2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS seats

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Place onl ysuitable container sinthe cup
and bottle holders. #
Close thec ontainers, particularly if the
liquid is hot. Cup holders
1arel ocated at theu pper lef tand
ri ght of thec ockpit. Ashtr
ayand cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays #
The ashtr aywit hc ap 1 can be inse rted into
ac up holder on thec ockpit or int oacup
holder in ther ear passenger compartment. Using
thec igar ette lighter in thef ront center
console &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. Cigar
ette lighter (e xamp le:vehicle wit hstowa ge
compartment unde rthe center console) #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1. Soc
kets Usin
gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen terc on‐
sole Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on.
R Onlydevices wit huptoam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A) ar epermissible. #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 76
Seats and stowage

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

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate orther ear-end door is open when the
engine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is
in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgat eortherear-end
door. #
Neverd rive thev ehicle when thet ail‐
ga te or rear-en ddoor is open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly positioned load
The center of gr avity of thel oad can be too
high and/or toof ar towa rdst he rear.
This can significantl yimp air handlin gaswell
as steering and braking characteristics. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec enter of
gr av ity of thel oad is between thea xles
and as lo waspossible near ther ear
axle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding thep ermissible wheel/axle
loads or theg ross vehicle weight
The driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired. Over‐
loaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas ac on‐
sequence. #
When transpo rting aload, alw ays
obser vethep ermissible wheel loads,
axle loads and them aximum permissi‐
ble gross mass fort he vehicle (including
occupants). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. If
yo ua reusin gar oof luggag erack, please no te
th em aximum roof load and them aximum load
capacity of ther oof luggag erack( / pag e234).
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenl yamong them. 16 6
Transporting

R
Movelarge and heavy loads as farasp ossible
to wa rdst he front of thev ehicle in thed irec‐
tion of tra vel, agains tthe front or rear seats.
St orel oads flush wit hthe rear or front seats.
R Additionall ysecur ethe load wit hsuitable load
securing aids or tie downs.
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R Transpor tloads behin dseat sthat ar enot
occupied.
R Ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe seat belt
buckle of theo pposit eseat belt.
Cargo compartment variants
Yo uc an vary thec argo compartmen taccording
to your transpor tatio nr equirements as follo ws:
R Byfolding thes eat backrests forw ardtot he
ta ble position
R Byremoving ther ear benc hseat
Yo uw illfind information abou trear benc hseats
in the" Seats" section (/ page66). Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toincor rect use of thel ashing stra ps
The following can occur:
R The tie-down eyes ma ydetac hort he lash‐
ing stra pm aytear if thep ermissible load
is exc eeded
R The load cann otbe restra ined
The load can slip, tip over or be flung about,
st riking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle if them axi‐
mum loading capacity of thec argo tie-
down point is exceeded If
yo uc ombin evarious cargo tie-down points
to secur eaload, alw ayst aket he maximum loading capacity of
thew eakes tcargo tie-
down poin tint oa ccount.
During maximum full- stop braking, forc es may
act whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad. #
Alwaysu se se veralc argo tie-down
point stod istribut ethe load. #
Distribut ethe load on thec argo tie-
down points evenly. Obser
vetheO perating Instruction sorthe lashing
st ra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor theo pera‐
tion of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page234).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐
lation and an yensuing conse quences.
Obser vecountr y-specific la ws.
Mak esuret hat thel oad is secur ebefor eevery
jou rney and at regular inter vals during along
journe y.Ad jus tthe load securing as necessar y.
Information on ho wtosecureloads cor rectly can
be obtained from them anufacturer softhe load
securing aids or tie downs forl oa ds ecuring, for
ex ample.
Als oo bse rvet he no tesonl oading guidelines
(/ page166).
Whe nsecuring loads, obser vethef ollowing:
R Fill spaces between thel oad and thec argo
compartmen twalls or wheel wells. Forthis
purpose, use rigid load securing aids, suc has
ch oc ks,w ooden fixing sorp adding.
R Attach secured and stabilized loads in all
directions.
Use thec argo tie-down points or thet ie-down
ey es and guide rails in ther ear compartment.
Only use tie downs, suc haslashin gnetsa nd
lashin gstraps, whic hhave been tested in
accordance wit hcurrent standards. Alw ays 16 8
Transporting

Installing
#
Turn me tal retainin gring 3sothat it is paral‐
lel tothel ong axis of tie-down eye2as illus‐
tra ted.
The locking pin can onl ybepushed down suf‐
fi ciently and allo wthe tie-down eyetobe
ins talled, mo vedorr emoved, if them etal
re tainin gring is parallel tothel ong axis of the
tie-down eye. #
Hold tie-down eye2between your fore finger
and middl efinger as illustrated, and place
yo ur thumb thro ugh me talr etainin gring 3
an dont he centra lpressur epoint. #
Use your thumb topush thel ocking pin down
as farasitw illg o. #
Push tie-down eye2near thel oad using the
notches on guid erail 1,a nd mo veit appr ox‐
imatel y0.5 in (1 2mm). #
Remo veyour thumb from thep ressur epoint
and slide tie-down eye2until it engages. #
Turn me tal retainin gring 3sothat it is per‐
pendicular tothel ong axis of tie-down eye
2 .
The locking pin cannot be pushed downfarif
th em etal retainin gring is perpendicula rto
th el ong axis of thet ie-down eye. This pre‐
ve nts thet ie-down eyef romb eing released
unin tentionally ,e.g. if thet ie-down eyeis
st epped on. #
Chec kthat tie-down eye2is seated cor‐
re ctly.
The tie-d owne yecann otbe mo ved.
Re moving #
Turn me tal retainin gring 3sothat it is paral‐
lel tothel ong axis of tie-down eye2. #
Grip tie-down eye2as described abo ve
unde rins talling and use your thumb topush
th el ocking pin down as farasitw illg o. #
Slide tie-down eye2and pull it up and out
th ro ugh then otch of guide rail1. Load securing aid
Re
moving/installin galoadp rote ction net &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
The load pr otection ne talone cann otrestra in
or secur eheavy objects, luggag eorheavy
loads. Yo
uc oul dbeh itby an unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorint he
eve nt of an accident. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na bout thev ehi‐
cle. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusin gtie
downs ,evenw heny ou ar eusingthe
load pr otection net. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tositting
behind apartitioning net
Ve hicle occupants can be pressed agains tthe
partitioning net. Ther eisarisk of injur y. #
Nevera llow vehicle occupants tosit
behind thep artitioning net. The load pr
otection ne tpartition sthe cargo com‐
partment. It pr otects vehicle occupants from light
objects and/or luggag eslipping or tipping over.
Yo uc an ins tallth el oad pr otection ne tatanangle
behind thef ront seats or behind thef irst ro wof
re ar seats. #
Obse rvet he no tesons ecuring loads
(/ page168). Up
per retainer 17 2
Transporting

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 In cer tain situations dat aisalso transmitted
in thev oice channel totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcenter.
Thi sallow sm easu resf or rescue, reco very or
to wing toaM ercedes-Ben zCommercial Van
Center tobe initiated quickl y.
If th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em can‐
no tc onnect totheM ercedes-Benz emer gency
cal lcenter ,the emergency call is automatically
sent tothep ublic emer gency service scallc enter.
If no connection can be mad etothe public emer‐
ge ncy services, acorresponding message
appears inthed ispla y.In this case youm ustd ial
th ee mer gency cal lnumber 11 2onyour mobile
phone.
Ending an unin tentional emer gency call #
Vehicles without steering wheel but tons:
press the0078button in thei nstrument clus ter. #
Vehicles with steering wheel but tons:
press the0076 button on thes teering wheel. #
Close theS OS button co ver Data trans
feroft he Mercedes-Ben zemer‐
ge ncy call sy stem In
thee vent of an au tomatic or manua lemer‐
ge ncy call, as well as fora 11 2 emer gency call,
da ta is transmitte dtothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lcenter or thep ublic emer gency serv‐
ice scallc enter.
The following dat aistransmit ted:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R (GPS position dat aontheroute(af ewhundred me ters befor ethe incident))
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle driv etype
R Number of persons on thef ront seats
R Whe ther thee mer gency cal lwas initia ted
manually or automatically
R Time of thea ccident
R Languag esetting Fo
ra ccident clarificatio npurposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be called up
R Avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished Flat tire
Note
sonf lat tires &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tire
Af lat tir eaffects thed riving characteristic sof
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire. #
Replace thef lat tir ewitht he emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel. Alterna‐
tivel y,consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Yo
uw illfind astickerw itht he Mercedes-Benz
Service24h telephon enumbe ronthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side, fore xamp le.
Fo rv ehicles wit hasparew heel, information in
th ee vent of aflat tir ecan be found under
"Wheels and tires" (/ page216). Battery
Note
sont hestar terb attery Wo
rkon theb atter y,e.g. removing or ins talling,
requ ires specialis tknowledg eand theu se of spe‐
cial tools. Therefore, alw aysh ave workon the
batter ycarried out at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he bat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb attery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can restrict functions releva nt fors afet ys ys‐
te ms and impairt he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle. Breakdown assis
tance 18 9

Ad
ditionall y,thet irep ressur etable ma yalso
st at et irep ressures ford iffe re nt load conditions.
These ar edefin ed in thet irep ressur einformation
ta ble as dif fere nt number sofpassenger sand
amounts of luggage. The actual number of seats
ma ydiffe r–f or mor einformation, please referto
th ev ehicle's registration documents.
The tir epressur evalues given forp artl yladen
ve hicles ar eminimum values whic hoffer you
good ride comfort. The yarenotfor trailer opera‐
tion.
Yo uc an also use thet irep ressur evalues fora
fully laden vehicle. These ar ealway sa llowe da nd
permissible. Ho wever,in ap artiall yladen vehicle,
th er ide is no tascomfor table and fuel consump‐
tion is onl yminimall yreduced. In addition, wear
is grea terint he middle of thet iret read.
Fo rtrailer operation, thea pplicable value fort he
re ar tires is them aximum tir epressur evalue sta‐
te dint he tir epressur etable inside thef uel filler
fl ap.
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
On vehicles ins talled wit hthe electronic tir epres‐
sur em onitor ,the tir epressur ecan be checked
usin gthe on-boar dcomputer.
Se tthe cor rect tir epressur ebefor eloading the
ve hicle. Once thev ehicle is laden, checkt he tire
pressures and cor rect them if necessar y.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. The tires ar ecold under thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east th reeh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km). Ar
ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
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 have an egativ eeffect on handling character‐
istic sand thus drivin gsafet y( e.g. due to
hy droplaning)
Ve hicles with agross vehicl eweight of
6,6 14 lbs (3,000 kg)
The following tir epressur evalues appl ytothefol‐
lowing vehicles:
R With ag ross vehicle weight of 6,6 14lbs
(3,00 0kg)
R With ag ross axle weight rating of 3,3 07lbs
(1,500 kg)o nt he rear axle
R The tires referred tounde r"Whee land tire
combinations "(/pag e221 )
The tir epressur efor thes par ew heel is 350 kPa
(3.5 bar/5 1psi). Pa
rtiall yladen vehicl eF ullyladen vehicle
Ti re s/disc
wheel Fr
ont axle Rear axle Front axle Rear axle
225/55 R17
XL 280 kP
a(2.8
bar/4 1psi) 27
0k Pa(2.7 bar/39
psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 208
Wheels and tires

cation code
,tires ize,tiret ypec ode and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants overdesignated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or components in
th eb rake system and in thew heel suspen‐
sion ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEPossible wheel and tir edamage
when driving overobstac les Lar
gewheels ha vealow er tir esection width.
As thes ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheel sand tires being damaged when driving
ove robstacles increases. 216
Wheels and tires