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ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
, Service .
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer . Car
rying out maintenance workatregular
inter vals *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Maintenance work
will nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften than specified if
thev ehicle is operated under ardu‐
ous conditions or increased loads, fore xamp le:
R regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
R ifth ev ehicle is primaril yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving.
R forf requ ent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
R ifth ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
R in particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation mod eisfrequently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have the
interior filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil, oil fil‐
te re tc. changed mor efrequ ent ly.T he tyres must
be checkedm oref requ entl yift hevehicle is
operated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. 358
Maintenance and care
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On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing messa gesin
th em ultifunction displa y: #
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. #
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. Main
tenance and care 363
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Model
Total capacity
Al lm odels 80.0 l Of whi
chreser ve
fuel
All model s8 .0 lEngine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e421). *
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) R
ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Pet role ngines: forc ertain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunctio nwith
re duced maintenanc einter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Quality and filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB -Appr oval Model
MB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
S4 50 4MATIC 229.5, 229.6
All other models 229.52, 229.61 If
th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavail‐
able, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.0l ofthef ol‐
lowing engine oils once only:
R MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229. 3or
AC EA A3/B3
The following values refertoano ilch ange,
includin gthe oil filter. 424
Tech nica ldata