2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

It is no
tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easure‐
ment process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estarted and thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again when driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction displa
yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet.
To pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. 396
Maintenance and care

#
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→ page395). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. Maintenanc
eand care 397

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Slowly tur nthe cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
70 °C. #
Slowl yturnc ap 1 anti-clockwise torelie ve
exc ess pressure. #
Continue turning cap 1anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
R ifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
R ifth ee ngine is warm upto1.5c mo ver
mar kerb ar2 #
If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
R Further information on coolant (→ page459) To
pping up the windsc reen washer sy stem &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. 398
Maintenanc eand care

#
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. #
Remo vecap 1bythet ab. #
Topupt hewasher fluid. Cleaning and care
Informatio
nonwashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
re duced braking po werafter wa shing the
ve hicle
Braking ef ficiency is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilbraking
po we rhas been fully restored. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Candthe
HOLD functio naredeactivated.
R The 360° Camer aorthereve rsing camera is
switched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsunroof are
comple tely closed. R
The bl owerfort he ventilation/heating is
switched off.
R The windsc reen wiper switc hisinposition
g.
R In car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
R The keyisata distance of at leas t3ma way
from thev ehicle, otherwise thet ailgat ecould
open unin tentionally.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indscreen and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Information on using
ahigh-p ressur ecleaner &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using high-pressur ecleane rswit hc ircu‐
lar je tnozzles
The wate rjet of ac ircula rjet nozzle (dirt
grinder) can cause extern all yinv isible dam‐
ag etot he tyres or chassis parts. Main
tenance and care 399

Note
sonc areofc ar parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indscreen is being cleaned
If th ew indscreen wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windscreen or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windscreen or wiperb lades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. Obser
vethef ollowing information: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners. R
Do no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.402
Maintenanc eand care

Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Exhaus tpipes
Clean withcleaning agents recommended byMercedes-Benz,
particular lyin thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rtow hitch R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball, e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, oil or grease theb all coupling lightl y.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe trailer towh itch manu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions. Do no
tclean theb all coupling wit hahigh-pressur ecleaner or
solvent. Note
sonc areoft he interior &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat belt sto
te ar or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. 404
Maintenance and care

Emer
gency Re
moving the reflectiv esafet yj acket The
reflectiv esafet yj ackets ar eloc ated in the
saf etyj acketc ompartments in thed rive r's and
front-passen gerd oor stow agec ompartments. #
Toremo ve: pull ou tsafet yj acketb ag 1 by
loop 2. #
Open saf etyj acketb ag 1 and pull ou tthe
saf etyj acket.
% Therearea lso saf etyj acketc ompartments
in ther ear door stowagec ompartment sin
whic hsafet yj ackets can be stowed. 1
Maximum number of washes
2 Maximum wash temp erature
3 Do no tbleach
4 Do no tiron
5 Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6 Do no tdry-clean
7 Thisisac lass2jacket The
requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyj acketist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yj acketif:
R it is dama gedord irtont hereflectiv estrips
ca nnol onger be remo ved
R them aximum number of washes is exceeded
R thef luorescence of thes afet yj acketh as
fa ded Wa
rning triangle Re
moving the warning triangle Breakdown assis
tance 407

#
Remo ve1 warning triangle.
Setting up thew arnin gtriangle #
Fold side reflectors 1upwards toform atri‐
angle and attac hatthetopu sing press-stud
2. #
Fold legs 3down and out tothes ide. Fi
rs t-aid kit (sof tsided) The
firs t-ai dkit1 is in thel uggag ecompart‐
ment in thel eft-hand stowagen et. Re
moving the fire extinguisher #
Left-hand-driv evehicle: Pulltab1
upwards. #
Right-hand-d rive ve hicle: Pulltab 1 down‐
wa rds. #
Remo vefire extinguisher 2. 408
Breakdown assi stance