2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN engine coolant

1Speedom eter →
203
2 ÷ ESP
®→
443
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
206
6 ! ABS malfunction →
443
7 ; CheckEngine →
452
8 Tach ome ter →
203
9 % This indicator lamp has no function
A Electric parking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical defect →
452
D· Distance warning →
450
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
452
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
G J Brakes (yellow) →
443
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
K T Parking lights →
114
L Fuel le velindicator
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
M K Highbeam →
115
N L Lowb eam →
114
O R Rear fogl ight →
115
P AIR BOD YCONTROL malfunctioning →
450
Q h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
R å ESP
®OFF →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
203
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
450
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Multifunction display →
206
5 Tach ome ter →
203
6 å ESP
®OFF →
443
÷ ESP
®→
443
7 K High beam →
115
L Lowb eam →
114
T Parking lights →
114
8 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold →
452
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
A · Distance warning →
450
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
C # Electrica ldefec t →
452
D Brakes (red ) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
F Fuel le velindicator
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
H R Rear fogl ight →
115
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; CheckEngine →
452
L J Brakes (yellow) →
443
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
O ! ABS malfunction →
443
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range.
#Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range.
The fue lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise tother ed
mar k.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
204
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#Makesuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening.
#Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nen tparts befor estartin gt he vehicle.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused 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 prescri bed.
#Do notuse additives.
#Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil
Adding toom uche ngine oil can cause dam‐
ag etot he engine or thec atalytic con verter.
#Ha ve excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
#Tu rn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo ve
it.
#Ad de ngin eoil.
#Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go.
#Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→pag e323).
Checking thec oolant le vel
&
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 Danger of burn sfromh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
324
Maintenance and care

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 alevel 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 exc ess pressure.
#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 upto0.6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar2
#If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
RFurther information on coolant (→pag e392)
Adding washer fluid tothew indshield
wa sher 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 Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ould come int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
Maintenance and care 325

#Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals.
Ha ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
Coolant
Note sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreezec omes intocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
#Allo wthe engine tocool down before
adding antifreeze.
#Make surethat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening.
#Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze
from component parts befor estarti ng
th ev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant
#Onl yadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
RAt aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures
If an inappropriat ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures.
#Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1.
Ha ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
Ram inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-35 °F (-3 7°C)).
Ram aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-49 °F (-45 °C)).
392
Tech nica ldata

Engine
Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoinsuf ficient coolant
#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant.
#Ad dc oolant.
?
&RRODQW 7RR +RW 6WRS 9HKL
FOH 7XUQ (QJLQH 2II *T
he coolant is tooh ot.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould
come int ocontact wit hhotgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Wa it until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he reda rea.
422
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
?
Coolantwarning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:RThe temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
RCoolant le veltoo low
RThe air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
RThe radiator fani sd efecti ve
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexc eeded them aximum permissible temp erature.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould come
int oc ontact wit hh otgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale:
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
454
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps