2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ABS

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 00E5 ESP®
→
261
4 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
7 00CC Powe rsteering →
265
8 00DF ABS →
261
9 003D Powe rsupp ly →
251
A 003E Doors →
265
B 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261 C
00E9 Seat belt →
264
D 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
E 00AC Coolant →
265
F 005E Rear fogl ight →
77
G 005A Foglights →
77
H 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
I 00AD ATTENTION ASSIST →
127
J 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
K 0058 Lowb eam →
77
L 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 At
ag lanc e–I ndicator and warning lamps (vehicle swithout steering wheel buttons) 7

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
4 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 003E Doors →
265
7 00DF ABS →
261
8 00E9 Seatbelt →
264
9 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
A 00AC Coolant →
265 B
005E Rear fogl ight →
77
C 005A Foglights →
77
D 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
E 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261
F 00E5 ESP®
→
261
G 00BA Distance warning →
265
H 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
I 0058 Lowb eam →
77
J 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 8
Atag lanc e–Indicator and warning lamps (vehicle swiths teering wheel buttons)

#
Only mo vether ear benc hseat when
th ev ehicle is stationar y. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged af teritism oved. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tono pro‐
te ctiv eeffect from thew indo wairbag
If yo um ovet he seat position outside the
mar keda rea, thew indo wairbag can no lon‐
ge rp rovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otectiv eeffect of thew indo wairbag is
gradually reduced and ma yinsome positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage thes eat‑/‑bunk combination on
th eg uide rail within them arke da rea. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toposition‐
ing thes eat‑/‑bunk combination outside
th em arkings
If yo um ovet he seat/bunk combination out‐
side them arkings on theg uide rail, this could
re sult in thev ehicle occupant striking their
head on thes eat. #
Maintain aminimum clearance of 2in
(5 cm) between thek nees of the
re spectiv evehicle occupants and the
seats in front of them. *
NO
TEDama getothes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation when moving If
yo ug rasp and push thes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation bythes torage compartmentp lastic
co vero nly, thec over ma ybreak off.
If th es pace in front of or behind thes eat/
bunk combination is no tclear ,object scan
become trapped when moving.
The seat/bun kcombination, trim or the
object smaybecome damaged. #
Tomo ve,u se thel oop between thes eat
backres tand sitting sur face. #
Whe nmoving, mak esuret hat thes pace
in front of or behind thes eat/bunk
combination is clear. 1
Adjusts thes eat backres tgrabs trap
2 Movest he seat/bunk combination grab strap
Use only thec orresponding grab stra ps 1 and
2 toadjus tthe seat/bunk combination.
The seat/bunk combination can accommodate
th re ep ersons. Youc an adjus tthe seat backrest
to av ertical and horizontal position. If yous etthe
seat backres ttothe horizontal position, this –
to ge ther wit hthe bed extensio n–w illg ivey ou a
full -lengt hbedfort wo people.
Pa ssenger smayuse thes eats of thes eat/bunk
combination onl ywhen thes eat backres tis
upright. Onl ythen do thes eat belts pr ovide the
intended deg reeofp rotection.
The seat/bun kcombination is equipped wit htwo
re mo vable storag ecompartments under thes eat
sur face .You can use these storag ecompart‐
mentstos tore bedding, fore xamp le.
Po sitioning thes eat sint he optimum area of
pr otection 0047
Basic setting
St artin gfromt he basic setting 0047,the seat/bunk
combination forp assenger scan be mo vedf or‐
wa rdsorb ackwards by13 in (5 cm). In doing so,
mak esuret hat passenger shave sufficient leg‐
ro om toreduce ther isk of injur yduring braking. Seats and
stowage 71

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. Ke
ep thes eat guide rails and anchora gesint he
ve hicle floor free of dir tand object stoensure
th at ther ear benc hseat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again.
Re moving the rear ben chseat
Yo uc an ins tallth er ear benc hseats in thef ace-
to -face position only if thev ehicle floor is equip‐
ped wit hfour seat anchorages on thef irst rear
seat rowor wit haseatrail sy stem. %
In
vehicles wit haseatrail sy stem, car ryout
th er elease, remo vala nd subsequent re-
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseat at the
mar kedatt he mar kedb asic position only
(/ page69). #
Foldther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1up. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards at the
upper edg eofthe seat backrest. #
Pull ther elease handle forf ront seat legs 2
up. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards and
re mo veit from seat anchorages 3.
Installing ther ear benc hseat #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Inser tthe rear ben chseat int ofront seat
anchorages 3from abo veatthef ront and
allo wittoe ngage. #
Mak esuret hat ther elease handles forf ront
seat legs 2aref olded down towa rdst he
fl oor of thev ehicle. #
Foldther ear benc hseat bac kintot he seat
position. #
Press ther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1down until indicator tabs 4 have
fully retracted int othe rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of ther ear benc hseat ar ecor‐
re ctly engaged whe nthe seat legs engag eaudibly
and indicator tabs 4 onthes eat legs ar enolon‐
ge rv isible and ha vefully retracted int othe seat
legs. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraint mechanically &
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 72
Seats and stowage

traf
fica nd inter vene if necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, thed riving
sy stems can neither reduce ther isk of accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. The road and
we ather condition saswell asthet raffic situation
canno talway sbet aken in toaccount. In
fo rm ation on vehicl esensor sand cameras Some driving and driving saf
etys ystems use
camera sand radar or ultrasonic sensor stomoni‐
to rt he area in front of, behind or next tothev ehi‐
cle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Ultrasonic sensors
3 Rear vie wcamera
% Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sareintegrated on thes ide of
th er ear bumper sand/or behin dthe
Mercedes star in ther adiator grill. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re stricted de tection per form anc eofv ehi‐
cle sensor sand cameras
If th ea reaa round vehicle sensor sorcameras
is co vered, damaged or dirty ,certain driving
and saf etys yst ems cann otfunction cor rectly.
The reisar isk of an accident. #
Keep thea reaa round vehicle sensor sor
cameras clear of an yobstructions and
clean. #
Have damag etothe bumper ,radiator
grille or stone chipping in thea reaof th
ef ront and rear wind owsrepaired at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ke
ep thea reas of thec amera sand sensor sfree
of dirt, ice and slush (/ page184). The sensors
and cameras and their de tection area smustn ot
be co vered. Do no tattac hadditional license plate
holders, advertisin gmedia, sticke rs,foils or stone
pr otection foils in thed etection rang eoft he sen‐
sor sand cameras. Ensur ethat no pr otru ding load
ex tends int othe de tection area.
In thee vent of damage, or following aseve re
impact ,have thef unction of thes ensor schec ked
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ha vedamage
or stone chips in thea reaoft he cameras
re paired at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind information abou tthe
fo llowing driving sy stems and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms:
R ABS ( Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
(/ page111 )
R BAS(Bra ke Assist System) (/ page111 )
R ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability Program)
(/ page111 )
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(/ page113 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e113 )
R Cruis econt rol(/pa ge115)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 116)
R Hill star ta ssis t(/pag e120)
R HOLD function (/ page121 )
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (/ page 122)
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ pag e123)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(/pag e125)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e127)
R Blind Spo tAssis t(/pag e129)
R Lane Keeping Assis t(/pag e129) 11 0
Driving and pa rking

Fu
nction of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) AB
Sc ontrols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
If AB Sinter venes, youw illfeel pulsations in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atical lyboosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nction of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) ESP
®
can, within ph ysical limits, monitor and
impr oved riving stabilit yand traction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R When driving and pullinga wayonw etor slip‐
pe ry road sur faces
R Whe nbraking
If th ev ehicle is deviating from thed irection
desired bythed rive r,ESP ®
can stabiliz ethe vehi‐
cle byper form ing thef ollowing actions:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebraked
R The engin eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. If
the 00E5 warning lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter,one or mor ewheels ha vereached
th eir traction limit:
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
unde rany circum‐
st ances
R Only depress thea ccelerator pedal as faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away
If the 00E5 warning lam plight supc ontinuousl y,
ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvet he information on warning lamps and
displa ymessages (/ page260).
If the 00BB warning lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te risp ermanently lit, ESP ®
is deactivated.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deac‐
tivated:
R Vehicle stabilizatio nisdelayeda nd is signifi‐
cantly reduced in thel owe rspeed range
R The driv ewheelsm aystar ttos pin
R Traction control is still active
% If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
will still support
yo uw hen braking. Swit
ching ESP ®
of foronv iatheo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles withou tsteering wheel
but tons) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel.
Spinnin gthe wheels results in acutting action,
whic henhances traction.
Ad justing setting susing theo n-boar dcomputer is
onl yavailable on vehicles without the00BB but‐
to nont he center console. Driving and parking
111

St
oring and maintainin gthe cur rent speed #
Brief lypress thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or
down 3. #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
The cur rent speed is then sa veda nd main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
When youa ctivat ecruise control, amessag ewith
th es tore ds peed is brief lyshown in them ulti‐
function display's text field. The multifunction dis‐
pla yalso sho ws the 00B2symbol and thes tored
speed.
Calling up thes toreds peed &
WARNING Risk of accident du etostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
2.
The las tstore ds peed is called up and main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
If th el asts tore ds peed has pr eviousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrently driven speed is stored.
% When
yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
3 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
3 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Switching of fcruise control #
Brief lypress thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
4 .
The 00B2 symbo land thes tore ds peed in the
multifunction displa ythen go out.
% Cruise contro lisdeactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R youa ppl ythe brakes.
R youd rive belo was peedof20m ph
(30 km/h).
R yous hiftthe transmission toposition 005C.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R youd eactivat eESP®
.
R ther eisam alfunction wit hthe ABS or
ESP ®
sy stem.
If cruise cont rola utomaticall ydeactivates, a
wa rning tone sounds and theCRUISE CONTROL
Canceled messageappear sbriefly in them ulti‐
function displa y. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
ar ed etected, thes etdis tan ce is maintained, if
necessar yuntil thev ehicle comes toah alt.The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes, depending on the
dis tance tothev ehicle in front and thes etspeed.
Speed and dis tance ar esetand stored on the
st eering wheel. The speed can be se tintherange
between 13mp h(20 km/h )and 125m ph
(200 km/h).
Other features of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Depending on thep reselected dis tance,
DISTRONIC inter venes ei ther dynamically
(shor tdista nce) or tosave fuel (long dis‐
ta nce).
R Depending on thev ehicle mass de tected, the
dynamics of theD ISTRONIC inter vention are
re duced.
R Accele ratio ntot hestored speed is initiated if
th et urns ignal indicator is switched on to
ch ang etot heove rtakin glane. 11 6
Driving and pa rking

The function is
available in thes peed range
between 40 mph(60 km/h) and 125m ph
(200 km/h).
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R If Lane Keeping Assis tdetects lane markings.
R Ifaf ront wheel drives overlane markings.
In order that youa rewa rned onl ywhen neces‐
sar yand in good time if youc ross thel ane mark‐
ing, thes ystemd iffe re ntia tesb etwe en various
conditions and warnsy ou accordingly.
The warning vibration occur searlier under the
fo llowing conditions:
R youa pproac hthe outer lane marking on a
cur ve.
R ther oad has very wide lanes ,e.g.af reewa y.
R thes ystemd etects solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occur slater under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R youa redrivin gonar oad withnarro wl anes.
R youc utthec orner on acurve.
% Yo
um ayalso be warned byavibratio ninthe
st eering wheel (4x2 version) or byaw arning
to ne (4x4 version) and thes tatus symbol
fl ashin ginthe Instrument Displa y.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, if ther ea re
highl yvariable shade condition sorinrain,
sno w,fogors pray.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraf fic, direct sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R Ther eareno or se verala mbiguous lane mark‐
ings foro ne lane, e.g. in thev icinit yofc on‐
st ru ction sites.
R Ifth el ane markings ar eworna way,dar kor
co veredu p.
R Ifth ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front is too
shor tand thus thel ane markings cann otbe
de tected. R
The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gLaneK eeping Assist #
Press theÇ button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinthe button lights up
and them ultifunction displa yshows the Ç
symbol in thes tatus area, Lan eKeeping
Assis tisactivated but no tready foru se.
If yo ua redrivin gwithL aneK eeping Assist
activated at speeds abo ve40 mph(60 km/h)
and lane markings ar edetected, them ulti‐
function displa yshows the Ç symbol high‐
lighted in thes tatus area. Lan eKeeping
Assis tisthenready foru se.
% The
status overviewint he assis tance menu
also displ ayst he status of Lan eKeeping
Assis t(/ pag e144).
Setting thes ensitivit yofLaneKeeping Assist
On-boar dcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Lane Keepin gAssist #
Selec tthe Standard orAdaptive setting.
In the Standard setting, no warning vibration
occur sinthefollowing situations:
R Youo perat ethe tur nsignal in thec orrespond‐
ing direction. In this eve nt,thew arning sare
suppressed forac ertain period of time.
R Adriving saf etys ystem, suc hasABS,BAS or
ESP ®
,i nter venes or pe rforms acont rol
action.
In the Adaptive setting,ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R youa ccelerat ehard, e.g .kickdown.
R youb rakehard. 13 0
Driving and pa rking