2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS MY21 Operator's Manual

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NO
TEDama getother ear-end door sdue
to object sobstructing their rang eof
mo vement When
ther ear-end door sareopened, any
object sobstructing ther ang eofm ovement of
th er ear-end door scan be damaged as well as
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient clear‐
ance whe nopening ther ear-end doors. Opening
ther ight rear-end door Yo
uc an stop ther ear-end door satanangle of
appr oximately 90° ,and also at 180° or 270°.
Mak esuret hat theo pened rear-en ddoor is stop‐
ped cor rectl yint he catch. #
Pull handle 1. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
% The
rear-en ddoor scan also be opened
be yond 90° (/ page 56).
Opening thel eftr ear-en ddoor #
Mak esuret hat ther ight rear-en ddoor is
open and engaged. #
Pull release handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages. Closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfromo utside #
If necessa ry,p ull ther ear-end door saway
from them agnetic door retainer
(/ page56). #
Close thel eftr ear-end door firm ly from out‐
side. #
Clos ethe right rear-en ddoor firm ly from out‐
side. Opening/closin
gthe rear-end door sfromt he
inside Opening
Aw
hitea reaonl atch2indicates that ther ear-
end door is unloc ked. #
Tounlo ck:slidelatch 2 tothel eft.
Aw hitea reaisv isible. #
Pull release le ver1and open ther ear-end
door. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
% If
yo uo pen aloc kedr ear-end door from
inside, youo nly unlo ckther ear-end door .The
ot her door sremain loc ked.
Closing #
Mak esuret hat thel eftr ear-end door is
closed. #
Pull ther ight rear-en ddoor firm lyto by the
door handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2tother ight
The whit eareaisnol onger visible. Opening and closing
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Opening
ther ear-en ddoor s180° or 270° *
NO
TEDama gedue tocollision between
th er ear-end door and thes liding door or
th ep op-out window If
th er espectiv erear-end door is opened
27 0° while thes liding door is open, thed oors
will collide.
Ther ewill be acollision between ther ear win‐
do ww iper and thep op-out windo wunder the
fo llowing circums tances:
R The pop-ou twindo wiso pen.
R The rear-en ddoor is open 270°.
R The rear wind owwiper is in operation. #
Mak esuret hat thes liding door is
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched of forthe pop-out windo wis
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is designed suc hthat youc an
open ther ear-end door s180° or 270° (side
wa ll). #
Open ther ear-end door appr oximatel y45°. #
Pull and hold door retainer 1inthed irection
of thea rrow. #
Open ther ear-end door at an angle greater
th an 90 °sothatthed oor retainer is no lon‐
ge rloc kedinp lace. #
Release thed oor retainer and open ther ear-
end door 180° or 270°. #
With th erear-end door opened 270°, pus hit
agains tmagnetic door retainer 3onthes ide
wa ll.
When them agne tonr ear-end door 2is in
contact wit hmagnetic door retainer 3,t he
re ar-en ddoor is held in position. Sid
ew indow Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whe nclosing asidew indo w, body parts could
be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or press theb utton in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. 56
Openin gand closing

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Children coul dbecome trapped if they oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded. #
Activat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or the
re ar passenger compartment side win‐
do ws. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Dangertolifed uetoexposure
to extreme hea torcoldint hevehicle
If people, particular lych ildren, ar eexpose dto
ex treme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Neverlea ve persons, children in particu‐
lar ,u nat tende dint hevehicle. #
Toopen manuall y:press and hold button 1
or 2. #
Toclose manuall y:pull and hold button 1
or 2.
The windo wsinthef ront door scan also be oper‐
ated automaticall y. #
Toopen comple tely: brie flyp ress but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Toclose comple tely: brie flyp ull but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press or pull button 1or2 again.
Yo uc an still operat ethe side windo wswhen the
ve hicle is par ked. The function will remain availa‐
ble fora round five minutes or until afront door is
opened.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring thec los‐
ing process, thes ide windo wwill open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
During thec losing process, mak esuret hat no
body parts ar einthe closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ether ebeing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R Tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R During resetting.
The reve rsing function canno tpreve nt some‐
one from becoming trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
During thec losing process, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
0062 button toopen thes ide window
again. Ve
ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped. Opening and closing
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The "con
venience opening "function can only be
ope ratedu sing thek ey.T he keym ustbeinc lose
pr ox imit ytot he driver's or co-driver door. #
Press and hold the0036 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked
R The side windo wsareo pened #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the 0036 button. Closing
thes ide windo wsfrom theo utside
(con venience closing) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment du etonot
paying attention du ring con venience clos‐
ing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do ws. #
When thec onvenience closing featur eis
operating, monitor thee ntir eclosing
process and mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the0037 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R thev ehicle is loc ked
R thes ide windo wsarec losed #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the 0037 button. Ad
justin gthe side windo ws The side windo
wsmus tber eadjus teda fter am al‐
function or avoltag esuppl yinter ruption. #
Swit chon thep ower suppl y(/pag e97). #
Push bo thbuttons on thep owe rwindo wand
hold fora pproxima tely one second af tert he
side windo whas closed. #
Ifth es ide windo wsremain closed when you
re lease theb uttons, they have been rese tc or‐
re ctly .Ift his is no tthe case, repeat thes teps
described fort he open side windo ws. Opening and closing
thes liding windo ws #
Toopen: press bo thhandle sections 1
to ge ther simultaneousl yand slide thes liding
windo wtothe desired notch. #
Toclose: slidethes liding windo wshut until
th eh andle sections 1engag eaudibly and lie
fl at. 58
Opening and closing

Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Yo uc anno topen or close
as ide wind owallthew ay. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rs‐
ing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been
bloc ked, thes ide windo wwill close wit hincreased or maximum
fo rc e. The reve rsing function is then no tactiv eand body parts may
become trapped. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press the
button again toreopen thes ide windo w. If
th er ea reno object sorleavesint he windo wguide pr eventing thew in‐
do wf romc losing, ther em ayhave been amalfunction or an inter ruption
to theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage. #
Resetthe side windo ws (/pag e58). Anti-thef
tpreve ntion Fu
nction of thei mmobilizer The immobilize
rpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched off, and deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If thek eyis left
inside thev ehicle, an yone can star tt he engine. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of ATA(Anti- theftA larms ystem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R When opening adoor
R when openin gthe vehicle wit hthe emergency
key
R When opening theh ood
R When opening thet ailgat eorrear-end door
Af terl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key,theA TA
sy stem is automaticall yarmed. When
theA TAsystem is armed, indicator lamp
1 flashes in theo verhead cont rolp anel.
AT Aisa utomatica llyd eactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R When thek eyis inser tedi ntot he ignition
loc k.
% The alar
misnotdeactivated, evenify ou
immediatel yclose theo pen door that has
triggered it, fore xamp le. Opening and closing
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Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe in terior
motion sensor Re
quirements:
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Ac tivating #
Makesur ethat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐
vie wm irro roront he grab handles. This will
pr eve ntfalse alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is armed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again. In
thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R Ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R When transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. Opening and closing
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Cor
rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle 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 int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
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. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gsteering
wheel 3,seat belt 2and driver's seat 1:
R Youa resittin gasf araw ay from thed rive r's
airbag as possible.
R Youa resittin ginanu pright position.
R Your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
R Your legs ar enotfull yextende dand youc an
easil ydepress thep edals all thew ay.
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he middle par tofthe head restra int.
R Youc an reac ht he steering wheel wit hyour
arms in aslightl ybentp osition.
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y.
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstrument
clus terc learly. R
Youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc ondi‐
tions.
R Your seat belt sit ssnuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec enter of your shoul‐
der and across your hips in thep elvic area. Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm echanically &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle 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 int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
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 becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eat
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ypartoft heir body within
th es weep of thes eat. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymoveu nexpectedly
while driving. 62
Seatsand stow age