2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS seat adjustment

Af
teri nstalling arear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF mus tbelit continu‐
ousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he front passenger airbag can
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG.Thisc an result in theD EATH of or
SERIOUS INJUR YtotheCHILD. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat.
Ins tead, install ther ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.A lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing information. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident ,the child could:
R com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior
if th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it,fore xamp le
R bestru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pisoff. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
While doing so, alw aysm akes uret hat
th es houlder belt stra pisc orrectly
ro uted from thes eat belt outle tofthe
ve hicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem. The shoulder belt
st ra pm ustber outed forw ards and
down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet. If
necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outlet
and thef ront passenger seat accord‐
ingly. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
If ap erson is sitting on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF ma ybelit continuously
or be off, dependin gonthe person's stature.
Ap erson on thec o-driver seat mus talways
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byan adult or
ap erson wit hastatur ec orresponding tothat
of an adult ,the PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his indicates that
th ec o-driver airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult
should no tuse thec o-driver seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byap erson
of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or small
adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indica‐
to rlamp either lights up continuously or 32
Occupant saf ety

This could cause
youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. #
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Ad
justin gthe seat fore -and-af tposition 1
Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment
2 Seatangle adjustment
3 Seatheight adjustment
4 Seatbackres tadjustment #
Pull le ver1upwards and slid ethe seat for‐
wa rdsorb acku ntil thed esired position has
been reached. #
Release le ver1and slid ethe seat forw ards
or bac kuntil thed esired position has been
re ached.
% Fo
rfront swivel seats, thel eve rinp osition
1 is used torelease thes wivel seat. The
le ve rtoa djustthe fore -and-af tposition is in
th ef ormofab ar in front of thes eat . Seats and
stowage 63

Ad
justin gthe seat height #
Pull or push le ver3repeatedl yuntil the
desired seat height has been reached.
Ad justin gthe seat backrest #
Turn handwheel 4forw ards.
The seat backres twill mo vetoav ertical posi‐
tion. #
Turn handwheel 4backwards.
The seat backres twill tilt bac k.
Ad justin gthe seat angle #
Turn handwheel 2forw ards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt down. #
Turn handwheel 2backwards.
The front of thes eat sur face will tilt up. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen ther eisnok eyin
th ei gnition loc k. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th ef ront seat being positioned tooc lose
to thec ockpit
The front airbags can also injur ethe occu‐
pants in thef ront of thev ehicle. #
Alwaysa djus tthe front seats so they
ar easf araw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obser vethen otes on cor‐
re ct sea tadjustment. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
an incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In particular ,you could slip beneat hthe seat‐
belt and become injured. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats and thes eat
heating from fluids, poin tedo bjects or
insulatin gmaterials To
preve nt damag etothe seats and thes eat
heating, obser vethef ollowing no tes: #
Do no tspill liquids ont othe seats. Dry
th es eats as soon as possible if liquid
does gets pilled on thes eats. 64
Seats and stowage

#
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backres tinclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment #
Adjus tthe seat using buttons 1to5 on
th ed oor trim.
If th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an adjust
th es eat within 30 seconds of unlocking thev ehi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, thef ront passenger seat will
automaticall ybeadjustedf romal essfavo ra‐
ble position int oonethat of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger sea tcan be
re adjus tedo nlya fter theh azardous situation is
ove r.Information aboutt he system can be
fo und unde r"PRE-SAFE ®
".
% Yo
uc an sa vethes ettings fort he seat with
th em emor yfunction (/ page65). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjus tthe backrest
contour individually to your spine. Operating
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memor yfunction is used whil edriving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc oul dlose control
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat,
yo ua nd other vehicle occupants –particu‐
lar lych ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
memor yfunction, mak esuret hat no Seats and
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Example: comfor
trear benc hseat
Yo uc an slide ther ear benc hseat onl ywhen it is
unoccupied. If possible, slide ther ear benc hseat
wit hthe assis tance of asecond pe rson. #
Pull up release handle 4fors eat fore -and-
af ta djustment. #
Movether ear benc hseat tothed esired posi‐
tion bygrab handles 3. #
Letgoofr elease handle 4.
Re lease handle 4will fold down toits origi‐
nal position. #
Mak esuret hat all slider sfor fore -and-aft
adjustment engag eaudib ly on bo thsides.
It will no longer be possible tomo vether ear
benc hseat.
Fo lding ther ear benc hseat forw ards and
backwards &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. In order
toensur ethat ther ear benc hseat can
securely engage, keep thes eat guide rails and
anchora gesint hevehicle floor free from dir tand
fo re ign objects.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat anchorage, thes eat is not
cor rectl ye ngaged. Engag ethe seat again. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to ther ear benc hseat no tbeing engaged
The rear ben chseat will no tengag ewhen fol‐
ded forw ard. The rear ben chseat ma yinad‐
ve rtently fold bac kwhile thev ehicle is accel‐
erating, braking or changing direction sud‐ denly or in
thee vent of an accident, fore xa m‐
ple.
Pe ople within thes weep of ther ear bench
seat ma ybecome trapped. #
Alwaysf old bac karear benc hseat that
has been folded forw ardb efor eyou
st ar td riving. #
Ensur ethat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged. #
Remo vetheh ead restra int s(/pag e72). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds. #
Pull ther elease handles forr ear seat anchor‐
age 2up and tilt ther ear benc hseat. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bygrab handles 1
and fold thes eat forw ards.
Note sont he seat/bunk combination &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
th er ear benc hseat while thev ehicle is in
motion
If yo um ovet he rear ben chseat while driving,
th es eat ma ymove in an unexpec tedorj erk‐
ing manner ,forins tance when braking.
Yo uc oul db ecome trapped as well as thrown
agains tparts of thev ehicle interior or other
ve hicle occupants. 70
Seats and stowage

#
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and secur eoncet he
head restra int is engaged in thed esired posi‐
tion.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 2and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he re
qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged in thed esired position.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 1
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 1
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 2and pull
th eh ead restra int up and out. #
Toinstall: presstheh ead restra int with
de tent int othe holes on thel eft-hand side
when vie wedint he direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justin gthe hea drestraint electrically
* NO
TEDama getothee lectrical head
re stra int when adjus tedm anually If
th eh eight of thee lectrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus tedm anuall y,this can
damag ethe mechanism of theh ead restra int. #
Adjus tthe height of thee lectrically
adjus table head restra int su sing the
buttons in thed oor trim. Seats and
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