ESP MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Problems with
thee lectric sliding door Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
The electric sliding door
is loc kedinp lace. Unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g. frost, ice or heavy soiling, may
obstruct thes liding door. #
Press and hold thes liding door button until thes liding door has
opened or closed.
The sliding door mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e. Obser vethat in such
circum stances, theb lockage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop the
mo vement, release thes liding door button. #
Remo vethec ause of theb lockage atthee arlies topportunit y. Ta
ilgate Opening and closing
thet ailgate &
DANG ER Risk of exhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet ailgat ecaused by
obs tacles ab ovethev ehicle The
tailgat eswings rear wa rdsa nd upwards
when it is opened. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient space
behind and ab ovethet ailgate. %
Yo
uw illfind de tails of thet ailgat eopening
dimension sunder "Technical data"
(/ page232). #
Toopen: push button 1ontheh andle and
ra ise thet ailgate. #
Toclose: pullthet ailgat efirml ydownwards
by loop 2and close it from outside.
Opening thet ailgat einane mergency
If th eb atter yvoltag eisloworthev oltag esupply
is inter rupte d,thet ailgat ecanno tbeo pened.
In an emer gency ,you can open thet ailgat eusing
th er elease catc hfor service purposes. #
Pryo ffthec over on thel owe rpartoft hetail‐
ga te wit has uitable tool, e.g. thes crew driver
from thev ehicle tool kit. Opening and closing
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#
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe opening and
mo vether elease le veru ntil thet ailgate
unloc ksand opens. #
Liftthe tailgat eupwards. EAS
Y-PA CK tailgate Note
sont he EAS Y-PA CK tailgate &
DANG ER Risk of exhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet ailgat ecaused by
obs tacles ab ovethev ehicle The
tailgat eswings rear wa rdsa nd upwards
when it is opened. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient space
behind and ab ovethet ailgate. %
Yo
uw illfind de tails of thet ailgat eopening
dimension sunder "Technical data"
(/ page232).
Obstruction de tection wit hreve rsing function
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic object
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid object
bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat eduring thea uto‐
matic closing process, thet ailgat eopens again
automaticall y.The automatic object de tection
wi th reve rsing function is onl yanaid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentiveness when closing
th et ailgate. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereversing function
The reve rsing featur edoes no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overthe last 00C2in (8 mm) of thec losing
mo vement
The reve rsing featur etherefor ecann otpre‐
ve nt someone being trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
Mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
closing area.
If someone is trapped: R press the008C button on thek eyor
R press thec losing button on thet ailgat eor
R pull theh andle of thet ailgate Opening and closing
theE ASY-PA CK tailgate
Requ irements:
R The rear wind owis closed.
R The tailgat eisu nlocked.
R Ther eareno persons within thes winging
ra ng eoft hetailgate.
R Ve
hicles with rear windo wwhich can be
opene dsepa rate ly:the 008C button of the
ke ym ustbep rogrammed toopen and close
th et ailgat e(/pag e54).
Opening #
Press but ton1intheh andle and step out of
th es winging rang eoft hetailgate.
or #
Press the008C button of thek eyforl onger
th an 0. 5seconds.
Au tomatic operation is star ted. The tailgate
opens and swings upwards.
In addition ,you will hear tw owarning signals. 52
Opening and closing

Closing
#
Press button 2inthet ailgat eand step out
of thes winging rang eoft hetailgate.
or #
Press the008C button of thek eyforl onger
th an 0. 5seconds.
Au tomatic operation is star teda nd thet ail‐
ga te closes.
During closing, closing button 2flashes and
tw ow arning tones sound.
In te rru pting automatic operation #
Press button 1intheh andle again.
or #
Press closing button 2inthet ailgat eagain.
or #
Press the008C button on thek eyagain for
longer than 0. 5seconds.
Ad justin gthe opening angle of the tail gate
Setting thee nd position
Yo uc an se tthe opening angle of thet ailgat eby
saving thed esired position as thee nd position. #
Open thet ailgat eand stop automatic opera‐
tion in thed esired position.
or #
Open thet ailgat eand manuall yswing it into
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold the008C closing button on
th et ailgat euntil thec onfirmation tone
sounds once.
The cur rent position of thet ailgat ehas been
sa ve dast he end position. Re
setting tothem aximum openin gangle #
Open thet ailgate. #
Press and hold the008C closing button on
th et ailgat euntil thec onfirmation tone
sounds twice.
The sa vede nd position has been dele teda nd
th et ailgat eopens again tothem aximum
ex tent.
Re setting thet ailgate
Yo um ustrese tthe tailgat eift herehas been a
malfunction or an inter ruption in thev oltag esup‐
ply. #
Ifth et ailgat eisopen: close thet ailgat eby
hand. #
Brief lypress theb utton in theh andle of the
ta ilgate, step out of thes winging rang eoft he
ta ilgat eand open thet ailgate. #
When thet ailgat eisfullyo pen, press the
008C closing button in thet ailgat eand step
out of thes winging rang eoft hetailgate.
The tailgat ecloses. When thet ailgat eisf ully
closed, it is rese ta nd operational.
% When the008C button of thek eyis prog ram
fo ro perating thet ailgat e(/pag e54), you
can also use thek eytoopen and close the
tai lgate.
Opening and closing ther ear window &
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 ther ear
windo wisopen when thee ngine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear windo w. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear wind owopen. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle or cargo compartment is
unloc keda nd thet ailgat eisc losed.
R The 008C button on thek eyis prog rammed to
open ther ear windo w(/pag e54). Opening and closing
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Opening
#
Press the008C button on thek ey.
or #
Press button 1ontheh andle on ther ear
windo w.
Closing #
Swin gthe rear wind owdown and push it
closed.
Prog rammin gthe keyb utton fort he tail gate
or rear window
Re quirements:
R The tailgat eand ther ear windo wareclosed.
R The ignitio nisswitched on.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanEASY-PA CK
ta ilgate, youc an prog ramt he008C button on the
ke ye ither toopen/close thet ailgat eortoo pen
th er ear windo w. #
Press theb uttons in theh andle of thet ailgate
and in theh andle of ther ear windo wsimulta‐
neously fora pproxima tely five seconds.
Af ters uccessfully changing thef unction, the
ve hicle tur nsignal lamps flash once. #
Chec kthe function of the008C button on the
key. Re
ar-end doors Opening and closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfrom
outside &
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 rydue tother ear-
end door swinging open
When youo pen arear-end door ,the following
can occur:
R Youora nother person can be injured.
R Aperson ma ybestruckbyo ncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
Thi sisp articularly thec ase if youo pen the
re ar-en ddoor mor ethan 90° or if it opens in
an uncontro lled manner.
Even rear-en ddoor sw hicha reproperly
closed can swin gopen when thev ehicle
par kedisonani nclineoritisw indy. #
Onlyopen arear-end door when the
traf ficc onditions and sur rounding sper‐
mit. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear-end
door sareproper lyclosed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 54
Opening and closing

Opening
ther ear-en ddoor s180° or 270° *
NO
TEDama gedue tocollision between
th er ear-end door and thes liding door or
th ep op-out window If
th er espectiv erear-end door is opened
27 0° while thes liding door is open, thed oors
will collide.
Ther ewill be acollision between ther ear win‐
do ww iper and thep op-out windo wunder the
fo llowing circums tances:
R The pop-ou twindo wiso pen.
R The rear-en ddoor is open 270°.
R The rear wind owwiper is in operation. #
Mak esuret hat thes liding door is
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear windo wwiper is
swit ched of forthe pop-out windo wis
closed befor eopening ther ear-end door
to 270°. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is designed suc hthat youc an
open ther ear-end door s180° or 270° (side
wa ll). #
Open ther ear-end door appr oximatel y45°. #
Pull and hold door retainer 1inthed irection
of thea rrow. #
Open ther ear-end door at an angle greater
th an 90 °sothatthed oor retainer is no lon‐
ge rloc kedinp lace. #
Release thed oor retainer and open ther ear-
end door 180° or 270°. #
With th erear-end door opened 270°, pus hit
agains tmagnetic door retainer 3onthes ide
wa ll.
When them agne tonr ear-end door 2is in
contact wit hmagnetic door retainer 3,t he
re ar-en ddoor is held in position. Sid
ew indow Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whe nclosing asidew indo w, body parts could
be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or press theb utton in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. 56
Openin gand closing

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Children coul dbecome trapped if they oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded. #
Activat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or the
re ar passenger compartment side win‐
do ws. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Dangertolifed uetoexposure
to extreme hea torcoldint hevehicle
If people, particular lych ildren, ar eexpose dto
ex treme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious injury
or danger tolife. #
Neverlea ve persons, children in particu‐
lar ,u nat tende dint hevehicle. #
Toopen manuall y:press and hold button 1
or 2. #
Toclose manuall y:pull and hold button 1
or 2.
The windo wsinthef ront door scan also be oper‐
ated automaticall y. #
Toopen comple tely: brie flyp ress but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Toclose comple tely: brie flyp ull but ton1
or 2 beyond thep oint of resis tance.
Au tomatic operation wills tart. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press or pull button 1or2 again.
Yo uc an still operat ethe side windo wswhen the
ve hicle is par ked. The function will remain availa‐
ble fora round five minutes or until afront door is
opened.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring thec los‐
ing process, thes ide windo wwill open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
During thec losing process, mak esuret hat no
body parts ar einthe closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ether ebeing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R Tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R During resetting.
The reve rsing function canno tpreve nt some‐
one from becoming trappe dinthese situa‐
tions. #
During thec losing process, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
0062 button toopen thes ide window
again. Ve
ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped. Opening and closing
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#
Only mo vether ear benc hseat when
th ev ehicle is stationar y. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged af teritism oved. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tono pro‐
te ctiv eeffect from thew indo wairbag
If yo um ovet he seat position outside the
mar keda rea, thew indo wairbag can no lon‐
ge rp rovide optimum pr otection.
The pr otectiv eeffect of thew indo wairbag is
gradually reduced and ma yinsome positions
no longer be pr ovided at all. #
Engage thes eat‑/‑bunk combination on
th eg uide rail within them arke da rea. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toposition‐
ing thes eat‑/‑bunk combination outside
th em arkings
If yo um ovet he seat/bunk combination out‐
side them arkings on theg uide rail, this could
re sult in thev ehicle occupant striking their
head on thes eat. #
Maintain aminimum clearance of 2in
(5 cm) between thek nees of the
re spectiv evehicle occupants and the
seats in front of them. *
NO
TEDama getothes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation when moving If
yo ug rasp and push thes eat/bun kcombi‐
nation bythes torage compartmentp lastic
co vero nly, thec over ma ybreak off.
If th es pace in front of or behind thes eat/
bunk combination is no tclear ,object scan
become trapped when moving.
The seat/bun kcombination, trim or the
object smaybecome damaged. #
Tomo ve,u se thel oop between thes eat
backres tand sitting sur face. #
Whe nmoving, mak esuret hat thes pace
in front of or behind thes eat/bunk
combination is clear. 1
Adjusts thes eat backres tgrabs trap
2 Movest he seat/bunk combination grab strap
Use only thec orresponding grab stra ps 1 and
2 toadjus tthe seat/bunk combination.
The seat/bunk combination can accommodate
th re ep ersons. Youc an adjus tthe seat backrest
to av ertical and horizontal position. If yous etthe
seat backres ttothe horizontal position, this –
to ge ther wit hthe bed extensio n–w illg ivey ou a
full -lengt hbedfort wo people.
Pa ssenger smayuse thes eats of thes eat/bunk
combination onl ywhen thes eat backres tis
upright. Onl ythen do thes eat belts pr ovide the
intended deg reeofp rotection.
The seat/bun kcombination is equipped wit htwo
re mo vable storag ecompartments under thes eat
sur face .You can use these storag ecompart‐
mentstos tore bedding, fore xamp le.
Po sitioning thes eat sint he optimum area of
pr otection 0047
Basic setting
St artin gfromt he basic setting 0047,the seat/bunk
combination forp assenger scan be mo vedf or‐
wa rdsorb ackwards by13 in (5 cm). In doing so,
mak esuret hat passenger shave sufficient leg‐
ro om toreduce ther isk of injur yduring braking. Seats and
stowage 71

St
ow agea reas St
orag espaces and storage compa rtments Opening and closin
gthe glove box &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addition,
cup holders, open storag espaces and mobile
phone brac kets canno talway sr etain all
object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round in such
situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from storag espaces, parcel
nets or storag enets. #
Close thel oc kable storag espaces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alwayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk. Compl
ywitht he instructions forl oading thev ehi‐
cle. 0047
Unloc ked
0048 Locked
3 Gloveboxh andle #
Tolock/unlock: turnthe emergency keya
qu artert urnc ounter-clockwise 0048(tol ock) or
clockwise 0047(tou nlock). #
Toopen: pullglov eb oxhandle 3inthe
direction of thea rrow. #
Toclose: fold theg love boxh andle up and
press it until it engages.
Using thes torage netont he sea tbackrest #
Storel ightweight small parts in thes tora ge
nets.
Opening theg lasses compartment #
Press but ton1. Information about
theb ottleh older
The bottle holder sarein front of thes tora ge
compartments in thef ront doors.
Ther eareadditional bottle holder sonthe lef tand
ri ght in ther ear compartment side trim. Cup holders
Overvie
wofcup holder sinthe cockpit &
WARNING Risk of accident or injur yif
th ec up holder is used while thev ehicle is
in motion
Cup and bottle holder scanno tkeep contain‐
er ss ecur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up or bottle holde rwhile the
ve hicle is in motion, thec ontainer ma ybe
fl ung aroun dand liquids coul dbespilled.
Ve hicle occupants ma ycome int ocontact
wit hthe liquid and if it is hot, they could be
scalded .You could be distracted from traf fic
conditions and youm aylose control of the
ve hicle. #
Use thec up and bottle holder sonly
when thev ehicle is stationar y. Seats and
stowage 75

Exterior lighting
Information abou
tlighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
0047
0063 Leftstanding lamps
0048 0064 Rightstanding lamps
0049 0060 Parking lamps and license plat eand
instrument lighting
004A 003F Lightsoffand daytime running la mps
0058 With light sensor :automatic driving
light s(prefer redl ight switc hposition)
004B 0058 Lowb eam or high beam 6
005A Front fogl ights
7 005E Rear fogl ight
If yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe vehi‐
cle, thel ights ma ystillbeo n. #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
The exterior lighting (e xcep ts tandin gand parking
lamps) will automaticall yswit ch offint hefollow‐
ing cases:
R Ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R Ifyo uo pen thed rive r's door while thek eyis
in position 005Ainthei gnition loc k.
Switching on the daytime running lamps #
Turn thel ight switc hto003For 0058.
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lamps, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights will be switched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status and thea mbient
light. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.
Re sponsibility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
If th ep arking lamps and lo wbeam ha vebeen
switched on, theg reen 0060 (parking lamps) and
0058 (lowb eam) indicator lamps on thei nstru‐
ment clus terw illl igh tup.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wersupply has been switched on.
R Toswitc hont hefogl ight: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hfront fogl amps. #
Toswitc hthe fogl ight on or off: pressthe
005A button. #
Toswitc hthe rear fogl am ponoro ff:
press the005E button.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Light and vision
77

Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
Light and vision