2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS manual transmission

The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
Driving and pa rking

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in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressur e(/ page 204)
R Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh ave a
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y.
R Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than
when drivin gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering.
R If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderatel yatfirst so that thet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients, restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al owe rgear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect. Av
oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtak ing, pa yparticular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination.
Due tothel engt hofy ourvehicle/trailer com‐
bination youw illrequ ireal onger stre tchof
ro ad befor eswit ching bac ktothe original
lane. Pe
rm issible trailer loads and tongue weights We
ight information &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
unbraked trailer wit hanexcessiv egross
we ight
If yo up ull an unbraked trailer wit hagross
tr ailer weight (G TW)ofm oret han 1,653 lbs
(750 kg),th ev ehicle's brak esystem may
ove rheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and may
eve ncause theb rake system tofail. #
Alwaysu seatrailer wit haseparate
braking sy stem if youa repullin gagross
trailer weight (G TW)ofm oret han
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). *
NO
TEDama getothed rive train, trans‐
mission or trailer towh itch due toexc ess
gross combination weight The permissible
grosscombination weight is
exc eeded.
The driv etrain, thet ransmission or thet railer
to wh itch ma ybed amaged. #
Compl ywitht he permissible gross com‐
bination weight. Fo
rv ehicles wit hapermissible gross weight of
6,6 14 lbs (3,00 0kg),thep ermissible gross com‐
bination weight is less than thes um of thep er‐
missible gross vehicle weight and thep ermissible 134
Driving and pa rking

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriving wit hthe hood
unloc ked
The hood ma yopen and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neverrelease theh ood when driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat theh ood is loc ked. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away. #
Close theh ood.
003D
or
0051 *I
na ddit ion, awarning tone sounds du ring thet rip.
The displa yshows theo pen door or doors. #
Close all thed oors.
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped
belo wthe minimum. #
Addw ashe rfluid (/ page181).
00CC
0091
Pwr .Steerin gMalfunct. *A
warning tone also sounds. The steering po werassi stanc ecould be
malfunctioning. Youm aynee dtos teer mor eforcefully. #
Carefully continue toaq ualified specialis tworks hop and ha ve
th es teering checkedi mmediatel y.
00CC Power Steering Malfunc-
tion See Oper. Manual *A
warning tone also sounds. The po werassi stanc efor thes teering
could be malfunctioning. Youm aynee dtos teer mor eforcefully. #
Carefully continue toaq ualified specialis tworks hop and ha ve
th es teering checkedi mmediatel y.
Phone No Service *Y
our vehicle is outside thet ransmission and receiver rang eoft he
mobile phone networ kprovide r.
Shif tto' P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005E
or 005B. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being
ch arge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 258
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Driving in winter.................................
101
Driving off-road.................................. 102
Driving on flooded roads.................... .101
Driving on wetroads........................... 101
Hyd roplaning...................................... 101
Mountainous terrain........................... 104
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel).. .................................90E
E10 .......................................................... 228
EAS Y-ENT RYeasy entr yand exitfea‐
ture
Folding theE ASY-ENTR Ysection
fo rw ards and bac k(rear ben chseat)....68
Using (rear benc hseat)........................68
EAS Y-PA CK tailgate
No tes................................................... 52
Opening and closing............................. 52
EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) .................................................... .113
Electric sliding door Function............................................... 47
Opening wit hbutton............................. 48
Opening/closing from theo utside....... 50
Opening/closing wit hthe door
handle.................................................. 50
Opening/closing wit hthe key........ 49, 50
Problems.............................................. 51
Programming thek ey.......................... .49
Programming thek eybut ton................ 50
Re setting.............................................. 50
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................. .225
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided)......................1 87
Saf etyv est.......................................... 187
Emer gency braking
Manual parking brak e......................... 109
Emer gency engine start ........................ 200
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation............................................ .24
Engaging driv eposition (au tomatic
transmission)......................................... 105
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) .................................................. 105
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ ................... 105Engine
Engin enumber................................... 226
Pa rking............................................... 108
Problems............................................ 108
St artin g(key)....................................... .97
St artin gassis tance............................. 191
Engine electronics (no tes).................... 225
Engine number ....................................... 226
Engine oil Additive.............................................. 228
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer.................................. 178
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick................................................... 17 9
Filling capacity................................... 229
Re filling.............................................. 17 9
Engine output Notesonc hanges................................. 17
Environmental pr otection
No tes....................................................13
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist................................ 11 2
Tr ailer stabilizatio n.............................. 11 3
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating (on-board
computer wi thout steering wheel
buttons).............................................. 111
Fu nction/no tes................................... 111
Switching on/of f(bu tton)................... 11 2
Switching on/of f(on-boa rdcom‐
pu terw iths teering wheel buttons)..... 11 2
Exhaus temission moni toring.. ...............99
Exterior lighting Care................................................... 184
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa ctor ysettings (vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel but tons) ................................. 14 8
Fa ctor ysettings (vehicle without
st eering-wheel but tons) ........................ 14 3
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ......................... 187 Index
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