
G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk ofan
accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguidetube
to the stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and MAX
mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087or
bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 liter)engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartment posesa
risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldownand
touch onlythecomponents describedinthe
foll owi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhotcom-
ponents inthe engine compartment, itmay
ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next to
the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldownand
thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the com-
ponents beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu lto
the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system. A
list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters thathave
been tested andapproved inaccorda ncewith
Mercede s-BenzSpecifications forService
Produ ctsisava ilable atany authorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordama ge
to the exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe service
system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter after
the replacement intervalspecifiedbythe
service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe engine
or tothe catal yticconverter. Haveexcess
engine oilsiph oned off. 262
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

Infor
mation abou tSer vice
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erv aldis pla y !
If
th eAS SYS TPLU Sser viceint erv aldisp lay
has been inadve rten tly res et,th is set ting can
be correc tedat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Hav eser vicewor kcar ried outasdesc ribedin
th eMain tenan ceBooklet .This may other wise
lead toinc reas edwear anddamag eto the
maj orasse mbliesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspec ialist workshop, e.g. an auth or-
ize dMer cedes- BenzCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYS TPLU Sser viceint erv aldisp layafterthe
ser vicewor khas been carried out.You canalso
obt ain further inform ation onmain tenan ce
wor k,for exampl e.
Sp ecial service requireme nts The
spec ifiedmain tenan ceinterv altak esonly
th eno rm aloper ation oftheveh icleint o
acc oun t.Un der arduo usoper ating cond ition sor
inc reas edload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmust becar ried outmor efrequen tly, for
ex ampl e:
R reg ular citydriv ingwithfrequen tint erm ediat e
st ops
R ifth eveh icleis prim arily used totravel short
dist ances
R use inmoun tainous terrain oron poor road
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis oft en leftidlin gfor longper iods
R in part icularly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair- recir-
culat ionmod eis frequen tly used
In these orsim ilar oper ating cond ition s,have
th eint erio rfilt er, engin eair cleane r,en gin eoil
and oilfilter, for exampl e,chang edmor efre-
quen tly. Un der arduo usoper ating cond ition s,
th etires must bechecke dmor eoft en.Fur ther
inf orm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
cial istwor kshop, e.g. an auth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCen ter.
Driv ingabroad An
extens ive Mer cedes- BenzSe rvice netwo rkis
also availa bleinother count ries .You canobtain
fur ther inform ation from any auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. Car
e Gener
alnot es H
Envir
onmentalnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kaging and cleani ng
clo thsin an environ men tallyres pon sible man-
ne r.
! When
cleani ng your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclo ths
R abras ivecleani ng agen ts
R solv ents
R cle ani ng agen tscontain ing solv ents
Do notsc rub.
Do notto uch thesur facesand filmswit hhar d
obj ects,e. g. rin gs orice scrape rs.Other wise,
you may scrat ch ordamag eth esur facesand
film s.
! Do
notpark yourvehiclefor alon gper iod of
ti me dire ctly aft ercle ani ng,part icularly after
cle ani ng thewhee lrim withwhee lcle ane r.
Whee lcle ane rcan lead totheinc reas edcor-
ros ion ofthebrak edisc sand pads. Therefore,
driv efor afew minutesaft ercle ani ng.By
heat ingupthebrak es,thebrak edisc sand
pads dry.Thevehiclecan then be park edfor a
lon gper iod oftime.
Regular careof your vehicleis aco nd ition for
ret ain ing thequalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand cleani ng agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr ovedby Mer cedes- Benz. Wa
shing theveh icle and clean ingthe
pa int work
Aut oma tic car wash G
WAR
NING
Br aki ng efficien cy isred uce daft erwashi ng
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Af terth eveh iclehas been washe d,brak e
car eful lywhile payingatt ention tothetraff ic
co nd ition sunt ilfull brak ingpower isres tored .
! When
Active Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cor
th eHO LD function isact ivat ed, theveh icle
brak esauto maticallyin certain situati ons. Car
e
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Engine
oil
Gener alnot es !
Do
notuse engineoiloran oilfilter with
spec ificatio nsdevi atingfrom those expressly
requi redforthepres cribed serviceint erv als.
Do notch ang eth eeng ineoiloroil filter in
ord erto set repl acem entinterv als longer than
th ose pres cribed. Thiscouldot her wise cause
damag eto theeng ineorexh aust gasafter-
tr eat men t.
Fol low theins truct ionson theser viceint erv al
displ ayfor chang ingtheeng ineoil.This could
ot her wise causedamag eto theeng ineor
exh aust gasaftert reat men t.
When handlingeng ineoil,obse rveth eimpo rtant
safe tyno teson servicepro duct s(Y page 319).
The engineoils aremat ched totheperf ormance
of Mer cedes-Ben zeng inesand serviceint erv als.
You shouldtheref oreonlyuse engineoils and oil
filt ers that are appro vedforveh icleswith main -
te nan cesyst ems .
For alist ofappro vedengineoils and oilfilters ,
con sult anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Or visi tth ewebsit e
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
The tablesho wswhic heng ineoils have been
appro vedforyour vehicle. Mod
el MB
-Freigab eor
MB -Ap proval All
mod els 22
9.5 Use
onlySA E0W- 40orSA E5W- 40eng ineoils
for Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles.
i MB
appro valisind icat edon theoil con tain -
ers . Filling
capacit ies The
followin gvalues referto an eng ineoil
ch ang e,inc ludin gth eoil filter. Mod
el Cap
acity Mer
cedes ‑AMG vehicles 5.
8US qt(5.5l) All
oth ermod els 5.
9US qt(5.6l) Add
itives !
Do
notuse anyaddit ivesintheeng ineoil.
This coulddamag eth eeng ine. Br
ak eflu id G
WAR
NING
The brak efluid constant lyabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair. This lower sth eboilin gpoin tof
th ebrak efluid. Ifth eboilin gpoin tof thebrak e
fluid istoolow, vapo rpoc ketsmay forminthe
brak esyst emwhen thebrak esare applied
hard .This would impair brakingefficie ncy.
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
You shoul dhave thebrak efluid renewed at
th espec ified interv als.
When handlingbrak efluid, observeth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 319).
The brak efluid chang eint erv als can befoun din
th eMain tenan ceBoo klet.
On lyuse brak efluid appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben zin acc ordanc ewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
App roval33 1.0.
In for mat ionabout approvedbrak efluid canbe
obt aine dat any qualifi edspec ialist workshop or
on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
i Hav
eth ebrak efluid regularly replaced ata
qualifi edspec ialist workshop andtherepl ace-
men tcon firmed intheMain tenan ceBoo klet. 322
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