Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarn-
ing tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflowtothe
engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. 240
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X At coola nttempera turesbelow 248 ‡(120 †),drive tothe neares tqua lified
speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl eor astationa ryobstacl ein you rline oftravel at
too high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon the dista ncewarni ngfunction ofActive BrakeAssist
(Y pag e61). Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
241On-boardcomput erand displays Z
X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
275Maintenance andcare Z
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 of
an 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 theguide
tube tothe 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 0087
or bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 l)of engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
pose sa risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe
engine ortothe catal yticconverter. Have
excess engineoilsiph oned off. 276
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inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare