2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN lock

openthec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out.
#Le tthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap.
#When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar.
#Slowl yturnt he cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape.
#Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
15 8°F( 70 °C).
#Slowly tur ncap 1 counter-clockwise to
re lie ve ove rpressure.
#Continue turning cap 1counter-clockwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
RIfth ee ngine is cold, up tomar kerb ar2
RIfth ee ngine is warm,upt o0.6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar2
#If necessar y,add coolant that has been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
RFurther information on coolant (→pag e347)
Re filling thew indshield washer sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
Maintenance and care 283

*NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Onl yconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes.
#Deactivat eautomatic locking (→pag e62).
#Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st(→pag e156).
#Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Vehicles with automatic transmission: If
th ea utomatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dtop osition i,havethev ehicle trans‐
por teda way(
→pag e306).
#When towing away wit hthe rear axle
ra ised: movethef ront wheels int othe
st ra ight-ahead position.
#When towing away wit hone axle raised:
switc hont he powersupp ly.
#When towing away wit hbotha xleson
th eg round: switch onthei gnition.
#Re lease thee lectric parking brake. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po we r
Ifyo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged.
#Pull away slowl yand smoo thly.
Loading the vehicl efor transport
Transpor tatio nofv ehicles should onl ybecarried
out byprofessional reco very companies.
#Obser vethen otes on towing away
(→pag e304).
#Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of damage tothe
electrics. Toshif ttoi,p rovide theo n- boar
delectrical sy stem wit hpowe r
(
→pag e301).
#Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j.
#Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
#Onl ysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
4MATIC vehicles/ vehicles with automatic
transmission
#Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tvehicle.
306
Breakdown assis tance

*NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning
#Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle.
Installing thet ow ing eye
%
The towing eyeisp artoft hevehicle tool kit.
#Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve.
#Scr ew inthet ow ing eye clockwise tothe
st op.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1 engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye
When atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess.
#Onl yusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tart thev ehicle.
Tows tarting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st art)
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting
The automatic transmissionm aybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission.
#Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted.
Breakdown assis tance 307

Notesons toring wheels
RAf terr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
RProtect thet ires from conta ct withoil, grease
or fuel.
Preparing thev ehicle foraw heelchange
Prerequisi tesRThe requ ired tire-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tire-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialis t
wo rkshop tofind outa boutsuitable tools.
RThe vehicle is no tonaslope.
RThevehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground .
#Applythee lectric parking brak emanually.
#Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j.
#Vehicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e171).
#Switc hoffthee ngine.
#Mak esuret hat thee ngine cannot bestar ted.
#Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange.
#Re mo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→pag e334).
#Raise thev ehicle (→pag e335).
Removing and mounting hub caps
Requirements
#The vehicle is prepared foraw heelc hange
(→pag e334).
Plast ic hub cap
#Toremo ve:tur nthe center co veroft he hub
cap counter-clockwise and remo vetheh ub
cap.
#To mount: makesurethat thec enter co ver
of theh ub cap is turned counter-clockwise.
#Position theh ub cap and tur nthe center
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly.
Aluminum hub cap
#To remo ve:positio nsocket2 on hubc ap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thev ehicle tool
kit.
#Po sition wheel wrench 3on soc ket2.
#Using whee lwrench 3,t urnh ub cap 1
counter-clo ckwise and remo veit.
334
Wheels and tires

#Tomount: positionhub cap 1and turn
unti litisc ompletelyf lush wit hthe wheel.
#Position soc ket2 on hubc ap1.
#Position wheel wrench 3on soc ket2 and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 18lb-ft
(25 Nm).
#Ra ise thev ehicle (→pag e335).
Raising thev ehicle when changing awheel
RequirementsRTher eareno persons in thev ehicle.
RThe vehicle is prepared foraw heelc hange
(→pag e334).
RThe hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
(→pag e334).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
ROnl yusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
RThe jac kisonlyd esigned forr aising and
holdingt hevehicle foras horttime while a whee
lisbeing changed and no tfor mainte‐
nance workunder thev ehicle.
RThe jac kmustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge ,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
RThe base ofthej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Rules of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
RNe verp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
RDo no tlie under thev ehicle.
RDo no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
RDo no topen or close an ydoor sort he trunk
lid.
#Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about onef ull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely.
Wheels and tires 335

Position of jac ksuppor tpoints
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised.
#Onl yposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack
Ifyo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl ya t
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised.
#The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints.
#Take ther atche tbox wrenc houtofthev ehi‐
cle tool kit and place it on theh exagon nut of
th ej acksot hatthel ette rs "AUF" (up) are
visible.
#Po sition jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1.
#Turn ratche tbox wrench 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyo n
th eg round.
#Continue totur nratche tbox wrench 3until
th et ireisr aised amaximum of 1.2i n(3c m)
of ft he ground.
#Loosen and remo vethew heel (→pag e337).
336
Wheels and tires

#Slidethew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
te ring pi nand push it on.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip.
#Onl ytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round.
#Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mend sthat youo nly use wheel boltswhich
ha ve been appr oved forM ercedes-Benz vehi‐
cles, as well as fort he wheel in question.
* NO
TEDama getopaintwor kofthe wheel
ri mw hen scr ewing on thef irst whee lbolt
If th ew heel has toom uchp layw hen scr ew‐
ing in thef irst whee lbolt, th ew heel rimp aint
can be dama ged.
#Press thew heel firm lyagains tthe
whee lhub when scr ewing on thef irst
wheel bolt.
#Ti ghten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
#Un scr ew thec entering pin.
#Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
#Lo we rthe vehicle(→pag e338).
Loweri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange
Re quirementsRThe ne wwheel has been mounted
(→pag e337).
#Place ther atche tbox wrenc hontot he he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette rs "AB"
ar ev isible.
#To lowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tbox
wrenc hofthe jac kcounter-clockwise.
#Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinac rosswise
patter ninthe sequence indicated (1 to5).
Specified tightening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heelsc ould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightenin gtorque.
#Ha ve thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel.
338
Wheels and tires

*NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuit able wind shieldwasher fluid
Uns uitable wind shieldwasher fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlight‐
ing.
#Onl yuse windshield washer fluid that is
also suitable forp last ic sur faces, e.g.
MB SummerFi torMBWinterFit.
*NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windshieldw asherfluids
#Do notmixMB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windshield washer flu‐
ids.
Do no tuse distilled or de-ionize dwater as thef ill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
RAbo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
RBelo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntif reeze reser voir. Mix
thew asherf luid wit hthe windshield washer
fl uid all year round.
Note sonr efrigerants
Observethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e344).
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect refriger‐
ant
If an on-appr ovedrefrigerant is used, thec li‐
mat econtrol sy stem ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyusether efrigerant R‑134a
* NO
TEDama getothec limat econtrol
sy stem due toincor rect refrigerant com‐
pressor oil
#Onl yuserefrigerant compressor oil that
has been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
#Do notmixthea ppr ove drefrigerant
compresso roil wit had iffe re nt refriger‐
ant compressor oil.
Wo rkon thec limat econtrol sy stem ma yonlyb e
car ried out byaq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
applicable regulations, as well as SAEs tandard
J639, mus tbeadhered to.
:Wa rning symbols
;Re frigerant filling capacity
=Applicable standards
?PA Go il par tnumber
AType of refrigerant
Wa rning symbols :advise youa bout:
RPossible dangers
RHaving service workcar ried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop
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