2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS roof rack

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate orther ear-end door is open when the
engine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is
in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgat eortherear-end
door. #
Neverd rive thev ehicle when thet ail‐
ga te or rear-en ddoor is open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly positioned load
The center of gr avity of thel oad can be too
high and/or toof ar towa rdst he rear.
This can significantl yimp air handlin gaswell
as steering and braking characteristics. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec enter of
gr av ity of thel oad is between thea xles
and as lo waspossible near ther ear
axle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding thep ermissible wheel/axle
loads or theg ross vehicle weight
The driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired. Over‐
loaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas ac on‐
sequence. #
When transpo rting aload, alw ays
obser vethep ermissible wheel loads,
axle loads and them aximum permissi‐
ble gross mass fort he vehicle (including
occupants). &
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. *
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. If
yo ua reusin gar oof luggag erack, please no te
th em aximum roof load and them aximum load
capacity of ther oof luggag erack( / pag e234).
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenl yamong them. 16 6
Transporting

Floo
ranchorag e(example: secured tie-down eye)
Installing #
Remo vethec argo compartmen tpartition if
necessar y. #
Clip thel oad pr otection ne tint ou pper retain‐
ers 1in suc hawaythat tensioning stra ps
3 face ther ear of thev ehicle. #
Install tie-down eyes 5 intot he guide rails
close tother ear seat legs (/ page171).
Po sition them at leas t2in(5cm) fromthe
seat legs toallo wsubse quent mo vement of
th er ear seat. #
Chec kthat tie-down eyes 5 ares eated cor‐
re ctly.
Ti e-down eyes 5 should no tmove. #
Pull tensioning stra ps 3 ofthel oad pr otec‐
tion ne ttightly. #
Clip hooks 4ontensioning stra ps 3 into
tie-down eyes 5. #
Foldtensioning element 2up. #
Pull thel oose end of tensioning stra ps 3
down in thed irection of thea rrow until ten‐
sioning stra ps 3 aret ight. #
Foldtensioning element 2down toachie ve
th ef ina ltension on thes traps. #
If necessar y,ins tallth ec argo compartment
partition . #
Aftert rave ling ashor tdista nce, checkt hat
th el oad pr otection ne tistaut, and retighten
it if necessa ry.
Re moving #
Remo vethec argo compartmen tpartition if
necessar y. #
Foldtensioning element 2up.
Te nsioning stra ps 3 ares lack. #
Unc lip hooks 4oftensioning stra ps 3 from
tie-down eyes 5 attheb otto m. #
Unclip thel oad pr otection ne tfromu pper
re tainers 1. #
When requ ired, remo vetie-down eyes 5
(/ page171). #
If necessa ry,ins tallth ec argo compartment
partition . #
Roll up thel oad pr otection ne tand fast en it,
st ill rolled up, using theV elcr ofasteners.
Ad justin gthe fron tseatw itht he load pr otec‐
tion ne tinstalled #
Foldtensioning element 2onstra ps 3
upwards.
The load pr otection ne tslac kens. #
Correctl yadjus tthe front seat. #
Re-tension thel oad pr otection net. Car
rier sy stems Note
sonc arrier sy stems &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding them aximum roof load
The vehicle center of gr avity and theu sual
driving characteristic saswell asthes teering
and braking characteristic salter.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as steering and
braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uc an find information on them aximum roof
load under "Cargo tie-down points and car rier
sy stems" (/ page234).
* NO
TEDama gedue toexc eeding the
maximu mpermissible roof load If
th ew eight of ther oof luggage, including the
ro of luggag erack, exc eeds them aximum per‐
missible roof load, this can cause damag eto
th ev ehicle. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissi‐
ble roof load. Tr
ansporting 17 3

#
Arrang et he supporting feet of ther oof
luggag erackatane vend ista nc ef rom
eac hother. #
Installth eb asic car rier bar sfor rail in
front of and behin dthe mid-section sup‐
port. *
NO
TEDama getothet hreadedh oles of
th er oof luggag erackd uetoan exces‐
sively hig htigh tening torque An
exc essively high tightening torque or an
insu fficien tscrew -in de pthc an cause damage
to thet hread of ther oof luggag erack' sthrea‐
ded holes. #
Tighten thes crew stoam aximum tor‐
qu eo f7.4 lb-f t(10 Nm). #
Compl ywitht he minimum scr ewpene‐
tration of four revo lution sinthethre ad.
Use roof and rear luggag eracks that ha ve
been appr ovedorr ecommended for
Mercedes-Benz. These help topreve ntvehicle
damage. Yo
uc an ins tallar oof luggag erackont heroof
and, fore xamp le,arear bicycle rack on thet ail‐
ga te.
Ins tallth ec over caps of thes ecuring thre ad af ter
re moving ther oof luggag erack.
If yo uh ave installed arear luggag erackont he
ta ilgate, thea dditional weight restricts thea ssis‐
ta nce of fere dbyt he pneumatic springs when you
open thet ailgate. Youw illthen need mor eforce
to open thet ailgate. Atlowo utsid etemperatures
belo wfreezing point, yous houl dprovide addi‐
tio nalsuppor tfor thet ailgat eafter opening it in
order topreve nt it from lo wering unintentionally. 174
Transporting

Cargo tie-down point
sand car rier sy stems Loading capacit
yofthe cargo tie-down points
and tie-down eyes Obser
vethen otes on securing loads
(/ page168).
Nominal tensil eloa dist he maximum permissible
pulling forc eont he cargo tie-down point.
Ti e-d owne yes
No minal tensile load of tie-down eyes Ti
e-d owne yesN ominaltensile load
To urer 786.5 lbf (350 daN)
Cargo Van1 124.0 lbf (500 daN) Guide and loading
rails
Ra tedt ensile forc eoft he cargo tie-down
point of aguid eorl oading rail Cargo tie-d
own
point No
minal tensile load
Guide rails 786.5 lbf (350 daN)
Loading rails on cargo
compartment floor 11
24 .0 lb f(50 0d aN)
Loadi ngrail on side
wa ll 225.0 lbf (100 daN)The
values specified appl yonlytol oads resting
on thec argo compartmen tfloor if youo bse rve
th ef ollowing:
R The load is secured totwoc argo tie-down
points on ther ail
R The dis tance tothen eares tload-securing
point on thes ame rail is appr oximately 3ft
(1 m) Information about
roof luggag eracks Obser
vethen otes on thec arrier sy stems
(/ page173).
* NO
TERisk of accident if them aximum
permissible roof load is exceeded If
th ew eight of ther oof luggage, including the
ro of luggag erack, exc eeds them aximum per‐
missible roof load, ther eisar isk of an acci‐
dent. #
Ensur ethat thew eight of ther oof lug‐
ga ge and roof luggag erackd oes not
exc eed them aximum permissible roof
load. #
Arrang et he supporting feet of ther oof
luggag erackatane vend ista nc ef rom
eac hother. #
Installth eb asic car rier bar sfor rail in
front of and behin dthe mid-section sup‐
port. Maximum
roof load /pairs of roof rack sup‐
ports Maximum
roof load Minimum number
of pairsofsupports
33 1l bs (150 kg)3 This information applies if
thel oad is distributed
eve nly across thee ntir eroof area.
If th er oof luggag erackiss horter,re duce the
load proportionately .The maximum load per pair
of roof rack supports is 110l bs (50 kg). The maxi‐
mum load of basic car rier bar sfor rail is 220 lbs
(100 kg).
The driving, braking and steering characteristics
of thev ehicle will chang ewitht he type of load,
th ew eight and thec enter of gr avity of thel oad.
Compl ywitht he loading guidelines and fur ther
information about load distribution
(/ page167). 234
Tech nica ldata

Re
frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes.................................................. 231
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle..........................1 06
Re gistration
Ve hicle..................................................18
Re gulating headlam prange .................... 78
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel........................ 220
Re placing bulbs
Ta il lam ptypes.................................... .83
Ta il lamps............................................ .83
Re placing light sources
Ad ditional tur nsignal light.................... 83
Daytime running la mps........................ .81
High beam............................................ 81
Ins talling/ removing thec over
(front wheel ar ch).................................81
Lo wb eam............................................. 81
Re ar compartment and cargo com‐
partment lamps................................... .84
St anding/parkin glamps....................... 81
Sur round lighting.................................. 84
Tu rn signal light.................................... 81
Re porting saf etyd efects......................... 19
Re scue card.............................................. 20
Re sidual heat utilization
Ac tivating/deactivating........................ 95
Re stra int sy stem
Basic instructions forc hildren.............. 33
Fu nctio ninana ccident........................ 24
Fu nctionality......................................... 24
Malfunction.......................................... 24
Pr otection limited.................................24
Pr otection pr ovided............................. .24
Self-test................................................ 24
Wa rning lamps...................................... 24
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange .................... 106
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown).......... 15
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfunction
Ro of car rier
see Roof luggag erack
Ro of luggag erack.................................. 234
Ro ute
Calculating......................................... 15 9
No tes.................................................. 15 8
Planning wit hmyTrips........................ .160
Selecting adetour.............................. 15 9
Selecting options................................ 15 9St
artin gand ending............................ 15 8 S
Saf etys ystems
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
Saf etyv est............................................. .187
Satellit eradio
Ac tivating/deactivating TuneS tart™. .. 16 5
Del eting user data............................. .165
Information........................................ .164
Logging in........................................... 16 4
Sea rching unsubscribed channels...... 16 5
Selecting acatego ry........................... 16 5
Using playbac kmode......................... 16 5
Seat belt Adjusting theh eight............................. 27
Car e................................................... 185
Fa stening.............................................. 27
Pr otection impaired.............................. 26
Pr otection pr ovided............................. .25
Re leasing.............................................. 28
Wa rning lamps.................................... .28
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................... 185
Seat/bunk combination Notes................................................... 70
Seats 4-waylumbar suppor t.......................... 65
Ad justing (electrically).......................... 64
Ad justing (manually). ............................ 62
Ad justing armrests............................... 66
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically........................................ 72
cor rect driver's sea tposition............... 62
Ope rating them emor yfunction........... 65
Securing luggage.. .................................. 16 6
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff....................................... 31
Sensor s(care) ........................................1 84
Service see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning).............. 231
Setting thea irflow.................................. .93
Setting thed ate( vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel but tons) ................................. 14 8 Index
281