automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Fo
rm orei nformation, see "Blind Spot
Assist" (/ page129).
R Ifth es ymbol forL ane Keeping Assist 5
sho wsthel ane marking as abroke nl ine,
Lane Keeping Assis thas been switched
on but is no tready foru se.
Fo rm orei nformation, see "Lane Keeping
Assist" (/ page129).
% In addition,
youc an displ aythee valuatio nof
AT TENTION ASSIS Torthe attention le velin
th es tatus overview( /pag e127). Calling up displa
yson theT ripm enu Displaying
ther ang eand cur rent fuel con‐
sum ption #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect range
1 and consu mption 2.
App roxima terange 1is de term ined bythec ur‐
re nt driving stylea nd fuel suppl y.Ifth er eiso nlya
small amount of fuel lef tinthe fuel tank ,the dis‐
pla yw ill sho wavehicle being refueled Ï
ins tead of thea ppr oximat erange.
Re cuperation display 3showswhe ther and, if
so, ho wmuchk inetic energy is being con verted
to electric energy while thev ehicle is coasting.
The recuperated energy is then stored in the
st ar terb atter y.Re cuperation display 3is
dependent on thee ngine ins talled and is there‐
fo re nota vailable in all vehicles.
Displaying trip computer "F roms tart" or
"F romr eset" #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect the
From Start orFrom Reset submenu.
The following values will be displa yed:
R Distance
R Leng thof journey
R Averag efuel consum ption
R Averag espeed
The values in theFrom Start submenurelat eto
th ose measured since thes tart of thej ourne y.
The values in theFrom Reset submenurelat eto
th ose measured since thes ubmenu waslast
re set.
The From Start trip computer will automatically
be rese tu nder thef ollowing conditions:
R The ignition has been switched of ffor longer
th an four hours.
R Atimeof9 99hour shas been exceeded.
R Adista nce of 9999 mi (999 9km) ha sbeen
exc eeded.
The From Reset trip computer will automatically
be rese tu nder thef ollowing conditions:
R Atimeof9 999h our shas been exceeded.
R Adista nce of 99,999 mi (99,999 km) has
been exceeded.
Displaying the digita lspeedome ter #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Select thed igital speedome teru sing
the 0064 or0063 button.
The following will be shown on thed isplay:
R Gearshif trecommendation:
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmission
R Digital speedome ter
Re setting values
The values of thef ollowing function scan be
re se t:
R Trip dis tance
R "Fro ms tart"t ripc omputer
R "Fro mr eset" trip computer #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Trip menu. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect the
function tobe reset. #
Press the0076 button. Instrument clus
tera nd on-boar dcomputer 14 5

Making
abreakdown assistanc ecall #
Press button 1.
Making an emer gency call #
Brief lypress thec over on 0053 button 2to
open it. #
Press and hold 0053button 3foratl east
one second.
An emer gency cal lcan still be triggered when a
breakdown assis tance cal lisactive.T hish aspri‐
ority overallot her activ ecalls. Information on
theb reakd owna ssistance
call via the overhead control panel
Ac alltotheM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center
using theb reakdown assis tance button ha sbeen
initia tedv iatheo verhead cont rolp anel:
In thee vent of abreak down, youw illge ts uppo rt:
R Aqualified tech nician car ries out repair son
sit ea nd/or thev ehicle will be towe dtot he
neares tauthorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
Dat aist ransmit tedd uring thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center (/ page151). Giving pe
rmission ford ata trans fer
Re quirements:
R Ther eisana ctivebreakdown assis tance call
(/ page 150).
Am essa geappear sinthe instrument clus ter. #
Con firm thep romp t.
Re leva nt identi fication da tais transmitted
automaticall y. Tr
ansmitted data during aservic ecall
In cer tain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
The following requ irements mus tbemetford ata
transmission:
R The ignitio nisswitched on.
R The necessar ydatat ransmission tech nology
is suppor tedbyt he mobile networ kprovide r.
R Asufficient mobile phone connection quality
is pr ovided. The dat
atransfer redw hen calling depends on the
services activated and thet ype of call made:
R General information about thev ehicle
R Accident and breakdown assis tance
R Service appointment agreement
The following dat aistransmitted if thed atap ro‐
te ction queryh as been confirmed in them ultime‐
dia sy stem or in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Vehicle identification number
R Reason fort he initiation of thec all
R Confirmation of thed atap rotection prom pt
If ac all is made foras ervice appointment via the
service reminder ,the following dat amaybe
transmitte d:
R Current milea geand main tenance da ta
If accident and breakdown assis tance is called
via thev oice control sy stem, and thed atap rotec‐
tion queryh as been confirmed, thef ollowing data
can also be called up from thev ehicle bythe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center:
R Current vehicle location
The following dat aistransmit tedift he dat apro‐
te ction queryh as been declined on thei nstru‐
ment clus ter:
R Reason fort he initiation of thec all
R Rejection of thed atap rotection prom pt Mercedes PRO
151

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
stem 16 5

*
NO
TEDama getotheb atter ythrough
self-discharging If dir
tenter sthe batter ycell, batter yself-dis‐
ch argin gwill accelerat eand theb atter ymay
be damaged. #
Onlyclean batteries when thec aps are
scr ewed on. Obser
vethef ollowing points on batter ycare: #
Regular lych eckt he batter yterminals and the
fast ening of then egativ ecable tothec hassis
to ensur ethat they aref irml yseated. #
Lightly grease theu ndersides of theb attery
te rm inal clamps wit hacid- resis tant grease. #
Only clean theb atter yhousing wit hcommer‐
cially available cleaning agents. Disconnecting and
removing the star terb at‐
te ry &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
The reisad anger of hydrogen gasigniting
when chargin gthe batter yifthereisas hort
circuit or spar ksstar ttof orm. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wit hvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
The described order of theb attery
clamps mus tbeobservedw hen con‐
necting and disconnecting theb atter y. #
When giving startin gassistance, alw ays
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbattery
te rm inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cable. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. #
Do no tinhal ebattery gases. #
Keep children away from theb atter y. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughly wit hplenty of clean waterand
seek medica lattention immediately. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic components
due towo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the
battery If
th es tarterb atter yisd isconnected before
th ek eyisremo vedf romt he ignition loc k,
electronic components or assemblies, such
as thea lternator ,can be damaged. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and remo vethe
ke yf romt he ignition loc k. #
Chec ktos eethat ther ea reno indicator
lamps lit in thei nstrument clus ter. #
Alwaysr emo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pfirst and then thep ositiv etermi‐
nal clamp. #
Do no tinter chang ethe batter yclamps. Alw
aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried out at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
If, in exceptional circums tances, youm ustd is‐
connec tthe batter yyourself, pa yattention tothe
fo llowing:
R Obser vethen otes on the12Vb attery
(/ page189).
R Secur ethe vehicle topreve nt it from rolling
aw ay.
R Forv ehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
th et ransmission is loc kedinp osition 005Dafter
disconnecting theb atter y.Yo uc an then no
longer mo vethev ehicle.
R The batter yand thec over of thep ositiv eter‐
mina lclamp mus tbeinstalled securel yduring
operation. 194
Breakdown assis tance

ta
in thed ista nce so that thet ow ro pe
does no tsag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing thev ehicle
at tooh igh aspeed or toof ar To
wing thev ehicle at tooh igh aspeed or too
fa rc an dama gethed rive train. #
Do no texceed atow ing speed of
31 mp h(50 km/h). #
Do no texceed atow ing distanc eof
31 miles (50 km). *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission when towing due toshifting into
transmission position 005D If
yo uo pen thed rive r's or co-driver's door
when towing, it can lead tothea utomatic transmission shifting
toposition 005Dand
becomin gdamaged. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission to
position 005C. #
Do no topen an ydoor sduring thet ow‐
ing process. When
towing away,y ou mus tobse rvet he legal
re qu irements fort he countr yinwhichyou are
cur rentl yd riving.
In thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
Ha ve thev ehicle transpor tedonat ranspor teror
trailer if it has transmission dama ge.
Pe rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel loc k.
Maximum 31miles
(50 km) at 31mph
(50 km/h) %
If
th et ransmission cann otbe shif tedtop osi‐
tion 005C,h avet he vehicle transpor ted
( / pag e199) .At owing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d. If
th eb atter yisd ischar ged, obser vethef ollowing
points:
R The ignition canno tbeswitched on.
R The transmissio ncanno tbes hiftedtop osi‐
tion 005C.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e200). #
Secur ethe towing device. #
Swit chon thei gnition. 19 8
Breakdown assis tance

#
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e115). #
Deactivat eActiv eDistan ce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 117, 119). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition
005C(/ page105). #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109).
Re covering avehicle that is stuck
* NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. If
th ed rive wheels gettrapped on loose or muddy
ground, reco verthe vehicle wit hthe utmos tcare,
especially so if thev ehicle is laden. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Nevera ttem pttoreco verav ehicle that is
st uc kw hen atrailer is attached. #
If possible, pull thev ehicle out backwards
using thet rack sitm ade befor eitbecame
st uc k. To
wing thev ehicle wit hthe axl eraised Wi
th th erear axl eraised #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larm( /pag e60). #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Fixt he steering wheel in thec enter position
wit has teering wheel loc k. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Take thek eywit hyou when leaving thev ehi‐
cle.
Do no texceed atow ing speed of 31mph
(50 km/h). Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect attach‐
ment The
vehicle ma ybedamaged when lashing to
ch assis components. #
Only lash thev ehicle at thew heels. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Toload thev ehicle ont oatrailer or trans‐
por ter,use thet railer towh itch orthet ow ing
ey e.
Befor eloading thev ehicle #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005C. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Loadthe vehicle ont othe transpor ter.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive train due to
incor rect positioning of thev ehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
Af terl oa din gthe vehicle #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Disar mthetow- aw ay alar m(/ pag e60). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo veit from thei gnition loc k. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Secu rethev ehicle bythew heels. Breakdown assis
tance 19 9

To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit
(/ page201). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Installin
gand removing the fron ttow ing eye
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to
incor rect use of thet ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. Fixtur
efor thef ront towing eyeintheb umper #
Take thet ow ing eyea nd scr ewdriver from the
ve hicle tool kit (/ page201).
Installing #
Press thea rrow on co ver1and remo ve
co ver 1from theo pening.
Yo uw ill see thef ixtur efor thet ow ing eye. #
Screw inthet ow ing eyec lockwise tothe
st op. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tighten thet ow ing eye. #
Stow th escrew driver in thev ehicle tool kit.
Re moving #
Remo vethes crew driver from thev ehicle tool
kit. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tur nthe towing eyec ounter-clockwise. #
Unscr ewand remo vethet ow ing eye. #
Inser tcover 1 withthe lug at thet op and
press it in at theb otto muntil it engages. #
Stow th etow ing eyea nd thes crew driver with
th ev ehicle tool kit.
Re ar towing eye Re
ar towing eyeu nder theb umper #
When towing or tow- startin gav ehicle, attach
th et ow ing devic etoreartowing eye2. #
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hatrailer tow
hitch, attac hthe towing devic etothe trailer
to wh itch ( /pag e233). #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Obser vethen otes and information on start‐
ing assis tance (/ page 191). 200
Breakdown assi stance

It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories: Wheel size categor
y1
19 5/65 R16C
205/65 R16C
225/60 R16C
225/55 R17C
225/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL Wheel size categor
y2
225/55R17XL
235/55R17XL
24 5/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL
24 5/50 R18XL
24 5/45 R19XL %
Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units. Due
tothel egall yprescribed accuracy of the
speedome tera nd odome terd ispla ys,the follow‐
ing tires ar enotpermit tedf or taxis and hir ecars:
R Wheel size catego ry 1
- 195/65 R16C
R Whee lsize categor y2
- 225/55 R17XL
- 245/45 R18XL
If th ew heel size categor ychanges, youm ust
ha ve your vehicle's contro lunit srecoded at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Information on
thed irection of thet ires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill only gain these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Requ
irements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. 218
Wheels and tires

*
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB -Appr oval Model
sM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All model s2 29.5, 229.6**R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.1USqt( 1.0l) of
thee ngine oils wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4.
Re placement amount
Engine oil Approximately
2USg al (7.7 l) Tr
ansmissio noil Au
tomatic transmission
Ope ratin gfluid :automatic transmission fluid Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
Mobil ATF1 34 FE
Va lvoline ATFP ro
236. 15
MB Shee tNumber
236. 15 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Re ar axle
Operating fluid: transmission oil Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
MobilubeFE7 5W-85
Mobilub eFEPlusNG
75 W- 85
MB Shee tNumber
235.7 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page227). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. Te
ch nica ldata 229

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
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
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 259