2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS interior lights

Af
teri nstalling arear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF mus tbelit continu‐
ousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he front passenger airbag can
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG.Thisc an result in theD EATH of or
SERIOUS INJUR YtotheCHILD. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat.
Ins tead, install ther ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.A lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing information. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident ,the child could:
R com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior
if th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it,fore xamp le
R bestru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pisoff. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
While doing so, alw aysm akes uret hat
th es houlder belt stra pisc orrectly
ro uted from thes eat belt outle tofthe
ve hicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem. The shoulder belt
st ra pm ustber outed forw ards and
down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet. If
necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outlet
and thef ront passenger seat accord‐
ingly. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
If ap erson is sitting on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF ma ybelit continuously
or be off, dependin gonthe person's stature.
Ap erson on thec o-driver seat mus talways
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byan adult or
ap erson wit hastatur ec orresponding tothat
of an adult ,the PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his indicates that
th ec o-driver airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult
should no tuse thec o-driver seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byap erson
of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or small
adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indica‐
to rlamp either lights up continuously or 32
Occupant saf ety

Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe in terior
motion sensor Re
quirements:
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Ac tivating #
Makesur ethat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐
vie wm irro roront he grab handles. This will
pr eve ntfalse alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is armed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again. In
thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R Ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R When transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. Opening and closing
61

Air-reci
rculation mod ewill automaticall yswit ch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol and navigatio nonly)
Af tera pproxima tely 30 minutes, outside air will
auto matical lybe introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automaticall yswitch
of fint hefollowing cases:
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes at outside
te mp eratures belo wapproximately 44°F
(7°C)
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes when the
"Coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "function is
deactivated
R Aftera pproxima tely 30 minutes at outside
te mp eratures abo veappr oximatel y44°F
(7°C) and when the" Cooling wit hair dehu‐
midification "function is switched on Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing con venience opening
During con venience opening ,bod yp arts
could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wandthed oor frame. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
to uches thes ide windo w. #
Release the0036 button immediatel yto
inter rupt theo pening procedur eif
somebody becomes trapped. #
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol and con veni‐
ence opening with thek ey: press and hold
the 0036 button on thek ey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo weroft he climat econt rols ystemisa ctiva‐
te d.
% At
higher interior temp eratures, theb lowe ris
also activated when adoor is opened .This
means that cooled air enter sthe vehicle inte‐
ri or sooner tocool thev ehicle mor erapidly. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes alot of elec‐
tricity .You should therefor eswitc hoffther ear windo
wheater as soon as ther ear windo wis
clear. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe006C button
lights up, ther ear windo wheater is switched
on.
The rear wind owheater switches of fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes. Switching
ther esidual heat utiliz ation on/off Onl
yvehicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol ha vether esidual heat function.
When thee ngine is switched off, it is possible to
mak euse of ther esidual heat of thee ngine to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicle interior fora pprox‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on thes etvehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switc hoffthee ngine or remo vethek ey. #
Toswitc hon:press the004B button.
When residualh eat utilization is switched on,
th ei ndicator lam ponthe004B button will
light up.
The blo werw illr un at alow speed rega rdless
of thea irflow setting.
If th e" Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, onl ythe sta‐
tionar yventilation will be switched on. The
blo werw illt hen runatm ediumspeed. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004B button again.
The indicator lam ponthe004B button will go
out.
Re sidualh eat utilization will switc hoffautomati‐
cally in thef ollowing cases:
R Afterar unnin gtime of appr oximately
30 minutes
R Ifth es tarter battery's conditio nofchargeis
to ol ow
R When thei gnition is switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe air vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd frostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts. Clima
tecontrol 95

Non-
operational times wit hthe
batter ydisconnec ted.......................... 176
Re gular maintenance work................. 176
Special service requirements.............. 176
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ac tivating and deacti vating the
interior motion sensor.......................... 61
Fu nction............................................... 59
Interio rmotions ensor functio n............ 60
St opping thea larm............................... 60
Switching thet ow -awa ya larmon
and off................................................. .60
To w- aw ay alar mfunction...................... 60
At tachments............................................ .14
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Fu nction............................................. 127
Switching on/of f(ve hicle swith
st eering-wheel buttons)......................1 28
Switching on/of f(ve hicles without
st eering-wheel buttons)......................1 28
Sy stem limitations.............................. 127
Au dio sy stem (on-boa rdcompu ter)...... 147
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 77
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag shu toff
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger front airbag shutoff............. 30
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp... .31
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag shu toff
see Automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff
Au tomatic measures af terana cci‐
dent........................................................... 33
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ .104
Engaging driv eposition...................... 105
Engaging neutral................................ 105
Engaging reve rseg ear....................... .105
Kickdown............................................ 106
Re stricting thes hiftrange................. .106
Selecting par kposition.......................1 05
Tr ansmission position displa y............. 104
Tr ansmission position s.......................104
Axl eload................................................ .226 B
Bac ksupport
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
Backin gupwarningdevice
No tes.................................................. 121
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem).................... .111
Battery Care.................................................... 191
Charging............................................. 191
Chargin gavehicle batter y.................. 191
Connecting and ins talling thea uxil‐
iar yb attery.........................................1 95
Connecting and ins talling the
st ar terb attery.................................... 19 5
Disconnecting and removing the
auxiliar ybatte ry .................................. 194
Disconnecting and removing the
st ar terb attery.................................... 194
Jump-s tarting (vehicle)........................ 191
Ke y...................................................... .43
No tes( vehicle)................................... 189
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist
Fu nction............................................. 12 9
Switching on/of f................................ 12 9
Sy stem limitations.............................. 12 9
Blue tooth ®
audio
Information........................................ .163
Blue tooth ®
settings (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. .153
Bottle holder............................................. 75
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem)........... 111
Ac tivating/deactivating theH OLD
function.............................................. 121
Ac tiveB rake Assi st............................. 11 3
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem).................. 111
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :................1 00
Breaking-in no tes................................. 97
Downhil lgradien t............................... 100
Driving no tes................................ 98, 100
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution)................................................ 11 3
Heavy and light loads........................ .100
HOLD function................................... .121
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings................................................. 100 Index
271

Overview............................................
13 6
Wa rning/indicator lamps overview..... 7, 8
Instrument lighting................................ 141
Instrument panel see Cockpi t(ove rview)
Intelligent light sy stem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist................... .79
Interior lighting Setting.................................................. 80
Interior motion sensor Activating and deacti vating................... 61
Fu nction............................................... 60
In term ediatedestination
Modifying........................................... 16 0J
Journe ysabroad
No tes................................................... 99
Jump-star tconnection point................. 191K
Key Battery................................................. 43
Convenienc eopening...........................95
Fu nctions............................................. 42
Ke yr ing at tach ment............................. 43
Mechanica lkey.................................... 43
Overvi ew.............................................. 42
Problem................................................ 44
Programming theb utton fort he
electric sliding door.............................. 50
St artt he vehicle................................... 97
Un lockin gsetting................................ .42
Ke yp ositions.. .......................................... 97L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating...................... 13 0
Fu nction............................................. 12 9
Sensitivity........................................... 13 0
Languag esettings (multimedia sys‐
te m)......................................................... 154
Lashing stra ps
Secu ring aloa d................................... 17 0
Las tdestinations
Selecting or deleting........................... 157LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchor
Installing............................................... 37
Light switc h(ove rview) .......................... .77
Lighting Adjusting thei nstrument lighting........1 41
Lighting see Lights
Lights Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist................... .79
Au tomatic driving lights........................ 77
Combination swit ch.............................. 78
Haza rdwa rning light............................ .78
Headla mprange................................... 78
High beam............................................ 78
High-bea mflasher................................ 78
Indicator............................................... 78
Light switc h.......................................... 77
Lo wb eam............................................. 77
Pa rking lights...................................... .77
Re ar fogl ight........................................77
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems..... 77
St anding lamps................................... .77
Limited Warranty (vehicle)...................... 20
Limiting speed .......................................... 99
Limiting theo penin gangle (tailgate) .....53
Load distribution.................................... 167
Load inde x(tire)...................................... 213
Load pr otection net ................................ 172
Load securing Cargo tie-down points........................ 16 9
Ins talling and removing tie-down
ey es....................................................1 71
Lashing stra ps.................................... 17 0
No tes.................................................. 16 8
Load securing aid Removing/ins talling thel oad pro‐
te ction ne t.......................................... 172
Load-bea ring capacit y(tire).................. 213
Loading Definitions......................................... .214
Loading guidelines .................................166
Lo wb eam
Re placing light sources.........................81
Switching on/of f.................................. 77
Lu bricant additives
see Additive
Lu mbar suppor t(4-wa y).......................... 65 Index
277