2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN oil

ASSYSTP 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 displ ayprov 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. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying thes ervice du edate
On-boa rdcomputer:
,6HUYLFH.$66<67 3/86
The next service due dat eisdisplayed.
#To exitth 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:
ROperating theo n-boar dcomputer
(→pag e204).
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:
Rregular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
Rifth ev ehicle is primaril yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving.
Rforf requent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
Rifth ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
Rin particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation modeisf requently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have the
interior air filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil, oil
fi lter etc. changed mor efrequ ently.T he tire s
mus tbec heckedm oref requ entl yift hevehicle
is operated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Maintenance and care 31
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Engine oil
Checkingthee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick
&
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 .
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:
REngine at normal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes.
#Pa rk thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Re mo 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.
ROil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
ROil le veltoo low: oil le velisa t3 or
belo w.
ROil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith
1. 1USq t(1l)ofe ngine oil.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Ad ding engine oil
&
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 Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
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#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
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Maintenance and care

RThe blowerfor thev entilation/heating is
swit ched off.
RThe windshield wipe rswitchisinp osition
g.
RIn car washes wit haconveyo rs ystem: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
RThe SmartK eyis at adista nce of at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, otherwise
th et runk lid could open unintentionall y.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indshield and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Information on using apowe rwasher
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressur ecleaning equipment wi th
ro und-s pray nozzles
The wate rjet from around-spr aynozzle( dirt
grinder) ma ycause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly.
#Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaning
equipment wi thround-spr aynozzles to
clean your vehicle.
#Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y.
Toavo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using apowerwa sher:
RKeep theS martK eyat leas t10ft(3m)a way
from thev ehicle. Otherwise thet runk lid
could open unintentionall y.
RMaintainadista nce of at leas t11.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
RVehicles with deco rativ efoil: parts of your
ve hicle ar ecove redw ithad ecorativ efoil.
Maintain adista nce of at leas t27.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle and then ozzle of theh igh pressure
cleaner .Move thep owe rwashern ozzle
around whils tcleaning.
RObser vethei nformation on thec orrect dis‐
ta nce in thee quipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
RDo no tpoint then ozzle of thep owerwa sher
directl yatsensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits,
electrical component parts, batteries, light
sources and ventilation slot s.
Washing the vehicl ebyh and
Observethel egal requirements, e.g. in anumber
of countries, washing byhand is onl ypermitted
in specially designated wash ba ys.
#Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo.
#Washthev ehicle wit hlukewa rmwate rusing
as oftc ar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight.
#Carefully hose thev ehicle of fwithw ater and
dr yu sing achamois. Take car enot to point
th ew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir inlet
grille.
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Notesonp aintwo rk/matt finish paintwork care
Observethef ollowing information:
Cleaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa intwork
RInsect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd rinse of fthe
treated areas af terw ards.
RBir dd roppings: soak wit hwater andr inseo ffafte rw ards.
RCoolant, brak efluid, tree resins, oils, fuel and greases:
re mo veby gently rubbing wit hacloth soaked in petroleum
et her or lighter fluid.
RTa rs tains :use tarr emo ver.
RWa x: us esilico neremo ver.
RDo no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
RRe mo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Mat tfinish
ROnl yuse car eproducts appr oved byMercedes-Benz.RDo no tpolish thev ehicle and light-allo ywheels.
ROnl yuse car washes that cor respond tothel ates tengi‐
neering standards.
RDo no tuse car wash programs wit hafinalhot wa xtreat‐
ment.
RDo no tuse paint cleane rs,b uffing or polishing products,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
RAlw aysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
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Maintenance and care

Unifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: a
unifor mstandar dtog rade theq ualityoft ires
wit hregar dtot read quality, tiret raction and
te mp eratur echaracteristics. The qualityg rading
assessment is made bythem anufacturer follow‐
ing specifications from theU .S. go vernment. The
qu alityg rade of atireisi mprinted on thes ide
wa ll of thet ire.
Re commende dtirep ressure :th er ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he tir epressur especified
fo rt he tires mounted tothev ehicle at thef ac‐
to ry.
The tir eand information table conta insther ec‐
ommended tir epressures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible load and them aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of thev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipment available fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eWeight Rating): theG AWR
is them aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tnever exc eed the
gros saxle weight rating .The gross axl eweight
ra ting can be found on thev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th
ed rive r's side.
Speed rati

ng: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight of thev ehicle
including fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight,ifa pplicable. The gross
ve hicle weight mus tnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR as specified on thev ehicle
identification plat eonthe B‑pillar on thed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The grossvehicle weight rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
B‑pi llaronthed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight of thea ccessories, the
maximu mloada ndthew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins talled at thef actor y.
Kilopasca l(kP a): metr icunit fort irep ressure .
6.9 kP acorresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ressur eisb ar.1 00 kilopasca l(kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing
index, thel oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on
th es ide wall of
thet ire. This specifies thel oad-
bearing capacit
y of thet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipment includingt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir
conditionin gsystema nd optional equipment if
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Wheels and tires

Thewear patte rnsont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
RFr ont wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
RRear wheels wear mor einthe center of the
tire
On vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels,r otatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warranty
book in your vehicle documents. If this is not
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3,000 to6,000 miles( 5,000to10,000 km),
dependin gonthewear.E nsuret hat thed irection
of rotatio nism aintained.
It is impe rativ etoo bservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doings o.
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.
Overvie wofthe tire-chang etool kit
Apar tfromc ertain countr y-specific variations,
th ev ehicles ar enotequipped wit hatire-change
to ol kit. Form orei nformation on which tire-
ch anging tool kit ar erequired and appr ovedfor
per form ing awheel chang eony ourvehicle, con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tire-chang etool kit ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
RJack
RWheelc hock
RWheel wrench
RCentering pin
The tire-chang etool kit is located under the
trunk floor.
1Jack
2Glo ves
3Wheel wrench
4Centering pin
5Fo lding wheel chock
6Ra tche tfor jack
Wheels and tires 37
7

&WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc ouldlose awheel while dr iv‐
ing.
#Ne vero il or grease thet hreads.
#Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y.
#Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (→pag e374).
Fo rtires wit haspecified direction of rotation, an
ar row onthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates the
cor rect dire ction of rotation. Observ ethe direc‐
tion of rotatio nw heninstalling.
#Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
te ring pi nand push it on.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheelb olts 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, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and 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 e382).
Loweri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange
Re quirements:RThe ne wwheel has been ins talled
(→pag e381).
#Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible.
#To lowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise.
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Wheels and tires