alarm MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2017 MY17 Operator’s Manual

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12 V socket........................................ 241
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ABS (anti-lock braking system)
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................ .204
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 190
Function/notes ................................ 64
Important safety notes .................... 64
Warning lamp ................................. 222
Acceleration
see Kickdown
Accident
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 58
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 112
Active Parking Assist
Canceling/stopping active park-
ing assistance ................................ 158
Detecting parking spaces .............. 155
Display message ............................ 214
Exiting a parking space .................. 157
Function/notes .............................1 54
Important safety notes .................. 154
Parking .......................................... 156
Towing a trailer .............................. 154
Add-on equipment ............................... 32
Additional indicators
Replacing bulbs .............................1 02
Additional speedometer
On-board computer (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 186
On-board computer (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 175
Additives
Engine oil ....................................... 308
Gasoline ......................................... 306
Air bag
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 205
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 191 Air bags
Deployment ..................................... 56
Front air bag (driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 51
Important safety notes .................... 50
Introduction ..................................... 49
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 52
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica-
tor lamp ...........................................4 6
Si

de impact air bag .......................... 51
Window curtain air bag .................... 52
Air pressure
see Tire pressure
Air vents
Important safety notes .................. 118
Setting the center air vents ........... 118
Setting the rear-compartment air
vents .............................................. 118
Setting the side air vents ............... 118
Air vents
see Air vents
Air-conditioning system
see Climate control
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Alertness assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Ambient lamp
Changing a bulb (front door) ............ 99
Changing a bulb (tailgate) ................ 99
Changing a bulb (vanity mirror) ........ 99
Anti-lock braking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-Theft Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Armrests .............................................. 90
Ashtray ............................................... 240
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ........... 68
ATTENTION ASSIST
Activating/deactivating (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 185
Activating/deactivating (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 175
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 214
4Index

Limited Warranty .............................27
Operating safety
Limited Warranty ............................. 27
Operating safety and vehicle
approval
Attachments and bodies .................. 32
Changing the engine power out-
put ................................................... 31
Correct use ...................................... 29
Declaration of conformity ................ 31
Equipment and conversions ............. 32
Important safety notes .................... 30
Information about body/equip-
ment mounting directives ................ 32
Notes on operating the vehicle ........ 30
Qualified specialist workshop .......... 31
Registering your vehicle ................... 32
Operating system
On-board computer (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 176
On-board computer (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 171
Operator's Manual
General notes .................................. 27
Vehicle equipment ........................... 27
Outside temperature display ........... 170
Overhead control panel ...................... 43
Overrevving range ............................. 170
Overrun cutoff ................................... 136
P
Paint code number ............................ 303
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 265
Parking ............................................... 133
Important safety notes .................. 133
Parking brake ................................ 134
Rear view camera .......................... 158
see Active Parking Assist
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist ..................... 154
see PARKTRONIC
see Rear view camera
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC Parking brake
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 208
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 195
Notes/function .............................. 134
Warning lamp ................................. 134
Parking brake
see Parking brake
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 102
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 153
Display messages .......................... 214
Driving system ............................... 151
Function/notes ............................. 151
Important safety notes .................. 151
Problem (malfunction) ................... 154
Range of the sensors ..................... 152
Roll-back warning .......................... 153
Trailer towing ................................. 154
Warning display ............................. 153
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Indicator lamp .................................. 46
Passenger compartment air-condi-
tioning system
see Climate control
Passenger compartment heating
see Climate control
Pedestrian protection
see Hood
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 64
Plastic trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 268
Power washers .................................. 264
Power windows
see Side windows
Preparing for a journey
Checks in the vehicle ..................... 121
Visual check of the vehicle exte-
rior ................................................. 121
Program selector button .................. 129
Protection against theft
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Protectio n o
f the environment
General notes .................................. 29
Pulling away
Automatic transmission ................. 122
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Starting (engine)................................ 122
Status overview (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 184
Steering
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 219
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 202
Warning lamps ...............................2 29
Steering wheel
Adjusting ......................................... 91
Button overview ............................... 41
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 176
Cleaning ......................................... 268
Paddle shifters ............................... 130
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........130
Stickers
General safety notes ........................ 29
Stowage net ....................................... 239
Stowage spaces
see Stowage spaces and stowage
compartments
Stowage spaces and stowage com-
partments
Eyeglasses compartment ...............2 38
Glove box ....................................... 238
Important safety notes .................. 238
Stowage net ................................... 239
Summer opening
see Convenience opening feature
Summer tires ..................................... 279
Sun visor
Changing a bulb (mirror lamp) ......... 99
Overview ........................................ 239
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 87
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 116
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............ 68
T
Tachometer........................................ 170
Tail lamps
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 196
Replacing bulbs .............................1 03Trailer display messages (vehicle
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 210
Trailer display messages (vehicle
without steering wheel buttons) .... 196
Tailgate
Changing bulbs (ambient lamp) ....... 99
Changing bulbs (signal and ambi-
ent light) ........................................ 100
Display messages (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 219
Display messages (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 202
Important safety notes .................... 78
Opening dimensions ......................3 11
Opening/closing from the out-
side ..................................................7 9
Tank contents
Displaying the range (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 178
Displaying the range (vehicle with-
out steering wheel buttons) ........... 173
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 304
Cargo tie-down points .................... 312
Guide rail ....................................... 313
Loading rails .................................. 313
Roof carrier .................................... 313
Tires/wheels ................................. 300
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 313
Vehicle data ................................... 311
Vehicle dimensions ........................ 311
Telephone
Accepting a call ............................. 183
Display message ............................ 219
Introduction ................................... 182
Number from the phone book ........ 183
Redialing ........................................ 183
Rejecting/ending a call ................. 183
Temperature
Coolant (display in the instrument
cluster) .......................................... 170
Coolant (display in the on-board
computer) ...................................... 173
Outsi de te
mperature ...................... 170
Setting (climate control) ................ 113
Theft deterrent systems
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 68
Immobilizer ...................................... 67
Index21

The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started without the correct key.
Always take the key with you and lock the vehi-
cle when leaving the vehicle. If you leave the key
in the vehicle, anyone can start the engine.
iThe immobilizer is always deactivated when
you start the engine.
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
XTo arm: lock the vehicle with the key.
Indicator lamp :in the overhead control
panel flashes.
XTo disarm: unlock the vehicle with the key.
or
XInsert the key into the ignition lock.
If the alarm system is armed, a visual and audi-
ble alarm is triggered when the following are
opened:
Ra door
Rthe vehicle with the mechanical key
Rthe tailgate/rear door
Rthe hood
XTo stop the alarm: press the%or&
button on the key.
or
XInsert the key into the ignition lock.
The alarm stops.
The alarm is not switched off, even if you close
the open door that triggered it, for example.
68Theft deterrent locking system
Safety

XTo unlock the sliding doors and the tail-
gate or rear door only: press the5but-
ton.
The turn signals flash once.
If you do not open the vehicle within approx-
imately 40 seconds of unlocking:
Rthe vehicle is locked again.
Rthe anti-theft protection is armed again.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
The indicator lamps flash three times if:
Rthe anti-theft protection is armed.
Rall the doors and the tailgate or rear door
are closed.
XCheck the locking knobs on all the doors.
The locking knobs must all be in the lowered
position.
The key's factory setting enables you to cen-
trally lock and unlock the following:
Rthe driver's and the front-passenger door
Rthe sliding doors
Rthe tailgate or rear door
In an emergency, the driver's door can also be
unlocked manually using the mechanical key
(
Ypage 70).
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible
locking-verification signal can be switched on/
off:
Rusing the on-board computer on vehicles with
steering wheel buttons (Ypage 188)
Rat a specialist qualified workshop for vehicles without steering wheel buttons
After unlocking using the remote control, the
surround lighting also goe s o
n in the dark. For
vehicles with steering wheel buttons, the sur-
round lighting can be activated and deactivated
in the on-board computer (
Ypage 187).
Changing the settings of the locking
system
If you travel alone a lot, you may wish to change
the settings of the locking system. Press
the % button to unlock:
Rthe driver's and front-passenger door (Cargo
Van)
or
Rthe driver's door (Passenger Van)
XTo change the setting: press and hold down
the % and& buttons simultaneously
until the battery check lamp flashes twice
(
Ypage 69).
If the setting of the locking system is changed
within the signal range of the vehicle, press the & or% button to:
Rlock or
Runlock the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
XTo unlock the driver's door or front doors: press the %button once.
XTo unlock centrally: briefly press the%
button twice.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
XTo restore factory settings: press and hold
down the %and& buttons simultane-
ously until the battery check lamp flashes
twice (
Ypage 69).
The key unlocks the vehicle centrally again.
Mechanical key
General notes
If the vehicle can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the SmartKey, use the mechani-
cal key.
The anti-theft alarm system (ATA) is triggered
when you unlock and open the vehicle using the
mechanical key (
Ypage 68).
The alarm can be stopped in the following two
ways:
XPress the %or& button on the Smart-
Key.
or
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
70Key
Opening and closing

XTo unlock:press the%button.
XTo lock: press the &button.
If the driver's or front-passenger door is open,
the open door is not locked.
All other doors and the tailgate/rear doors
are locked.
If a sliding door or the tailgate/rear door is
open, only the driver's and front-passenger
doors are locked.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from the inside if the vehicle has been locked with the
key.
If the vehicle has been locked using the locking
button for the central locking and a door is
opened from the inside, only the door that has
been opened is unlocked.
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the key, opening a door from the inside will trig-
ger the anti-theft alarm system. Switch off the
alarm (
Ypage 68).
Automatic locking
XTo switch on: press and hold the %button
until an acoustic tone sounds.
XTo switch on : press and hold the &but-
ton until an acoustic tone sounds. When the ignition is switched on, the vehicle will
lock automatically from a speed of approx-
imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
You could therefore be locked out if:
Rthe vehicle is being pushed.
Rthe vehicle is being towed.
Rthe vehicle is being tested on a dynamometer.
If the vehicle has been automatically locked and
a front door is opened from the interior while the
vehicle is stationary, the vehicle unlocks cen-
trally.
Driver's door and front-passenger
door
Door handle (example driver's door)
You can open the driver's or front-passenger
door from the inside at any time, even if it is
locked.
XPull door handle ;.
If a front door is locked, locking knob :pops
up. The door is unlocked and opens.
Sliding door
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When you open the sliding door, the sliding
door could hit other people as it moves back- wards. There is a risk of injury.
Only open the sliding door when traffic con-
ditions permit.
74Sliding door
Opening and closing