2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS air suspension

Information on
changing address or owner In
thee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of Address Change" in the
Service and Warrant yInforma tionb ookle torsim‐
pl yc all theC ustomer Assis tance Center (USA) at
th eh otline number 1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer
Service (Canada) at 1-800-387-0 100. This way,if
necessar y,we can reac hy ou in atimel yfashion.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, please lea vethee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
ve hicle, please send us the" Notice of Pur chase
of Used Car" in theS ervice and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle torcalltheC ustomer Assis tance
Center (USA) at theh otline number
1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer Service (Canada) at
1-800-387-0 100. Po
ssible danger due tosubstances haza rdous
to health In compliance wit
hProposition 65 ("P rop65"), the
fo llowing de tach able label has been added to
eac hvehicle sold in California: Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
To avo id malfunctions or sy stem failures: #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service and
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modi fications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification of electronic components,t heir
softwar eorwiring could impair their function and/or
thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts or saf ety-re leva nt sy stems.
This can endanger theo perating saf etyoft he
ve hicle. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
Yous houl dhave allworkon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Obser
vethe" Vehicle electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due todriv‐
ing toof asta nd due toimpact stothe
ve hicle underbody or suspension compo‐
nents In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damag etothevehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad
R The vehicle is driven toof asto veran
obs tacle, e.g. acurb ,speed bu mpor pot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
suspension components
In situations suc hasthese, damag etothe
body ,underbody ,suspension components,
wheels or tires ma ynotbe visible. Compo‐
nents damaged in this wa yc an unexpectedly
fa il or ,int he case of an accident, ma ynolon‐
ge ra bsorb ther esulting forc easi ntended.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or 16
Generaln otes

Legal
requirement sregarding thed isclosure
of data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide gov‐
ernmental entities ,upon requ esta nd tothe
ex tent requ ired, dat astore dbyt he manufacturer.
Fo re xamp le,this ma ybet he case during the
in ve stigation of acriminal of fense.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within thea pplicable legal frame‐
wo rk,a uthorized toread out dat afromt hevehi‐
cle. In thec ase of an accident ,information that
can help wit haninvestigation can ,therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag contro lunit ,for example.
Operational data in thev ehicle
Thi sisd atar egarding theo peration of thev ehi‐
cle, whic hhaveb een processed bycontrol units.
Thi sincludes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Vehicle status information suc hasthe speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lution sorthefast ened
seat belts display
R Ambien tconditions, suc hastemperature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
Generally ,these ar evolatile dat aand will no tbe
st ored be yond thep eriod of operation but will
onl ybep rocessed within thev ehicle itself. Con‐
trol units, vehicle keys fore xamp le, of tenc ontain
da ta memories. Their use permits thet emporary
or permanent documentation of tech nica linfor‐
mation abou tthe vehicle's operating state, com‐
ponent loads, main tenance requirements and
te ch nica leventsorm alfunctions.
Dependin gonthetech nica lequ ipment, thef ol‐
lowing dat aarestored:
R Operating status of sy stem components, such
as fill le vels, tir epressur eorb atterystatus
R Malfunction sorfaults in impor tant sy stem
components, suc haslights or brakes
R System reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations,
suc hasa irbag deploymen torthe inter vention
of stabilit ycontrol sy stems
R Information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
In cer tain cases ,itmaybe requ ired tostor ed ata
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been temp orar y.This
ma ybet he case if thev ehicle has de tected a
malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenanc ework, stored operational dat aaswe
ll as thev ehicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manufacturer sorthirdp arties ,suc has
breakdown services. The same is true in thec ase
of wa rrant yclaim sand quality assurance meas‐
ures.
In general ,the readout is per form ed via the
legall yprescribed por tfor thed iagnostics con‐
nection in thev ehicle. The operational dat athat
ar er ead out document tech nica lstatesoft he
ve hicle or of individual components and assis tin
th ed iagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rrant yobligations and quality impr ovement. To
th at end ,these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nica levents, mal‐
functions and other faults ma ybetransmit ted
alon gwitht he vehicle identification number to
th em anufacturer .Inaddition, them anufacturer is
subject toproduct liability .For this reason ,the
manufacturer also uses operational dat afromt he
ve hicle, fore xamp le,forr ecalls. These dat acan
also be use dtoexamin ethe cus tomer's warranty
and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle toratyourrequ estasp artofr epair
or maintenanc ework.
Con venience and inf otainmen tfunctions
Yo uc an stor ec onvenience settings and individual
settings in thev ehicle and chang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing settings ,for example:
R Seat and steering wheel positions
R Suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individual settings ,suc hasi nterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Multimedi adata, suc hasmusic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R Address book dat afor use in an integrated
hands-free sy stem or an integrated navigation
sy stem
R Ente redn avigation destinations
R Dataont he use of Interne tservices General no
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Avoid obs tacles or driv eoverthem with
particular care. #
Reduce speed when driving overcurbs,
speed bumps, manhol ecoversa nd pot‐
holes. #
Avoid especially high curbs. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cessories that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety.
Befor epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tires) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F (10°C) use win‐
te rt ires or all-season tires wit hthe M+S
marking on all wheels. Wi
nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum per‐
missible speed, this mus tbeindicated in an
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e206)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e213 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page222) Note
sonc hanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the
degree of wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained. Wheel
sand tires 217

Re
ar air conditioning sy stem Model
Refrigerant
All model s3 3.5 oz (950 g) Model
PAGo il
All models 4.9 oz (139 g)Ve
hicl edata Information on
vehicl edimensions The
following section con tains impor tant tech ni‐
cal da tafory our vehicle. Your vehicle documents
contain fur ther vehicle-specific and equipment-
dependent tech nica ldatas uchasv ehicle dimen‐
sions and weights.
The values specified ma yvaryasar esult of the
fo llowing variables:
R Tires
R Loading
R Conditio nofthe suspension
R Optional equipment Opening
range Cargo
Va n
1 Height of thet ailgat ewhen
opened 86.
0in
(2 18 5m m)
2 Opening rang eoft hetail‐
ga te 41
.2 in
(104 7mm)
3 Opening rang eoft herear-
end doors 33.4 in
(849 mm) Pa
ssenger Va n
1 Height of thet ailgat ewhen
opened 84
.6 in
(2 15 0m m)
2 Opening rang eoft hetail‐
ga te 41
.2 in
(104 7mm)
3 Opening rang eoft herear-
end doors 33.4 in
(849 mm) Ve
hicl edimensions Cargo
Va n
Ve hicle lengt h2 02.4 in
(5 14 0m m)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 88.3 in
(22 44 mm)
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 75
.9 in
(1928 mm)
Loa dwidth 50.0 in
(1 27 0m m)
Max. loa dwidth 66.3 in
(1685 mm)
Ve hicle height
Loading height 53.8 in
(136 7mm)
Wheelbase 126.0 in
(3200 mm) Pa
ssenger Va n
Ve hicle lengt h2 02.4 in
(5 14 0m m)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 88.3 in
(22 44 mm)
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 75
.9 in
(1928 mm) 232
Tech nica ldata