repla
cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet. Co
olan t
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If antifreeze comesintocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury.
Let the engine cooldown before youadd
antifreeze. Makesurethatantifreeze isnot
spil led next tothe filler neck. Thorou ghly
clea nthe antifreeze fromcomponents
before starting theengine.
! Only
addcoola ntthat hasbeen premixe d
with thedesi redantifreeze protection. You
could otherwi sedama gethe engine.
You canfind additional notesonthe coola nt
in the follo wing places:
R in the Mercede s-BenzSpecifica tionsfor
Service Products,MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
<004B005700570053001D00120012004500480059005200110050004800550046
0048004700480056[ -benz.com
- on the Mercede s-BenzBeVoapp
R aqua lified specia lizedworkshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui table coolantmixture,
even incountries wherehightempera tures
preva il.
Otherwi se,the engine coolingsystem isnot
suffi ciently protected fromcorrosio nand
overhea ting.
i Have
thecoola ntregu larlyrepla cedata
qua lified specia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet.
Comp lywith theimporta ntsafety notesfor
service productswhen handlingcoola nt
(Y pag e324) .
The coola ntisamixture ofwater andanti-
freeze/corrosi oninhib itor.Itis responsi blefor
the follo wing:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R rais ingthe boiling point If
the coola nthas antifreeze protection down
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling point ofthe cool-
ant duri ngopera tionisapp roximatel y266 ‡
(130 †).
The antifreeze/corro sioninhib itorconcentra-
tion inthe engine coolingsystem should:
R be atlea st50% .This willprotect theengine
cooli ngsystem against freezing downto
app roximatel y-35 ‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifree zeprotection down
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwi se,heat willnot
be dissi pated aseffectivel y.
If the vehicl ehas lost coola nt,add equal
amou ntsofwater andantifreeze/corro sion
inhib itor.
Mercede s-Benzrecommends anantifreeze/
corrosio ninhib itorconcentrate inaccorda nce
with MBSpecifica tionsforService Products
310.1.
i When
thevehicl eis first delivered, itis fil-
led with acoola ntmixture thatensures ade-
qua teantifreeze andanti-corrosio nprotec-
tion.
i The
coola ntischecked withevery mainte-
nance interval ataqua lified specia listwork-
shop.
Fil lin gcapaci ties Missi
ngvalu eswere notavailable attime of
going toprint. Model Capaci
ty SL
450 Approx.
10.8USqt
(10.2 l) SL
550 Approx.
12.5USqt
(11.8 l) Merce
des‑AMG
SL 63 Merce
des‑AMG
SL 65 Approx.
10.5USqt
(10 l) 32
8 Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data
Windshi
eldwashe rsyste m
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Winds hieldwa sher concentrate ishigh ly
flam mabl e.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsyste m,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
usewasher fluidwhi chissui tabl efor
lam plense s,e.g. MBSummerFi tor MB Win-
terFit. Unsuitablewa sher fluidmay dama ge
the lamplense sof the headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MBWinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherw isebecome
blo cked.
Do not use disti lledor de-io nized water. Other-
wis e,the leve lsensor maygiveafals eread ing.
When handlingwasher fluid,obse rvethe
impo rtant safetynotes onservice products
(Y pag e324) .
At tempera turesabovefreezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g.
MB SummerFi t.
X Add 1part MBSummerFi tto 100 parts
wa ter.
At tempera turesbelow freezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and washer fluid,e.g. MBWinterFit.
For thecorrect mixingratiorefer tothe
informa tiononthe antifree zereservo ir.
i Add
wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g. MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterFit, tothe washer fluid
all yea rround. Cli
mate control syste mrefrige rant
Important safetynotes The
clima tecontrol systemof you rvehicl eis
fill ed with refrig erant R‑134a .
The instructio nlab elrega rding therefrig erant
type usedcan befound onthe radiator cross
membe r.
! Only
therefrig erant R‑134a andthePAG
oil app roved byMerced es-Benz maybe
use d.The approved PAGoilmay notbe
mixed withanyother PAGoilthat isnot
app roved forR-134a refrigerant. Otherwi se,
the clima tecontrol systemmay bedam-
age d.
Service work,suchasrefil ling with refrig erant
or repl acing component parts,mayonlybe
carrie dout byaqua lified speci alist worksho p.
All app licable regu lations, aswel las SAE
standa rdJ639, mustbeadh ered to.
Alwa yshave work onthe clima tecontrol sys-
tem carrie dout ataqua lified speci alist work-
shop.
Refrige rantinstruction label Example
:refrig erant instructio nlab el
0043 Symbo l
0044 Refri gerantfilling capa city
0087 Appli cablestanda rds
0085 PAG oilpart numbe r
0083 Typeof refrig erant
Symbo ls0043 advi seyou about:
R Possi bledange rs
R Having service workcarrie dout ataqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
329Techn ical data Z
