ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

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After
atime ,the electri cparking brake
sec ures the vehiclea nd relieves theservice
bra ke.
Whe nthe HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the
trans mission isau toma ticallys hifted toposi-
tio n005D if:
R the driver 'ssea tbelti sn otfas tene dand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop en
R the engineissw itch edoff, unless itis au to-
ma tica llys witch edoff bythe ECO start/
stop functio n.
The electri cparking brakesec ures the vehicle
au toma ticallyi fthe HOLD functio nisa ctivated
wh en the vehiclei ss tatio nar yand:
R as ystem malfunctio noccu rs
R the powe rsupplyi sn otsufficie nt
If am alfu nctio nint he electri cparking brake
occu rs,the trans mission mayalsob eshifted
into positio n005D automa tically. Ada
ptiv edampin gsystem
Ge neral notes i
Merc
edes-AMG SLC4 3:the adaptive
da mpi ngsystem iscal ledA MG RIDE CON-
TR OL spo rtssuspe nsion.
As uspe nsi on with the adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem provides imp rove ddriving comf ortand
conti nuouslycontro lsthe calibra tio no fthe
da mpe rs.The dampi ngcha racteri stics adapt
to the current opera ting anddriving situa tion.
The dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each
wh eeland depends on:
R your driving style,e .g.s po rty
R the roadsurface cond itions
R the selecte ddrive pro gram( Ypa ge 124 ). Se
lecti ng the Comfort orEcon omy
driv eprog rams In
the Comfort andEcon omy drive pro grams,
the driving characteri stics ofyour veh iclea re
more comfortable. Sel ect one ofthes edrive
pro grams ifyo uf avor am ore comf ortabled riv-
ing style.A lsos elect thes edrive pro grams
wh en driving fastons traight roa ds, e.g.on
stra ight stre tche sofhighw ay.
In urba nt raf fic and stop -starttraf fic, drive pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Comfort orEcon omy drive
pro gramisselecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer settingofthe suspe nsion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro grame nsures evenbetter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisd rive pro -
gra mw hene mp loying asporty driving style,
e.g .onw indi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043asma ny
time sasn ece ssaryunti lthe Spo rtdri ve
pro gramisselecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtPlus mode The
firmer suspe nsion setti ngsinthe Spo rt
Pl us drive pro grame nsureeve nbetter conta ct
wi th the road.Sel ect thism odew hene mp loy-
ing asporty driving style,e .g.o nw indi ng cou n-
try roadsor, idea lly, wh en driving onclosed
ra ce circ uits.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbutton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Spo rtPlus drive pro gramis
sel ecte d. Dri
ving sys tems
153Dr ivi ng andp arki ng Z

SETUP
0043
Engin emode Eco Eco/Comfort Comfort/Sport Sport/
Sport + Sport
+/Manual Manual
0044 Steerin gComfort Comfort/Sport Sport
0087 ESP ®
On On/Off Off
orSPORT handling mode
Sport Sport
SETUP displaysthe following information ,
funct ionsandsettin gs:
R the digital speedometer
R the gear indicator
R the engine mode
R the steering setting
R the settin gofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
mode
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedly untilSETUP appears.
RACE TIMER Displaying
andstarting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMER isonly inten dedforuse ona
closed racecircuit. Donot use thefunct ionon
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER You
canstart theRACE TIMER whenthe
engine isrunning orifthe SmartK eyisin posi-
tion 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
RACE TIMER appears.
X To star t:press the0076 button tostart the
RACE TIMER.
Displaying theintermed iatetime X
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Interm. Time Interm.
Time.
X Press 0076toconfirm .
The intermediate timeappears forfive sec-
onds.
Star ting anew lap 0043
RACE TIMER
0044 Fastest laptime (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076toconfirm NewLap New
Lap.
It is possible tostore amaximum ofsixteen
laps. The16th lapcan only becompleted with
Finish Lap Finish
Lap.
Stopping theRACE TIMER Menus
andsubmenus
181On-boardcomputerand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61)itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61).
X Adapt yourdrivi ng style tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataq ualified speci alist worksho p. 0074
0051
Only Mercede s-AMGSLC43:
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
"s ection (Ypag e61). 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sorEmergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqualified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
213On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Opera
tingsystem Overview
General notes !
Do
not use thespace infron tofthe dis-
play forstor age. Objec tsplaced herecould
damage thedisplay orimpair itsfunc tion.
Avoid anydirect contact with thedisplay
surface. Pressure onthe display surface
may result inimpairment stot he display,
which couldbeirrever sible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses mayimpair your
ability toread thedisplay.
The display hasanautomatic temperature-
con trolled switch- offfeature. Thebrightn essis
automatic allyreduced ifthe temper atureis
too high. Thedisplay maytempor arilyswitch
off complet ely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do
not touch thedisplay. Thedisplay hasa
very sensit ivehigh-gloss surface;thereisa
risk ofscrat ching .Ify ou have toclean the
screen ,however, useamildcleanin gagent
and asoft,lint- free cloth .
The display mustbeswitched offand have
cooled downbefore youstart cleanin g.Do not
apply pressure tothe display surface when
cleanin git,as this could cause irreversible
damage tothe display.
Switching themult imedia system
on/off X
Press the0043con trol knob.
Adju sting thevolume X
Turn the0043con trol knob.
The volume isadjusted:
R for the curren tlyselect edmedia source
R during trafficor navigation announcements
R in hands- freemode during anactive call
Switching thesound onoroff X
Press the0063 button onthe control panel.
If the audio output isswitched off,thesta-
tus line willshow the0063 symbol. Ifyou switch
themedia source orset the volume,
the sound isautomatic allyswitched on.
i Navigation
announcementswill beheard
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Functions The
multimedia systemhasthefollowing func-
tion s:
R Radio mode
R Media modewithmedia search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
COMAND :navigation viathe hard drive
Audio 20:navigation viaSD card
R Communicat ionfunc tions
R SIRIUS Weather (COMAND )
R Vehicle functionswithsystem settings
R Favorit esfunc tions
Controller The
controller inthe cent ercon sole letsyou:
R select menuitemsonthe display
R ent ercharact ers
R select adestin ation onthe map
R save entries
The controller canbe:
R turn ed3
R slid leftorright 1
R slid forwards orback 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld7
Back button You
canusethe0038 button toexit amenu or
to call upthe main menu ofthe curren toperat-
ing mode.
X To exit themenu: brieflypressthe0038
button .
The multimedia systemchanges tothe next
higher menulevelinthe curren toperatin g
mode.
X To call upthe main menu: pressthe0038
button forlonger thantwosecon ds.
The multimedia systemchanges tothe main
menu ofthe curren toperatin gmode. Opera
tingsystem
219Multimedia system Z

Connect
ingam obile phone
X One- telep hone mode:selec tCon necta s Con
necta s
New MainP hone New
MainP hone.
X Two- telep hone mode:selec tCon necta s Con
necta s
Add itionalP hone Add
itionalP hone when amobilephon eis
already connected.
X Aut
horization usingSecur eSimple Pair -
ing:
Ac odeisd isplayed inthem ultimedi asys-
tem andonthem obilephon e.
X Conf irmcodeonthe mobi lephon e.Dep end-
ing onthem obilephon eused, confirmt he
con nectiont ot he mult imedi asyst em and
for theP BAPa nd MA PBluet ooth®
prof iles.
The prom pttocon firmm aytak euptotwo
min utes tobe displayed (seethem anufac -
tur er'so per atin ginstruct ions).
X Ifth ec odes are differen t:selec tNo No
on the
mult imedi asyst em.
The proc essiscan cele d.
Repeat authorizatio n.
or X Aut
horization byente ringap asskey
(pa sscod e):enterany one-tos ixtee n-digit
num bersequen cewhic hyou have chosen
yourse lfint ot he passk eyinput menu.
X Pres s0054 tocon firm.
X En ter and confirmt hepassk eyon the
mobi lephon e.Dep endingonthem obile
phon eused, confirmt hecon nectiont ot he
mult imedi asyst em and fortheP BAPa nd
MA PBluet ooth®
prof iles. Theprom ptto
con firmm aytak euptotwo min utes tobe
displayed (seethem anufac turer'so per atin g
ins truct ions).
Sym bols inthed evice manager The
symbo lsare shown incolo rdepen dingon
th eir use. Sym
bol Expl
anation Mobile
phoneconnec ted tothe
mult imedi asyst em Main
telephon ewithfull rangeof
fun ction s Add
itional telephon efor inc om-
ing calls intwo telephon emode Med
iamod e
Gener alnotes If
you wish toplay extern almedia sources,the
appro priatemedia mode mustalready be
tur ned on.Further inform ationonm edia mode
(see theD igital Oper ator'sMan ual).
The follo wing extern almedia sourcescan be
used:
R App le®
devic es(e.g.iPhon e®
)
R US Bd evic es(e.g.US Bs tick ,M P3 player)
(Y page 225)
R CD
R DV D(COMA ND)
R SD cards
R Via devic escon nected byBluet ooth®
i In
for mat iononsingle CD/ DVDd riveo r
DV Dc han ger (see theD igital Oper ator's
Man ual).
Select ingusin gthe dev icelist Mult
imedi asyst em:
X Sele ctMed ia Med
ia007B Devices Dev
ices.
The available mediasourceswillbeshown .
The 003Bdot indicatesthec urren tsettin g.
X Sele ctthem edia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inser ting/rem ovinganSD card Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
SD cardsare small parts.They canbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
inc reas edrisk ofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Keep theS Dc ardo utofther eac hofchil-
dren .IfaS Dcardi ss wallowe d,seek medi-
cal attent ion imm ediat ely.
! If
th eS Dc ardi sn olon ger inuse, you
should takeito utand remove itfro mt he
veh icle.High tem perat urescandamage the
car d. 224
Oper
ating syst emMultim edia system

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataq ualified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
Aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sorincreased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating condition s:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating condition s,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataq ualified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents 246
CareMaintenance
andcare

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you installw hee lsand tires withincorr ect
dime nsion s,thes ervic eb rak eorwhee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsm aybe damag ed.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires witho nes
th at comply withthe spec ificationso fthe
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
WAR
NING
Af lat tire will severelyaff ectthe driv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthes teer ing and
brak ingofthev ehicle. Ther eisar isko fan
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notd riveo nw ithaf lattire.
R Chan gethef lat tire imm ediat elywitha n
eme rgencys par ew hee lors par ew hee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun-flat charac teris tics :
R Obs ervethe inform ation and warn ing
no teso nM OExten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are nota ppr ove dfor your
veh icleb yM erce des- Benzorare notb ein g
used correc tlyc an impa irth eo per ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingnon-ap prove d
acc essories, visitaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand ask about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dunder "Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 293). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dw hee l/tire combin ationsa tana uth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan be foun d:
R on theT irea nd Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide
(Y page 280)
R in thet irep ressur etablein thef uel filler flap
(Y page 133)
R in the" Tirep ressur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kthe tire pre ssur ewhen thev ehiclei s
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rtoat rip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingcharac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gtoo neside .This may indicat ethat
th ew hee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec ttha tat irei sd efec tive, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop thev ehiclea ssoona spos-
sible tocheckt he whee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag ecouldalso becaus ing
th eu nus ual han dlingcharac teris tics .Ify ou
fin dn osign sofdamag e,hav ethe tires and
whee lsch ecke da taq ualifiedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esuret hatthe
ti res donotg et def orm edbythec urbo rother
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notb ea voided, drive
ove robstac les suc hascurbs slow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag ethe
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
WAR
NING
Dam aged tires can caus etirei nflat ion pres-
sur eloss .Asar esult ,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eisar isko facciden t.
Chec kthe tires regularly forsign sofdam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. 268
Op
era tionWh eels andtire s

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eatleast
on ce am onth.C hec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealossoftirep ressur e.Pay
part icular attentio nt od amag esucha s:
R cut sint he tires
R punc tures inthet ires
R tears inthet ires
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationorsevere corrosio nonw heel s
Regular lych eck thet iret read dept hand the
co ndi tiono fthe tread across thew hole width
of all tires (Y page 269). Ifne ces sary, turnthe
fr on tw heel stof ull loc kino rder to ins pec tthe
inn erside ofthet ires urface.
All wheel smust have avalvec ap topro tect
th ev alvea gain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingo ntot he valv eother than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notu se any other valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tirep ressur emonito rin gs yst ems .
Regular lych eck thep ressur eofallth et ires
part icular lyprio rtol on gt rips. Adjus tthe tire
pre ssur easnecessary (Ypage 271).
Obse rvet he noteso nthe eme rgencys par e
wheel (Ypage 294).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon gother
th ing s,on thef ollowin gfactors:
R Dr ivin gstyle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiret read G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiret read, thet iret rac-
tio nd ecreas es.The tiret read isno longer
able todiss ipatewater.This increas esthe
ris ko fhydr oplan ingwhen ther oad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen thev ehicle 'sspee d
is no ta dapt edtother oad condi tions.T her e
is ar isko fana cciden t.
When thet irep ressur eist oo high ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thet iret read. Ther efore, regularly
ch eck thet iret read dept hand thec onditio n of
thet read acr oss thew hole widthofall
tir es.
Min imum tiret read dept hon:
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thet ires rep lace d
bef ore they reac hthe legally prescribe dmin-
imum tiret read dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ethe bar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedintot he tire
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are req uired by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedo nthe tire
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)has been
re ach ed. Ifth is isthec ase, thet irei ss ow orn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttires and wheels ofthes ame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun tadif-
fer ent type ormak eint he even tofaf lat
tir e. Obse rvet he "MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 254).
R On lymoun ttires ofthec orrec tsizeo ntot he
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode rates pee dsfor
th ef irst 60 miles (100km). The new tires
on lyreac htheirfull perf ormanceafter this
dist ance. Oper
ation
269Wheels andtires Z

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W -30
R 5W -30
R 5W -40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city SLC
300 18.5
USgal
(70 .0l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les 15.8
USgal
(60.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve SLC
300 Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith the wrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tind ama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqualified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusing premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .Yourv ehicl eisE 10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rv ehicl eusing E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dtoincrease dweara sw ella sd ama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewithother fuelscan leadtod am-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 300
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Never
refuelusing:
R Diesel
R Regu largasoli newith anoctane number
lower than91RON
R Gasol inewith more than10vol. %etha-
nol, e.g. E15, E20, E85,E100
R Gasol inewith more than3vol. %m etha-
nol, e.g. M15, M30
R Gasol inewith metalliferou sadditives
If you accidentally refuelwiththewrong
fuel:
R Do not switch theignition on
R Consult aqualified speciali stworkshop.
Do not mix such fuels withthefuel recommen-
ded foryour vehicle.
In accordance withEuropean standardEN
16942, youcan find thefollowi ngcompatibili ty
label sfor fuel:
R on the instruction labelonthe fuel filler flap
of your vehicle
R on the fuel pump orpump nozzlefor your
vehicle, throughout Europe 0043
For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5%b yvolume
0044 For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 %b yvolume
! Damage
tothe emission controlsystem
caused byfuel with excessive sulfurcontent
R Only usesulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent ≤
10 ppm ). i
In
some countries, theavail able gasoli ne
may notbesufficiently lowinsulfur. This
fuel cantemporarily produceunpleasa nt
odors, especial lyon short journeys. Assoon
as sulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent <10p pm)
is used forrefueling, theodors arereduced.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
E4 00 4MATIC: observetheinformation on
sulfur contentonthe instruction labelonthe
fuel filler flap.
All models: therecommended octanenumber
for your vehicle canbefound onthe instruc-
tion label onthe fuel filler flap.
E3 00, E350, E350 4MATIC: onlyrefuel
using super unleade dgasoli newith atleast
98 RON, ifyou wish toachieve maximum
engine output. Alternatively, youcan also
refuel usingpremium gradegasolinewith at
least 95RON.
All models: asatemporary measure,ifthe
recommended fuelisnot avail able, youmay
also useunleade dregula rgasoli newith at
least:
R E1 80, E250, E300 e:93 RON
R All other models: 91RON
Additives ingasolin e
! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More Service
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