engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Workshop Manual

If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened.
It is recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running. R
Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
re ad theb atter ychar ger's operating instruc‐
tions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. #
Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition j. 41 8
Breakdown assis tance

#
Mak esuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off. #
Open thee ngine bonn et. %
Right-hand-driv evehicles: thej ump-s tart‐
ing connection point smaybe on theo ppo‐
sit es ide. #
Slide co ver1of positiv eclamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow. #
Connect positiv eclamp 2onyour vehicle to
positiv epole of thed onor batter yusing the
jum plead/ charging cable .Alway sb egin with
positiv eclamp 2onyour ow nv ehicle firs t. #
During thes tarting assistance proce‐
du re: star tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed. #
Connect then egativ epole of thed onor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum plead/charging cable. Begin
wit hthe donor batter yfirst. #
During starting assi stance: star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle. #
During thec hargin gproce ss: star tt he
ch argin gprocess. #
During starting assi stance: lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes. #
During starting assi stance: beforediscon‐
necting thej um plead, switc honanelectrical consumer in
your ow nv ehicle, e.g. ther ear
windo wheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,r emo vethej um plead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and negativ epole of the
donor batter y,then from positiv eclamp 2
and positiv epole of thed onor batter y.Begin
ea ch time wi th thecontacts on your own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterr emoving thej um plead/charging
cable, close co ver1of positiv eclamp 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. Breakdown assis
tance 419

Ve
hicles with folding benc hseat: thet ow ing
ey eisl ocated under acove r. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten. Ve
hicles with atrailert owhitch: vehicles with
at railer hitc hdonothave arear brac ketfor the
to wing eye. Fasten thet ow bar tothet railer tow
hitch.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher 424
Breakdown assis tance

amperage,
thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .For engin ecompartment
and loadc ompartment fuses ,onlyu sethose
fuses mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sare
li st ed in thef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th el oad compartmen t(→ pag e427). *
NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. The electrica
lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→pag e425)
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe load compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wed
in thed irection of tr avel (→ page427) Fu
se bo xinthe engine compartment Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424).
Re quirements:
R Youn eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Breakdown assis
tance 425

Opening
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Turn clip 2on co ver1aquar ter-tur nto
th el eft. #
Pull co ver1upwards in thed irection of the
ar row. #
Remo veanye xisting moistu refrom thef use
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen scr ews4,remo vefuse bo xlid 3
from thet op.
Closing #
Chec kwhether thes eal is positioned cor‐
re ctly in thel id. 426
Breakdown assis tance

R
Centring pin
R Folding wheel chock
R Ratche tfor jack
Setting up thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Apply thee lectric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e221). #
Swit chofft he engine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e441). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page442). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e441).
Plastic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Wheels and tyres
441

Aluminiu
mhubcap #
Toremo ve: positio nsocket 2on hu bcap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thet yre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil it is
comple tely flush wit hthe wheel. #
Position soc ket2on hu bcap 1. #
Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page442). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e441).
R Theh ub cap shave been remo ved
( → pag e441).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort hetail‐
ga te. 442
Wheels and tyres

frequencyb
and and maximum transmission
output Fr
equency band Maximu mtransmis‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3-54M Hz 10
0W
4mf requ ency band
74 -88M Hz 30 W
2mf requency band
14 4-1 74MHz 50 W
Tr unked radio sys‐
te m/T etra
380 -460 MHz 10 W
70 cm frequency
band
420 -450 MHz 35 W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/4G) 10 W The
following can be used in thev ehicle without
re strictions:
R two-w ayradios wit hamaximum transmission
output of up to100mW
R two-w ayradios wit htransmit terf requ encies
in the3 80 -410 MHz frequency band and a
maximu mtransmissio noutpu tofu pto2W
(trunked radio sy stem/T etra)
R mobil ephones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther eareno restrictions whe npositioning the
aerial on theo utside of thev ehicle fort he follow‐
ing frequenc ybands:
R trunked radio sy stem/T etra
R 70 cm frequency band
R 2G/3G/4G Ve
hicl eidentification plate, VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl eidentification plate 450
Tech nica ldata

VIN in fron
toftheright-hand front seat 1
VIN (vehicle identification number)
2 Floor co vering VIN at the lo
weredgeoft he windscreen 1
VIN (vehicl eide nti fication number)
The VIN at thel owe redgeoft he windscreen is
onl yavailable in som ecountries.
Engine number
The engine number is stamped int othe crank‐
case. Youc an obtain fur ther information from
an yq ualified specialis tworks hop. Operating
fluids Note
sons ervice products Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma yfail torecognise dangers. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health. #
Obser vethet extont he original con‐
ta iner swhen using, storing or disposing
of operating fluids. #
Alw ayss tore operating fluids seale din
th eir original conta iners. #
Alw aysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids. 452
Tech nica ldata

Fu
el Information on fuel
grades forv ehicles with
ap etro le ngine
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using premium-grade unlea‐
ded fuel that con form stoEN2 28, or an
equi valent specification.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R Diesel
R E85, E100
R Petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100) R
Petrol wi thadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidentally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
Do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. If
th ea vailable fuel is no tsufficiently lo winsul‐
phu r,th is can produce unpleasant odours.
E2 00, E250, E400 4MATIC: observethei nfor‐
mation on sulphur conte nt onthei nstruction
label in thef uel filler flap: *
NO
TEDama getothee mission control
sy stem caused byfuel wit hatoo high
sulphur content #
Onlyuse sulphur-free fuel (sulphur con‐
te nt ≤10p pm). All models:
ther ecommende doctane number
fo ry our vehicle can be found on thei nstruction
label in thef uel filler flap (→ page180).
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso use regular
unleaded petrol wit hatleast:
R E250: 93RON
R Allother models: 91RON
This ma yreduce engine output and increase fuel
consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using petrol wit halowerRON.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
R atafilling station
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop 454
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