2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS seats

Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Indica tora nd warning lamps (vehicles
without steering wheel buttons) .................. 7
Indicator and warning lamps (vehicles
wit hsteering wheel buttons) ....................... 8
St eering wheel wit hbuttons ........................ 9
Center console .......................................... 10
Overhead contro lpanel .............................. 11
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .12Genera
lnotes .......................................... 13
Environmental pr otection ........................... 13
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts .................... 13
No tesa bout attachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con ver‐
sions .......................................................... 14
Operating Instructions ...............................14
Service and vehicle operation .................... 15
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .16
Diagno stics connection ............................ .17
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 17
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 18
Ve hicle registration .................................... 18
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .......................... 18
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 19
No tesf or persons wit helectronic med‐
ical aids. ................................................... .19
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................19
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 19
Limited Warrant y....................................... 20
QR code sfor rescue car d.......................... 20
Dat astorage ..............................................20
Copyright .................................................. .23Occupant saf
ety...................................... 24
Re stra int sy stem ........................................24
Sea tbelts .................................................. 25
Airbag s...................................................... 28
Au tomatic measu resa fter an accident ...... 33
Safel ytransporting children in the
ve hicle .......................................................33
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ....................... 41Opening and closing
...............................42
SmartK ey................................................... 42
Door s........................................................ 45
Sliding doo r............................................... 47Electric sliding door ...................................
47
Ta ilgat e..................................................... .51
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .54
Sid ew indo w. ............................................. 56
Anti-thef tpreve ntio n................................. 59 Seats and
stowage .................................. 62
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 62
Seats ......................................................... 62
St ow agea reas .......................................... .75
Information aboutt he bottle holder ........... 75
Cup holder s............................................... 75
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 76
Soc kets ...................................................... 76 Light and vision
....................................... 77
Exterio rlighting ......................................... 77
Ad justing thei nterior lighting .................... 80
Changing bulbs .......................................... 80
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 85
Mir rors ...................................................... 88
Ope rating su nvisor s................................. 89 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 90
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 90
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ............ 91
Operating air vents .................................... 95 Drivin
gand parking ................................ 97
Driving ....................................................... 97
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 104
Re fueling ................................................ .106
Pa rking .................................................... 108
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 09
Tr ailer operation ...................................... .131 Instrument clus
tera nd on-board
co mp uter ............................................... 13 6
No tesont he instrument clus tera nd
on-boar dcomputer .................................. 13 6
Overvie wofthe instrument clus ter. ......... 13 6
Overvie wand operation of theo n-
boar dcomputer (vehicles without
st eering-wheel buttons) ........................... 137
Overvie wand operation of theo n-
boar dcomputer (vehicles wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel buttons) ................................... 13 8
Overvie wofwhat is shown on them ul‐
tifunction displa y.....................................1 40
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................. 1412
Contents

0057
Ve
hicles wit helectrically
adjus table front seats
0058 Ve
hicles wit hmanually adjus ta‐
ble front seats
1 Opens adoor →
45
2 Stores seat settings
0063004700480049 →
65
3 @ Seat heating →
74 4
00360037Unloc ks/loc ksthe
ve hicle →
45
5 Adjusts thes eat electrically →
64
6 Adjusts and folds theo utside
mir rors in/out elect rically →
88
7 0062 Opens/closes thef ront
side windo ws →
56 12
Atag lanc e–Door control panel

Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
thev ehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Operat ethe vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner tomak eac ontribution to
environmen talp rotection .Todot his, obser ve
th ef ollowing recommendations on ope rating
conditions and your personal drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight in
th ev ehicle. #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Environmental issue
sand recommendations
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposin gofthem.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetonotu sing recycled recon‐
ditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGoffers recycled recondi‐
tione dcomponents and pa rtsw itht he same
qu ality as ne wparts .The same entitlement
from theL imited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew
parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romM ercedes‑Benz AG. *
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ryparts retrofitted at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Use only
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz pa rtsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model. General no
tes13

In order
fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle
occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd mus tfit
tightl yand snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knorbe routed unde ryour
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women mus talso take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Infants and children mus tnever
tra vels itting on thel ap of avehicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is being used byone of thev ehicle's
occupants. Alw ayso bser vethei nstructions
fo rl oading thev ehicle when securing objects,
luggag eorloads (/ page166).
Also ensur ethat no objects, e.g. acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seat belt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Ac tivat eord eacti vate thes pecial seat belt retrac‐
to roft he seat belt (/ page36).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, alw ays
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page34). Limitations of
thep rotection pr ovided bythe
seat belt &
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 ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller stature
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)t all canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tall in asuitable restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
fied, is extremely di rty, bleached or dyed
R The seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Modification shave been made tothe
Emergency Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eorseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices
could accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction as
intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belt sy stem, for
ex ample thes eat belt, seat belt buckle, 26
Occupant saf ety

Limited pr
otection pr ovided byairbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec ove rofana irbag
If yo um odify thec over of an airbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. An airbag's ins
tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG (/pag e28). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
canno tprotect vehicle occupants as inten‐
ded.
In addition, theo peration of thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof fcould be
re stricted. #
Yous houl donly use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. Ve
hicles with windo wcurtain airbags in all
ro ws of seats: &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodifications or incor rect wo rkper‐
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
trim car ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thec o-d rive ra irbag Fu
nction of thea utomatic co-d rive ra irbag
shutoff
The au tomatic co-driver airbag shutof fisableto
de tect whe ther thec o-driver seat is occupied by
ap erson or achild restra int sy stem. The co-driver
airbag is enabled or disabled accordingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sunder thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shutof fordamag ethe sys‐
te m. #
Do no tstore anyo bjectsu nderthec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
unde rthe co-driver seat. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, al ways mak esureoft hefollowing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(/ page 33).
R Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat.
R The ba ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting acco rd‐
ingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes eat sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic co-driver airbag shutoff. #
Do no tplace an yobject sbetwe en the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. 30
Occupant saf ety

re
mains off, depending on ther esult of the
classi fication.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff:m ovet he co-driver seat as far
bac kasp ossible, or thep erson of smaller
st atur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thec o-
driver seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam premain slit af tert he self-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat
(/ page39). Au
tomatic measures af terana ccident
Depending on thet ype and se verity of thea cci‐
dent ,and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R Activating theh azar dwarning lights
R Triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 187)
R Swit ching of fthe engine
To restar tt he vehicle, switc hthe ignition off
and switc hitbackon( /pag e97). Depend‐
ing on thet ype and se verity of thea ccident ,it
ma ypossible that thev ehicle can no longer
be star ted.
R switching of fthe fuel supply R
Unlocking thev ehicle doors
R Lowe ring thef ront side windo ws
R Switching on thei nterior lighting Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
(/ page34).
Be diligent
Bear in mind that negligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild in thec hild restra int sy stem ma yhaves eri‐
ous consequences. Alw aysbed iligent and secure
ac hild carefully befor eeachj ourne y.
To impr ovep rotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bse rvet he fol‐
lowing information:
R Alwayss ecur ethe child in achild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mercedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropri‐
at etot he age, weight and size of thec hild.
R The vehicle seat mus tbesuitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int sy stem.
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar egenerally safer than children
secured on thef ront seats. Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Ben zstrong lyadvises that youi nstall a
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear seat.
The generic term ch ildrestra int sy stem
The generic term child restra int sy stem is used in
th is se tofO peratin gInstructions .Achild
re stra int sy stem is, fore xamp le:
R ababyc ar seat
R arear ward-facing child seat
R aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R achild boos ters eat wit habackres tand seat
belt guides
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropriat eto
th ea ge,w eight and size of thec hild. Occupant saf
ety33

#
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. Overvie
wofsuitable seat sinthevehicl efor installing achild restra int sy stem Securing sy
stems forc hild restra int sy stems Ve
hicl eseat
Left/right rear seat
(second and thirds eat
ro w) Prefer
reds ecuring sy stem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child
seat securing sy stem
¯ Also secur eTop Tether if
present (/ page38) Alternativ
esecuring sy stem:
0076 Seat belt on
vehicle seat
Co-driver seat Securing system:
0076 Seat belt on
vehicle seat Alw
ayso bser vethef ollowing:
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occu‐
pied, ensure, bo thbefor eand
during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tu soft he co-driver airbag is
cor rect fort he cur rent situa‐
tion.
Center rear seat (sec‐
ond and thirds eat row) Securing sy
stem:
0076 Seat belt on
vehicle seat
¯ Also secur eTop Tether if
present (/ page38) Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gthe special seat
belt retractor of the seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild saf etyl oc kisd eactivated
and thec hild restra int sy stem is no longer
cor rectly secu red. The seat belt is dr awnin
slightly bythei nertia reel and cann otbe
immediatel yclosed again. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accord‐
ance wit hthe traf ficc onditions. #
Activat ethe special seal belt retractor
agai nand cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem. Re
quirements
When activated, thes pecial seat belt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of thec o-driver seat
and rear seat sdonotslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured. The seat belts on
thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seat belt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Installin gachildrestra int sy stem #
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem,
alw ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used, as well as then otes in
th ese Operating Instructions. #
Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet. #
Enga gethes eat belt tongu eint he seat belt
buckle.
Ac tivatin gthe special seat belt retractor #
Extend thes eat belt full yand then allo wthe
inertia reel to retract theb elt.
When thes pecial seat belt retractor is acti va‐
te d, yous houl dhear aratcheting sound. #
Push thec hild restra int sy stem down until the
seat belt is tight. 36
Occupant saf ety

#
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. Example
To
pT ether anchorage 2is on thel owe rpartof
th er ear seat on thec ross stru tb etwe en the
seats or benc hseat legs. #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4under head restra int
1 between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
atel yand adjus tall head restra int sc orrectly.
0073 The ba
ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres toftherear seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction .Wher epossible, adjus tthe seat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
The seat belt sonthefollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit hachild seat saf etyf eature:
R Co-driver's seat
R Rear seats
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thec o-driver's seat 38
Occupant saf ety