MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Installin
gthe EAS Y-ENT RYsection #
Place and engag ethe front seat anchorag eof
th eE ASY-ENTR Ysection on thes eat ancho‐
ra ge s. #
FoldtheE ASY-ENTR Ysection ba ck.
The rear seat leg of theE ASY-ENTR Ysection
will engag eaudib ly.T he indica tort ab on the
seat anchorag ewill no longer be visible.
% The EAS
Y-ENTR Ysectio nisc orrectly engaged
whe nthe seat anchorag eengages audibly
and thei ndicator tabisnol onger visible and
is fully retracted int othe seat anchorage. #
Vehicles with comfor trear benc hseat:
Fo ldthes eat backres tbacktot he seat posi‐
tion.
Moving ther ear benc hseat (standar dand
comfor trear benc hseat) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
th er ear benc hseat while thev ehicle is in
motion
If yo um ovet he rear ben chseat while driving,
th es eat ma ymove in an unexpec tedorj erk‐
ing manner ,forins tance when braking.
Yo uc oul db ecome trapped as well as thrown
agains tparts of thev ehicle interior or other
ve hicle occupants. #
Onlym ovet he rear ben chseat 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 ther ear seats or ther ear bench
seat on theg uide rail within them arked
area. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thef ront
seat being positioned tooc lose tovehicle
occupants
If yo um ovet he rear seat sortherear ben ch
seat outside them arkings on theg uide rail,
th is could result in thev ehicle occupant strik‐
ing their head on thes eat. #
Maintain aminimum clearance of 2in
(5 cm) between thek nees of the
re spectiv evehicle occupants and the
seat in front of them. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit haseatrail sys‐
te mint hevehicle floor. Maintain
aminimum clearance of 2in(5cm)1
between thek nees of thev ehicle occupants and
th es eats in front of them. St
artin gfromt he basic setting 0048,therear
ben chseat forp assenger scan be mo vedf or‐
wa rdsorb ackwards by2in(5c m). In doing so,
mak esuret hat passenger shave sufficient leg‐
ro om toreduce ther isk of injur yduring braking. Seats and
stowage 69

Example: comfor
trear benc hseat
Yo uc an slide ther ear benc hseat onl ywhen it is
unoccupied. If possible, slide ther ear benc hseat
wit hthe assis tance of asecond pe rson. #
Pull up release handle 4fors eat fore -and-
af ta djustment. #
Movether ear benc hseat tothed esired posi‐
tion bygrab handles 3. #
Letgoofr elease handle 4.
Re lease handle 4will fold down toits origi‐
nal position. #
Mak esuret hat all slider sfor fore -and-aft
adjustment engag eaudib ly on bo thsides.
It will no longer be possible tomo vether ear
benc hseat.
Fo lding ther ear benc hseat forw ards and
backwards &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. In order
toensur ethat ther ear benc hseat can
securely engage, keep thes eat guide rails and
anchora gesint hevehicle floor free from dir tand
fo re ign objects.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat anchorage, thes eat is not
cor rectl ye ngaged. Engag ethe seat again. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to ther ear benc hseat no tbeing engaged
The rear ben chseat will no tengag ewhen fol‐
ded forw ard. The rear ben chseat ma yinad‐
ve rtently fold bac kwhile thev ehicle is accel‐
erating, braking or changing direction sud‐ denly or in
thee vent of an accident, fore xa m‐
ple.
Pe ople within thes weep of ther ear bench
seat ma ybecome trapped. #
Alwaysf old bac karear benc hseat that
has been folded forw ardb efor eyou
st ar td riving. #
Ensur ethat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged. #
Remo vetheh ead restra int s(/pag e72). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds. #
Pull ther elease handles forr ear seat anchor‐
age 2up and tilt ther ear benc hseat. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bygrab handles 1
and fold thes eat forw ards.
Note sont he seat/bunk combination &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting ther ear benc hseat
When adjusting arear benc hseat, youor
ano ther vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped bytheg uide rail of ther ear benc hseat,
fo re xa mp le. #
Mak esuret hat no one has an ypartof
th eir body within thes weep of ther ear
benc hseat when adjusting ther ear
benc hseat. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
th er ear benc hseat while thev ehicle is in
motion
If yo um ovet he rear ben chseat while driving,
th es eat ma ymove in an unexpec tedorj erk‐
ing manner ,forins tance when braking.
Yo uc oul db ecome trapped as well as thrown
agains tparts of thev ehicle interior or other
ve hicle occupants. 70
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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

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
ar esult of rear ben chseat no tbeing
engaged
If th er ear benc hseat is no tengaged, it may
be flung aroun dduring tra vel. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear bench
seat is engaged as described. Ke
ep thes eat guide rails and anchora gesint he
ve hicle floor free of dir tand object stoensure
th at ther ear benc hseat engages securely.
If th ei ndicator taboft he seat anchorag eisnot
re tracted int othe seat leg, thes eat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged. Engag ethe seat again.
Re moving the rear ben chseat
Yo uc an ins tallth er ear benc hseats in thef ace-
to -face position only if thev ehicle floor is equip‐
ped wit hfour seat anchorages on thef irst rear
seat rowor wit haseatrail sy stem. %
In
vehicles wit haseatrail sy stem, car ryout
th er elease, remo vala nd subsequent re-
ins tallation of ther ear benc hseat at the
mar kedatt he mar kedb asic position only
(/ page69). #
Foldther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1up. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards at the
upper edg eofthe seat backrest. #
Pull ther elease handle forf ront seat legs 2
up. #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Foldther ear benc hseat forw ards and
re mo veit from seat anchorages 3.
Installing ther ear benc hseat #
Grasp ther ear benc hseat bythel ow er edge
of thes eat cushion. #
Inser tthe rear ben chseat int ofront seat
anchorages 3from abo veatthef ront and
allo wittoe ngage. #
Mak esuret hat ther elease handles forf ront
seat legs 2aref olded down towa rdst he
fl oor of thev ehicle. #
Foldther ear benc hseat bac kintot he seat
position. #
Press ther elease handle forr ear seat anchor‐
age 1down until indicator tabs 4 have
fully retracted int othe rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of ther ear benc hseat ar ecor‐
re ctly engaged whe nthe seat legs engag eaudibly
and indicator tabs 4 onthes eat legs ar enolon‐
ge rv isible and ha vefully retracted int othe seat
legs. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraint mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gthe vehicle settings while the
ve hicle is in motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion 72
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#
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: In particular,
adjus tthe driver's seat, head restra int,
st eering wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sn otbeing ins talled or being
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ha venotb eeni nstalled or
ha ve notb eena djus tedc orrectly ,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and secur eoncet he
head restra int is engaged in thed esired posi‐
tion.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 2and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he re
qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged in thed esired position.
Use theh ead restra int onl yinthe engaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 1
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 1
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 2and pull
th eh ead restra int up and out. #
Toinstall: presstheh ead restra int with
de tent int othe holes on thel eft-hand side
when vie wedint he direction of tr avel until it
engages.
Ad justin gthe hea drestraint electrically
* NO
TEDama getothee lectrical head
re stra int when adjus tedm anually If
th eh eight of thee lectrically adjus table
head restra int is adjus tedm anuall y,this can
damag ethe mechanism of theh ead restra int. #
Adjus tthe height of thee lectrically
adjus table head restra int su sing the
buttons in thed oor trim. Seats and
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Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. #
Toadjus tthe height: slide button 1up or
down in thed irection of thea rrow. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards until it engages in thed esired posi‐
tion. #
Tomo vebackwards: press and hold down
re lease knob 2and slide theh ead restra int
backwards tothed esired position.
% If
th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an
adjus tthe head restra int height within 30
seconds of unlockin gthe vehicle. Switching
thes eat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular ,the healt hofpersons wit hlimi‐
te dt emperatur esensitivity or alimited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat heating due to
ove rheating The seat heating ma
yoverheat if thes eat is
unoccupied when thes eat heating is
switched on or if object sareplaced on the
seat. #
Switc hoffthes eat heating when the
seat is unoccupied. #
Do no tplace an yobjects on thes eat
when thes eat is unoccupied. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. Fr
ont seat #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
When all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat
heating is switched off.
% The seat heating will automaticall
yswitch
bac kout of thet hree heating le vels af ter7,
10 and 20 minutes until thes eat heating
switches off. 74
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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
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#
Place onl ysuitable container sinthe cup
and bottle holders. #
Close thec ontainers, particularly if the
liquid is hot. Cup holders
1arel ocated at theu pper lef tand
ri ght of thec ockpit. Ashtr
ayand cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays #
The ashtr aywit hc ap 1 can be inse rted into
ac up holder on thec ockpit or int oacup
holder in ther ear passenger compartment. Using
thec igar ette lighter in thef ront center
console &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. Cigar
ette lighter (e xamp le:vehicle wit hstowa ge
compartment unde rthe center console) #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1. Soc
kets Usin
gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen terc on‐
sole Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on.
R Onlydevices wit huptoam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A) ar epermissible. #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 76
Seats and stowage

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