
#
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

Information on additives in petrol
Obse
rvet he no tesons ervice products
(→ pag e452).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app roved
additives Even small amounts of
thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring. #
Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel.Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se
brand-name fuels wit hadditives.
The fuel grade available in som ecountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit haMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec ontainer. Information on fuel
grades forv ehicles with
ad iesel engine
Gene raln otes
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING Risk offire thro ugh fuel mix‐
ture
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hpetro l,th ef lash
point of thef uel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component
pa rtsint heexhaus tsystemm ayove rheat
unnoticed. #
Neverrefuel using petrol. #
Neverm ix diesel fuel wit hpetro l. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using diesel fuel that con‐
fo rm stoEN5 90, or an equivalent spec‐
ification. #
Vehicles with diesel particulat efil‐
ters: in countrie soutside theE U,only
use lo w-sulphurE urod iesel wit hasul‐
phur content of under 50 ppm.
Do no tuse thef ollowing:
R petrol
R marine diesel
R heating oil
R bio-diesel
R veget able oil
R paraf fin
R kerosene Information on lo
woutside temperatures
Re fuel your vehicle wit hasmuchw inter diesel
fuel as possible at theb eginnin gofwinter.
Befor echanging overtow inter diesel fuel, the
fuel tank shoul dbeempty,ifp ossible .When
re fuelling wit hwinter diesel fuel fort he first Te
ch nica ldata 455

#
Avoid impurities in AdBlue ®
. +
ENVI
RONMENTAL NOTEContamination
caused byAdBlue ® Ad
Blue ®
re sidues cr ystallise af terap eriod of
time, and contamina tethes urfaces wi th
whic htheyc ome int ocontact. #
Surfaces that ha vecome int ocontact
wi th Ad Blue®
while refilling mus tbe
immediatel yrinsed wit hwater ,or
Ad Blue ®
mus tberemo vedw ithad amp
clo thand col dwater.
If Ad Blue ®
has al ready cr ystallised, clean it
wit has pongeand col dwater. When
youo pen theA dBlue ®
tank ,small
amounts of ammoni avapour ma yescape. Do
no tinhale an yammonia vapour sthat ma ybe
re leased. Onl yfilltheA dBlue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. Ad
Blue ®
capacity
To tal capacity of AdBlue ®
tank Mode
lT otal capacity
All models 23.5 l Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). *
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. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil rene we datr egular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Onl yM ercedes-Benz appr ovedengin eoils may
be used in Mercedes-Ben zengines.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation) Te
ch nica ldata 457

Ac
tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .215
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .216
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............. 217
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 216
Fu nctio n............................................... 215
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 15
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 205
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED
see Intelligent Ligh tSystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .140
Fu nctio n.............................................. 13 9
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .142
Fu nctio n............................................... 141
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 456
Ad ditives .............................................4 56
Filling capacity ................................... .457
No tes. .................................................. 184
Purity ................................................... 456
To pping up ...........................................1 84Ad
ditional doo rlock .................................. 70
Ad diti ves .................................................. 457
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 456
Engine oil ............................................. 457
Fu elling ................................................ 455
Ad diti ves( Ad Blue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 389
Ad justin gthe headlam prange ............... 13 5
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 390
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Ad versew eathe rlight ............................ .139 Af
ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .219
Setting ................................................. 221
Suspensio n.......................................... 219
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ 154
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 16 4
Ad justing (front) ................................... 16 4
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 16 4
Glo vebox. ............................................ 16 4
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 157
Airbag ........................................................ .38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ....38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38 Index
541

Wa
rning lam p....................................... .37
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 37
Fu nctio n................................................ 36
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver(Ca re) .................................... .404
Seat heater Activating/deactivating ...................... .102
Seat settings Configu ring .......................................... 101
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .103
Selecting agear
se eS hifting gears
Selecting aPOI
see De stination ent ry
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(Care) ......................................... 402 Service
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 265
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service call ..............................................3 53
Breakd owna ssis tanc ec all .................. 353
MB In focal l......................................... 352
Servic eCentre
see Quali fied specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service product Engine oil ............................................. 457
Service products Additives (fuel) .................................... 455
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 455
Setting aspeed
see Cruise control:
Setting summer time .............................. 296
Setting thed atef ormat .......................... 297
Setting thed istance unit ........................ 301 Setting
them apscale
see Map
Shifting gears .......................................... .178
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 17 9
Manual .................................................1 78
Shor tmessages
see Text messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 38
Side impact pr otection .......................... .224
Side windo ws............................................. 82
Chil dsafet yl oc kint herear .................. .65
Closin g................................................. .82
Closin gusingthe key. ............................ 84
Con venience closing ............................. 83
Co nvenienc eopening ............................83
Opening .................................................82
Opening wit hthe key. ............................ 83
Problem .................................................84
Ro ller sunblin d....................................... 81
Ski/snowboar dbag ................................. 11 7
Sliding sunroof .......................................... 86
Au tomatic features ................................ 88
Closin g................................................. .8657 0
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