2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS oil change

It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories: Wheel size categor
y1
19 5/65 R16C
205/65 R16C
225/60 R16C
225/55 R17C
225/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL Wheel size categor
y2
225/55R17XL
235/55R17XL
24 5/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL
24 5/50 R18XL
24 5/45 R19XL %
Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units. Due
tothel egall yprescribed accuracy of the
speedome tera nd odome terd ispla ys,the follow‐
ing tires ar enotpermit tedf or taxis and hir ecars:
R Wheel size catego ry 1
- 195/65 R16C
R Whee lsize categor y2
- 225/55 R17XL
- 245/45 R18XL
If th ew heel size categor ychanges, youm ust
ha ve your vehicle's contro lunit srecoded at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Information on
thed irection of thet ires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill only gain these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Requ
irements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. 218
Wheels and tires

Jackin
gpoints 1(rubber stoppers) ar elocated
behind thef ront wheel ar ches and in front of the
re ar wheel ar ches. #
Place jack 2beneat hcorresponding jack
suppor tpoint 1. #
Turn handwheel 3until thep lateofj ack2
sits securely on jac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Ensur ethat theb ase of jack 2is positioned
ve rticall yunder jackin gpoint 1. #
Assemble adap ter4 and ratchet 5from
th ev ehicle tool kit. #
Place adap ter4 and ratchet 5ontheh exa‐
gon nut of jack 2sothat thel ette ring
AU F/UP is visible. #
Turn ratche twrench 5intheA UF/UP direc‐
tion unti lthe tir eisraised amaximum of
1. 2i nch( 3c m) of fthe ground.
When doing so, jack 2maym ove toone of
th es ide suppor tsurfaces. Re
moving awheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page219).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfromd irton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsandorona
dirty sur face. #
Unscr ewthew heel bolts. #
Remo vethew heel. Installing
anew wheel Re
quirements:
R The wheel is remo ved( /pag e220). &
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause thew heel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinue driving. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (/ page216). #
Obse rvet he instructions and saf etyn otes on
ch anging awheel (/ page216). #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolt sor
wheel nut swhichh aveb een appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndfort he wheel in question. #
Clean thew heel and wheel hub contact sur fa‐
ces. #
Slide thew heel whic histober e-installed
ont othe wheel hub and push it on. 220
Wheels and tires

*
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB -Appr oval Model
sM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All model s2 29.5, 229.6**R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.1USqt( 1.0l) of
thee ngine oils wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4.
Re placement amount
Engine oil Approximately
2USg al (7.7 l) Tr
ansmissio noil Au
tomatic transmission
Ope ratin gfluid :automatic transmission fluid Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
Mobil ATF1 34 FE
Va lvoline ATFP ro
236. 15
MB Shee tNumber
236. 15 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Re ar axle
Operating fluid: transmission oil Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
MobilubeFE7 5W-85
Mobilub eFEPlusNG
75 W- 85
MB Shee tNumber
235.7 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. Te
ch nica ldata 229