MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Press on z. #
Select ª*Navigating Home . #
Ifre qu ired, enter the" Home position". #
Toedit the" Hom elocation": pressz. #
Select ª*þ *Chang eHome
Location .
Ending aroute #
Select ¤onthem ap.
Selecting rout eo ptions
Av oiding traf fico bstructions along ther oute
To avo id traf fico bstructions, youn eedt raffic
information.
To avo id traf fico bstructions, then avigation sys‐
te ma utomatically optimizes ther oute. If youh ave
deactivated this function in thet raffic in form ation
settings, youc an see expected tra ffic obstruc‐
tion sont he media displa yand avo idthem inde‐
pendently. #
Select theæ *Traffic options. #
Ifav ailable, select AlternativeRoute to . #
Press on Go!.
Av oiding tollro ads
The navigation sy stem can calculat eroutes that
by pass areas wit hroads requiring afee, e.g. toll
ro ads, toll bridges or con gestion areas. If no
ot her appropriat eroutes ar eavailable, then aviga‐
tion sy stem will include an ytoll road sections in
th er oute. #
Press on 003B. #
Select theo ptions Settings *Navigation
* Navigation Instructions *Avoidances. #
Select Tolls and Fees .
Defining your ow nb ypass criteria
Yo ur ow nb ypass criteria allo wyoutoavoid cer‐
ta in areas or road sections .When then avigation
sy stem calculates aroute, these areas and road
sections ar eavoided unless ther eisnoo ther rea‐
sonable routea vailable. #
Press on 003B. #
Select theo ptions Settings *Navigation
* Navigation Instructions *Custom
Avoidances. #
Select Add Avoidance. #
Toavoid acertain section of ther oad:
select Avoid Road. #
Select thes tartin gp ointoft heroad section
to be avoided. #
Select Next. #
Select thee nd point of ther oad section. #
Select Next. #
Select Done. #
Toavoid aspecific area: selectAvoid Area. #
Selec tthe upper lef tcorner of thea reatobe
by passed. #
Select Next. #
Select thel owe rright corner of thea reatobe
by passed. #
Select Next.
The selected area is displa yedinc olor. #
Select Done.
Deactivating and deleting your ow nb ypass
criteria #
Press on 003B. #
Select theo ptions Settings *Navigation
* Navigation Instructions *Custom
Avoidances. #
Select adetour criterion. #
Todeactivate: deselecttheEnable checkbox. #
Todel ete: select Delete.
Selecting rout ec alculation mode #
Press on 003B. #
Select Settings *Navigation *Naviga-
tion Instructions *Route Preference.
Select one of thef ollowing options forc alculating
ro utes:
R Faste rTime :Fasterr outes, even if ther out eis
lon ger
R Shorte rDistance :Shor terd ista nces, evenif
mor etime is needed
R LessFuel:F uel-ef ficient routes
Selecting adetour
During navigation, youc an selec tdetour sfor a
speci fied dis tance or avoid specific roads. This
function is useful if youe ncoun terr oad works,
closed roads or poor road conditions. #
Select æ*Detour onthem ap. Multimedia sy
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Select one of
thef ollowing options:
R Detour by Distance:A voids arout efor ac er‐
ta in dis tance.
R Route detoured.:A voids aparticular road on
th er oute.
R Detour:C alculatesacomple tely ne wr oute.
Editing arout ew ith intermediat edestina‐
tions
Requ irements
R Arout ehas already been star ted
( / pag e158).
Yo uc an add intermediat edestinations in them id‐
dle or at thee nd of your route. #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Sear chforap osition. #
Select aposition. #
Press on Go!.
Select one of thef ollowing options:
R Add as Next Stop:S etst he location as the
next intermedia tedestination on ther oute.
R Add as Last Stop:A ddsthel ocation at the
end of ther oute.
R Add to ActiveR oute:Addsthel ocation and
manages theo rder of destinations on the
ro ute.
The navigatio nsystem adds this position tothe
ro ute. The routeisr ecalculated wit hthe individ‐
ua ld estinations in thed esired order.
Planning routes with myTrips
Wi th th e"my Trips" function youc an se tand sa ve
ar oute. This can useful fort he planning of a
deliver yroute, aholid ayorajourne y.Yo uc an
manag easavedroute, e.g. torearrang ep osi‐
tions ,optimize theo rder of thes tops or add posi‐
tions.
Ar out ecan include man ydestinations but must
ha ve at leas tone star tlocatio nand one destina‐
tion. The star tlocatio nisplace from wher eyou
wish toseto ffon your journe y.Ifyo us tart navi‐
ga tio nfor thet ripf roma nother location ,the mul‐
timedia sy stem of fers theo ption of driving tothis
location firs t. Fo rar ound-trip, thes tart and desti‐
nation locatio ncan be thes ame.
Setting aroute #
Select ª*myTrips *Create Trip on
th em ap. #
Select Add Starting Point. #
Select aposition fort he startin gpoint. #
Select Add Destinations. #
Setap osition fort he destination and select
with Select. #
Ifre qu ired, add mor edestination sfor other
positions and then select e. #
Select Trip Settings *Trip Name . #
Ente rthe name of ther out eand select Done.
Managing and rearra nging positions on a
ro ute #
Select ª*myTrips onthem ap. #
Select asave droute. #
Select Edit Destinations. #
Select one of thef ollowing options: #
Using theg ripn exttoi t, drag thed estination
to an ew position on ther oute.
or #
Select an additi onal locationwithAdd Desti-
nations.
Deletin groutes #
Select ª*myTrips *Delete Trips on
th em ap. #
Select one or mor eroutes. #
Select Delete. Showing traf
fici nformation Re
al-time traf ficd ataisano ptional featur efor
yo ur vehicle. Contact your vehicle dealer form ore
information on traf ficf unctions. Traf fici nforma‐
tion is no tavailable in all areas.
% Daimler
AGand Garmin ar enotresponsible
fo rt he accuracy and timeliness of tra ffic
information.
Displaying traf fica head #
Select æ*Traffic .
Displ aying thet raffic map #
Select æ*Traffic *Traffic Map.
Displaying thet raffic legends #
Select æ*Traffic *Traffic Map *
þ *Traffic Legend. 16 0
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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
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Overvie
wofthe media menu The informatio
ndispla yedont he media display
and visible playbac kcont rols ma ychange
depe nding on them edia source. Example:
Trac kisp laye df romaU SB device
1 Activem edia sou rce
2 Album co ver,ifav ailable from acompatible
source
3 : Repeat (once per track)
4 9 Random pl aybac k(shuf flem ode)
5 0055 Next tra ck
6 00CF Controls playbac k(pause)
7 0054 Prev ious track
8 Timeline (elapsed playing time and playing
time of thet rack)
9 Details about thet rack (ifavailable)
A Track Connecting USB devices
*
NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damag eUSB devices. #
Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle. #
Connect theU SB device totheU SB port. #
Press on |. #
Select Source *USB.
% When connectin gseve ralA pple ®
devices, pay
attention totheo rder in whic hthe devices
ar ec onnected. The multimedia sy stem only
connects wit hthe device that is connec ted
fi rs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that ar econ‐ nec
tedatt he same time ar eonlys upplied
wit hp ower. St
arting media playback Re
quirements
Ad atas torage medium is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem. #
Press |. #
Select amedia source with Source. #
Select thed esired trac korstation. Ad
justin gthe volume #
Press on |. #
Select ë. #
Press on cor0082 untilthed esired vol‐
ume is set. Information on playbac
kusing Blu etoo th®
de vices When using Blue
tooth®
devices youc an control
playbac kwitht he contro lelements on them ulti‐
media sy stem. With some devices youc an also
sear chthem usic librar yfromt he menu. On Blue‐
tooth ®
devices that do no tsuppor tthis type of
sear ch,select thet rack orthep laylistd irectly on
th em edia pla yeritself.
Whe ther tra ckinformatio nsuchast he song title,
artis tname, tra cklengt hand album co vera re
av ailable, depends on thef unctions of them edia
pla yera nd them usic app. Ra
dio Selecting
aradio station #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio.
One of thef ollowing options is available:
R Tosetal ower or higher radio frequency:
select 00F5or00F6.
R Tosear chfora vailable radio stations :select
Scan.
R Toviewal istoft heavailable radio stations:
select StationList. Setting
DABs tations DA
Bs tations ar enotavailable in all regions.
St ation scan forD AB stations Multimedi
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#
Select DAB Radio. #
Press on Scan.
Whe nthe sear chis comple te,t he firs ta vaila‐
ble statio nint hefirs te nsemble found is
pla yed.
% Aftert he firs ts earch, youc an select Scan
again tosear chforD AB stations again. When
th en ew sear chisfinished them ultimedia
sy stem pla ysbac kthe firs ts tatio nint he
ensemble whic hyou werelistening toatthe
beginning of then ew sear ch.
Changing DABs tations #
Select DABR adio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select 00F5or00F6 tochang ethe DABs ta‐
tion.
At thee nd of thec urrent ensembl ethe multi‐
media sy stem automaticall ychanges tothe
fi rs ta vailable statio nint he next ensemble.
Selecting aDAB station from alist #
Select DAB Radio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select StationList. #
Ifre qu ired, selec tacategor y. #
Select astation. Saving
astatio nasa favo rite #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio. #
Select Favourites.
The following option sareavailable:
R Tostor eas tatio ninana vailable prese t:
select preset.
R Toreplace astatio nt hat has been sa ved:
press and hold on thep rese ta nd select
Replace . Switching
thet raffic information service on
or off The traf
fici nformation service use sthe radio
dat asystem( RDS), toprov ide youw ithc urrent
traf fici nformation. If thes ystemr ecei vesat raffic
announcemen titswitches automaticall ytothe
st atio ntransmitting thet raffic announcement.
When thea nnouncemen tisfinished thes ystem
re turns tothep reviou sstation. #
Toswitc hont he traf fici nformation
service: selectZ. #
Select RDS Announcement s-TA. Satellit
eradio Information on
thes atellit eradio
SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio of fers mor ethan 14 0
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100%
commercial-free music, sports, ne wsand enter‐
ta inment ,for example. SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio
emplo ysaflee tofh igh-per form anc esatellites to
broadcas taround thec lockthroughout theU SA
and Canada. The satellit eradio prog ramisa vaila‐
ble foram onthly fee. Information about this can
be obtained from aSiriusXM ®
Service Center and
at https://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.c a(Canada).
% Sirius, XM and all
related mar ksand logos
ar et rademar ksof SiriusXM Radio Inc .and its
subsidiaries. All other mar ks,c hannel names
and logo sarethep roperty of their respective
ow ners. All rights reser ved.
Re gis tering satellit eradio
Re quirements
R Satellit eradio equipment
R The registration wit hasatellit eradio pr ovider
% If
re gistration is no tincluded when pur chas‐
ing thes ystem, your credit car ddetails will
be requ ired toactivat eyour account
Befor eyou ar eable toactivat eyour SiriusXM ®
subs cription youw ill nee dtohavether adio ID for
yo ur SiriusXM Connec tTune ravailable. Youc an
call up this radio ID in theS iriusXM ®
settings
menu or se tyour stereo sy stem tochannel 0. #
Select Z*SiriusXM Settings *Sir-
iusXM Radio ID .
The servic einformation screen appear sshow‐
ing ther adio ID and thec urrent subscription
st atus. #
Establish atelephone connection. #
Followt he service staff's instructions.
The activatio nprocess ma ytakeuptot en
minu tes.
% Yo
uc an also ha vethes atellit eservice activa‐
te do nline. Todo so, please visit https://
www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada). 16 4
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Selecting
asatellit eradio category
Yo uc an mak eastatio ns electio nbased on cate‐
gories. #
Select SiriusXM ®
as them edia source. #
Select Browse *POIs. #
Select acategor y.
Using playbac kmode
Playbac kmode is used tocontrol playbac kofa
SiriusXM ®
broadcast.
% The device au
tomatically activates thep lay‐
bac km ode when stored prese tchannels are
pla yedb ack. #
If necessar y,select Livetoswitc htop layback
mode.
The following option sareavailable:
R Tocontinu eorpause playback: select 00D0
or 00CF.
R Tostop playbac kmode: select Replay.
R Tofast forw ardorr ewind step bystep: select
0054 or0055.
% If
yo uf astfor wa rdorrewind tothee nd of the
progress bar ,playbac kmode is automatically
ex ited and switched tothec urrent real-time
transmission.
Creating aTuneMix™ list
Befor eyou can playbac kaTuneMix™ list, you
mus thave save dt wo or mor echannel presets.
The TuneMix™ function allo wsyoutop ut
to ge ther an individual lis tening experience with
yo ur favo rite music channels. #
SetS iriusXM ®
as them edia source and select
Favourites . #
Select TuneMix . #
Toend playback: selectFavourites *
TuneMix.
Switching theT uneStart™ function on or off
When youa ctivat ethe TuneS tart™f unctio nand
switc htoap rese tc hannel, thet rack cur rently
pl ay ing is pla yedb ackf romt he beginning. It does
no ts tart at thep oint at whic hthe liv etransmis‐
sion is cur rentl yb road casting.
% The
TuneS tart™f unctio nisonlyavailable
when yous wit ch on prese tchannels. #
Select Z. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *Tune Start.
% When
theT une Start™ function pl aysat rack
from theb eginning, aprogress bar is shown wit
hw hichyou can control thep laybac kof
th et rack and thep laybac kmode.
Sear ching unsubscribed channels
Yo uc an activat eunsubsc ribed channels. #
Select SiriusXM ®
as them edia source. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *Unsubscribe
Channel List.
Unsubscribed channels in thec hannel lis tare
displa yedw ithg rayt ext.
Yo uc anno tset an unsubsc ribed channel bytap‐
ping it. Youc an displ aythef ollowing information,
fo re xamp le:thec hannel name, then ame of the
cur rentl yp layin gartista nd trac k.
Deletin guser data
All SiriusXM ®
user information ,e.g.p resets and
ot her data, can be dele ted. #
Select Z. #
Select SiriusXM Settings *SiriusXM User
Data Reset. Up
dating maps and sy stem software
When youd ownload thel ates tsoftwar eupdate,
yo ug etnewm apma terial, updated features and
per form anc eimp rove ments.
Map updates ha vethef ollowing advantages:
R Your multimedia sy stem take sintoa ccount all
cur rent changes in thec ourse of ther oad.
R The maps ar ekeptuptod ate,fore xamp leto
fi nd recently added points of interest.
Map upda tesa reextensiv eand ma ytakes eve ral
hours.
Softwar eupdates pr ovide inn ovations and
impr ovement sinthefeatures and functionality of
th em ultimedia sy stem. Softwar eupdates are
small and take onl yaf ewminutes. #
Toupdat esystems oftware: press on003B. #
Select Settings *About *System
Update. #
Followt he instructions on them edia displa y. #
Toupdat emaps: press on 003B. #
Select Settings *Navigation *Map and
Vehicle *Map Updates. #
Followt he instructions on them edia displa y. #
Form orei nformation on updating maps and
softwar efor them ultimedia sy stem https://
auto-oem. garm in.com/landing/site. Multimedia sy
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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‐
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R
Ifav ailable, use aload pr otection ne tto
secur ethe load (/ page172).
R Usetie-down eyes and fastening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad.
When using load securing aids and tie-downs, fol‐
lo wt he manufacturer's operating instructions
and thei nstruction sfor disposal.
Load securing aids and tie-d owns ar eready for
disposal, unusable and mus tbereplaced in the
fo llowing cases:
R Ther eism issingori llegible identification
R Ther eisc ordb reakag eord amagetoload-
bearing seams or other traces of cracking
R Ther earecuts, holes, deformations, crushed
areas or other damage
R Ther eisd amag etoc lamp ing elements or fas‐
te ners
If th et runk floor or loading area ar edamaged in
th ee vent of an accident, ha vethet ie-down eyes
and thet ie downs checkedatas pecialis twork‐
shop.
Even if youa dher etoa llth el oading guidelines,
an increased load increases ther isk of injur yin
th ee vent of an accident.
Befor eloa ding
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle and the
load due toanti-slip mat swhicha reno
lon gers uita ble If
yo uu se anti-slip mat sthat displa ythe fol‐
lowing characteristics, they mus tber eplaced:
R Perm anen tdeformation and crushed
areas
R Traces of cracking
R Cuts or holes Please obse
rvet he following befor eloading the
ve hicle:
R Clean thec argo compartmen tfloor ,ifn eces‐
sar y.
The cargo compartmentf loor mustbefree
from oil and dust, dr yand swep tclean topre‐
ve nt thel oad from slipping.
R Laya nti-slip mats on thec argo compartment
fl oor.
R Chec kand, when necessar y,adjus tthe tire
pressur e(/pag e206). When loading
Obser
vethef ollowing when loadingt hevehicle:
R Nevere xceed theg ross axle weight rating or
th ev ehicle's permissible gross mass.
The vehicle's curb weight is inc reased if
accesso ries or optional equipment ar einstal‐
led. This reduces them aximum pa yload.
R Obser vethen otes on load distribution
(/ page167).
R Obse rvet he no tesonl oad securing
(/ page168) and thel egal requ irements of
th ec ount ryin whic hyou ar ecurrentl yd riving.
R Obser vethes afet yi nformation on thec arrier
sy stems (/ page173).
Af terl oa ding
Obser vethef ollowing af terl oading thev ehicle:
R Chec kthat thel uggag eand/or load is secure
befor eevery jou rney and at regular inter vals
on long trips.
R Close all door sand thet ailgate.
R Adjus tthe rang eoft he headlamps according
to thev ehicle load (/ page78).
R Adjus tthe tir epressur eaccording tothev ehi‐
cle load (/ page206).
R Adapty our driving stylea ccording tothev ehi‐
cle load. Load distribution
* NO
TEDama getothef loor co vering due
to une venl oading Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Distribut ethe load evenly. When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. Obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwayst ranspor tloads in thec argo compart‐
ment and wit hthe seat backrests folded up
and proper lyloc kedinp osition.
R Alwaysp lace thel oad agains tthe front or rear
seat backrests. Tr
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R
Movelarge and heavy loads as farasp ossible
to wa rdst he front of thev ehicle in thed irec‐
tion of tra vel, agains tthe front or rear seats.
St orel oads flush wit hthe rear or front seats.
R Additionall ysecur ethe load wit hsuitable load
securing aids or tie downs.
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R Transpor tloads behin dseat sthat ar enot
occupied.
R Ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe seat belt
buckle of theo pposit eseat belt.
Cargo compartment variants
Yo uc an vary thec argo compartmen taccording
to your transpor tatio nr equirements as follo ws:
R Byfolding thes eat backrests forw ardtot he
ta ble position
R Byremoving ther ear benc hseat
Yo uw illfind information abou trear benc hseats
in the" Seats" section (/ page66). Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toincor rect use of thel ashing stra ps
The following can occur:
R The tie-down eyes ma ydetac hort he lash‐
ing stra pm aytear if thep ermissible load
is exc eeded
R The load cann otbe restra ined
The load can slip, tip over or be flung about,
st riking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle if them axi‐
mum loading capacity of thec argo tie-
down point is exceeded If
yo uc ombin evarious cargo tie-down points
to secur eaload, alw ayst aket he maximum loading capacity of
thew eakes tcargo tie-
down poin tint oa ccount.
During maximum full- stop braking, forc es may
act whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad. #
Alwaysu se se veralc argo tie-down
point stod istribut ethe load. #
Distribut ethe load on thec argo tie-
down points evenly. Obser
vetheO perating Instruction sorthe lashing
st ra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor theo pera‐
tion of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page234).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐
lation and an yensuing conse quences.
Obser vecountr y-specific la ws.
Mak esuret hat thel oad is secur ebefor eevery
jou rney and at regular inter vals during along
journe y.Ad jus tthe load securing as necessar y.
Information on ho wtosecureloads cor rectly can
be obtained from them anufacturer softhe load
securing aids or tie downs forl oa ds ecuring, for
ex ample.
Als oo bse rvet he no tesonl oading guidelines
(/ page166).
Whe nsecuring loads, obser vethef ollowing:
R Fill spaces between thel oad and thec argo
compartmen twalls or wheel wells. Forthis
purpose, use rigid load securing aids, suc has
ch oc ks,w ooden fixing sorp adding.
R Attach secured and stabilized loads in all
directions.
Use thec argo tie-down points or thet ie-down
ey es and guide rails in ther ear compartment.
Only use tie downs, suc haslashin gnetsa nd
lashin gstraps, whic hhave been tested in
accordance wit hcurrent standards. Alw ays 16 8
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