engine oil MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2022 Owners Manual
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When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. The tires
must becheckedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hicle is
oper ated und erincr eased loads. Further informa-
tion canbeobt aine dat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Bat
t Bat
ter er
ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page267). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 268268
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tenanc eand care
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#
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enance andcare
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#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liTthehood untilitopens automaticall y.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheig htofaroun d8 in
(20 cm) andthen allo witto fall, appl ying alit-
tle forc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle mor efo rc e
until iteng ages cor rectl y. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil ChecChec
kingt king
the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel using t el
using the on-bo ard he
on-bo ard
com com
put put
er er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The enginehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle speed.
R The hoodis clo sed .
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during driving.
De term ining theengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswithanor mal driving styleand even
long erwit han activ edr iving style. On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
One ofthefo llo wing messa geswill appear onthe
inst rument displa y:
R Measuring EngineOil Level... :meas urement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpos sible. #
Repeat there qu est aTer amaximum of
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indicating theoil leve lon theinst rument dis-
pla yis green and isbe tween "min" and"max":
th eoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis-
pla yfo rindicating theoil leve lon theins tru-
ment displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max": 270270
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tenanc eand care
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#
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
R R
e/lling e/lling
engine oil engine
oil &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcomes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/lli ng too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles (1000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. Maint
enance andcare
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#
Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page270). ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. 272272
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tenanc eand care
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-
Neu tral 005C iseng aged .
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eSmar t-
Ke yis locat edintheve hicle. Thepark
posit ion005Disother wise automati cally
eng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise. NNo o
t t
es on using apo w es
on using apo wer w er
washer asher
&
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GRisk ofan accident whenusing
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com pone ntsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l-
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) awa yfrom theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Maint ainadist anceof atlea st11.8 in(30 cm)
to theve hicle.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hdecor h
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil: oil:
Parts of your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadist ance ofatleast 27.6in(70 cm)
be tween thefo il-co veredpar tsof theve hicle
and thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher .Mo vethe
po we rwa sher nozzlearoun dwhils tclean ing.
The waterte mp eratur eof thepo we rwa sher
mus tno tex ceed 140°F(60°C) .
R Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis-
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper -
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensi tivepar ts,suc has tires, gaps,
electr icalcom ponent s,batt eries, light sources
and ventila tion slits. WW
as hing t as
hing the v he
vehi cle b ehi
cle by ha nd y
ha nd *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue towa tering ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ irements, e.g.inanumber
of countr ies,washing byhand isonl yper mitt edin
special lydesignat edwash bays. #
Use amild clean ingagent ,e.g .car sham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewarm wa terusing a
soT carspong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefull yhose theve hicle o.withwa terand
dr yusing ach amois.
% Obser vetheno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page277). NNo o
t t
es on pain tw es
on pain twor or
k/mat t k/mat
te e
/nish /nish
paintw pain
twor or
kcar e k
car e To
avo iddamaging thepaintw orkand interfering
wit hth edr iving assist ancesystems, please
obser vethefo llo wing notes: Main
tenanc eand care
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aint aint
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywit haclo thsoak edinpe tro-
leum ether orlighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains: usetarre mo ver.
R Wax:use silicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsti ckers, /lms orsimilar materi-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e.
Mat t Mat
te e
/nish /nish
R Onlyuse carepr oduct sappr oved for
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash prog ram wit ha/nal hot
wa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct s,glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page163). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page275). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Clean
ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight 276276
Mai
ntena nce and care
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#
Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline asoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Residue could buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
T T
ank cont ank
cont entand r ent
and rese rv eser
ve fuel e
fuel
To t To
tal capacit yand r al
capacit yand reser v eser
ve fu el t e
fu el tank ank
Mod
el Tot Mode
lT otal capacit y al
capacit y
All model s2 1.1gal(80.0 liter s) ModelModel
Ofwhic Of
whic hr h
reser ve eser
ve
All mod els 3.2gal(12.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. Te
ch nica ldat a
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#
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
Qua lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation s spe
ci/cation s Ga
sol ine engines Ga
sol ine engines MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
CL S450 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1
229.7 2*
All other model s2 29.51,229.52,
229.61
229.71* *
Re commen dedforlo we stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion (lowe stSA Eviscosity classineac h
case; observepossible restr iction sof the
appr ovedSA Eviscosity classes).
To achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis-
cosity class.Possible restr iction sof theappr oved
SA Eviscosity classesmustbeobser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,incl ud-
ing theoil /lter.
Engine oil Engine
oil/lling /lling
capac ity capac
ity ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
CL S450 10.0USqt(9.5 liter s)
CL S450 4MATIC 9.0USqt(8.5 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid regula rly re placed ataqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336). 340340
Te
ch nica ldat a
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Engi
neoil Engi
neoil DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
00B3
Che ckEngine OilLevel
(Add 1qua rt) *T
heeng ineoilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagecaused bydriving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
When next refuel ing, add1.1 USqt(1l)of engi neoil(/ page 271).
No teson eng ineoil(/ page339).
00B3
Engine OilReduce Oil Leve l *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toohigh.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engin edamag ecaused bydriving withex cess engineoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consu ltaquali/ed specialistwo rkshop immed iatelyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 Engine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicl eTurn Engine Off *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damageca use dby driving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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