ESP MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Switc hont he audio sy stem (see thes eparate
operating instructions). #
Switc hont he mobile phone (see thes eparate
operating instruction sfromt he manufac‐
turer). #
Establish aBluetooth ®
connection between
th em obile phone and thea udio sy stem (see
th es eparat eoperating instructions). #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Telephone menu.
The displa ywill sho wone of thef ollowing
messages:
R The name of them obile phone network
pr ov ider or PhoneREADY:
The mobile phon ehasfound anetwo rk
and is ready toreceive.
R Phone No Service:
No networ kisavailable or them obile
phone is sear ching foran etwo rk.
R Bluetooth ready:
Yo uh aven ot ye testablishe daBluetooth ®
connection between them obile phone
and thea udio sy stem.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about suitable
mobile phones and connectin gvia Blue tooth®
:
R AtaM ercedes-Ben zCommercial VanC enter
R OntheI nterne tath ttps://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect
Ac ceptin gacall #
Press the0061 button on thes teering wheel.
If someone calls youw hen youa reinthe Tele-
phone menu,acorresponding messag ewill
appearont he display.
Re jectin gore ndingac all #
Press the0076 button on thes teering wheel.
Dialing anumber from thet elephone book #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Telephone menu. #
Press the0064 ,0063 or0076 button to
switc htot hetelephon ebook. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toscroll
th ro ugh then ames.
If yo up ress and hold theb utton forl onger
th an one second ,the names in thet elephone
book will be scrolled thro ugh rapidl y.
or #
Press and hold the0064 or0063 button for
longer than five seconds.
Ra pid scrolling –the name that starts with
th en extlette rort he pr evious letter in the
alphabe tisdisplayed.
Ra pid scrolling will stop when your elease the
button or reac ht he end of thel ist.
If onl yone telephon enumbe risstore df or a
name: #
Press the0061 or0076 button.
Dialing starts.
If se veraltelephone number sarestored fora
name: #
Press the0061 or0076 button.
The phone number swill be displa yed. #
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect a
te lephon enumbe r. #
Press the0061 or0076 button.
Dialing starts. #
Toexitth et elephone book: pressthe0076
or 0038 button.
Re dialing
The on-board compu terw ills ave thel astn ames
or number sdialed in ther edial memor y. #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Telephone menu. #
Press the0061 button toswitc htot heredial
memor y. #
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect a
name or telephon enumbe r. #
Press the0061 or0076 button.
Dialing starts. #
Toexitth er edial memo ry:press the0076
or 0038 button. Settings menu
Settings
menu (example) 14 8
Instrument clus tera nd on-boar dcomputer

Changing
thea rrangemen tofapplications on
th eh om escreen Yo
uc an cus tomize theh ome screen wit hvarious
widg etsa nd apps and access it at an ytime. #
Press on ©.
The home screen is called up.
Ad ding or changing buttons #
Toassig nana pptoan em ptyb utton:
select an em ptyb utton. #
Tochang eane xisting app: hold downthe
app ico nuntil thea pp tile selection window
appear sonthe home screen. #
Select an app and assign it tother espective
tile. Operating
thet ouchsc reen Ta
pping #
Tapont he displa ytoselect an element.
Single-finger swipe #
Draw or swipe afinger ac ross thed ispla yto
til tortos croll. Calling up applications
The main menu is shown in
them edia display
when yous tart thev ehicle. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping.
or #
In an ydispla y:tapont he© symbol on
th et ouchscreen. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping. Sy
stem settings Configuring basic settings
#
Press on 003B.
The following option sareavailable:
R Connected Devices:O ptions forc ontrolling
connected devices that use Android Auto,
Apple CarPl ay®
or Blue tooth®
tech nology.
R Phone:S etso ptions foru se wit hyour smart‐
phone
R Navigation :Setting options forn avigation and
map interaction
R Notifications:D efines settingsford iffe re nt
notification types
R Displa yand Language :Define ssettings for
displa yand language
R Sound:S etso ption sfor sound and volume
R Time and Units:D efines unitsofmeasure‐
men tused
R About :Displa yssystem information ,end user
license agreement sand advanced settings
Displaying of theE -label wit hconformity
ma rkings and information on legal requ ire‐
ments: #
Press 003B and select Settings*About
* Regulatory . Configuring settings
forc onnected devices #
Press 003B and select Connected Devices .
The following option sareavailable:
R Bluetooth:S etso ptions forc onnecting and
configuri ng device sthat use Blue tooth ®
tech‐
nology
R Android Auto :Setso ptions ford evices that
use theA ndroid Autoapp
R Apple CarPlay :Setso ptions ford evices that
use Apple CarPlay ®
R Bluetoot hName::S etsa nam efor aB lue‐
to oth ®
connection
R Add adevice:S tartst he procedur efor pairing
th em ultimedia sy stem wit hanavailable Blue‐
tooth ®
device Configuring smartphone and
text message
settings #
Press on 003Band select Phone. Multimedia sy
stem 15 3

This could also cause
youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
The sear chmenu help stofindthed estination.
The following sear choptions ar eavailable:
R Tosear chall locatio ninformation quickl y,
enter sear chterm s.
R Brow se or sear chexistin gpoint sofi nterest
by catego ry.
R Tofind specific positions, e.g. addresses,
intersections or geographical coordinates,
use sear chfunctions.
R Locatio nsear chwithin thev icinit yofo ther
cities or areas
R Save favo rite s.
R Sear chforp reviousl ydisco veredd estinations
again.
Re sults of thed estination sear ch
The results of thed estination sear chared is‐
pla yedinal ist, withthe neares tlocation at the
to p. Youc an sc roll down tosee mor eresults.
Sear ch to ols
Sear chtools allo wyoutosear chfors pecific loca‐
tion types using prom ptsont he media displa y.
Sear ching fora nd en tering destinations
Fi nding destinations with thes ear chbar
Yo uc an sear chfors pecific locations in the
sear chbar byentering acategor y,brand name,
address or location name. #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Select Keyword or Address inthes ear chbar. #
Ente rall or par tofthe sear chterm.
Sug gested sear chterm sa redispla yedb elow
th es ear chbar. The
following option sareavailable:
R Tosear chforana ddress near you, enter the
st re et and house number.
R Tosear chforana ddress in ano ther city ,enter
th es treet, hous enumber ,citya nd stat eor
pr ov ince.
R Tosear chforac ity,e nter thec ity and the
st at eorp rovince.
R Tosear chfors pecific coordinates, enter the
latitude and longitude.
R Tosear chfors pecific businesses, enter the
appropriat ecategor y,e.g. cinemas.
R Tosear chforab usiness wit haspecific name,
enter all or par tofthe name #
Select one of thef ollowing options. #
Tosear chforo ne of thes ugges teds ear ch
te rm s, select thec orresponding term.
or #
Press Donefort he entered term ss ear ched
fo r. #
Select adestination if necessar y.
Changing thes ear charea #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Select å. #
Select one of thea vailable options.
Sear ching forana ddress
Depending on thea vailable map material, the
sequence of steps can be dif fere nt. #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Select åif it is necessar ytochangethe
sear charea. #
Select Address. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to enter thea ddress information. #
Select thea ddress.
Sear ching forac ity
Befor eyou can sear chforac ity,you mus tadd
th e" Cities" shortcut tothes ear chmenu. #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Select Cities. #
Select one of thef ollowing options. #
Select acityf romt he list.
or #
Enter then ame of thec ity youa relooking for
and press Done. 15 6
Multimedia sy stem

Select one of
thef ollowing options:
R Detour by Distance:A voids arout efor ac er‐
ta in dis tance.
R Route detoured.:A voids aparticular road on
th er oute.
R Detour:C alculatesacomple tely ne wr oute.
Editing arout ew ith intermediat edestina‐
tions
Requ irements
R Arout ehas already been star ted
( / pag e158).
Yo uc an add intermediat edestinations in them id‐
dle or at thee nd of your route. #
Select ªonthem ap. #
Sear chforap osition. #
Select aposition. #
Press on Go!.
Select one of thef ollowing options:
R Add as Next Stop:S etst he location as the
next intermedia tedestination on ther oute.
R Add as Last Stop:A ddsthel ocation at the
end of ther oute.
R Add to ActiveR oute:Addsthel ocation and
manages theo rder of destinations on the
ro ute.
The navigatio nsystem adds this position tothe
ro ute. The routeisr ecalculated wit hthe individ‐
ua ld estinations in thed esired order.
Planning routes with myTrips
Wi th th e"my Trips" function youc an se tand sa ve
ar oute. This can useful fort he planning of a
deliver yroute, aholid ayorajourne y.Yo uc an
manag easavedroute, e.g. torearrang ep osi‐
tions ,optimize theo rder of thes tops or add posi‐
tions.
Ar out ecan include man ydestinations but must
ha ve at leas tone star tlocatio nand one destina‐
tion. The star tlocatio nisplace from wher eyou
wish toseto ffon your journe y.Ifyo us tart navi‐
ga tio nfor thet ripf roma nother location ,the mul‐
timedia sy stem of fers theo ption of driving tothis
location firs t. Fo rar ound-trip, thes tart and desti‐
nation locatio ncan be thes ame.
Setting aroute #
Select ª*myTrips *Create Trip on
th em ap. #
Select Add Starting Point. #
Select aposition fort he startin gpoint. #
Select Add Destinations. #
Setap osition fort he destination and select
with Select. #
Ifre qu ired, add mor edestination sfor other
positions and then select e. #
Select Trip Settings *Trip Name . #
Ente rthe name of ther out eand select Done.
Managing and rearra nging positions on a
ro ute #
Select ª*myTrips onthem ap. #
Select asave droute. #
Select Edit Destinations. #
Select one of thef ollowing options: #
Using theg ripn exttoi t, drag thed estination
to an ew position on ther oute.
or #
Select an additi onal locationwithAdd Desti-
nations.
Deletin groutes #
Select ª*myTrips *Delete Trips on
th em ap. #
Select one or mor eroutes. #
Select Delete. Showing traf
fici nformation Re
al-time traf ficd ataisano ptional featur efor
yo ur vehicle. Contact your vehicle dealer form ore
information on traf ficf unctions. Traf fici nforma‐
tion is no tavailable in all areas.
% Daimler
AGand Garmin ar enotresponsible
fo rt he accuracy and timeliness of tra ffic
information.
Displaying traf fica head #
Select æ*Traffic .
Displ aying thet raffic map #
Select æ*Traffic *Traffic Map.
Displaying thet raffic legends #
Select æ*Traffic *Traffic Map *
þ *Traffic Legend. 16 0
Multimedia sy stem

Overvie
wofthe media menu The informatio
ndispla yedont he media display
and visible playbac kcont rols ma ychange
depe nding on them edia source. Example:
Trac kisp laye df romaU SB device
1 Activem edia sou rce
2 Album co ver,ifav ailable from acompatible
source
3 : Repeat (once per track)
4 9 Random pl aybac k(shuf flem ode)
5 0055 Next tra ck
6 00CF Controls playbac k(pause)
7 0054 Prev ious track
8 Timeline (elapsed playing time and playing
time of thet rack)
9 Details about thet rack (ifavailable)
A Track Connecting USB devices
*
NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damag eUSB devices. #
Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle. #
Connect theU SB device totheU SB port. #
Press on |. #
Select Source *USB.
% When connectin gseve ralA pple ®
devices, pay
attention totheo rder in whic hthe devices
ar ec onnected. The multimedia sy stem only
connects wit hthe device that is connec ted
fi rs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that ar econ‐ nec
tedatt he same time ar eonlys upplied
wit hp ower. St
arting media playback Re
quirements
Ad atas torage medium is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem. #
Press |. #
Select amedia source with Source. #
Select thed esired trac korstation. Ad
justin gthe volume #
Press on |. #
Select ë. #
Press on cor0082 untilthed esired vol‐
ume is set. Information on playbac
kusing Blu etoo th®
de vices When using Blue
tooth®
devices youc an control
playbac kwitht he contro lelements on them ulti‐
media sy stem. With some devices youc an also
sear chthem usic librar yfromt he menu. On Blue‐
tooth ®
devices that do no tsuppor tthis type of
sear ch,select thet rack orthep laylistd irectly on
th em edia pla yeritself.
Whe ther tra ckinformatio nsuchast he song title,
artis tname, tra cklengt hand album co vera re
av ailable, depends on thef unctions of them edia
pla yera nd them usic app. Ra
dio Selecting
aradio station #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio.
One of thef ollowing options is available:
R Tosetal ower or higher radio frequency:
select 00F5or00F6.
R Tosear chfora vailable radio stations :select
Scan.
R Toviewal istoft heavailable radio stations:
select StationList. Setting
DABs tations DA
Bs tations ar enotavailable in all regions.
St ation scan forD AB stations Multimedi
asyst em 16 3

#
Select DAB Radio. #
Press on Scan.
Whe nthe sear chis comple te,t he firs ta vaila‐
ble statio nint hefirs te nsemble found is
pla yed.
% Aftert he firs ts earch, youc an select Scan
again tosear chforD AB stations again. When
th en ew sear chisfinished them ultimedia
sy stem pla ysbac kthe firs ts tatio nint he
ensemble whic hyou werelistening toatthe
beginning of then ew sear ch.
Changing DABs tations #
Select DABR adio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select 00F5or00F6 tochang ethe DABs ta‐
tion.
At thee nd of thec urrent ensembl ethe multi‐
media sy stem automaticall ychanges tothe
fi rs ta vailable statio nint he next ensemble.
Selecting aDAB station from alist #
Select DAB Radio. #
Ifre qu ired, select Scantosear chforal ocal
DA Bs tation. #
Select StationList. #
Ifre qu ired, selec tacategor y. #
Select astation. Saving
astatio nasa favo rite #
Select ther espectiv esource, e.g. FM Radio. #
Select Favourites.
The following option sareavailable:
R Tostor eas tatio ninana vailable prese t:
select preset.
R Toreplace astatio nt hat has been sa ved:
press and hold on thep rese ta nd select
Replace . Switching
thet raffic information service on
or off The traf
fici nformation service use sthe radio
dat asystem( RDS), toprov ide youw ithc urrent
traf fici nformation. If thes ystemr ecei vesat raffic
announcemen titswitches automaticall ytothe
st atio ntransmitting thet raffic announcement.
When thea nnouncemen tisfinished thes ystem
re turns tothep reviou sstation. #
Toswitc hont he traf fici nformation
service: selectZ. #
Select RDS Announcement s-TA. Satellit
eradio Information on
thes atellit eradio
SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio of fers mor ethan 14 0
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100%
commercial-free music, sports, ne wsand enter‐
ta inment ,for example. SIRIUS XM ®
satellit eradio
emplo ysaflee tofh igh-per form anc esatellites to
broadcas taround thec lockthroughout theU SA
and Canada. The satellit eradio prog ramisa vaila‐
ble foram onthly fee. Information about this can
be obtained from aSiriusXM ®
Service Center and
at https://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.c a(Canada).
% Sirius, XM and all
related mar ksand logos
ar et rademar ksof SiriusXM Radio Inc .and its
subsidiaries. All other mar ks,c hannel names
and logo sarethep roperty of their respective
ow ners. All rights reser ved.
Re gis tering satellit eradio
Re quirements
R Satellit eradio equipment
R The registration wit hasatellit eradio pr ovider
% If
re gistration is no tincluded when pur chas‐
ing thes ystem, your credit car ddetails will
be requ ired toactivat eyour account
Befor eyou ar eable toactivat eyour SiriusXM ®
subs cription youw ill nee dtohavether adio ID for
yo ur SiriusXM Connec tTune ravailable. Youc an
call up this radio ID in theS iriusXM ®
settings
menu or se tyour stereo sy stem tochannel 0. #
Select Z*SiriusXM Settings *Sir-
iusXM Radio ID .
The servic einformation screen appear sshow‐
ing ther adio ID and thec urrent subscription
st atus. #
Establish atelephone connection. #
Followt he service staff's instructions.
The activatio nprocess ma ytakeuptot en
minu tes.
% Yo
uc an also ha vethes atellit eservice activa‐
te do nline. Todo so, please visit https://
www.siriusxm.com (USA) or https://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada). 16 4
Multimedia sy stem

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
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 ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ctly positioned load
The center of gr avity of thel oad can be too
high and/or toof ar towa rdst he rear.
This can significantl yimp air handlin gaswell
as steering and braking characteristics. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec enter of
gr av ity of thel oad is between thea xles
and as lo waspossible near ther ear
axle. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
exc eeding thep ermissible wheel/axle
loads or theg ross vehicle weight
The driving characteristics, as well as steering
and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired. Over‐
loaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas ac on‐
sequence. #
When transpo rting aload, alw ays
obser vethep ermissible wheel loads,
axle loads and them aximum permissi‐
ble gross mass fort he vehicle (including
occupants). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. If
yo ua reusin gar oof luggag erack, please no te
th em aximum roof load and them aximum load
capacity of ther oof luggag erack( / pag e234).
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment.
R fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenl yamong them. 16 6
Transporting

Note
sonm aintenance
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposal in anon-envi‐
ro nmentally-friendly manner If circums
tances demand that youh ave todo
some maintenanc eworky ourself, environ‐
mental pr otection requirements mus tbe
obser ved. When disposing of service prod‐
ucts, e.g. engin eoil,youm ustc ompl ywith
th el egal requ irements. This also includes all
components, e.g. filters, whic hhave come
int oc ontact wi thoperating fluids. #
Dispose of em ptyc ontainers, cleaning
clo thsa nd car eproducts in an environ‐
mentally responsible manner. #
Obser vethei nstruction sfor car eprod‐
ucts. #
Do no trun thee ngine forl onger than
necessar ywhen thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. When
working on thev ehicle, comply wit hall
saf etyr egulations, suc hasthe operating instruc‐
tions, regulations concerning hazardous materi‐
als, environmental pr otection measures, work
saf etya nd acciden tpreve ntion regulations.
Yo um usts ecur ethe vehicle on jac kstands of
suf ficient load-bearing capacity if workis being
car ried out underneat hthe vehicle.
Please also refertot he no tesa bout qualified spe‐
cialis tworks hops (/ page18).
The scope and regularity of thei nspection and
maintenanc eworkp rimaril ydepend on theo ften
diverse operating conditions .Inspection and
maintenanc eworkr equires special skills that
canno tbeacquired byreading these Operating
Instructions. This workshould onl ybecarried out
by trained pe rsonnel.
The vehicle Maintenance Bookle tdescribes the
scope and frequency of maintenance workand
contains additional no tesont he Limited War‐
ra nty .You will find information abou toperating
fl uids appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz and capacities
under "Operatin gFluid sand Capacities"
(/ page 227).
Maintenance services mus tbecarried out in
accordance wit hthe instructions in theM ainte‐
nanc eBooklet. No tdoing so could void an ywar‐
ra nty claims and lead torefusa lofg oodwil lges‐
tures af tert he manufacturer has submitted a
damag ereport. Obser
vethei nformation under "Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts" (/ page13). Se
rvice inter vald isplay Service inter
vald ispla yfunction The AS
SYST PLUS service inter vald ispla yont he
instrument clus terd ispla yprovide sinformation
on ther emaining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Under arduous operating conditions or if thev ehi‐
cle is subjected toinc reased loads, theA SSYST
PLUS service inter vald ispla ymayshor tent he
service inter val.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Displaying
thes ervice du edate( vehicles
without steering wheel but tons) Requ
irements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The ignition is switched on.
Use theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈbutton toselect thes ervice dis‐
pla y.
The displa ywill sho wapossible service mes‐
sage. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press the0078button on
th ei nstrument clus ter. Displaying
thes ervice du edate( vehicles with
st eering wheel but tons) Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYS TPLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press the0076 or0038
st eering-wheel button. Maintenanc
eand care 175

Only
checkt he coolant le vela nd/or fill th ec ool‐
ant if thev ehicle is stationar y,on aleve lsurface
and thee ngine has cooled down. The coolant
te mp eratur emustbeb elow1 22°F (50°C). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. #
Coolant con tains glyc ol and is therefor epoi‐
sonous. Obser vethei nformation under
"Operating fluids and capacities"
(/ page230).
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Re
gular lych eckt he engine cooling sy stem and
th eh eating sy stem forl ea ks.Ift hereisal oss of
coolant ,have thec ause de term ined and rectified
in aq ualified specialis tworks hop without dela y. Example: cap and coolant
expansion reser voir
Checking thec oolant le vel #
Slowly tur ncap 1 of coolant expansion res‐
er vo ir2 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and
allo woverpressur etoe scape. #
Turn cap 1further and remo veit. The coolan
tleve lisc orrect in thef ollowing cases:
R Uptomar kerb ar3 when thee ngine is cold
R Ifth ee ngine is warm,upto0 .6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar3
Ad ding coolant
Only use coolant appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz to
av oid damaging thee ngine cooling sy stem. #
Refe rtot he information on coolant
(/ page230). #
Refill th ec oolant up tomar kerb ar3 inthe
fi ller openin gofcoolantexpansio nreser voir
2. #
Replace cap 1and tighten in aclockwise
direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Setthe temp eratur einthevehicle interior to
th em aximum output on thec ont rolp anel of
th ec limat econt rol. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y. Re
filling thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,smokin gand
th ec reation of spar kswhen using wind‐
shield washer concentrate. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐ Maintenance and care
181

#
Carefull yspra ythe vehicle wit hwater and dry
of fw ithal eather clo th.Don otpoint the
wate rjet directly int othe air inle tgrille.
When operating thev ehicle in winter ,remo veall
traces of road salt deposits carefull yand as soon
as possible. Note
sonc areofp aint and matte finish *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eand cor rosion
due toinadequat ecare Fa
ilur etop romp tly and thoroughly remo ve
dir tfromb irdd roppings or other residue
could result in paintwor kdamag eand cor ro‐
sion at alater date. #
Cleand irto ffpaint and matt efinish
th oroughly and as soon as possible. Obser
vethen otes on cleaning and car einorder
to avoid damag etothe paintwor k.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
th en wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and then
wa sh off.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro‐
leum ether or lighter fluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clear water.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver.
R Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tpolish thev ehicle and allo ywheels.
R Onlyusestate-of- the-ar tcar wa shes.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that end switha
ho tw ax treatmen tinautom atic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or polish‐
ing products, or gloss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alwaysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif unsuitable
climbin gaids ar eused
If yo uu se opening sinthevehicle's body work
or de tach able parts as steps, youc ould:
R Slip and/or fall.
R Damag ethe vehicle and thus slip and fall. #
Alwaysu se anti-slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g .asuitable ladder. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt hetailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe and tailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come int ocontact
wi th th ese parts of thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trims and
supervise children especially close lyin
th is area. #
Allowvehicle parts tocool down before
to uchin gthem. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytheu se of
openings in theb odywor kordetachable
par tasa step Using
thel owe rguide of thes liding door (car‐
ri age) as astepc an damag ethe trim and/or
mechanism of thes liding door. #
Do no tuse theg uide of thes liding door
(car riage) as astep. %
Information on suitable cleaning agentsor
cleaning clo
thsc an be obtained from aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. 184
Maintenance and care