Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick &
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: Depending on
thee ngine, theo il dipstic kmaybe
ins talled in thee ngine compartmen tindiffe re nt
locations.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
R engin eatn ormal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes. #
Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face. #
Remo veoil dipstick 1and wipe off. #
Slowl yslide oil dipstick 1intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take it out again af ter
appr oximatel ythree seconds.
R Oil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oil le veltoo low: oil le velisat 3or
belo w. R
Oil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith1 lof
engin eoil. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Checking thee ngine oil le velw ithano n-
boar dcomputer
The engin eoil le velc an be checkedu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer fort he following models:
R E200 d, E220 d, E220 d4MATIC,
E2 20 d4MATIC All Terra in
R E300 d, E300 de, E350 d
R E400 d, E400 d4MATIC, E400 d4MATIC
All Terra in
The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile. Maintenanc
eand care 395
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
