Service and maintenance225Service and
maintenanceGeneral information ...................225
Service information ..................225
Recommended fluids, lubricants and parts .................................... 227
Recommended fluids and lubricants ................................ 227General information
Service information In order to ensure economical and
safe vehicle operation and to
maintain the value of your vehicle, it
is of vital importance that all
maintenance work is carried out at the proper intervals as specified.
The detailed, up-to-date service
schedule for your vehicle is available
at the workshop.
Severe operating conditions exist if one or more of the following
circumstances occur frequently: Cold
starting, stop and go operation, e.g.
for taxis and police vehicles, trailer
operation, mountain driving, driving
on poor and sandy road surfaces,
increased air pollution, presence of
airborne sand and high dust content,
driving at high altitude and large
variations of temperature.
Under these severe operating
conditions, certain service work may
be required more frequently than the
regular service interval indicated inthe service display. Contact a
workshop for customised service
schedules.
Service display 3 86.
Service intervals - country group 1 Maintenance of your vehicle is
required every 16,000 miles or after
one year, whichever occurs first, unless otherwise indicated in theservice display.
These service intervals are valid for
the following countries:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom.
Service intervals - country group 2
Maintenance of your vehicle
equipped with engine EB2F, EB2DT
or EB2DTS is required every
10,000 miles or after one year,
whichever occurs first, unless
Technical data231Vehicle dataRecommended fluids and lubricants
European service schedule Required engine oil qualityAll countries listed in country groups 1 to 3 3 225Engine oil qualityPetrol engines
(including CNG, LPG, E85)Diesel enginesdexos1 Gen2✔–dexos2–✔
Diesel engines only: In case dexos quality is unavailable, you may use max. 1 l engine oil quality ACEA C3 once between
each oil change.
Engine oil viscosity grades
All countries listed in country groups 1 to 3 3 225Ambient temperaturePetrol and diesel enginesdown to -25 °CSAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40below -25 °CSAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40
