automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Information on brakes
&
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Downhillg
radients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page106).
% Chang
ethe shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page98).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This ma
yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerab ly,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regularly monitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look form aterial wear on thep ads.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly re commended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when everthe wheels are
re mo ved.
Chec kthe brakepads in thef ollowing cases:
R Ateve ryservice according tothem ainte‐
nanc einter val
R Befor elong journe ys
R Ateve rytirec hange
R Regular visual inspection fory our owns afety 100
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Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
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Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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 Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and 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 Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
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#
Only chang ethe transmission position
when thev ehicle is stationar y. Yo
uu setheD IRECT SELECT le vertos witchthe
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position appear sinthe multifunction display
(/ page140).
The shifting characteristic softhe automatic
transmission is designed forc omfor table and
economical driving. Forthis reason ,the multi‐
function displa yshows ,ina ddition tothet rans‐
mission position displa y,the A forC omfort. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear
005C Neutral
005B Driveposit ion
En gaging reve rseg ear R #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupwards pas tthe first
point of resis tance.
Selecting neutral N &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when neut ralp osition is engaged
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in neutral position 005Cand thep arking brake
is no tengaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Befor eparkin gthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake. #
Press theb rake pedal and theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards or down wardstot he
fi rs tp oint of resis tance. Re
leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,for example, topush it or tow
it.
If th ea utomatic transmission should also
st ay in neutral 005C 005Cwhen thei gnition is
switched off, proceed as follo ws: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and engag eneutral
005C. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and lea vethek eyin
th ei gnition loc k.
Engaging pa rkpositio nP #
Press the005Dbutton on theD IRECT SELECT
le ve rw hen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Pa rk position 005Dis engaged automaticall ywhen
one of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R yous wit ch offt he engine in transmission
position 005Bor005E.
R ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle is
st ationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow speed
and in transmissio nposition 005Bor005E.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdownw ards pas tthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
The au tomatic transmission shifts thro ugh the
individual gearsa utomaticall ywhen it is in trans‐
mission position 005B.This is de term ined bythe
fo llowing factors:
R shiftrang eisl imited (/ page 106)
R posi tionoft he accelera torp edal
R driving speed Driving and parking
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Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page105). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel gearshif tpaddle 1.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
lo we rgear ,dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel gearshif tpaddle
1.
The automatic transmissio nwillch ang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th em aximum engine speed fort he restric‐
te ds hiftrang eisr eached and youc ontinue
to depress thea ccelera torp edal, thea uto‐
matic transmission will shif tupautomaticall y.
This pr otects agains tengine overrev. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2.
The automatic transmissio nshifts tothen ext
ge ar up, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .Thisd e-re stricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Tode-restric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel gearshif tpaddle 2. or #
Engage transmission position 005Bagain
(/ page 105).
The auto matic transmission shifts up one or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Re commended shi ftranges fort he following driv‐
ing conditions:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions.
0047 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extreme ly
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. Re
fueling Re
fueling thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process. 106
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#
Brief lypush thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
7 .
or #
Brak eifthevehicle is moving.
or #
Press button 6.
The variable limiter is selec ted. LIM indicator
lamp 3inthec ruise cont rollev er lights up.
Increasin gorreducing th espeed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
5 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
5 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront #
Turn controller 3in direction 2toinc rease
th es pecified minimum dis tance and in di rec‐
tion 1toreduce thes pecified minimum dis‐
ta nce.
As in thea ssis tance graphi cmenu ,the multi‐
function displa ybrief ly sho ws th esetspeci‐
fi ed dis tance.
% Yo
uc an find information on DISTRONIC dis‐
pl ay su nder "Activ eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC" (/ page 120). Displa
ysofActiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Assi stant display 1
Vehicle in front, if de tected
2 Distance indica tor
3 Setspecifie ddista nce
Yo uc an find information on thea ssis tance
graphi cmenu under "Assis tance graphic"
(/ page 144).
% If
yo us etthes peed, theA ssis tance graphic
brie flya ppear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Displa yson thes peedome ter
Ve hicles wit hsteering-wheel buttons:
When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisacti‐
va ted, one or tw oindicator segments light up in
th es tore ds peed rang eoft he speedome ter.
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdetects a
ve hicle in front, thei ndicator segments, located
between thes peed of thev ehicle in front and the
st ored speed, light up. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etot hevehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle. #
Swiftl ymove your foot from theb rake
pedal tothea ccelera torp edal. Do not 12 0
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When using
ther eve rsew arning device described
here, obser vethel egal requ irements fort he
countr yyou ar ecurrently in. PA
RKTRONIC Fu
nction of PARKTRONIC
PA RKTRONI Cisanelectronic parkin gassis tance
sy stem wit hultrasonic sensors. The sy stem moni‐
to rs thea reaa round your vehicle using sensors
on thef ront bumper and on ther ear bumper.
PA RKTRONI Cindicates visuall yand audibl ythe
dis tance between your vehicle and an object.
The warning ranges in front of and behind the
ve hicle ar eindicated bydiffere nt wa rning tones.
PA RKTRONI Cisonly an aid. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry ou paying attention tothes urroundings. Yo u
ar ea lway sr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or object setc.
in them aneuvering area while maneuvering and
parking or exitin gparkin gspaces.
Re quirements fora utomatic activation:
R The ignitio nisswitched on.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
The selec tedt ransmission position de term ines
whe ther thef ront and/or rear area is monitored.
Fr ont area only:
R Transmission position 005B
Fr ont and rear area:
R Transmission position 005E
R Transmission position 005C
Re gardless of transmissio nposition,
PA RKTRONI Cautomatical lymonitor sthe area
behind thev ehicle if thev ehicle begins toroll
backwards, e.g. af ters topping on an uphill gradi‐
ent.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated at speeds abo ve
11 mp h(18 km/h). PARKTRONI Cisreactivated at
speeds belo w10mph (16km/h).
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hthe cor rect elec‐
trica lwirin gfor trailer operation ,PARKTRONIC
de tects acoupled-u ptrail er.P ARKTRONIC is
deactivated fort he rear area when youe stablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and atrailer .Ify ou use an adap terf or thes ocket,
unplugitf romt he soc keta fter uncoupling the
traile r.Otherwise, PARKTRONI Cremain sdeacti‐
va tedf or ther ear area. Re
mo vead etachable trailer coupling if it is no
lon gerrequired. PARKTRONI Cmeasures them ini‐
mum de tection rang etoano bstacle from the
bumper ,not theb all nec k.
Wa rning displa ys Fr
ont area warning displa yonthe center of the
cockpit Re
ar area warning displa yonthe cockpit (e xam‐
ple: Cargo Van) 12 2
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R
ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up.
R if cameras, or vehicle components in which
th ec amera sareins talled, ar edamaged. Ha ve
th ec ameras, their position sand their setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% The media displa
ycontra stma ybei mpaired
due todirect sunlight or other light sources.
In this case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve them edia displa yrepaired or replaced
if, fore xamp le, pixel er rors considerably
re strict its use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer hitch
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Onl yusetheg uide lines of thec amer aimage
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic hautomaticall ylocates
and measures parking spaces on bo thsides of
th ev ehicle when youa redrivin gforwa rdsuptoa
speed of appr oximately 22 mph(35 km/h).
If al lrequirements ar emet,t he Ç display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independentl ylocates and measures parallel
and perpendicular parking spaces on bo thsides
of thev ehicle.
When ActiveP arking Assis thas de tected pa rking
spaces ,the È displa yappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide
of ther oad free parking spaces ar elocated.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tdispla ysparking spaces on
th ec o-driver side as standard. The parking
spaces on thed rive r's side ar eonlyd ispla yedif
yo uo perat ethe tur nsignal on thed rive r's side.
When parking on thed rive r's side, youm usto per‐
at et he tur nsignal until youh aves tarted active parking assis
tancebypressing the0076 steering-
wheel button.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tcan assis tyou wit han
activ esteering inter vention and brak eappli cation
du ring pa rking and exitin gthe parking space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
Yo ua realw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscanceled in thef ollowing
cases, among others:
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Yous teer.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Parking using ActiveP arking Assis tisnolon‐
ge rp ossible.
R Youe xceed aspeed of 6mph (1 0km/h).
R Awheel spins and ESP ®
inter venes or fails.
R Youe ngag etransmission position 005D.
R Youo pen adoor or thet ailgate/rear-end
door ,oru nfasteny our seat belt, on vehicles
wit hana utomatic transmission.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear area
when youh aveat railer coupled up and es tablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and thet railer .Activ eParking Assis tisthen not
av ailable.
Sy stem limits
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured. They
ar ea lso no ttaken in toaccount when thep arking
maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhangs or loadin gramps of truc ks,ort he
boundaries of parking spaces. In some circum‐
st ances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobject sabove or belo wthe de tec‐
tion range, thef ollowing situations ma yarise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects. Driving and parking
12 5

The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
Driving and pa rking

Righ
tcontrol pane lonthesteering wheel
00E3 R
Vehicles wit hnavigation sy stem:
switc hont hevoice control func‐
tion of then avigation sy stem (see
th em anufacturer's operating
instructions)
0063 R
Switc hthe sound on/off The audio equipment,
telephon eoperation and
vo ice control using thes teering-wheel buttons on
th er ight cont rolp anel workonl yw itha
Mercedes-Benz audio or navigation sy stem. If you
ar eu singana udio or navigatio nsystemf rom
ano ther manufacturer ,the described functions
ma yber estricted or ma ynotbe available at all. Overvie
wofwhat is shown on them ulti‐
function display
Multifunction displa y(vehicles without steer‐
ing wheel but tons) Multifunction displa
y(example)
1 Time
00B2 Cruise control (/ page115 )
2 Cons tant displ ay:o utsid etemperatur eor
speed
75 mph(120k m/h)! (for cer tain countries
only) Maximum permit teds peed exceeded
3 Displa ysection ford ispla ymessa ges, menus
and menu bar
4 Fuel le vel
Fu elfiller flap locatio nindicator 007F:the
fuel filler cap is on thel eft
5 00C5 Rear wind owwiper (/ page86)
Displa ysection 3showsthes elected menu or
submenu as well as displa ymessages. Multifunction displa
y(vehicles wit hsteering
wheel but tons) Multifunction displa
y(example)
1 Time
2 00C7 ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e113 )
005D ActiveP arking Assis t(/pag e125)
3 Constant display: outside temp eratur eor
speed (/ page148)
75 mph(120k m/h)! (for cer tain countries
only) Maximum permit teds peed exceeded
4 Menu bar
Outside temp eratur e(onl yifh eader A
sho ws th eadditional speedome ter)
5 Comfor tdispla y(/ pag e104)
6 Transmission position (/ page104)
7 Status area
8 Displa ysectio nfor displa ymessa ges, menus
and menu bar
9 Header
Yo uc an call up men ubar4 inthed ispla ysec‐
tion bypressing the0059 or0065 steering-wheel
button. It will automaticall ydisappear again af ter
af ew seconds.
Displa ysection 9showsthes elected menu or
submenu as well as displa ymessages.
In status area 8,the multifunction displa ycan
sho wthe status of thef ollowing driving sy stems:
00AD AT
TENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e127)
00B0 Lane
Keeping Assis t(/pag e129)
00B2 Cruise control (/
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