radiator cap MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual
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WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisar isk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take care nottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsa nd oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
Al ist ofthe engine oilsa nd oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsa nd oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.Ift he oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lisa torb elow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga in with theoildip stick
(Y pag e242) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e302) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gcoolan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
heate dorwhen there isaf ire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isar isk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isaf ire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio niso ff.
There isar isk ofinjury . Eng
inecompar tment
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If
you need todo any work inside theengine
compartment:
R switch offthe ignition
R never reach intothearea where thereisa
risk ofdanger frommoving components,
such asthe fanrotation area
R remove jewelryandwatches
R keep items ofclothing andhair, forexam-
ple, awayfrom moving parts G
WARNING
The cooling systemispressu rized,particu-
larl yw hen themotor iswarm. Ifyou open
the cap, youcould bescalde difh ot coolant
spray sout. There isar isk ofinjury.
Let the engine cooldown before youopen
the cap. Wear protective glovesandprotec-
tive eyew earwhen opening. Openthecap
slow lyto relea sepressu re. Example
X Park thevehicle onalevel surface.
Only check thecoolant levelwhen thevehi-
cle ison alevel surface andtheengine has
cooled down.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
On vehicle swithKEYLESS- GO,press the
Start/St opbutton twice(Ypage 118).
X Check thecoolant temperature gageinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
The coolant temperature mustbebelow
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0092
(Y page 118)inthe ignition lock. X
Slowl yturn cap 0043half aturn counter-clock-
wise toallow excess pressureto escape .
X Turn cap0043further <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofmarker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,there is
enough coolant incoolant expansion
tank 0044.
If the coolant levelisappro ximately 0.6in
(1.5 cm)above marker bar0087inthe filler
neck when warm, thereisenough coolant in
expansion tank0044.
X Ifnecessary ,add coolant thathasbeen tes-
ted and appro vedbyMercedes-Benz.
X Repl acecap 0043and turn itclockwise asfar
as itwil lgo.
Further information oncoolant (Ypage 303).
Windshie ldwashe rsystem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the follow ing. G
WARNING
If you open thehood when thedrive system
has overhea tedorduri ngafire inthe engine
compartment, youcould come intocontact
with hotgases orother escapi ngopera ting
flui ds. There isar isk ofburns.
Let the overhea tedcomponents cooldown
before opening thehood. Inthe event ofa
fire inthe engine compartment, keepthe
hood closed andcallthefire service. G
WARNING
Windshi eldwash erconcentrate ishighl y
flamma ble.Ifwindshi eldwash erconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury. 244
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inecompar tmentMaintenanc eand care
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Windshi
eldwashe rsyste m
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Winds hieldwasher concentrate ishigh ly
flam mabl e.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsyste m,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
usewasher fluidw hich issui tabl efor
lam plense s,e.g. MBSummerFi torM BW in-
terFit. Unsuitablewasher fluidm aydama ge
the lamplense softhe hea dlamps.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MB WinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherw isebecome
blo cked.
Do not use disti lledo rde-io nized water. Other-
wis e,the leve lsensor maygiveafals eread ing.
When handlingwasher fluid,obse rvethe
impo rtant safetynotes onservice products
(Y pag e299) .
At tempera turesabovefreezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g.
MB SummerFi t.
X Add 1part MB SummerFi tto1 00 parts
wa ter.
At tempera turesbelow freezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and washer fluid,e.g. MBWinterFit.
For thecorrect mixingratiorefer tothe
informa tiononthe antifree zereservo ir.
i Add
wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g. MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterFit, tothe washer fluid
all yea rround. Cli
mate control syste mrefrige rant
Important safetynotes The
clima tecontrol systemofyou rv ehicl eis
fill ed with refrig erant R‑134a .
The instructio nlab elrega rding therefrig erant
type usedcan be found onthe radiator cross
membe r.
! Only
therefrig erant R‑134a andthePAG
oil app roved byMerced es-Benz maybe
use d.The approved PAGoilmay notbe
mixed withanyother PAGoilthat isnot
app roved forR-134a refrigerant. Otherwi se,
the clima tecontrol systemmaybe dam-
age d.
Service work,suchasrefil ling with refrig erant
or repl acing component parts,mayonlybe
carrie doutby aq ualified speci alist worksho p.
All app licable regu lations, aswel lasS AE
standa rdJ639, mustbeadh ered to.
Alwa yshave work onthe clima tecontrol sys-
tem carrie doutataq ualified speci alist work-
shop.
Refrige rantinstruction label Example
:refrig erant instructio nlab el
0043 Symbo l
0044 Refri gerantfilling capa city
0087 Appli cablestanda rds
0085 PAG oilpart numbe r
0083 Typeofrefrig erant
Symbo ls0043 advi seyou about:
R Possi bledange rs
R Having service workcarrie doutataq uali-
fied speci alist worksho p 304
Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data