2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS buttons

On
vehicles without steering wheel buttons, the
x Trackin gActive orx Trackin gnot
Active messag ebriefly appears.
On vehicles wit hsteering wheel buttons, the
x symbol is only then shown in thes tatus
area if thep ositioning function is active.
SOS NOT READY:T he ignition is notswitched on
or thee mer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning.
SOS READY:T he emergency cal lsystemisa vaila‐
ble again, af teram alfunction fore xamp le.
During an activ eemer gency cal lthe 0053 symbol
and various messages about thes tatus of the
emer gency cal lappea rinthe displa y.
If th ee mer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning,
th ei nstrument clus terd ispla ysac orresponding
message. Tr
iggering an automatic Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or Emer gency
Te nsioning Device shave been activated af teran
accident, eCall ma yautomatically initia tean
emer gency call.
Whe nthe emer gency cal lismade:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewitha cciden tdataist ransmit ted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call center
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thee mer gency cal lcenters.
The SOS button in theo verhead cont rolp anel
fl ashes until thee mer gency cal lisfinished.
It is no tpossible toimmediatel yend an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If no connection can be mad etothe emergency
servic es: #
Dialthe local emergency num berony our
mobile phone.
If an emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice connection is es
tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen tero perator.
R Base dont he call, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea ccident site.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediatel y. Tr
iggering amanual emer gency call Requ
irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or Emer gency
Te nsioning Device sareacti vatedd uring an acci‐
dent ,the Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
automaticall yinitiates an emer gency call.
Initiatin ganemergency call manuall yusing
th eS OS but tonint heove rhead control panel #
Toopen, briefly press co ver1forS OS but‐
ton 2. #
Press and hol dthe SOS button foratl east
one second.
The indicator lam pinSOS button 2flashes
until thee mer gency cal lisfinished.
When thee mer gency cal lismade:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewiththe accident dat aistransmit‐
te dtot he Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
center.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcenter
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thep ublic emer gency service scallc enters. 18 8
Breakdown assis tance

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AC
Coolant Too Hot: Stop
Vehicle Switc hEngine
Off *A
warning tone also sounds. The coolant is tooh ot. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or when
th er eisaf ireint he engine compartment, thef ollowing situa‐
tions ma yoccur:
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thhotg ases.
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thother hot, escaping oper‐
ating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe ove rheated engine to
cool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcoolant
If yo uo pen thec ap, youc oul dbes calded. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otectiv eglove sa nd saf ety
gl asses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pressure. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Monitor thec oolant temp eratur edisplay 00AConthei nstrument
clus ter. #
Wait until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed. #
Avoiding high engine loads, driv eontothe neares tqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat thec oolant temp era‐
tur ed ispla yremain sbelo wt he redm arking.
00AC *T
hefanm otorisd efective.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel buttons: #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur e(/pag e142).
Ve hicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons: #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edisplay 00AConthei nstrument
clus ter.
If th ec oolant temp eratur eisbelowt he maximum value specified
belo w,youc an continue drivin gtothe neares tqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Av oid high engine loads, e.g. driving on hill yroads or stop-and-go
driving.
During normal driving and if thec oolant le velisc orrect, thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yisp ermitted torise toletter H. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 253

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
R Ignition sy stem (in vehicles wit hagasoline engine)
R Fuel sy stem
This can cause thee missions limit values tobe exc eeded and the
engine torunine mergency mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
00B4
Fu elreser ve wa rning
lamp *The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is run‐
ning.
The fue lsuppl yhas dropped int othe reser verange. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
00AC
Coolant warning lamp *
In vehicles without steering-wheel buttons, thec oolant temp erature
displa yisatt hestar toft he bar displa y(/ pag e142).
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, thec oolant temp eratur edis‐
pla yont he instrument clus terisatt hestar toft he scale.
The temp eratur esensor fort he coolant temp eratur edispla yisd efec‐
tive.
The coolant temp eratur eisnol onger being monitored. If thec oolant
is tooh ot,the engine ma ybedamaged. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
00AC
Coolant warning lamp *T
he redc oolant warning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is running.
The coolant le velist oo lo w.
If th ec oolant le velisc orrect, thea ir suppl ytotheradiator ma ybe
impaired or ther adiator's electric fanm aybe faulty.
The coolant is tooh otand thee ngine is no tbeing adequately cooled. #
Paya ttention tothed ispla ymessages. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Exit thev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from it unti lthe engine
has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vela nd add coolant, complyin gwitht he
instructions (/ page180). #
Ifth ec oolant has tobe topped up frequentl y,ha ve thee ngine
cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tother adiator is no timp aired, e.g. by a
plastic bag that has been blown ont othe grille. #
Chec kthe coolant temp erature: 266
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions R
Invehicles without steering-wheel buttons –viathed ispla yon
th eo n-boar dcomputer
R Invehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons –viathea nalog dis‐
pla yont he instrument clus ter #
Do no tres tart thee ngine until thec oolant temp eratur eisbelow
th es pecified maximum value. If youd o,thee ngine ma ybedam‐
aged. #
Driv eontot he neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. Avoid high
engine loads, e.g. driving on hill yroads or stop-and-go driving.
During normal driving and if thec oolant le velisc orrect, thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yisp ermitted torise toletter Hor ther ed mar k.
00AC
Coolan twarning lamp *The
redc oolant warning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is running .A
wa rning tone also sounds.
The coolant temp eratur ehasexc eeded them aximum value specified
belo w.The air supply tother adiator ma ybeimpaired or thec oolant
le ve lm aybe tool ow.
The engine has no tbeen suf ficiently cooled and ma ybedamaged. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or when
th er eisaf ireint he engine compartment, thef ollowing situations
ma yoccur:
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thhotg ases.
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thother hot, escaping operat‐
ing fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe ove rheated engine to
cool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. #
Paya ttention tothed ispla ymessages. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Exit thev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from it unti lthe engine
has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vela nd add coolant, complyin gwitht he
instructions (/ page180). #
Ifth ec oolant has tobe topped up frequentl y,ha ve thee ngine
cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tother adiator is no timp aired, e.g. by a
plastic bag that has been blown ont othe grille. #
Chec kthe coolant temp erature: Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 267

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions R
Invehicles without steering wheel buttons –viathed ispla yon
th eo n-boar dcomputer .
R Invehicles wit hsteering wheel buttons –viathea nalog dis‐
pla yont he instrument clus ter #
Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eisbelowt he maximum value specified
belo w,youc an continue drivin gtothe neares tqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Avoid high engine loads, e.g. driving on hilly roads or stop-and-go
driving.
During normal driving and if thec oolant le velisc orrect, thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yisp ermitted torise toletter Hor ther ed mar k. Ti
res Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp *The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) is on.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected alossofp ressure
in at lea stone tire. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
R The tires can bu rst.
R The tires can wearexc essively and/or une venly.
R The driving characteristic saswell asthes teering and braking
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressures. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle without steering or braking suddenl y.Pa ya tten‐
tion tothet raffic conditions. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Paya ttention tothed ispla ymessages. #
Chec kthe tires and, if necessar y,replace thew heel
(/ page218). #
Che ckthet irep ressur e.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, youc an checkt he tir epres‐
sur eelectronicall y(/ pag e209). #
Correct thet irep ressur easn ecessar y. 268
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(control panel) .......................................... 91
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V) A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) ............ .111
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes................................... 11 3
Setting................................................ 11 5
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC
Calling up aspeed....................... 117, 11 9
Displ ays.............................................. 12 0
Fu nction.............................................. 11 6
Increasing/decreasing speed...... 117, 11 9
Re quirements.............................. 117, 11 9
St eering wheel buttons................ 117, 11 9
St oring aspeed........................... 117, 11 9
Switching off/deacti vating.......... 117, 11 9
Switching on/activating.............. 117, 11 9
Sy stem limitations.............................. 11 6
Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Exiting aparkin gspace....................... 127
Fu nction............................................. 12 5
Pa rking.............................................. .126
Sy stem limitations.............................. 12 5
Ad aptive
see Lane Keeping Assist
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nction............................................... 79
Switching on/o ff.................................. 80
Ad d-on equipment ................................... .14
Ad d-on equipment guidelines................. 14
Ad ditional tur nsignal light
Re placing light sources........................ 83
Ad diti ve
Engine oil........................................... 228
Ad diti ves
Fu el.................................................... 228
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel Af
ter-sales service
see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
Air recirculation but ton
Con venience opening/closing.............. 95
Airbag Activation............................................ .24
Fr ont airbag (driver ,co-driver).............. 28
Ins tallation locations............................ 28
Overview............................................. .28
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp... .31
Pr otection impaired.............................. 30
Pr otection pr ovided............................. .29
Sid eairba g........................................... 28
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag........................ .28
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
Android Autosettings (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. .153
Animals Pets in thev ehicle....... .......................... 41
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer.......................................... 59
Anti- theftp rotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Apple CarPlay ®
settings (multime‐
dia sy stem)............................................ .153
Ashtr ays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment............................................. .76
Assistance Sy stems
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
ASS YST
see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display
Displayin gthe service due date
(vehicle wit hsteering wheel but‐
to ns)................................................... 175
Displ aying thes ervice due date
(vehicle without steering wheel
buttons).............................................. 175
Fu nction/no tes.................................. 175270
Index

Non-
operational times wit hthe
batter ydisconnec ted.......................... 176
Re gular maintenance work................. 176
Special service requirements.............. 176
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ac tivating and deacti vating the
interior motion sensor.......................... 61
Fu nction............................................... 59
Interio rmotions ensor functio n............ 60
St opping thea larm............................... 60
Switching thet ow -awa ya larmon
and off................................................. .60
To w- aw ay alar mfunction...................... 60
At tachments............................................ .14
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Fu nction............................................. 127
Switching on/of f(ve hicle swith
st eering-wheel buttons)......................1 28
Switching on/of f(ve hicles without
st eering-wheel buttons)......................1 28
Sy stem limitations.............................. 127
Au dio sy stem (on-boa rdcompu ter)...... 147
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 77
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag shu toff
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger front airbag shutoff............. 30
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp... .31
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag shu toff
see Automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff
Au tomatic measures af terana cci‐
dent........................................................... 33
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ .104
Engaging driv eposition...................... 105
Engaging neutral................................ 105
Engaging reve rseg ear....................... .105
Kickdown............................................ 106
Re stricting thes hiftrange................. .106
Selecting par kposition.......................1 05
Tr ansmission position displa y............. 104
Tr ansmission position s.......................104
Axl eload................................................ .226 B
Bac ksupport
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
Backin gupwarningdevice
No tes.................................................. 121
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem).................... .111
Battery Care.................................................... 191
Charging............................................. 191
Chargin gavehicle batter y.................. 191
Connecting and ins talling thea uxil‐
iar yb attery.........................................1 95
Connecting and ins talling the
st ar terb attery.................................... 19 5
Disconnecting and removing the
auxiliar ybatte ry .................................. 194
Disconnecting and removing the
st ar terb attery.................................... 194
Jump-s tarting (vehicle)........................ 191
Ke y...................................................... .43
No tes( vehicle)................................... 189
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist
Fu nction............................................. 12 9
Switching on/of f................................ 12 9
Sy stem limitations.............................. 12 9
Blue tooth ®
audio
Information........................................ .163
Blue tooth ®
settings (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. .153
Bottle holder............................................. 75
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem)........... 111
Ac tivating/deactivating theH OLD
function.............................................. 121
Ac tiveB rake Assi st............................. 11 3
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem).................. 111
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :................1 00
Breaking-in no tes................................. 97
Downhil lgradien t............................... 100
Driving no tes................................ 98, 100
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution)................................................ 11 3
Heavy and light loads........................ .100
HOLD function................................... .121
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings................................................. 100 Index
271

LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling)........... 37
No tesonr isksa nd dangers.................. 34
Securing on thef ront passenger seat... 39
Securing on ther ear seat..................... 38
To pT ether............................................ 38
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle............ 34
Basic instructions................................. 33
Special seat belt retractor.................... 36
Ci ga rettel ighter
Fr ont center console............................76
Cleaning see Care
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating........................ 91
Ad justing thea irve nts......................... 95
Air di stribution settings........................93
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol..................................... 91
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol........................... 90
Controlling au tomatical ly..................... 92
Defrosting thew indshield.....................94
Defrosting windo ws.............................. 94
Filling capacity forP AG oil.................. 231
Re frigerant.......................................... 231
Re frigerant filling capacity.................. 231
Setting thea ir distribution.................... 93
Setting thea irflow ................................ 93
Setting thet emperatur e....................... 93
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/off.................................................. 94
Switching residualh eat utilization
on/off.................................................. 95
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel).......................... 94
Switching theA /C function on/of f...... 92
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/off.................................. .95
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening)....................................... 57
Cockpit (o verview) .................................... .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Configuring soun dsettings (multi‐
media sy stem)........................................ 15 5
Connectin gAndroid Auto....................... 161
Connecting Apple CarPlay ®
.................. .161
Con venience closing ................................ 58 Con
venience opening ...............................57
Con venience opening/closing ................95
Con versions .............................................. 14
Coolant Checkin gleve l.................................... 180
Filling capacities................................ 230
Re filling.............................................. 180
Coolant (engine) Displaying thet emperatur e(vehi‐
cle without steering-wheel buttons)... 14 2
No tes................................................. 230
Co pyright
License.................................................23
Copyrights Trademar ks.......................................... 23
Crosswin dAssist
Fu nction/no tes................................... 11 2
Cruise control Calling up aspeed.............................. 11 5
Fu nction.............................................. 11 5
Le ver................................................... 11 5
Re quirements.................................... .115
Selecting............................................. 11 5
Setting thes peed................................1 15
St oring aspeed................................... 11 5
Switching off....................................... 11 5
Switching on....................................... 11 5
Sy stem limits......................................1 15
Cup holders Cockpi toverview................................. .75
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ 19
Cus tomer Relations Department........... .19 D
DA Bradio.................................. .............. 16 3
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data pr otection rights
Dat astora ge ......................................... 22
Data recordin g(vehicle) .......................... 20
Data storage
Dat aprotection rights..........................22
Daytim erunnin glam pm ode
see Daytime running lights
Daytime running lamps
Re placing light sources.........................81
Daytim erunnin glights
Switching on/o ff.................................. 77 Index
273