coolant MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2019 MY19 with no MMS Operator’s Manual

Instrument Displa
y(color dis‐
play)
1 Speedome ter →
15 8
2 00E5 ESP®
→
267
3 00BA Distance warning →
273
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
272
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
80
6 Multifunction display →
267
7 0077 Tire pressur eloss warn‐
ing lamp →
267
8 00B9 CheckEngine →
273
9 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
A Tach ome ter →
15 8
B 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
267
C 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
267 D
003D Electrical malfunction →
273
E Coolan ttemperatur eindicator
and 00AC coolant tooh ot →
273
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
267
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
28
H 0057 High beam →
80
I 0058 Lowb eam →
79
J 0060 Parking lights →
79
K Fuel le velindicator and 00D4
fuel reser vewit hfuel filler cap
location indicator →
273
L Fo
glight →
79
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
79
N 004D Brakes (yellow) →
267
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
267
P 00BB ESP®
deactivated →
267 At
ag lanc e–I nstrument clus ter7

#
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohots tation‐
ar yh eater components
When thes tationa ryheater is swit ched on,
parts of thev ehicle can become very hot, e.g.
th es tationa ryheater exhaus tsyst em.
Flammable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th:
R hotp arts of thes tationa ryheater exhaust
sy stem
R thee xhau stgasitself
Ther eisar isk offire. #
When thes tationar yheater is swit ched
on, mak esuret hat:
R Hotvehicle parts do no tcome into
contact wit hflammable materials.
R The exhaus tgas can flow out of the
st ationar yheater exhaus tpipe
unhindered.
R The exhaus tgas doe snotcome into
contact wit hflammable materials. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating If
th ea uxiliar yheating is no tused foran
ex tende dperiod of time ,itcan be damaged. #
Switc hthe auxiliar yheating on for
around tenm inutesatl eastonce a
month. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating
due toove rheating If
th eh otair flow is bloc ked, thea uxiliary
heating can overheat and switc hoff. #
Do no tbloc kthe ho tairflow. %
Ve
hicles with modified fuel displa ys:if an
ex tern all yo perated consume risconnec ted
via thec able fort he auxiliar yheater ,this is
no ttaken in toconside ratio nont he "range
re maining" displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer. In
this case, obser vethef uel displa y.The fuel
displa yprovide sthe cur rent le vel.
If yo ua retranspo rting hazardous materials, com‐
ply wit hthe releva nt sa fety regulations. Alw ays
place objects at asufficient dis tance from the
outle topening of thea uxiliar yheating.
Au xilia ryheating worksi ndependentl yofthe
engine and complements thec limat econt rols ys‐
te mint hevehicle. Auxilia ryheating heats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. Hot-water auxiliar
yheater Fu
nction of theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheater
The hot-water auxiliar yheater complements your
ve hicle's climat econt rols ystem, and has a
heater boos ter,auxiliar yheating and auxiliary
ve ntilation function. In addition, thea uxiliary
heating sy stem heats thee ngine coolant topro‐
te ct thee ngine and sa vefuel during thew arming-
up phase. The auxiliar yheatin gheats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. It is not
dependent on theh eat output of ther unning
engine .The auxilia ryheating is operated directly
using thev ehicle's fuel. Forthis reason ,the fuel
ta nk mus thave been filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve lsot hatthea uxiliar yheating can work.T he
auxilia ryheating automatically adapts its operat‐
ing mode totheo utside temp eratur eand
we ather .Itist herefor epossible that thea uxiliary
heating ma yswitc hfromv entilation toheating
mode or from heating toventilation mode. When
th ee ngine is running ,auxilia ryventilation is not
acti ve.A uxiliar yheating automatically switches
itself of fafter am aximu mof50m inutes.Yo u
canno tuse the" auxiliar yventilation" operating
mode tocool thea ir inside thev ehicle tobelow
th eo utside temp erature. Auxilia ryheating helps
to heat up thev ehicle while thee ngine is running
and at lo woutsid etemperatures.
Operating theh ot-w ater auxiliar yheater dr aws
po we rfromt hevehicle batter y.Therefore, driv ea
re asonabl ylon gd ista nce af terh eating or ventilat‐
ing thev ehicle twice in succession at most.
Au xilia ryheating can be activated onl yattemper‐
atures belo w40°F(4.5 °C).
Switching theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheatin gon
and of fwitht he button
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve l. 100
Climat econtrol

Information abou
ttow ing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill
ga in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressur e(/ page 202)
R Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh ave a
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y.
R Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than when drivin
gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering.
R If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderately at firs tsot hatthet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients, restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al ow ergear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
Av oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtaking ,pay particular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination.
Due tothel engt hofy ourvehicle/trailer com‐
bination youw illrequ ireal onger stre tchof
ro ad befor eswit ching bac ktothe original
lane. Pe
rm issible trailer loads and trailer dr awbar
nose weights We
ight information &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unbraked trailer wit hexcessivel yhigh
gross weight
If yo ut ow atrailer without aseparat efunc‐
tional brakin gsystema ndagross trailer
we ight (G TW)ofm oret han 1635 lbs (750 kg),
th en thev ehicle brak esystemm ayove rheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystem ma yevenf ail. Driving and parking
15 5

Overvie
wofInstrument Display &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th eI nstrument Displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
yo ur vehicle's operational saf etyisi mpaired,
par kthe vehicle in asafel ocation immediatel y.
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Instrument Display Example: Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
1 Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan ttemperatur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd tank cap position displ ay
In normal driving mode, coolant temp eratur edis‐
play 4is permitted torise tother ed marking. Example: Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd white
display
1 Speedome ter
2 Indicator lamps display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Multifunction display
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. Whe
nthe redm arking in tach ome ter3 is
re ached (o verspeed range) ,the fuel supply will be
inter rupte dino rder toprotect thee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. 15 8
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

&
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
component parts unde rvoltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection sys‐
te mw orku nde rhigh voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunde rvoltage,
yo uc oul drecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponent parts of the
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on. Liv
ec omponents of thef uel injection sy stem
include thei njec tors,for example.
Liv ec omponent softhe ignition sy stem include
th ef ollowing:
R Ignition coils
R Spar kplug connec tors
R Diagnostic soc ket &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap R
Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and on a
le ve ls urface if possible. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen theh ood
is opened
When youo pen theh ood, it ma ysuddenly
drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Befor ereleasing theh ood, ensur ethat
th es uppor tisfirmlyseatedint he
holder. #
Open theh ood onl ywhen ther eisn o-
one in theh ood's rang eofm ovement. #
Toopen: pull handle 1torelease theh ood. #
Reachi ntot he gapa nd push theh ood catch
handle upwards. #
Open theh ood and hold it up. 174
Maintenance and care

#
Slowly inse rtdipstick 1intot he dipstick
guide tube as farasitw illgoa nd pullito ut
af te rt hree seconds.
R Oil le velO K:theo il le velisb etwe en the
MIN and theM AX mar k.
R Oil le veltoo low: theo il le velisatt he MIN
mar korb elow. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,add appr ox.
1. 1USq t(1l iter) engine oil. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil.
Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Checking thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The hood is no topen.
R Dependin gonthe driving profile, theo il le vel
can be displa yedo nlya fter ad riving time of
up to30 minutes and only when thei gnition
is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Engine Oil Level
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing messa gesin
th em ultifunction displa y: #
Measuring Engine Oil Level...:m easurement
of theo il le veln ot ye tpossible. Repeat the
qu erya fter drivin gamaximu mof30m inutes. #
Engine Oil Level OK andtheb arto displa ythe
oil le velint he multifunction displa yisgreen
and lies between "MIN" and "MAX": theo il
le ve lisO K. #
Engine Oil Level Drive until the engin eis
warm. :warmupt he engine tooperating tem‐
perature. #
Engine Oil Level Correct Measurement Only
if Vehicl eIsonL evel Ground:p arkt he vehicle
on an evensurface. #
Engin eOil Level Add 1,0 liq.gal. andtheb ar
to displa ythe oil le velint he multifunction dis‐
pla yiso rang ea nd lies belo w"MIN": add
1. 1USq t(1l)ofe ngine oil. #
Reduce Engine Oil Level andtheb ar display‐
ing theo il le velint he multifunction displa yis
orang eand lies abo ve"MAX": drain of fexcess
engine oil.
Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
For Engine Oil Level Switch Ignition On :
switc hont he ignition in order tocheckt he
engine oil le vel. #
Engine Oil Level System Inoperative:s ensor is
defectiv eornotconnec ted. Visit aq ualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine Oil Level System Currently Unavaila-
ble:c losetheh ood.
% Ve
hicles wit hcold oil le veld ispla ys:the oil
le ve lisa utomaticall ydispla yedont he multi‐
function displa yafter thev ehicle has been
non-operational forane xtende dperiod .Ifit
is no tpossible tomeasu rethee ngine oil
le ve l,ar ele vant messa gewill appear.
Ad ding engin eoil &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap 176
Maintenance and care

If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particular lywhen thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
gl ove sand saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pres‐
sure. Allo
wthe engine and thee ngine cooling sy stem
to cool down befor echecking thec oolant le velor
re filling coolant.
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Checking
thec oolant le vel Example: coolant
expansion reser voir #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Ope nthe hood (/ page173). #
Slow ly tu rncoolant expansion reser voir cap
1 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and allow
exc ess pressur etoescape. #
Turn coolant expansion reser voir cap 1fur‐
th er and remo veit. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel.
Ther eise nough coolan tincoolan texpansion
re ser voir if thec oolant reaches theM AX
mar k.
Ad ding coolant #
Refill th ec oolant totheM AX mar konthe
coolant expansion reser voir.
Onl yuse coolan tappr oved byMercedes-Benzto
avo id damagin gthe engine cooling sy stem. #
Replace coolant expansion reser voir cap 1
and tigh tenina clockwise direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y.
% Obser
veadditional coolant information
(/ page239). 17 8
Maintenance and care

Fi
lling up thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. It could ignit eifitcomes int ocontact
wi th hote ngine component parts or the
ex haus tsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐
fa ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. Ad
ding washer fluid Wa
sher fluid reser voir (e xamp le) #
Pre-mix thew ashe rfluid in thec orrect mixing
ra tio in acontainer. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face and secu re
it agains trolling away ( /pag e132). #
Ope nthe hood (/ page173). #
Pullthe cap of washer fluid con tainer 1
upwards bythes trap. #
Pour in thep re-mixed washer fluid. #
Press cap 1onto thef iller openin guntil it
audibly engages. #
Close theh ood (/ page173).
% Mi
xt he washer fluid wit hwindshield washer
concentrat eallye ar round. Compl ywitht he
information about windshield washer fluid in
th et echnical dat a(/ pag e240).
% Co
mply withthe fur ther information about
windshield washer fluid (/ page240) Cleaning
thew ater drain valveoft he air
intak ebox &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. Maintenance and care
17 9

#
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap #
Open theh ood (/ page173). #
Remo vedirtfromw ater drain valve 2 of air
intak ebox1 . Draining
thef uel filter &
WARNING Danger of fire and explosion
due tofuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
It is essential toavoid fire ,o pen flames,
smokin gand creating spar ks. #
Befor efilling up, switc hoffthee ngine,
and, if applicable, thea uxiliar yheating. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. Ther eisarisk of
fi re and explosion due tocontact wi thhot
component parts. #
Allo wthe engine and thee xhau stsys‐
te mtoc ool down. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetodela yed
drainag eofthe fuel filter Ve
hicles with adiese lengine: delayed
drainag eofthe fuel filter can lead toengine
damage.
If the 003A indicator lam plights up, drain the
fuel filter immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
pollution du etodisposal in anon-envi‐
ro nmental ly-friendly manner #
Dispose of thew ater/fuel mixtur einan
environmentally-friendly manner. Mo
torO M642 #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and secure
it agains trolling away. #
Switc hoffthea uxiliar yheating
(/ page100). #
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Maintenance and care

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa int
R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect
re mo vera nd then wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and
th en wash off.
R Remo vecoolant, tree resin, oils,
fuels and greases: rubg entl ywitha
clo thsoaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
R Brak efluid: wash of fwithw ater.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver. R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
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Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and alloy
wheels.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that
end swithah otwa xtreatment in
au tomatic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or
polishing products, or gloss preserv‐
ers, e.g. wax.
R Have paint repair scarried out in a
qu alified specialis tworks hop onl y. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. Maintenance and care
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