refuelling MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 User Guide

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The red indicator lamp
for the electric parking
brake flashes and/or
the yellow warning
lam pfor the electric
parkin gbrake lights up. Th
ee lectric parkin gbrake is temporaril ymalfunctioning or is
defective.
X Observe the additional display message sint he multifunc tion
display. 6
The red SRS warning
lam
pisl it while the
engine is running. G
Risk of injury
The restrain tsystems are malfunctioning. The airbags or belt ten-
sioners may eithe rbetriggered unintentionall yor, in th eevent of
an accident, may not be triggered at all.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
;
Th
ey ellow engine diag-
nostic swarning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running. There may be
afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignition system (for vehicles with petrol engines)
R in the fuel system
The emissio nlimit values may be exceeded and the engine may
be running in emergenc ymode.
X Hav ethe vehicle chec kedass oon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run dry
(Y page 156).
X Star tthe engin ethree to fou rtimes after refuelling.
If the yellow engine diagnostics warnin glamp goes out, emer-
gency running mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not be
checked. 290
Warnin
gand indicator lam psin the instru ment clusterOn-board computer and displays

Fuel
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. Fire, naked flames
and smokin gare therefore prohibi tedw hen
handlin gfuels.
Swit choff th eenginea nd the auxiliary hea ting
before refuelling. G
WARNING
Do not come int ocontact with fu els.
It is hazardous to your healt hifyour skin
comes int odirect contact wit hfuels or you
breathe in fuel vapours.
Tank capacity Total capacity
32 Of whic
hreserv efuel !
Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not use diesel to refuel
vehicles with apetrol engine. Even small
amounts of the wron gfuel result in damage
to the fuel system and the engine.
Further information on refuelling and on fuels
(Y page 152).
Notes on fuel consumption The vehicle will use more fuel than usua
lin
the follow ings ituations:
R at very low outside temperatures
R in urban traffic
R on short journeys
R when towing atrailer
R in mountainou sterrain
i Only for certain countries: you can find
the curren tconsumption and emission val-
ues of your vehicle in the COC documents (EU CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY). These
documents ar
edelivered with your vehicle.
The consumption figures were in each case
based on the currently applicable version:
R for vehicles up to and including the EURO
4s tandard ,inaccordanc ewithEUD irec-
tive 80/1268/ECC
R for vehicles above the EURO 5standard,
in accordance with Regulatio n(EC) No.
715/2007
Deviations from these value smay occur
under normal operating conditions.
! Do not use any fuel additives, as they can
cause malfunctions and engine damage. H
Environmental note
CO 2(carbon dioxide) is the gas which scien-
tists believe to be principally responsibl efor
global warmin g(the greenhouse effect). Your
vehicle's CO 2emissions are directly related
to fuel consumptio nand therefore depend on:
R efficient use of the fuel by the engine
R driving style
R othe rnon-technical factors, such as envi-
ronmental influences or road conditions
You can minimise your vehicle' sCO
2emis-
sions by driving carefull yand having it serv-
iced regularly. AdBlue
®
Important safety notes i
For BlueTEC vehicles only.
AdBlue ®
is an on-flammable, non-toxic, col-
ourless, odourless and water-soluble fluid.
! Surfaces which have com einto contact
with AdBlue ®
whil erefilling should be
rinsed immediately with water ,orremove
AdBlue ®
with amoist clot hand cold water.
If AdBlue ®
has alread ycrystallised, us ea
sponge and cold water to clean the area.
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