ide
wa ll.
When them agne tonr ear-end door 2is in
contact wit hmagnetic door retainer 3,t he
re ar-en ddoor is held in position. Sid
ew indow Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whe nclosing asidew indo w, body parts could
be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or press theb utton in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. 56
Openin gand closing

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Children coul dbecome trapped if they oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded. #
Activat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or the
re ar passenger compartment side win‐
do ws. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Dangertolifed uetoexposure
to extreme hea torcoldint hevehicle
If people, particular lych ildren, ar eexpose dto
ex treme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Neverlea ve persons, children in particu‐
lar ,u nat tende dint hevehicle. #
Toopen manuall y:press and hold button 1
or 2. #
Toclose manuall y:pull and hold button 1
or 2.
The windo wsinthef ront door scan also be oper‐
ated automaticall y. #
Toopen comple tely: brie flyp ress but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Toclose comple tely: brie flyp ull but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press or pull button 1or2 again.
Yo uc an still operat ethe side windo wswhen the
ve hicle is par ked. The function will remain availa‐
ble fora round five minutes or until afront door is
opened.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring thec los‐
ing process, thes ide windo wwill open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
During thec losing process, mak esuret hat no
body parts ar einthe closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ether ebeing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R Tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R During resetting.
The reve rsing function canno tpreve nt some‐
one from becoming trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
During thec losing process, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
0062 button toopen thes ide window
again. Ve
ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped. Opening and closing
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#
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

St
ow agea reas St
orag espaces and storage compa rtments Opening and closin
gthe glove box &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addition,
cup holders, open storag espaces and mobile
phone brac kets canno talway sr etain all
object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round in such
situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from storag espaces, parcel
nets or storag enets. #
Close thel oc kable storag espaces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alwayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk. Compl
ywitht he instructions forl oading thev ehi‐
cle. 0047
Unloc ked
0048 Locked
3 Gloveboxh andle #
Tolock/unlock: turnthe emergency keya
qu artert urnc ounter-clockwise 0048(tol ock) or
clockwise 0047(tou nlock). #
Toopen: pullglov eb oxhandle 3inthe
direction of thea rrow. #
Toclose: fold theg love boxh andle up and
press it until it engages.
Using thes torage netont he sea tbackrest #
Storel ightweight small parts in thes tora ge
nets.
Opening theg lasses compartment #
Press but ton1. Information about
theb ottleh older
The bottle holder sarein front of thes tora ge
compartments in thef ront doors.
Ther eareadditional bottle holder sonthe lef tand
ri ght in ther ear compartment side trim. Cup holders
Overvie
wofcup holder sinthe cockpit &
WARNING Risk of accident or injur yif
th ec up holder is used while thev ehicle is
in motion
Cup and bottle holder scanno tkeep contain‐
er ss ecur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up or bottle holde rwhile the
ve hicle is in motion, thec ontainer ma ybe
fl ung aroun dand liquids coul dbespilled.
Ve hicle occupants ma ycome int ocontact
wit hthe liquid and if it is hot, they could be
scalded .You could be distracted from traf fic
conditions and youm aylose control of the
ve hicle. #
Use thec up and bottle holder sonly
when thev ehicle is stationar y. Seats and
stowage 75

Exterior lighting
Information abou
tlighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
0047
0063 Leftstanding lamps
0048 0064 Rightstanding lamps
0049 0060 Parking lamps and license plat eand
instrument lighting
004A 003F Lightsoffand daytime running la mps
0058 With light sensor :automatic driving
light s(prefer redl ight switc hposition)
004B 0058 Lowb eam or high beam 6
005A Front fogl ights
7 005E Rear fogl ight
If yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe vehi‐
cle, thel ights ma ystillbeo n. #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
The exterior lighting (e xcep ts tandin gand parking
lamps) will automaticall yswit ch offint hefollow‐
ing cases:
R Ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R Ifyo uo pen thed rive r's door while thek eyis
in position 005Ainthei gnition loc k.
Switching on the daytime running lamps #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lamps, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights will be switched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status and thea mbient
light. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.
Re sponsibility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
If th ep arking lamps and lo wbeam ha vebeen
switched on, theg reen 0060 (parking lamps) and
0058 (lowb eam) indicator lamps on thei nstru‐
ment clus terw illl igh tup.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wersupply has been switched on.
R Toswitc hont hefogl ight: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hfront fogl amps. #
Toswitc hthe fogl ight on or off: pressthe
005A button. #
Toswitc hthe rear fogl am ponoro ff:
press the005E button.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Light and vision
77

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
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Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailing light ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis ton/off
Re quirements
R The light switc hisinthe0058 position. #
Toswitc hon:switc honh igh beam using the
combinatio nswitch.
If hig hbeamisa utomatical lyswitched on in
darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ywilll igh tup. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffhigh beam using the
combinatio nswitch. Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel In
te rior lighting buttons (e xample: com fort ove r‐
head control panel)
1003D Front lef treading lamp
20033 Automatic interior lighting control
3004A Front interior lighting
40044 Rear compartment or cargo compart‐
men tlamp
5003D Front right readin glamp #
Toswitc hon/off: pressthec orresponding
button 1–5.
The la yout and number of button sdepen dont he
equipment. Operating unit in
theg rabh andle 1003D
Rear compartment reading lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
Operating unit in thec argo compa rtment 1004A
Cargo compa rtment lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hacargo compart‐
ment lam pwithab utton, youc an swit chall cargo
compartment lamps on and of fbypressing the
004A button on this cargo compartment lamp.
Re gardless of thes witc hposition ,you can switch
th ec argo compartmen tlam pona nd offcent rally
by pressing the0044 button on theo verhead
cont rolp anel. Changin
gbulbs Note
sfor replacing light bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation. 80
Light and vision