2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS wiper blades

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

Installin
gthe wiper blades #
Inser tthe ne wwiper blade int othe wiper arm
in thed irection of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in thel ocking position. #
Mak esuret hat thew iper blade is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthew iper arms bac kontot he wind‐
shield.
Maintenance display #
Remo veprotectiv efilm 1from them ainte‐
nanc edispla yson thet ips of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyellow ,the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The time until
thec olor changes varies
depending on theu sag econditions. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade Ta
ilgate #
Fold wiper arm 1away from ther ear win‐
do wu ntil it engages in ther eplacement posi‐
tion. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand pull wiper blade
2 offt he wiper ar minthe direction of the
ar row. #
Place ne wwiper blade 2on wiper arm 1. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand push wiper
blade 2intheo pposit edirection tothe
ar row until it engages. #
Mak esuret hat wiperb lade2is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Fold wiper arm 1bac kontot he rear win‐
do w.
Re ar-end doors #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press tw oretainin gclips 2toge ther in the
direction of thea rrow and swivel thew iper
blade away from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. Light and vision
87

#
Carefull yspra ythe vehicle wit hwater and dry
of fw ithal eather clo th.Don otpoint the
wate rjet directly int othe air inle tgrille.
When operating thev ehicle in winter ,remo veall
traces of road salt deposits carefull yand as soon
as possible. Note
sonc areofp aint and matte finish *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eand cor rosion
due toinadequat ecare Fa
ilur etop romp tly and thoroughly remo ve
dir tfromb irdd roppings or other residue
could result in paintwor kdamag eand cor ro‐
sion at alater date. #
Cleand irto ffpaint and matt efinish
th oroughly and as soon as possible. Obser
vethen otes on cleaning and car einorder
to avoid damag etothe paintwor k.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
th en wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and then
wa sh off.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro‐
leum ether or lighter fluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clear water.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver.
R Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tpolish thev ehicle and allo ywheels.
R Onlyusestate-of- the-ar tcar wa shes.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that end switha
ho tw ax treatmen tinautom atic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or polish‐
ing products, or gloss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alwaysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt hetailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe and tailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come int ocontact
wi th th ese parts of thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trims and
supervise children especially close lyin
th is area. #
Allowvehicle parts tocool down before
to uchin gthem. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. %
Information on suitable cleaning agentsor
cleaning clo
thsc an be obtained from aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. 184
Maintenance and care

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

Wa
sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)........................ .183
Wa shing thee ngine .............................. .183
Whee lrotation........................................ 217
Wheels Care ................................................... 184
Characteristic softhe tire................... 213
Checking........................................... .204
Che cking thet irep ressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem).............. 209
Definitions.......................................... 214
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN)................................................... .212
Fla ttire............................................... 189
Ins talling........................................... .220
Load inde x.......................................... 213
Load-bearing capacity........................ 213
Maximum tir eload.............................. 213
Maximum tir epressure.......................2 13
No ise.................................................. 204
No tesoni nstalling............................. .216
Overvie woftirel abeling..................... 211
Re moving........................................... 220
Re placing.................................... 216, 218
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor.. 209
Ro tating.............................................. 217
Selecting............................................. 216
Size designation................................. 213
Sno wchains....................................... 205
Speed rating....................................... 213
St oring................................................ 218
Te ch nica ldata.................................... 221
Te mp eratur egrade.............................. 211
Ti re pressur e(notes)..........................2 06
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function)............................................ 209
Ti re pressur etable............................ .207
Ti re qu alitygrades.............................. 211
Tr action grade.................................... .211
Tr ead wear grade................................ 211
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics.......... 204
Wheel size categories......................... 218
Wheel/tir ecombinations....................2 21
Wheel s(care).. ........................................ 184
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag.. .......................... 28
Wi ndo ws
see Side window
Wi ndo ws(care)...................................... .184
Wi ndshield
Defrosting............................................ 94
Re placing thew iper blades.................. 86 Wi
ndshield
see Windshield
Wi ndshield washer fluid........................ 231
Wi ndshield wipers
Re placing thew iper blades.................. 86
Switching on/of f.................................. 85
Wi nter driving (sno wchains)................ 205
Wi nter tires............................................. 205
Wi per blades
Ca re................................................... 184
Re placing.............................................86
Re placing (rear window).......................87
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop 286
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