lights MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2016 MY16 Operator’s Manual

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 .
On-boardcomputer (vehicles with steering wheel buttons)187
On-boardcomputer and displays
Z

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).
Display messages( vehicles without steeringw heel buttons)193
On-board computer and displays
Z

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).
194Display message s(vehicles withou tsteering wheelbuttons)
On-board computera nd displays

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$.
Display message s(vehicles withou tsteering wheelbuttons)19 5
On-board computera nd displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
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 immediately.
÷
Currently Unavail.See Operator' sMan‐ual
ES P®,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 slight
steering movement sataspeed abov e12mph (20 km/h).
If th edisplay message disappears, th efunction smentioned abov e
are available again .
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
XDrive on wit hcare.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(US A
only)
!(Canada
only)
Releas eParkin g
Brake
The red F(USAonly)/! (Canada only) indicator lamp in th e
instrumen tcluste rlights up and awarning tone also sounds.
You are drivin gwitht he parking brak eapplie dora re making an emer-
gency stop usin gthe parking brake.
XReleas ethe parking brak e(Ypage 133).
Display message s(vehicles wit hsteering whee lbuttons)20 7
On-board computera nd displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
6
SRS Malfunction:ServiceRequired
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
Front LeftMalfunc‐tion: Servic eRequiredorFrontRight Malfunction:Servic eRequired
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 .
6
LeftCurtai nAirbagMalfunction: Ser ‐viceRequiredor
Rt. Curtai nAirbag
Malfunction: Ser ‐viceRequired
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
Check Traile rLeftTur nSignalor
CheckTraile rRightTurnSignal
The lef torright-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (see th etrailer manufacturer' soperating instruc-
tions).
208Display message s(vehicles wit hsteering whee lbuttons)
On-board computera nd displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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$.
b
CheckLef tFogLamporCheck Right FogLam p
The left-han dorright-hand fron tfog lamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fog lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Check Front Lef tParkingLampor
Check Front Right
Parkin gLamp
The fron tleftorf rontright parking lamp or standing lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Backup Light
The lef torright-hand backup lamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Check Lef tTailLam porCheck RightTai lLamp
The lef torright-hand tai llamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
b
Malfunction SeeOperator' sManual
The exterio rlighting is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicles withtrailer to whitch :af usem ay be defective.
XChec kthe fuses and if necessar yreplace any blown fuses (see th e
"Fus eallocation "supplement) .
XIf thedisplay message does no tdisappear ,consul taqualified spe -
cialist workshop .
b
Check LeftDaytim eRunnin gLightor
Check Rt. Daytim e
RunningLight
The lef torright-hand daytime runnin glamp is faulty.
XChange th ebulb (Ypage 98).
210Display message s(vehicles wit hsteering whee lbuttons)
On-board computera nd displays

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.
Ð
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.
Â
Obtain aNew Key
The ke yneeds to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
¥
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

Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up or flashes. A
warning tone may also sound.
Only for certain countries: the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for amaximum
of 6s econds after the ignition is switched on.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFasten seat belt (Ypage 46).
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lights up after the engine starts, as soon as the
driver's or the front-passenger door is closed.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
XFasten seat belt (Ypage 46).
The warning lamp goes out.
On vehicles with the Occupant Classification System (OCS), there are object son
the front-passenger seat.
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and store them in asafe
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittenta udible warning
sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt. At the same time, you
are driving faster than 15 mph (25 km/h) or have briefly driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten seat belt (Ypage 46).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittenta udible warning ceases.
On vehicles with the Occupant Classification System (OCS), there are object son
the front-passenger seat. At the same time, you are driving faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h) or have briefly driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h).
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and store them in asafe
place.
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
Indicator and warning lampsinthe instrument cluster219
On-board computer and displays
Z

Engine
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignaltype
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
;NThe yellow CheckE nginew arning lamp lightsupw hile theengine is running.
Therem ay beamalfunction, for example:
Rin th eengine management
Rin th etransmission management
Rin th efuel injection system
Rin th eexhaust system
Rin th eignition system (for vehicle swithagasoline engine)
Rin th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eengine may be runnin gin
emergency mode.
XHav ethe vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified specialist workshop.
æNThe yellow reservef uel warning lamp is on while th eengine is running.
The fuel leve lhas dropped to th ereserver ange.
XRefuel at th enearest gas station.
?NThe red coolant warning lamp comes on while th eengine is running.
On vehicle swithout steering wheel buttons, th ecoolant temperatur egage is at the
start of th ebar display (
Ypage 172).
On vehicle swith steering wheel buttons ,the coolant temperatur egage is at the
start of th escale in th einstrumentc luster(
Ypage 37).
The temperatur esensor for th ecoolant temperatur egage is faulty.
The coolant temperatur eisnolonger beingm onitored. Thereisar isk of engine
damag eifthecoolant temperatur eistoohigh.
XStop th evehicle immediately, payinga ttention to road and traffic conditions,
and switch off th eengine .Don otcontinue driving unde rany circumstances.
XSecure th evehicle to prevent it from rolling away (Ypage 132).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
Indicator and warning lamps in th einstrumen tcluster223
On-boardc omputer and displays
Z