engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2021 Repair Manual

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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
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. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Quality
andcapacity ofengine oil Gasoline
enginesM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All mode ls 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
E4 50 10.0 US qt(9.5 lite rs)
E 450 4MATIC 8.9USqt(8.5 lite rs) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. 34
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Tech nica lda ta

Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. Co
olan t No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyus ecool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pr opor tionofantifr eezeconcen trat ein the
engine cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
All mode ls 13.7 US qt(13 lite rs) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). Te
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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. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa ter.Ot her‐
wise, thefill le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro ‐
neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix washer fluid withwind shieldwa sher fluid all
ye ar round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page33 9). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
USA/China: UseonlyR‑1 34a refrig er‐
ant. #
Canada: UseonlyR‑1 234yf refrig er ant. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelforth eclimat econ trol sys‐
te m rega rding there frig er ant type andthere frig‐ 34
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 2).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle.
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 2). Dis
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
006F
Fron tLeft Seat Backrest
Not Lock ed(exa mp le) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding front seat isno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page27 6). Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 359

Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To switch engine off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secon ds
or press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page14 1).
00BD Che ckCoola ntLeve lSee
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page27 5). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 360
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Itis possible toselect thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tP or N,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Apply Braketo Shift toDor
R *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E. 362
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 36
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ø *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis thas reac hed thesy stem limits (/page18 5).
Yo uha ve notst eer edindependen tly fo ra consider ableper iod oftime. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and drive on inaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.
Active Stop&Go Assi st
Cu rrentl yUnav ailabl e See
Ope rator'sManua l *A
ctiv eSt op-and-Go Assistis temp orarily una vailable. ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar est ill available.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page18 4).
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on .
Ac tiveSt op &Go Assist
In oper ativeSee Oper ator's
Man ual *A
ctiv eSt op-and-Go Assistis malfunct ioning.
Ac tiveSt op-and-Go Assisthas been deactiv ated. ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assis tar e
st ill available. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
When thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. #
Drive on .
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps