Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
RefuelingDriving
andparking
Do
not getinto thevehicleag ain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ild up again.
! Do
not usediese lto ref uelveh icles with a
ga sol ine eng ine.Do not switch onthe igni-
tio nif yo uacc identa lly ref uelwi th the wrong
fu el.Othe rwise, the fuel willente rthe fuel
sy stem .Even smallam ounts ofthe wrong
fu el cou ldres ultin da ma getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine.Noti fyaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opand have the fuel tank and
fu el lines drainedcomp letel y.
! Ove
rfilling the fuel tank couldda ma gethe
fu el system .
! Ta
ke car enot tospill any fuel on painte d
su rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise da ma gethe
pa intw ork.
! Use
afilter when adding fuel fro mafu el
can. Thefuel lines and/or thefuel inje ctio n
sy stem couldothe rwise be blocke dby parti-
cle sfro mthe fuel can.
If yo uove rfillthe fuel tank, fuel cou ldspray
ou twh en the fuel pu mp nozzl eis rem oved.
For furthe rinfo rma tionon fuel and fuel qu ality
(Y page 299 ). Ref
ueling
Ge neral info rmatio n The
fuel fillerfla pis unl ocke dor locked auto-
ma tica lly wh en youunl ock orlock the vehicle
wi th the Sma rtKeyor using KEYL ESS-G O.
The positio nof the fuel fillercap isdisp laye d
00B6 inthe instrument cluster .The arrow next
to the filling pump indicates the side ofthe
veh icle. On
the inside of the fuel fillercap ,yo uwi llfind
info rma tionon the reco mme ndedfu el.
Ope ning the fuelfil lerfla p 0043
Toopen the fuel fillerfla p
0044 Toinsert the fuel fillercap
0087 Tire pre ssu retab le
0085 Instr uctionlabe lfor fuel typ eto be refu-
el ed
X Swi tch the engineoff.
X Re mov ethe Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on
lo ck.
X Pre ssthe fuel fillerfla pin the directi onof
ar row 0043.
The fuel fillerfla psw ing sup .
X Tu rn the fuel fillercap counter-c lockwi se
and remove it.
X Inse rtthe fuel fillercap into theholder
bra cket onthe inside of fuel fillerfla p0044.
X Co mpl etelyins ert the fillerneck ofthe fuel
pu mp nozzl einto thetank, hookin place
and refuel.
X Onl yfil lthe tank untilthe pump nozzl e
sw itch esoff.
i Do
not addany morefu el after the pump
stop sfil ling for the first time .Othe rwise, fuel
ma yle ak out.
Cl os ingthe fuelfil lerfla p X
Re place thecap onthe fillerneck andturn
clo ckwi seunti lit eng ages audibly.
X Close thefuel fillerfla p.
i Cl
ose thefuel fillerfla pbe for elocking the
veh icle.
i If
yo uar edri vin gwi th the fuel fillercap
op en, the 00B6 reservefu el wa rning lamp
fla she s.The 00B9 Check Engi newarning Ref
ueling
133Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z