MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

On vehicles with steering wheel buttons, the
light sensor in the instrument cluster automati-
cally controls the brightness of the displaylight-
ing.
While the lights are on, the brightness is depend-
ent upon the brightness of the ambient light.
You can also adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment lighting and the displayl ighting
Rby pressing thefand gbuttons on the
instrument cluster on vehicles without steer-
ing wheel buttons (not in the Settings
menu)
Rby turning control:on vehicles with steer-
ing wheel buttons.
Speedometer
If you change the wheel size on your vehicle,
make sure it is assigned to the correct wheel
size category (
Ypage 267). If you change wheel
size category without recoding the control unit,
the speedometer indication will be inaccurate.
The current vehicle speed may then be higher
than the speed displayed in the speedometer.
The speed can also be shown in the displayi n
the form of adigital speedometer:
Ron vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Ypage 172)
Ron vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Ypage 178)
iIn some countries, awarning sounds and/or
the displays howsamessage when the vehi-
cle reaches the maximum legally permissible
speed limit, e.g. at 75 mph (120 km/h).
Tachometer
!
Do not drive in the overrevving range, as this
could damage the engine.
HEnvironmental note
Avoid driving at high engine speeds. This
unnecessarily increases the fuel consumption
of your vehicle and harms the environment as
ar esult of increased emissions.
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
To protect the engine, the fuel supply is inter-
rupted when the red band is reached.
Outside temperatured isplay
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tions when temperatures are around freezing
point.
Please bear in mind that the outside tempera-
ture displayshows the air temperature meas-
ured and not the road temperature.
The displays hows the outside temperature in
the header:
Ron vehicles without steering-wheel buttons
(Ypage 170)
Ron vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Ypage 176).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashort delay.
Coolant temperatureg auge
GWARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is afire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is arisk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is afire in the
engine compartment,k eep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
On vehicles without steering wheel buttons, you
can have the coolant temperature shown in the
display(
Ypage 172).
On vehicles with steering wheel buttons, an ana-
log coolant temperature gage is located in the
tachometer in the instrument cluster
(
Ypage 37).
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the gage may rise to
248 ‡(120† ).
Display and operation169
On-board computer and displays
Z

On-boardcomputer (vehicles without
steering wheel buttons)
Operating the on-board computer
Overview
:È and 3buttons
;Display
=f and gbuttons
XTo activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
If you remove the key, then quickly re-insert it
and turn to position 1,the on-board computer
and instrument cluster are not activated.
You can control the display and the settings in
the on-board computer with buttons :and =
on the instrument cluster.
Buttons on the instrument cluster
GWARNING
If you are driving and reach through the steer- ing wheel to operate the adjustment knob,
you could lose control of the vehicle. There is
ar isk of an accidenta nd injury.
Only operate the adjustment knobs when the vehicle is stationary. Do not reach through the
steering wheel when driving.
ÈPress briefly:
RSelectst he menu or display
RIn theSettingsmenu: exits the
submenu without adopting the last
setting and return stothe menu's
start screen
ÈPress and hold:
RReturns to the standard display or the Distance menu without adopt-
ing the last setting
3Press briefly:
RSelectsas ubmenu or function
RConfirmsthe selected entry in the
list or the display, or confirms the
setting
3Press and hold:
RResets the trip odometer and trip
computer values
RIn the start screen of the Settingsmenu: resetssettings to the fac-
tory settings
RIn the Settingsmenu: resetsv al-
ues and return stothe menu's start
screen
f
gRSetst he instrument cluster light-
ing (not in the Settingsmenu)
RScrolls through lists
RChanges values or settings
Display
Instrument cluster display
:
Clock (Ypage 186)
V Cruise control (
Ypage 140)
;Permanen tdisplay: outside temperature or
speed (Ypage 174)
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On-boardcomputer and displays

120km/h!(only for certain countries) max-
imum permissibles peed exceeded
=Display panel for displaym essages, menus
and menu bar
?Transmission position (Ypage 127)
AFuel level
Bè ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 122)
Cè Rear window wiper (Ypage 102)
Display panel =shows the selected menu or
submenu and displaym essages.
Menu overview
TheSettingsmenu is only displayed when the
vehicle is stationary. You can think of the order
of the menus and functions as acircle. Press È
on the instrument cluster to scroll through the
menus.
If you scroll forward in the Settings
menu using
3,t he setting from the previous submenu or
function is adopted.
If you press Èinas ubmenu, the submenu or
function is exited without adopting the setting.
The displayt hen shows the start screen of the
Settings
menu.
Operation information can be found under
"Operating the on-board computer"
(
Ypage 170).
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
call up the following menus, displays or func-
tions:
Rtrip odometer and odometer display
(Ypage 171)
Rtrip computer display(Ypage 171)
Rcurrent range display(Ypage 172)
Rcurrent fuel consumption display
(Ypage 172)
Rdigital speedometer (Ypage 172)
Rcoolant temperature gage (Ypage 172)
Rdisplaym essages in the message memory
(Ypage 188)
The following menus, displays and functions are only displayed when the vehicle is stationary:
Rnext service due date display(Ypage 248)
Rtire pressure monitor restart (Ypage 274)
RSettingsmenu for setting or activating/
deactivating driving and driving assistance systems as well as displayo
ptions
(
Ypage 173)
Distance menu
Odometer
If the displays hows the speed in the header, the
displayb eside trip odometer :also shows the
outside temperature.
You can switch the permanent displayint he
header (
Ypage 174).
Using the buttons in the instrument cluster
XTo display: press and hold Èuntil the dis-
play shows trip odometer :and odome-
ter ;.
XTo reset: press and hold 3until the trip
odometer is reset to 0.0
.
You can set the unit of measurement for the trip
odometer in the Distance Unit:
submenu
(Ypage 174).
Trip computer menu
Trip computer
:
Distance
;Length of journey
=Average fuel consumption
?Average speed
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On-board computer and displays
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Use the buttons in the instrument cluster.
XTo display:pressÈto select the trip com-
puter display.
The valuesd isplayed relate to those meas-
ured since the trip computer was last reset.
XTo reset values: press and hold3until all
valuesa re reset.
The trip computer is automaticallyr eset if the
value exceeds 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles.
You can set the unit of measurement for con-
sumption and distance in the Distance Unit:
submenu (Ypage 174).
Range menu
Use the buttons in the instrument cluster.
XPressÈto select the Rangedisplay.
The approximate range that can be covered is calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only asmall amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, the displays howsavehicle being
refueled Ïinstead of the approximate
range.
You can set the unit of measurement for dis-
tance in the Distance Unit:
submenu
(Ypage 174).
Current fuel consumption menu
Use the buttons in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the fuel consumption bar
display.
The fuel consumption displayisb ased on the
current driving style.
You can set the unit of measurement for con-
sumption in the Distance Unit:
submenu
(Ypage 174).
Digital speedometer menu
Use the buttons in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the speed display.
You can set the unit for the digital speedometer
in the Distance
Unit:submenu (Ypage 174).
Coolant temperaturem enu
GWARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is afire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is arisk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is afire in the
engine compartment,k eep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
Use the buttons in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the ?coolant temper-
ature bar display.
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the gage may rise to
248 ‡(120 †).
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On-board computer and displays

Settings menu
Introduction
Settings menu start screen
The vehicle must be stationary. Use the buttons
in the instrumentc luster.
XTo display:pressÈto select the Settingsmenu.
The Settings
menu is only displayed when the
vehicle is stationary. You can think of the order
of the submenus and functions as acircle. Press
3 on the instrumentc luster to scroll through
the menu, startin gwith its start screen and
select its submenus or functions successively.
If you scroll forward using 3,the settingf rom
the previous submenu or function is adopted.
If you press Èinas ubmenu, the submenu or
function is exited without adopting the setting.
The display then shows the start screen of the
Settings
menu.
Depending on the vehicle’s equipment, you have the following options in the Settings
menu:
RSetting the language for the display messages
and displays(Ypage 173)
RDeactivating and activating ESP®
(Ypage 173)
RSetting the sensitivity of the rain sensor
(Ypage 174)
RActivating and deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Ypage 174)
RSelectingthe permanent display in the header
of the display (Ypage 174)
RSetting the unit for distance, consumption
and speed displays(Ypage 174)
RSetting the time and date (Ypage 175).
XTo reset settings to the factory settings:
turn the key to position 1in the ignition lock
and press and hold 3in the Settings
menu
for at least five seconds.
For safety reasons, not all functions are reset.
Setting the display language
The vehicle must be stationary. Use the buttons
in the instrumentc luster.
XPressÈto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the Languagesubmenu.
The display shows the current language selec- tion.
XPress forg to set the language for all dis-
play messages.
XPress 3to confirm.
The next submenu is shown in the display.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
This menu is only available on vehicles without
the å button on the center console.
Please observe the important safety notes
under "ESP
®(Electronic Stability Program)"
(Ypage 64).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP
®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Further information can be found under "ESP®
(Electronic Stability Program)" (Ypage 64).
The vehicle must be stationary and the engine
must be running. Use the buttons in the instru-
ment cluster.
XPress Èto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the ESPsubmenu.
The display shows the current status.
If the display shows the Oper.
OnlyPoss.WithEngineOnmessage, confirm the mes-
sage with 3and start the engine. The display
then shows the ESP
submenu and the ESP®
status.
If theESP
Inoperativemessage is shown in
the display,E SP is not available due to amal-
function and is deactivated. If you confirm the
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message with3,the display shows the next
submenu.
XPress forg to activate or deactivate ESP.
XPress 3to confirm.
The next submenu is shown in the display.
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the vehicleisr eadyto
drive, ESP
®is deactivated.
Observe the informatio nonwarning lamps
(
Ypage 221) and display messages
(Ypage 193).
Setting the sensitivity of the rain sensor
The vehiclem ust be stationary .Use the buttons
in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the Rain Sensorsub-
menu.
The display shows the current sensitivity set-
ting.
XPress forg to select the Low,Standardor
Sensitivesetting. This setting controls the
rain sensor's sensitivity to precipitation. The
windshieldw iper willthen wip emore or less
frequently at the same precipitation intensity.
XPress 3to confirm.
The next submenu is shown in the display.
You can find further informatio nunder "Wind-
shiel dwiper" (
Ypage 101).
Activating/deactivatin gATTENTION
ASSIST
The vehiclem ust be stationary .Use the buttons
in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the Attention Assistsubmenu.
The display shows the current status.
If theAttention Assist Inoperative
message is shown in the display ,ATTENTION
ASSIST is not available due to amalfunction
and is deactivated. If you confirm the mes-
sage with 3,the display shows the next sub-
menu.
XPress forg to activate or deactivate
ATTENTION ASSIST.
XPress 3to confirm.
The next submenu is shown in the display. Further informatio
ncan be found under "ATTEN-
TION ASSIST" (
Ypage 149).
Selecting the permanent display func-
tion
With the Permanent Display:function, you
can switch the display in the header between
outsid etemperature and speed.
If the display shows the speed in the header, the
outsid etemperature is shown with the odome-
ters (
Ypage 171).
The additional speedometer unit in the header is
alway sinverse to the speedometer unit.
The vehiclem ust be stationary .Use the buttons
in the instrument cluster.
XUsing Èselect the Settingsmenu.
XUsing3select the Permanent Display:submenu.
The display indicates the selected setting of
Outside Temp.
orSpeedometer.
XChange the setting by pressing forg.
XPress 3to confirm.
The next submenu is shown in the display.
Selecting the unit for the distance
In the Distance Unit:submenu, you can
select whether the display shows certain infor-
mation in kilometers or miles.
The vehiclem ust be stationary .Use the buttons
in the instrument cluster.
XPress Èto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the Distance Unit:sub-
menu.
The display indicates the selected setting of
km
or Miles.
XChange the setting by pressing forg.
XPress 3to confirm.
The display shows the next submenu or the
Settings
menu again.
The selected distance units are used for the dis- plays:
RDigital speedometer
ROdometer and trip odometer
RTrip computer
RRange
RCurrent consumption
RCruise control
RService intervals
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Setting the time and date
The vehicle must be stationary. Use the buttonsin the instrumentc luster.
XPressÈto select the Settingsmenu.
XPress3to select the time and date display.
XPress forg to set the hours and press 3
to confirm.
XPress forg to set the minutes and press
3 to confirm.
XPress forg to set the day and press 3to
confirm.
XPress forg to set the montha nd press3
to confirm.
XPress forg to set the year and press 3to
confirm.
The display shows the Settings
menu again.
On-board computer (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons)
Operating the on-board computer
Overview
:Display
;Right control panel
=Left control panel
XTo activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the displaysa nd the settings in
the on-board computer using the steering wheel
buttons in left control panels =.Using the steering wheel buttons in right control panel
;,
you can control the functions of the audio sys-
tem and switch on voice-operated control of the
navigation system (see the separate operating
instructions).
Steering wheel buttons
Left control panel on the steering wheel
=
;RCallsupt he menu bar in the dis-
play
RSelects amenu
9
:Press briefly:
RScrolls through lists
RSelects asubmenu or function
RIn the Audiomenu: opens the
track or station list and selects a
station or an audio track
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects aname or atelephone
number
9
:Press and hold:
RQuickly scrolls through all lists
RIn the Audiomenu: selects asta-
tion or an audio track using rapid
scrolling.
RIn the Tel(telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
aRConfirms the display message
RIn all menus: confirmst he selected
entryint he list or the display
RIn theAudiomenu: stops the sta-
tion search
RIn the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected number
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%Press briefly:
RBack
RIn theAudiomenu: exits the track
or station list
RHides display messages
RExitst he telephone book/redial
memory
RVehicles with anavigation system:
switches off voice-operated con-
trol of the navigation system; see
the separate operating instruc-
tions
%Press and hold:
RCallsupt he standard display in the
Tripmenu
Right control panel on the steering wheel
6RMakes or accepts acall
RSwitches to the redial memory
~RRejects or ends acall
RExitst he telephone book/redial
memory
W
XRAdjusts the volume
óRVehicles with anavigation system:
switches on voice-operated con-
trol of the navigation system; see
the separate operating instruc-
tions
8RMute
iThe audio devices, telephone and voice-
operated control using the steering wheel
buttons in the right control panel only func-
tion with aMercedes-Benza udio or naviga-
tion system. If you are using an audio or nav-
igation system from another manufacturer,
the described functions may be restricted or
not available at all.
Display
Instrument cluster display
:
Clock (Ypage 186)
;Ä COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST dis-
tance warning function (Ypage 143)
j Active Parking Assist (
Ypage 154)
=Permanent display:o utside temperature or
speed (Ypage 185)
120
km/h!(only for certain countries) max-
imum permissible speed exceeded
?Menu bar
Outside temperature (only if header Fdis-
playst he additional speedometer)
ATransmission program (Ypage 127)
BTransmission position (Ypage 127)
CGearshift recommendation (Ypage 130)
DStatus area
EDisplay panel for display messages, menus
and menu bar
FHeader
XTo call up menu bar ?in the display
panel: press the =or; steering wheel
button.
The menu bar is faded out after afew sec-
onds.
Display panel Eshows the selected menu or
submenu and display messages.
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In status areaD,the display can show the sta-
tus of the following driving systems:
À ATTENTION ASSIST(
Ypage 149)
à Lane Keeping Assist (
Ypage 147)
V Cruise control (
Ypage 140)
è Rearwindow wiper (
Ypage 102)
è ECO start/stop function (
Ypage 122)
Menu overview
You can think of the order of the menus as a
circle. Use the =or; steering wheel
buttons to show the menu bar and scroll through
the menus. Use the :or9 steering
wheel buttons to scroll through their submenus and functions.
Operatio ninformation can be found under
"Operating the on-board computer"
(
Ypage 175).
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 177)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 179)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 180)
RTel(telephone) menu (Ypage 181)
RAssist.(assistance) menu (Ypage 182)
RServicemenu (Ypage 184)
RSettingsmenu (Ypage 185)
Trip menu
Standard display
Odometer
XPress and hold the %steering wheel but-
ton until the Tripmenu with trip odometer :
and odometer ;appears.
If the display shows the speed in the header, the
outsid etemperature is additionall ydisplaye don
the lowere dge of display panel =.
You can switch the permanent display in the
header (
Ypage 185).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Tripmenu.
XPress:or9 to select Range and Con-
sumption.
The approximate range that can be covered is
calculated according to you rcurrent driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If there
is only asmall amount of fuel left in the fuel tank,
the display shows avehicle being refueled Ï
instead of the approximate range.
The fuel consumption display is base donthe
current driving style.
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Trip computer"Afters tart" or "After
reset"
:Distance
;Length of journey
=Averag efuelconsumption
?Averag espeed
Using the steerin gwheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Tripmenu.
XPress:or9 to select the FromStartorFro mResetsubmenu.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu arecal-
culate dfromt he start of ajourney whilst the
values in the FromReset
submenu ar ecalcu-
lated fromt he last time the submenu wa sreset
(
Ypage 178).
The From
Starttrip compute rfun ctio nisa uto-
maticall yreset in the following situations:
Rthe ignition hasb eens witched off for more
thanf ourh ours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The FromReset
trip compute risautomatically
reset if the valu eexceed s9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
Digital speedometer
:Gearshift recommendation
Automatic transmission (
Ypage 130)
;Digita lspeedom eter
Using the steerin gwheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Tripmenu.
XSelect the digital speedomete rbyp ress-
ing : or9.
Resetting values
Resetting values (example: "From start" trip com-
puter)
Using the steerin gwheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Tripmenu.
XPress:or9 to select the functio nyou
woul dliketor eset.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress :to select Yesand press ato
confirm.
Yo uc an reset the values of the following func-
tions:
RTri po dometer
R"From start" trip computer
R"From reset" trip computer
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On-board computera nd displays