warning MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0091
Check Coolant Level *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant ,following then otes on coolant (/ page180).
If yo uf requ ently nee dtoadd coolant: #
Have thee ngine cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
00BD
Check Coolant Level See
Oper. Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant ,following then otes on coolant (/ page180).
If yo uf requ ently nee dtoadd coolant: #
Have thee ngine cooling sy stem checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
00B2
Check Engine Oil Level
or Check Engine Oil At
Next Refueling *A
warning tone also sounds. The oi llev el in your vehicle has fallen to
th em inimum.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
If engine oil frequently needs tobe topped up: #
Have thee ngine checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
ManuallyC heck Oil Level *R
eminder tocheckt he oil le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179). #
Toconfir mthe oil le velc heck: press and hol dthe 0078 button.
00B2 Manually Check Oil Level *R
eminder tocheckt he oil le vel. 254
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* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che cktheo il le velw hen next refueling, at thel atest
(/ page179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179). #
Toconfir mthe oil le vel:press the0076 button.
00B2 StopV ehicle Turn Eng.
Off *T
he oil le velist oo lo w.Ther eisar isk of engin edamage. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe oil le vel(/pag e179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
00B2 Eng. Oil Level Low: Stop
Vehicl eSwitch Engine
Off *T
he oil le velist oo lo w.Ther eisar isk of engin edamage. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe oil le vel(/pag e179). #
If necessa ry,a dd engin eoil (/ page179).
00D4 Fue lLevel Low *T
he fuel supply has dropped int othe reser verange. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
Ï *T
hereisv eryl ittle fuel in thef uel tank. #
It is absolutely essential torefuel at then eares tgas station. Ti
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Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Please Correct Tire Pres-
sure *T
he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thed iffe r‐
ence in tir epressu rebetween thei ndividual wheels is toog reat. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eatt he next opportunity . #
Correct thet irep ressur easn ecessar y. #
Restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem (/ page209).
Check Tires *A
warning tone also sounds.
The tire pressur einone or mor etires ha sdropped significantl y. Displ
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WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
R The tires can bu rst.
R The tires can wearexc essivel yand/or une venly.
R The driving characteristic saswell asthes teering and brak‐
ing ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressu res. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle without steering or braking suddenl y.Pa ya tten‐
tion tothet raffic conditions. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe tires. If necessar y,replace thew heel (/ page218). #
Che ckthet irep ressure. Cor rect thet irep ressur easn ecessar y.
Warning Tire Malfunction *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenl y. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
R The tires can overheat and cause afire.
R The driving characteristic saswell asthes teering and brak‐
ing ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Do no tdrive on wit haflat tire. #
Obser vethen otes on flat tires. #
Stop thev ehicle without steering or braking suddenl y.Pa ya tten‐
tion tothet raffic conditions. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Chec kthe tires. If necessar y,replace thew heel (/ page218).
Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavail. *D
uetoas ource of radio inter fere nce, no signal sfromt he tir epres‐
sur esensor sarebeing received. The tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te mist emporaril ymalfunctioning.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem restarts automaticall yassoon
as thec ause has been rectified.
Wheel Sensor(s) Missing *T
her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of at leas tone tire.
The displa yisnotshowing an ypressur evalue fort he tir einq ues‐
tion. #
Have thef aulty tir epressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Tire Pressure Monitor
Inoperative No Wheel
Sensors *T
he wheels ins talled do no thave suitable tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem is deactivated. #
Equip wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches on af teraf ew
minutes of driving. 256
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Tire Press. Monito rInop-
erative *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning and switched
off. Either thew heels ins talled do no thave suitable tir epressure
sensor sorthe sy stem is malfunctioning, e.g. because atirep res‐
sur esensor is faulty. #
Equip wheel swiths uitable tir epressur esensors.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches on af teraf ew
minutes of driving.
or #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Tire Pressure Monitor
Inoperative *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Key
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Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AF
Obtain aNew Key *T
hekeyn eeds tobe replaced. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ve
hicle Displa
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Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
x
Trackin gActive orTrack-
ing not Active *T
heVehicle Trac kerh as been activated or deactivated depending on
th ed ispla ymessage.
If th ed ispla yshows them essage Tracking Active:
The vehicle has activated services from Mercedes PR Oatits dis‐
posal.
Locating thev ehicle ma ybepossible within thef rame workof
Mercedes PR Oconnect. #
Chec kthe status of thea ctivated services at https://
mercedes.pro. #
Ask thev ehicle owner fort he de tails.
Ò *T
hetailgat eiso pen. #
Close thet ailgate.
Ñ *T
herear-en ddoor is open. #
Close ther ear-end door(s).
Ó *A
warning tone also sounds. The hoo disopen. Displa
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WARNING Risk of accident du etodriving wit hthe hood
unloc ked
The hood ma yopen and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neverrelease theh ood when driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat theh ood is loc ked. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away. #
Close theh ood.
003D
or
0051 *I
na ddit ion, awarning tone sounds du ring thet rip.
The displa yshows theo pen door or doors. #
Close all thed oors.
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped
belo wthe minimum. #
Addw ashe rfluid (/ page181).
00CC
0091
Pwr .Steerin gMalfunct. *A
warning tone also sounds. The steering po werassi stanc ecould be
malfunctioning. Youm aynee dtos teer mor eforcefully. #
Carefully continue toaq ualified specialis tworks hop and ha ve
th es teering checkedi mmediatel y.
00CC Power Steering Malfunc-
tion See Oper. Manual *A
warning tone also sounds. The po werassi stanc efor thes teering
could be malfunctioning. Youm aynee dtos teer mor eforcefully. #
Carefully continue toaq ualified specialis tworks hop and ha ve
th es teering checkedi mmediatel y.
Phone No Service *Y
our vehicle is outside thet ransmission and receiver rang eoft he
mobile phone networ kprovide r.
Shif tto' P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005E
or 005B. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being
ch arge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 258
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Apply Brake to Shift
from 'P' *
Yo uh ave triedtos hiftthe transmission toposition 005B,005Eor005C
without applying theb rake. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To Engage RFirst
Depress Brake *
Yo uh ave triedtos hiftthe transmission toposition 005Ewithout
applying theb rake. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Select transmission position 005E.
Permanen tNActivated
Risk of Rolling *A
warning tone also sounds. While thev ehicle is rolling or driving,
th et ransmission wasshiftedtop osition 005C. #
Tostop, depress theb rake pedal and, when thev ehicle is at a
st andstill ,shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition 005E
or 005B.
Risk Of Rolling Driver's
Door Open AndT rans-
mission Not In P *A
warning tone also sounds. The driver' sdooriso pena nd thet rans‐
mission is in position 005C,005Eor005B. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away.
Do Not Shift Gears
Service Required *A
warning tone also sounds. Youc an no lon gerc hang ethe transmis‐
sion position due toam alfunction.
If transmission position 005Bhas been selec ted: #
Without changing thet ransmission position ,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If transmission position 005D,005Eor005C has been selected: #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing Not Possible:
Service Required *
The transmission is malfunctioning. Transmission position 005Ecan‐
no tbes elected. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Transmission Malfunc-
tion: Stop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission automatically
switches toneutral 005C. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Only Shift to 'P' when
Vehicle is Stationary *T
hevehicle is still moving. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. Displa
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Lights
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding light source is defective.
Ha ve defectiv eLED lights replaced at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Obser vethen otes on changing abulb (/ page80). #
Replace thef aulty bulb at thef ront (/ page81)or rear
(/ page83).
0049
Aut oLamp sIno perative *T
he light sensor is faulty .The automatic drivin glight saremalfunc‐
tioning. #
Swit chthel ight functions on/o ffmanually (/ page77). #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty .The automatic drivin glight saremalfunc‐
tioning. #
Swit chthel ight functions on/o ffmanually (/ page77). #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
*V ehicles wit htrailer hitch: afuse ma ybefaulty.
* NO
TEElectrica lfuses #
Obser vethei nformation in thes upplement. Youm ayoth‐
erwise failto recognize dangers. #
Che ckthef uses and replace an yblown fuses (see "Fuse assign‐
ment "supplement).
If th ed ispla ycontinues tosho wthe message: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Indicator and
warning lamps Indicator and
warning lamps on thei nstru‐
ment clus ter Some sy
stems will per form aself-tes twhen the
ignition is switched on. Som eindicator and warn‐
ing lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This
behavior is non-c ritical. These indica tora nd warn‐
ing lamps indicat eamalfunction onl yiftheylight
up or flash af tert he engine has been star tedor
during ajourne y. 260
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Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0075
Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp *The
redw arning lam pfor ther estraint sy stem is on while thee ngine
is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybeactivated unintention‐
ally or no tdeplo yasp lanned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Paya ttention tothed ispla ymessages. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ther estraint sy stem and its components checkedbyaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Fu rther information on ther estraint sy stem and its components can
be found unde r"Occupan tsafet y".
0027 Brak esystemw arning
lamp
004D Brak esystemw arning
lamp
00DF AB Sw arning lamp *
0027 (USAonly) or 004D(Canada only): The AB Sand brak ewarning
lamps ar eonwhilethee ngine is running.
EBD is no tavailable due toam alfunction. As aresult, BAS, hil lstart
assi stand ESP ®
as well as their driving saf etys ystems ar enotavaila‐
ble.
AT TENTION ASSIS Thas been deactivated and additional driving sys‐
te ms ma yhave been switched of fautomaticall y. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem al‐
functioning
The wheels ma yblock during braking and ESP ®
does no tperform
an yv ehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease .Inaddition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Switc hoffthee ngine, waitaw hile and restar tt he engine. #
Chec kwhether thed ispla ymessag ehas disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
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rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0027
Brak esystemw arning
lamp
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lamp *
0027 (USAonly) or 004D(Canada only): The redb rake warning lamp
is on while thee ngine is running.
The reis insuf ficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb rak‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away.
00DF
ABS warning lamp *T
he yello wA BSwarning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is running.
ABS ha sbeens witched of fdue toam alfunction. As aresult, BAS, hill
st ar ta ssis tand ESP ®
as well as their driving saf etys ystems ha vealso
been swit ched off.
AT TENTION ASSIS Thas been deactivated and additional driving sys‐
te ms ma yhave been switched of fautomaticall y. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunction‐
ing
The wheels ma yblock during braking and ESP ®
does no tperform
an yv ehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease. In addition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. #
Switc hoffthee ngine, waitaw hile and restar tt he engine. #
Chec kwhether thed ispla ymessag ehas disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
If th eA BS cont rolu nit is defective, other sy stems ma ybeavailable
onl yw ithr estrictions or ma ybeunavailable.
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
or traction cont rolinter venes because ther eisar isk of skidding
or at leas tone wheel is spinning.
Cruise contro lhas been automaticall yswitched off. 262
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Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
When pulling away,a ccelerat eonlyasm uchasisn ecessary. #
Dep ress thea ccelerator pedal less during your journe y. #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions. #
Do no tswit ch offE SP ®
.
In exc eptional cases, it ma ybebette rtos witchoff
ESP ®
(/ page111).
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lamp *
The yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is running.
ESP ®
,B AS, hil lstart assist, ESP ®
trailer stabilizatio nand Crosswind
Assis tare nota vailable due toam alfunction.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated and other driving sy stems could be
automaticall ydeactivated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Switc hthe engine off, wait brief lyand star tt he engine again. #
Chec kwhether thed ispla ymessag ehas disappeared and ESP ®
is
operational.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe shown: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pisonw hilethee ngine is running.
ESP ®
ha sb eens witched off. ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio nand Crosswind
Assis thave been deactivated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
ESP ®
does no tactto stabiliz ethe vehicle. The availabilit yoffur‐
th er driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Deactivat eESP®
only forasl ong as thes ituation requires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Switc hESP®
on again.
In exceptiona lcases, it ma ybebette rtos witchoff
ESP ®
(/ page111). Displa
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