2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS height adjustment

This could cause
youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. #
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Ad
justin gthe seat fore -and-af tposition 1
Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment
2 Seatangle adjustment
3 Seatheight adjustment
4 Seatbackres tadjustment #
Pull le ver1upwards and slid ethe seat for‐
wa rdsorb acku ntil thed esired position has
been reached. #
Release le ver1and slid ethe seat forw ards
or bac kuntil thed esired position has been
re ached.
% Fo
rfront swivel seats, thel eve rinp osition
1 is used torelease thes wivel seat. The
le ve rtoa djustthe fore -and-af tposition is in
th ef ormofab ar in front of thes eat . Seats and
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Ad
justin gthe seat height #
Pull or push le ver3repeatedl yuntil the
desired seat height has been reached.
Ad justin gthe seat backrest #
Turn handwheel 4forw ards.
The seat backres twill mo vetoav ertical posi‐
tion. #
Turn handwheel 4backwards.
The seat backres twill tilt bac k.
Ad justin gthe seat angle #
Turn handwheel 2forw ards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 2backwards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt up. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
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. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen ther eisnok eyin
th ei gnition loc k. &
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 inju ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. 64
Seats and stowage

#
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backres tinclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment #
Adjus tthe seat using buttons 1to5 on
th ed oor trim.
If th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an adjust
th es eat within 30 seconds of unlocking thev ehi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, thef ront passenger seat will
automaticall ybeadjustedf romal essfavo ra‐
ble position int oonethat of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger sea tcan be
re adjus tedo nlya fter theh azardous situation is
ove r.Information aboutt he system can be
fo und unde r"PRE-SAFE ®
".
% Yo
uc an sa vethes ettings fort he seat with
th em emor yfunction (/ page65). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjus tthe backrest
contour individually to your spine. Operating
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memor yfunction is used whil edriving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc oul dlose control
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat,
yo ua nd other vehicle occupants –particu‐
lar lych ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
memor yfunction, mak esuret hat no Seats and
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#
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 inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and secur eoncet he
head restra int is engaged in thed esired posi‐
tion.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 2and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he re
qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged in thed esired position.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 1
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 1
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 2and pull
th eh ead restra int up and out. #
Toinstall: presstheh ead restra int with
de tent int othe holes on thel eft-hand side
when vie wedint he direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justin gthe hea drestraint electrically
* NO
TEDama getothee lectrical head
re stra int when adjus tedm anually If
th eh eight of thee lectrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus tedm anuall y,this can
damag ethe mechanism of theh ead restra int. #
Adjus tthe height of thee lectrically
adjus table head restra int su sing the
buttons in thed oor trim. Seats and
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