radiator MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Engine
Disp
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blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00BD
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ual ual The
coolant levelis toolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficie ntcoo lant inthe
eng inecoo ling system. You couldot her wise damag eth eeng ine.
X Add coolant ,obse rving thewarn ingnotesbefo redoin gso
(Y page 263).
If you have toaddcoolan tfr equ ently:
X Con tacta qualifi edspec ialist workshop andhave theeng inecoo ling
syst emcheck ed. 00AC The
fanmot orismalf unctionin g.
X At coo lant temper aturesbelow 248‡( 120 †),drive tothe neare st
qua lified speci alist worksh op.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmoun-
tainou sterrai nand stop-and -gotraffic. 00AC
Coolan tToo Hot Coolan
tToo Hot
Stop Vehicl eTurn Stop
Vehicl eTurn
Engine Off Engine
Off The
coola ntistoo hot.
A wa rning tonealso sou nds.
G WARNING
Do not drive whenyou rengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancausesome
flu ids whichmay have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch
fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalso cau seseri ous burns which
can occur justbyopeni ngthe hood .
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Pul lover andstop thevehi clesafe lyand switch offthe engine, pay-
ing attention toroad andtraffic conditio ns.
X Secure thevehi cleaga inst rolling away (Y pag e142) .
X Wai tuntil theengine hascoole ddow n.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked,
e.g. bysnow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thedisp laymessa gegoes outand
the coola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡(120 †).Otherw ise,the
engine couldbe dama ged.
X Pay attention tothe coola nttempera turedisplay.
If the temperature increase sagain :
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksh opimmed iately .
Under normal operatingconditio nsand with thespeci fiedcoola nt
leve l,the coola nttempera turemay riseto248 ‡(120 †). Di
splay messag es
207On-b oard comput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked or
the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e142).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e263).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. bysnow,
slu sh orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmountai nousterrain
and stop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflow tothe engine
radi ator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive whenyou rengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancausesome fluids which
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalso cau seseri ous burns whichcan occur
just byopeni ngthe hood .
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Obse rvethe additiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multifunction displa y.
X Pul lover andstop thevehi clesafe lyand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditio ns.
X Secure thevehi cleaga inst rolling away (Y pag e142) .
X Leav ethe vehi cleand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehi cleuntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obse rving thewarning notes
(Y pag e263) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsys tem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked, e.g.bysnow,
slu sh orice. 228
Warning
andindicator lamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-b oard comput erand displays

X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood andthe
radiator trimandpress hoodcatch lever0044to
the left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same time,
remove support strut0085from yellow retaining
clip 0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress itinto
bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight of
approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose itwith
a little more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption may
be higher thanthiswhen thevehicle isnew orif
you frequently driveathigh engine speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick maybe
in adifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor approx-
imately fiveminutes ifthe engine isat normal
operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarrying
out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartmen tposes a
risk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown and
touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed inthe
following. Engi
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G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk ofan
accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguidetube
to the stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and MAX
mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087or
bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 liter)engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartment posesa
risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldownand
touch onlythecomponents describedinthe
foll owi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhotcom-
ponents inthe engine compartment, itmay
ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next to
the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldownand
thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the com-
ponents beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu lto
the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system. A
list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters thathave
been tested andapproved inaccorda ncewith
Mercede s-BenzSpecifications forService
Produ ctsisava ilable atany authorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordama ge
to the exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe service
system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter after
the replacement intervalspecifiedbythe
service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe engine
or tothe catal yticconverter. Haveexcess
engine oilsiph oned off. 262
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Exam
ple: eng ineoilcap
X Tu rn cap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand remove it.
X Add engineoil.
If the oille vel isat or below the MIN markon
the oildi ps tick, add1.1 USqt(1.0 liter) of
eng ineoil.
X Re place cap 0043onthe fillerneck andturn
clo ckwi se.
Ensu retha tthe cap locks into place securely.
X Ch eck theoille vel again wi th the oildi ps tick
(Y page 261 ).
Fur therinfo rma tionon eng ineoil(Y page 322 ). Ch
eckin gand addi ngoth erservi ce
produ cts
Ch eckin gco olant leve l G
WA
RNING
The cooling system ispre ssu rize d,pa rtic ular ly
wh en the moto ris wa rm. Ifyo uop en the cap,
yo ucou ldbe sca lded ifhot coolant sprays out.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Let the enginecoo ldo wn befor eyo uop en the
cap .We arpro tecti veglove sand protecti ve
ey ew earwh en openi ng. Open the cap slow ly
to release pre ssu re.
! The
coolant level mustonl ybe che cked and
corr ecte dwh en the enginehascoo led do wn
(co olant temp eratureund er104 ‡(40 †).
Ch ecki ngthe coolant level when the coolant
temp eratureis ove r104 ‡(40 †) can leadto
dama getothe engine orthe engine cooling
sys tem. X
Park thevehi cleonaleve lsurfa ce.
Only check thecoola ntleve lwhe nthe vehi cle
is on aleve lsurfa ceand theengine hascoole d
dow n.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypag e123).
X Che ckthe coola nttempera turedisplayin the
instrume ntclus ter.
The coola nttempera turemust bebelow
104 ‡(40 †).
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005A
(Y pag e123) inthe igniti onlock .
X Slow lyturn cap0043counter-clo ckwiseandto
reli eve excess pressure.
X Turn cap0043further counter-clo ckwiseand
remove it.
If the coola ntisat the leve lof marker bar0087
in the filler neck whencold, there isenoug h
coola ntincoola ntexpa nsion tank0044.
X Ifnecessa ry,add coola ntthat hasbeentested
and approved byMerced es-Benz.
X Rep lace cap 0043and turn itclockwi seasfar as
it wil lgo.
For further informa tiononcoola nt,see
(Y pag e323) .
Windshi eldwashe rsyste m G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsys tem, canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartment posesa
risk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldownand
touch onlythecomponents describedinthe
foll owi ng. Eng
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