fuel MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2020 Service Manual

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NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Inf
ormat iononadd itivesingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 9).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 21.1US gal
(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els3 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 9). Te
ch nica lda ta 44
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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
E 450 4MATIC 229.5
229. 6* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s). To
achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Capa city Model
Capacity
All models 6.9US qt(6.5liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof 44
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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
To switch engineoff, press
and hold Start/ Stop but-
ton foratleast 3secs. or
press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile driving. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page15 3).
00B6
Fu elLe velLo w *T
hefuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 462
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. #
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 492
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Chec kth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page37 1).
No teson engine oil(/ page44 1).
00B3 Che ckEngine OilLeve l
(Add 1qu art) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page37 1).
No teson engine oil(/ page44 1).
00B3 Engi neOilRe duce OilLev el *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 493

Pr
og ressiv ese tting Ve
hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: ifyo u
select thepr ogr essiv edispla yse tting, theposi‐
tion sof theindicat orlam pson theIns trument
Displa ywill chang e.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page13 0)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page13 0)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page13 1)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/pag e13 1)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page13 0)
0075 Re
stra int system(/ page49 7) 00E9
Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page49 7)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page502)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page502)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page502)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page502)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page502)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page505)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page505)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page505)
L Distance warning (/ page504 )
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page498)
ä AIRBODY CONTR OLmalfu nction
(/ page504)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/page499)
003D Electr
icalmalfu nction (/page499)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page499 ) ÿ
Coolanttooho tor
cold(/ page499)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page508 ) 496
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page37 2). #
Makesur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea.
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 500
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
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Sy
stem limit ations ...............................2 21
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 197
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 197
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>197
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................2 00
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............201
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............2 03
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 202
Disp lays intheIns trument Display...... 204
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>200
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 00
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>133
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 134
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 240
Ad diti ves.................................................. 441
Engi neoil............ .................................441
Fu el ...... ................................................ 441 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...365
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...365
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...365
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...365
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...365
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 207
Se tting .................................................2 09
Suspe nsion .......................................... 207
Air conditio ningsy stem
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 45
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Air vents ................................................... 150
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 150
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 151
Glo vebox.............................................1 51 Inde
x51
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00B6
FuelLevelLo w ............................ 462
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................4 62
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 482
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 483
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 484
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 486
0049 Intell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e
... ..........................................................4 55
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge)............ .................................4 52
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 52
0075 LeftSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (exa mp le) ...4 49
00C5 Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............473
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 472 0049
Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 454
Á ObtainaNe wKe y.......................4 51
ç Off..............................................4 79
00D9 Off....... .......................................479
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 466
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 491
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 469
006F Rear Lef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (exa mp le) ...............................4 60
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 452
003D SeeOperator's Manua l...... .........487
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 448
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 458
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...458 003D
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....488
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 488
00C4 Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w ..... 473
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 479
0049 SwitchOf fLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 455
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 454
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 470
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............. 457
00C4 Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 474
00C4 Vehicle Rising ............................. 473
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ............ 491
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 490
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 77
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 477 520
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