2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS sliding door

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

Operating unit
1
Multimedia sy stem →
15 2
2 Æ Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle →
47
3 002F Switches theh azard
wa rning light sy stem on and off →
78
4 00BB Switches ESP ®
on and
off →
111
5 Å Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle →
47 6
PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indi‐
cator lamp →
31
7 Climat econtrol sy stem operat‐
ing unit →
90
8 Media inter face wi thAU Xc on‐
nection and USB port
The la yout and number of but‐
to ns depend on thee quipment. 10
Atag lanc e–Center console

#
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let. #
If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ec o-driver seat as appropriate. Child saf
etyl oc ks Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gchild saf etyl oc ks
fo rt he doo rs &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Dangertolifed uetoexposure
to extreme hea torcoldint hevehicle
If people, particular lych ildren, ar eexpose dto
ex treme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Neverlea ve persons, children in particu‐
lar ,u nat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, they
could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic
R Operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le #
Alwaysa ctivat ethe child saf etyl oc ks
ins talled if children ar etrave ling in the
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. The
following door shave child saf etyl oc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
R Pop-out windo ws
The child saf etyl oc ks on thed oor ssecur eeach
door separatel y.The door scan no longer be
opened from thei nside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When thev ehicle is unloc ked, thed oor
can be opened from theo utside.
If th ee lectric sliding door is secured, onl ythe
sliding door contro ls inther ear compartment are
deactivated. The electric sliding door can be
opened at an ytimeu singthe switc hinthe center
console. #
Slide child saf etyl oc kb olt 1 toposition 0048
(activate) or 0049(deactivate). 40
Occupant saf ety

SmartK
ey Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
ke yinadver tently turning in thei gnition
lock
If yo uf astenh eavy or larg eobject stot hekey,
th ek eycan inadver tently tur ninthe ignition
loc kw hile youa redriving. #
Do no tfas tena nyheavy or larg eobjects
to thek ey. #
Remo vebulky keyr ing sbefor eyou
inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k. *
NO
TEDama getotheS martK eycaused
by magnetic fields #
Keep theS martK eyaway from strong
magnetic fields. 1
Indicator lamp
2 Toloc kthe vehicle centra lly
3 Tounlo ckthes liding door sand thet ailgate
or rear-en ddoor ,ortou nlockand open/
close thee lectric sliding door
4 Emer gency key
5 Tounlo ckthev ehicle cent rally or thef ront
door(s) only
The key's factor ysetting enables youtoc entrally
loc ka nd unloc kthe following components:
R thed rive r's door and co-driver door
R thes liding doors
R thet ailgat eorrear-end doors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40s econds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be armed again.
Do no tkeep thek eytoge ther wit helectronic devi‐
ces or me tallic objects. This can af fect thek ey's
functionalit y.
% If
th ec hec klam pd oes no tlight up when you
press the0036 or0037 button, theb atter yis
dischar ged.
Re place thek eybat tery ( / pag e43). Changing
theu nlocking settings The
keyh asthef ollowing adjus table unlocking
functions:
R Unloc kcentrally
R Unloc kthe driver's and co-driver's door
(panel van)
R Unloc kthe driver's door (Tourer) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thes ettings: press and
hold the0036 and0037 buttons at thes ame
time fora pproxima tely six seconds until the
indicator lam pflashes twice. #
Tounlo ckthev ehicle centrall ywhent he
unlockin gfunction is selected fort he driv‐ 42
Opening and closing

Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to an open slidin gdoor whic hisnot
engaged in place
On an incline ,the sliding door can mo veby
itself.
This can cause youoro ther people to
become trapped. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Todo so, open thes lid‐
ing door tothes top. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Opening
The sliding door is equipped wit
hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages when thed oor is opened
as farasitw illg o. #
Pulld oor handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row.
The sliding door opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Pull thes liding door bydoor handle 1.
The sliding door is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door firm lyforw ards using
door handle 1and close it. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. Opening
#
Pull bac krockers witch 1.Ift he door is
loc ked, locking pin 3pops up.
The sliding door unloc ksand opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
2 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door forw ards usin gdoor
handle 2and close it. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereve rsing function
The reve rsing featur edoes no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overthe last 00C2in (8 mm) of thec losing
mo vement
The reve rsing featur etherefor ecann otpre‐
ve nt someone being trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
Mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
closing area. Opening and closing
47

If someone becomes trapped,
take thef ollow‐
ing actions:
R press the0042 button on thek eyor
R pull thee xterio rdoor handle or
R press thea ppropriat esliding door button
in thec enter console or
R press theb utton on thed oor sill or
R pull ther ockers witc hont he door handle &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage
(/ page50).
% Please no
tethat thes liding door cann otbe
opened from thei nside when thec hild-p roof
loc kisa ctivated. Youc an on lyopen thes lid‐
ing door from thei nside if thec hild saf ety
loc kshave notb eena ctivated. Further infor‐
mation on this can be found in the" Occupant
saf ety" (/ page40)and "Openin gand clos‐
ing "(/pag e48) sections.
Yo ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside.
Yo uc an open and close thes liding door with
th ese cont rols:
R Slidin gdoor buttons on thec enter console
R Sliding door button on thed oor sill (B-pillar)
R Door handle (inside or outside)
R Key
The sliding door is equipped wit hautomatic
bloc kage detection wi threve rsing function .Ifa
solid object bloc ksorrestricts thes liding door during
thea utomatic closing process, thes liding
door opens again automaticall y.Ifth es liding
door is obstructed during theo pening procedure,
it mo vesb ackaf ewcentim eter sint he opposite
direction and stops.
The automatic bloc kage detection wi threve rsing
function is onl yanaid. It is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness when closin gthe electrical
sliding door.
If an obs tacle is de tected, thed ispla yshows the
Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Obstruction
Detected message, fore xamp le, and five warning
to nes sound.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat in suc hcircum stances, the
bloc kage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening and closin
gthe electrical sliding
doo rfromt he inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. 48
Opening and closing

Opening
1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside
3 Rocker switch
4 Locking knob
5 Sliding door button in thed oor sill
Yo uc an on lyopen asliding door wit hsliding door
button 5inthed oor sill or wit hrockers witch
3 onthed oor handle if thec hild-p roof loc khas
no tb een activated.
The sliding door is equipped wit hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages thed oor at thee nd stop
when opened. #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3.
If th ed oor is loc ked, locking knob 4pops
up. The sliding door unloc ks,a utomatic oper‐
ation is star teda nd thes liding door opens. If
yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during theo pening procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console flashes fort he
duration of automatic operation.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console is lit whene ver
th ea ppropriat esliding door is open. Depend‐
ing on thev ehicle equipment, thed ispla ycan
also sho wthe Sliding Door Open message.
Closing #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypush rocker switch 3forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes.
If yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during thec losing procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console goes out when‐
eve rthe cor responding sliding door is closed.
Inter rupting automatic operation #
Press cor responding sliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console again.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill
again.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key %
If
th ev ehicle is equipped wit htwo sliding
doors, the0042 button on thek eycan on ly
be used toopen or close one of thet wo slid‐
ing door s(/pag e50). #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 button on
th ek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. Opening and closing
49

#
Toclose: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will close automaticall y.#
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the0042 button on thek ey.
The sliding door stops moving.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat, in suc hcircum stances, the
obs tacle de tection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening/closing the electrical sliding door
from the outside
#
Toopen: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor unloc ks,a utomatic operation
is star teda nd thes liding door opens. In addi‐
tion, youw ill hear tw owarning signals. #
Toclose: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: pulldoor
handle 1again. Prog
rammin gthe keyb utton fort he sliding
door Re
quirements
R The vehicle is equipped wit htwo electric slid‐
ing doors.
R The sliding door tobe prog rammed is open.
R The ignition is switched on.
The 0042 button on thek eycan be prog rammed.
Program the0042 button toopen ther ight or left
slidin gdoor. 1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside #
Press and hold sliding door button 1or2
in thec enter console fort he appropriat eslid‐
ing door until thes liding door is closed and
fo ur tones ha vesounded.
The Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Key Pro-
grammed/Right-hand Electric Sliding Door
Key Programedmessag eappears inthed is‐
pla y. Re
setting thee lectric sliding door Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage. #
Ifth es liding door is open: close it byhand. #
Using thec orresponding 0042or0041 sliding
door button on thec enter console, open the
sliding door at leas t15.8 in (40 cm) and then
close thes liding door comple tely. #
When thes liding door is closed, open thes lid‐
ing door fully using thec orresponding 0042
or 0041 sliding door button on thec enter
console.
The sliding door is rese ta nd operational. 50
Opening and closing