2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS rims

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Carefull yspra ythe vehicle wit hwater and dry
of fw ithal eather clo th.Don otpoint the
wate rjet directly int othe air inle tgrille.
When operating thev ehicle in winter ,remo veall
traces of road salt deposits carefull yand as soon
as possible. Note
sonc areofp aint and matte finish *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eand cor rosion
due toinadequat ecare Fa
ilur etop romp tly and thoroughly remo ve
dir tfromb irdd roppings or other residue
could result in paintwor kdamag eand cor ro‐
sion at alater date. #
Cleand irto ffpaint and matt efinish
th oroughly and as soon as possible. Obser
vethen otes on cleaning and car einorder
to avoid damag etothe paintwor k.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
th en wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and then
wa sh off.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro‐
leum ether or lighter fluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clear water.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver.
R Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tpolish thev ehicle and allo ywheels.
R Onlyusestate-of- the-ar tcar wa shes.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that end switha
ho tw ax treatmen tinautom atic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or polish‐
ing products, or gloss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alwaysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt hetailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe and tailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come int ocontact
wi th th ese parts of thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trims and
supervise children especially close lyin
th is area. #
Allowvehicle parts tocool down before
to uchin gthem. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. %
Information on suitable cleaning agentsor
cleaning clo
thsc an be obtained from aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. 184
Maintenance and care

To
avo id damag etothevehicle, follo wt he
instructions forc leaning and car eofthefollowing
ve hicle parts:
Wheels and rims
R Use watera nd acid-free alloy wheel cleaner.
R Do no tuse acidic allo ywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel bolts
and brak ecomponents could be damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and brake‐
pads, driv efor afew minutes af terc leaning
befor eparking thev ehicle. The brak ediscs
and brakepads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thew indo wsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolvent-
based cleaning agents toclea nthe inside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper blades
wit had ampcloth.
R Fold wiper ar mawayfromt herear wind ow
( / pag e87).
R Do no tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting
R Clean thec oversw ithaw etspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or clo thss uitable
fo rp last ic co vers.
Sensors R Clean thes ensor sinthe front and rear bump‐
er sw ithas oftc loth and car shampoo
(/ page110).
R When using apowe rwashe r,ke ep am inimum
dis tance of 12in (30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamera
R Vehicles with atailgate: switc hont he igni‐
tion and shif tthe transmission tothe 005Eposi‐
tion toopen thec amera co verw hen the
engine is switched of f(/pag e110).
R Usec lean wate rand asoftc loth toclea nthe
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ap owe rwashe r. Sliding door
R Remo vefore ign object sfromt he vicinity of
th ec ontact plates and contact pins of the
sliding door.
R Cleant he contact plates and contact pins
wit ham ild cleaning agent and asoftc loth.
R Do no toilor grease thec ontact plates and
th ec ontact pins.
Ta ilpipes
R Clean wit hacleanin gagent recommended for
Mercedes-Benz, especially in thew inter and
af te rw ashing thev ehicle.
R Do no tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitch
Obse rvet he no tesonc areint he trailer hitch
manufacturer's operating instructions. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based care products
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing instructions forc leaning and care:
Seat belts
R Clean wit hlukewa rmsoap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating abo ve176°F( 80 °C)
or in direct sunlight. Maintenance and care
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NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km) .This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: onlyins tall
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe rear
wheels .Obse rvet he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Vehicles with front-wheel drive: only install
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe front
wheels. Obser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstalling sno wchains.
R If sno wchains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h ).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e111,112 ). This all owsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessi vetirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe ither tool ow ortooh igh apres‐
sur epresent thef ollowing hazards:
R thet ires could bur st
R thet ires could wearexcessi vely and/or
un eve nly
R thed riving characteristic saswell as
st eering and braking characteristic smay
be se verely impaired #
Obse rvet he recommended tir epres‐
sures and checkt he tir epressur eofa ll
tires including thes par ew heel:
R monthly
R if altering thel oad on thev ehicle
R prior tolong journe ys
R ifth eo perating conditions change, for
ex ample when drivin goff-road #
Adjus tthe tir epressur ewhereneces‐
sar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R Cause increased tir edamage
R Adverselya ffect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
lo wat irep ressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas ac onsequence.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressure. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire malfunctioning as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption 206
Wheels and tires

New/replaced brak
edisksa nd
brakepads............................................. 97
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads)...........................................1 00
We troad sur faces.............................. 100
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes.................................................2 29
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution)................................................ 11 3
Brakes Post-collision brake.............................. 33
Breakdown Changing awheel ............................... 218
Re covering thev ehicle.......................1 98
Ro adside Assis tance............................ 15
To ws tarting...................................... .200
To wing away (bo thaxle sont he
ground)............................................... 19 8
To wing away (raised front or rear
axle )................................................... 19 9
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle..................... 19 9
Ve hicle stuck..................................... .198
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes..................................... 97
Button sonthesteering wheel .................. 9 C
Camera see Rear vie wcamera
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care)...................................... 182
Care Automatic car wash............................1 82
Carp et................................................ 185
Displ ay............................................... 185
Exterio rlighting.................................. 184
Headliner............................................ 185
Matt efinish........................................ 184
Pa int.................................................. .184
Plastic trim......................................... 185
Po we rw ashe r.....................................1 83
Re alwo od/trim elements.................. 185
Re ar vie wcamer a............................... 184
Sea tbelt............................................. 185Sea
tcove r.......................................... 185
Senso rs.............................................. 184
Ta ilpipes............................................ .184
Tr ailer hit ch........................................ 184
Wa shing byhand................................ 183
Wheels/rims...................................... 184
Wi ndo ws............................................. 184
Wi per blades...................................... 184
Cargo compa rtmen tand rear inte‐
ri or lighting
Re placing light sources........................ 84
Cargo tie-down points Info rm ation........................................ 234
Overview........................................... .169
Carpe t(ca re) .......................................... .185
Car rier sy stems
No tes.................................................. 173
Center console Top( ove rview)..................................... .10
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle........................... 221
Preparing............................................ 218
Ra ising thev ehicle.............................. 219
Re moving awhee l.............................. 220
Changing address..................................... 16
Changing bulbs Ligh tbulb type shalogen headlamps.... 81
No tes................................................... 80
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ....................................... 16
Changing settings on theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicl ewiths teering-
wheel but tons).. ..................................... 14 8
Changing settings on theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicl ewithout steering-
wheel but tons).. ..................................... 14 3
Cha racteristics of thet ire...................... 213
Cha rging
Bat tery ................................................ 191
Child saf etyl ock
Hinged windo ws................................... 41
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) .......................... 40
Child seat Attach ing (no tes)..................................36
Basi cinstructions................................. 33
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes)................39 272
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