2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS transmission oil

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tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake
sy stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everseg ear.
When loading your vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e179). Befor edriving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page201).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrench, awooden
underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow ro pe, a
fo lding spade and awheel choc k( depending
on equipment) ar ecarried in thev ehicle
(/ page201).
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e204) and thet irep ressure
(/ page209).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive over obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page166).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away ( / pag e111).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .Itm ayoftenbe
necessa ryto driv eatw alkingpace.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get out of thev ehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughl ybefor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Driving and pa
rking 103

To
avo id damag etothevehicle, follo wt he
instructions forc leaning and car eofthefollowing
ve hicle parts:
Wheels and rims
R Use watera nd acid-free alloy wheel cleaner.
R Do no tuse acidic allo ywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel bolts
and brak ecomponents could be damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and brake‐
pads, driv efor afew minutes af terc leaning
befor eparking thev ehicle. The brak ediscs
and brakepads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thew indo wsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolvent-
based cleaning agents toclea nthe inside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper blades
wit had ampcloth.
R Fold wiper ar mawayfromt herear wind ow
( / pag e87).
R Do no tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting
R Clean thec oversw ithaw etspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or clo thss uitable
fo rp last ic co vers.
Sensors R Clean thes ensor sinthe front and rear bump‐
er sw ithas oftc loth and car shampoo
(/ page110).
R When using apowe rwashe r,ke ep am inimum
dis tance of 12in (30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamera
R Vehicles with atailgate: switc hont he igni‐
tion and shif tthe transmission tothe 005Eposi‐
tion toopen thec amera co verw hen the
engine is switched of f(/pag e110).
R Usec lean wate rand asoftc loth toclea nthe
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ap owe rwashe r. Sliding door
R Remo vefore ign object sfromt he vicinity of
th ec ontact plates and contact pins of the
sliding door.
R Cleant he contact plates and contact pins
wit ham ild cleaning agent and asoftc loth.
R Do no toilor grease thec ontact plates and
th ec ontact pins.
Ta ilpipes
R Clean wit hacleanin gagent recommended for
Mercedes-Benz, especially in thew inter and
af te rw ashing thev ehicle.
R Do no tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitch
Obse rvet he no tesonc areint he trailer hitch
manufacturer's operating instructions. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based care products
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing instructions forc leaning and care:
Seat belts
R Clean wit hlukewa rmsoap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating abo ve176°F( 80 °C)
or in direct sunlight. Maintenance and care
18 5

It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories: Wheel size categor
y1
19 5/65 R16C
205/65 R16C
225/60 R16C
225/55 R17C
225/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL Wheel size categor
y2
225/55R17XL
235/55R17XL
24 5/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL
24 5/50 R18XL
24 5/45 R19XL %
Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units. Due
tothel egall yprescribed accuracy of the
speedome tera nd odome terd ispla ys,the follow‐
ing tires ar enotpermit tedf or taxis and hir ecars:
R Wheel size catego ry 1
- 195/65 R16C
R Whee lsize categor y2
- 225/55 R17XL
- 245/45 R18XL
If th ew heel size categor ychanges, youm ust
ha ve your vehicle's contro lunit srecoded at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Information on
thed irection of thet ires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill only gain these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Requ
irements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. 218
Wheels and tires

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NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB -Appr oval Model
sM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All model s2 29.5, 229.6**R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.1USqt( 1.0l) of
thee ngine oils wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4.
Re placement amount
Engine oil Approximately
2USg al (7.7 l) Tr
ansmissio noil Au
tomatic transmission
Ope ratin gfluid :automatic transmission fluid Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
Mobil ATF1 34 FE
Va lvoline ATFP ro
236. 15
MB Shee tNumber
236. 15 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Re ar axle
Operating fluid: transmission oil Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
MobilubeFE7 5W-85
Mobilub eFEPlusNG
75 W- 85
MB Shee tNumber
235.7 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. Te
ch nica ldata 229

Driving in winter.................................
101
Driving off-road.................................. 102
Driving on flooded roads.................... .101
Driving on wetroads........................... 101
Hyd roplaning...................................... 101
Mountainous terrain........................... 104
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel).. .................................90E
E10 .......................................................... 228
EAS Y-ENT RYeasy entr yand exitfea‐
ture
Folding theE ASY-ENTR Ysection
fo rw ards and bac k(rear ben chseat)....68
Using (rear benc hseat)........................68
EAS Y-PA CK tailgate
No tes................................................... 52
Opening and closing............................. 52
EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) .................................................... .113
Electric sliding door Function............................................... 47
Opening wit hbutton............................. 48
Opening/closing from theo utside....... 50
Opening/closing wit hthe door
handle.................................................. 50
Opening/closing wit hthe key........ 49, 50
Problems.............................................. 51
Programming thek ey.......................... .49
Programming thek eybut ton................ 50
Re setting.............................................. 50
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................. .225
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided)......................1 87
Saf etyv est.......................................... 187
Emer gency braking
Manual parking brak e......................... 109
Emer gency engine start ........................ 200
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation............................................ .24
Engaging driv eposition (au tomatic
transmission)......................................... 105
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) .................................................. 105
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ ................... 105Engine
Engin enumber................................... 226
Pa rking............................................... 108
Problems............................................ 108
St artin g(key)....................................... .97
St artin gassis tance............................. 191
Engine electronics (no tes).................... 225
Engine number ....................................... 226
Engine oil Additive.............................................. 228
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer.................................. 178
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick................................................... 17 9
Filling capacity................................... 229
Re filling.............................................. 17 9
Engine output Notesonc hanges................................. 17
Environmental pr otection
No tes....................................................13
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist................................ 11 2
Tr ailer stabilizatio n.............................. 11 3
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating (on-board
computer wi thout steering wheel
buttons).............................................. 111
Fu nction/no tes................................... 111
Switching on/of f(bu tton)................... 11 2
Switching on/of f(on-boa rdcom‐
pu terw iths teering wheel buttons)..... 11 2
Exhaus temission moni toring.. ...............99
Exterior lighting Care................................................... 184
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa ctor ysettings (vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel but tons) ................................. 14 8
Fa ctor ysettings (vehicle without
st eering-wheel but tons) ........................ 14 3
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ......................... 187 Index
275

N
Na vigation
Configuring settings........................... 154
Overview............................................ 15 5
Up dating maps...................................1 65
Na vigation
see Destination entry
see Route
Notes Carrier sy stems..................................1 73
No tificatio nsettings (multimedia
sy stem).................................................. .154 O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff
see Automatic measu resa fter an accident
see Pets in thev ehicle
see Post-collision brake
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
Displ aying (vehicle without steer‐
ing-wheel buttons).............................. 14 2
On-boar dcomputer
Menu overview................................... .141
Multifunction displa y.......................... 14 0
Operation (vehicles wit hsteering-
wheel buttons).................................... 13 8
Operation (vehicles without steer‐
ing-wheel buttons).............................. 137
Overvie w(vehicles wit hsteering-
wheel buttons).................................... 13 8
Overvie w(vehicles without steer‐
ing-wheel buttons).............................. 137
On-boar dcomputer (vehicle with
st eering wheel but tons)
Displaying thes ervice due dat e.......... 175
Service menu..................................... 14 4
Te lephon emenu................................. 147
On-boar dcomputer (vehicle with
st eering-wheel but tons)
Assis tance menu................................ 14 4
Au dio menu........................................1 47
Digital speedome ter.......................... .145
Fa ctor ysettings.................................. 14 8
Na vigation menu................................ 14 6
Selecting thep ermanen tdisplay
function.............................................. 14 8Selecting
theu nit of measurement
fo rd ista nce........................................ 14 8
Setting thed ispla ylanguag e............... 14 8
Setting thes ensitivity of ther ain
sensor............................................... .148
Setting thes urround lighting............. .148
Setting thet ime and date................... 14 8
Settings menu.................................... 14 8
Showing ther ange.............................. 14 5
St atus overvie wofd riving sy stems....1 44
Tr ip menu.......................................... .145
On-boar dcom puter (vehicle without
st eering wheel but tons)
Displaying thes ervice due dat e.......... 175
On-boar dcomputer (vehicle without
st eering-wheel but tons)
Coolant temp eratur edispla y.............. 14 2
Cur rent fue lconsu mption................... 14 2
Fa ctor ysettings.................................. 14 3
Odome ter........................................... 14 2
Re cuperation displ ay.......................... 14 2
Selecting thep ermanen tdisplay
function.............................................. 14 3
Selecting theu nit of measurement
fo rd ista nce........................................ 14 3
Setting thed ispla ylanguag e............... 14 3
Setting thes ensitivity of ther ain
sensor............................................... .143
Setting thet ime and date................... 14 3
Settings menu.................................... 14 3
Tr ip computer..................................... 14 2
Tr ip dis tance....................................... 14 2
On-boar ddiagnostic inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics............................. .225
No tes.................................................2 25
Tw o-w ayradios...................................2 25
Open-source software............................. 23
Opening and closin gthe sliding win‐
do ws .......................................................... 58
Opening/closin gthe hood ..................... 176
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel)...................................2 28
Brak efluid.......................................... 229
Coolant (engine)................................ .230
Engine oil.......................................... .228
Fo rd rive axles and transmissions...... 229
Fu el (gasoline).................................... 228
No tes.................................................2 27
Tr ansmission oil................................ .229
Wi ndshield washer fluid...................... 231 Index
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