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

1Speedom eter →
203
2 ÷ ESP
®→
443
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
206
6 ! ABS malfunction →
443
7 ; CheckEngine →
452
8 Tach ome ter →
203
9 % This indicator lamp has no function
A Electric parking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical defect →
452
D· Distance warning →
450
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
452
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
G J Brakes (yellow) →
443
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
K T Parking lights →
114
L Fuel le velindicator
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
M K Highbeam →
115
N L Lowb eam →
114
O R Rear fogl ight →
115
P AIR BOD YCONTROL malfunctioning →
450
Q h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
R å ESP
®OFF →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
203
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
450
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Multifunction display →
206
5 Tach ome ter →
203
6 å ESP
®OFF →
443
÷ ESP
®→
443
7 K High beam →
115
L Lowb eam →
114
T Parking lights →
114
8 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold →
452
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
A · Distance warning →
450
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
C # Electrica ldefec t →
452
D Brakes (red ) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
F Fuel le velindicator
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
H R Rear fogl ight →
115
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; CheckEngine →
452
L J Brakes (yellow) →
443
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
O ! ABS malfunction →
443
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

Instrument Displayoverview
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma ynotrecognize dangers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoa n
instrumentd isplaymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youc anno trecognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ifth eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument Displa
y(standard)
1Speedome ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolantt emperatur edisplay
5Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
to r Instrument Displa
yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
1Speedomet er
2Multifunction display
3Example: area fora dditional values
4Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
to r
% Further displa ycontent can be shown in dis‐
play 3fora dditional values (
→pag e206).
The segment sinspeedomet er1 indicat ethe
sy stem status fort he following:
RCruise control (→pag e164)
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 203

RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
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 tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise tother ed
mar k.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction 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. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
204
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#Makesuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening.
#Allo wthe engine 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
Adding toom uche ngine oil can cause dam‐
ag etot he engine or thec atalytic con verter.
#Ha ve excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified 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 e323).
Checking thec oolant 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
324
Maintenance and care

openthec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out.
#Le tthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap.
#When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar.
#Slowl yturnt he 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
15 8°F( 70 °C).
#Slowly tur ncap 1 counter-clockwise to
re lie ve exc ess pressure.
#Continue turning cap 1counter-clockwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
Rifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
Rifth ee ngine is warm upto0.6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar2
#If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
RFurther information on coolant (→pag e392)
Adding washer fluid tothew indshield
wa sher sy stem
&
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 swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ould come int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
Maintenance and care 325

Notesonp aintwo rk/matt finish paintwork care
Observethef ollowing information:
Cleaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa intwork
RInsect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd rinse of fthe
treated areas af terw ards.
RBir dd roppings: soak wit hwater andr inseo ffafte rw ards.
RCoolant, brak efluid, tree resins, oils, fuel and greases:
re mo veby gently rubbing wit hacloth soaked in petroleum
et her or lighter fluid.
RTa rs tains :use tarr emo ver.
RWa x: us esilico neremo ver.
RDo no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
RRe mo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Mat tfinish
ROnl yuse car eproducts appr oved byMercedes-Benz.RDo no tpolish thev ehicle and light-allo ywheels.
ROnl yuse car washes that cor respond tothel ates tengi‐
neering standards.
RDo no tuse car wash programs wit hafinalhot wa xtreat‐
ment.
RDo no tuse paint cleane rs,b uffing or polishing products,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
RAlw aysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
328
Maintenance and care

Unifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: a
unifor mstandar dtog rade theq ualityoft ires
wit hregar dtot read quality, tiret raction and
te mp eratur echaracteristics. The qualityg rading
assessment is made bythem anufacturer follow‐
ing specifications from theU .S. go vernment. The
qu alityg rade of atireisi mprinted on thes ide
wa ll of thet ire.
Re commende dtirep ressure :th er ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he tir epressur especified
fo rt he tires mounted tothev ehicle at thef ac‐
to ry.
The tir eand information table conta insther ec‐
ommended tir epressures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible load and them aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of thev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipment available fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eWeight Rating): theG AWR
is them aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tnever exc eed the
gros saxle weight rating .The gross axl eweight
ra ting can be found on thev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th
ed rive r's side.
Speed rati

ng: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight of thev ehicle
including fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight,ifa pplicable. The gross
ve hicle weight mus tnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR as specified on thev ehicle
identification plat eonthe B‑pillar on thed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The grossvehicle weight rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
B‑pi llaronthed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight of thea ccessories, the
maximu mloada ndthew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins talled at thef actor y.
Kilopasca l(kP a): metr icunit fort irep ressure .
6.9 kP acorresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ressur eisb ar.1 00 kilopasca l(kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing
index, thel oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on
th es ide wall of
thet ire. This specifies thel oad-
bearing capacit
y of thet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipment includingt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir
conditionin gsystema nd optional equipment if
372
Wheels and tires

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.
388
Tech nica ldata

#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)).
392
Tech nica ldata