2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS light

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Toremo ve: grip thec enter of co ver1,slide
it upwards and pullito ut.
The co verw illh ang down wardsont hestra p. #
Toinstall: insertcover 1 atthet op and
slide it down wardsu ntil it engages.
Lo wb eam #
Remo vethec ove rint he front wheel ar ch. #
Turn housing co ver1counter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Turn soc ket 2forl ow beamtot he leftand
pull it out. #
Pull theb ulb out of soc ket2. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int osocket 2. #
Inse rtsoc ket 2and rotate itto ther ight to
tighten it. #
Press on housing co ver1and rotate itto
th er ight totighten it. #
Replace thec over in thef ront wheel ar ch. High beam,
standing/parking lamps and day‐
time running lamps #
Open theh ood. #
Turn housing co ver1counter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Pull out theb ulb wit hsocket 2. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb wit hsocket 2and
engag eitasf ar as it will go. #
Press on housing co ver1and rotate itto
th er ight totighten it. #
Close theh ood.
Tu rn signal light #
Open theh ood. #
Turn soc ket 1counter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Pull theb ulb out of soc ket1. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int osocket 1. #
Inse rtsoc ket 1and tur nitclock wise until it
engages. #
Close theh ood. 82
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Re
placing light bulbs in the side additional
indicators
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R Youw ill nee daWY5Wb ulb. #
Push additional indicator 1forw ards and
swivel it out. #
Push theb ulb rear wa rds. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise toscr ew it in. #
Align additional indicator 1atthef ront and
engag eit. Re
placing rear bulbs Overvie
wofrear compa rtment lam ptypes 1
Third brak elight :LED
2 Additional tur nsignal lam pontheroof:
P21W
3 Rear fogl am p(driver's side): P21W
4 Backupl amp: P21W
5 Brak elight, tail light/s tanding la mps/turn
signal light :P21Wside markerligh t:LED Re
placing light sou rces in thet ail lamp
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R Standar dtaillamp: your equir eaP21W
light source.
R LED tail lamp: your equir eaW16Wl ight
source.
R Ad
ditional tur nsignal lam ponthe roof:
yo ur equir eaP21Wl ight source.
Re moving the tail lamp
* NO
TEDama getothep aintwor kduring
ta il lam premo val The paintwor
kmaybe damaged when thet ail
lamps ar eremo ved. The tail lam pmay,for
ex ample, scratc hthe paintwor kwhen it is
re mo ved. #
Remo vethet ail lamps carefull y. #
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends havin gthe
ta il lam plight sources replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Please no
tethat youc an chang ethe bulb of the
backing up light onl yinthe case of an LED tail
lamp. #
Open thet ailgate/rear-en ddoor.
% Yo
uw illfind ascrew driver in thev ehicle tool
kit (/ page201). #
Unscr ewtwos ides cre ws 1. #
Push tail lamp 2outwards agains tbolts 3
as farasitw illg o. #
Press tail lamp 2offo utwards and away
from bolts 3. Light and vision
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Pull thec onnector of fthe bulb mount of tail
lamp 2.
Installing thet ail lamp #
Push thec onnector int othe bulb mount of tail
lamp 2. #
Push tail lamp 2ontobolts 3from thes ide
and press it agains tthe vehicle. #
Tighten tw oside scr ews1.
St andar dtaillamp #
Unscr ewthre es crews 1and remo vebulb
mount 2from thet ail lamp. Bulb mount
3
Turn signal light, brak elight, taillight ,stand‐
ing lamps
4 Backin guplight
5 Rear fogl am p(only on thed rive r's side) #
Remo vethet ail lamp. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Push then ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise toscr ew it in. #
Inser tbulb mount 2intot he tail lam pand
tigh tena llth re es crews 1. #
Installth et ail lamp. Re
placing interio rlight bulbs Re
placing light sou rces in thei nterior
Re quirements:
R The interior lightin ghas been switched off.
R Re
ar comp artment and cargo comp art‐
ment lamp: your equir eaT106W xenon light
sou rce.
R Interior and sur round lighting: your equire
aW5Wl ight source.
R Signal and ambient lam
pinthe tailgate:
yo ur equir eaW5Wl ight source.
Re ar comp artment and cargo comp artment
lamps #
Pushint he catc hspring of lens 1witha
suitable object ,e.g. ascrew driver ,and then
pr yo ffthel ens wit hthe lam phousing. #
Push thel ugs of soc ket2inwa rds. #
Remo velight source 3from thel am ph ous‐
ing. #
Inser tthe ne wlight source. #
Position thel ens on thel am ph ousing and
engag eit. #
Align thel ens wit hthe lam phousing and
engag eit.
Ad ditional interio rand sur round lighting
Depending on thee quipment, replacing thel ight
sources as described her eapplies tothef ollow‐
ing lamps:
R The sun visor mir rorlamp
R The ambient lam patthe bottom of thef ront
door
R The ambient lam ponthe inside of thet ailgate 84
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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
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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
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Installin
gthe wiper blades #
Inser tthe ne wwiper blade int othe wiper arm
in thed irection of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in thel ocking position. #
Mak esuret hat thew iper blade is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthew iper arms bac kontot he wind‐
shield.
Maintenance display #
Remo veprotectiv efilm 1from them ainte‐
nanc edispla yson thet ips of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyellow ,the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The time until
thec olor changes varies
depending on theu sag econditions. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade Ta
ilgate #
Fold wiper arm 1away from ther ear win‐
do wu ntil it engages in ther eplacement posi‐
tion. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand pull wiper blade
2 offt he wiper ar minthe direction of the
ar row. #
Place ne wwiper blade 2on wiper arm 1. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand push wiper
blade 2intheo pposit edirection tothe
ar row until it engages. #
Mak esuret hat wiperb lade2is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Fold wiper arm 1bac kontot he rear win‐
do w.
Re ar-end doors #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press tw oretainin gclips 2toge ther in the
direction of thea rrow and swivel thew iper
blade away from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. Light and vision
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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
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Press and hold button 1until youh ear a
clic kfollo wedbyt he mir rora udibly engaging
in position.
The mir rorh ousing willn owbe engaged and
yo uw ill be able toadjus tthe outside mir rors
as normal.
Heatin gthe outside mir rors
Ve hicles without arear windo wheater: at
te mp eratures belo w59°F (15°C), them irror
heater will automaticall yswitc honp ermanently
once thee ngine has been star ted.
Ve hicles with arear windo wheater: attemp er‐
atures belo w59°F (15°C), them irro rh eater will
automatically switc honfortenm inuteso nce the
engine has been star ted. The mir rorh eater can
also be switched on toget her wit hthe rear win‐
do wh eater. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel
fo rt he air conditioning.
The indicator lam ponthe006C button lights
up and them irro rh eater switches on toget her
wit hthe rear wind owheater. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror #
Fold anti-glar elever 1inthed irection of the
ar row. Operating sun visors #
Glar efromf ront: fold sun visor 1down‐
wa rds. #
Glar efromt he side: swivels un visor 1to
th es ide. Light and vision
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