2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS tow

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Befor estarti ngthee ngine: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and secur eoncet he
head restra int is engaged in thed esired posi‐
tion.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 2and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he re
qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged in thed esired position.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 1
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 1
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 2and pull
th eh ead restra int up and out. #
Toinstall: presstheh ead restra int with
de tent int othe holes on thel eft-hand side
when vie wedint he direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justin gthe hea drestraint electrically
* NO
TEDama getothee lectrical head
re stra int when adjus tedm anually If
th eh eight of thee lectrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus tedm anuall y,this can
damag ethe mechanism of theh ead restra int. #
Adjus tthe height of thee lectrically
adjus table head restra int su sing the
buttons in thed oor trim. Seats and
stowage 73

Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. #
Toadjus tthe height: slide button 1up or
down in thed irection of thea rrow. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards until it engages in thed esired posi‐
tion. #
Tomo vebackwards: press and hold down
re lease knob 2and slide theh ead restra int
backwards tothed esired position.
% If
th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an
adjus tthe head restra int height within 30
seconds of unlockin gthe vehicle. Switching
thes eat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular ,the healt hofpersons wit hlimi‐
te dt emperatur esensitivity or alimited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat heating due to
ove rheating The seat heating ma
yoverheat if thes eat is
unoccupied when thes eat heating is
switched on or if object sareplaced on the
seat. #
Switc hoffthes eat heating when the
seat is unoccupied. #
Do no tplace an yobjects on thes eat
when thes eat is unoccupied. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. Fr
ont seat #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
When all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat
heating is switched off.
% The seat heating will automaticall
yswitch
bac kout of thet hree heating le vels af ter7,
10 and 20 minutes until thes eat heating
switches off. 74
Seats and stowage

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

#
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

#
Push in thec atc hspring of lam phousing 1
wit has uitable object ,e.g. ascrew driver ,and
pr yo fflam phousing 1. #
Turn soc ket 2counter-clo ckwise and pull it
out of lam phousing 1. #
Pull bulb 3out of soc ket2. #
Push ne wbulb 3intos ocket 2. #
Screw soc ket 2intot he lam phousing 1by
turning it clo ckwise. #
Place lam phousing 1in position on thel eft
and engag eit.
Signal and ambient lam pinthe tailgate #
Pushint he catc hspring of thel am ph ousing
on thes ide of transparent lens 2withas uit‐
able object ,e.g. ascrew driver ,and pr yoffthe
lam phousing. #
Turn soc ket 3counter-clo ckwise and pull it
out of thel am ph ousing. #
Pull theb ulb out of soc ket3. #
Push then ew bulb int osocket 3. #
Screw soc ket 3intot he lam phousing by
turning it clo ckwise. #
Place thel am ph ousing in position at thes ide
of redl ens 1and engag eit. Wi
ndshield wipers Switching
thew indshield wiper sonand off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
005AWindshield wipe rsoff
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, low
(lo wr ain sensor sensitivity)
0049 0063 Intermit tent wiping, high
(high rain sensor sensitivity)
004A 00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047–004B. #
Single wiping: pushtheb utton on thec ombi‐
nation switc hinthe direction of ar row6. #
Towa sh: push theb utton on thec ombination
switc hinthe direction of ar row6asfaras
th es econ dpoint of resis tance. Light and vision
85

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0048 00AA Intermittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Movethe 00C5 switchtot he cor responding
position.
The 00C5 symbol will appearont he instru‐
ment clus terw hen ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched on.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, the
on-boar dcomputer will sho wthe 00C5 sym‐
bol on theAssistance Graphic menu. #
Towipe wit hwasher fluid: push the00C5
switc hbeyond its cur rent position as farasit
willgot owards 0047or004A and hol ditthere. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothew indshield or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th ew iper ar monthe windshield or rear
wind owisfolded bac kbefor eaw iper blade
has been ins talled, thew indo wmaybe dam‐
aged bythef orce of thei mp act. #
Neverfold thew iper ar monthe wind‐
shield or rear wind owbac kuntil awiper
blade has been ins talled. Keep hold of
th ew iper ar mwhen replacing awiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getohood or windshield
wiper swhen opening theh ood If
th ew indshield wiper shaveb een folded
bac kfromt he windshield when theh ood is
opened, thew indshield wiper sorthe hood
ma ybed amaged. #
Ensur ethat thew indshield wiper shave
no tb eenf olded bac kfromt he wind‐
shield. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. #
Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mas
fa rasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade from thew iper arm
in thed irection of ar row4. 86
Light and vision

#
Inser tnew wiperb lade1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gvehicle settings while thev ehi‐
cle 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 ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hilet he vehicle is in motion.
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion. #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel and them irro ra nd fas‐
te ny our seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tance when using the
front-passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors electrically #
Swit chon thep ower suppl yorthe ignition. #
Press button 3or4 toselect theo utside
mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass using but‐
ton 2.
Fo lding thee lectric outside mir rors in/out
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly.
If th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Switc hont he powersupp lyor thei gnition. #
Brief lypress button 1.
Yo uw ill no lon gerbea bletof old in theo utside
mir rors once your eac has peed greatert han
29 mph(47 km/h).
Engaging theo utside mir rors
If an outside mir rorh as been forc ibl yd isen gaged
fo rw ards or backwards, proceed as follo ws. 88
Light and vision

and traction af
tera pproxima tely 10 0m iles.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object ssecurel yinthevehicle
so that they do no tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
When using floor mats or carpets, make
sur ethat they arep roperly secured so
th at they do no tslip or obstruct the
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xamp le:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safely. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable.
Yo uw ill nee dtouse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswit ch offt he ignition while driv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling th
ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etob eing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Drinkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
driving ar everyd angerous combinations.
Even asmall amount of alcohol or drugs can
af fect your reflex es, perceptions and judg‐
ment.
The possibility of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent ar egreatl yinc reased when youd rink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Do no tdrink or take drugs and driv eor
allo wanyo netodriv ewho has been
drinkin gortaking drugs. 98
Driving an dparking