2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS four wheel drive

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

Manual parking brake
Applying or
releasing thep arking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: depress parking
brak epedal 2firm ly.
The red0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(only Can‐
ada) indicator lam pinthe instrument clus ter
light supift he engine is running .Ifthevehicle
is in motion, awarning tone sounds. #
Torelease thep arking brake: depressthe
brak epedal and keep it depressed. #
Pull release handle 1.
The parkin gbrake isreleased abruptl y.The
red 0049 (onlyUSA)or0024(onl yCanada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument clus terg oes
out.
Pe rforming emer gency braking with thep ark‐
in gb rake If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo uc an use thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Pull release handle 1and slowl ydepress
parkin gbrake pedal 2. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Connect thes tarter batter ytoatrick le
ch arge rv iaaj ump-s tart connection
(/ page 191).
or #
Disconnect all batteries (/ page194).
Pa rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan si xweeks #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop and
seek advice.
The vehicle can otherwise suf ferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Note
sond riving sy stems and your responsi‐
bility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eonly
aids. These cann otreplace your attention tothe
sur rounding sand do no trelease youf romy our
re sponsibility under road traf ficl aw .The driver is
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good time and
fo rs tayi ng in lane. Alw aysp ayattention tothe Driving and pa
rking 109

Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires ins talled on thev ehicle
by means of atirep ressure sensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in during thef irst jour‐
ne yt heya reused.
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation (/ page206).
No tethat thec orrect tir epressur efor thec urrent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem. If asubs tantial
loss of pressur eoccu rs,t he warning thre shold for
th ew arning messag eisaligned tothet aught-in
re fere nce values. Restar tt he tir epressur emoni‐
to ra fter adju sting tothec old tir epressure
(/ page209). The cur rent pressures ar esaved
as ne wreference values. This will ensur ethat a
wa rning messag ewill onl yappear if thet irep res‐
sur edrops significant ly.
The 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument clus ter
displa ysad etected pressur elossoram alfunc‐
tion as follo ws:
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pislit continuousl y,
th et irep ressur eono ne or mor etires is sig‐
nificantly tool ow .The tir epressur emonitor is
no tm alfunctioning.
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pflashes fora round a
minut eand then remains lit cons tantl y,the
tir ep ressur emonitorism alfunctioning.
R Am essa gealso appear sinthe instrument
clus ter.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The tir epressur ehas been se tincor rectly.
R Thereisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
R Ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
If th et irep ressur emonitor is malfunctioning, it
ma ytakem oret han tenm inutesf or the 0077 tire
pressur ewarning lam ptoinformyou of them al‐
function. When them alfunction has been recti‐ fi
ed, the 0077 warning lam pgoes out af tery ou
ha ve driven foraf ewminutes.
The tir epressur evalue indicated bytheo n-board
computer ma ydiffe rf romt hose measured at a
ga ss tatio nu singap ressur egauge.
The tir epressures shown bytheo n-boar dcom‐
puter refertot hose measured at sea le vel.At
high altitudes, thet irep ressur evalue indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those shown
by theo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case, do not
re duce thet irep ressure.
Checking thet irep ressur eelectronically
(onl yvehicles wit hsteering wheel but tons)
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Service. #
Press the0076 button. #
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect Tire
Pressure. #
Press the0076 button.
The displa yshows thec urrent tir epressur eof
ea ch wheel.
If th ev ehicle wasp arke df or longer than
20 minutes, theTire pressure will be displayed
after driving afew minutes messageappear sin
th ed ispla y.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e206)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The recommended tir epressu reis cor rectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(/pag e207). Wheels and tires
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