fuel pump MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

0009
In wintry road conditions, the maximum
ef fect of 4MATIC can be achie ved only if you
use winter tyres (M+S tyres), with sn ow
ch ains if necessar y. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling theve hicle 000A
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els are highly flammable. 0007
Fire, naked flames, smoking and crea‐
tion of spar ksmust be avoided. 0007
Swit choff the ignition and, if available,
th est ationary heater, before and while
re fuelling theve hicle. 000A
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els are poisonous and hazardous to your
health. 0007
Do not swallow fuel or let it come into
contact with skin, eyes or clo thing. 0007
Do not inhale fuel vapour. 0007
Keep children away from fuel. 0007
Keep doors and windo wsclosed du ring
th ere fuelling process.
If yo u or other people come into contact with
fuel, obser vethefo llowing: 0007
Immediately rinse fuel off your skin with
soap and water. 0007
If fuel comes into contact with your
ey es, immediately rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water.Seek medical
attention immediately. 0007
Ifyo u swallow fuel, seek medical atten‐
tion immediatel y.Do not induce vomit‐
ing. 0007
Change immediately out of clo thing that
has come into con tact wi thfuel. 000A
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Electros tatic charge can crea tespar ksand
th ereby ignite fuel vapours. 0007
Before you open the fuel filler cap or
ta ke hold of the pump nozzle, touch the
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischar ges any electros tatic charge
th at may ha vebuilt up. 0007
Do not get into theve hicle again during
th ere fuelling process.
Otherwise, electros tatic charge could
build up again. 000A
WARNING Risk offire from fuel mixture
Ve hicles with a diesel engine:
If yo u mix diesel fuel with petrol, theflash
point of the fuel mixture is lo werth an that of
pure diesel fuel.
While the engine is running, component
pa rts in theex haust sy stem may overheat
without warning. 0007
Neverre fuel using petrol. 0007
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel. Driving and parking
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Even small amounts of
the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel sy stem
and the engine. The repair costs are high. 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 0007
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines
drained compl etely. 000E
NO
TEDo not use petrol torefuel vehi‐
cles with a diesel engine. If
yo u acciden tally refuel with the wrong fuel:
R Do not switch the ignition on. Otherwise,
fuel can enter the fuel sy stem.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel sy stem
and the engine. The repair costs are high. 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 0007
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines
drained compl etely. 000E
NO
TEFuel may spr ayout when you
re mo vethe fuel pump nozzle. 0007
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump
nozzle switches off. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
0009 Do not get into theve hicle again during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could build up again.
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(0013 page475).
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs. 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rth e fuel filler cap
3 Tyre pressure table
4 QR code forre scue card
5 Fuel type 0007
Press fuel filler flap 1. 0007
Turn the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. Driving and parking
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0007
Insert the fuel filler cap into brac ket2. 0007
Comp lete ly inse rtthe pump nozzle into the
ta nk filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. 0007
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
0009 Vehicles with a diesel engine: theta nk
fi ller neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel
fi lling pumps.
0009 Vehicles with a diesel engine: whenthe
fuel tank is compl etely em pty, top up with at
least 5 litres of diesel.
0009 Vehicles with a diesel engine: use afiller
neck with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with
a diesel engine when topping up fuel from a
fuel can. Otherwise, thefiller neck cannot
slide into theta nk. 0007
Replace the cap on thefiller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y.0007
Close the fuel filler flap. Ad
Blue ®
(vehicles with a diesel engine on ly) Note
s onrefilling AdBlue ®
000E NOTEWhen you open theAd Blue ®
tank,
small amounts of ammonia vapour may
escape. 0007
Only fill th eAd Blue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. 0007
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact
wi th skin, eyes or clo thes. 0007
Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from children. 000E
NOTEDo not ingest AdBlue ®
. If
Ad Blue ®
is swallo wed: 0007
Immediately rinse out your mouth thor‐
oughl y. 0007
Drink plenty of water. 0007
Seek medical attention immediately. Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(0013 page475). Ad
Blue ®
is a wate r-soluble fluid forth e NOx
ex haust gas af tertre atment of diesel engines. In
order forth eex haust gas af tertre atment tofunc‐
tion proper ly, only use AdBlue ®
in acco rdance
with ISO 22 241.
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythefo llowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
Ad Blue ®
is available here:
R AdBlue ®
may be topped up byfast service at
a qu alified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at many filling stations
from AdBlue ®
filling pumps.
R Alternativel y,Ad Blue ®
is available at qualified
specialist workshops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Service Centres, and at many filling stations
in Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ters or AdBlue ®
re fill
bottles. 19 0
Driving and pa rking

0007
Chan geimmediately out of clo thing that
has come into con tact wi thfuel. Fu
el Information on fuel
grades forve hicles with
petrol engines
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(0013 page475).
000E NO
TEDama gecaused bythe wrong fuel Even small amounts of
the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and the emission control sy stem. 0007
Only refuel using unleaded, sulphu r-free
fuel that con form sto European EN 228,
or an equi valent specification.
Fu el of this specification may con tain up to
10 %ethanol by volume. Your vehicle is suita‐
ble for use with E10 fuel. Ne
verre fuel with one of thefo llowing fuels:
R diesel
R regular petrol with an octane number
lo we rth an 91 RON
R petrol with more than 10%ethanol byvol‐
ume, e.g. E15, E20, E85, E100
R petrol with more than 3% me thanol by
vo lume, e.g. M15, M30
R petrol with additives con taining me tal
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled with the
wrong fuel: 0007
do not swit chon the ignition. 0007
consult a qualified specialist workshop. The
following compatibility indications for fuel
apply to yourvehicle: 1
For petrol with maximum 5% ethanol byvol‐
ume
2 For petrol with maximum 10%ethanol by vol‐
ume
Ac cording toEuropean standard EN 1694 2you
can find the compatibility indications at thefo l‐
lowing locations:
R onthe instruction label on the fuel filler flap
R onthe fuel pump or pump nozzle suitable for
yo ur vehicle thro ughout Europe
If th eav ailable fuel is not suf ficiently low in sul‐
phu r,th is can produce unpleasant odours. Te
ch nical da ta477

Ne
verre fuel with one of thefo llowing fuels:
R petrol
R marine diesel
R heating oil
R pure bio-diesel fuel or vege table oil
R paraf fin or kerosene
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled with the
wrong fuel: 0007
Do not swit ch the ignition on. 0007
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. The
following compatibility indication for fuel
applies to yourvehicle: 1
For diesel fuel with a maximum of 7% byvol‐
ume bio-diesel (fatty acid me thyl es ter)
Ac cording toEuropean standard EN 1694 2you
can find the compatibility indications at thefo l‐
lowing locations:
R onthe instruction label on the fuel filler flap
R onthe fuel pump or pump nozzle suitable for
yo ur vehicle thro ughout Europe
Information on low outside temperatures
Re fuel your vehicle with as much winter diesel
fuel as possible at the beginning of winter.
Before changing overto winter diesel fuel, the
fuel tank should be em pty, if possible. When first re
fuelling with winter diesel fuel, only refuel
using a small amount, e.g. toreser veleve l. The
fuel tank can be filled as usual when next refuel‐
ling.
Fu rther information on fuel can be obtained at a
fi lling station or a qualified specialist workshop.
Ta nk content and fuel reser ve
The total capacity of the fuel tank may vary,
depending on theve hicle equipment. Te
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