2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS fuel pump

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.
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehicles):it is only partly
possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionisin position 005C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:itis only possible toshift intosecond
gear andreverse gear.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:if005B isselected, thetransm ission
shifts tosecond gearif005E isselected, thetransm issionshifts
into reverse gear.
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. Refueling
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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 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 325 ). 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. 14
6 Ref
uelingDr ivi ng andparki ng

R
Gasolin ewith moreth an 10 vol. %etha-
no l,e.g .E1 5,E2 0,E8 5,E1 00
R Gasolin ewith moreth an 3vol. %met ha-
no l,e.g .M15 ,M30
R Gasolin ewith metallife rous addit ives
If you acciden tallyref uel with thewron g
fuel:
R Do notswit chtheign ition on
R Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop.
Do notmix suchfuels withthefuel recomm en-
ded foryour vehicle.
In acc ordanc ewith European standar dEN
16 942,you can findth efoll owin gcom patibilit y
labels forfuel:
R on theins truct ion label onthefuel fillerflap
of your vehicle
R on thefuel pump orpump nozzle for your
veh icle,th roug hout Europe 0043
For gasol inewith amax imum ethan olcon -
te nt of5% by volum e
0044 For gasol inewith amax imum ethan olcon -
te nt of10 %by volum e
! Dam
agetotheemis sion control syst em
caus edbyfuel with excessi vesulfur content
R On lyuse sulfur -free fuel (sulfurcon tent ≤
10 ppm). i
In
som ecoun tries, theavailabl egasol ine
may notbe suff iciently low insulfur .This
fuel cantempor arilyproduce unpleasan t
odor s,espe cially onshor tjo urn eys. Assoon
as sulfur -free fuel (sulfurcon tent <10 ppm)
is used forrefuelin g,theodor sare reduc ed.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
diff erfrom theinf orm ationin theOper ator's
Man ualdepen dingon thecoun try. The fuels
th at have been appro vedforyour vehicle
can befoun don theins truct ion label onthe
ins ide ofthefuel fillerflap.
E 400 4MAT IC:obse rveth einf orm ationon
sulfur content on theins truct ion label onthe
fuel fillerflap.
All mod els:therec omm endedoct ane num ber
for your vehicle can befoun don theins truc-
tio nlabel onthefuel fillerflap.
E 300, E350, E350 4MAT IC:onlyref uel
usin gsuper unleaded gasolinewith atleast
98 RON, ifyou wish toach ieve maximum
eng ineoutput. Altern ativ ely, you can also
ref uel usin gprem iumgrad egasol inewith at
least 95RON.
All mod els:asate mpor arymeas ure,ifth e
rec omm endedfuel isno tavailabl e,you may
also useunle aded regular gasol inewith at
least :
R E180, E250, E300 e:93 RON
R All oth ermod els:91RON
Add itives ingaso line
! Oper
atingth eeng inewith fueladdit ives
added latercan lead toeng inefailur e.Do
no tmix fuel addit iveswith fuel. Thisdoes
no tinc lude addit ivesfortherem oval and
prev ention ofres idue buildup. gasolinemust
on lybe mix edwith addit ivesrecomm ended
by Mer cedes-Ben z.Compl ywith theins truc-
tio ns for use onthepro duct label. More
inf orm ationabout recomm endedaddit ives
can beobt aine dfrom any auth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Mer cedes-Ben zrec omm endsth at you use
bran dedfuels that have additives.
The fuel qualit yavailabl ein som ecoun tries
may notbe suff icient.Residue couldbuild up
in thefuel inject ion syst emasares ult. Insuc h
cas es, and incon sultatio nwith anauth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er,thefuel may bemix ed
with thecle anin gaddit iverecomm endedby 326
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