power steering MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
ÒThe tailgateisopen.
XClos ethe tailgate.
ÑThe rear door is open .
XClosethe rear door(s).
ÓAn additional warning tone sounds. The hoo disopen.
GWARNIN G
The open hoo dmay then bloc kyour vie wwhen th evehicl eisinm otion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl etopreventitfromr ollin gaway (Ypage 132).
XClosethe hood.
CAn additional warning tone sounds while th evehicl eisinm otion.The
display shows th eopen door(s).
XClos eall doors.
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Power Steering Mal ‐function See Oper.Manual
An additional warning tone sounds. The steering powe rassistanc e
could be malfunctioning .You may need to steer mor eforcefully.
XCarefully continu etoaqualified specialist workshop and hav ethe
steering checke dimmediately.
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Obtain aNew Key
The ke yneeds to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
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Check Washer Fluid
The washer flui dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped belo w
th em inimum .
XAddw asher flui d(Ypage 246).
Indicatorand warning lamps in th einstrume nt cluster
Generaln otes
Whe nswitching on th eignition ,som esystems carry out aself-test .Som eindicator and warning
lamp smay temporarily tur nonorstart to flash. This is no tanindication of any problem .Onlyw hen
these indicator and warning lights tur nonorstart flashin gafter th eengineh as started or during th e
journey has amalfunction occurred .
218Indicator and warning lamps in th einstrument cluster
On-board computera nd displays

XConnect thenegative terminal clam pofthe
jumper cabl etonegative terminal ;of the
donor veh icle's battery, and then to earth
contact ?of your own veh icle.
XInsertt hekeyintot he ignition locka nd start
th ee ngine.
You can no wswitch electrical consumers
back on excep tthe lighting system.
XBefore disconnecting th ejumper cables, let
th ee nginer un for several minutes.
XDisconnect th enegative terminal of the
jumper cabl efrome arthc ontac t? and then
from negative terminal ;of th edonor veh i-
cle's battery.
XDisconnect th epositiv etermi nal clam pofthe
jumper cabl efromp ositiv etermi nalAon the
jump-startin gconnectio npoint, and then
from positiv etermi nal=of th edonor veh i-
cle's battery.
Contac tprotection cover :isautomatically
returned forwards to its original positio nby
th es pring force and th ejump-startin gcon-
nection pointisc losed.
XPositio nthe cover on positiv etermi nal=of
th ed onor veh icle's battery.
You can no wswitch on th elighting system.
XHav ethe battery checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Tow-startin gand towin gaway
Important safety notes
GWAR NING
Functionsr elevanttosafety are restricted or
no longer availab leif:
Rthee ngineisn otrunning.
Rtheb rak esystem or th epower steering is
malfunctioning.
Rthere isam alfunctio ninthevoltage supply
or th evehicle 's electrical system.
If your veh icle is bein gtow ed, muc hmore
force may benecessary to steer or brake.
Thereisar iskofana cciden t.
In suchc ases, use atow bar. Before to wing,
mak esure that th esteering moves freely.
GWARNING
You can no longer steer th evehicle ifthe
steering wheel lockh as been engaged.There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Alwa ysswit ch off th eignition when to wingthe
vehicle withat owcabl eorat owbar.
GWARNING
When to wingor tow-startin ganother vehicle
and its weightisg reatertha nt he permissible
gross weightofy our vehicle,the :
Rthet ow ing eye could detach itself
Rthev ehicle /traile rcom binatio ncould roll-
over.
Thereisar iskofana ccident.
When towing or tow-startin ganother vehicle,
its weights hould notbegreatertha nt he per-
missible gross weightofy our vehicle.
In formation on th egross vehicle weightc anbe
foun dont hevehicle identification plate
(
Ypage 294).
!Secure th etow rop eort owbar to th etow ing
eye or trailer to whitch only. Otherwise, the
vehicle could become damaged.
!Do no tuse th etow ing eye for recovery, this
could damag ethe vehicle .Ifindoubt,recover
th ev ehicle withac rane.
!Drive slowlya nd smoothly when to wing.
Excessivet ractive power could otherwise
damag ethe vehicles.
!Shift th eautomatic transmission to Nand
do noto pen th edriver' sorf rontpassenger's
door durin gtow ing .The automatic transmis-
sion may otherwise shifttop ositionP,which
could damag ethe transmission.
!The vehicle can be towed amaximum of
30 mile s(50km ).The to wingspeedof30m ph
(50 km/h) must no tbeexceeded.
If th evehicle has to betowed mor ethan
30 mile s(50km) ,the entire vehicl emus
tbe
ra

ised and transported.
When towing away, you must observet helegal
requirement sfor th ecountr yinw hichy ou are
currently driving.
It is bette rtohave th evehicle transported than
to have it towed.
264Tow-startin gand towing away
Breakdown assistance

Additives
!Do notuse any additive sintheengin eoil.
This could damag ethe engine.
Engineo il viscosity
!If theSAE viscosit yclassoft heengin eoil
used does no tcover th eoutside temperature
range in whic hyou are operating th evehicle,
it mus tbechanged in goo dtime, in particular
before th ecolds eason commences. Using an
engin eoil that does no thavea dequate tem-
peratur echaracteristics can lead to engin e
damage.
The temperature range information of th eSAE
classification always refers to that of fresh oil.
The temperature characteristics of th eengine
oil may deteriorat esignificantly due to agin g
in use, especially at low outside tempera-
tures.
We recommen dthaty ou chang ethe engin e
oil before th ecolds eason commences. Use
an approve dengineo il of th especifie dSAE
class.
Engin eoil SA Eclassification
Viscosit yindicates th eflowc haracteristics of a
fluid .Ifane ngineo il has ahigh viscosity, this
mean stha titi sthick ;al ow viscosit ymean stha t
it is thin.
Dependin gontherespective outside tempera-
tures, select an engin eoil according to SA E
classification (viscosity). The table displays th e
SA Ec lassification to be used .The low temper-
atur echaracteristics of engin eoils can notice -
ably deteriorat eduring operation ,e.g.f ro m
aging, soo tand fuel accretion .For this reason ,
regular oil changes usin ganapprove dengineo il
from th esuitable SA Eclassification are urgently
recommended.
Oil change
Oil chang eintervals depend on th evehicle's
operating condition sand th equalit yoft he
engin eoil used .The on-board computer auto -
matically shows th edatef or th enexto il chang e
as an event message in th edisplay.
Mercedes-Benz recommends having th eoil
changed at aqualified specialist workshop .
Information abou toil consump tion
Dependin gonthedrivin gstyle, th evehicl econ-
sumes amaximum of 1. 0USqt(1.0l )ofe ngine
oil over adistance of 620 miles (1,000 km).
Oil consumption may be higher if:
Rthe vehicle is new.
Ryou mainly operate the vehicle under arduous
operating conditions.
Ryou frequently drive at high engine speeds.
Regularm aintenance is one of the preconditions
for moderate rates of consumption.
You can only estimate the oil consumption after
you have driven aconsiderable distance.
Check the engine oil level on aregular basis, e.g.
weekly or each time you refuel (
Ypage 242).
Transmission and power steering oil
Automatic transmission
Service product: automatic transmission
fluid
Product name/numberMaintenance interval
Mobil ATF 134 FE
Valvoline ATF Pro 236.15—
MB Sheet No. 236.15
Further information can be obtained at any
qualified specialist workshop.
Service products and capacities299
Technical data
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