ignition MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with Base Radio Operator’s Manual

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Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
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, fore xamp le:
R Ignitio ncoils
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. #
Allowthe 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. Maintenance and care
19 3

Dip
stick( example) #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Remo vedipstick 1and wipe it off. #
Slowl yinser tdipstick 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 itht he on-
boa rdcompu ter
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 onl ywhen thei gnition
is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Engine Oil Level
Yo uw ills ee one of the following messa geson
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 gfor am aximu mof
30 minutes. #
Engine Oil Level OK andtheb ar showing the
oil le velont 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 aleve lsurface. #
Engine Oil Leve lAdd 1,0 liq.gal. andtheb ar
showing theo il le velont 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 showing
th eo il le velont 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:t he sen‐
sor is defectiv eornotconnected. Visit a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Engine Oil Level System Currently Unavaila-
ble:c losetheh ood.
% Ve
hicles with col doil le veld ispla ys:theo il
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,ac orresponding messag ewill 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. #
Allowthe 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. Main
tenance and care 19 5

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. #
Allowthe 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 e140). #
Ope nthe hood (/ page192). #
Pull thec ap of thew ashe rfluid con tainer 1
upwards bythet ab. #
Pour in thep re-mixed washer fluid. #
Press cap 1onto thef iller openin guntil it
audibly engages. #
Close theh ood (/ page192).
% Mix
thew ashe rfluid wit hwindshield washer
concentrat eallye ar round. Compl ywitht he
information about windshield washer fluid in
th et echnical dat a(/ pag e261).
% Compl
ywitht he fur ther information about
windshield washer fluid (/ page261 ) 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. 19 8
Maintenance and care

#
Place asuitable collector beneat hdrain hose
2. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Open drain scr ew1 until thew ater/fuel
mixtur eemerges from drain hose 2.#
Close drain scr ew1 as soon as around
0. 2qt( 0.2l iter) of thew ater/fuel mixtur ehas
been collected.
Af ter30s econds, thee lectrical fuel pump
automaticall ystops thed ischarg eofthe
wate r/fuel mixture. #
Afterd raining, switc hoffthei gnition. #
Dispose of thec ollected water/fuel mixture
in an environmentally responsible manner,
e.g. at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Chec kthat drain scr ew1 has been closed.
If th ee ngine is running whil edrain scr ew 1
is open, youw ill lose fuel thro ugh drain hose
2. #
Close theh ood (/ page192). #
003A The indicator lam pdoesn otgo out
af te rd raining: drainthe fuel filter again. #
003ATh eindica torlam pd oesn otgo out
af te rt he second draining: consultaquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
fuel filter drained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Cleaning and care
Note
sonw ashingthe vehicl einana utomatic
car wash &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntil theb raking
ef fect has bee nfully restored. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe paintwork
and plastic components If
yo uw ash your vehicle in Touchles sAuto‐
matic Car Wash sy stems that use special
cleaning agents, thec leaning agentsu sed can damag
ethe paintwor korplastic components
of thev ehicle. #
Do no twash thev ehicle in Touchless
Au tomatic Car Wash sy stems that use
special cleaning agents. Mak
esuret hat thea utomatic car wash is suitable
fo rt he size of thev ehicle.
Befor ewashing thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh, fold in theo utside mir rors and remo veany
additional antennas. Otherwise, theo utside mir‐
ro rs,a ntennas or thev ehicle itself could be dam‐
aged.
Mak esurea nyadditional antennas ar ere-in stal‐
led and that theo utside mir rors aref ullyf olded
out again when youl eave thea utomatic car
wa sh.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing befor eusing an automatic car wash:
R thes ide windo wsand thes liding windo ware
comple tely closed.
R theb lowe rfor ventilation and heating is
switched off.
R thew indshield wiper switc hisinposition005A.
If th ev ehicle is very dirty ,wash of fexcess dirt
befor ecleaning thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh.
% Re
moving thew ax from thew indshield and
th ew iper rubber safter wa shing thev ehicle,
will help avoid smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Note
sonu se ofapowe rwasher &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressu recleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spra ynozzle (dirt
grinder) ma ycaus edamag etotires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly. #
Do no tuse high-p ressur ecleaning
equipment wit hround-spra ynozzle sto
clea nyour vehicle. #
Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y. Ne
veru se ap owe rwashe rinthevehicle interior.
The pressurized watercreated bythep ower 200
Maintenanc eand care

Emer
gency Re
moving the saf etyv est The saf
etyv estisl ocated in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thed rive r's door. #
Remo vethes afet yv estfromt hestow age
compartment.
% Saf
etyv ests can also be stored in thes tow‐
ag ec ompartment softherear door sand the
front-passenger door. 1
Maximu mnumber of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no ttumble dry
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2vest
The saf etyv esto nlyf ulfills thel egally required
st andards if it is thec orrect size and is com‐
ple tely closed.
Re place thes afet yv est:
R if damaged or if ther efle xstrip saredirty
R ifth em aximum permitted number of washes
is exc eeded
R ifth es afet yv est's fluorescenc ehasfaded Re
moving the firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) The
firs t-ai dkit (sof tsided )islocated in thes tow‐
ag ec ompartment in thef ront passenger door. #
Remo vefirs t-ai d(softsided) kit from the
stow agec ompartment. Re
moving the warning lamp The
warning lam pislocated in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thef ront-passenger door. #
Remo vethew arning lam pfromt hestow age
compartment. Emer
gency Call Sy stem Information on
thee mer gency call sy stem US
Ao nly: Your vehicle is equipped wit hthe
Emergenc yCallS ystem( "eCall"). This featur ecan
help sa velives in thee vent of an accident .eCall
in no wayreplaces assis tance pr ovided from dial‐
ing 911.
eCall onl yfunctions in areas wher emobile phone
co verage isavailable from thew ireless service
pr ov iders. Insuf ficient networ kcoverag efromt he
wireles sservic eprovide rsma yresult in an emer‐
ge ncy cal lnot being transmitted.
eCal lisas tandar dfeatur einy our Mercedes-Benz
ve hicle. In order tofunction as intended, thes ys‐
te mr elies on thet ransmission of dat adetailed in
th eT ransmit tedD atas ection that follo ws
( / pag e207).To disable eCall, acustomer must
visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Service
depa rtment todeactivat ethe vehicle's communi‐
cation module.
Deactivation of this module pr events thea cti‐
va tio nofa nyand all Mercedes PR Oconnect
se rvices. Af tert he deacti vatio nofe Call,a uto‐
matic eme rgency call and manua lemer gency
call will no tbeavailable.
The ignition mus tbeswitched on befor eanauto‐
matic emer gency cal lcan be made.
% eCal
lisa ctivatedatt hefactor y.
% eCall can be deactivated
byan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zdealer .Please no tethat in
th ee vent ow nershi pofthevehicle is trans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner in its deacti vated
st ate, eCall will remain deactivated unless
th en ew owner visits an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz dealership toreactivat ethe
sy stem. Emer
gency Call Sy stem eCall can help
toreduce thet ime between an
accident and thea rrival of emer gency service sat
th es iteoft he accident. It helps locat eanacci‐
dent sit einplaces that ar edifficul ttoa ccess.
Ho wever,eve nifa vehicle is equipped wit heCall,
th is does no tmean thes ystemisO N. As such,
eCall does no treplace dialing 911int heeve nt of
an accident.
The emergency cal lcan be mad eautomatica lly
(/ page 207) or manually (/ page207). Only
mak eemer gency calls if youoro ther sa rein need
of rescue. Do no tmakeane mergency cal linthe
eve nt of abreak down or asimilar situation. 206
Breakdown assis tance

Tr
iggering an automatic emer gency call Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star terb atter yhas suf ficient charge.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or Emer gency
Te nsioning Device shave been activated af teran
accident, eCall ma yautomatically initia tean
emer gency call.
The eme rgency call has been made:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewitha cciden tdataist ransmitted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcenter
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thee mer gency cal lcenters.
The SOS button in theo verhead cont rolp anel
fl ashes until thee mer gency cal lisfinished.
It is no tpossible toimmediately end an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If no connection can be mad etothe emer gency
service seithe r,ac orresponding message
appears inthem edia displa y.
If no connection can be made tothee mer gency
services: #
Dialthe local emergency num berony our
mobile phone.
If an emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen ters ervice pr ovider.
R Based on thec all, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea ccident site.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediately. Tr
iggering amanual emer gency call #
Using theS OS but tonint heove rhead con‐
trol panel: presstheS OS button at leas tone
secon dlong.
The emer gency cal lhas been made:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcenter.
R Am essa gewitha cciden tdataist ransmitted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcenter. The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal
lcenter
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thee mer gency cal lcenters.
R Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen ters ervice pr ovider. Tr
ansmitted data with thee mer gency call
sy stem Dat
atransmitted bythee Call includes but is not
limited to:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position dat aontheroute
((af ewhundred me ters befor ethe incident))
R Direction of tra vel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle driv etype
R Estimated number of people in thev ehicle
R Whe ther Mercedes PR Oconnect is available
or not
R Whe ther thee mer gency cal lwas initia ted
manually or automatically
R Time of thea ccident
Dat atransmit tedisv ehicle information. Fora ny
qu estions about thec ollection, use and sharing
of thee Call sy stem data, please contact MBU‐
SA 's Cus tomer Assis tance Center at 800-FOR-
MERC.
Fo rC anada, please contact MBC’ sCustomer
Assis tance Center at 1-800-387-0 100.
Cust omer requ ests forc ove redi nformation
should be submitted via thes ame channels.
Fo ra ccident clarification purposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emergency call has been initiated:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter‐
mined
R Avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished Breakdown assis
tance 207

*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnec tthe towr ope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page50). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e62). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e150). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. 216
Breakdown assis tance

Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e224 )
Checking thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R The cur rent tir epressur eand tir etempera‐
tur eoft he individual wheels. Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
R The cur rent tir epressur efor eac hwheel. Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
R Tire pressure will be displaye dafter driving a
few minutes :the teach-in process of thes ys‐
te misn otyetc ompl ete. The tir epressures
ar ea lready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mende dtirep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat‐
ing condition (/ page 225). Obser vethe
no tesont iret emperatur e(/pag e224).
% The
values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet irep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those shown
bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet irep ressure.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e224 )
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The recommended tir epressu reis cor rectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft he wheels (/ page224).
R Re
star tt he tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te mi nthe following situations:
- The tir epressur ehaschanged.
- The wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newl yins talled.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Scroll down in them enu.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values messageappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y. #
Con firm them essag etoinitiat earestart.
The Tire Press. Monito rRestarted message
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the 0077 yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tir epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored. 230
Wheels and tires

Engine number
The engine number is
stamped ont othe crank‐
case. Youc an obtain fur ther information from any
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Operating fluids and capacities
Note
sono perating fluids &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health. #
Obse rvet he text on theo riginal contain‐
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating fluids. #
Alwayss tore operating fluids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposing of operating
fl uids in anon-en vironmen tallyr esponsi‐
ble manner Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R lubricants
Incor rect disposal of ope rating fluids can
caus econsiderable damag etothe environ‐
ment. #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R Fuels
R Exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R Lubricants
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washer fluid
R Climat econtrol sy stem refrigerants
Use only products recommended byMercedes-
Benz.D amagecaused bytheu se of products that ha
ve notb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Mercedes-Benzg uarantee or goodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB- Freigabe 229. 51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedoperating fluids
is available at thef ollowing locations:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighl yflammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughly wit hclean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. 254
Tech nica ldata

Fu
el Note
sonf uelgrades on vehicles with agaso‐
line engine
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
(/ page254).
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehicles
wit hag asoline engine. If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
R Do no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es drained
comple tely. Only
refuel using lo w-sulfur regular fuel wit hat
leas t87A KI/91RON.
% E1
0f uelcontains an additiv eofupto10%
et hanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se with
E1 0f uel.Y ou can fuel your vehicle wit hE10
fuel.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, engine
and exhaus tsystem. #
Onlyrefuel wit hthe recommended fuel. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, engine
and exhaus tsystem.
Ne verrefuel wit hthe following:
R Diesel
R Gasoline wit hmoret han 10%e thanol by
vo lume, e.g. E15, E20, E85, E100
R Gasoline wit hmoret han 3% me thanol by
vo lume, e.g. M15, M30 ,M85,M 100
R Gasoline wit hadditives con tainin gm etal #
Do no tmix su chfuel switht he fuel rec‐
ommended fory our vehicle. %
To
ensur ethe long evity and per form anc eof
th ee ngine, onl yunleaded regular gasoline
ma ybeu sed. No
tethat theh igher quality premium grade
ga soline can be refueled at an ytime.
If yo ua reusin gdrums or canis ters to refuel the
ve hicle, yous houl dfilter thef uel befor efilling.
This will pr event malfunctions in thef uel sy stem
due tocontaminated fuel.
Usually youw illfind information abou tthe fuel
grade on thef uel pump. If ther eisnoi dentifica‐
tion on thef uel pump, consult agasstation
attendant.
% Fo
rfurther information ,contact aqualified
specialis tworks hop or visit http://
www.mbusa.com (US Aonly).
Note sona dditives in gasoline
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
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* NO
TEDama gefrom use of unsuitable
additives Even smal
lamounts of thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions. #
Only add cleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benzt othe fuel. Mercedes-Benz
recommends using brand-name
fuels wi thadditives.
In som ecountries, thea vailable fuel ma ynotcon‐
ta in suf ficient amounts of additi ves. Deposits
could buildupint he fuel injection sy stem as a
re sult.
In this case, in consultation wit hanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center ,the fuel should be mixed
wit hthe cleaning additiv erecommended by
Mercedes-Benz.
Yo um usto bse rvet he no tesa nd mixing ratios
indica tedont he container.
Note sonf uelgrades on vehicles with diesel
engines
Gene raln otes
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
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WARNING Risk offire from fuel mixture
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hgasoline ,the flash
poin toft he fuel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component pa rts
in thee xhau stsystem ma yoverheat without
wa rning. Te
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