ignition MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

1
Cup holde rs →
75
Ashtr ay →
76
2 Combination swit ch→
78
3 PARKTRONI Cwarning displa ys→
12 2
4 Adjusts thes teering wheel
St eering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dles →
106
Horn
5 Instrument clu ster →
13 6
6 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
104
7 Center console operatin gunit
8 Inside rearvie wmirror
9 Overhead control panel
Interior lamp →
80
A Glo vebox →
75 B
Storag ecompartment
12 Vsocket →
76
Cigar ette lighter →
76
C Ignition lock →
97
D Diagnostics connection →
17
Opening theh ood →
176
E Applies thep arking brake →
109
F Releases thep arking brake →
109
G Light switch →
77
H Switc hpanelford riving sys‐
te ms:
Ç LaneKeeping Assist →
12 9
é Switches PARKTRONIC
on/off →
12 2
I Cruise control le ver→
11 5 6
Atag lanc e–Cockpit

re
mains off, depending on ther esult of the
classi fication.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff:m ovet he co-driver seat as far
bac kasp ossible, or thep erson of smaller
st atur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thec o-
driver seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam premain slit af tert he self-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat
(/ page39). Au
tomatic measures af terana ccident
Depending on thet ype and se verity of thea cci‐
dent ,and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R Activating theh azar dwarning lights
R Triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 187)
R Swit ching of fthe engine
To restar tt he vehicle, switc hthe ignition off
and switc hitbackon( /pag e97). Depend‐
ing on thet ype and se verity of thea ccident ,it
ma ypossible that thev ehicle can no longer
be star ted.
R switching of fthe fuel supply R
Unlocking thev ehicle doors
R Lowe ring thef ront side windo ws
R Switching on thei nterior lighting Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
(/ page34).
Be diligent
Bear in mind that negligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild in thec hild restra int sy stem ma yhaves eri‐
ous consequences. Alw aysbed iligent and secure
ac hild carefully befor eeachj ourne y.
To impr ovep rotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bse rvet he fol‐
lowing information:
R Alwayss ecur ethe child in achild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mercedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropri‐
at etot he age, weight and size of thec hild.
R The vehicle seat mus tbesuitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int sy stem.
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar egenerally safer than children
secured on thef ront seats. Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Ben zstrong lyadvises that youi nstall a
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear seat.
The generic term ch ildrestra int sy stem
The generic term child restra int sy stem is used in
th is se tofO peratin gInstructions .Achild
re stra int sy stem is, fore xamp le:
R ababyc ar seat
R arear ward-facing child seat
R aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R achild boos ters eat wit habackres tand seat
belt guides
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropriat eto
th ea ge,w eight and size of thec hild. Occupant saf
ety33

SmartK
ey Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
ke yinadver tently turning in thei gnition
lock
If yo uf astenh eavy or larg eobject stot hekey,
th ek eycan inadver tently tur ninthe ignition
loc kw hile youa redriving. #
Do no tfas tena nyheavy or larg eobjects
to thek ey. #
Remo vebulky keyr ing sbefor eyou
inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k. *
NO
TEDama getotheS martK eycaused
by magnetic fields #
Keep theS martK eyaway from strong
magnetic fields. 1
Indicator lamp
2 Toloc kthe vehicle centra lly
3 Tounlo ckthes liding door sand thet ailgate
or rear-en ddoor ,ortou nlockand open/
close thee lectric sliding door
4 Emer gency key
5 Tounlo ckthev ehicle cent rally or thef ront
door(s) only
The key's factor ysetting enables youtoc entrally
loc ka nd unloc kthe following components:
R thed rive r's door and co-driver door
R thes liding doors
R thet ailgat eorrear-end doors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40s econds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be armed again.
Do no tkeep thek eytoge ther wit helectronic devi‐
ces or me tallic objects. This can af fect thek ey's
functionalit y.
% If
th ec hec klam pd oes no tlight up when you
press the0036 or0037 button, theb atter yis
dischar ged.
Re place thek eybat tery ( / pag e43). Changing
theu nlocking settings The
keyh asthef ollowing adjus table unlocking
functions:
R Unloc kcentrally
R Unloc kthe driver's and co-driver's door
(panel van)
R Unloc kthe driver's door (Tourer) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thes ettings: press and
hold the0036 and0037 buttons at thes ame
time fora pproxima tely six seconds until the
indicator lam pflashes twice. #
Tounlo ckthev ehicle centrall ywhent he
unlockin gfunction is selected fort he driv‐ 42
Opening and closing

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

Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Yo uc anno topen or close
as ide wind owallthew ay. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rs‐
ing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been
bloc ked, thes ide windo wwill close wit hincreased or maximum
fo rc e. The reve rsing function is then no tactiv eand body parts may
become trapped. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press the
button again toreopen thes ide windo w. If
th er ea reno object sorleavesint he windo wguide pr eventing thew in‐
do wf romc losing, ther em ayhave been amalfunction or an inter ruption
to theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage. #
Resetthe side windo ws (/pag e58). Anti-thef
tpreve ntion Fu
nction of thei mmobilizer The immobilize
rpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched off, and deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If thek eyis left
inside thev ehicle, an yone can star tt he engine. ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of ATA(Anti- theftA larms ystem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R When opening adoor
R when openin gthe vehicle wit hthe emergency
key
R When opening theh ood
R When opening thet ailgat eorrear-end door
Af terl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe key,theA TA
sy stem is automaticall yarmed. When
theA TAsystem is armed, indicator lamp
1 flashes in theo verhead cont rolp anel.
AT Aisa utomatica llyd eactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe key.
R When thek eyis inser tedi ntot he ignition
loc k.
% The alar
misnotdeactivated, evenify ou
immediatel yclose theo pen door that has
triggered it, fore xamp le. Opening and closing
59

Arming/disarmin
gATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
Arming #
Close al lthe doors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes.
Disarming #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on thek ey.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Av
isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when tow- aw ay
alar misa rmed. This can occur if thev ehicle is
ra ised on one side, fore xamp le. Armin
gand disarmin gthe tow- aw ay alarm Re
quirements:
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Arming #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t50s econds.
Disarming #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The tow- aw ay alar misd isarmed.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
In thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R When loading and/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R When parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larmint hese situa‐
tions. Fu
nction of thei nterior motion sensor Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated interior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. 60
Opening and closing

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe in terior
motion sensor Re
quirements:
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The door sareclosed.
R The tailgat eorr ear-end door sareclosed.
Ac tivating #
Makesur ethat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐
vie wm irro roront he grab handles. This will
pr eve ntfalse alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is armed af ter
appr oximately 20 seconds.
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
or #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Press button 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
th re es econds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again. In
thef ollowing situations, afalse alar mcan
occur:
R Ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R When transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor in these sit‐
uations. Opening and closing
61

#
Ifth es eat co vers ared amporw et,do
no ts witchont he seat heating. Do not
use thes eat heating todryt he seats. #
Clean thes eats as recommended ;see
th e" Cleaning and care" section. #
Do no ttranspor theavy loads on the
seats. Do no tplace pointed objects on
th es eats suc hasknive s, nails or tools.
Wher epossible, use thes eats onl yfor
car rying passen gers. #
When operating thes eat heating, do not
co verthe seats wit hinsulating materi‐
als, e.g. blank ets, coats, bags, pr otec‐
tiv ec overs, child seats or boos ters eats. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on or thed oor is
open. 1
Head restra int height adjustment
2 Seat backres tinclination adjustment
3 Seat height adjustment
4 Seat angle adjustment
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition adjustment #
Adjus tthe seat using buttons 1to5 on
th ed oor trim.
If th ei gnition is no tswitched on, youc an adjust
th es eat within 30 seconds of unlocking thev ehi‐
cle.
% Vehicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:if PRE-SAFE ®
inter venes, thef ront passenger seat will
automaticall ybeadjustedf romal essfavo ra‐
ble position int oonethat of fers better pro‐
te ction. The front passenger sea tcan be
re adjus tedo nlya fter theh azardous situation is
ove r.Information aboutt he system can be
fo und unde r"PRE-SAFE ®
".
% Yo
uc an sa vethes ettings fort he seat with
th em emor yfunction (/ page65). Setting 4-w
aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Weaker
3 Lower
4 Stronger #
Use buttons 1to4 adjus tthe backrest
contour individually to your spine. Operating
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memor yfunction is used whil edriving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc oul dlose control
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat,
yo ua nd other vehicle occupants –particu‐
lar lych ildren –could becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
memor yfunction, mak esuret hat no Seats and
stowage 65

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
Seats and stowage

#
Inser tnew wiperb lade1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
adjustin gvehicle settings while thev ehi‐
cle 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 ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hilet he vehicle is in motion.
R Ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion. #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel and them irro ra nd fas‐
te ny our seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tance when using the
front-passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors electrically #
Swit chon thep ower suppl yorthe ignition. #
Press button 3or4 toselect theo utside
mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass using but‐
ton 2.
Fo lding thee lectric outside mir rors in/out
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly.
If th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Switc hont he powersupp lyor thei gnition. #
Brief lypress button 1.
Yo uw ill no lon gerbea bletof old in theo utside
mir rors once your eac has peed greatert han
29 mph(47 km/h).
Engaging theo utside mir rors
If an outside mir rorh as been forc ibl yd isen gaged
fo rw ards or backwards, proceed as follo ws. 88
Light and vision