weight MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
thev ehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Operat ethe vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner tomak eac ontribution to
environmen talp rotection .Todot his, obser ve
th ef ollowing recommendations on ope rating
conditions and your personal drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight in
th ev ehicle. #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Environmental issue
sand recommendations
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposin gofthem.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetonotu sing recycled recon‐
ditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGoffers recycled recondi‐
tione dcomponents and pa rtsw itht he same
qu ality as ne wparts .The same entitlement
from theL imited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew
parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romM ercedes‑Benz AG. *
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ryparts retrofitted at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Use only
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz pa rtsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model. General no
tes13

#
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thec o-driver seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ec o-driver seat. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thec o-driver seat mus tobser vethe
fo llowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y(/pag e25).
R Sit in an almos tupright sea tposition with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
The co-driver airbag ma yotherwise be disabled
by mis take ,for example, in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R The co-driver transfer stheir weight bysup‐
porting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The co-driver sits in suc hawaythat their
we ight is raised from thes itting sur face. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
ad isable dfront passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disable dwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th the
ve hicle interior ,especially if thep erson is sit‐
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
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 front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R The person is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ec o-driver seat is occupied, thec lassification
of thep erson or child restra int sy stem on thec o-
driver seat take sp lace af tert he co-driver airbag
shutof fself-test. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pdispla ys th estatus of thec o-driver
airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
(/ page31).
Fu nction of theP ASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator
lamps Self-tes
tofautomatic co-driver airbag shutoff
The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
light supf or appr oxima tely six seconds during the
self-tes twhen thei gnition is switched on.
The status of thec o-driver airbag is displa yed
af te rt he self-tes t:
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF is no tlit:t he co-
driver airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF light supcontinu‐
ously: thec o-driver airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heeve nt of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
and the0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thec o-driver seat ma ynotbe
used. Also in this case, do no tins tallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat. Ha vethe
automatic co-driver airbag shutof fchec keda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
St atus indicator
If th ec o-driver seat is occupied, ensure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ec o-driver airbag is cor rect fort he cur rent sit‐
uation. Occupant sa
fety 31

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

Obser
velaws and regulations
Alw ayso bser vethel egal requirements when
using achild restra int sy stem in thev ehicle.
Obser vestandards forc hild restra int sy stems
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tanda rds
21 3a nd 225
R Canadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tanda rds2 13
and 210.2
Confirmatio nthat thec hild restra int sy stem com‐
plies wit hthe standards can be found on an
instruction label on thec hild restra int sy stem.
This confirmation can also be found in thei nstal‐
lation instructions that ar eincluded wit hthe child
re stra int sy stem. De
tectin grisks, avoiding danger Securing sy
stems forc hild restra int sy stems
in thev ehicle
Onl yusethef ollowing securing sy stems forc hild
re stra int sy stems:
R The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
R The sea tbelts yst em of thev ehicle
R The TopT ether anchorages
Ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem is favo red.
Simpl yattaching tothes ecuring rings on the
ve hicle can reduce ther isk of ins talling thec hild
re stra int sy stem incor rectly.
Whe nsecu ring achild wit hthe integrated seat
belt of theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem, alw aysc omply wit hthe permissible gross
we ight fort he child and child restra int sy stem
(/ page37).
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) in weight or until they reac ha
heigh twher eat hree-point seat belt can be fas‐
te ned prope rlyw ithout aboos ters eat.
Mercedes-Benz recommends achild boos ters eat
wit hab ackres tand seat belt guides.
Ad vantag eofar earward-facin gchild restra int
sy stem
It is preferable totranspo rtab abyoras mall
ch ild in asuitable rear wa rd-f acin gchild restra int
sy stem. In this case, thec hild sits in theo pposite direction
tothed irection of tra vela nd faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies and small children ha vecompa ratively
we ak nec kmuscles in relation tothes ize and
we ight of their head. The risk of injur ytothe cer‐
vical spine during an accident can be reduced in
ar ear ward-facing child restra int sy stem.
Alw ayss ecur eac hildrestra int sy stem cor‐
re ctly &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild restra int
sy stem
The child can then no tbep rotected or
re stra ined as intended. #
Be sur etocomply wi th themanufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Mak esuret hat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions)
under or behind thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int sy stems onl ywith
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
unsecured child restra int sy stems in the
ve hicle
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled or no tsecured, it can com eloose.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. R
Alwayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation and operating 34
Occupant saf ety

Deactivating th
especial sea tbelt retractor #
Press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem toget her is excee‐
ded.
To om uchl oad ma ybeplaced on theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem and the
ch ild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectly in the
eve nt of an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan thep er‐
missible gross mass of 73lb (33 kg),
onl yuseaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When youi nstallac hild restra int sy stem, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect use and sui tabil‐
ity of thes eats fora ttaching achild restra int
sy stem.
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. ®
When ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem, also obser vethef ollowing:
0073 When using
aGroup 0/0+ bab ycar seat
and aGroup Irear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on arear sea t:adju stthe
front seat so that thes eat does no ttouch
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
0073 Mo
vether ear seat backres ttoanupright
position befor eyou ins tallth ec hild seat. Do
no ta djus tthe seat backres twhen aLATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is ins tal‐
led.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
Group II or III, ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in between ther oof and thes itting sur‐
fa ce and/or ins tall it facing thew rong direc‐
tion.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in by theh ead restra int .A dju sttheh ead
re stra int sasa ppropriate. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets in thev ehi‐
cle.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
center seat during ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. Occupant saf
ety37

#
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. Example
To
pT ether anchorage 2is on thel owe rpartof
th er ear seat on thec ross stru tb etwe en the
seats or benc hseat legs. #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4under head restra int
1 between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
atel yand adjus tall head restra int sc orrectly.
0073 The ba
ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres toftherear seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction .Wher epossible, adjus tthe seat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
The seat belt sonthefollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit hachild seat saf etyf eature:
R Co-driver's seat
R Rear seats
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thec o-driver's seat 38
Occupant saf ety

and
rear seat sdonotslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured (/ page36). #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
re ar seat. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let.
Note sonr earward-facin gand forw ard-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thec o-d rive rs eat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using achild restra int sy stem while the
co-driver airba gisenabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat and the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pis
off, thec o-driver airbag can deplo yinthe
eve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thec o-driver airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ENABLE DAIRBAG
in front of it, DE ATHorS ERIOU SINJU RYto
th eC HILD ma yoccur. Obser
vethes pecific instruction sfor ther ear‐
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facin gchild restra int
sy stems (/ page39).
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thec o-driver airbag
on theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp:
R When usin garearward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thec o-driver seat, thec o-driver
airbag mus talway sbed isabled. It is only
deactivated if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuously
(/ page31).
R Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he co-driver airbag is enabled.
The co-driver airbag ma ydeplo yduring an
accident. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on thec o-d rive rs eat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat, alw ayso bser vethef ol‐
lowing:
0073 Obser
vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems on the
co-driver sea t(/pa ge39).
0073 Obse
rvet he child restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation and operatin ginstruc‐
tions.
0073 When using
aforwa rd-facin gchild restra int
sy stem in categor yI:removetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
ately and adjus tall head restra int sc orrectl y.
0073 The backres
toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Ne
verp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
The seat belt on thec o-driver side is equipped
wit has pecial seat belt retractor.
Whe nenabled ,the special seat belt retractor
ensures that thes eat belt does no tslac keno nce
th ec hild seat is secured (/ page36). #
Setthe co-driver seat as farb ackasp ossible
and mo vethes eat int othe highes tposition
possible. #
Setthe seat backres ttothe mos tvertical
position possible. #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat. Occupant saf
ety39

St
ow agea reas St
orag espaces and storage compa rtments Opening and closin
gthe glove box &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addition,
cup holders, open storag espaces and mobile
phone brac kets canno talway sr etain all
object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round in such
situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from storag espaces, parcel
nets or storag enets. #
Close thel oc kable storag espaces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alwayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk. Compl
ywitht he instructions forl oading thev ehi‐
cle. 0047
Unloc ked
0048 Locked
3 Gloveboxh andle #
Tolock/unlock: turnthe emergency keya
qu artert urnc ounter-clockwise 0048(tol ock) or
clockwise 0047(tou nlock). #
Toopen: pullglov eb oxhandle 3inthe
direction of thea rrow. #
Toclose: fold theg love boxh andle up and
press it until it engages.
Using thes torage netont he sea tbackrest #
Storel ightweight small parts in thes tora ge
nets.
Opening theg lasses compartment #
Press but ton1. Information about
theb ottleh older
The bottle holder sarein front of thes tora ge
compartments in thef ront doors.
Ther eareadditional bottle holder sonthe lef tand
ri ght in ther ear compartment side trim. Cup holders
Overvie
wofcup holder sinthe cockpit &
WARNING Risk of accident or injur yif
th ec up holder is used while thev ehicle is
in motion
Cup and bottle holder scanno tkeep contain‐
er ss ecur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up or bottle holde rwhile the
ve hicle is in motion, thec ontainer ma ybe
fl ung aroun dand liquids coul dbespilled.
Ve hicle occupants ma ycome int ocontact
wit hthe liquid and if it is hot, they could be
scalded .You could be distracted from traf fic
conditions and youm aylose control of the
ve hicle. #
Use thec up and bottle holder sonly
when thev ehicle is stationar y. Seats and
stowage 75

R
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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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