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Operation
Ref uelling
Th efu el filler flap is unlo cked andlock ed
au tom atically with the key or KEYLESS
GO* when yo uop en orclos eth eve hicle.
Th e fuel filler flap is lo cated to th ere ar on
the right-hand side. 1
Toopen the fuel filler flap
2 Toinsert the fuel filler cap
3 Tyre pressure stable
4 Retainer for fuel filler cap
6 Remove theke yfrom the ignition lock.
6 Press on fuel fill erflap 1in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
The fuel filler flap fol dsout.
6 Turn th e fue lfiller capant i-cl oc kwise
an d remove it.
6 Insert the fuel filler cap into the retai n-
er on the inside ofthefuel fi llerflap.
6 Only fill the tank unt ilthe pu mpnozzle
sw itche sof f. 6
Replace thefuel filler cap andturn it
clockwi se.
You will hear thefuel fill ercaplock.
6 Clos eth efu el filler flap until yo uhe ar
the catch engage. CL
500
! Refuel only wit hunleaded premium
grade petrol of at lea st95 RO N/85MO N,con-
forming to theEu ropean standard EN228 .The re
is ot herwise a ris kof impaired engin eperform-
ance orengine damage.
Yo uw ill find furt her informat ion abo utpetrol in
th e" Tech nica l data" section (
=page 519).
i Youw ill generally find inform ation on the
petrol grade on thefilling pump. Otherwise, ask
th e filling station at tendant.
i Asate mporary measure and only if therec-
om mended fuel isnot available, you can also use
regular unleaded petrol ,91 RO N/82.5M ON.
This mayreduce performanc eand increase pe t-
rol consump tion .Av oid driv ing at fullth rot tle.
In some countries, thequ ality of the pet rol avail-
able may be insuffi cient ,causing coking in the
area of the inle tva lves . In su chcases, consul ta
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre and addth eaddi-
ti ve (Part no. A000 989 25 45 10) re commended Ref
uelling Refuelling
proc ess G
Risk of explos ion Fu
elishighly fla mmable.Fire ,na ked fl ames
an dsmok ingaretherefo reproh ibited when
handling fuels.
Sw itch offthe engine an dthe auxiliary heat-
in g* before refuelling. G
Risk of inju ry Do
notallow fuelto come into contact with
skin or clot hing . Dir ectski nc ontact with
fuel san dth ei nh alatio n of fuelvapour sar e
da ma ging to health. P8
8.60-2161-31 Pe
trol (EN 228) 216_R
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468 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Auxiliary
heating /ventila tion *and
he ater booster syst em* Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions The auxil
iary heat ing or theh eaterb oos ter
syst em is notfunctioning. The
fuel tank isonl yfilled upto th e re-
se rve ra nge. 6
Refuel atthene ares tfillin gst atio n. The
vehicle batte ryisne arly dischar ged. 6
Charge the ve hicle battery. Th
eauxiliary heating isfaulty. 6
Have the au xiliary he ating ch ecke d at a
qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. The auxiliar
yhea ting cannot beswi tched
on or off usingthe remote control. FA
ILand the¢ symbol are shown on
the re motecontrol display.
Th erei sinterferen cein the sign altra ns-
mi ssion be twe enthe re motecontrol and
auxiliar yhea ting /v entila tion. 6
Stan ds om ewhere else inrela tion to the
vehicl eor mov eclos er to the vehi cle if
nece ssary.
6 Try to sw itch theau xiliar yhe ati ng on or
of fagai nusing the remo tecontro l. FA
ILand the¡ symbol are shown on
the re motecontrol display.
Th efuel leve l in the fuel tank is to olow. 6
Refuel atthene ares tfillin gst atio n. 216_R
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