warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual

Observethef ollowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and thes ame make.
ROnl yins tal lw heels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
whee lsizeint heeve nt of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl yins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tires ins talled.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RRu ninn ewtires at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t60m iles (100km).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat charac teristics:vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires
th at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→pag e369)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheels izes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
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Wheels and tires

#Usingthew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about onef ull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely.Po sition of jac ksuppor tpoints
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised.
#Onl yposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack
Ifyo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl ya t
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised.
#The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints.
#Take ther atche tring sp anner outoft he tire-
ch ang etool kit and place it on theh exagon
nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AUF" is
visible.
380 Wheels and tires

&WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc ouldlose awheel while dr iv‐
ing.
#Ne vero il or grease thet hreads.
#Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y.
#Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (→pag e374).
Fo rtires wit haspecified direction of rotation, an
ar row onthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates the
cor rect dire ction of rotation. Observ ethe direc‐
tion of rotatio nw heninstalling.
#Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
te ring pi nand push it on.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheelb olts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip.
#Onl ytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round.
#Fo rs afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question.
* NO
TEDama getopaintwor kofthe wheel
ri mw hen scr ewing on thef irst whee lbolt
If th ew heel has toom uchp layw hen scr ew‐
ing in thef irst whee lbolt, th ew heel rimp aint
can be dama ged.
#Press thew heel firm lyagains tthe
whee lhub when scr ewing on thef irst
wheel bolt.
#Ti ghten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
#Un scr ew thec entering pin.
#Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
#Lo we rthe vehicle (→pag e382).
Loweri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange
Re quirements:RThe ne wwheel has been ins talled
(→pag e381).
#Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible.
#To lowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise.
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Wheels and tires

#Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5).
Specified tightening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heelsc ould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightenin gtorque.
#Ha ve thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialis t
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly.
#Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem (
→pag e361).
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page356)
Wheels and tires 383

Notesont echnical data
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma ynotrecognize dangers.
The data stated only appliestovehicles with
st andar dequipment .You can obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Ve hicl eelectronics
Two-w ayradios
Note soni nstalling two-w ayradios
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
improper workon two-w ayradios
The electro magneticradiation 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 jeopardize theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried 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 incor rectl yin
th ev ehicle, thee lectromagnetic radiation
could inter fere wit hthe on-boar delectronics,
e.g.:
Rif th et wo -way radio is no tconnec tedt o
an exterior antenna
Rif th ee xterio rantenna is no tcorrectly
mounted or is no toflowreflection
This could jeopardies theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Have thel ow -reflectio nexterior
antenn ainstalled at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
#When operating two-w ayradios in the
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothe
lo w- reflection exterior antenna.
* NO
TEInva lidation of theo perating per‐
mit due tofailur etoc omply wi th the
instructions fori ns tallation and use
The operatin gpermit ma ybeinvalidated if
th ei nstruction sfor ins tallation and use of
two-w ayradios ar enotobser ved.
#Onl yuse appr oved frequency bands.
#Obser vethem aximum permissible out‐
put po werint hese frequency bands.
#Onlyuse appr oved antenn apositions.
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Operatingfluids
Note sono perating fluids
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma ynotrecognize dangers.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health.
#Obser vethet extont he original con‐
ta iner swhen using, storing or disposing
of operating fluids.
#Alw ayss tore operating fluids sealedi n
th eir original conta iners.
#Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids.
+ENV IRON MENTALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal
#Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner.
Operating fluids include thef ollowing:
RFuels
RLubricants
RCoolant
RBrak efluid
RWindshield washer fluid
RClimat econtrol sy stem refrigerant
Only use products app rove dbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecaused bytheu se of products on the
ve hicle that ha venotb eena pprove disn otcov‐
ered bytheM ercedes-Benz warrant yorg oodwill
ge stures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ion on
th ec onta iners:
RMB-Freigabe (e.g. MB-Fr eigabe 229.51)
RMB-Approval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr oved operating flu‐
ids:
Rin theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids in theM ercedes-Benz BeVo
app (b yentering thed esignation)
Rataq ualified specialis tworks hop
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighl yinflammable.
#Yo um usta void fire ,o pen flames,c reat‐
ing spar ksand smoking.
#Befor erefueling, switc hoffthee ngine
and, if ins talled in your vehicle, thes ta‐
tionar yheater.
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Tech nica ldata

&WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do no tswa llowf uel or letitc omeinto
contact withs kin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do no tinhale fuel vapors.
#Ke ep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing:
#Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
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.
Fuel
Information on fuel grades forv ehicles with
ag asoline engine
Observ ethe no tesono perating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* 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.
#Onl yrefuel wit hlow -sulfur premium
grade fuel.
Thi sfuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ifth ea vailable fuel is no tsufficiently lo winsul‐
fur ,this can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yrefuel wit hfuel that has at leas tthe octane
number specified in thei nstruction label in the
fuel filler flap (
→pag e147).
If yo uw ant maxi mume ngine output: only
re fuel wit hunleade dpremiumg rade gasoline
wit hano ctane number of at leas t91AKI/
95 RON.
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso refuel with
unleade dregular gasoline wit hanoctane num‐
ber of at leas t87AKI/91RON. This ma yreduce
engine output and increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using gasoline wit halowerRON.
Tech nica ldata 38
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*NO
TEEngine damage causedbyan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives
#Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
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.
#Ha ve thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RAtaq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB-A pproval
Gasoline enginesM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.5, 229.6
Thefollowing values refertoano ilch ange,
includingt he oilfilter. Re
placement amount
Mode lR eplacement
amount
E3 00 7.4USq t(7.0l )
All other models 6.9 US qt (6.5 l)
Note sonb rake fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e388).
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
te m
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moist ure
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. Ifth eb oiling point is tool ow ,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be
impaired.
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#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:
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
Coolant
Note sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreezec omes intocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
#Allo wthe engine tocool down before
adding antifreeze.
#Make surethat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening.
#Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze
from component parts befor estarti ng
th ev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant
#Onl yadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
RAt aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* 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:
Ram inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-35 °F (-3 7°C)).
Ram aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-49 °F (-45 °C)).
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Tech nica ldata

Coolantfilling capacity
Model Capacity
All models 12.7 US qt (12.0 l)
Note sonw indshield washer fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
* NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuit ablewindshield washer fluid
Uns uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlight‐
ing.
#Onl yuse windshield washer fluid which
is also suitable foru se on plast ic surfa‐
ces, e.g. MB SummerFitorMBW inter‐
Fit.
* NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windshieldw asherfluids
#Do notmixMB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windshield washer flu‐
ids.
Do no tuse distilled or de-ionize dwater as thef ill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
RAbo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
RBelo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit Fo
rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntif reeze conta iner.
Mix thew asherf luid wit hthe windshield washer
fl uid all year round.
Re frigerant
Note sonr efrigerants
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect refriger‐
ant
If an on-appr ovedrefrigerant is used, thec li‐
mat econtrol sy stem ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyusether efrigerant R‑134a
* NO
TEDama getothec limat econtrol
sy stem due toincor rect refrigerant com‐
pressor oil
#Onl yuserefrigerant compressor oil that
has been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Tech nica ldata 39
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