2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN oil filter

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.
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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

*NO
TEEngine damage causedbyan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives
#Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
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.
#Ha ve thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RAtaq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB-A pproval
Gasoline enginesM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.5, 229.6
Thefollowing values refertoano ilch ange,
includingt he oilfilter. Re
placement amount
Mode lR eplacement
amount
E3 00 7.4USq t(7.0l )
All other models 6.9 US qt (6.5 l)
Note sonb rake fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e388).
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
te m
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moist ure
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. Ifth eb oiling point is tool ow ,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be
impaired.
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