service MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

R
Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen tero perator.
R Base dont he call, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea ccident site.
R In cer tain situations dat aisalso transmitted
in thev oice channel totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcenter.
Thi sallow sm easu resf or rescue, reco very or
to wing toaM ercedes-Ben zCommercial Van
Center tobe initiated quickl y.
If th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em can‐
no tc onnect totheM ercedes-Benz emer gency
cal lcenter ,the emergency call is automatically
sent tothep ublic emer gency service scallc enter.
If no connection can be mad etothe public emer‐
ge ncy services, acorresponding message
appears inthed ispla y.In this case youm ustd ial
th ee mer gency cal lnumber 11 2onyour mobile
phone.
Ending an unin tentional emer gency call #
Vehicles without steering wheel but tons:
press the0078button in thei nstrument clus ter. #
Vehicles with steering wheel but tons:
press the0076 button on thes teering wheel. #
Close theS OS button co ver Data trans
feroft he Mercedes-Ben zemer‐
ge ncy call sy stem In
thee vent of an au tomatic or manua lemer‐
ge ncy call, as well as fora 11 2 emer gency call,
da ta is transmitte dtothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lcenter or thep ublic emer gency serv‐
ice scallc enter.
The following dat aistransmit ted:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R (GPS position dat aontheroute(af ewhundred me ters befor ethe incident))
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle driv etype
R Number of persons on thef ront seats
R Whe ther thee mer gency cal lwas initia ted
manually or automatically
R Time of thea ccident
R Languag esetting Fo
ra ccident clarificatio npurposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be called up
R Avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished Flat tire
Note
sonf lat tires &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tire
Af lat tir eaffects thed riving characteristic sof
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire. #
Replace thef lat tir ewitht he emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel. Alterna‐
tivel y,consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Yo
uw illfind astickerw itht he Mercedes-Benz
Service24h telephon enumbe ronthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side, fore xamp le.
Fo rv ehicles wit hasparew heel, information in
th ee vent of aflat tir ecan be found under
"Wheels and tires" (/ page216). Battery
Note
sont hestar terb attery Wo
rkon theb atter y,e.g. removing or ins talling,
requ ires specialis tknowledg eand theu se of spe‐
cial tools. Therefore, alw aysh ave workon the
batter ycarried out at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he bat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb attery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can restrict functions releva nt fors afet ys ys‐
te ms and impairt he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle. Breakdown assis
tance 18 9

Ke
ep children at asafed ista nce. Obser
vethese Operating Instructions.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Recharge theb atter ymoref requ entl yint he
fo llowing cases:
- Youp redominantl ydrive shor tdista nces.
- Youp redominantl ydrive at lo woutside
te mp eratures.
- Youl eave thev ehicle par kedf or alengt hy
period.
In order fort he batteries toachie vetheir max‐
imum possible service life, they mus talways
be suf ficiently charge d.
R Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop if you
wish tolea veyour vehicle par kedupf or a
long period of time.
R When youp arkt he vehicle, remo vethek eyif
yo udon otrequ irea nyelect rical consumers.
The vehicle will then use very little energy,
th us conservin gbatte ry powe r.
R Ifyo ur vehicle requ ires jump-s tarting, or if you
wish toprov ide jump-s tarting assis tance to
ano ther vehicle, only use thej ump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint in thee ngine compartment
(/ page191).
Installa tionlocations
Yo ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit hthe following
th re eb atteries, depending on thee quipment ver‐
sion:
R Starterb atter yint he seat base of ther ight-
hand front seat
R Suppor tbatter yint he seat base of ther ight-
hand front seat
R Auxilia rybatter yinthe seat base of thel eft-
hand front seat St
arting assistanc eand chargin gthe 12 V
battery &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas can be released. #
Alwaysa llowab atterytot hawb efore
ch argin gitorp erform ing startin gassis‐
ta nce. If
th ew arning/indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument clus teratt emperatures around or
belo wfreezing, it is highl yprobable that thed is‐
ch arge db atter yhas frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R Do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R The service lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R The startin gbehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R It is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret her eiss ufficient ventilation. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
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. Breakdown assis
tance 191

Te
rm inal connection diagram #
Remo vethec ove rfromp ositiv eterminal 3
of thed onor batter y. #
Connec tthe positiv eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable topositiv eterminal 3ofthe
donor batter y,and then topositiv eterminal
5 ofthej ump-s tart connection point. #
Connect then egativ eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable tonegati ve terminal 2ofthe
donor batter y,and then toground cont act4
of your ow nv ehicle. #
Startt he engine of thed onor vehicle and run
it at idling speed. #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k,star tt he
engine and le titrunfors eve ralm inutes. #
Befor edisconnecting thej umper cables,
switc honane lectrical consumer in your own
ve hicle, e.g. ther ear windo wheater or the
lighting. #
Disconnect then egativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable from ground contact 4and
th en from negativ eterminal 2ofthed onor
batter y. #
Disconnect thep ositiv eterminal clam pofthe
jumper cable from positiv eterminal 5on
th ej ump-s tart connection point, and then
from positiv eterminal 3ofthed onor bat‐
te ry.
Con tact pr otection co ver1is automatically
re turned forw ards toits original position by
th es pring forc ea nd thej ump-s tart connec‐
tion point is closed. #
Position thec ove ronp ositiveterminal 3of
th ed onor batter y. #
Have theb atter ychec kedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Charging
the12Vb attery
* NO
TEDama getothee lectronics caused
by non-app rove dc harging devices Charging an ins
talled batter ywithab attery
ch arge rw hichh as no tbeen appro vedby
Mercedes-Benzc an damagethe on-board
electronics. #
Onlyuseab atter ycharger whic hhas
been appro vedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
whic hpermits chargin gthe battery
when it is ins talled in thev ehicle. #
Onlycharg ethe batter yusing thej ump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint. Ab
atter ychar gers pecially adapte dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and tested and appr oved
fo rM ercedes-Benz is available as an accesso ry.
Fu rther information is available from any
Mercedes-Ben zCommercial VanC enter.Re ad the
operating instructions fory our charge rb efore
ch argin gthe batter y.
Re charge theb atter ymoref requ entl yify ou use
th ev ehicle mainl yfor shor ttrips and/or driv eat
lo wo utsid etemperatures. #
Connec tthe batter ychar gertot he positive
te rm inal and ground con tact in thes ame
order as when connectin gthe donor battery
in thej ump-s tarting procedure.
% If
ab atter yisn otins talled and no tinservice,
yo us houl dcharg eite very thre em onths. This
helps tocounteract self-discharging and pre‐
ve nt damag etothe batter y.
12 Vb atter ycare
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging du etoleakage
cur rent Dirty batter
yclamp sand batter ysurfaces
cause lea kage cur rent. Thi scan lead tothe
batter ydischarging. #
Keep theb atter yterminals and battery
sur faces clea nand dr y. *
NO
TEDama getotheb atter yhousing
due toimproper cleaning If
yo uu se cleanin gagentsc ontainin gfuel,
th ese can damag ethe batter yhousing. #
Do no tuse cleaning agentsc ontaining
fuel. Breakdown assis
tance 19 3

*
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km) .This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: onlyins tall
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe rear
wheels .Obse rvet he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Vehicles with front-wheel drive: only install
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe front
wheels. Obser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstalling sno wchains.
R If sno wchains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h ).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e111,112 ). This all owsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessi vetirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe ither tool ow ortooh igh apres‐
sur epresent thef ollowing hazards:
R thet ires could bur st
R thet ires could wearexcessi vely and/or
un eve nly
R thed riving characteristic saswell as
st eering and braking characteristic smay
be se verely impaired #
Obse rvet he recommended tir epres‐
sures and checkt he tir epressur eofa ll
tires including thes par ew heel:
R monthly
R if altering thel oad on thev ehicle
R prior tolong journe ys
R ifth eo perating conditions change, for
ex ample when drivin goff-road #
Adjus tthe tir epressur ewhereneces‐
sar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R Cause increased tir edamage
R Adverselya ffect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
lo wat irep ressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas ac onsequence.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressure. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire malfunctioning as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption 206
Wheels and tires

Ad
ditionall y,thet irep ressur etable ma yalso
st at et irep ressures ford iffe re nt load conditions.
These ar edefin ed in thet irep ressur einformation
ta ble as dif fere nt number sofpassenger sand
amounts of luggage. The actual number of seats
ma ydiffe r–f or mor einformation, please referto
th ev ehicle's registration documents.
The tir epressur evalues given forp artl yladen
ve hicles ar eminimum values whic hoffer you
good ride comfort. The yarenotfor trailer opera‐
tion.
Yo uc an also use thet irep ressur evalues fora
fully laden vehicle. These ar ealway sa llowe da nd
permissible. Ho wever,in ap artiall yladen vehicle,
th er ide is no tascomfor table and fuel consump‐
tion is onl yminimall yreduced. In addition, wear
is grea terint he middle of thet iret read.
Fo rtrailer operation, thea pplicable value fort he
re ar tires is them aximum tir epressur evalue sta‐
te dint he tir epressur etable inside thef uel filler
fl ap.
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
On vehicles ins talled wit hthe electronic tir epres‐
sur em onitor ,the tir epressur ecan be checked
usin gthe on-boar dcomputer.
Se tthe cor rect tir epressur ebefor eloading the
ve hicle. Once thev ehicle is laden, checkt he tire
pressures and cor rect them if necessar y.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. The tires ar ecold under thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east th reeh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km). Ar
ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R cause increased tir edamage
R have an egativ eeffect on handling character‐
istic sand thus drivin gsafet y( e.g. due to
hy droplaning)
Ve hicles with agross vehicl eweight of
6,6 14 lbs (3,000 kg)
The following tir epressur evalues appl ytothefol‐
lowing vehicles:
R With ag ross vehicle weight of 6,6 14lbs
(3,00 0kg)
R With ag ross axle weight rating of 3,3 07lbs
(1,500 kg)o nt he rear axle
R The tires referred tounde r"Whee land tire
combinations "(/pag e221 )
The tir epressur efor thes par ew heel is 350 kPa
(3.5 bar/5 1psi). Pa
rtiall yladen vehicl eF ullyladen vehicle
Ti re s/disc
wheel Fr
ont axle Rear axle Front axle Rear axle
225/55 R17
XL 280 kP
a(2.8
bar/4 1psi) 27
0k Pa(2.7 bar/39
psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 208
Wheels and tires

Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires ins talled on thev ehicle
by means of atirep ressure sensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in during thef irst jour‐
ne yt heya reused.
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation (/ page206).
No tethat thec orrect tir epressur efor thec urrent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem. If asubs tantial
loss of pressur eoccu rs,t he warning thre shold for
th ew arning messag eisaligned tothet aught-in
re fere nce values. Restar tt he tir epressur emoni‐
to ra fter adju sting tothec old tir epressure
(/ page209). The cur rent pressures ar esaved
as ne wreference values. This will ensur ethat a
wa rning messag ewill onl yappear if thet irep res‐
sur edrops significant ly.
The 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument clus ter
displa ysad etected pressur elossoram alfunc‐
tion as follo ws:
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pislit continuousl y,
th et irep ressur eono ne or mor etires is sig‐
nificantly tool ow .The tir epressur emonitor is
no tm alfunctioning.
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pflashes fora round a
minut eand then remains lit cons tantl y,the
tir ep ressur emonitorism alfunctioning.
R Am essa gealso appear sinthe instrument
clus ter.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The tir epressur ehas been se tincor rectly.
R Thereisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
R Ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
If th et irep ressur emonitor is malfunctioning, it
ma ytakem oret han tenm inutesf or the 0077 tire
pressur ewarning lam ptoinformyou of them al‐
function. When them alfunction has been recti‐ fi
ed, the 0077 warning lam pgoes out af tery ou
ha ve driven foraf ewminutes.
The tir epressur evalue indicated bytheo n-board
computer ma ydiffe rf romt hose measured at a
ga ss tatio nu singap ressur egauge.
The tir epressures shown bytheo n-boar dcom‐
puter refertot hose measured at sea le vel.At
high altitudes, thet irep ressur evalue indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those shown
by theo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case, do not
re duce thet irep ressure.
Checking thet irep ressur eelectronically
(onl yvehicles wit hsteering wheel but tons)
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Service. #
Press the0076 button. #
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect Tire
Pressure. #
Press the0076 button.
The displa yshows thec urrent tir epressur eof
ea ch wheel.
If th ev ehicle wasp arke df or longer than
20 minutes, theTire pressure will be displayed
after driving afew minutes messageappear sin
th ed ispla y.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e206)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The recommended tir epressu reis cor rectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(/pag e207). Wheels and tires
209

Ve
hicles with steering-wheel but tons #
Use the0059 or00D0 button toselect
Service. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect Tire
Pressure. #
Press the0076 button toconfirm.
The displa yshows thec urrent tir epressures
of ea chwheel or theTire pressure will be dis-
played after driving afew minutes message. #
Press the0064 button.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values: messageisshown in thed ispla y. #
Toconfir mrestar t:press the0076 button.
The Tire Press. Monitor Restarted messageis
shown in thed ispla y.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The new
tir ep ressures ar ethen accep tedasr eference
va lues and monitored. #
Tocancel restar t:press the0038 button.
The tir epressur evalues stored at thel ast
re star tw ill continue tobe monitored.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons
The vehicle mus tbeatastandstill .Use theb ut‐
to ns on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press the00DC button toselect theTire Pres-
sure menu. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
The Monitoring Active messageisshown in
th ed ispla y. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
The TireP ressur eOK?messag eisshown in
th ed ispla y. #
Toconfir mrestar t:press the0074button.
The displa yshows theD ista nce menu.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The new
tir ep ressures ar ethen accep tedasr eference
va lues and monitored. #
Tocancel restar t:press the0075button.
The displa yshows the Tire Pressure menu.
The tir epressur evalues stored at thel ast
re star tw ill continue tobe monitored. Ra
dio equipment appr oval of thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Argentina CNC
:H-12336
Model: Schrade rHSW4
Brazil MODELO: GG4
AN
ATEL: 0381-13-8001
Es te equipament ooper aem
caráter secundário, is toé, não
te md ireit oàp roteção cont rain‐
te rferência prejudicial, mesmo de
es tações do mesm otipo enão
pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste‐
mas operando em caráter pri‐
mário.
Jordan Kingdom of Jordan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur eSensor and ECU
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd.
Model :Mercedes HS Snap in 433
MHz
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 13/48
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:L PD
Morocco AGREE PARL 'ANR TMAROC
MR79 07ANR T2013
Dat ed'agrement :05/03/20 13
Moldo va 210
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 Int
roduction Note
sond isplaymessages &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tclus term alfunction
If th ei nstrument clus terh as failed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotn oticer estrictions to
saf ety-re leva nt sy stem functions.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. The on-boar
dcomputer sho wsmessages and
wa rnings from specific sy stems on thei nstru‐
ment clus terd ispla y.Ensu rethat your vehicle is
operating safely at all times.
If yo ua reuncer tain rega rding theo perational
saf etyofy ourvehicle, par kthe vehicle safel yas
soon as possible. Infor maqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Displa ymessages wit hgraphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO perator's Manual and ma ydiffer
from thes ymbols on thed ispla y.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons
Aw arning tone will also sound fors pecific display
messa ges.
Please act in accordance wit hthe displa ymes‐
sages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Opera tor's Manual.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages using
the 0078button on thei nstrument clus ter.The dis‐
pla ym essages will be sa vedtot he message
memor y.Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessage
as quickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehidden.
The displa ywill sho wthese displa ymessages
permanentl yuntil thec ause of thed ispla ymes‐
sag ehas been rectified.
Ve hicles with steering-wheel but tons
The displa yshows high-priority displa ymessages
in red. Aw arning tone will also sound fors pecific
displa ymessa ges.
Please act in accordance wit hthe displa ymes‐
sages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Opera tor's Manual. Yo
uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages using
the 0076 or0038 steering-wheel button. The dis‐
pla ym essages will be sa vedtot he message
memor y.Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessage
as quickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehidden.
The displa ywill sho wthese displa ymessages
permanentl yuntil thec ause of thed ispla ymes‐
sag ehas been rectified.
Calling up sa vedd ispl aymessages
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons
The on-boar dcomputer sa vess pecific display
messages tothem essag ememor y.Yo uc an call
up thes ave ddispla ymessages. Use theb uttons
on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈbutton toselect them essage
memor y.If display messages ar eavailable,
th ed ispla ywill sho wthe number of sa ved
messages.
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, thed isplay
will show No Messages . #
Press the0078button toscroll forw ards
th ro ugh thed ispla ymessages.
Af tert he las tsave ddispla ymessage, thed is‐
pla yw ill again sho wthe star ts creen of the
messag ememor ywitht he number of sa ved
messages. #
Press theÈbutton tojum ptot hestart
screen of them essag ememor y.
Ve hicles with steering-wheel but tons
The on-boar dcomputer sa vess pecific display
messages tothem essag ememor y.Yo uc an call
up thes ave ddispla ymessages. Use theb uttons
on thes teering wheel. #
With the 0059or0065 button, select the
Service menu. #
With the 0064or0063 button, select
Announcements .
The bar will sho wthe number of sa vedm es‐
sages. #
Press 0076toconfirm.
The firs ts ave ddispla ymessag ewill be dis‐
pla yed.
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, thed isplay
will show No Messages . #
Press the0064 or0063 button toscroll
th ro ugh thed ispla ymessages.
All sa vedd ispla ymessages ar enumbered in
th em essag ememor y.The cur rent messa ge
number is shown on thel ow estb ar of thed is‐ Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 235

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0075
SRS Malfunction:
Servic eRequired *
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition, the0075 warn‐
ing lam ponthe instrument clus terl ights up. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybeactivated uninten‐
tionall yornotdeplo yasp lanned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Fu
rther information on ther estraint sy stem and its components can
be found unde r"Occupan tsafet y".
0075 Fr .L eftM alf.S ervice
Req. (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition,
the 0075 warning lam ponthe instrument clus terl ights up. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybeactivated uninten‐
tionall yornotdeplo yasp lanned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Front Left Malfunction
Service Required (exa m‐
ple) *T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. In addition,
the 0075 warning lam ponthe instrument clus terl ights up. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
Components in ther estraint sy stem ma ybeactivated uninten‐
tionall yornotdeplo yasp lanned in an accident. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Left Curtai nAirbag
Service Required (exa m‐
ple) *T
he cor responding windo wcurtain airbag is malfunctioning. In addi‐
tion ,the 0075 warning lam ponthe instrument clus terl ights up. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fatal injur ydue toam alfunction
in thew indo wcurtain airbag
The windo wcurtain airbag might be triggered unin tentionally or
might no tbetriggered at al lintheeve nt of an accident. #
Have thew indo wcurtain airbag checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 247