warning MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Doors
Un
locking and opening thed oor from inside Doo
rhandle (e xamp le: driver's door) #
Pull door handle 2.
Lockin gknob 1pops up when thed oor is
unloc ked. Centrall
ylocking and unlocking thed oor from
th ei nside &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
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. Yo
uc an use thec ent rallockin gbuttons tocen‐
trally loc kand unloc kthe entir evehicle from the
inside.
The central lockin gbuttons ar elocated in the
driver's door. Central locking buttons (vehicles wit
hmanually
adjus table front seats) Central locking buttons (vehicles wit
helectrically
adjus table front seats) #
Toloc koru nlockthe entir evehicle: press
but ton 1(unlock) or 2(lock) when the
door sareclosed. Openin
gand closing 45

Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to an open slidin gdoor whic hisnot
engaged in place
On an incline ,the sliding door can mo veby
itself.
This can cause youoro ther people to
become trapped. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Todo so, open thes lid‐
ing door tothes top. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Opening
The sliding door is equipped wit
hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages when thed oor is opened
as farasitw illg o. #
Pulld oor handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row.
The sliding door opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Pull thes liding door bydoor handle 1.
The sliding door is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door firm lyforw ards using
door handle 1and close it. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. Opening
#
Pull bac krockers witch 1.Ift he door is
loc ked, locking pin 3pops up.
The sliding door unloc ksand opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
2 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door catch.
Closing #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its cat ch. #
Push thes liding door forw ards usin gdoor
handle 2and close it. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereve rsing 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. Opening and closing
47

If someone becomes trapped,
take thef ollow‐
ing actions:
R press the0042 button on thek eyor
R pull thee xterio rdoor handle or
R press thea ppropriat esliding door button
in thec enter console or
R press theb utton on thed oor sill or
R pull ther ockers witc hont he door handle &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. *
NO
TEDama getothes liding door due to
incor rect use Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an result in damag etothe
trim and/or mechanic alcomponents of the
sliding door. #
Do no tuse thel owe rguide of thes liding
door (car riage) as astep. Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage
(/ page50).
% Please no
tethat thes liding door cann otbe
opened from thei nside when thec hild-p roof
loc kisa ctivated. Youc an on lyopen thes lid‐
ing door from thei nside if thec hild saf ety
loc kshave notb eena ctivated. Further infor‐
mation on this can be found in the" Occupant
saf ety" (/ page40)and "Openin gand clos‐
ing "(/pag e48) sections.
Yo ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside.
Yo uc an open and close thes liding door with
th ese cont rols:
R Slidin gdoor buttons on thec enter console
R Sliding door button on thed oor sill (B-pillar)
R Door handle (inside or outside)
R Key
The sliding door is equipped wit hautomatic
bloc kage detection wi threve rsing function .Ifa
solid object bloc ksorrestricts thes liding door during
thea utomatic closing process, thes liding
door opens again automaticall y.Ifth es liding
door is obstructed during theo pening procedure,
it mo vesb ackaf ewcentim eter sint he opposite
direction and stops.
The automatic bloc kage detection wi threve rsing
function is onl yanaid. It is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness when closin gthe electrical
sliding door.
If an obs tacle is de tected, thed ispla yshows the
Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Obstruction
Detected message, fore xamp le, and five warning
to nes sound.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat in suc hcircum stances, the
bloc kage detection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening and closin
gthe electrical sliding
doo rfromt he inside &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to sliding door opening towa rdst he rear
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves
to wa rdst he rear of thev ehicle. #
Onlyopen thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. 48
Opening and closing

Opening
1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside
3 Rocker switch
4 Locking knob
5 Sliding door button in thed oor sill
Yo uc an on lyopen asliding door wit hsliding door
button 5inthed oor sill or wit hrockers witch
3 onthed oor handle if thec hild-p roof loc khas
no tb een activated.
The sliding door is equipped wit hanactive
re tainer ,whic he ngages thed oor at thee nd stop
when opened. #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3.
If th ed oor is loc ked, locking knob 4pops
up. The sliding door unloc ks,a utomatic oper‐
ation is star teda nd thes liding door opens. If
yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during theo pening procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console flashes fort he
duration of automatic operation.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console is lit whene ver
th ea ppropriat esliding door is open. Depend‐
ing on thev ehicle equipment, thed ispla ycan
also sho wthe Sliding Door Open message.
Closing #
Brief lypress appropriat esliding door button
1 or2 inthec enter console.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill.
or #
Brief lypush rocker switch 3forw ards.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes.
If yo uu se slidin gdoor button 1or2 inthe
center consol eyou will hear tw owarning sig‐
nals during thec losing procedure.
The indicator lam pinsliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console goes out when‐
eve rthe cor responding sliding door is closed.
Inter rupting automatic operation #
Press cor responding sliding door button 1
or 2 inthec enter console again.
or #
Press sliding door button 5inthed oor sill
again.
or #
Brief lypull bac krockers witch 3. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key %
If
th ev ehicle is equipped wit htwo sliding
doors, the0042 button on thek eycan on ly
be used toopen or close one of thet wo slid‐
ing door s(/pag e50). #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 button on
th ek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. Opening and closing
49

#
Toclose: press and hold the0042 button on
th ek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will close automaticall y.#
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the0042 button on thek ey.
The sliding door stops moving.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, press and hold the
appropriat eslidin gdoor button. The electric
slidin gdoor mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat, in suc hcircum stances, the
obs tacle de tection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release thes liding door but‐
to n. Opening/closing the electrical sliding door
from the outside
#
Toopen: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor unloc ks,a utomatic operation
is star teda nd thes liding door opens. In addi‐
tion, youw ill hear tw owarning signals. #
Toclose: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor is released from its loc kand
automatic operation is star ted. The sliding
door closes. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: pulldoor
handle 1again. Prog
rammin gthe keyb utton fort he sliding
door Re
quirements
R The vehicle is equipped wit htwo electric slid‐
ing doors.
R The sliding door tobe prog rammed is open.
R The ignition is switched on.
The 0042 button on thek eycan be prog rammed.
Program the0042 button toopen ther ight or left
slidin gdoor. 1
Sliding door button fort he sliding door on the
left-hand side
2 Slidin gdoor button fort he sliding door on the
ri ght-han dside #
Press and hold sliding door button 1or2
in thec enter console fort he appropriat eslid‐
ing door until thes liding door is closed and
fo ur tones ha vesounded.
The Left-hand Electric Sliding Door Key Pro-
grammed/Right-hand Electric Sliding Door
Key Programedmessag eappears inthed is‐
pla y. Re
setting thee lectric sliding door Yo
um ustrese tthe electric sliding door if there
has been amalfunction or adropinv oltage. #
Ifth es liding door is open: close it byhand. #
Using thec orresponding 0042or0041 sliding
door button on thec enter console, open the
sliding door at leas t15.8 in (40 cm) and then
close thes liding door comple tely. #
When thes liding door is closed, open thes lid‐
ing door fully using thec orresponding 0042
or 0041 sliding door button on thec enter
console.
The sliding door is rese ta nd operational. 50
Opening and closing

#
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

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
57

The "con
venience opening "function can only be
ope ratedu sing thek ey.T he keym ustbeinc lose
pr ox imit ytot he driver's or co-driver door. #
Press and hold the0036 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked
R The side windo wsareo pened #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the 0036 button. Closing
thes ide windo wsfrom theo utside
(con venience closing) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment du etonot
paying attention du ring con venience clos‐
ing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do ws. #
When thec onvenience closing featur eis
operating, monitor thee ntir eclosing
process and mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the0037 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R thev ehicle is loc ked
R thes ide windo wsarec losed #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the 0037 button. Ad
justin gthe side windo ws The side windo
wsmus tber eadjus teda fter am al‐
function or avoltag esuppl yinter ruption. #
Swit chon thep ower suppl y(/pag e97). #
Push bo thbuttons on thep owe rwindo wand
hold fora pproxima tely one second af tert he
side windo whas closed. #
Ifth es ide windo wsremain closed when you
re lease theb uttons, they have been rese tc or‐
re ctly .Ift his is no tthe case, repeat thes teps
described fort he open side windo ws. Opening and closing
thes liding windo ws #
Toopen: press bo thhandle sections 1
to ge ther simultaneousl yand slide thes liding
windo wtothe desired notch. #
Toclose: slidethes liding windo wshut until
th eh andle sections 1engag eaudibly and lie
fl at. 58
Opening and closing