towing capacity MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavoid an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R youc utthec orner on ashar pcurve. Tr
aile roperation Note
sont railer operation &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
th et ongue weight is exceeded
The car rier sy stem ma ydetac hf romt hevehi‐
cle, thereb yendangering other road users. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he permissible
to ngu eweight when using acarrier. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable ball neck
If yo ui nstall an unsuitable ball nec k,the
traile rhitch and ther ear axle ma ybeoverloa‐
ded.
This can significantl yimp air thed riving char‐
acteristic sand thet railer ma ybecome loose.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Only ins tallab all nec kthat complies
wit hthe permissible dimensions and is
designed fort he requ irements of trailer
operation. #
Do no tmodif ythe ball nec korthe
trailer hitch. Yo
uc an find specifications rega rding theb all
nec kont he trailer's identification plate. Youc an
fi nd specifications rega rding thet railer on the
to wing vehicle's identification plat eand in the
te ch nica ldata( /pag e233). &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectly ins talled ball cou‐
pling
If th eb all coupling is no tins talled and
engaged cor rectl y,it ma ybecom edetached
during tra vela nd endan gero ther road users.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
incor rectl yins tal led and secured ball
coupling
If th eb all coupling has no tbeen cor rectly
ins talled and secured, thet railer can become
de tach ed. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. Yo
uc an attac hcarrier sy stems suc hasabicycle
ra ck or load-bearing implement totheb all nec k.
When using car rier sy stems on theb all nec k,the
maximu mloadc apacity is 165lb( 75kg).
Be sur etocomply wi th theoperating instructions
of them anufacturer of thet railer coupling and
th eb all nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e108). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegally prescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross weight of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible grossweight of thet railer
R Perm issible grosscombination weight
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer Driving and parking
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Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses *
NO
TEElectrica lfuses #
Obser vethei nformation in thes upple‐
ment .You ma yotherwise failto recog‐
nize dangers. The fus
eallocation charta nd thei nformation on
th ef uses can be found in the" Fuse allocation
ch art" Supplement. Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit storag elocation depends on
th ee quipment version of thev ehicle.
The following ar eexamp les of storag elocations:
R Inthes eat base of thel eftf ront seat
R Inther ear storag ecompartment
R Inthet ool holder in thec argo compartment
Apar tfroms ome count ry-specific variants, vehi‐
cles without aspar ew heel ar enotequipped with
at ire-changing tool.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hatire-chang etool
kit, youc an find it in thev ehicle tool kit.
If th ev ehicle tool kit is stored in thed rive r's seat
base, youc an find thej ackinas eparateholder
at ther ear of thec argo compartmen tonthe
ri ght-han dside (/ page203).
Some tools forc hanging awheel ar especific to
th ev ehicle. Form orei nformation on whic htire-
ch ang etools ar erequired and appr oved forp er‐
fo rm ing awheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tire-chang etools ma yinclude thef ol‐
lowing, fore xamp le:
R Jack
R Lugw rench
R Ratche twrench
% The jac
khasam aximum weight of 16.5 lbs
(7.5 kg)d epending on thev ehicle's equip‐
ment.
Yo uw illfind them aximum load capacity of
th ej acks tatedont he adhesiv elabel
attached tothej ack. The jac
kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Opening and closing
thes towa ge compa rt‐
men tint he seat base St
orag ecompartmentint he seat base ofthel eft
front seat #
Toopen: press cat chsprings 1down and
re lease co ver2upwards from thes eat base.
Co ver 2can be remo vedbyp ulling upwards
at an angle from thes eat base. #
Remo vethec lamping stra pa nd remo vethe
ve hicle tool bag.
% Fo
rv ehicles wit hatire-chang etool kit, the
jac kisinas eparateholde rint herear right-
hand side of thec argo compartment
(/ page203). #
Toclose: afte rs towing thev ehicle tool bag,
inser tcover 2 belo wint he seat base and
fo ld shut.
Catc hsprings 1of co ver2should engage
audibly. Breakdown assi
stance 201