length MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Attach thec able tothet railer wit hcable ties
(onl yint he case of adap terc able). #
Mak esuret hat thec able is alw ayss lac kfor
ease of mo vement during cornering. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer .Inthe process, attac hthe trail‐
er's break away cable tothee yeletont he ball
nec k. #
Chec kthat thet railer's lighting sy stem works
properly. #
Indicat einbothd irections and checkw hether
th ec orresponding tur nsignal light on the
traile risflashing.
At railer is de tected only if thee lectrical con‐
nection is es tablished cor rectl ya nd thel ight‐
ing sy stem is in working order .The function
of other sy stems also depends on this, e.g.
ESP ®
,P ARKTRONIC, ActiveP arking Assist,
Blin dSpotA ssis torL aneKeeping Assist.
Even if thet railer is connected cor rectly ,am es‐
sag em aynevertheless appear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yinthefollowing cases:
R LED shave been ins talled in thet railer's light‐
ing sy stem.
R The cur rent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Yo
uc an connec taccesso ries up toam axi‐
mum of 240Wtot he permanent po wersup‐
ply. #
Remo veobject sordevices that pr event the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tstatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains shoul dberouted in a
criss-cross patter nunde rthe dr awbar .They
mus tbec onnected tothet railer hitc hand not
to theb umper or tothev ehicle's axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This also
allo wsfors har pcornering.
R Asepa rate brak esystemf or speci fict railers.
R Safetys hutof ffor braked trailers. De term ine
th es pecific requirements acco rding tothe
re leva nt la ws. If
th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet ys hutof fwill activat ethe
trailer brakes.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gina
st at eofo verrun Uncou
pling in astate ofoverru nc an damage
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Further secur ethe trailer agains trolling away
wit haw heelchoc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill Drivin
gand parking 13 3

Using
thes towa ge netont he seat
backrest.................................................... 75V
Ve hicle
Cor rect use.......................................... 18
Dat arecording..................................... 20
Diagnostic sconnection........................ 17
Equipment............................................ 14
Limited Warranty.................................. 20
Lockin g(automatic)............................. .46
Locking/unlocking (emergency key)... .46
Lo we ring............................................. 221
Maintenance......................................... 15
Medical aids......................................... 19
Notify ing problems.............................. .19
Pa rking............................................... 108
Pa rking forane xtende dperiod..... .....1 09
QR code rescue card............................ 20
Qualifi ed specialis tworks hop............... 18
Ra ising................................................ 219
Re gistration.......................................... 18
St artin g(key)....................................... .97
Switching on thep ower supply........ .....97
Un lockin g(from inside)........................ 45
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening)........ 57
Ve hicl edata
Ve hicle height.................................... 232
Ve hicle length.................................... 232
Ve hicle width......................................2 32
Wheelbase......................................... 232
Ve hicl edata memory
Electronic control units........................ 20
Service pr oviders................................ .22
Ve hicl edata storage
Event data recorder s............................ 22
Ve hicl edimensions ................................ 232
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate
EC general operating pe rmit num‐
ber..................................................... 226
Gross axle weight rating..................... 226
Maximum pe rmissible gross vehi‐
cle weight.......................................... .226
Pa int code......................................... .226
VIN.................................................... .226
Ve hicl einterior
Re placing light sources........................ 84
Ve hicl ekey
see Key Ve
hicl em aintenance
see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada..................15
Ve hicl etool kit
In thes eat base..................................2 01
St orag ecompartmentint herear
compartment..................................... .201
St orag elocation................................. 201
To wing eye......................................... 200
VIN Identi fication plate............................. 226
Re adin gout........................................ 226
Seat.................................................. .226
Wi ndshield......................................... 226
Vi sion
Defrosting windo ws.............................. 94 W
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp
00DF ABSw arning lamp............. 261, 262
0027 Brakesystemw arning lamp
.................................................. .261,2 62
00B9 CheckEngine warning lamp...... 265
00AC Coolant warning lamp...... .266, 267
003E Door indicator lamp .................. 265
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp............ 263
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp........... 262, 263
00B4 Fuelreser ve wa rning lamp....... .266
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lamp............................................. 265
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lamp.................................................. .261
00E9 Seatbeltw arning lamp............. 264
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lamp..................... .268, 269
00BA Warning lam pfor dis tance
wa rning function............................... .265
Wa rning/indicator lamps
No tes................................................. 260
Overview............................................ 7, 8
PA SSENGER AIR BAG............................ 31
Wa rranty ................................................... 20
Wa rranty termsand conditions ..............15 Index
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