MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: METRIS, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021Pages: 290, PDF Size: 4.68 MB
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1
Multifunction display →
14 0
2 0076 Ends or declines calls/
ex its thep hone book or redial
memory →
147
0061 Makes or accepts calls/
switches tother edial memory
00810082 Adjusts thev olume
0063 Mutes
00E3 Vehicles wit hanaviga‐
tion sy stem: switches on voice
control of then avigation sys‐
te m( see them anufacturer's
operating instructions)
3 00590065 Calls upthem enu
bar in them ultifunction display
and selects menus →
13 8
00630064 Selectsasubmenu
or function/scrolls thro ugh
lists 0076
Confirm sas election/
hides displa ymessages
0038 Back/vehicles wit ha
navigation sy stem: switches off
vo ice control of then avigation
sy stem (see them anufactur‐
er's operating instructions)
The multimedia sy stem, tele‐
phone, and voice control via
th es teering wheel buttons in
th er ight cont rolp anel only
function wit haMercedes-Benz
audio or navigation sy stem. If
yo ua reusin gana udio or navi‐
ga tio ns ystem from ano ther
manufacturer ,the described
functions ma yberestricted or
ma ynotbe available at all. At
ag lanc e–S teering wheel wit hbuttons 9
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Operating unit
1
Multimedia sy stem →
15 2
2 Æ Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle →
47
3 002F Switches theh azard
wa rning light sy stem on and off →
78
4 00BB Switches ESP ®
on and
off →
111
5 Å Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle →
47 6
PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indi‐
cator lamp →
31
7 Climat econtrol sy stem operat‐
ing unit →
90
8 Media inter face wi thAU Xc on‐
nection and USB port
The la yout and number of but‐
to ns depend on thee quipment. 10
Atag lanc e–Center console
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1
Ì Deactivates thei nterior
motion sensor →
60
2 003D Switches thel eft-hand
re ading lam pon/off →
80
3 0033 Switches automatic inte‐
ri or lighting contro lon/off →
80
4 004A Switches thef ront inte‐
ri or lighting on/off →
80
5 0044 Switches ther ear
passenger compartment/cargo
compartment lam pon/off →
80 6
003D Switches ther ight-ha nd
re ading lam pon/off →
80
7 Ë Deactivates thet ow -away
alarm →
60
8 00D9 Buttonf or Inf ocall →
15 0
9 ATAi ndica torlamp →
59
A Glasses compartment →
75
B 0053 SOS button →
187
C 0052 Breakdown assis tance
cal lbutton →
15 0 At
ag lanc e–O verhead control panel 11
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0057
Ve
hicles wit helectrically
adjus table front seats
0058 Ve
hicles wit hmanually adjus ta‐
ble front seats
1 Opens adoor →
45
2 Stores seat settings
0063004700480049 →
65
3 @ Seat heating →
74 4
00360037Unloc ks/loc ksthe
ve hicle →
45
5 Adjusts thes eat electrically →
64
6 Adjusts and folds theo utside
mir rors in/out elect rically →
88
7 0062 Opens/closes thef ront
side windo ws →
56 12
Atag lanc e–Door control panel
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Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
thev ehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Operat ethe vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner tomak eac ontribution to
environmen talp rotection .Todot his, obser ve
th ef ollowing recommendations on ope rating
conditions and your personal drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight in
th ev ehicle. #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Environmental issue
sand recommendations
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposin gofthem.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetonotu sing recycled recon‐
ditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGoffers recycled recondi‐
tione dcomponents and pa rtsw itht he same
qu ality as ne wparts .The same entitlement
from theL imited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew
parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romM ercedes‑Benz AG. *
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ryparts retrofitted at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Use only
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz pa rtsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model. General no
tes13
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Note
sabout attachments, add-on equip‐
ment, installations and con versions
Note sonb ody/equipment mounting direc‐
tives
Bo th vehicle manufacturer sand body manufac‐
turer smusta lway se nsur ethat thep roducts they
manufactur ecome int ocirculation only in asafe
st at ea nd do no tpose an yrisk stop eople. Other‐
wise, ther em aybe consequences under civil,
criminal or public la w.All manu facturer sare
re sponsible fort he products that they have man‐
ufactured. Manufacturer sofattachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con versions must
guarantee complianc ewithD irective
2001/95/E Congeneral product saf ety.
Mercedes-Benz recommends thef ollowing proce‐
dur efor saf etyr easons:
R Do no tmakea ny ot herchanges tothev ehi‐
cle.
Ac cep tance testsp erform ed bypublic test bodies
or of ficia lapp rova ls do no trule out saf etyr isks.
% Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryin
th ee vent of imprope rconversions or
ch anges tothev ehicle
Con versions or changes tothev ehicle can
pr ev ent sy stems or components from func‐
tionin gproper lyand/or jeopardiz ethe vehi‐
cle's operational saf ety. #
Alwaysh ave conversions or changes to
th ev ehicle car ried out at aqualified
wo rkshop. If
yo ui ntend tomak echanges to yourvehicle,
Mercedes-Benzs tron glyr ecommends that you
contact thed ealer .The yw ill giv eyou all thei nfor‐
mation youn eed. Ther emaybe acharg efor this
service.
If body manufacturer sand dealer smakem odifi‐
cations that af fect thef ina linspection of the
engine, vehicle or equipment, they mus taccept
sole responsibility fort he vehicle. This also
appliestom arking and documenting thev ehicle
parts af fected bythec hanges that they make. Yo
ua re re sponsible fore nsuring and pr oviding
ev idenc ethat thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The vehicle complies wit hallre leva nt stand‐
ards and regulations that ar eaffected bythe
modification.
R The modified vehicle still meets thev ehicle
saf etys tandards and emission slaws andreg‐
ulations.
R The modification does no timp air thes afet yof
th ev ehicle.
Mercedes-Ben zisnotresponsible fort he final
inspection, product liability or warrant yclaims
re sulting from modification. This applies tothe
fo llowing points:
R The modified components or sy stems
R The resultant violation of emissions la wsand
re gulations or vehicle saf etys tandards
R All consequences resulting from them odified,
less saf eorevenf aulty vehicle
Mercedes-Benza ccepts noresponsibility as final
manu facturer or fort he resultant product liability.
Note sont heradiator
Even seeming lyminor changes tothev ehicle,
suc hasa ttaching aradiator grill in winter ,are not
permitted. Do no tcover ther adiator .Donotuse
an yt hermal mats, insect pr otection co vers etc.
Otherwise, thev alues of thev ehicle's diagnostic
sy stem will be dis torted. Some of these values
ar ep rescribed bylawa nd mus tbecorrect at all
times.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eregis tered
as commercial vehicles (N1) do no tfulfill
ISO 27956, whi chdescribes thee quipment for
properly securing aload in deliver yvehicles. If
th ev ehicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting
th ep artition is stro ng lyrecommended ,asprop‐
erly secu ring thel oad in vehicles without aparti‐
tion will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Operating Instructions
These Operating Instructions describe all models,
as well as standar dand optional equipmen tof
yo ur vehicle that wa sa vailable at thet ime of
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible .Notet hat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hall functions described. This is also
th ec ase fors yst ems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle 14
Generaln otes
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ma
ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase agreement documen tation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa llth es ystems
in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestions concerning equip‐
ment and operation, consult an authorized
Mercedes -Benz Center.
The Operating Instruction sand Maintenance
Bookle tare impor tant documents and shoul dbe
ke pt inthev ehicle.
Note onvehicles whic hareequipped bybody
manu factu rers
Alw ayso bser vetheb ody manufacturer's Operat‐
ing Instructions. Youc oul do therwise failto rec‐
ognize dangers. Servic
eand vehicl eoperation Wa
rranty The Limi
tedW arrant yf or your vehicle is in
accordance wit hthe warrant yterms and condi‐
tions in theS ervice and Warrant yInforma tion
booklet.
Yo ur authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter will
re place and repair all factor y-ins talled parts in
acco rdanc ewitht he term soft hefollowing war‐
ra nty term sa nd conditions:
R NewV ehicle Limited Warranty
R Exhaus tSystemW arranty
R Emissio nSystems Warranty
R California, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu‐
setts, Ne wYork, Pe nnsy lvania ,Rhod eIsland
and Verm ont Emission Control Sy stem War‐
ra nty
R StateW arrant yE nforcement La ws("Lemon
La ws ")
Re placement parts and accessories ar ecovered
by theM ercedes-Benz Partsa nd Accessories
Wa rranties.
Thes eareavailable at an yauthorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter.
% Should
youl ose your Servic eand Warranty
In fo rm atio nbooklet, ha vean authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter ar rang ef or areplace‐
ment .The ne wService and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle twillbep ostedtoy ou. Ve
hicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada When
youa retra veling abroad wit hyour vehicle,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R service points or replacement parts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
R unleaded fuel forv ehicles wit hacatalytic
con verter ma ynotbe available. Leade dfuel
can cause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
R thef uel ma yhave aconsiderabl ylower
octane number .Unsuitable fuel can cause
engine damage.
Cer tain Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh theE uropean Deliver yProgram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an author‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center ,orwrite to one of the
fo llowing addresses:
In theU SA:
Daimler VANS US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Main
tenance information Yo
ur cus tomer service advisor willr ecordevery
service fory ou in theS ervice and Warrant yInfor‐
mation booklet. In
fo rm ation on Roadside Assistance Ro
adside Assis tance of fers tech nica lhelpint he
eve nt of abreak down. Your calls tothet oll-free
Ro adside Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur
agents 24hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-8 77-762-826 7(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada)
Yo uc an find fur ther information in theR oadside
Assis tance brochu re(USA) or the" Roadside
Assis tance" section in theS ervice and Warranty
bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thinthev ehicle
document wallet. General no
tes15
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Information on
changing address or owner In
thee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of Address Change" in the
Service and Warrant yInforma tionb ookle torsim‐
pl yc all theC ustomer Assis tance Center (USA) at
th eh otline number 1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer
Service (Canada) at 1-800-387-0 100. This way,if
necessar y,we can reac hy ou in atimel yfashion.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, please lea vethee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
ve hicle, please send us the" Notice of Pur chase
of Used Car" in theS ervice and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle torcalltheC ustomer Assis tance
Center (USA) at theh otline number
1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer Service (Canada) at
1-800-387-0 100. Po
ssible danger due tosubstances haza rdous
to health In compliance wit
hProposition 65 ("P rop65"), the
fo llowing de tach able label has been added to
eac hvehicle sold in California: Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
To avo id malfunctions or sy stem failures: #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service and
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modi fications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification of electronic components,t heir
softwar eorwiring could impair their function and/or
thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts or saf ety-re leva nt sy stems.
This can endanger theo perating saf etyoft he
ve hicle. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
Yous houl dhave allworkon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Obser
vethe" Vehicle electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due todriv‐
ing toof asta nd due toimpact stothe
ve hicle underbody or suspension compo‐
nents In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damag etothevehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad
R The vehicle is driven toof asto veran
obs tacle, e.g. acurb ,speed bu mpor pot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
suspension components
In situations suc hasthese, damag etothe
body ,underbody ,suspension components,
wheels or tires ma ynotbe visible. Compo‐
nents damaged in this wa yc an unexpectedly
fa il or ,int he case of an accident, ma ynolon‐
ge ra bsorb ther esulting forc easi ntended.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or 16
Generaln otes
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twigs can collect betwee
nthe underbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. These materials may
ignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhotp arts
of thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,while paying
attention toroad and traf ficc onditions,
and contact aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is atechnical inter‐
fa ce in thev ehicle. It is used, fore xamp le, within
th es cope of repair and maintenanc eworkorf or
re ading out vehicle dat abyaspecialistworks hop.
Diagnostic devices should therefor eonlybec on‐
nected byaq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tdevices tothed iagnostics con‐
nection of thev ehicle, thef unction of vehicle
sy stems and operating saf etym aybe
impaired. #
Fors afet yr easons, werecommend that
yo uo nly use and connec tproducts
appr ovedbyy our authorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. *
NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnec tedtot he diagnostics
connection Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,char getheb at‐
te ry,e .g. bydriving aconsiderable dis‐
ta nce. The connection and us
eofanother device on the
diagnostics connection can ha vethef ollowing
ef fects:
R Malfunctions in thev ehicle sy stem
R Perm anen tdamag etov ehicle components
Please refertot hewarrant yterms and conditions
re ga rding this.
Moreo ver,connecting equipment tothed iagnos‐
tics connection can lead toemissions monitoring
information being reset, fore xamp le. This may
lead tothev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ ire‐
ments of then exte missions inspection during
th em ain inspection. Note
sonc hanges tothee ngine output
Output inc reases can:
R Chang ethe emission values.
R Lead tomalfunctions.
R Result in consequential damage. General no
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The operating saf
etyoft he engine is no tguaran‐
te ed in all situations.
An ytampering wit hthe engine management in
order toinc rease thee ngine output will lead to
th el oss of theN ew Vehicle Limited Warrant yand
ot her warrant yentitlements.
If yo us ellthev ehicle, infor mthe buyer of any
alterations tothev ehicle's engine output. This
ma yconstitut eapunishable of fense under
nationa llegis lation. Qualifie
dspeciali stwo rkshop
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop has then ecessary
special skills, tools and qualification stocorrectly
car ryout an ynecessar yworkony ourvehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw aysh ave thef ollowing workon thev ehicle
car ried out at aqualified specialis tworks hop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Service and maintenance work
R Repair work
R Modifications as well as ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions
R Workon electronic components
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se an
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter fort his pur‐
pose. Ve
hicl eregistration
Mercedes-Ben zmayask its service cen terto
car ryout tech nica linspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf etyoft hevehicle is
impr ovedasar esult of thei nspection.
Mercedes-Benz can onl yinfor myou aboutv ehicle
ch ecks if it Mercedes-Benz has your registration
data.
In thef ollowing cases your vehicle ma ynotbe
re gis tere dtoy ouyet:
R youd id no tpurch ase your vehicle at an
authorised specialis tdealer.
R your vehicle has no tyet been inspected at an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit han
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Infor mMercedes-Benzass oon as possible about
an yc hang eina ddress or vehicle ownership. Yo
uc an do this, fore xamp le, at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Cor
rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve wa rning sticke rs,y ou or other sm ay
fa ilto recognize thed angers. Lea ve warning
st icke rs in position.
Obser vethef ollowing information in particular
when operating thev ehicle:
R Safetyn otes in these Operating Instructions
R Tech nica ldataf or thev ehicle
R Traf ficr ules and regulations
R Laws per tainin gtom otor vehicles and saf ety
st andards &
WARNING Risk offire and acciden twhen
transpo rting subs tances whi chareh az‐
ardous tohealt horr eact aggressively
Gases and fluids can evenescape from con‐
ta iner swhicha refull yclosed.
This can adversel yaffect your concentration
during thej ourne yand your health. Elect ronic
component pa rtsm ayalso experience mal‐
functions, shor tcircuits or sy stem failures. #
Do no tstowort ranspor tany subs tan‐
ces whic harehazardous tohealth
and/or aggressively reactiv eint hevehi‐
cle interior. These instructions mus
talso be obser vedf or
ve hicles wher ethe cargo compartment is not
fully separated from thec ab.
Pa rtition wit hdoor/window: alw aysk eep the
door/windo winthe partition closed while trans‐
porting items.
Subs tances that con stitut eah ealthhazar dor
re act aggressivel yinclude, fore xamp le:
R Solvents
R Fuel
R Oil and grease
R Cleaning agents
R Acid 18
Generaln otes