2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS steering wheel adjustment

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

In some countries, an audible signal wills
ound
and/or amessag ewilla ppear on thed isplay
when thev ehicle reaches them aximum speed
permitted bylaw, e.g. at 75mph(120k m/h).
Ta ch ome ter
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetomaximum
engine speed being exceeded If
th em aximum permissible engine speed is
exc eeded, thee ngine ma ybedamaged. #
Avoid driving in ther ed speed range
(danger zone). Whe
nthe redm arkisr eached, thef uel supply
will be inter rupte dtop rotect thee ngine.
Outsid etem peratu re display
Yo us houl dpayspecial attention toroad condi‐
tions when temp eratures ar earound freezing
point.
Bear in mind that theo utside temp eratur edisplay
indicates them easured air temp eratur eand not
th er oad sur face temp erature.
The outside temp eratur eisdisplayedont he mul‐
tifunction displa y(/pag e140).
Changes in theo utside temp eratur ewill be dis‐
pla yeda fter as hor tdela y.
Coolant temperatur edisplay &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen opening
th eh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ov erheated or when ther eisaf ireint he
engine compartment, thef ollowing situations
ma yoccur:
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thhot
ga ses.
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thother
hot, escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
ove rheated engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. In
vehicles without steering wheel buttons, you
can sho wthe coolant temp eratur eonthe display
(/ page142). In
vehicles wit hsteering wheel buttons, ther eis
an analog coolant temp eratur edispla yont he
instrument clus ter's tach ome ter.
During norma ldriving and if thec oolant le velis
cor rect, thed ispla yisp ermitted torise tothef ol‐
lowing temp erature:
R Vehicles wit hfront-wheel drive: up to230°F
(1 10 °C)
R Vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive: up to248°F
(120°C) Overvie
wand operation of theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles without steering-wheel
but tons) &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integrated in thev ehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du ring inter vention bythes teering wheel
If yo ur eac hthrough thes teering wheel to
operat ethe adjustment knobs while driving,
yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle. #
Use thea djustmen tknobs onl ywhen
th ev ehicle is at astandstill. #
Do no treac hthrough thes teering wheel
while driving. Instrument clus
tera nd on-boar dcomputer 137

00C5
Re
ar wind owwiper (/ page86) Setting
thei nstrument lighting &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
during inter vention bythes teering wheel
If yo ur eac hthrough thes teering wheel to
operat ethe adjustment knobs while driving,
yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle. #
Use thea djustmen tknobs onl ywhen
th ev ehicle is at astandstill. #
Do no treac hthrough thes teering wheel
while driving. Brightness cont
rol(ex ample: vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel buttons)
The displa yson thei nstrument clus tera re illumi‐
nated during thed ay.Ad imming functio nisnot
possible in da ylight.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, thel ight
sensor on thei nstrument clus tera utomatically
controls theb rightness of thed ispla ylighting.
When thel ight has been switched on, theb right‐
ness cont rolisi nfluenced bythea mbient light.
Yo uc an then adjus tthe brightness of thei nstru‐
ment lighting and thed ispla ylighting as well.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons: #
Press the0074or0075 button on thei nstrument
clus ter.
% Ifthe Settings menu has been selected on
th eo n-boar dcomputer ,itwill notbep ossible
to adjus tthe displa ybrightness.
Ve hicles with steering-wheel but tons: #
Turn brightness control 1onthei nstrument
clus ter. Overvie
wofmenus on theo n-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons
Press theÈbutton on thei nstrument clus terto
scroll thro ugh them enus.
Yo uw ill see theSettings menu onl yifthevehicle
is stationar y.
If yo us crol lfor wa rdsint heSettings menu using
the 0078button, thes ettings fort he pr evious sub‐
men uort he previous function will be copied over.
If yo up ress the Èbutton in asubmenu, thes ub‐
menu or function will be exited without thes et‐
ting being adop ted.
Yo uc an find fur ther operating information in
"Overvie wand operation of theo n-boar dcom‐
puter" (/ page137).
Depending on thev ehicle equipment, youc an call
up thef ollowing menus, displa ysor functions:
R Displa yshowing trip dis tance and total dis‐
ta nce (/ page 142)
R Trip computer displa y(/ pag e142)
R Displ ayshowing cur rent range
R Displa yshowing cur rent fue lconsu mption
(/ page 142)
R Digital speedome ter
R Displ ayshowing coolant temp erature
(/ page142)
R Displ ayshowing displa ymessages in them es‐
sag em emor y(/pag e235)
The following menus, displa ysand function swill
also be displa yedw hen thev ehicle is stationary:
R Displa yshowing next servic edue date
(/ page175)
R Electroni cchec kont he engine oil le vel
( / pag e178)
R Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem restart
(/ page209)
R The Settings menufor adjusting or activating
and deactivating driving and driver assis tance
sy stems as well as displa yoptions
(/ page143)
Ve hicles with steering wheel but tons
Use the0059 or0065 steering-wheel button to
sho wthe menu bar and scroll thro ugh them enus.
Use the0064 or0063 steering-wheel button to
scroll thro ugh their submenus and functions. Instrument clus
tera nd on-boar dcomputer 141