MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2020 Owner's Manual

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Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. #
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Maint
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Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit h
th eon- boar dcom puter(/ page37 0).
Dep endingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face
R Lea vetheengine running atidle spe ed 37
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On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30
minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. Maint
enanc eand care37
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Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page37 0). Ch
ecking coo lant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 37
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lie ve ove rpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Further information oncoolant
(/ page44 3). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. Maint
enanc eand care37
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Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. 37
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NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The 360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blow erforth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off. R
The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. Maint
enance andcare37
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R
Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 124°F
(60 °C).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. 37
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No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. Maint
enanceand care37
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Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 377). The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. 37
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