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You
must make surethatfueldoes notcom e
int ocon tactwith your skin,eyes orclot hing
and that itis not swallowed. Donot inhale fuel
vapors .Keep fuelaway fromchildr en.
If you oroth ers com eint ocon tactwith fuel,
observ ethe followin g:
R Wash awayfuelfrom skinimmediat ely
using soapandwater.
R Iffuel comesintocon tactwith your eyes,
immediat elyrinse the mtho roughly with
clean water. Seekmedic alassist ancewith-
out delay.
R Iffuel isswallowed, seekmedic alassis-
tan cewithout delay.Donot induc evomit -
ing.
R Imm ediately changeout ofclot hing which
has com eint ocon tactwith fuel. G
WARN
ING
Elec trost atic char gecan cause sparksand
the reby ignitefuel vapors .There isarisk of
fire and explos ion.
Bef ore you open thefuel filler caportak ehold
of the pump nozzle, touc hthe met allic vehic le
body. Thisdisch arges anyelect rostatic
char gethat may have builtup.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during the
refuelin gproc ess. Otherwise, electrostatic
char gecould buildupagain.
! Do
not use diesel torefuel vehicleswith a
gasolin eengin e.Do not switc hon the ignit ion
if you accid entally refuel withthewron gfuel.
Oth erwise, thefuel willenterthe fuel syste m.
Ev en small amount sof the wron gfuel could
result indamage tothe fuel syste mand the
engin e.Not ifyaqualified specialistwork shop
and have thefuel tankand fuel lines draine d
com pletely.
! Over
filling thefuel tankcould damage the
fuel syste m.
! Take
carenottospill anyfuel onpaint ed
surfac es.You could otherwise damage the
paint work.
! Use
afilt erwhen adding fuelfrom afuel can.
The fuel lines and/ orthe fuel inject ion syste m could
otherwise beblock edbypart icles from
the fuel can.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during therefu-
eling process. Otherwise, electrostatic char ge
could buildupagain.
If you over fillthe fuel tank,fuel could sprayout
when thefuel pump nozzleisremo ved.
For further informat iononfuel andfuel quality
(Y page 319). Refu
eling
Genera linfor mation Pay
attent ion tothe impor tantsafet ynot es
(Y page 139).
The fuel filler flapisunloc ked/lockedautomat -
ically when youunloc k/lock thevehic lewith the
Smar tKey.
The posit ionofthe fuel filler capisdisplayed
00D4 inthe inst rumen tclust er.The arrow onthe
filling pump indicates theside ofthe vehic le. On
the inside ofthe fuel filler cap,youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe recomme ndedfuel. 140
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elingDriving andparking
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Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
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In
accordance withEuropea nstandard EN
16942, youcan find thefollow ingcompatibi lity
lab els forfuel:
R On the instruction labelon the fuel fillerflap of
you rvehicle
R On the fuel pump orpump nozzle foryou r
vehicle ,throughou tEurope 0043
For gasol inewith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5vol. %
0044 For gasol inewith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 vol. %
! Damage
tothe emissi onscontrol system
cause dby fuel with toohigh asulfu rcontent
R Only usesulfu r-free fuel(sulfurcontent ≤
10 ppm ). Unplea
santodors maybeprodu cedifthe avai l-
abl efuel isnot sufficie ntlylowinsulfu r.
E 400 4MATIC :observe theinformation onsul-
fur content onthe instruction labelon the fuel
fille rflap.
All models: therecommended octanenumber
for you rvehicle canbefound onthe instruction
lab elon the fuel fillerflap.
E 300, E350, E350 4MATIC :only refuel using
supe runlea dedgasol inewith atlea st98 RON, if
you wish toachieve maximum engineoutput. Alternatively
,you can also refuel usingpremiu m
grade gasolinewith atlea st95 RON.
All models: asatemporary measure,ifthe rec-
ommended fuelisnot avai lable,you may also
use unlea dedregul argasol inewith atlea st:
R E180, E250, E300 e:93 RON
R All other models: 91RON
This may reduce engineperformance and
increase fuelconsumption.
Never refuelusinggasolinewith alowe rRON.
Further information onfuel isavai lable:
R at gas stations
R aqua lifiedspecia lizedworkshop
Additives ! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
adde dlater canleadto engine failure. Donot
mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes not
include additives forthe removal andpreven-
tion ofresidu ebui ldup.gasol inemust onlybe
mixed withadditives recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Complywith theinstructions
for use onthe produ ctlab el.More information
abou trecommended additives canbe
obtained fromanyauthori zedMercedes-Benz
Center.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouusebran-
ded fuels thathave additives.
The fuel qualityavai lablein some countries may
not besufficie nt.Resi due could buildup inthe
fuel injection systemasaresul t.In such cases,
and inconsultation withanauthori zed
Mercedes-Benz Center,thefuel may bemixed
with thecleaning additiverecommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Youmust observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecifie don the container. Servic
eproducts andfilling capacitie s
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