ESP MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

Navigation menu
Displaying navigatio ninstructions
In the Navimenu, the displa yshows the navi-
gatio ninstructions fromt he audiosystema nd or
the navigation system. Furthe rinformation on
the audi oand/or navigation systemc an be
found in the separate operating instructions.
Using the steering whee lbuttons
XActivate the audi oand/or navigation system
(see separate operating instructions).
XPress =or; to select the Navimenu.
XPressato confirm.
Route guidanc enotactive
:Direction of travel
;Current street
Route guidanc eactive
No chang eofdirection announced
:Distanc etothe next destination
;Change-of-directio nsym bol
=Distanc etothe next change of direction
?Current street
Chang eofdirection announced with a
lan erecommendation
:Road to which the change of directio nleads
;Distanc etothe change of directio nand dis-
tanc egraphic
=Recommende dlan ea nd new lane during a
change of direction
?Possibl elan e
ALane not recommended
BChange-of-directio nsym bol
On multilane roads ,new lane recommendations
can be displaye dfor the next change of direction
if the digital mapc ontains the corresponding
data. During the change of direction, new lanes
maybea dded.
Lane not recommended A:you will not be able
to complete the next change of directio nifyou
stayint hisl an e.
Possibl elan e? :you will be able to complete
the next change of directio ninthisl an eo nly.
Recommende dlan e= :int hisl an ey ou will be
able to complete the next change of direction
and the one after that.
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On-board computera nd displays
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Operating the audio medium
Track information (example: SD memory card)
:
Audio source/medium
;Current track
Depending on the audio system, you can play
audio files from differenta udio sources, such as
am emory card (SD), aUSB storage medium or
Bluetooth
®audio equipment.
Using the steering wheel buttons
XSwitc hont he audio system and select an
audio source (see separate operatin ginstruc-
tions).
XPress =or; to select the Audiomenu.
XTo open the track list: press:or9
briefly.
XTo select next/previous track from the
track list: briefly press :or9.
XTo select atrack from the track list using
rapid scrolling: press and hold:or9
until the desired trac kisreached.
If you hold down :or9,t he system
runs through the list more quickly. Not all
audio sources support this function.
If the correspondin gtrac kinformation is stored
on the audio media, the display may show the
following:
Rtrac knumber
Rartist and/or trac kname
Rfolder name
The trac kinformation does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Aux iliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Telephone menu
Introduction
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions .You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When using the phone, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which you
are currently driving.
XSwitc hont he audio system (see the separate
operatin ginstructions).
XSwitc hont he mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer's separate operatin ginstructions).
XEstablish aBluetooth®connection between
the mobile phone and the audio system (see
the separate operatin ginstructions).
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Telmenu.
The display shows one of the following mes-
sages:
RThe name of the network provider or Tele‐phone READY:the mobile phone has found a
network and is ready to receive.
RNo Service:t here is no network available or
the mobile phone is searchingf oran etwork.
RBluetooth ready:you have not yet estab-
lished aBluetooth®connection between the
mobile phone and the audio system.
You can obtain further information about suita-
ble mobile phones and connecting mobile
phones via Bluetooth
®:
Rat your Mercedes-Benz Commercial Van Cen-
ter
Ron the Internet at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect
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On-boardcomputer and displays
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Status overview
:Blind Spot Assist switched on and activated
(Ypage 184)
;Rear window wiper switched on
(Ypage 102)
=ATTENTION ASSIST activated
(Ypage 184)
?COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST distance
warning function activated (Ypage 184)
ALane Keeping Assist activated and ready for
use (Ypage 184)
XPress=or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress9or: to select Status Over‐view.
XPress the abutton.
The Status Overviewonly shows the sym-
bols of the driving systems or driving safety
systems that are activated. The Blind Spot
Assist and Lane Keeping Assist symbols may
vary depending of the system status:
RIf Blind Spot Assist symbol :does not
show any radar waves between the two
vehicles, Blind Spot Assist is switched on
but not ready for use.
Further information can be found under
"Blind Spot Assist" (
Ypage 145).
RIf Lane Keeping Assist symbol Ashows
dashed lane boundary lines, Lane Keeping
Assist is switched on but not ready for use.
Further information can be found under
"Lane Keeping Assist" (
Ypage 147).
You can also have the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment or the attention level displayed in the Status Overview
.
XTo display the attention level: press:
and 9 to switch between the status over-
view and the ATTENTION ASSIST assessment.
The ATTENTION ASSIST assessment shows
the length of the journey since the last break
as well as the attention level detected
(
Ypage 149).
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).
XStart the engine.
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress:or9 to select ESP.
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XPressato confirm.
The currents tatus is shown.
XTo activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the vehicle is ready to
drive, ESP
®is deactivated.
If the ÷ warning lamp lights up continuously,
ESP
®is not availabled ue toamalfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Ypage 221) and display messages
(Ypage 207).
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function
Using the steerin gwheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress9or: to select DistanceWarning.
XPressato confirm.
The currents tatus is shown.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
If the distanc ewarning function of COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST is activated, the display
shows the Äsymbol in the header.
At speeds up to approx 20 mph (30 km/h),
the display in vehicles with Active Parking
Assist first shows the ístatus indicator.
Only from aspeed of about 20 mph (30 km/ h)
does the display show the Äsymbol
instead of the ístatus indicator.
Further information can be found under "COL-
LISION PREVENTION ASSIST" (
Ypage 143).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress:or9 to select AttentionAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The currents etting is displayed.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
XPress :or9 to set Deactivated,
Standardor Sensitive.
XPress ato confirm the choice.
If ATTENTION ASSISTisa ctivated, theÀ
symbol is shown in the status area of the dis- play. The selection
Standard
orSensitivesets the sensitivity with which the system
determines the attention level.
Further information can be found under "ATTEN-
TION ASSIST" (
Ypage 149).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress:or9 to select Blind SpotAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The currents tatus is shown.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
Further information can be found under "Blind
Spot Assist "(
Ypage 145).
Setting Lane Keeping Assist
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress=or; to select the Assist.menu.
XPress:or9 to select LaneKeepingAssist.
XPressato confirm.
The currents electionStandardorAdaptiveis displayed.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Further information can be found under "Lane
Keeping Assist "(
Ypage 147).
Service menu
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On-boardcomputer and displays

Display messages (vehicles withoutsteering wheel buttons)
Introduction
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If th einstrument cluster has failed or malfunctioned, you may no trecogniz efunction restriction s
in systems relevant to safety. The operatin gsafet yofyour vehicle may be impaired. There is arisk
of an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav ethe vehicle checke dataqualified specialis tworkshop immediately.
The on-boar dcom pute ronlys hows messages or warnings from certain systems in th einstrument
cluster display. You should therefore mak esurey our vehicle is operatin gsafely at all times .Ifthe
operatin gsafet yofyour vehicle is impaired, stop th evehicle as soo naspossible, payin gattenti on
to road and traffic conditions. The nconsu ltaq ualified specialis tworkshop .
Display messages wit hgraphi csymbols are simplified in th eOperator's Manual and may diffe rfro m
th es ymbols in th edisplay. Awarnin gtones ounds wit hcertai ndisplay messages.
Please respon dinaccordance wit hthe display messages and follow th eadditional note sinthis
Operator's Manual.
You can hide low-priorit ydisplay messages usin gthe 3 butto nont heinstrumen tcluster. The
display messages are then stored in th emessag ememory. Rectify th ecause of adisplay mess
age
a

s soo nasp ossible.
High-priorit ydisplay messages canno tbehidden .These messages will continue to be shown in th e
display until their cause has bee neliminated.
Message memory
The on-boar dcom pute rstore scertai ndisplay messages in th emessag ememory. You can cal lup
th es tore ddisplay messages. Use th ebuttons in th einstrument cluster.
XPressÈto selec tthe messag ememory.
If there are display messages, th edisplay shows th enumber of saved messages.
If there are no display messages, th edisplay shows No Messages
.
XPress3to scroll forwards through th edisplay messages.
Afte rthe last saved display message, th edisplay again shows th emessag ememor ystart scree n
wit hthe number of saved messages.
Press Èto exit th edisplay messages and jump directl ytot he messag ememor ystart screen.
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On-board computera nd displays

Safety systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
ABS,ESPInoperative
+
ABS,BAS,hill start assist, and ESP®as well as its driving safety sys-
tems are unavailable due to amalfunction.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deactivated.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
This causes steerability and braking to be greatly impaired. The brak-
ing distance can increase in emergency braking situations.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®will not stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and accidents.
XDrive on with care.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
ABS, ESP Curr.Unavail.
+
ABS,B AS,hill start assist, and ESP®as well as its driving safety sys-
tems are temporarily unavailable.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other driving systems could be
automatically deactivated.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
This causes steerability and braking to be greatly impaired. The brak-
ing distance can increase in emergency braking situations.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®will not stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and accidents.
XDrive on with care and on asuitable stretch of road make slight
steering movementsatas peed above 12 mph (20 km/h).
If the display message continues to be displayed:
XDrive on with care.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled
+
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejou rney eve n
though th efront-pa ssenger seat is occupied by an adult or aperson
wit has tatur ec orre spondin gtothato fana dult.
If additional force sare applie dtotheseat or th eoccupant is no tsitting
on th eseat properly (
Ypage 51), theweigh tthe system detects may
be to olow.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag will no tdeploy in th eevent of an
accident.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XStop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl etopreventitfromr ollin gaway (Ypage 132).
XSwitc hoff th eignition .
XThe fron tpassenger mus tget out of th evehicle.
XMak esuret hatthe front-passenger seat is unoccupied ,close th e
front-passenger door and switch on th eignition .
XObserv ethe PASSENGER AI RBAG OFFindicator lamp in th ecenter
console and th edisplay message sand chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RThe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lamp mus tligh tupc ontin-
uously. If th eindicator lamp is on ,the Occupant Classification Sys -
te m( OCS )has disabled th efront-pa ssenger air bag (
Ypage 51).
RThe display mus tnotsho wthe message sFrontPassengerAir ‐bag Enable dorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled.
XWait for at least on eminute until th eneces sarysystem checks hav e
been completed.
XEnsur ethatthe display does no tsho we ither of th etwo display
message sabout th efront-pa ssenger fron tair bag.
If these condition sare met ,the front-passenger seat can be occupied
again .
If these condition sare no tmet,t he Occupant Classification Syste m
(OCS )ism alfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Further information on th eOccupant Classification Syste m(OCS )can
be found under "Occupant Classification Syste m(OCS)" (
Ypage 51).
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On-board computera nd displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable d
+
The front-passenger fron tair bag is enabled during th ejou rney eve n
though th efront-pa ssenger seat :
Ris occupied by achild in achild restrain tsystem, or aperson of small
statur e
or
Ris no toccupied.
The system may detec tobjects or force stha tare addin gtotheweigh t
applie dtotheseat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XStop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl etopreventitfromr ollin gaway (Ypage 132).
XSwitc hoff th eignition .
XOpenthe front-passenger door .
XRemove thechild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront -
passenger seat .
XMakesuret here are no objects applyin gadditional weigh ttothe
seat .
The system may otherwise detec tthe additional weigh tand inter-
pre tthe seat occupant's weigh tasgreatertha nita ctually is.
XMakesuret hatthe front-passenger seat is unoccupied ,close th e
front-passenger door and switch on th eignition .
XObserv ethe PASSENGER AI RBAG OFFindicator lamp in th ecenter
console and th edisplay and chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RThe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lamp mus tligh tupc ontin-
uously. If th eindicator lamp is on ,the Occupant Classification Sys -
te m( OCS )has disabled th efront-pa ssenger air bag (
Ypage 51).
RThe display mus tnotsho wthe message sFrontPassengerAir ‐bag Enable dorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled.
XWait for at least on eminute until th eneces sarysystem checks hav e
been completed.
XEnsur ethatthe display does no tsho we ither of th etwo display
message sabout th efront-pa ssenger fron tair bag.
If these condition sare met ,the front-passenger seat can be occupied
again .Observ ethe note sont heOccupant Classification Syste m
(OCS )(
Ypage 51) .
If these condition sare no tmet,t he Occupant Classification Syste m
(OCS )ism alfunctioning .
XInstall thechild restrain tsystem on asuitable rear seat .
or
XSeat aperson of small statur eonasuitable rear seat .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Further information on theOccupant Classification Syste m(OCS )can
be found under "Occupant Classification Syste m(OCS)" (Ypage 51).
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is insufficien tbrak efluidint hebrak efluid reservoir .
GWARNING
Braking performance can be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traffic
conditions. Do no tcontinue drivingunder any circumstances.
XSecur ethe vehicl etopreventitfromr ollin gaway (Ypage 132).
XDo no tadd brak efluid .Addingm orew ill no tremedy th emalfunc -
tion .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
EBD,ABS,E SP Inop‐erativ e
+
EBDisu navailable due to amalfunction .ABS ,BAS ,hill start assist and
ES P®as well as it sdrivin gsafet ysystems ,for example, are therefor e
also unavailable .
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other drivin gsystems could be
automatically deactivated.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The wheels could therefor eloc kp rematurel yif
you brak ehard, for example.
This causes steerabilit yand braking to be greatl yimpaired. The brak -
ing distanc ecan increas einemergenc ybraking situations.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®will notstabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand accidents .
XDrive on withcare.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
÷
Inoperative+
ESP®,BAS and hill start assist are unavailable due to amalfunction .
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other drivin gsystems could be
automatically deactivated.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above.
The braking distanc einanemergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®will notstabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand accidents .
XDrive on withcare.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
÷
Currently Unavail.
+
ESP®,BAS and hill start assist are unavailable due to amalfunction .
The self-diagnosis function ,for example, may no tbecomplete.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated and other drivin gsystems could be
automatically deactivated.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The wheels could therefor eloc kify ou brak e
hard, for example.
The braking distanc einanemergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®will notstabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand accidents .
XDrive on withcareonas uitable stretch of road, making mak eslight
steering movement sataspeed abov e12mph(20 km/ h).
If the display messag edisappears, the functions mentioned above
are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
XDrive on with care.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop.
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Release Park. Brake
The red F(USA only)/! (Canada only) indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up and awarning tone also sounds.
You are driving with the parking brake applied or are making an emer-
gency stop using the parking brake.
XRelease the parking brake (Ypage 133).
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