warning MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Èand 0078buttons
2 Multifunction display
3 0074and 0075buttons
If yo ut urnt he keytop osition 0047inthei gnition
loc k,theo n-boar dcomputer will be activated.
If yo ur emo vethek ey,then quickl yre-inser tit
and tur nittop osition0047,the on-boar dcomputer
and instrument clus terw illn ot be activated.
Yo uc an control thed ispla ymessages and set‐
tings in theo n-boar dcomputer wit hbuttons 1
and 3onthei nstrument clus ter.
Button sonthe instrumen tclust er
È Press brief
ly:
R Selects them enu or display
R Inthe Settings menu:exits the
submenu without adopting thel ast
setting and returns tothem ain
menu
È Press and hold:
R Returns tothes tanda rddispla yor
th eD ista nce menu wi thout adopt‐
ing thel asts etting
0078 Press briefl
y:
R Selects asubmenu or function
R Confirms thes elected entry onthe
lis tort he displa y,or confirms the
setting 0078
Press and hold:
R Resets thet ripd ista nce and trip
computer values
R Inthem ain menu of theSettings
menu, resets tofactor ysettings
R Inthe Settings menu,resets values
and returns tothem ain menu
00740075 R
Sets thei nstrument lighting (no tin
the Settings menu)
R Scroll thro ugh lists
R Chan gevalues or settings Overvie
wand operation of theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicles with steering-wheel but‐
to ns) &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer. 13 8
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00C5
Re
ar wind owwiper (/ page86) Setting
thei nstrument lighting &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
during inter vention bythes teering wheel
If yo ur eac hthrough thes teering wheel to
operat ethe adjustment knobs while driving,
yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle. #
Use thea djustmen tknobs onl ywhen
th ev ehicle is at astandstill. #
Do no treac hthrough thes teering wheel
while driving. Brightness cont
rol(ex ample: vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel buttons)
The displa yson thei nstrument clus tera re illumi‐
nated during thed ay.Ad imming functio nisnot
possible in da ylight.
In vehicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons, thel ight
sensor on thei nstrument clus tera utomatically
controls theb rightness of thed ispla ylighting.
When thel ight has been switched on, theb right‐
ness cont rolisi nfluenced bythea mbient light.
Yo uc an then adjus tthe brightness of thei nstru‐
ment lighting and thed ispla ylighting as well.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons: #
Press the0074or0075 button on thei nstrument
clus ter.
% Ifthe Settings menu has been selected on
th eo n-boar dcomputer ,itwill notbep ossible
to adjus tthe displa ybrightness.
Ve hicles with steering-wheel but tons: #
Turn brightness control 1onthei nstrument
clus ter. Overvie
wofmenus on theo n-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons
Press theÈbutton on thei nstrument clus terto
scroll thro ugh them enus.
Yo uw ill see theSettings menu onl yifthevehicle
is stationar y.
If yo us crol lfor wa rdsint heSettings menu using
the 0078button, thes ettings fort he pr evious sub‐
men uort he previous function will be copied over.
If yo up ress the Èbutton in asubmenu, thes ub‐
menu or function will be exited without thes et‐
ting being adop ted.
Yo uc an find fur ther operating information in
"Overvie wand operation of theo n-boar dcom‐
puter" (/ page137).
Depending on thev ehicle equipment, youc an call
up thef ollowing menus, displa ysor functions:
R Displa yshowing trip dis tance and total dis‐
ta nce (/ page 142)
R Trip computer displa y(/ pag e142)
R Displ ayshowing cur rent range
R Displa yshowing cur rent fue lconsu mption
(/ page 142)
R Digital speedome ter
R Displ ayshowing coolant temp erature
(/ page142)
R Displ ayshowing displa ymessages in them es‐
sag em emor y(/pag e235)
The following menus, displa ysand function swill
also be displa yedw hen thev ehicle is stationary:
R Displa yshowing next servic edue date
(/ page175)
R Electroni cchec kont he engine oil le vel
( / pag e178)
R Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem restart
(/ page209)
R The Settings menufor adjusting or activating
and deactivating driving and driver assis tance
sy stems as well as displa yoptions
(/ page143)
Ve hicles with steering wheel but tons
Use the0059 or0065 steering-wheel button to
sho wthe menu bar and scroll thro ugh them enus.
Use the0064 or0063 steering-wheel button to
scroll thro ugh their submenus and functions. Instrument clus
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Yo
uc an find fur ther operating information in
"Overvie wand operation of theo n-boar dcom‐
puter" (/ page138).
Depending on thev ehicle equipment, youc an call
up thef ollowing menus:
R Trip menu (/ page145)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(/ page146)
R Audio menu (/ page147)
R Telephone menu (/page147)
R DriveAssist menu (/page 144)
R Service menu (/ page 144)
R Settings menu (/ page 148) Menu
sand submenu s(vehicles without
st eering wheel but tons) Calling up
thed istance menu Use
theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Todispl aythed istance: press and hold the
È button until thed ispla yshows theo dome‐
te rf or thet ripd ista nce and thet otal dis‐
ta nce. #
Torese tthe trip distance: press and hold
the 0078 button until thet ripd ista nce is reset
to 0.0. Tr
ip computer menu Use
theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Todispl ay:press theÈbutton toselect the
trip compu terd ispla y.
The values displa yedr elat etot hose meas‐
ured since thet ripc omputer waslastreset.
The following values will be displa yed:
R Distance
R Leng thof journey
R Averag efuel consum ption
R Averag espeed #
Torese tv alues: press and hol dthe 0078 but‐
to nu ntilallva lues ar ereset.
The trip computer will automatically be rese tif
th ev alue exceed s9999 hou rsor 99,999 mi
(99,999 km). Cur
rent fuel consum ption menu Cur
rent fue lconsu mptionm enu (e xamp le)
1 Recuperation display
2 Current fuel consum ption #
Press theÈbutton toselect thef uel con‐
sum ption bar displa y.
Re cuperation display 1showswhe ther and, if
so, ho wmuchk inetic energy is being transformed
int oe lectric cur rent whil stthev ehicle is coasting.
The recuperated energy is then stored in the
st ar terb atter y.Re cuperation display 1is
dependent on thee ngine ins talled and is there‐
fo re nota vailable in all vehicles. Coolant
temperatur emenu &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen opening
th eh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or when ther eisaf ireint he
engine compartment, thef ollowing situations
ma yoccur:
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thhot
ga ses.
R Youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi thother
hot, escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
ove rheated engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. Use
theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈbutton toselect thec oolant
te mp eratur ebar display 00AC.
During normal driving and if thec oolant le vel
is cor rect, thed ispla yisp ermitted torise to
th el etter H. 14 2
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R
Cruise control
R Servic einter vals
Setting thet imea nd da te #
Press the0078button toselect thet ime and
dat edispla y. #
Use the0074or0075 button tosetthe hour sand
press 0078toconfirm. #
Use the0074or0075 button tosetthe minutes
and press 0078toconfirm. #
Use the0074or0075 button tosetthe da yand
press 0078toconfirm. #
Use the0074or0075 button tosetthe mont hand
press 0078toconfirm. #
Use the0074or0075 button tosetthe year and
press 0078toconfirm.
The displa yshows the Settings menu again. Menus and submenus (vehicles with
steer‐
ing-wheel but tons) Service menu
Overview
#
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Service menu.
Depending on thee quipment, youh avet he fol‐
lowing option sinthe Service menu:
R Calling up displa ymessages in them essage
memor y(/pag e235).
R Checking thet irep ressur eelectronicall yor
re startin gthe tir epressur emonitoring sy stem
(/ page209).
R Calling up thes ervice due dat e(ASS YST
PLUS) (/ page175) Assistanc
emenu #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
DriveAssist menu. Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, youh ave
th ef ollowing options on theDriveAssist menu:
R Displaying thes tatus overview
R Showing thea ssis tant displ ay forActiv eBrake
Assi st (/ pag e113)orA ctiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI C(/pa ge120).
R Swit ching ESP ®
on/of f(/pag e111,112 ).
R Switching ActiveB rake Assi ston/off
(/ page115).
R Setting thes ensitivity of ATTENTION ASSIST
(/ page128)
R Switchin gBlindS potA ssis ton/off
(/ page129)
R Setting thes ensitivity of Lane Keeping Assist
(/ page130)
St atus overview St
atus overview( example)
1 BlindSpotA ssis tswitched on and active
2 Rear wind owwiper swit ched on
3 ATTENTION ASSIS Tswitched on
4 Distance warning function of ActiveB rake
Assi stswitched on
5 Lane Keeping Assis tswitched on and ready
fo ru se #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect the
ove rview. #
Press the0076 button.
The status overviews hows onlythe symbols
of thed riving sy stems or driving saf etys ys‐
te ms that ha vebeen switched on.
The symbols forB lind Spo tAssis tand Lane
Ke eping Assis tmayvary depending on the
sy stem status:
R Ifth es ymbol forB lind Spo tAssist 1
does no tshowa nyradar waves between
th et wo vehicles, Blind Spo tAssis thas
been switched on but is no tready foru se. 14 4
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Lane no
trecommended 5:inthis lane, youw ill
no tbea bletocomple tethen extc hang eofd irec‐
tio nw ithout changing lane.
Po ssible lane 4:only in this lane will youbea ble
to mak ethe next chang eofd irection.
Re commended lane 3:inthis lane, youw ill be
able tocomple teboth th enextc hang eofd irec‐
tio na nd theo ne af tert hat.
The following additional navigation status dis‐
pla ysarep ossible:
R New Route... orCalculatingRoute...
An ew routeisb eingcalculated.
R Road Not Mapped
The vehicle's position is within thea reaoft he
digital map, but ther oad is no tknown, e.g. it
ma ybeanu npavedr oad.
R No Route
Noroutec oul dbec alculated tothes elected
destination.
R 004B
Youh ave reached thed estination or an inter‐
mediat edestination. Au
dio menu Selecting
aradio station
The statio nisd isplayedw itht he statio nfre‐
qu ency or statio nname. The memor yprese tis
displa yeda long wit hthe frequency band only if
th es tatio nh as been stored. #
Switc hont he audio sy stem and select the
ra dio function (see thes eparat eoperating
instructions). #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Audio menu.
The displ aywill sho wthe statio ncurrently
selected. #
Toselect astoreds tation: brieflyp ress
the 0064 or0063 button. #
Toselect astatio nfromt hestation lis t:
press and hold the0064 or0063 button.
If no statio nlistisr eceived: #
Toselect astatio nusingthe station
sear chfunction: press and hold the0064 or
0063 button.
Operating data storage media
Depending on them ultimedia sy stem, youc an
pla yb acka udio files from dif fere nt audi osour‐ ces, su
chas an SD card, aUSBstorag edevice or
aB luetooth ®
audio device. #
Swit chon them ultimedia sy stem and select
th ea udio source (see thes eparat eoperating
instructions). #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Audio menu. #
Toopen thet rack list:press the0064 or
0063 button. #
Toselect then extorp revious trac kon
th et rack list:briefly press the0064 or0063
button. #
Toselect atrack from thet rack listu sing
ra pid sc roll: press and hold the0064 or
0063 button until thed esired tra ckis
re ached.
If yo up ress and hold the0064 or0063 but‐
to n, ther apid scroll speed will increase af ter
as hor ttime. No tall audio sources support
th is function.
If th ec orresponding trac kinformation is stored
on thed atas torage medium, thed ispla ymay
sho wthe following:
R Trac kn umber
R Artis tand/or trac kname
R Folder name
If an extern al audio source has been connec ted
via theA UX connection, no trac kinformation is
displa yed. Te
lephone menu &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integrated in thev ehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. When using
thep hone, youm usto bse rvet he
legal requirements fort he countr yinwhichyou
ar ec urrently driving. Instrument clu
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Note
sono perating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Anti-thef tprotection
This devic eisequipped wit htechnical pr ovisions
to protect it agains ttheft. Further information on
pr otection agains tthef tcan be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Operating temperature
Obser vethef ollowing temp eratur erang efor the
device:
R Operating temp erature: (-25°C) to(+ 70°C)
Specifications
Wi reless frequencies/
pr oto cols 2.4 GHz
@9.5 dBm
nominal
Inpu tvoltag eF rom7 .5to 18.5V
Maximu moperating
cur rent 2.5A Blue
tooth ®
specification
Properties of theB luet oo th®
tech nology
used:
Blue tooth ®
ve rsion 2.0
Energy class Class 2
Fr equency rang e2 402to2480 MHz Tr
ademar kinformation
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HD radio tech nology manu factured under license
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wand operation Overvie
wofthe control panel 1
© Press:calls up theh ome screen.
2 002B Press: pair saphone or uses smart‐
phone functions
3 003B Press: calls up settings
4 0059 Press: activates voice control
5 Turn:n avigates thro ugh options on thec ur‐
re nt pa ge
6 0076 Press: confirms selection
7 8 Press: switches of fthe media displa yor
mutes thes ound
8 Turn:s etst he volume form edia ,navigation
announcements or telephon ecalls
9 | Press: selects thec urrent media sou rce
A z Press: calls up then avigation map. 15 2
Multimedia sy stem

The
following option sareavailable:
R Brightness:S etst he brightness of them edia
display
R Display Color Mode :Select sdayor night
color mode. If yous elec tthe "Automatic"
option, them ultimedia sy stem switches auto‐
maticall ytodayor night color sdepending on
th et ime of da y.
R System Voice:S etst he voice fort he naviga‐
tion announcements and other information
R System language:S etst he languag efor text
R Keyboard:S etst he keyboar ddesign Configu
ring sound settings #
Press on 003Band select Sound.
The following option sareavailable:
R Adjust Volumes:S etst he volumes fora udible
device functions.
R Adjust Sound Quality:S etst he le velfor bal‐
ance, fader ,bass, mid-rang eand treble for
th em edia source youa reusing.
R Audi oPrompts :Setst he stylef or audio
announcements.
R Equalizer Preset:D efinesthes ettings fort he
equalizer function.
R Touch Sounds:S etst he sound fort he selec‐
tion of symbols on them edia displa y. Callin
gupt hetool menu #
Youc an call up thet ool menu an ytime by
pressing on æ.
The following function sareavailable:
R Wher eAmI? :Displa ysinformatio nabout your
cur rent position.
R Detour :Startsa detour.
R Now Playing :Displa ysinformatio nabout the
cur rent media trac k.
R Nav Assist:S hows upcomin gexitsa nd cur‐
re nt location information.
R Traffic:D isplaystraf fici nformation along your
ro ute.
R Up Ahead :Displa yspoint sofinteres tlocated
ahead of you.
R Quic kSettings :Options fora ctivating or
deactivating various sy stem functions. Na
vigation Na
vigation overview During
thej ourne y,them ultimedia sy stem guides
yo utot he destination using voice messages and
informatio nonthe map. Instructions fort urning,
ex its or other directional changes ar edispla yedin
th eu pper section of them ap. 1
Next direction chang eont heroute.
2 Name of thes tree tore xitthat is linked tothe
next chang eofd irection.
3 Next direction chang eont heroute. Ar rows
on them ap sho wthe positions of then ext
ch anges of direction.
4 Routem arke dont he map.
5 Estimated dis tance todestination.
6 Name of thes tree tonw hichthe vehicle is
located.
7 Estimated time of ar rival
8 Stops ther oute
9 Sear ches forp oints of interes torstartsa
ne wr oute
% When
yout ap 5 or7,y ou can adjus tthe
ar riva ltim eord ista nce information. De
stination entry Note
sond estination entry &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommunication equipment
integ ratedint hevehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation. Multimedia sy
stem 15 5

Map and compass
Usin
gthe map
Yo uc an use them apfort he following:
R Navigating along aroute
R If no routeisa ctivated, displ aying them ap of
th ea rea #
Press on z. #
Tapona nypoint on them ap.
The following option sareavailable:
R Movethem aptothel eft, right, up or down.
R Toenlar georreduce thev iew, select cor
0082.
R Toswitc hbetwe en 2D and 3D vie w,select 2D
or 3D.
R Torotate them ap, select è.
R Tofilter theP OIs shown according tocate‐
gor y,select U*Places along the road.
R Tostar tar oute, sele ctalocatio nonthe map
and then press Go!.
Ad justin gthe map
Ad justin gthe map la yers
Yo uc an cus tomize whic hdataisd isplayedont he
map, e.g. symbols forP OIs and road conditions. #
Select 003B*Settings *Navigation
* Map and Vehicle *Map Layer . #
Tapont hecheckbo xesoft he layers that are
to be displa yedont he map.
Changing them apdata fields #
Selec tadataf ield on them ap. #
Select adatat ype tobe displa yed.
Changing them apperspective #
Select 003B*Settings *Navigation
* Map and Vehicle *Drivin gMap View . #
Tapont hecheckbo xesoft he layers that are
to be displa yedont he map.
The following option sareavailable:
R Trac kUp :The map is displa yedint wodimen‐
sions wit hthe direction of tra velatt hetop.
R Nort hUp :The map is displa yedint wodimen‐
sions, wit hNorth atthet op.
R 3D:T he map is displa yedt hree-dimensionall y.
R Split Screen:T he map windowisdispl ay ed
alongside other applications. Setting functions
fors martphones &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommunication equipment
integ ratedint hevehicle when driving, you
could be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Obser
vealso thel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
Re quirements
Blue tooth ®
mode via them ultimedia sy stem is
av ailable in conjunction wit haBluetooth ®
-capa‐
bl es ma rtphone.
R The smartphon eisinthevehicle close tothe
multimedia sy stem.
R The Blue tooth®
function of them ultimedia
sy stem is switched on.
Pa iring sma rtphones #
Press on 002B. #
Select Connect Phone *Addadevice. #
Activat eBluet oo th®
on your smartphon eand
mak eyour smartphone visible foro ther devi‐
ces.
% Yo
uc an find additiona linformation in the
instruction manual fory our smartphone. #
Select then ame fory our smartphone on the
multimedia sy stem. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethep airing procedure.
Canceling smartphone pairing #
Press on 002B. #
Select Znexttothep aired smartphone. #
Select Forget This Device.
Placing acall #
Press on 002B. Multimedia sy
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The
following option sareavailable:
R Entert he telephon enumbe rusing thek eypad
ÿ and press on _.
R Toselect acontact from thep hone book:
press jand select thec ontact.
The following option sareavailable during acall:
R Totrans fert he sound output bac ktoyour
smartphone, press on &.
% Yo
uc an use this function if youd isconnect
Blue tooth ®
and at thes ame time wish to
maintain thec all or conduc tapriva te con ver‐
sation.
R Callupt he dial pad.
% Yo
uc an use this function touse automated
sy stems suc hasvoicemail.
R Press on mtomut ethe microphone.
R Press on ktoend acall.
Saving atelephone number as apreset
Yo uc an sa veup tofour contacts as presets on
dial pad. Youc an then quickl ycall frequently
called con tacts. #
Press on 002B. #
Select Add Preset Contact and selectacon‐
ta ct.
Displayin gmessages #
Select 3. #
Select amessage.
Connecting Androi dAuto #
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonyour
Android™ smartphone is up todate #
Download and ins tallth eA ndroid Autoapp on
th es martphone. #
Connec tthe Android™ smartphone wit hthe
USB media por tinthevehicle using asuitable
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure.
Connecting Apple CarPlay ®#
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonthe Apple
iPhone ®
is up-to-date. #
Connect theA pple iPhone ®
wit hthe USB
media por tinthevehicle using agenuine
Apple ®
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure. Android
Autoand Apple CarPlay ®
can be activa‐
te dbyc onnecting asuita ble mobile phone to
USB por t1 Media
Information about suppor
tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas tora ge medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. The multimedia sy
stem is compatible wit hmany
media pla yers,includin gsmartphones and other
por table devices. Youc an connec tacompatible
medi aplaye ru sing Blue tooth®
or USB.
The multimedia sy stem is compatible with
Android devices that suppor tMTP mode.
If yo uc onnec tanexternal ha rddrive, youh aveto
connect this wit hane xternal po wersource. The
USB por tonthe multimedia sy stem cann otsup‐
pl yp owe rtoane xternal ha rddrive.
Th em ultimedia sy stem supports thef ollow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T16, FAT32, NTFS
Pe rm issible
dat acarriers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: MP3
,WMA ,AAC ,W AV,FLAC %
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Due tothew ide rang eofU SB devices
av ailable on them arke t, pl aybac kcann ot
be guaranteed fora ll USB devices.
R Cop y-pr otected music files or DRM (Digi‐
tal Ri ghts Management) encryp tedf iles
canno tbeplaye db ack.
R MP3 pla yers mus tsuppor tMediaTrans fer
Pr oto col (MTP). 16 2
Multimedia sy stem

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate orther ear-end door is open when the
engine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is
in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgat eortherear-end
door. #
Neverd rive thev ehicle when thet ail‐
ga te or rear-en ddoor is open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly positioned load
The center of gr avity of thel oad can be too
high and/or toof ar towa rdst he rear.
This can significantl yimp air handlin gaswell
as steering and braking characteristics. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec enter of
gr av ity of thel oad is between thea xles
and as lo waspossible near ther ear
axle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding thep ermissible wheel/axle
loads or theg ross vehicle weight
The driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired. Over‐
loaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas ac on‐
sequence. #
When transpo rting aload, alw ays
obser vethep ermissible wheel loads,
axle loads and them aximum permissi‐
ble gross mass fort he vehicle (including
occupants). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. If
yo ua reusin gar oof luggag erack, please no te
th em aximum roof load and them aximum load
capacity of ther oof luggag erack( / pag e234).
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenl yamong them. 16 6
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