engine oil MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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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.
#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.
ROil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith
1. 1USq t(1l)ofe ngine oil.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Ad ding 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.
Maintenanc eand care 323
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#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
Page 392 of 498
*NO
TEPremature wear caused byunlea‐
ded regular gasoline
Unleadedr egulargasoline can cause the
engine towe ar mor equickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and per form ance.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable and youh ave torefuel using
unleade dregular gasoline:
#Onl yfillthef uel tank tohalf full with
unleaded regular gasoline and refill as
soon as possible wit hunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline.
#Do no tdrive atthem aximum speed.
#Avoid sudden acceleration and engine
speeds over3,000 rpm.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
Rat ag asstation
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
RUS Ao nly: at http://www.mbusa.com Information on additives in
gasoline
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app rove d
additives
Even small amounts of thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring.
#Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel.
Mercedes-Benzrecommends that youu se
br and-name fuels witha ddit ives.
The fuel grade available in somec ountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit hanauthorized Mercedes-Benz
Center ,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec onta iner.
Ta nk content and fuel reser ve
The total capacity of thef uel tank ma yvary,
dependin gonthevehicle equipment. Capacity
Model
Total capacity
E4 00 4MATIC 21.1ga l(80. 0l)
All other models 17.4 gal(66.0l )
Model Of whichreser ve
E4 00 4MATIC 3.2gal(12 .0 l)
All other models 1.8g al(7.0 l)
Engine oi l
Notesone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
390
Tech nica ldata
Page 393 of 498
*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.
Te ch nica ldata 39
1
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
5 D G D U 6 H Q V R U V ' L U W \ 6 H H
2 S H U D W R U
V 0 D Q X D O *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
Rsoiling of thes ensors
Rheavy rain
Rex tende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp oraril yunavailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleana llsensors .
#Restar tt he engine.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 407
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
5 D G D U 6 H Q V R U V ' L U W \ 6 H H
2 S H U D W R U
V 0 D Q X D O *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
RSoiling of thes ensors
RHeavy rain
REx tende dcountr ydriving wi thout moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp oraril yunavailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleana llsensors .
#Restar tt he engine.
$ F W L Y H % U D N H $ V V L V W ) X Q F
W L R Q V & X U U H Q W O \ / L P L W H G 6 H H
2 S H U D W R U
V 0 D Q X D O *
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Package: ActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
Assis torP RE‑SAFE
®PLUS ar etemporarily una vailable or onl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicles without theD riving Assistance pa ckage: ActiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ystem limitations.
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
408
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
4
& K H F N ( Q J L Q H 2 L O $ W 1 H [ W
5 H I X H O L Q J*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.
To pupt he engine oil (
→page323).
No tesone ngine oil (
→page390).
8
) X H O / H Y H O / R Z *T
he fuel suppl yhas dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
8
* D V & D S / R R V H *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.
?
*T hefanm otorisd efective.
#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 wt he redm arking.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 425
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Functio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 117
Switching on/of f.................................. 118
Ad ditive s.................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17 Ad
justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 318
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ............ ........................... 317
ADS PL USdamp ing sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel
tairba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ............................................. .39
Re duced pr otection .............................. .40
Sid eimpac tairba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wcurtain air bag .......................... 38
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .176
Setting ................................................. 178
Suspensio n.......................................... 176
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ .127
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad justing (front) .................................. 132
Index 459
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ActiveD ista nce Assist Inoperative ......420
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist NowA vailable
............................................................ .420
bAc tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 438
Ac tiveH oodM alfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 436
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 16
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... .416
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 419
èAc tiveS teering Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 20
èAc tiveS teering Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... 421 Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 440
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 39
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator
' sManual .............................. .433
Apply Brak etoShiftfrom' P' ................ 431
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperative ...414
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 414
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 439
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction .............. 433
Blind Spo tAssist Currentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manual ...................4 17
Blind Spo tAssist Inoperative ...............418 Blind Spo
tAssist NotAvailable When
To wing aTrailer See Operator' sMan‐
ual ........................................................ 418
$Chec kBrake Fluid Le vel.............. 406
Chec kCoolant Le velS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 422
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling .................................................... 425
bChe ckLef tLow Beam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 438
hChec kTires ................................. 426
¥Che ckWa sher Fluid ..................... 437
?Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off .................................... 422
Cruise Control Canceled ...................... 421
Cruise Control Inoperati ve................... 421
!Cu rrent lyUna vailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 398
÷Cur rentl yU na
vailable S
ee Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 399
Index467
Page 473 of 498
Method of operation ............................1 40
Switching off/on .................................. 141
Electric pa rking brake .................... .155, 156
App lying automaticall y....................... .155
Applying or releasing manuall y........... .156
Emergency braking .............................. 156
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 155
Electrical fuses Befor ereplacing afuse ........................ 350
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electronics ............................................... 384
Emer gency
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 334
Eme rgency braking ................................ .156
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .287
Emer gency engine start ......................... 350
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 136 Emer
gency release
Tr unk lid (from inside) .................... ........ 71
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Energy consum ption
SmartK ey............................................... 58
Engine ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 40
Engine numbe r....................................3 86
Ju mp -sta rting ...................................... 342
St artin g(emerg ency operation
mode) ......... .....
....................................
136
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 136
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 35
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 149
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 142
Engine number ........................................ 386
Engine oil ................................................ .323
Ad ding ................................................ .323
Ad ditives .............................................3 90
Capacity .............................................. 391
Che cking theo il le velu sing theo il
dipstic k............................................... 323 MB-Fr
eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .391
Quality ................................................. 391
ESP
®
Crosswind Assis t................................. 159
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 59
Exhaus tpipes (Care) ............................... 329
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 329
Ex terior lighting
see Lights
External device Lockin g............................................... .243
Eyeglasses co mpartme nt......................... 99
F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Display message
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 33
Index47
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