2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS brake

VIN
1is engr avedintot he longitudinal member
in thee ngine compartmen tnexttot he fuse box.
Engine number
The engine number is stamped ont othe crank‐
case. Youc an obtain fur ther information from a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Operating fluids and capacities
Note
sono perating fluids &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health. #
Obse rvet he text on theo riginal contain‐
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating fluids. #
Alwayss tore operating fluids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposing of operating
fl uids in anon-en vironmen tallyr esponsi‐
ble manner Incor
rect disposal of ope rating fluids can
caus econsiderable damag etothe environ‐
ment. #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubricants
R Coolant
R Brakefluid
R Windshield washer fluid
R Climat econtrol sy stem refrigerants
Only use products whi chhave been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz. Damag ecaused
by theu se of products that ha venotb een
appr ovedisn otcoveredbyt he Mercedes-Benz
guarantee or goodwill gestures. Yo
uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB- Freigabe 229. 51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedoperating fluids
is available at thef ollowing locations:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
at https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (by
entering thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Ad ditives (special additives) fora pprove do perat‐
ing fluids ar eneith er requ ired nor permit ted.
Appr ovedfuel additives ar ethe exc eption. Addi‐
tives can cause engin edamag eand mus tthere‐
fo re notb ea dded totheo perating fluids.
The use of additives is alw ayst he responsibility
of thev ehicle operator .The use of additives may
re sult in ther estriction or loss of your wa rranty
claims. &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighl yflammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughly wit hclean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. Te
ch nica ldata 227

#
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. *
NO
TEDama getopaint, plastic or rubber
by brak efluid Ther
eisar isk of damag etoproperty if brake
fl uid comes int ocontact wi thpaint, plastic or
ru bber. #
If paint, plastic or rubber comes into
con tact wi thbrak efluid, rinse wi th
wate rimmediatel y. Obser
vethen otes on paintwork/matt efinish
paintwor kcare( /pag e184).
Ha ve theb rake fluid rene we de very twoy ear sat
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Only use brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
in accordance wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-Appr oval
33 1.0.
Informatio nonbrake fluid is available at thef ol‐
lowing locations:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
33 1.0
- Athttps://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- IntheB eVoa pp
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreez ecomes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Allowthe engine tocool down before
adding antif reeze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Only ad dcoolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction. Information on coolant is
available at thef ollow‐
ing locations:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
320.1
- Athttps://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- IntheB eVoa pp
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
* NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, thee ngine
cooling sy stem is no tsufficiently pr otected
agains toverheating and cor rosion at high out‐
side temp eratures. #
Alwaysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe MB
Specifications foro perating fluids320 .1 . *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant #
Do no tspill coolant on painted sur fa‐
ces. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
No tethep roportion of anti-cor rosion agent/anti‐
freeze in thee ngine cooling sy stem within thef ol‐
lowing temp eratur eranges:
R Atleas t50% (antifreeze pr otection up to
about -35°F (-37°C))
R Maximum 55 %(antifreez eprotection up to
-49°F (-45°C))
Coolant capacities
Coolant capacity Mode
lC apacity
All model sA pprox.11USqt
(10.4 l) 230
Tech nica ldata

Pa
ssenger Va n
Load widt h4 7.4in
(1205 mm)
Max. loa dwidth 61.1 in
(1552 mm)
Ve hicle height
Loading height 52.2 in
(1326 mm)
Wheelbase 126.0 in
(3200 mm) Tr
aile rhitch Note
sont he trailer hitch &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoimper‐
missible attachmen tofatrailertowh itch
If yo ui nstallat railer towh itch orother com‐
ponents,t he longitudinal frame member is
we akene dand can break .The trailer may
become de tach ed from thev ehicle.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Only retrofit atrailer towh itch if permissible. Obser
vethen otes on trailer operation
(/ page131).
Re trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments. Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends having atrail er
hitc hretro fitted at aMercedes-Benz VanD eale r.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and speciall yappr ove dbyM ercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Onl yuseab all nec kfor your Metris trailer hit chif
it has been appr oved fory our vehicle. No teson
th ep ermissible dimension softhe ball nec kcan
also be found on thei dentification plat eofthe
trailer hitch. Tr
aile rloads Mak
esure that youa dher etot he local legal
requ irements fort railer loads. Use acalibrated
we ighing machine tocheckt hat thew eight
re strictions ha vebeen complied wit hbefor eyou
st ar ty our journe y.
The permissible weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The type plates of thet railer hitch, trailer and
ve hicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el ow estv alue applies.
Maximu mpermissible gross weight, axle loads, trailer loads and nose weight
Gross vehicle weight GVWR 6614 lbs (300 0kg)
Fr ont axle load GAWR (FA) 3307lbs (1500 kg)
Re ar axle load GAWR (RA) 3307 lbs (1500 kg)
Pe rm issible gross weight of vehicle combination 1
GCWR 11
,614 lbs (526 8kg)
To wing capacity ,braked 2
GTW 5000 lbs (2268
kg)
Nos eweight of thet railer dr awbar TWR5 00 lbs (227kg) 1
Maximum permissible gross weight of vehicle wit htrailer.
2 Maximum permissible gross mass of thet railer ,for trailer swithi ndependent brak esystem Te
ch nica ldata 233

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
If th ese conditions ar enotmet, thea utomatic co-driver's airbag
actuation is malfunctioning. #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
or #
Seat aperson of smaller statur eonas uitablerear seat. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Fu rther information on airbag shutof fcan be found unde r"Occupant
classification sy stem (OCS)" (/ page30).
0026 (equipment-dependent)
Check Brake Pad Wear *T
he brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
0027
(US Aonly)
004D (Canadao nly)
Check Brake Fluid Level *T
her eisi nsufficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb rak‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. 0091
EBD, ABS, ES PInopera-
tive *E
BD is una vailable due toam alfunction. This mean sthat ABS, BAS,
hil lstart assis tand ESP ®
as well as its driving saf etys ystems, for
ex ample, ar ealso una vailable.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated and other driving sy stems could
be automaticall ydeactivated.
The brak esystemc ontinues tofunction normally ,but without the
functions lis teda bove. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem al‐
functioning
The wheels ma yblock during braking and ESP ®
does no tper‐
fo rm anyv ehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease. In addition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Switc hthe engine off, wait brief lyand star tt he engine again. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 243

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E5
Currently Unavail. See
Operator's Manual *
ESP ®
,B AS and hil lstart assis tare una vailable due toam alfunction.
Self-diagnosis is no tyet comple te,for example.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated and other driving sy stems could
be automaticall ydeactivated.
The brak esystem continues tofunction normally ,but without the
functions lis teda bove.T he wheel scould therefor eloc kupatan
early stag eint heeve nt of maximum full-s topb raking, fore xamp le.
This will se verely impair steerability and braking. Braking dis tance
ma yincrease in an emergency braking situation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabili‐
zation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steer‐
ing mo vements at aspeed abo ve12 mp h(20 km/h).
Th ef unctions mentioned abo vewill be available again when the
displa ymessag egoes out.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe shown: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0049 (US Aonly)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024(Canada only) indicator lam pon
th ei nstrument clus terl ights up.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Yo ua redrivin gwitht he parking brak eapplied or per form ing emer‐
ge ncy braking using thep arking brake. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109).
0075
Malfunction Visit Dealer *
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition, the0075 warn‐
ing lam ponthe instrument clus terl ights up. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybeactivated uninten‐
tionall yornotdeplo yasp lanned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Fu
rther information on ther estraint sy stem and its components can
be found unde r"Occupan tsafet y". 246
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Active Distance Assist
---m ph *A
nactivatio nc ondition forA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chas
no tb eenf ulfilled. #
Comply withthe activation conditions forA ctiv eDistan ce Assi st
DISTRONI C(/pa ge116).
Active Distance Assist
Off *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chasbeen deacti vated
( / pag e116).
In thee vent of adeacti vatio nn otinitia tedbyt he driver ,awarning
to ne sounds as well.
Activ eDistanc eAssist
Inoperative *A
warning tone also sounds. ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
malfunctioning .Inaddition, BASm ayhave failed. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Distance Assist
and Limiter Inoperative *A
warning tone also sounds. ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cand
th el imiter ar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Act.D istance Assist Sus-
pended *Y
ou ar eaccelerating. ActiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
inter vene fort he duration of thea cceleration process. #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cwillbea ctivateda gain.
Active Distance Assist
Curr. Unavailable See
Oper. Manual *A
warning tone also sounds.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chasbeen switched of fand is
te mp orarily non-operational.
The following causes ar epossible:
R The function is impaired due toheavy rain or sno w.
R The radar sensor sy stem is temp orarily non-operational, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation close toTV orradio transmitting
st ations or other sources of radiation.
R The sy stem is outside theo perating temp eratur erange.
R Theo n-board electrica lsyst em voltag eist oo lo w.
If th ec auses mentioned abo veno longer apply ,the displa ymessage
will disappear and ActiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cwillbeo pera‐
tional again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away.
Active Brake Assist Sys-
tem Inoperative *A
ctiveBrake Assi stis una vailable due toam alfunction. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Brake Assist Cur-
rently Unavail. *A
ctiv eBrake Assi stistemp orarily non-operational.
The following causes ar epossible:
R The sensor sinthe front bumper ar edirty.
R The function is impaired due toheavy rain or sno w.
R The radar sensor sy stem is temp orarily non-operational, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation close toTV orradio transmitting
st ations or other sources of radiation. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 249

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Apply Brake to Shift
from 'P' *
Yo uh ave triedtos hiftthe transmission toposition 005B,005Eor005C
without applying theb rake. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To Engage RFirst
Depress Brake *
Yo uh ave triedtos hiftthe transmission toposition 005Ewithout
applying theb rake. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Select transmission position 005E.
Permanen tNActivated
Risk of Rolling *A
warning tone also sounds. While thev ehicle is rolling or driving,
th et ransmission wasshiftedtop osition 005C. #
Tostop, depress theb rake pedal and, when thev ehicle is at a
st andstill ,shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition 005E
or 005B.
Risk Of Rolling Driver's
Door Open AndT rans-
mission Not In P *A
warning tone also sounds. The driver' sdooriso pena nd thet rans‐
mission is in position 005C,005Eor005B. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away.
Do Not Shift Gears
Service Required *A
warning tone also sounds. Youc an no lon gerc hang ethe transmis‐
sion position due toam alfunction.
If transmission position 005Bhas been selec ted: #
Without changing thet ransmission position ,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If transmission position 005D,005Eor005C has been selected: #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing Not Possible:
Service Required *
The transmission is malfunctioning. Transmission position 005Ecan‐
no tbes elected. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Transmission Malfunc-
tion: Stop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission automatically
switches toneutral 005C. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Only Shift to 'P' when
Vehicle is Stationary *T
hevehicle is still moving. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 259

Drivin
gsystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00BA
Wa rning lam pfor dis‐
ta nce warning function *The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he selected
speed. #
Increase thed ista nce tothev ehicle in front.
00BA Wa rning lam pfor dis‐
ta nce warning function *The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Yo ua reapproachin gavehicle or astationar yobstacle on your antici‐
pated routeate xcessiv espeed. #
Beready toappl ythe brakes immediatel y. #
Payc areful attention tothet raffic situation. If necessar y,apply
th eb rake sora void an obs tacle.
Yo uc an find fur ther information about thed ista nce warning function
in "Activ eBrake Assist" (/ page113). Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00CC
Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp *The
redp owersteering sy stem warning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is
ru nning .Awarning tone also sounds.
The po werassi stanc efor thes teering ma ybemalfunctioning. Yo u
ma yneed touse mor eforce tosteer. #
Carefully driv eontoaqualified specialis tworks hop and ha vethe
st eering checkedi mmediatel y.
003E
Door indica torlamp *T
he yello w" door open" indicator lam pislit.
Ad oor is no tfull yc losed. #
Close all thed oors. Engine
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B9
Chec kEngine warning
lamp *The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is run‐
ning.
The rema ybeam alfunction in thef ollowing vehicle sy stems:
R Engine management
R Transmission management
R Injection
R Exhaus tsystem Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 265