USB MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Operating unit
1
Multimedia sy stem →
15 2
2 Æ Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle →
47
3 002F Switches theh azard
wa rning light sy stem on and off →
78
4 00BB Switches ESP ®
on and
off →
111
5 Å Opens and closes the
electric sliding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle →
47 6
PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indi‐
cator lamp →
31
7 Climat econtrol sy stem operat‐
ing unit →
90
8 Media inter face wi thAU Xc on‐
nection and USB port
The la yout and number of but‐
to ns depend on thee quipment. 10
Atag lanc e–Center console

These dat
afor con venience and inf otainment
function smaybe sa vedl ocally in thev ehicle or
th ey ma ybel ocated on adevice whic hyou ha ve
connected tothev ehicle, suc hasasmartphone,
USB flash driv eorMP3 player.If yo uh ave
entered these dat ayourself, youc an dele tethem
at an ytime.
This dat aistransmit tedf romt hevehicle tothird
parties onl yatyourrequ est. This applies, in par‐
ticular ,when youu se online services in accord‐
anc ewitht he settings that youh aves elected.
Smartphone integ ratio n(e.g. Androi dAutoor
Apple CarPlay)
If yo ur vehicle is equipped appropriatel y,yo uc an
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an then cont rolthem
by means of thec ont role lements integrated in
th ev ehicle. The smartphone's pictur eand sound
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Simul‐
ta neously ,specific items of information ar etrans‐
fe rred toyour smartphone. Dependin gonthe
type of integration, this includes position data,
day/night mode and other general vehicle sta‐
tuses. Form orei nformation, please consult the
ve hicle Operating Instructions/info tainment sys‐
te m.
This integration allow sthe use of selected smart‐
phone apps, suc hasnavigation or music pla yer
apps. Ther eisnoadditional interaction between
th es martphon eand thev ehicle, particularly
activ eaccess tovehicle data. The type of addi‐
tional dat aprocessing is de term ined bythep ro‐
vider of thea pp being used. Whic hsettings you
can make, if an y,depends on thes pecific app
and theo perating sy stem of your smartphone. Onlin
eservices Wire
less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnection,
dat acan be exchanged between your vehicle and
ot her sy stems. The wireless networ kconnection
is made possible bythev ehicle's owntransmitter
and receiver or byam obile end devic ethat you
ha ve brought int othe vehicle, fore xamp le, a
smartphone .Online function scan be used via
th is wireless networ kconnection .This includes
onlin eservice sand applications/apps pr ovided
to yo ubyt he manufacturer or by other pr oviders.
Manu factu rer's owns ervices
Re garding them anufacturer's online services, the
individual function saredescribed bythem anu‐
fa cturer in asuita ble place, fore xamp le, in the Operating Instructions or on
them anufacturer's
we bsite, wher ethe releva nt da taprotection infor‐
mation is also given. Personal identification data
ma ybeu sedtoprov ide onlin eservices. Dat ais
exc hanged via asecur econnection, e.g. them an‐
ufacturer's designated IT sy stems. An ypersonal
dat aw hicha recollected, processed and used,
ot her than fort he pr ovision of services, is done
so exc lusivel yonthe basis of legal permission.
This is thec ase, fore xamp le,foral egally prescri‐
bed emergency call sy stem, acont ractua lagree‐
ment or whe nconsent has bee ngiven.
Yo uc an ha veservices and functions, some of
whic haresubject toafee, activated or deactiva‐
te d. This excludes legall yprescribed functions
and services, suc hasanemergency cal lsystem.
Services of thirdp arties
If yo uu se online services from other pr oviders
(thir dparties), these services ar ethe responsibil‐
ity of thep rovide rinq uestion and subject tothat
pr ov ider's dat aprotection conditions and terms
of use. As ageneral rule, them anufacturer has
no influence on thec ontent exchanged.
Fo rthis reason ,when services ar eprovide dby
th irdp arties ,please ask thes ervice pr ovider in
qu estion fori nformation abou tthe type, extent
and pu rpose of thec ollection and use of personal
data. Data pr
otection rights Depending on
your countr yorthe equipment and
ra ng eoff unctions of your vehicle as well as the
services youu se and thes ervices on of fer, you
ar ee ntitle dtod iffe re nt da taprotection rights.
Fu rther information on dat aprotection and your
dat aprotection rights can either be found on the
manufacturer's websit eory ou will receiv ethis
information as par tofthevarious services and
service of fers .T he re,y ou will also find thec on‐
ta ct information fort he manufacturer and its data
pr otection of ficer.
At aw orks hop, fore xamp le, wit hthe suppor tofa
specialis tand possibly foraf ee,youc an ha ve
dat aread out whic hisstore do nlyl ocally in the
ve hicle. Event Data
Recorders US
Ao nly:
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent data
re corder (EDR) .The mai npurpose of an ED Risto
re cord, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esitua‐ 22
General no tes

Lane no
trecommended 5:inthis lane, youw ill
no tbea bletocomple tethen extc hang eofd irec‐
tio nw ithout changing lane.
Po ssible lane 4:only in this lane will youbea ble
to mak ethe next chang eofd irection.
Re commended lane 3:inthis lane, youw ill be
able tocomple teboth th enextc hang eofd irec‐
tio na nd theo ne af tert hat.
The following additional navigation status dis‐
pla ysarep ossible:
R New Route... orCalculatingRoute...
An ew routeisb eingcalculated.
R Road Not Mapped
The vehicle's position is within thea reaoft he
digital map, but ther oad is no tknown, e.g. it
ma ybeanu npavedr oad.
R No Route
Noroutec oul dbec alculated tothes elected
destination.
R 004B
Youh ave reached thed estination or an inter‐
mediat edestination. Au
dio menu Selecting
aradio station
The statio nisd isplayedw itht he statio nfre‐
qu ency or statio nname. The memor yprese tis
displa yeda long wit hthe frequency band only if
th es tatio nh as been stored. #
Switc hont he audio sy stem and select the
ra dio function (see thes eparat eoperating
instructions). #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Audio menu.
The displ aywill sho wthe statio ncurrently
selected. #
Toselect astoreds tation: brieflyp ress
the 0064 or0063 button. #
Toselect astatio nfromt hestation lis t:
press and hold the0064 or0063 button.
If no statio nlistisr eceived: #
Toselect astatio nusingthe station
sear chfunction: press and hold the0064 or
0063 button.
Operating data storage media
Depending on them ultimedia sy stem, youc an
pla yb acka udio files from dif fere nt audi osour‐ ces, su
chas an SD card, aUSBstorag edevice or
aB luetooth ®
audio device. #
Swit chon them ultimedia sy stem and select
th ea udio source (see thes eparat eoperating
instructions). #
Use the0059 or0065 button toselect the
Audio menu. #
Toopen thet rack list:press the0064 or
0063 button. #
Toselect then extorp revious trac kon
th et rack list:briefly press the0064 or0063
button. #
Toselect atrack from thet rack listu sing
ra pid sc roll: press and hold the0064 or
0063 button until thed esired tra ckis
re ached.
If yo up ress and hold the0064 or0063 but‐
to n, ther apid scroll speed will increase af ter
as hor ttime. No tall audio sources support
th is function.
If th ec orresponding trac kinformation is stored
on thed atas torage medium, thed ispla ymay
sho wthe following:
R Trac kn umber
R Artis tand/or trac kname
R Folder name
If an extern al audio source has been connec ted
via theA UX connection, no trac kinformation is
displa yed. Te
lephone menu &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integrated in thev ehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev 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. When using
thep hone, youm usto bse rvet he
legal requirements fort he countr yinwhichyou
ar ec urrently driving. Instrument clu
ster and on-boar dcomputer 147

The
following option sareavailable:
R Entert he telephon enumbe rusing thek eypad
ÿ and press on _.
R Toselect acontact from thep hone book:
press jand select thec ontact.
The following option sareavailable during acall:
R Totrans fert he sound output bac ktoyour
smartphone, press on &.
% Yo
uc an use this function if youd isconnect
Blue tooth ®
and at thes ame time wish to
maintain thec all or conduc tapriva te con ver‐
sation.
R Callupt he dial pad.
% Yo
uc an use this function touse automated
sy stems suc hasvoicemail.
R Press on mtomut ethe microphone.
R Press on ktoend acall.
Saving atelephone number as apreset
Yo uc an sa veup tofour contacts as presets on
dial pad. Youc an then quickl ycall frequently
called con tacts. #
Press on 002B. #
Select Add Preset Contact and selectacon‐
ta ct.
Displayin gmessages #
Select 3. #
Select amessage.
Connecting Androi dAuto #
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonyour
Android™ smartphone is up todate #
Download and ins tallth eA ndroid Autoapp on
th es martphone. #
Connec tthe Android™ smartphone wit hthe
USB media por tinthevehicle using asuitable
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure.
Connecting Apple CarPlay ®#
Mak esuret hat thes oftwar eonthe Apple
iPhone ®
is up-to-date. #
Connect theA pple iPhone ®
wit hthe USB
media por tinthevehicle using agenuine
Apple ®
cable. #
Followt he instructions on them edia display
to comple tethes et-upp rocedure. Android
Autoand Apple CarPlay ®
can be activa‐
te dbyc onnecting asuita ble mobile phone to
USB por t1 Media
Information about suppor
tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas tora ge medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. The multimedia sy
stem is compatible wit hmany
media pla yers,includin gsmartphones and other
por table devices. Youc an connec tacompatible
medi aplaye ru sing Blue tooth®
or USB.
The multimedia sy stem is compatible with
Android devices that suppor tMTP mode.
If yo uc onnec tanexternal ha rddrive, youh aveto
connect this wit hane xternal po wersource. The
USB por tonthe multimedia sy stem cann otsup‐
pl yp owe rtoane xternal ha rddrive.
Th em ultimedia sy stem supports thef ollow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T16, FAT32, NTFS
Pe rm issible
dat acarriers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: MP3
,WMA ,AAC ,W AV,FLAC %
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Due tothew ide rang eofU SB devices
av ailable on them arke t, pl aybac kcann ot
be guaranteed fora ll USB devices.
R Cop y-pr otected music files or DRM (Digi‐
tal Ri ghts Management) encryp tedf iles
canno tbeplaye db ack.
R MP3 pla yers mus tsuppor tMediaTrans fer
Pr oto col (MTP). 16 2
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

M
M+S tires................................................ 205
Maintenance Notes.................................................. 175
Ve hicle..................................................15
Maintenance see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
Malfunction Restra int sy stem................................... 24
Manual parking brake Applying/releasing............................ .109
Emer gency braking............................. 109
Map Adjusting............................................. 161
Using.................................................. 161
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) .....184
Maximum gross vehicl eweight ............ 226
Maximum tir eload................................ .213
Maximum tir epressure .......................... 213
Mechanical key
Locking door........................................ 46
Re moving/inserting............................. 43
Un lockin gdoor.................................... .46
Media mode Connecting USB devices.................... 16 3
Overvie wofthe media menu.............. 16 3
St artin gmediap laybac k.................... .163
Suppor tedf ormat and data storage
media................................................. 16 2
Medical aids.............................................. 19
Memor yfunctio n(seat).......................... .65
Menu overview( on-boar dcomputer) ....141
Mercede sme
Information......................................... 15 0
Mercede smeconnect
Breakdown assi stanc ecall via the
breakdown assis tance button............. 151
Consentin gtodatat ransfer................ 151
Information.........................................1 50
Making acall via theo verhead con‐
trol panel............................................ 15 0
Tr ans ferred data................................. 151
Mercede sPRO
Information......................................... 15 0
Mercede sPRO connect
Breakdown assi stanc ecall via the
breakdown assis tance button............. 151
Consentin gtodatat ransfer................ 151
Information.........................................1 50Making
acall via theo verhead con‐
trol panel............................................ 15 0
Tr ans ferred data................................. 151
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call.................. 188
Information......................................... 187
Information on dat atransfer..............1 89
Manual emer gency cal l....................... 188
Overview............................................ 187
Messag e(multifunction display)
see Displa ymessa ge
Messag ememory................................... 235
Mir rors
Ad justing thei nside rearvie wmirro r.... .89
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Frequencies....................................... 225
Tr ansmission output (maximum )........ 225
Mobil ephone
see Mobil ephone
see Smartphone
Mode lseries
see Vehicle identification plate
Mounting aload...................................... 16 6
Multi Purpose Vehicl e(MPV)................... 19
Multifunction displa y(on-board
computer)............................................... 14 0
Multimedia sy stem
Ad justing thev olume.......................... 16 3
Anti-thef tprotection........................... 15 2
Callin gupa pplications...................... .153
Calling up functions........................... .153
Calling up thet ool menu.................... 15 5
Con figuring basic settings.................. 15 3
Con figuring displa ysettings............... 154
Con figuring languag esettings............ 154
Con figuring navigation settings.......... 154
Con figuring notification settings........1 54
Con figuring settings forc onnected
devices............................................... 15 3
Con figuring smartphone settings....... 15 3
Con figuring sound settings................. 15 5
Fu nctions overview............................. 15 2
Operating saf ety................................ .152
Operating temp erature....................... 15 2
Overvie wofthe control panel............. 15 2
Setting sma rtphone function s............. 161
Te xt messa ges.................................... 15 3278
Index