engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2020 Repair Manual

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NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th eengine compartmen t(/ page44 6).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. Br
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R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
lef t-hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ect ion oftrav el (/ page44 6)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page44 7)
R Fuse boxin thecent erofthecar gocom part‐
ment (/page44 8) Op
eni ng andclos ing the fuse boxin the
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page44 5). Op
ens &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
trapped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liftth efuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse allocation chartis in are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. 44
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tting upthefo lding chock Pr
epa ring theve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol isavailable. If
yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools. R
The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tint oposi tion 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Remo vethehub caps ifneces sary
(/ page47 4). #
Raise theve hicle (/page47 4). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page47 4). Plas
tichub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercover
of thehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly . Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page47 4).
R Thehu bcap sha ve been remo ved
( / pag e47 4).
Im po rtant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle. 47
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Wheels andtires

R
The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle. R
Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. Wheels
andtires 47
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The
follo wing canbeused intheve hicle without
re strictions :
R Two-w ayradios withamaximum transmis ‐
sion output ofup to100mW
R RFtransmi tter swit htransmi tter freq uenci es
in the380 -41 0MHz freq uency bandanda
maximu mtransmi ssionoutpu tof up to2W
(tr unk edradio system/T etra )
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ear eno restrictions whenpos itioning the
ant enn aon theoutside oftheve hicle forsome
wav ebands.
This applies tothefo llo wing wavebands:
R Trunk edradio system/T etra
R 70cm freq uency band
R 2G/3G /4G Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Perm issible gros swe ight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) 48
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hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Perm issible gros swe ight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
is made upoftheve hicle weight ,all vehicle
occupants, thefuel andtheload. Themaximum
gr oss axle weight rating isthemaximum weight
th at can becar ried on one axle (front orrear
axle ). Do
notexc eed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle
we ight rating forth efront orrear axle .
VIN ,engine numberand other signs 1
Engine numberst am ped intoth ecr ankc ase
2 VIN (vehicle identification number) stam ped
int oth ecr ossmember 3
Platewit hinf ormation aboutemissions test‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
4 VIN asalab elat thelowe redg eof thewind‐
shield Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. Te
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Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith gaso‐
line engines
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 5).
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00 R
Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page17 0). Othe rw ise engin e
output canbereduced andfuel consum ption
inc reased.
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption. Ne
verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro 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 andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n Te
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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
(/ page48 5).
* 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 reser vefuel
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 15.9 gal(6 0.0 liter s) Model
Ofwhi chreser ve
All mod els1 .6gal(6. 0liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 5). *
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 488
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Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng ine Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
All mode ls 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1* *
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 1.5 ga l(5. 5liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 5). &
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
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 5). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. Te
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#
Allow theengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati onon cool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1:
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Co
olant capacity
Capa city Mode
lC apacity
All mode ls 9.4USqt(8.9 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 5). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 490
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