warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

Important safety notes
The tyr
epressur ewarning system does not
warn you of an incorrectl yset tyr epressure.
Observ ethe note sont herecommended tyre
pressur e(Ypage 420).
The tyr epressur eloss warning does not
replace th eneedtor egularly chec kthe tyre
pressures. An eve nloss of pressur eonsev-
eral tyres at th esame time canno tbedetec-
te dbyt hetyrep ressur eloss warning system.
The tyr epressur emonitor is no table to warn
you of asudde nloss of pressure, e.g. if the
tyr eisp enetrated by aforeign object. In the
event of asudde nloss of pressure, brin gthe
vehicl etoah alt by braking carefully. Avoid
abrup tsteering manoeuvres.
The function of th etyrep ressur eloss warning
system is limited or delayed if:
R snow chains are fitte dtoyour vehicle's
tyres.
R road condition sare wintry.
R you are driving on san dorgravel.
R you adopt averys port ydriving style (cor-
nerin gath igh speeds or driving wit hhigh
rates of acceleration).
R you are towin gaveryh eav yorl argetrailer.
R you are driving wit haheavyload (in the
vehicl eoront heroof).
Restarting th etyrep ressure loss warn-
ing system Restart th
etyrep ressur eloss warning system
if you have:
R changed th etyrep ressure
R changed th ewheels or tyres
R fitte dnew wheels or tyres
X Befor erestarting ,makes ure that th etyre
pressures are set properly on all four tyres
for th erespective operating conditions.
The recommended tyr epressures can be
foun dint hetyrep ressur etable on th efuel
filler flap.
The tyr epressur eloss warning system can
only giv ereliable warning sifyou have set th
ec orrect tyrep ressure. If an incorrect
tyr ep ressur eisset,the se incorrec tvalues
will be monitored.
X Observ ethe note sint hesection on tyre
pressures (Y page 420).
X Mak esure that th ekeyis in position 2in the
ignition loc k(Ypage 179).
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the Serv.
Serv. menu.
X Press the 9or: buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the Tyrep ressure
Tyr ep ressure
menu.
X Press the abutton.
The Run Fla tIndicator active
Run Fla tIndicator active
Restart Restart with
withOK
OKmessage appear sinthe
multifunction display.
If you wish to confirm th erestart:
X Press the abutton.
The Tyrep ress. now OK?
Tyr ep ress. now OK? message
appear sinthemultifunction display.
X Press the 9or: buttontos elect
Yes
Yes .
X Press the abutton.
The Run Fla tIndicator restarted
Run Fla tIndicator restarted
message appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play.
Afte rateach-in period, th etyrep ressure
loss warning system will monitor th eset
tyr ep ressures of all four tyres.
If you wish to cance lthe restart:
X Press the %button.
or
X When the Tyre
Tyre press. press. now
now OK?
OK?message
appears, press the 9or: buttonto
select Cancel
Cancel .
X Press the abutton.
The tyr epressur evalue sstoredatt helast
restar twill continue to be monitored. 422
Tyre pressureWheels and ty
res

Tyre pressure monitor
General notes If
at yrep ressure monitor system is fitted, the
vehicle's wheels have sensor sfitte dthat
monitor the tyr epressures in al lfou rtyres.
The tyr epressure monitor warns yo uifthe
pressure drops in one or mor eofthe tyres.
The tyr epressure monitor onl yfun ctions if
the corresponding sensor sarefitte dtoa ll
wheels.
Informatio nontyrep ressures is shown in the
multifunctio ndisplay .After afew minute sof
driving ,the current tyr epressure of each tyre
is shown in the Service
Service menu of the multi-
functio ndisplay ,see illustratio n(example). Example: Saloon
,current tyr epressure display
For furthe rinformatio nondisplaying this
message ,refer to the "Checking the tyr epres-
sure electronically" sectio n(Ypage 424).
Important safety notes It is the driver's responsibility to set the tyre
pressure to the recommende
dcoldt yrep res-
sure suitabl efor the operating situation
(Y page 420). Note tha tthe correct tyr epres-
sure for the current operating situatio nmust
first be taught-i ntothe tyr epressure monitor.
If ther eisas ubstantial loss of pressure, the
warnin gthreshold for the warnin gmessage is
aligned to the reference values taught-in.
Restart the tyr epressure monitor after
adjusting to the col dtyrep ressure
(Y page 424). The current pressures are
saved as new reference values. Thi swill
ensur ethataw arnin gm essage will only
appear if the tyr epressure drops significantly.
The tyr epressure monitor does not warn you
of an incorrectly set tyr epressure. Observe the note
sonthe recommende dtyrep ressure
(Y page 420).
The tyr epressure monitor is not able to warn
yo uofas uddenlossofp ressure, e.g .ifthe
tyr eisp enetrated by aforeign object. In the
event of asudde nlossofp ressure, bring the
vehicl etoah altbyb raking carefully. Avoid
abrupt steering manoeuvres.
The tyr epressure monitor ha sayelloww arn-
ing lamp in the instrument cluster for indicat- ing apressure loss or malfunction. Depending
on how the warning lamp flashe sorlights up,
at yrep ressure tha tist oo lo woram alfunc-
tio nint he tyr epressure monitor is indicated:
R if the warnin glam pisl itcontinuously ,the
tyr ep ressure on one or mor etyres is sig-
nificantl ytoo low. The tyr epressure moni-
tor is not malfunctioning.
R if the warnin glam pflashe sfor around a
minute and the nremains li tconstantly, the
tyr ep ressure monitor is malfunctioning.
In additio ntothe warning lamp, amessage
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay .Obser ve
the informatio nondisplay messages
(Y page 322).
It ma ytake up to ten minute sfor am alfunc-
tio noft he tyr epressure monitor to be indi-
cated. Amalfunctio nwillbei ndicated by the
tyr ep ressure warnin glam pflashing for
approximately one minute and the nremain-
ing lit. When the faul thas been rectified, the
tyr ep ressure warning lamp goes ou tafter you
have driven for afew minutes.
The tyr epressure values indicated by the on-
boar dcompute rmaydiffe rfromt hos em eas-
ured at afilling statio nusing apressure
gauge. The tyr epressures shown by the on-
boar dcompute rrefer to thos emeasured at
se al evel.Ath igha ltitudes, the tyr epressure
values indicated by apressure gaug eare
highe rtha nt hos eshown by the on-board
computer. In thi scase, do not reduce the tyre
pressures.
The operatio nofthe tyr epressure monitor
can be affecte dbyinterference fro mradio
transmitting equipment (e.g. radi ohead- Tyre pressure
423Wheelsand tyres Z

phones, two-way radios) that may be being
operated in or near the vehicle.
Checking the tyr epressure electroni-
cally X
Make sure that the key is in position 2
(Y page 179) in the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Service
Servicemenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure.
X Press the abutton.
The curren ttyre pressure for each wheel
will be displayed in the multifunction dis-
play.
If the vehicle has been parked for over
20 minutes, the Tyre Tyrepressures
pressures will
willbe
be
displayed after afew minute sof
displayed after afew minute sof
driving
driving message appears.
After ateach-in period, the tyre pressure
monitor automatically detects new wheels or new sensors. As long as aclear allocation of
the tyre pressure values to the individual
wheels is not possible, the Tyre pressure Tyre pressure
monito ractive
monito ractive display message is shown
instead of the tyre pressure display. The tyre
pressures are already being monitored.
If an emergency spare wheel is fitted, for a
few minutes the system may continue to
show the tyre pressure of the wheel that has
been removed. If this occurs, not ethat the
value displayed for the position where the
spare wheel is fitted is not the same as the
curren ttyre pressure of the emergency spare
wheel.
Warning messages of the tyr epressure
monitor If the tyre pressure monitor detects
apres-
sure loss in one or more tyres, awarning mes-
sage is shown in the multifunction display and
the yellow tyre pressure monitor warning
lamp comes on.
R If the Please correc ttyre pressure
Please correc ttyre pressure
message appears in the multifunction dis- play, the tyre pressure in at least one tyre is
too low and must be corrected at the next
opportunity.
R If the Check tyre(s) Check tyre(s) message appears in
the multifunction display, the tyre pressure in one or more tyres has dropped signifi-
cantly and the tyres must be checked.
R If the Warnin gtyre defect
Warnin gtyre defect message
appears in the multifunction display, the
tyre pressure in one or more tyres has drop-
ped suddenly and the tyres must be
checked.
Observ ethe instructions and safety notes in
the display messages in the "Tyres" section
(Y page 322).
If the wheel position sonthe vehicle are inter-
changed, the tyre pressures may be displayed for the wrong position sfor as hort time. After
af ew minutes of driving, this is rectified and
the tyre pressures are displayed for the cor-
rect positions.
Restarting the tyr epressure monitor When you restart the tyre pressure monitor,
all existing warning messages are deleted and
the warning lamps go out. The monitor uses
the currently set tyre pressures as the refer-
enc evalues for monitoring. In most cases, the
tyre pressure monitor will automatically
detec tthe new referenc evalues after you
have changed the tyre pressure. However,
you can also define referenc evalues man-
ually as described here. The tyre pressure
monitor then monitors the new tyre pressure values.
X Use the table on the inside of the fuel filler
flap to ensure that the tyre pressure is set
correctly in all four tyres for the current
operatin gconditions.
Also observe the notes in the section on
tyre pressures (Y page 420).
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Service Servicemenu. 424
Tyrep
ressureWheels and tyres

Changing
awheel Flat tyre
You can fin dinformatio nonwhat to do in the
event of aflat tyr einthe"Breakdown assis-
tance" sectio n(Ypage 397). Information on
driving wit hMOExtended tyres in th eevent of
af lat tyr ecan be foun dunde r"Breakdown
assistance" (Y page 398).
Vehicles with an emergency spare wheel: in th eevent of aflat tyre, th eemergency
spar ewheel is fitte daccording to th edescrip-
tio nu nde r"Fittin gaw heel" (Y page 426). Interchanging th
ewheels G
WARNING
Interchangin gthe fron tand rear wheel smay
severely impai rthe driving characteristic sif
th ew heel sort yres have different dimensions.
The wheel brakes or suspension components may also be damaged. Ther eisariskofa cci-
dent.
Interchange fron tand rear wheel sonlyift he
wheel sand tyres are of th esame dimensions.
! On vehicle
sfitte dw ithat yrep ressure
monitor, electronic component sare loca-
te dint hewheel.
Tyre-fittin gtools should no tbeapplied in
th ea rea of th evalve, as this could damage
th ee lectronic components.
Only have tyres changed at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Interchangin gthe fron tand rear wheels of
differin gdimension scan render th egeneral
operatin gpermit invalid.
Observ ethe instruction sand safety note sin
th e" Fittin gaw heel" sectio n(Ypage 426).
The wear pattern sonthefron tand rear tyres
differ dependin gontheoperatin gconditions.
Interchange th ewheels before aclear wear
pattern has formed on th etyres. Fron ttyres
typically wear mor eontheshoulder sand the
rear tyres in th ecentre. On vehicle
stha th ave th esame siz efront and
rear wheels ,you can interchange th ewheels
every 5,000 to 10,00 0kmdependin gonthe
degree of tyr ewear. Ensure that th edirection
of rotatio nismaintained.
Clean th econtac tsurfaces of th ewheel and
th eb rak edisc thoroughly every tim eawheel
is interchanged. Chec kthe tyrep ressure and,
if necessary, restar tthe tyrep ressure loss
warning system (Y page 422) or thetyrep res-
sure monito r(Ypage 424). Direction of rotation
Tyres wit haspecifie ddirection of rotation
have additional benefits, e.g .ifthere is arisk
of aquaplaning .Thes eadvantages can only be
gained if th etyres are fitte dcorres ponding to
th ed irection of rotation.
An arrow on th esidewal lofthetyreindicates
its correct direction of rotation. Storing wheels
Store wheels that are no tbein gused in acool,
dry and preferabl ydark place. Protect the
tyres against oil, grease, petrol and diesel. Fitting
awheel
Preparin gthe vehicle X
Stop th evehicle on solid ,non-sl ippery and
leve lground.
X Apply th eparking brake.
X Mov ethe fron twheels to th estraight-
ahead position.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission:
depress th eclutch pedal fully and engage
first or revers egear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission to position P.
X Vehicle swithA IRMATIC: mak esure that
"normal" leve lisselecte d(Ypage 231).
X Switch off th eengine. 426
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres

X
Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
or, on vehicles wit hKEYLESS‑GO:
X Ope nthe driver's door.
The on-boar delectronics no whaves tatus
0 .T his is th esam east hekeyh avin gbeen
removed.
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt he
ignition loc k(Ypage 179).
X If included in th evehicl eequipment,
remove th etyre-chang etoolkitfrom the
vehicl e(Ypage 395).
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway.
i Apart from som
ecountry-specific var-
iants ,vehicles are no tequipped wit htyre-
changin gtools. Some tools for changin ga
whee lare specific to th evehicle. Fo rmore
information on whic htools are require dto
perfor mawheelcha ng eony our vehicle,
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tyre-changin gtools may
include, for example:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Wheel wrench
Securing th evehicle against rolling
away If your vehicl
eisequipped wit hawheelchock,
it can be found in th etyre-chang etoolkit
( Y page 395).
The foldin gwhee lchock is an additional
securin gmeasure to preven tthe vehicl efrom rollin
gaway, for exampl ewhen changin ga
wheel.
X Fold bot hplates upwards :.
X Fold out lower plate ;.
X Guide th elugs on th elower plat efully into
th eo penings in base plate =. Securin
gthe vehicl eonlevel ground (example:
Saloon)
X On level ground: placechock soro ther
suitable items under th efront and rear of
th ew hee ltha tisd iagonally opposit ethe
whee lyou wish to change. Securin
gthe vehicl eons light downhill gradients
(example: Saloon)
X On sligh tdownhil lgradie nts:place
chocks or other suitable items in fron tof
th ew heels of th efront and rear axle.
Raisin gthe vehicle G
WARNING
If you do no tposition th ejackc orrectly at the
appropriat ejacking poin tofthevehicle, the Changing
awheel
427Wheels and tyres
Z

X
Unscrew the remaining wheel bolts fully.
X Remove the wheel.
Fitting anew wheel G
WARNING
Oiled or greased wheel bolts or damaged
wheel bolts/hub threads can cause the wheel bolts to come loose. As aresult, you could
lose awheel while driving. There is arisk of
accident.
Never oil or grease wheel bolts. In the event of damage to the threads, contact aqualified
specialist workshop immediately.H ave the
damagedw heel bolts or hub threads
replaced/renewed. Do not continue driving. G
WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip
over. There is arisk of injury.
Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
Observe the instructions and safety notes on "Changing awheel" (Y page 426).
Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been
approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the
respective wheel.
! AMG vehicles:
during removal and repo-
sitioning of the wheel, the wheel rim can
strike the ceramic-brake disc and damage
it. Therefore, take precautions and have a
second person assist you. Alternatively,
you can use asecond centring pin. X
Cleant he wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.
X Slide the wheel to be mounted onto the
centring pin and push it on.
X Tighten the wheel bolts until they are fin-
ger-tight.
X Unscrew the centring pin.
X Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
X Vehiclesw ithacollapsible emergency
spare wheel: inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel (Y page 467).
Only then lower the vehicle.
Lowering the vehicle G
WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is arisk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel is changed.
! Vehiclesw
ithacollapsible emergency
spare wheel: Inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel using the tyre inflation
compressor before lowering the vehicle.
The rim could otherwise be damaged.
X Turn the crank of the jack anti-clockwise
until the vehicle is once agains tanding
firmly on the ground.
X Place the jack to one side. 430
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres

Emergency spare wheel
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The wheel/tyr edimension sand th etyret ype
of th espar ew heel/emergency spar ewheel
and th ewheel to be replaced may differ. Fit-
tin gas parew heel/emergency spar ewheel
may severel yimpair th edriving characteris-
tics. Ther eisarisk of accident.
To prevent hazardous situations:
R Adap tyour driving style accordingly and
driv ecarefully.
R Never fit mor etha no nespar ewheel/emer-
gency spar ewheel if th edimension sare
differen ttothose of th ewheel being
replaced.
R Only use aspar ew heel/emergency spare
wheel briefly if th edimension sare different
to those of th ewheel bein greplaced.
R Do no tswitch off ESP ®
.
R Hav ethe spar ewheel/emergency spare
wheel in question replaced at th enearest
qualified specialist workshop .Makes ure
that th ewheel/tyr edimension sand tyre
type are correct.
When usin ganemergency spar ewheel or
spar ewheel of adifferen tsize, you must not
exceed th emaximum spee dof80k m/h.
Snow chains must no tbefittedtoe mergency
spar ewheels. General notes
You shoul dregularly check th epressure of all
your tyres, includin gthe emergency spare
wheel, particularly prio rtolongtrips, and cor-
rec tthe pressure as necessary (Y page 420).
The value on th ewheel is valid. In addition ,the
emergency spar ewheel tyr epressure can be
foun dunde r"Technical data" (Y page 468).
An emergency spar ewheel may also be fitted
against th edirection of rotation. Observ ethe
tim erestriction on use as well as th espeed limitatio
nspecified on th eemergency spare
wheel.
Replac ethe tyres after six years at th elatest,
regardless of wear. This also applies to the
emergency spar ewheel.
i If you are driving with th
eemergency
spar ewheel fitted, th etyrep ressure loss
warning system or th etyrep ressure moni-
to rc anno tfunction reliably. Only restart
th et yrep ressure loss warning system/tyre
pressure monito rwhen th edefective wheel
has been replaced with anew wheel.
Vehicle swithatyrep ressure monitor: for a
few minute safter an emergency spare
wheel is fitted, th esystem may still display
th et yrep ressure of th eremove dwheel.
The value displaye dfor th eposition where
th ee mergency spar ewheel is fitte disnot
th es ame as th ecurren ttyrep ressure of the
emergency spar ewheel. Removing th
e"Minispare" emer-
gency spare wheel/collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel
Opening th estowage well Saloon:
thee mergency spar ewheel can be
foun dint hestowage well unde rthe boot
floor.
X Lif tthe boot floo rupwards (Y page 356).
Estate: thee mergency spar ewheel is located
in th estowage well unde rthe luggage com-
partmen tfloor.
X Withou tafolding bench seat: lift up the
EASY-PACK folding load compartmen tfloor
(Y page 357). Emergency spar
ewheel
465Wheels and tyres Z

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Information on technical data
G
WARNING
Hybrid vehicles :ensure that you read the
"HYBRID "supplement .You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers.
You can find current technical data on the
Interne tonour Mercedes‑ Benzhomepage.
i The technical data was determined in
accordance with EU Directives .All data
applies to the vehicle' sstandard equip-
ment .The data may therefore differ for
vehicles with optional equipment .You can
obtain further information from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Vehicle electronics
Tampering with the engine electron-
ics
! Only have work carried out on the engine
electronics and its associated parts, such
as contro lunits ,sensors, actuating com-
ponents and connector leads, at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicle components
may otherwise wear more quickly and the
vehicle' soperatin gpermit may be invalida-
ted. Retrofitting two-way radios and
mobile phones (RF transmitters)
G
WARNING
If RF transmitter sare tampered with or not
properly retrofitted, the electromagnetic radi- ation they emit can interfer ewith the vehicle
electronics. This may jeopardis ethe opera-
tional safet yofthe vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
You should have all work on electrical and
electronic components carried out at aquali-
fied specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you operate RF transmitter sincorrectly in
the vehicle, the electromagnetic radiation
could interfer ewith the vehicle electronics,
e.g.:
R if the RF transmitter is not connected to an
exterior aerial
R the exterior aerial has been fitted incor-
rectly or is not alow-reflection type
This could jeopardis ethe operatin gsafet yof
the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Have the low-reflection exterior aerial fitted at
aq ualified specialist workshop. When oper-
ating RF transmitter sinthe vehicle, always
connec tthem to the low-reflection exterior
aerial.
! The operatin
gpermit may be invalidated if
the instructions for installation and use of
RF transmitter sare not observed.
In particular, the following condition smust
be complied with:
R only approved wavebands may be used.
R observ ethe maximum permissible out-
put in thes ewavebands.
R only approved aerial position smay be
used.
Excessiv elevels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health and to the
health of others. The use of an exterior aerial
takes int oconsideration the scientific discus- 470
Vehicle electronicsTechnical data

X
Slide the right-hand front sea ttoits rear-
mos tposition.
X Fol dfloor covering :upwards.
VIN ;can be seen. Engine number
The engine number is stampe dinto the crank-
case. Yo ucan obtain further information from
any qualified specialist workshop. Servic
eproducts and capacities Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Service product can be poisonous and haz-
ardou stohealth. There is ariskofi njury.
Observe the instructions on the respective
original containe rwhenu sing ,storing and dis-
posing off service products. Alway sstore ser-
vice products in the seale doriginal container.
Alway skeep service products ou tofthe reach
of children. H
Environmental note
Dispose of service products in an environ-
mentally-responsible manner.
Service products includ ethe following:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas aftertreatment additives, e.g.
AdBlue ®
R lubricants (e.g. engine oil, transmissio noil)
R coolant
R brake fluid
R windscreen washe rfluid
R climate control system refrigerant
Components and service products mus tbe
matched .Only us eproducts recommended
by Mercedes-Benz. Damage which is caused
by the us eofproducts which have not been
recommended is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz warranty or goodwil lges- tures. The
yare listed in this Mercedes-Benz
Owner's Manua linthe appropriate section.
Yo uc an identif yservice products approved
by Mercedes-Benz by the following inscrip-
tions on the container:
R MB-Freigab e(e.g. MB-Freigab e229.51)
R MB Approva l(e.g. MB Approva l229.51)
Othe rdesignations or recommendations indi-
cate alevel of quality or aspecification in
accordance with an MB Shee tNum ber(e.g.
MB 229.5) .The yh aven ot necessaril ybeen
approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Othe ride ntifications ,for example:
R 0W -30
R 5W -30
R 5W -40
Further information can be obtaine dfrom any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre or on the
Interne tath ttp://bevo.mercedes-benz.com. Fuel
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Fue lish ighl yf lammable. If yo uhandlef uel
incorrectly, ther eisariskoff irea nd explo-
sion.
Yo um usta void fire, nake dflames ,creating
sparks and smoking. Switch off the engine
and ,ifa pplicable, the auxiliary heating before
refuelling. G
WARNING
Fuels are poisonous and hazardou stohealth.
There is adanger of injury.
Do not swallo wfuelorl etit come into contact
with skin, eyes or clothing .Donot inhale fuel
vapours. Kee pfuels ou tofthe reach of chil-
dren. Servic
eproducts and capacities
473Technical data
Z

Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that you use
fuel brands that have additives.
The quality of the fuel available in some coun- tries may not be sufficient. Residuec ould
build up in the injection system as aresult. In
this case, in consultation with aMercedes-
Benz Service Centre, the petrol may be mixed with the cleaning additive recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Always observe the notes
and mixing ratios specified on the container.
Diesel Fuel grade
G
WARNING
If you mix diesel fuel with petrol, the flash
point of this fuel mixture is lower than that of pure diesel fuel. When the engine is running,
components in the exhaust system may over-
heat unnoticed. There is arisk of fire.
Never refuel with petrol. Never add petrol to
diesel fuel.
! When refuelling, only use diesel fuel that
conforms to the European standard EN 590
or is of equivalent quality. Fuel that does
not conformtoEN5 90 can lead to
increased wear as well as damage to the
engine and exhaust system.
! Do not use the following:
R marine diesel
R heating oil
R bio-diesel
R vegetable oil
R petrol
R paraffin
R kerosene
Do not mix such fuels with diesel fuel and
do not use any special additives. Other-
wise, engine damage may occur.
! Vehicles with diesel particle filters:
in
countries outside the EU, only use low sul-
phur Euro diesel with asulphurc ontent of under 50 ppm
.Otherwise, the emission
control system could be damaged.
! Vehicles without
adiesel particle fil-
ter: in countries where only diesel fuel with
ah igh sulphurc ontent is available, you will
need to carry out your vehicle's oil change
at shorter intervals. More information
about the interval for oil change can be
obtained from any qualified specialist
workshop.
Usuallyy ou will find information about the
fuel grade on the pump. If you cannot find the
label on the petrol pump, ask the filling sta-
tion staff.
Information on refuelling (Y page 201).
Low outside temperatures
In winter months, diesel fuel with an improved
cold flow quality is available. In Europe, the
EN 590 standard defines various climate-
dependent temperature categories. Malfunc- tions can be avoided by refuelling with diesel
fuel that corresponds to the climatic specifi-
cations outlined in EN 590. At unusually low
outside temperatures, it is possible that the
flow characteristics of the diesel fuel could be insufficient .Accordingly, diesel fuel from
warmer areas may not be suitable for opera-
tion in colder climatic conditions.
i Further information on country-specific
fuel properties and fuel types with low-tem-
perature resistance can be obtained from
oil companies, e.g. at filling stations.
Fuel consumption information H
Environmental note
CO 2(carbon dioxide) is the gas which scien-
tists believe to be principally responsible for
global warming (the greenhouse effect). Your vehicle's CO 2emissions are directly related to
fuel consumption and therefore depend on: 476
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