2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS oil level

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw itht he on-
boa rdcompu ter( ve hicl ewithout steering-
wheel but tons)
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hanoil levels en‐
sor (vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive).
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The engine is switched of fatnormal operat‐
ing temp erature.
R Awaitin gperiod of five minutes is obser ved.
R The ignition is switched on.
If no oil le velisd isplayeda fter five minutes at
ex tremely lo wtemperatures, repeat thee ngine oil
measurement af tera nother five minutes.
If an oil le velreading is still no tdispla yed, check
th eo il le velw itht he oil dipstic k(/ pag e179).
Ha ve thee ngine oil le velc hec kedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Use theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈ button toselect Oil Level. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
While thee ngine oil le velm easuremen tisin
progress, thed ispla yshows the Measuring
Engine Oil Level... message.
The following messa gesm ayappear af tert he
engine oi lleve lmeasurement:
Engine Oil Level OK #
Do no trefill oil.
Add 1,0 liq.gal. Engine Oil #
Addthe specified quantity of oil
(/ page179). #
Repeat thee ngine oil measurement af tera
fe wm inutes.
Engine Oil Level: Reduce Oil Level #
Siphon of fany exc ess engine oil that has
been added. Todo so, consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
For Eng. Oil Level: Ignition Must Be On #
Switc hont he ignition.
Wait to Check Engine Oil Level #
Ifth ee ngine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture, repeat thee ngine oil measurement af ter
appr oximately five minutes. #
Ifth ee ngine is no tatnormal operating tem‐
perature, repeat thee ngine oil measurement
af te ra pproxima tely 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level with Engine Off #
Switc hoffthee ngine and, when it is at nor‐
mal operating temp erature, wait appr ox‐
imatel yfivem inutes befor emeasu ring the
engine oil le vel.
Chec kthe engine oil le velw itht he on-board
comp uter (vehicle with steering-wheel but‐
to ns)
Re quirements:
R The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driv‐
ing.
R The engine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture.
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The hood is no topen.
Dependin gonthe driving profile, theo il le velc an
be displa yedo nlya fter ad riving time of up to
30 minutes and onl ywhen thei gnition is
switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
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Engine Oil Level
One of thef ollowing messa gesa ppear son
th ed ispla yoft he on-boar dcompu ter:
Engin eOil Level Measuremen tinProgress... #
Measurement of theo il le veln ot ye tpossible.
Re peat theq uer yafter drivin gfor am aximum
of 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level OK
The bar ford isplaying theo il le velont he display
is green and is between "min" and "max". #
Do no trefill oil. The engine oil le velisc orrect.
Engine Oil Leve lWarmUpE ngine #
Warm upthee ngine tooperating temp era‐
ture.
Engine Oil Level Correct Measurement Only if
Vehicle Is on Level Ground #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. 17 8
Maintenance and care

Engine Oi
lLevel Add 1.0 l
The ba rfor displaying theo il le velont he display
is orang eand is belo w"min".
The oil le velist oo lo w. #
Add1 .1US qt (1 l) of engine oil
(/ page179).
Reduce Engine Oil Level
The bar ford isplaying theo il le velont he display
is orang eand is abo ve"max".
The oil le velist oo high. #
Siphon of fany exc ess engine oil that has
been added. Todo so, consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
For Engine Oil Level Ignition Must Be On #
Switc hthe ignition on tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
Engine Oil Level System Inoperative
The fill le vels ensor is defectiv eornotplugged in. #
Have theo il le veld ispla ychec kedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Engine Oil Level System Currently Unavail. #
Close theh ood.
% Ve
hicles wit hcold oil le veld isplay: af tert he
ve hicle has been out of use forane xtended
time ,the oil le velw ill automaticall ybeshown
on thed ispla y.If it is no tpossible tomeasu re
th ee ngine oil le vel,am essag etothat ef fect
will appea r.
Checking thee ngine oil le velw ithad ipst ick &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. The engin
eoil becomes dirty during operation,
loses quality and also graduall yloses volume.
Chec kthe oil le velregularly and add oil or ha veit
ch anged if necessar y.
Re gular lych eckt he fluid le vela nd them ajor
assemblies forl ea ks.Ify ou de tect fluid loss ,for
ex ample, oil drops on thev ehicle parking space, consult
aqualified specialis tworks hop as quickly
as possible. #
Onlychec kthe oil le velw hen thee ngine is at
normal operating temp erature. Oil dipstic
kand engine oil filler openin g(example:
ga soline engine) #
Pull oil dipstick 1out of thed ipstic ktube. #
Wipe theo il dipstick 1using alint-free
clo th. #
Inser tthe oil dipstick 1bac kintot he guide
tube as farasitw illgoa nd pullito ut again.
If th el eve lisb etwe en MIN mark 3and MAX
mark 2,the oil le velisa dequate. #
Ifth eo il le velh as dropped toor belo wmini‐
mum mark 3,open cap 4and add engine
oil (/ page179).
The di fference in quantity between mar ks2 and
3 is appr oximatel y1.6 US qt (1.5 liters) in the
case of gasoline engines.
Ad ding engin eoil &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wit hhotcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allowthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughly clean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nent parts befor estartin gt he vehicle. Maintenance and care
17 9

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0091
Check Coolant Level *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant ,following then otes on coolant (/ page180).
If yo uf requ ently nee dtoadd coolant: #
Have thee ngine cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
00BD
Check Coolant Level See
Oper. Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant ,following then otes on coolant (/ page180).
If yo uf requ ently nee dtoadd coolant: #
Have thee ngine cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
00B2
Check Engine Oil Level
or Check Engine Oil At
Next Refueling *A
warning tone also sounds. The oi llev el in your vehicle has fallen to
th em inimum.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
If engine oil frequently needs tobe topped up: #
Have thee ngine checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
ManuallyC heck Oil Level *R
eminder tocheckt he oil le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179). #
Toconfir mthe oil le velc heck: press and hol dthe 0078 button.
00B2 Manually Check Oil Level *R
eminder tocheckt he oil le vel. 254
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179). #
Toconfir mthe oil le vel:press the0076 button.
00B2 StopV ehicle Turn Eng.
Off *T
he oil le velist oo lo w.Ther eisar isk of engin edamage. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe oil le vel(/pag e179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
00B2 Eng. Oil Level Low: Stop
Vehicl eSwitch Engine
Off *T
he oil le velist oo lo w.Ther eisar isk of engin edamage. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe oil le vel(/pag e179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
00D4 Fue lLevel Low *T
he fuel supply has dropped int othe reser verange. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
Ï *T
hereisv eryl ittle fuel in thef uel tank. #
It is absolutely essential torefuel at then eares tgas station. Ti
res Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Please Correct Tire Pres-
sure *T
he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thed iffe r‐
ence in tir epressu rebetween thei ndividual wheels is toog reat. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eatt he next opportunity . #
Correct thet irep ressur easn ecessar y. #
Restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem (/ page209).
Check Tires *A
warning tone also sounds.
The tire pressur einone or mor etires ha sdropped significantl y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 255