0007
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 0007
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. 0007
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). 0007
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). 0007
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 350
Maintenanc eand care
Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . Re
quirement s:
The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth eon-
boar dcom puter.
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. 0007
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. 0007
Ifth eengine oilleve lis toohigh, have the
exc ess engine oilremo vedimmediat elyata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lwit han on-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R warm uptheengine.
R parkth eve hicle onaleve lsur face.
R leav eth eengine running atidle spe ed. Ma
intena nce and care35
1
On-boar
dcom puter:
Service EngineOilLevel
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: 0007
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. 0007
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. 0007
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. 0007
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain
of fth eex cess engineoil.Co nsul ta qu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. 0007
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 352
Maintenanc eand care
0007
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . 0007
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. 0007
Addengin eoil. 0007
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. 0007
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (→pag e35 1). Chec
kingcoolant leve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. 0007
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . 0007
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. Maint
enanceand care353
0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe belo w
15 8°F (70 °C). 0007
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwise to
re lie ve ove rpressur e. 0007
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ov er mar kerbar 2. 0007
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant :
(→ pag e423) Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown and only
to uc hth ecom ponen tpar tsdescr ibed
as follo ws . 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 35
4
Maint enanceand care
apr
onand afa ce mas k.Immedia tely
ri nse electr olyteor acid splashes off
wit hclean water.Con sult adoc torif
necessar y. We
arsaf etygl asses . Ke
ep childr enaway. Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint endto use
th eve hicle overan extende dpe riod oftime:
R Activatest andb ymode .
R Alternat ivel y: con nectth ebatt eryto abat ‐
te ry charge rapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben zor
consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery. No
teson star ting assistance andoncharg‐
ing the12 Vbatt ery Ve
hicl eswith alithium-ion battery
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
000E NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.4 V. All
other vehicl es
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t. 000E
NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. 0007
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. 0007
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. 0007
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. 37
2
Brea kdo wnassista nce
0007
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. 0007
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. 0007
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. 0007
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. 0007
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. 0007
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. All
vehicl es
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. 0007
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning . Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e37
3
R
Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. 0007
Slid eco ver1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . 0007
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce