service MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Repair Manual

The tyr
epressur eloss warning sy stem does not
re place then eed toregularly checkt he tyre
pressures.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth ep ressur eloss in se veraltyres decrea‐
ses at thes ame rate.
The sy stem has alimited or dela yedf unction:
R When ther oad sur face is poo r,e.g. sno wor
gr ave l.
R When drivin gwiths nowc hains.
R When driving in averys porty driving style
wit hh igh cornering speeds or sudden accel‐
eration.
R When towing averyh eavy or lar getraile r.
R When driving wit hahigh load. Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
R Displa ymessages about thet yres
(→ pag e502)
Rest arting thet yrep ress urel ossw arning
sy stem
Requ irement:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(→ pag e429).
On-boar dcompu ter:
, Service .
Tyres
The Run Flat Indicato ractive Restart wit hOK
messag eisshown in them ultifunction displa y.
Re star tt he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
newl yfitted. #
Press atobegin then ew start.
The Tyre pressure no wOK?messag eis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Select Yes. #
Press atoconfir mtherestart.
The Run Flat Indicator restarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
tyr ep ressur eloss warning sy stem monitors
th es ettyr ep ressures of all thet yres.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Wheel
change Note
sons electing, fittin gand replacing
tyres Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. 436
Wheel sand tyres

Note
sont echnical data
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma yfail torecognise dangers.
The tech nica ldataw as de term ined in accord‐
anc ewithEUD irectives. The dat astatedo nly
applies tovehicles wit hstandar dequipment .You
can obtain fur ther information from aMercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Onl yfor certain count ries: youc an find vehi‐
cle-specific vehicle dat ainthe COC documents
(CERTIFIC ATEOFC ONFORMITY) .These docu‐
ments ar edelivered wi thyour vehicle. On-boar
delectronics Note
sont ampering with thee ngine elec‐
tronics *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh improper
main tenance Improper maintenance ma
ycause vehicle
componentstow ear morequickl yand the ve
hicle's operating permit ma ybeinvalida‐
te d. #
Alw aysh ave workon thee ngine elec‐
tronics and related component scarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Tw
o-w ayradios Note
soni nstalling two-w ayradios &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
improper workon two-w ayradios
The elect romagnetic radiation from two-w ay
ra dios can inter fere wit hthe on-boar delec‐
tronics if RF transmit ters arem anipulated or
re trofitted inco rrectly.
This could jeopardise theo perating saf etyof
th ev ehicle. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident from incor‐
re ct ope ratio noft wo-way radios
If yo uo perat etwo -way radios inco rrectly in
th ev ehicle, thee lectromagnetic radiation
could inter fere wit hthe on-boar delectronics,
e.g.:
R ifth et wo -way radio is no tconnec tedto
an exterior aerial
R ifth ee xterio raerial is no tcorrectly
mounted or is no toflowreflection
This could jeopardise theo perating saf etyof
th ev ehicle. #
Have thel ow -reflectio nexterio raerial
fi tted at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
When operating two-w ayradios in the
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothe
lo w- reflection exterior aerial. 448
Tech nica ldata

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ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Service products include
thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
Ad Blue ®
R lubricants
R coolant
R brak efluid
R washer fluid
R climat econtrol sy stem refrigerant
Only use products app rove dbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecaused bytheu se of products that ha ve
no tb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Mercedes-Benzw arrant yorg oodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yservic eproducts appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ion on
th ec ontainers: R
MB- Freigabe (e.g. MB-Fr eigabe 229.51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedservice prod‐
ucts:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts in theM ercedes-Benz BeVo
app (b yentering thed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighl yinflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. Te
ch nica ldata 453

Information on additives in petrol
Obse
rvet he no tesons ervice products
(→ pag e452).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app roved
additives Even small amounts of
thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring. #
Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel.Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se
brand-name fuels wit hadditives.
The fuel grade available in som ecountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit haMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec ontainer. Information on fuel
grades forv ehicles with
ad iesel engine
Gene raln otes
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk offire thro ugh fuel mix‐
ture
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hpetro l,th ef lash
point of thef uel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component
pa rtsint heexhaus tsystemm ayove rheat
unnoticed. #
Neverrefuel using petrol. #
Neverm ix diesel fuel wit hpetro l. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using diesel fuel that con‐
fo rm stoEN5 90, or an equivalent spec‐
ification. #
Vehicles with diesel particulat efil‐
ters: in countrie soutside theE U,only
use lo w-sulphurE urod iesel wit hasul‐
phur content of under 50 ppm.
Do no tuse thef ollowing:
R petrol
R marine diesel
R heating oil
R bio-diesel
R veget able oil
R paraf fin
R kerosene Information on lo
woutside temperatures
Re fuel your vehicle wit hasmuchw inter diesel
fuel as possible at theb eginnin gofwinter.
Befor echanging overtow inter diesel fuel, the
fuel tank shoul dbeempty,ifp ossible .When
re fuelling wit hwinter diesel fuel fort he first Te
ch nica ldata 455

#
Avoid impurities in AdBlue ®
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ENVI
RONMENTAL NOTEContamination
caused byAdBlue ® Ad
Blue ®
re sidues cr ystallise af terap eriod of
time, and contamina tethes urfaces wi th
whic htheyc ome int ocontact. #
Surfaces that ha vecome int ocontact
wi th Ad Blue®
while refilling mus tbe
immediatel yrinsed wit hwater ,or
Ad Blue ®
mus tberemo vedw ithad amp
clo thand col dwater.
If Ad Blue ®
has al ready cr ystallised, clean it
wit has pongeand col dwater. When
youo pen theA dBlue ®
tank ,small
amounts of ammoni avapour ma yescape. Do
no tinhale an yammonia vapour sthat ma ybe
re leased. Onl yfilltheA dBlue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. Ad
Blue ®
capacity
To tal capacity of AdBlue ®
tank Mode
lT otal capacity
All models 23.5 l Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil rene we datr egular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Onl yM ercedes-Benz appr ovedengin eoils may
be used in Mercedes-Ben zengines.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation) Te
ch nica ldata 457

Model
Replacement
amount
E3 50 d4MATIC
E3 50 d4MATIC All-
Te rrain 8.
0l
All other models 6.3 lNote
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moi sture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esys‐
te mw hen theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe braking ef fect. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk offire ‑a nd inju ryfrom
antifreeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
yo ut op up thea ntifre eze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifre eze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Onlyadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Te
ch nica ldata 459

Displa
ymessages Int
roduction Note
sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear on them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessa gesw ithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO wner's Manual and ma ydiffer
from thes ymbols on them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Owner's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessa ges,as ymbol is also
shown:
R ¤ Further information R
O Hide displa ymessage
Yo uc an select thed esired symbol byswiping
lef torr ight on thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .Press
the ¤ symbol tosho wfurther information on
th em ultifunction displa y.Press theO symbol
to hide thed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing the¤ button or thel eft-hand touch
cont rol. The displa ymessages ar ethen stored in
th em essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause of
th em essag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompu ter:
, Service .
1m essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, No messages
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Scrol lthrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
to uc hc ontrol. #
Toexitth em essag ememor y:press the
¤ button. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 465

Engine
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Top up coolant See Own-
er’s Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant .
?
Coolant Stop vehicle
Switc hengin eoff *T
he coolant is tooh ot. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Wait until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed. #
Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w1 20 °C. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 493

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Tyre(s) overheated Reduce
speed *A
tlea st one tyre is overheating. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tyres
Overheated tyres ma yburst,p articularly at high speeds. #
Reduce speed so that thet yres cool down. #
Reduce speed so that thet yres cool down. Key
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions
 Replace key *T
hekeyn eeds tobe replaced. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
, Replace key See Owner's
Manual *
Ve hicles with adigital vehicl ekey: onlyaf ewor no authorisations remain fors tartin gt he engine. #
Mak esuret hat thei nterne tconnection is no tlimited bycer tain mobile phon esettings. #
Open theM ercedes me connect weba pp http://www.mercedes.me. and call up thed igital vehicle keys ervice. #
Deactivat ethe service firs ta nd then activat eitagain. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag estilla ppears, con tact theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center (C AC). 506
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
? Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
R Coolant le veltoo low
R The air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
R The radiator fani sfaulty
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexceeded 120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 536
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps