check oil MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

ASSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display
Fu nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display
The ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument displ ayprov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz service center.
Displaying thes ervice du edate
On-boa rdcomputer:,Service.ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed.
#To exitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
ROperating theo n-boar dcomputer
(→pag e195).
Car rying out service workatregular inter‐
va ls
* NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates
Service workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle.
#Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Special service requ irements
The prescribed service inter valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Service workwill
nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften if thev ehicle
is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads, fore xamp le:
Rregular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
Rifth ev ehicle is primaril yused totrave lshort
dis tances.
Rforf requent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
Rif th ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
Rin particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation modeisf requently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have ,for
ex ample, thei nterior air filter ,engin eairfilter,
engin eoil and oil filter changed mor efrequ ent ly.
The tires mus tbecheckedm oref requ entl yift he
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Maintenance and care 27
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Engine oil
Checkingthee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
Depending on thee ngine, theo il dipstic kmaybe
ins talled in thee ngine compartmen tindiffe re nt
locations.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
REngine at normal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes.
REngine no tatnormal operating temp erature
(e.g. thee ngine waso nly star tedb rief ly): 30
minutes.
#Pa rk thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Re mo veoil dipstick 1and wipe off.
#Slowl yslide oil dipstick 1intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take it out again af ter
appr oximatel ythree seconds.
ROil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
ROil le veltoo low: oil le velisa t3 or
belo w.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,add 1.1USq t(1l)o f
engine oil.
To pping up engine oil
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
#Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening.
Maintenance and care 281

#Allow thee ngine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nen tparts befor estartin gt he vehicle.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused 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 prescri bed.
#Do notuse additives.
#Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil
Topping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter.
#Ha ve excess engine oil siphonedo ffat
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Tu rn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo ve
it.
#Ad de ngin eoil.
#Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go.
#Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→pag e281).
Checking coolant le vel
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING Danger of burn sfromh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
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Maintenance and care

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
4
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.
8
Fuel Level Low *T
he fuel le velh as dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 381

Diagnostics connection............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome ter ................................ 199
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver................ 135
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 137
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 37
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .136
Fu nctio n.............................................. 135
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 137
Shifting toneutral ................................ 136
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
Car e................................................... .289
Setting s............................................... 22 5
Displa y(on-board co mputer) .................. 197
Displa ycontent
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 203
Displa ymessage .................................... .352
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 352
No tes. ................................................. 352
Displa ymessages
? ....................................................3 79
¯ .................................................... 376 bAc
tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 395
bAd aptiveHighbeam Assis tCam‐
er aV iewR estricted See Operator's
Manu al................................................ 394
b

Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 395
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperativ e... 369
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 369
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 394
C .................................................... 391
$Ch eckB rake Fluid Le vel. ............ .358
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling ..................................................... 381
hChe ckTire s. ................................ 382
¥Chec kWasherF luid .................... 393
ÉCompressor Is Cooling ................3 71?CoolantT
oo HotStopV ehicle
Tu rn Engine Of f.................................... 378
!Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 353
÷Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 354
ÂDon't Forget Your Key. ................ 38 6
É Drive Mor eSlowly ........................ 371
bExample :Check Lef tLow
Bea m. .................................................3 93
6Example :Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required ................................ 366
6Example: Lef tSide Cur tain Air‐
bag Malfunction Service Required ...... 366
_Example: Loc kSeat Backrest
Fr ont Lef t...........................................3 92
_Exa
mple :Rear Lef tBackrest
No tLatch ed ....................................... 392
8Fu el LevelL ow ............................ .381
8Gas Cap Loose ............................ 381
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