2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS high beam

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)

Exterior lighting
Information abou
tlighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
0047
0063 Leftstanding lamps
0048 0064 Rightstanding lamps
0049 0060 Parking lamps and license plat eand
instrument lighting
004A 003F Lightsoffand daytime running la mps
0058 With light sensor :automatic driving
light s(prefer redl ight switc hposition)
004B 0058 Lowb eam or high beam 6
005A Front fogl ights
7 005E Rear fogl ight
If yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe vehi‐
cle, thel ights ma ystillbeo n. #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
The exterior lighting (e xcep ts tandin gand parking
lamps) will automaticall yswit ch offint hefollow‐
ing cases:
R Ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R Ifyo uo pen thed rive r's door while thek eyis
in position 005Ainthei gnition loc k.
Switching on the daytime running lamps #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lamps, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights will be switched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status and thea mbient
light. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.
Re sponsibility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
If th ep arking lamps and lo wbeam ha vebeen
switched on, theg reen 0060 (parking lamps) and
0058 (lowb eam) indicator lamps on thei nstru‐
ment clus terw illl igh tup.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wersupply has been switched on.
R Toswitc hont hefogl ight: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hfront fogl amps. #
Toswitc hthe fogl ight on or off: pressthe
005A button. #
Toswitc hthe rear fogl am ponoro ff:
press the005E button.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Light and vision
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Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
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#
Press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sy stem is switched on, only
th et urns ignal lamps on ther ele vant sid eofthe
ve hicle will light up.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will switc hon
automaticall yinthefollowing situations:
R The airbag is deplo yed
R The vehicle is heavily braked from aspeed of
mor ethan 45 mph(70 km/h) toas tandstill.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will automati‐
call yswitc hoffwhen thev ehicle rega ins aspeed
of mor ethan 6mph (1 0km/h) af term aximum
full-s topb raking.
% The hazar
dwarning light sy stem will work
eve nw hent he vehicle has been switched off. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no treact to:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate. In
these, or in similar situations, thea uto‐
matic high beam will no tbedeactivated or
will be activated despit ethe presence of
ot her road users. #
Alwayso bser vether oad and traf ficc on‐
ditions carefully and switc hofftheh igh
beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 19 mp h(30 km/h)
and no other road user saredetected, hig hbeam
will au tomatically be switched on.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 16 mp h(25 km/h),
th eh eadlam prang ewillbec ontrolle dautomati‐
cally depending on thed ista nce from other road
users.
High beam will automaticall ybedeactivated in
th ef ollowing cases:
R Your spee dislowerthan 16mp h(25 km/h).
R Other road user shave been de tected.
R The road is suf ficiently illumina ted.
Sy stem limits
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles ma yberestricted if:
R visibility is poo r,e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
sno w.
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered. Light and vision
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Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailing light ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis ton/off
Re quirements
R The light switc hisinthe0058 position. #
Toswitc hon:switc honh igh beam using the
combinatio nswitch.
If hig hbeamisa utomatical lyswitched on in
darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ywilll igh tup. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffhigh beam using the
combinatio nswitch. Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel In
te rior lighting buttons (e xample: com fort ove r‐
head control panel)
1003D Front lef treading lamp
20033 Automatic interior lighting control
3004A Front interior lighting
40044 Rear compartment or cargo compart‐
men tlamp
5003D Front right readin glamp #
Toswitc hon/off: pressthec orresponding
button 1–5.
The la yout and number of button sdepen dont he
equipment. Operating unit in
theg rabh andle 1003D
Rear compartment reading lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
Operating unit in thec argo compa rtment 1004A
Cargo compa rtment lamp #
Toswitc hon/off: press button 1.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hacargo compart‐
ment lam pwithab utton, youc an swit chall cargo
compartment lamps on and of fbypressing the
004A button on this cargo compartment lamp.
Re gardless of thes witc hposition ,you can switch
th ec argo compartmen tlam pona nd offcent rally
by pressing the0044 button on theo verhead
cont rolp anel. Changin
gbulbs Note
sfor replacing light bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation. 80
Light and vision

When
replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing thel ight bulb, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
R Do no tuse an ylight bulb that has been drop‐
ped or has scratches on its glass tube .Other‐
wise, thel ight bulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass tube will reduce the
service lif eofthe light bulb. Do no ttouc hthe
gl ass tube wit hyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass tube wit halcohol or spirits
while it is col dstate and wipe it down wit ha
lint-f reec loth.
R Protect light bulbs from humidity and do not
bring them int ocontact wit hliquids.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in enclosed la mpsthat ha ve
been designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
Ha ve thef ollowing light bulbs changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop only:
R Bulbs in thel icense plat elamp
R Front fogl amp
R Side mar kerlamps
Bulb sand lamps ar emajor elements in vehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ular ly.
If th en ew light bulb also does no tlight up, con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes 1
Side additional tur nsignal lamp: WY 5W
2 Turn signal light :PY21W
3 Lowb eam: H7 55 W
4 Front fogl amp: H1 155W
5 High beam/s tanding/parking la mps/
daytime running la mps: H1 555W /15W
6 Side mar kerligh t:LED
Re placing light sou rces in theh eadlamp
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R The appropriat efront wheel is turned
in wa rds.
R Lowb eam: your equir eaH755Wl ight bulb.
R Turn signal light: your equir eaPY21Wl ight
bulb.
R High beam/standing/parking lamps/
daytim
erunnin glamps: your equir ea
H1 555W /15Wl ight bulb.
Installing/removing thec ove rint he front
whee larch Light and vision
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#
Toremo ve: grip thec enter of co ver1,slide
it upwards and pullito ut.
The co verw illh ang down wardsont hestra p. #
Toinstall: insertcover 1 atthet op and
slide it down wardsu ntil it engages.
Lo wb eam #
Remo vethec ove rint he front wheel ar ch. #
Turn housing co ver1counter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Turn soc ket 2forl ow beamtot he leftand
pull it out. #
Pull theb ulb out of soc ket2. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int osocket 2. #
Inse rtsoc ket 2and rotate itto ther ight to
tighten it. #
Press on housing co ver1and rotate itto
th er ight totighten it. #
Replace thec over in thef ront wheel ar ch. High beam,
standing/parking lamps and day‐
time running lamps #
Open theh ood. #
Turn housing co ver1counter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Pull out theb ulb wit hsocket 2. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb wit hsocket 2and
engag eitasf ar as it will go. #
Press on housing co ver1and rotate itto
th er ight totighten it. #
Close theh ood.
Tu rn signal light #
Open theh ood. #
Turn soc ket 1counter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Pull theb ulb out of soc ket1. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int osocket 1. #
Inse rtsoc ket 1and tur nitclock wise until it
engages. #
Close theh ood. 82
Light and vision