buttons MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress=or; to select the Settingsmenu.
XPress:or9 to select Inst. Clus‐ter.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select PermanentDisplay:.
XPressato confirm.
The displays hows the current selection of
Outside Temp.
or Speedom..
XPress ato change the setting.
Clock/Date submenu
Setting the time
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Settingsmenu.
XPress:or9 to select Time/Date.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Time:func-
tion.
The displays hows the current time.
XTo set the time: pressaagain.
XPress =or; to switch between hours
and minutes.
XPress :or9 to set the hours or
minutes.
XThen press ato confirm.
The displays hows the updated time.
Setting the date
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress=or; to select the Settingsmenu.
XPress:or9 to select Time/Date.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Date:func-
tion.
The displays hows the current date.
XTo set the date: pressaagain.
XPress =or; to switch between day,
month and year.
XPress :or9 to set the day, month or
year.
XThen press ato confirm.
The displays hows the updated date.
Lights submenu
Activating/deactivating the surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
If you activate the Locator Lightingfunction
and the light switch is turned to the Ãposi-
tion, the following functions are activated when
it is dark:
RSurround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains on for 40 seconds after the doors are
unlocked. When you start the engine, the sur-
round lighting is deactivated and the auto-
matic headlamp feature is activated
(
Ypage 93).
RExterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains on for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all
the doors and the tailgate/rear doors, the
exterior lighting switches off after
15 seconds.
Using the steering wheel buttons
XPress =or; to select the Settingsmenu.
XPress:or9 to select Lights.
XPressato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the LocatorLightingfunction.
The current status is shown.
XTo activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
If you change the setting, conversion does not
take place until the next time the vehicle is
stationary.
Temporarilyd eactivating the exterior lighting
delayed switch-off:
XBefore leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
XTurn the key to position 2in the ignition lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated until the next time the engine is
started.
With surround lighting and exterior lighting
delayed switch-off, the following light up
depending on the vehicle's equipment:
RParking lamps
RFog lamps
RLow-beam headlamps
RDaytime running lamps
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On-board computer and displays

Activating/deactivatinginteri orlighting
delayed switch-off
If you activat ethe Interior Lighting Delayfunction ,the interio rlightin gremains lit for a
further 20 seconds after th ekeyis removed.
Usin gthe steering whee lbuttons
XPress =or; to select th eSettingsmenu.
XPress :or9 to select Lights.
XPressato confirm .
XPress:or9 to select th eInteriorLighting Delayfunction .
The curren tstatus is shown.
XTo act ivate/deact ivate:pressaagain.
Vehicle submenu
Settin gthe sensitivity of therains ensor
Usin gthe steering whee lbuttons
XPress =or; to select th eSettingsmenu.
XPress :or9 to select Vehicle.
XPressato confirm .
XPress:or9 to select th eRai nSen‐sor Sensitivityfunction .
The display shows th ecurren tsetting.
XPress ato chang ethe setting.
XPress :or9 to select th eHig h,
Standardor Lowsetting. This settin gcontrols
th er ain sensor's sensitivit ytop recipitation.
The windshield wiper then wipes mor eorless
frequently at th esame precipitatio nintensity.
XPress th ea buttontos tore th eentry.
You can fin dfurther information under "Wind-
shield wiper "(
Ypage 101).
Switchingthe autom atic lockin gfeature
on/off
Usin gthe steering whee lbuttons
XPress =or; to select th eSettingsmenu.
XPress :or9 to select Vehicle.
XPressato confirm .
XPress:or9 to select th eAutomaticDoo rLockfunction .
The curren tstatus is shown.
XTo act ivate/deact ivate:pressaagain.If you activat
ethe Automatic
Doo rLockfunc-
tion, your vehicl ewill loc kautomatically from a
spee dofa pproximately 15 km/h.
You can fin dfurther information under "Auto-
matic door lock" (
Ypage 72).
Activating/deactivatin gthe acoustic
lockin gconfirm ation
Usingthe steering whee lbuttons
XPress =or; to select th eSettingsmenu.
XPress :or9 to select Vehicle.
XPressato confirm .
XPress:or9 to select AcousticLockFeedback.
The curren tstatus is shown.
XTo act ivate/deact ivate:pressaagain.
If you activat ethe Acoustic Loc kFeedback
function ,anacoustic tone sounds when th e
vehicl eislocked.
Restoring th efactor ysettings
Usin gthe steering whee lbuttons
XPress =or; to select th eSettingsmenu.
XPress :or9 to select FactorySet‐tin g.
XPress ato confirm .
The Reset All Settings?function is dis-
played.
XPress :or9 to select NoorYes.
XPress ato confirm th echoice.
If you select Yes,the display shows aconfir -
mation message .
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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.
188Display message s(vehicles withou tsteering wheelbuttons)
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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Z

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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On-board computera nd displays

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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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
6
MalfunctionServiceReq.
The restrain tsystem is faulty. In addition ,the 6 warning lamp
lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XHavethe restrain tsystem and it scom ponent schecked immedi-
ately at aqualified specialist workshop .
Further information on th erestrain tsystem and it scom ponent scan
be found under "Occupant safety" (
Ypage 43).
6
Fr. LeftMalf. Ser ‐viceReq.or Fr.RightMalf.Servic eReq.
The fron tleftorr ight restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .Inaddition ,
th e6 warning lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XHavethe restrain tsystem and it scom ponent schecked immedi-
ately at aqualified specialist workshop .
LeftCurtai nAirbagServiceRequiredor
Rt. Curtai nAirbag
Servic eRequired
There is amalfunction in th eleftorr ight window curtai nair bag. In
addition ,the 6 warning lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The lef torright window curtai nair bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XHavethe restrain tsystem checke dimmediately at aqualified spe -
cialist workshop .
Lights
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
CheckLeftLowBeamorCheck Right LowBea m
The lef torright-hand low-beam headlamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Chk .Traile rL.TurnSig.or Chk .Traile rR.TurnSig.
The lef torright-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (see th etrailer manufacturer' soperating instruc-
tions).
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
b
Chk.Traile rBrakeLamp
The trailer brak elamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (see th etrailer manufacturer' soperating instruc-
tions).
b
Chk .Traile rL.TailLampor Chk .Traile rR.TailLamp
The lef torright-hand trailer tai llamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (see th etrailer manufacturer' soperating instruc-
tions).
b
Aut oLamps Inopera‐tive
The ligh tsensor is faulty. The automatic headlamp feature is mal-
functioning .
XSwitchthe ligh tfunction son/of fmanually (Ypage 92).
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
Chk.RearL.T urnSignalor Chk .RearR. Tur nSignal
The rear left-han dorrear right-hand tur nsignal is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Chk .Front L. Tur nSignalorChk .FrontR.TurnSignal
The fron tleft-han dorfrontright-hand tur nsignal is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Chk .Center BrakeLamp
The high-mounte dbrak elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Chk.L.Tail/BrakeLamporChk .R.Tail/ Brake Lam p
The leftorright-hand tai llamp/brake lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Check Lef tHighBea morCheck RightHig hBeam
The lef torright-hand high-beam headlamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Licens ePlate Lam p
The leftorright-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
The lights are still switched on when you leav ethe vehicle. An addi-
tional warning tone sounds.
XTurn th eligh tswitch to Ãor$.
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