engine coolant MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 ÷ ESP®
→
524
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
264
6 ! ABS malfunction →
524
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
535
8 Revc ounter →
261
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brak eapplied( red) →
524
B J Brakes (red) →
524
C # Electrical fault →
535
D · Distance warning →
531
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
535
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
G J Brakes (yellow) →
524 H
! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
K j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533
L T Standing lights →
13 4
M Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
N K Main beam →
13 6
O L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
P R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
Q AIR BOD YCONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
R h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
S å ESP®
OFF →
524 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Multifunction display →
264
5 Revc ounter →
261
6 å ESP®
OFF →
524
÷ ESP®
→
524
7 K Mainb eam →
13 6
L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
T Standing lights →
13 4
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
535
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
A · Distance warning →
531
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
C # Electrica lfault →
535 D
J Brakes (red) →
524
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
H R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnosis →
535
L J Brakes (yellow) →
524
M ! Electricp arkin gb rake applied (red) →
524
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
O ! ABS malfunction →
524
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
Q j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 13

R
Limiter (→ page206)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. The fue
lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in revc ounter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
Buttong roup:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2 Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3 Touc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4 Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall Ope
ratin gthe on-boar dcom puter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. 262
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→ page395). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. Maintenanc
eand care 397

#
Slowly tur nthe cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
70 °C. #
Slowl yturnc ap 1 anti-clockwise torelie ve
exc ess pressure. #
Continue turning cap 1anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
R ifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
R ifth ee ngine is warm upto1.5c mo ver
mar kerb ar2 #
If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
R Further information on coolant (→ page459) To
pping up the windsc reen washer sy stem &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. 398
Maintenanc eand care

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

*
NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures. #
Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
R am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-37 °C).
R am aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-45 °C). Note
sonw indscreen washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windsc reen washer
fl uid Uns
uitable windsc reen washer fluids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Only use windsc reen washer fluids
whic harealso suitable foru se on plas‐ tic sur
faces, e.g. MB SummerFi torMB
Wi nterFit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised waterast hefill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windscreen washer fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R Belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntifre eze conta iner.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hthe windscreen washer
fl uid all year round. 460
Tech nica ldata

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

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

Setting
thea irflow ............................... 154
Setting thec limat estyle ...................... 15 6
Setting thef ragrance sy stem ............... 15 8
Setting thet emperatur e......................1 54
St ationar yheater/ ventilation .............. 15 9
Switching on/of f................................. 15 5
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................1 54
THERMATIC contro lpanel .................... 154
THERMOTRONIC contro lpanel ............ 154
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 83
Wi ndsc reen heater .............................. 15 9
Climat estyle
Fu nctio n.............................................. 15 6
Setting ................................................. 15 6
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMAN DOnline
see Multimedi asystem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 300
Combinatio nswitch
see Turn signal light Combinedl
uggagecove rand net
At tach ing tother ear seat backres t......1 19
Ins talling/ removing ............................. 11 8
Compass .................................................. 334
Compu ter
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 262
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 361
Overvie w............................................. .361
Contacts .................................................. .342
Calling up ............................................ 343
Deleting ............................................... 344
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 343
Importing ............................................ 344
Informatio n.......................................... 342
Making acall ....................................... 344
Na me form at ...................................... .343
Options ............................................... 344
St oring ................................................ 344
Controller Operating ............................................ 288
Con venience closing ................................. 84
Con venience opening ................................ 83 Coolant (engine)
Levelc hec k......................................... 397
No tes. ................................................. 459
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright ...................................................30
Cornering light ........................................ .138
Co ver ........................................................... 81
Cross Traf ficA lert .................................. .243
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. .................................. 200
Cruise control Activating ............................................ 207
Calling up aspeed ............................... 207
Deactivating ........................................ 207
Le ver. .................................................. 207
Re quirements ...................................... 207
Selectin g............................................. 207
Settin gaspeed ................................... 207
St oring aspeed ................................... 207
Cruise control: ......................................... 206
Fu nctio n.............................................. 206
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 06 Index
547