alarm MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

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1, 2,3...
12 Vsocket ........................................ 231
A
ABS (anti-lock braking system)
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................ .203
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 189
Function/notes ................................ 62
Important safety notes .................... 62
Warning lamp ................................. 221
Acceleration
see Kickdown
Accident
Automatic measure safter an acci-
dent ................................................. 56
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 111
Active Parking Assist
Canceling/stopping active park-
ing assistance ................................ 158
Detecting parking spaces .............. 155
Display message ............................ 213
Exiting aparking space .................. 157
Function/notes .............................1 54
Important safety notes .................. 154
Parking .......................................... 156
Towing atrailer .............................. 154
Add-on equipment ............................... 30
Additional indicators
Replacing bulbs .............................1 00
Additional speedometer
On-board computer (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 185
On-board computer (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 174
Additives
Engine oil ....................................... 299
Gasoline ......................................... 297
Ai rb ag
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 204
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 190 Ai
rb ags
Deployment ..................................... 54
Front ai rbag (driver, front
passenger). ...................................... 49
Important safety notes .................... 48
Introduction ..................................... 47
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 50
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica-
tor lamp ...........................................4 4
Sid eimp

act ai rbag .......................... 49
Window curtai nairba g. ................... 50
Ai rp ressure
see Tire pressure
Ai rv ents
Important safety notes .................. 116
Setting the center ai rvents ........... 117
Setting the rear-compartment air
vents .............................................. 117
Setting the sid eairvents ............... 117
Ai rv ents
see Air vents
Air-conditioning system
see Climate control
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Alertnes sassistant
see ATTENTIO NASSIST
Ambient lamp
Changing abulb( front door) ............ 97
Changing abulb( tailgate) ................ 97
Changing abulb( vanity mirror) ........ 97
Anti-loc kBrakin gSystem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-Theft Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Armrests .............................................. 89
Ashtray ............................................... 230
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarm system) ........... 66
ATTENTIO NASSIS T
Activating/deactivating (vehicle
with steering wheelb uttons) ......... 184
Activating/deactivating (vehicle
withou tsteering wheelb uttons) .... 174
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 213
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Parking brakeDisplay message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 207
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 193
Notes/function .............................. 133
Warning lamp ................................. 133
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 100
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 152
Display messages .......................... 213
Driving system ...............................1 50
Function/notes .............................1 50
Important safety notes .................. 150
Problem (malfunction) ................... 154
Range of the sensors ..................... 151
Roll-back warning .......................... 152
Trailer towing ................................. 153
Warning displa y............................. 152
PASSENGER AI RBAG OFF
Indicato rlam p.................................. 44
Passenger compartmenta ir-condi-
tioning system
see Climate control
Passenger compartmenth eating
see Climate control
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 62
Plasti ctrim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 258
Powe rwashers .................................. 255
Powe rwindows
see Sid ewindows
Preparin gfor ajourney
Checks in the vehicl e..................... 120
Visua lcheck of the vehicl eexte-
rio r................................................. 120
Program selecto rbutton .................. 129
Protectio nagainst theft
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Protectio nofthe environment
Genera lnotes .................................. 27
Pulling away
Automati ctransmissio n................. 121
Hil lstart assis t............................... 122Q
QR code
Rescuec ard ..................................... 32
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 29
R
Radiatorcover ..................................... 31
Radio
Selecting astation ......................... 180
see separate operating instructions
Radio-wave reception/transmis-
sion in the vehicle
Declaration of conformity ................ 29
Rain sensor
Setting the sensitivity .................... 101
Setting the sensitivity (vehicle
with steering wheelb uttons) ......... 187
Setting the sensitivity (vehicle
withou tsteering wheelb uttons) .... 174
Reading lamp ....................................... 95
Rear benchs eat
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature ............... 86
Genera lnotes .................................. 85
Installation options .......................... 85
Removing/installing (standard
rea rbench seat) ............................... 87
Seata nchorage ................................ 85
Seatr ails .......................................... 85
Seating variants ............................... 85
Rear compartment
Activating/deactivating climate
control ........................................... 110
Seating variants ............................... 85
Setting the ai rvents ...................... 117
Setting the temperature ................ 112
Switching the interio rlighting on/
off .................................................... 96
Rear door
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 218
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 200
Important safety notes .................... 78
Indicato rlam p................................ 227
Opening at an angle of 180° or
270° ................................................ 79
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Important safety notes .................. 291
Removing/mounting ...................... 292
Special seat beltr etractor.................. 57
Specialist workshop ............................ 29
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer (vehicle with
steering whee lbuttons) .................1 85
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 174
Digita l(vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 178
Digita l(vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 172
General notes ................................ 169
In the instrument cluster (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ............ 37
In the instrument cluster (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) ...... 35
Setting the displa yunit (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 185
Setting the displa yunit (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 174
Standin glamp
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 210
Standin glamps
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 196
Replacing bulbs (front) ................... 100
Replacing bulbs (rear) .................... 101
Switching on/off .............................. 92
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting
see Starting (engine)
Starting (engine) ................................ 121
Status overview (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 83
Steering
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 218
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 201
Warning lamps ............................... 227 Steering wheel
Adjusting ......................................... 90
Button overview ............................... 39
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 175
Cleaning ................................... ...... 259
Pa d

dle shifters ............................... 130
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........130
Stickers
General safety notes ........................ 27
Stowage net ....................................... 229
Stowage spaces
see Stowag espaces and stowage
compartments
Stowage space sand stowage com-
partments
Eyeglasses compartment ...............2 28
Glove box ....................................... 228
Important safety notes .................. 228
Stowag enet ................................... 229
Summer opening
see Convenience opening feature
Summer tires ..................................... 269
Sun visor
Changing abulb( mirror lamp) ......... 97
Overview ........................................ 229
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 86
Switchin gair-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 115
Switchin goff the alarm (ATA) ............ 66
T
Tachometer........................................ 169
Tail lamps
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 195
Replacing bulbs .............................1 01
Trailer displa ymessages (vehicle
with steering wheel but-
tons) .............................................. 209
Trailer displa ymessages (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 195
Tailgate
Changing bulbs (ambient lamp) ....... 97
Changing bulbs (signal and ambi-
ent light) .......................................... 98
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Display messages(vehicle with
steering whee lbuttons )................. 218
Display message s(vehicle with-
ou tsteering whee lbuttons )........... 200
Important safety note s.................... 77
Opening dimensions ...................... 303
Opening/closing from the out-
sid e.................................................. 77
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 77
Tank contents
Displaying the rang e(vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 177
Displaying the rang e(vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 172
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 295
Cargo tie-dow npoints .................... 304
Guid erail. ...................................... 304
Loading rails .................................. 304
Rear racks ..................................... 304
Roof carrie r.................................... 304
Tires/wheels ................................. 290
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 305
Vehicl edata. .................................. 303
Vehicl edimensions ........................ 303
Telephone
Accepting acall. ............................ 182
Displa ymessage ............................ 218
Introduction ................................... 181
Numbe rfrom the phone boo k........ 182
Redialing ........................................ 182
Rejecting/ending acall. ................ 182
Temperature
Coolant (displa yinthe instrument
cluster) .......................................... 169
Coolant (displa yinthe on-board
computer) ...................................... 172
Outsid etemperature ...................... 169
Setting (climate control )................ 112
Thef tdeterrents ystems
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 66
Immobilizer ...................................... 66
Time
Setting (vehicle with steering
wheelb uttons) ............................... 186
Setting the time (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 186 Setting the time (vehicle without
steering wheelb
uttons) ................. 175
Tire pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 274
Checki ng ma
nually ........................ 274
Di

spla ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 216
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 199
Important safety notes .................. 274
Maximu m....................................... 274
Note s............................................. 273
Recommended ............................... 270
Tables ............................................ 278
Tire labe l........................................ 271
Tire pressure monitor
Checking the tire pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 276
Function/note s............................. 274
Genera lnotes ................................ 274
Important safety notes .................. 275
Restarting ...................................... 277
Warning lamp ................................. 226
Warning message .......................... 276
Tire pressure table ............................ 278
Tiredness assistant
see ATTENTIO NASSIST
Tires
Aspect rati o(definition) ................. 285
Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition) .................... 284
Bar (definition) ............................... 284
Changing awheel .......................... 286
Characteristics .............................. 284
Checking ........................................ 268
Curb weight (definition) ................. 285
Definition of terms ......................... 284
Directio nofrotation ...................... 286
Displa ymessages (vehicle with
steering wheelb uttons) ................. 216
Displa ymessages (vehicle with-
outs teering wheelb uttons) ........... 199
Distribution of the vehicl eoccu-
pants (definition) ............................ 286
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) (definition) ............................. 284
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................... 283
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Theft deterrentlocking system
Immobilizer
XTo activate: remove the key fromt he ignition
lock.
XTo deactivate: turnthe key to position 2in
the ignition lock.
The immobilize rprevents your vehicl efrom
being started withou tthe correct key.
Alway stake the key with yo uand lock the vehi-
cle when leaving the vehicle. If yo uleave the key
in the vehicle, anyone can start the engine.
iThe immobilize risalwaysdeactivated when
yo us tart the engine.
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
XTo arm: lock the vehicl ewitht he key.
Indicato rlam p: in the overhead control
panel flashes.
XTo disarm: unlock the vehicl ewitht he key.
or
XInsert the key into the ignition lock.
If the alar msystem is armed ,avisualand audi-
bl ea larm is triggered when the following are
opened:
Rad oor
Rthe vehicl ewitht he mechanical key
Rthe tailgate/rea rdoor
Rthe hood
XTo sto pthe alarm: press the%or&
button on the key.
or
XInsert the key into the ignition lock.
The alar mstops. The alar
misnot switched off ,evenify ouclose
the open door thatt riggered it, for example.
66Theftdeterrentl ockingsystem
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XTo unlockthe sliding doors and the tail-
gate or rear doo ronly:p ress the 5but-
ton.
The turn signals flash once.
iIf yo udon ot open the vehicl ewithina pprox-
imately40s econds of unlocking:
Rthe vehicleislocked again.
Rthe anti-thef tprotection is armed again.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
The indicator lamps flash thre etime sif:
Rthe anti-thef tprotection is armed.
Rallt he doors and the tailgate or rea rdoor
are closed.
XCheck the locking knobs on al lthe doors.
The locking knobs must al lbeinthe lowered
position.
The key's factory setting enables yo utocen-
trally lock and unlock the following:
Rthe driver's and the front-passenger door
Rthe sliding doors
Rthe tailgate or rea rdoor
In an emergency, the driver's door can also be
unlocke dmanuall yusing the mechanical key
(
Ypage 68).
Yo uc an also set an audibl esignaltoc onfirm
thatt he vehicl ehasbeen locked .The audible
locking-verification signalc an be switched on/
off:
Rusing the on-board compute ronvehicles with
steering whee lbuttons (Ypage 187)
Rat as pecialist qualified workshop for vehicles
withou tsteering whee lbuttons
After unlocking using the remote control, the
surround lighting also goe sonint
he dark. For
ve

hicles with steering whee lbuttons, the sur-
round lighting can be activate dand deactivated
in the on-board compute r(
Ypage 186).
Changingthe settings of the locking
system
If yo utravel alone alot,y ou mayw ishtoc hange
the settings of the locking system .Press
the % button to unlock:
Rthe driver's and front-passenger door (Cargo
Van)
or
Rthe driver's door (Passenger Van)
XTo chang ethe setting: press and hol ddown
the % and& buttons simultaneously
unti lthe battery check lamp flashe stwice.
(
Ypage 67).
If the setting of the locking system is changed
withint he signalr angeoft he vehicle, press the
& or% button to:
Rlock or
Runlock the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
XTo unloc kthe driver' sdoororf rontdoors:
press the %button once.
XTo unloc kcentrally: brieflypress the %
button twice.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
XTo restore factory settings: press and hold
down the %and& buttons simultane-
ouslyu ntilthe battery check lamp flashes
twice (
Ypage 67).
The key unlocks the vehicl ecentrall yagain .
Mechanical key
General notes
If the vehicl ecan no longer be locked or
unlocke dwitht he key,u sethe mechanical key.
The anti-thef talarm system (ATA) is triggered
when yo uunlock and open the vehicl eusing the
mechanical key (
Ypage 66).
The alarm can be disabled in the following two
ways:
XPress the %or& button on the key.
or
XInsert the key into the ignition lock.
Removing the mechanical key
68Key
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Centrallocking
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If childre nare left unsupervised in th evehicle,
they could:
Ropen th edoors, thus endangering other
peopleorr oad users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate thevehicle's equipment.
Additionally, childre ncoul dset th evehicle in
motion if, for example ,the y:
Rrelease th eparking brake.
Rshiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart theengine.
Thereisar iskofana ccidenta nd injury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe
SmartKey withy ou and lockthevehicle .Never
leave childre noranimals unattende dinthe
vehicle .Always keep th eSmartKey out of
reac hofc hildren.
GWARNING
If persons, particularly childre nare subjected
to prolonged exposuretoe xtremeheat or
cold, there is ariskofi njury, possibly even
fatal. Never leave childre nunattende dinthe
vehicle.
You can open alocke ddoor from th einside at
any time. For th eslidingd oors, th echild-proof
locks must be deactivated.
Centrally lockinga nd unlocking the
vehicle from th einside
You can centrally locka nd unlock thewhole
vehicle from th einside usingt hecentral locking
buttons on th edriver'sd oor.
XTo unlock: pressthe % button.
XTo lock: pressthe & button.
If th edriver'sorf ront-passenger door is open,
th eo pen door is no tlocked.
All other doorsa nd thetailgate/rear doors
are locked.
If as lidingd oor or th etailgate/rear door is
open,o nlyt he driver'sa nd front-passenger
doorsa re locked.
You canno tunlock th evehicle centrally from the
inside if th evehicle has been locke dwitht he
key.
If th evehicle has been locke dusingt helocking
butto nfor th ecentral lockin gand adoor is
opened from th einside, only th edoor that has
been opened is unlocked.
If th evehicle has previously been locke dwith
th ek ey,o pening adoor from th einside will trig-
ger th eanti-thefta larm system. Switch off the
alarm (
Ypage 66).
Automatic locking
XTo switch on: pressand hold the %button
until an acoustic tone sounds.
XTo switch on : pressand hold the &but-
to nu ntil an acoustic tone sounds.
72Centra llocking
Opening and closing