2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS steering wheel

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

Overvie
wofmenus on theo n-board
computer .................................................1 41
Menus and submenus (vehicles with‐
out steering wheel buttons) ..................... 14 2
Menus and submenus (vehicles with
st eering-wheel buttons) ........................... 14 4Mercede
sPRO ....................................... 15 0
Information aboutM ercedes PRO
(Mercedes me) ........................................ 15 0
Information aboutM ercedes PROcon‐
nect (Mercedes me connect) ................... 15 0
Making acall via theo verhead control
panel .......................................................1 50
Informatio nonthe breakdown assis‐
ta nce cal lvia theo verhead control
panel ........................................................ 151
Givin gpermission ford atat ransfer .......... 151
Tr ansmit tedd atad uring aservice call .....1 51 Multimedia sy
stem ............................... 15 2
No tesono perating saf ety. ...................... 15 2
Overvie wand operatio n........................... 15 2
Sy stem settings ....................................... 15 3
Callin gupt hetool menu .......................... 15 5
Na vigation ............................................... 15 5
Setting functions fors martphones ........... 161
Media ...................................................... 16 2
Ra dio .......................................................1 63
Up dating maps and sy stem softwar e.......1 65 Tr
anspo rting .......................................... 16 6
No tesonl oading guidelines ..................... 16 6
Load distribution ...................................... 167
Secu ring load s......................................... 16 8
Load securing aid ....................................1 72
Car rier sy stems ....................................... 173Maintenanc
eand care .......................... 175
No tesonm aintenance ............................. 175
Service inter vald ispla y........................... .175
Engine compartment ............................... 176
Cleaning and car e................................... .182 Breakdown assistance
.........................187
Emergency ............................................... 187
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em ... 187
Fla ttire. .................................................. .189
Batter y..................................................... 189
To wing or tow- startin g............................. 197
Electrica lfus es ........................................ 201 Ve
hicle tool kit ......................................... 201 Wheels and tires
................................... 204
Information on noise or unusual driving
ch aracteristic s......................................... 204
No tesonr egular lyinspecting wheels
and tires .................................................. 204
Informatio nondrivin gw iths ummer
tires ........................................................ .204
Informatio nonM+S tires ......................... 205
No tesons nowc hains .............................2 05
Ti re pressur e........................................... 206
Ti re labeling .............................................. 211
Information on definitions (tires and
loading) .................................................... 214
Changin gawheel .................................... .216
Information on wheel and tir ecombi‐
nations ..................................................... 221
Spar ewheel ............................................ 222 Te
ch nical data ....................................... 225
No tesont hetech nica ldata. ................... 225
On-board electronic s............................... 225
Ve hicle identification plate, vehicle
identification number (VIN) and engine
number ....................................................2 26
Operating fluids and capacities .............. .227
Ve hicle dat a............................................ 232
Tr ailer hit ch............................................. 233
Cargo tie-d ownp oints and car rier sys‐
te ms ....................................................... .234 Displa
ymessages and warning and
indicator lamps ..................................... 235
Displa ymessages .................................... 235
Indicator and warning lamps .................. .260 Index
...................................................... 270 Con
tents 3

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 00E5 ESP®
→
261
4 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
7 00CC Powe rsteering →
265
8 00DF ABS →
261
9 003D Powe rsupp ly →
251
A 003E Doors →
265
B 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261 C
00E9 Seat belt →
264
D 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
E 00AC Coolant →
265
F 005E Rear fogl ight →
77
G 005A Foglights →
77
H 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
I 00AD ATTENTION ASSIST →
127
J 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
K 0058 Lowb eam →
77
L 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 At
ag lanc e–I ndicator and warning lamps (vehicle swithout steering wheel buttons) 7

Legal
requirement sregarding thed isclosure
of data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide gov‐
ernmental entities ,upon requ esta nd tothe
ex tent requ ired, dat astore dbyt he manufacturer.
Fo re xamp le,this ma ybet he case during the
in ve stigation of acriminal of fense.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within thea pplicable legal frame‐
wo rk,a uthorized toread out dat afromt hevehi‐
cle. In thec ase of an accident ,information that
can help wit haninvestigation can ,therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag contro lunit ,for example.
Operational data in thev ehicle
Thi sisd atar egarding theo peration of thev ehi‐
cle, whic hhaveb een processed bycontrol units.
Thi sincludes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Vehicle status information suc hasthe speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lution sorthefast ened
seat belts display
R Ambien tconditions, suc hastemperature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
Generally ,these ar evolatile dat aand will no tbe
st ored be yond thep eriod of operation but will
onl ybep rocessed within thev ehicle itself. Con‐
trol units, vehicle keys fore xamp le, of tenc ontain
da ta memories. Their use permits thet emporary
or permanent documentation of tech nica linfor‐
mation abou tthe vehicle's operating state, com‐
ponent loads, main tenance requirements and
te ch nica leventsorm alfunctions.
Dependin gonthetech nica lequ ipment, thef ol‐
lowing dat aarestored:
R Operating status of sy stem components, such
as fill le vels, tir epressur eorb atterystatus
R Malfunction sorfaults in impor tant sy stem
components, suc haslights or brakes
R System reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations,
suc hasa irbag deploymen torthe inter vention
of stabilit ycontrol sy stems
R Information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
In cer tain cases ,itmaybe requ ired tostor ed ata
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been temp orar y.This
ma ybet he case if thev ehicle has de tected a
malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenanc ework, stored operational dat aaswe
ll as thev ehicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manufacturer sorthirdp arties ,suc has
breakdown services. The same is true in thec ase
of wa rrant yclaim sand quality assurance meas‐
ures.
In general ,the readout is per form ed via the
legall yprescribed por tfor thed iagnostics con‐
nection in thev ehicle. The operational dat athat
ar er ead out document tech nica lstatesoft he
ve hicle or of individual components and assis tin
th ed iagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rrant yobligations and quality impr ovement. To
th at end ,these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nica levents, mal‐
functions and other faults ma ybetransmit ted
alon gwitht he vehicle identification number to
th em anufacturer .Inaddition, them anufacturer is
subject toproduct liability .For this reason ,the
manufacturer also uses operational dat afromt he
ve hicle, fore xamp le,forr ecalls. These dat acan
also be use dtoexamin ethe cus tomer's warranty
and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle toratyourrequ estasp artofr epair
or maintenanc ework.
Con venience and inf otainmen tfunctions
Yo uc an stor ec onvenience settings and individual
settings in thev ehicle and chang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing settings ,for example:
R Seat and steering wheel positions
R Suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individual settings ,suc hasi nterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Multimedi adata, suc hasmusic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R Address book dat afor use in an integrated
hands-free sy stem or an integrated navigation
sy stem
R Ente redn avigation destinations
R Dataont he use of Interne tservices General no
tes21

Cor
rect driver' sseat position &
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. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gsteering
wheel 3,seat belt 2and driver's seat 1:
R Youa resittin gasf araw ay from thed rive r's
airbag as possible.
R Youa resittin ginanu pright position.
R Your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
R Your legs ar enotfull yextende dand youc an
easil ydepress thep edals all thew ay.
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he middle par tofthe head restra int.
R Youc an reac ht he steering wheel wit hyour
arms in aslightl ybentp osition.
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y.
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstrument
clus terc learly. R
Youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc ondi‐
tions.
R Your seat belt sit ssnuglya gains tyour body
and passes across thec enter of your shoul‐
der and across your hips in thep elvic area. Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm echanically &
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. &
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 becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eat
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ypartoft heir body within
th es weep of thes eat. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymoveu nexpectedly
while driving. 62
Seatsand stow age

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

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
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. Ke
ep thes eat guide rails and anchora gesint he
ve hicle floor free of dir tand object stoensure
th at ther ear benc hseat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again.
Re moving the rear ben chseat
Yo uc an ins tallth er ear benc hseats in thef ace-
to -face position only if thev ehicle floor is equip‐
ped wit hfour seat anchorages on thef irst rear
seat rowor wit haseatrail sy stem. %
In
vehicles wit haseatrail sy stem, car ryout
th er elease, remo vala nd subsequent re-
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseat at the
mar kedatt he mar kedb asic position only
(/ page69). #
Foldther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1up. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards at the
upper edg eofthe seat backrest. #
Pull ther elease handle forf ront seat legs 2
up. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards and
re mo veit from seat anchorages 3.
Installing ther ear benc hseat #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Inser tthe rear ben chseat int ofront seat
anchorages 3from abo veatthef ront and
allo wittoe ngage. #
Mak esuret hat ther elease handles forf ront
seat legs 2aref olded down towa rdst he
fl oor of thev ehicle. #
Foldther ear benc hseat bac kintot he seat
position. #
Press ther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1down until indicator tabs 4 have
fully retracted int othe rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of ther ear benc hseat ar ecor‐
re ctly engaged whe nthe seat legs engag eaudibly
and indicator tabs 4 onthes eat legs ar enolon‐
ge rv isible and ha vefully retracted int othe seat
legs. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraint mechanically &
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 72
Seats and stowage

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. 0047
00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0048 00AA Intermittent wiping
0049 005ARear wind owwiper off
004A 00E2 Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Movethe 00C5 switchtot he cor responding
position.
The 00C5 symbol will appearont he instru‐
ment clus terw hen ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched on.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, the
on-boar dcomputer will sho wthe 00C5 sym‐
bol on theAssistance Graphic menu. #
Towipe wit hwasher fluid: push the00C5
switc hbeyond its cur rent position as farasit
willgot owards 0047or004A and hol ditthere. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. *
NO
TEDama getothew indshield or rear
wind owduring wiper blade replacement If
th ew iper ar monthe windshield or rear
wind owisfolded bac kbefor eaw iper blade
has been ins talled, thew indo wmaybe dam‐
aged bythef orce of thei mp act. #
Neverfold thew iper ar monthe wind‐
shield or rear wind owbac kuntil awiper
blade has been ins talled. Keep hold of
th ew iper ar mwhen replacing awiper
blade. *
NO
TEDama getohood or windshield
wiper swhen opening theh ood If
th ew indshield wiper shaveb een folded
bac kfromt he windshield when theh ood is
opened, thew indshield wiper sorthe hood
ma ybed amaged. #
Ensur ethat thew indshield wiper shave
no tb eenf olded bac kfromt he wind‐
shield. Re
moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. #
Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mas
fa rasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade from thew iper arm
in thed irection of ar row4. 86
Light and vision