engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Repair Manual

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Check Coolant Level See
Operator' sManual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoinsuf ficient coolant
#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant.
#Ad dc oolant .
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Coolant Too Hot Stop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
he coolant is tooh ot.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when 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 thee ngine hood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine hood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Wa it 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. When doing so, ensure
th at thec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
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*Thefanm otorisf aulty.
#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 w2 48 °F (120 °C).
#
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnotbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin ue dr ivingunder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Start Engine See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired.
#Leavethee ngine running foraf ewminutes, or driv efor alonger dis tance.
The batter yisbeing charge d.
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Stop vehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin uedrivingu nder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running *T
he batter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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Check Engine Oil At Next
Refueling*T
he engine oil le velh as dropped tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil.
#Chec kthe engine oil le velw hen next refueling.
Ad de ngin eoil (
→pag e281).
No tesone ngine oil (
→page346).
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Gas Cap Loose *T
her ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is
leaking.
#Close thef uel filler cap.
#If th ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed: consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Fuel Level Low *T
he fuel le velh as dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
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Key Not Detected(red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous witch offt he engine:RYo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
RYouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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Key Not Detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no tbeing recognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Don' tForget Your Key *A
warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our keyw ithy ou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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Replace Key Battery*T
he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Chang ethe batter y.
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ObtainaNew Key *T
he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicle
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Apply Brake to Shift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakea nd Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
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Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running Wait Transmission
Cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar yBattery Malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Un tilthen, manuall ysetthet ransmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine.
#Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
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Steering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Active Hood Malfunction
See Operator' sManual *T
he activ ehood (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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*T he engine hood is open.
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WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close thee ngine hood.
C
*A tlea st one door is open.
#Close al lthe doors.
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*The trunk lid is open.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet runk lid is open when thee ngine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
#Close thet runk lid.
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Example:LockS eat Back-
rest FrontL eft *T
he seat backres tofthe cor responding front seat is no tengaged.
#Push thes eat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
_
Example:Rear Left Back-
rest Not Latched *T
he cor responding seat backres toftherear bench seat is no tengaged.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
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Warning and indicator lamps
Overvie wofwarninga nd indicator lamps
Somesystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behavior
is non-critical. Thesew arning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa y(standard)
Instrument displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pitProg ressiv esetting (Widescreen Cockpit)
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the position
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
→pag e110)
T Pa
rking lights(
→pag e110)
K High beam(
→pag
e111)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→pag e111)
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