engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Repair Manual

Information on additives in petrol
Obse
rvet he no tesons ervice products
(→ pag e452).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app roved
additives Even small amounts of
thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring. #
Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel.Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se
brand-name fuels wit hadditives.
The fuel grade available in som ecountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit haMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec ontainer. Information on fuel
grades forv ehicles with
ad iesel engine
Gene raln otes
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk offire thro ugh fuel mix‐
ture
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hpetro l,th ef lash
point of thef uel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component
pa rtsint heexhaus tsystemm ayove rheat
unnoticed. #
Neverrefuel using petrol. #
Neverm ix diesel fuel wit hpetro l. *
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 diesel fuel that con‐
fo rm stoEN5 90, or an equivalent spec‐
ification. #
Vehicles with diesel particulat efil‐
ters: in countrie soutside theE U,only
use lo w-sulphurE urod iesel wit hasul‐
phur content of under 50 ppm.
Do no tuse thef ollowing:
R petrol
R marine diesel
R heating oil
R bio-diesel
R veget able oil
R paraf fin
R kerosene Information on lo
woutside temperatures
Re fuel your vehicle wit hasmuchw inter diesel
fuel as possible at theb eginnin gofwinter.
Befor echanging overtow inter diesel fuel, the
fuel tank shoul dbeempty,ifp ossible .When
re fuelling wit hwinter diesel fuel fort he first Te
ch nica ldata 455

time,
keep thef uel le vellow ,for example at
re ser veleve l. The fuel tankcan be filled as usual
when next refuelling.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
R atafilling station
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Ta nk capacit yand fuel reser ve
The total capacity of thef uel tank ma yvary,
dependin gonthevehicle equipment.
Fi lling capacity Model
Total capacity
E4 00 4MATIC 66.0 l
or
80.0 l
All other models 50.0 l
or
66.0 l Model
Of whichreser ve
fuel
E4 00 4MATIC 7.0l
or
12 .0 l
All other models 7.0l Ad
blue ® Note
sonA dBlue®
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452).
Ad Blue ®
is aw ater-soluble fluid fort he exhaust
ga sa ftertreatment of diesel engines. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bymixing addi‐
tives wit hAdBlue ®
or from diluting
Ad Blue ® The BlueTEC
exhaus tgas af tertre atment sys‐
te mc ould be destr oyed by:
R Additives in AdBlue ®
R Diluting AdBlue ® #
OnlyuseAdBlue ®
in acco rdanc ewith
IS O2 2241 . #
Do no tadd additives. #
Do no tdilut eA dBlue ®
. *
NO
TEDama geand malfunctions due to
impurities in AdBlue ® Impu
ritie sinA dBlue ®
lead to:
R Increasede missionsvalues
R Damag etothe catalytic con verter
R Engine damage
R BlueTEC exhaus tgas af tertre atment mal‐
functions 456
Tech nica ldata

#
Avoid impurities in AdBlue ®
. +
ENVI
RONMENTAL NOTEContamination
caused byAdBlue ® Ad
Blue ®
re sidues cr ystallise af terap eriod of
time, and contamina tethes urfaces wi th
whic htheyc ome int ocontact. #
Surfaces that ha vecome int ocontact
wi th Ad Blue®
while refilling mus tbe
immediatel yrinsed wit hwater ,or
Ad Blue ®
mus tberemo vedw ithad amp
clo thand col dwater.
If Ad Blue ®
has al ready cr ystallised, clean it
wit has pongeand col dwater. When
youo pen theA dBlue ®
tank ,small
amounts of ammoni avapour ma yescape. Do
no tinhale an yammonia vapour sthat ma ybe
re leased. Onl yfilltheA dBlue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. Ad
Blue ®
capacity
To tal capacity of AdBlue ®
tank Mode
lT otal capacity
All models 23.5 l Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil rene we datr egular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Onl yM ercedes-Benz appr ovedengin eoils may
be used in Mercedes-Ben zengines.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation) Te
ch nica ldata 457

R
ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Pet role ngines: forc ertain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunctio nwith
re duced maintenanc einter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Quality and filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB -Appr oval Pe
trol engine sM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.5, 229.6 MB-F
reigabe or MB-Appr oval Diese
lengine sM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
E3 50 d
E3 50 d4MATIC
E3 50 d4MATIC All-
Te rrain 229.52
All other models 228.51 ,229.3 1,
229.5 1,229.52,
229.71 If
th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavail‐
able, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.0l ofthef ol‐
lowing engine oils once only:
R petrol engines:
- E400 4MATIC: MB- Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4
- allother models: MB-F reigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229.3, 229. 51,2 29.52 or
AC EA A3/B4
R diese lengines: -
E350 d, E350 d4MATIC ,E350 d
4MATIC All -Ter rain: MB- Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval 229. 51orAC EA C3
- allo ther models: ACEA C3
The following values refertoano ilch ange,
includin gthe oil filter.
Re placement amount Mode
lR eplacement
amount
E2 00
E2 50 7.
0l
E2 00 4MATIC
E4 00 4MATIC 6.5 l
E3 00 d6 .8 l
E3 50 d9 .0 l458
Tech nica ldata

Model
Replacement
amount
E3 50 d4MATIC
E3 50 d4MATIC All-
Te rrain 8.
0l
All other models 6.3 lNote
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moi sture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esys‐
te mw hen theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe braking ef fect. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk offire ‑a nd inju ryfrom
antifreeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
yo ut op up thea ntifre eze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifre eze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Onlyadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Te
ch nica ldata 459

*
NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures. #
Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
R am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-37 °C).
R am aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-45 °C). Note
sonw indscreen washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windsc reen washer
fl uid Uns
uitable windsc reen washer fluids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Only use windsc reen washer fluids
whic harealso suitable foru se on plas‐ tic sur
faces, e.g. MB SummerFi torMB
Wi nterFit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised waterast hefill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windscreen washer fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R Belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntifre eze conta iner.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hthe windscreen washer
fl uid all year round. 460
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine. 476
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Package: ActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
Assis torP RE‑SAFE ®
PLUS ar etemporarily una vailable or onl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicles without theD riving Assistance pa ckage: ActiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ystem border s. #
Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 477

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Camera view restricted
See Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles without Activ eS teering Assis t:thec amer aviewisr estricted.
Po ssible causes:
R dirtont he windscreen in thec amera's field of vision
R heavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys yst ems ma ybemalfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nthe windscreen.
Blind Spot Assist currently
unavailabl eSee Owner's
Manual *B
lind Spo tAssis tist emporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page248). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
or #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine. #
If necessar y,clean ther ear bumper .Ifthe bumper is extreme lydirty ,the sensor sinthe bumper ma ybemal‐
functioning. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 487

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Active Blind Spot Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssististemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page248). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Blind Spot Assist not availa-
ble when towing atrailer
See Owner's Manual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Active Blind Spot Assist
not available when towing
at railer See Owner's Man-
ual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Blind Spot Assist inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssistis malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 488
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps